Intel SRCU31A - Server RAID U3-1A Controller driver and firmware
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... Installation and Setup 24 Minimum Hardware Requirements 24 Install a High Profile Backplate to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 24 Installing and Removing the SDRAM 24 Installing the SDRAM 24 Removing the SDRAM 24 Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 in the Intel Server Board 24 Attach SCSI Cables 25 Programming the FLASH Memory 25 Recover the Firmware in the FLASH Memory 26 SCSI...
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Adapter Device Limitation Support 33 Operational States of an Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Firmware Disk Array 34
Operational States for RAID 4/5 34 Methods for Hard Disk Drive Replacement 36 Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Quick Start 37
Make an OS Installation Diskette 37 Install the SDRAM ...38 Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 in the Intel Server Board 38 Attach SCSI Cables 38...
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..., and does not drain computing power or time from the PCI computer. According to the system requirements needed, the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 is available with three firmware variants. The firmware is either already installed on the controller upon delivery, or can be added as an upgrade. Unlike pure software solutions, for example, for Windows NT, the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 is a pure...
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... will need to recover the firmware in the flash memory using the Flash Recovery Utility as described in the following procedure. Firmware updates and the Flash Recovery Utility are available for download from the Intel support web site at:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/
A formatted floppy disk is required for either the firmware update or the Flash Recovery Utility. In the...
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Recover the Firmware in the FLASH Memory 1. Set the Intel RAID Controller's IOP to Reset (FLASH Recovery) mode:
WARNING Shock hazards may be present inside the unit in which this card is being installed. Disconnect all power cords to the unit before removal of any covers. Follow the warnings noted in the computer's user or service manual before installing this board. ONLY after all the covers are ...
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... of hot fix drives:
Private hot fix drive (Available for one array drive only.)
Pool hot fix drive (Several array drives share this hot fix drive.)
Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Quick Start
This section is a quick start that can be used when installing the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 using either Windows 2000 or Red Hat† Linux† 7.1. For more detailed instructions and to get...
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... 2000 CD-ROM. 2. Press as soon as the first blue screen appears to bypass mass storage detection. 3. When prompted to specify a mass storage controller:
• Select "S" to specify additional storage devices. • Insert the Windows 2000 Installation driver diskette. • Press to select the "Installation Driver" and continue with Windows installation.
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...you are unable to create the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 installation diskette by booting from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 CD, you can run the CD on a Windows system and create drivers for any OS. Alternately, you can manually create these disks for the following operating systems:
Windows NT
1. Insert the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert a blank floppy diskette in...
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... Requirements • Computer with CD-ROM drive (not attached to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31). Computer must be on the supported hardware list (for example, Intel server board STL2). For a supported list refer to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ • One 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI compatible slot • PCI 2.2 compliant System BIOS • SCSI hard disk drive(s) (the...
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..., some PCI server boards carry out a hard reset of the PCI bus. As a consequence, all expansion cards and devices that are connected to the PCI bus, including the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31, are reset. During the installation procedure of Windows NT this anomaly can cause the contents of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 cache RAM to be deleted before the data can be written to the disk(s). If...
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... the computer system or operating system. Installing Windows Using the Installation Boot Diskettes:
1. During install let Windows detect the storage devices in the system. When device detection is complete, press to specify additional storage devices.
2. Select Other. Insert the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 installation diskette for Windows into the floppy drive, press .
3. Intel RAID Controller...
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... drive controller is on the Windows CD-ROM, then follow prompts and continue at Chapter 7, Loading StorCon. If you are installing a driver that does not come with the Windows installation CD-ROM, for example, the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 driver created in Chapter 2, then follow the procedure below.
1. Insert the CD-ROM and power up the system. If the drivers for the hard disk drive controller...
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... to boot from the CD-ROM. Let the computer boot to the hard disk drive to continue the upgrade.
13. When the computer gets to the first blue setup screen, immediately press to load the RAID drivers for Windows 2000.
14. When prompted press and insert the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Installation diskette and continue the Windows 2000 upgrade.
15. Setup will complete the text-based portion...
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.... 6. Open the Device Manager for the given OS and scan the PCI bus for new hardware. 7. Select "Intel RAID Controller SRCU31" in the "hardware found" list, and then click "Next." 8. Select "Search" for a suitable driver for my device, and then click "Next." 9. Select "Floppy Drive." 10. Click "Next" and follow the instructions up to and including system reboot.
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.... The required Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 installation disks can be created from the RAID Software Suite system CD-ROM. See Chapter 2 for instructions to create these disks.
Before You Begin
Available Drivers and Tools on the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Software Suite CD-ROM
gdth.tgz
Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 driver sources
storcon-2.02.gz
StorCon for i386 systems, version 2.02
srcd...
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... invoke the XROM version of StorCon.
✏ NOTE
Install all Novell patches and updates prior to installing the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 driver and StorCon. These updates can be found at: http://www.novell.com
New Installation of NetWare 4.2 with the SRCRX.HAM Driver
1. Create a driver diskette from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM. See Chapter 2 for details to create this disk.
2. Start the OS...
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... an Existing NetWare Installation
Install all Novell patches and updates prior to installing the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 driver and StorCon. These updates can be found at: http://www.novell.com
1. Create a driver diskette from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM. See Chapter 2 for details to create this disk.
2. Power off the system and add the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 card(s). 3. Power on the...
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... new header information on the new host drive. All data from the original host drives will be lost.
The Merge Host Drives menu is only available if StorCon is loaded with + from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31's Flash-RAM.
Partition Host Drive:
This option is not available when loading StorCon from the Flash-RAM of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. Before you can partition a new host...
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... drives within the extended partitions.
Overwrite Master Boot Code This option creates a valid and consistent master boot record on the selected host drive and should be carried out on any new host drive on which Windows NT is installed. Never use it on host drives containing valid data, otherwise all data will be lost.
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... 3.5" HD disk (1.44MB) and copy the SRC_PFW file on this disk.
3. After selecting the Firmware Update option, a file dialog opens where you specify the path (A:). A list of firmware versions (normally only one) is displayed. After selecting the new firmware and final confirmation, the new firmware is programmed into the Flash-RAM of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31.
The new firmware becomes active...