Intel SRCU32 User Guide - Page 3

Contents, Introduction and General Information, Getting Started - raid controller

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Contents 1 Introduction and General Information 13 Intended Audience...13 RAID Levels ...13 RAID 0 - Data Striping 13 RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing 14 RAID 4 - Data Striping with a Dedicated Parity Drive 15 RAID 5 - Data Striping with Striped Parity 15 RAID 10 - Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0 16 Chaining ...17 Configuring a Chaining Set Using StorCon 17 Configuring a Chaining Set Using StorCon 17 Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the Intel® RAID Controller SRCU32 Firmware 18 Level 1...18 Level 2...18 Level 3...18 Level 4...19 Transparency of Host Drives 19 Using CD-ROMs, DATs, Tapes, etc 20 2 Getting Started 21 What is the Intel RAID Controller SRCU32 Firmware 21 Standard Firmware ...21 RAID Hardware Installation and Setup 22 Minimum Hardware Requirements 22 Installing and Removing the SDRAM 22 Installing the SDRAM 22 Removing the SDRAM 23 Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU32 in the Intel® Server Board 23 Programming the FLASH Memory 24 SCSI Termination ...24 Termination ...24 Setting the Termination Mode of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU32 25 Configurable SCSI Parameters 25 Choosing a Configuration 26 How Many Hard Drives Should Be Integrated Into the Disk Array 26 What Level of Redundancy is Needed 26 Are Hot Fix Drives Needed 27 Intel RAID Controller Hardware Features 27 Architecture Features (HW 27 Environmental Characteristics 28 Hard Drive Connectivity (SCSI Specifics 28 Supported Hard Drive Technology 28 Support for Non-Hard-Disk-Drive SCSI Devices (Non-Direct-Access Devices 29 Array Roaming Compatibility 30 Number of Supported Devices 30 iii

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Contents
1
Introduction and General Information
........................................................
13
Intended Audience
..............................................................................................................
13
RAID Levels
.......................................................................................................................
13
RAID 0 - Data Striping
...............................................................................................
13
RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing
.....................................................................
14
RAID 4 - Data Striping with a Dedicated Parity Drive
.................................................
15
RAID 5 - Data Striping with Striped Parity
..................................................................
15
RAID 10 - Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0
..........................................................
16
Chaining
.............................................................................................................................
17
Configuring a Chaining Set Using StorCon
................................................................
17
Configuring a Chaining Set Using StorCon+
..............................................................
17
Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the Intel
®
RAID Controller SRCU32 Firmware
................
18
Level 1
.......................................................................................................................
18
Level 2
.......................................................................................................................
18
Level 3
.......................................................................................................................
18
Level 4
.......................................................................................................................
19
Transparency of Host Drives
..............................................................................................
19
Using CD-ROMs, DATs, Tapes, etc
...........................................................................
20
2
Getting Started
..............................................................................................
21
What is the Intel RAID Controller SRCU32 Firmware?
........................................................
21
Standard Firmware
....................................................................................................
21
RAID Hardware Installation and Setup
...............................................................................
22
Minimum Hardware Requirements
.............................................................................
22
Installing and Removing the SDRAM
.........................................................................
22
Installing the SDRAM
........................................................................................
22
Removing the SDRAM
......................................................................................
23
Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU32 in the Intel
®
Server Board
........................
23
Programming the FLASH Memory
.............................................................................
24
SCSI Termination
......................................................................................................
24
Termination
.......................................................................................................
24
Setting the Termination Mode of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU32
.................
25
Configurable SCSI Parameters
..................................................................................
25
Choosing a Configuration
..........................................................................................
26
How Many Hard Drives Should Be Integrated Into the Disk Array?
...................
26
What Level of Redundancy is Needed?
.............................................................
26
Are Hot Fix Drives Needed?
..............................................................................
27
Intel RAID Controller Hardware Features
...................................................................
27
Architecture Features (HW)
...............................................................................
27
Environmental Characteristics
...........................................................................
28
Hard Drive Connectivity (SCSI Specifics)
...........................................................................
28
Supported Hard Drive Technology
.............................................................................
28
Support for Non-Hard-Disk-Drive SCSI Devices (Non-Direct-Access Devices)
..........
29
Array Roaming Compatibility
......................................................................................
30
Number of Supported Devices
..........................................................................
30