Intel SRCU41L - RAID Controller driver and firmware
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... on the absence or characteristics of any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." Intel reserves these for future definition and shall have no responsibility whatsoever for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from future changes to them. The Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to...
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... attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than those specified by Intel. The correction of interferences casued by such unauhtorized modification, substitution, or attachement will be the responsibility of the user.
This RAID Controller Card has been tested to comply with FCC Standards for home or office use.
ICES-003 (Canada)
This digital apparatus does not...
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... and user's guide for the Intel® RAID Controller SRCU41L. It contains complete installation instructions and specifications . For information about how to configure the SRCU41L, and for an overview of the software drivers, see the Intel RAID Software User's Guide.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related support devices. The people...
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... or on a rug.
When Working Inside Your Computer
Notice:
Do not attempt to service the computer system yourself, except as explained in this guide and elsewhere in Intel documentation. Always follow installation and service instructions closely.
1. Turn off your computer and any peripherals.
2. Disconnect your computer and peripherals from their power sources. Also disconnect any telephone or...
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... your computer. Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging, be sure to discharge static electricity from your body.
• When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic container or packaging.
• Handle all sensitive components in a static-safe area. If possible, use antistatic floor pads and
workbench pads.
Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L User Manual...
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...Characteristics...18
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Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 19
Figures
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Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L Block Diagram 2
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Install the Battery Backup Unit...7
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Inserting the Intel® SRCU41L Raid Controller in a PCI Slot 8
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Terminating an Internal SCSI Disk Array 10
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Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L Card Layout 14
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... Fault Tolerance Features 17
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Maximum Power Requirements 17
10 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 19
Revision History
Date September 2004 November 2004
May 2005
Revision 001 002
003
Description
Initial release. Updated formatting and removed preliminary text. Changed PCI reference from 64/66 to 64/100 and added safety information .
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... Logic
Intel® I/O Processor
80302
64-Bit 66 MHz
SDRAM Address/
Data
Cache SDRAM
17-Bit RAD BUS
Battery Backup
8-Bit XD Bus
XA Bus Latches
8-Bit XA Bus
Miscellaneous XA/XD Bus Registers
XA/XD Bus
Serial Port
XA/XD Bus
Flash
ROM 1 or 2 MByte
XA/XD Bus
NSVRAM 32K x 8
64-Bit/ 66 MHz Host PCI Bus
XA/XD Bus
PCI Edge Connector
The Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L supports a low...
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... and full featured BIOS tool • support for up to 14 SCSI drives per channel on storage system with SAF-TE enclosures
(SCSI accessed fault-tolerant enclosures): 15 SCSI drives per channel for other configurations
• 32 Kbits x 8 NVRAM for storing RAID system configuration information; the Intel® Raid
Controller SRCU41L firmware is stored in flash ROM for easy upgrade.
Note: Battery...
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... Expansion
Yes
Dedicated and Pool Hot Spare
Yes
Hot Swap Devices Supported
Yes
Non-Disk Devices Supported
Yes
Mixed Capacity Hard Disk Drives
Yes
Number of 1
16-bit Internal Connectors
Number of 1
16-bit External Connectors
Cluster Support
No
Hardware Exclusive OR (XOR) Assistance
Yes
Direct I/O
Yes
Architecture
Fusion-MPT
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... drivers and documentation • The necessary internal and/or external SCSI cables • Ultra, Ultra2, Ultra160, or Ultra320 SCSI hard disk drives (although backward compatible,
SCSI uses the speed of the slowest device on the bus)
Intel strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
Quick Installation
The following steps are for quick Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L...
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..., or if any items listed below are missing, contact your Intel support representative. The Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L is shipped with - the Intel® SRCU41L Raid Controller CD, which contains drivers for supported operating systems, an electronic version of this Hardware and Software User Guide, and other related documentation. - a license agreement 2. (Optional, required to enable...
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... power cord. Remove the system's cover. See the system documentation for instructions.
4. Check the jumpers. Ensure that the jumper settings on the your Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L are correct. See Chapter 3, "Storage Adapter Characteristics" for diagrams of the Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41Ls with their jumpers and connectors.
5. Install the Intel® SRCU41L Raid Controller
Intel...
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... chassis. Figure 3. Inserting the Intel® SRCU41L Raid Controller in a PCI Slot
Bracket Screw
Press Here
Press Here
Edge of Motherboard
32-bit Slots (3.3 V) 64-bit Slots (5 V)
6. Set the Target IDs.
Set target identifiers (TIDs) on the SCSI devices. Each device in a channel must have a unique TID. Provide unique TIDs for non-disk devices (CD-ROM or tapes), regardless of the channel...
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Hardware Installation
7. Connect SCSI Devices to the Storage Adapter Use SCSI cables to connect SCSI devices to the Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L. To connect the SCSI devices
a. Disable termination on any SCSI device that does not sit at the end of the SCSI bus.
b. Configure all SCSI devices to supply TERMPWR.
c. Connect cables to the SCSI devices. See the following table for maximum cable ...
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... SCSI channel(s).
The Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L BIOS Configuration utility prompt times out after several seconds. The second portion of the BIOS message displays the Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L number, firmware version, and cache SDRAM size. The numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the host mainboard.
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Intel® SRCU41L Raid Controller...
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... NVRAM and the hard drive disk. 3. Select the configuration on disk. 4. Press and select YES to update NVRAM. 5. Exit and reboot.
After You Have Installed the Storage Adapter
After Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L installation, you must configure the Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L and install the operating system driver. The Software User's Guide instructs you on the configuration options...
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Hardware Installation
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... LED
Active, Single Ended, or LVD
a. For boot code and firmware b. For BIOS configuration storage
The Intel® Raid Controller SRCU41L ensures data integrity by intelligently validating the compatibility of the SCSI domain. The Intel® SRCU41L Raid Controller also uses Fusion-MPT architecture that allows for thinner drivers and better performance.
Technical Specifications
The design and...
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... kept as firmware (ROM based). The system BIOS on the mainboard of a computer is used to boot and control the system. The SCSI BIOS on your host adapter acts as an extension of the system BIOS.
Refers to the way a computer is setup; the combined hardware components (computer, Configuration monitor, keyboard, and peripheral devices) that make up a computer system; or the software
settings that...