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Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCU42L
Dual-channel Low Profile U320 RAID Controller Hardware Installation and User's Guide, Version 1.2.6
October 2002
Preliminary
Order Number: 273738-001
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... RAID Adapter as well as the software described in it is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license. The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Intel Corporation. Intel...
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...26 3.5.1 PCI Hot Plug ...26 3.5.2 Configurable Disk Drive SCSI Parameters 26 3.5.3 Configurable I/O Controller SCSI Parameters 27 3.6 RAID Controller Drive Limitations (Host, Array, Logical, and Physical 27
A Flash Memory Programming
A.1 Firmware Update Procedure via XROM StorCon 29 A.2 Firmware Recovery Procedure via Flash Recovery Utility (FRU 30
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Tables
2-1 Controller Jumper Settings ...17 2-2 LED Descriptions ...18 2-3 Beep Sequences ...19 3-1 Hardware Architecture ...21 3-2 Environmental Specifications ...22 3-3 Supported SCSI Device Standards 24 3-4 Configurable Disk Drive SCSI Parameters 26 3-5 Configurable I/O Controller SCSI Parameters 27 3-6 RAID Controller Drive Maximum Limitations 28
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Hardware Installation and User's Guide
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The Software Installation and User's Guide, or Software Guide, contains:
• Quick installation of the IIR controller software on a newly created bootable host drive
with commonly used operating systems.
• Detailed instructions covering more complex software installation scenarios for all
supported operating systems.
• Instructions for using the RAID Software Suite, the drivers...
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Getting Started
1.1.1
1.2
1.3
Clustering Guide The Intel® Integrated RAID Controller Clustering Guide, or Clustering Guide, describes how to set up clustering configurations using IIR Controllers and IIR controller software.
Information on Operating Systems, Cluster functionality, and other system details may be found in their corresponding system manuals.
Document Formats
All documents, ...
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... Corporation Refer to Date Code on Product Intel Corporation / Germany
1.5
Warnings and Cautions
This guide and all associated guides in the user documentation set (the Quick Start Guide, the Hardware Guide, and the Software Guide) should be used by qualified technical personnel with experience installing and configuring PCI controllers.
Read and adhere to all warnings, cautions, and notices...
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...Installation Figure 2-2. Installing the IIR Controller into a Computer System
PCI
2.1.3
Changing Jumper Settings
The IIR controller normally comes ready to be installed into the computer motherboard immediately. However, jumper settings are available to:
• Reprogram the RAID firmware that is located in the flash memory of the IIR controller. • Change the configuration for SCSI power...
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... to recover resident firmware. See Appendix A for a detailed description of jumper J4.
J5 - SCSI termination power jumper block - At least one device has to supply +5 volts termination power to the SCSI bus.
Diagnostic Features
The SRCU42L has LED indicators, an 80db audible alarm, and boot-up beep sequences that can help diagnose the controller.
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... to the controller's cache memory.
S
When illuminated, the controller's IOP is in reset mode. See J4 in Section 2.1.3, Changing Jumper Settings.
P
When illuminated, the controller is powered on.
P66
When illuminated, PCI bus frequency is 66Mhz. When not illuminated, PCI bus frequency is 33Mhz.
2.2.2
2.2.2.1
Audible Alarm
An 80db audible alarm, which is controlled by the RAID firmware, is...
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... cause is disk failure. To diagnose the problem, run the Storage Console to check the status of the RAID controller and array.
beep, beep - pause beep, beep - pause - ....
Memory or firmware may have a problem. More details may be available from the boot message. If necessary, recover the firmware by following the procedure in Appendix A, "Flash Memory Programming".
2.3
SCSI Termination...
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... SCSI device support (tape, CD-ROM, etc.) • 64MB of ECC SDRAM support • Read/write controller and disk caching • SAF-TE intelligent enclosure support • Hot plug disk drive auto detection configurable for non-intelligent enclosures • Hot plug drive support • PCI Hot plug support
Table 3-1. Hardware Architecture
Component I/O Microprocessor
Cache Memory Flash...
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...Hat Linux 7.0
Supported SCSI Technology
The RAID controller supports up to 15 physical SCSI devices per SCSI channel. It supports up to 15 hard disk drives (or 14 hard disk drives if one of the SCSI IDs is occupied by a SAF-TE processor) per channel, which means that the dual channel SRCU42L controller can support 30 disk drives maximum.
Supported Hard Drive Technology
The controller supports both...
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Support for Non-Hard-Disk-Drive SCSI Devices (Non-DirectAccess Devices)
The RAID controller will pass through to the host operating system direct access to nondirect-access SCSI devices which are connected to a SCSI bus (channel) of the RAID controller. The RAID controller passes through all control of these devices to the host operating system.
Types of supported non-Direct-Access SCSI devices...
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... to the hard disks. Compatible controllers have the same data file format.
3.5
Optional Features
The SRCU42L supports the following optional features as described in the Software Guide:
• PCI Hot Plug
• Configurable SCSI parameters
3.5.1
PCI Hot Plug
The SRCU42L adapter supports PCI Hot Plug under the following OS's:
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3, Windows 2000 Server...
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...of SCSI channels being controlled by the RAID controller. The firmware/software supports a maximum of 15 hard disk drives per channel (or 14 if one SCSI ID is being occupied by an intelligent enclosure processor).
The maximum number of array drives is limited by the RAID firmware. The actual limit of the SRCU42L controller is 15 array drives per dual-channel controller. A RAID array drive requires...
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... Download the firmware image containing the latest programs/drivers from the website. Format a 3.5" HD disk (1.44MB) and copy the SRC_RXFW file onto the disk.
2. With the adapter installed in the system, boot the computer and press + when prompted to enter the BIOS version of StorCon.
3. Select the applicable RAID controller and press .
4. If the Express Setup menu is displayed, press to display...
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... displays the updated firmware version. You can also relaunch StorCon and select the applicable RAID controller to view its new firmware version at the bottom of the console (for example, FW:2.34.yy-Rzzz).
You can also use the OS version of StorCon to update the firmware. Refer to the Storage Console chapter of the Software Guide for more details.
A.2 Firmware Recovery Procedure via Flash Recovery...
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...PCI slot in which it was previously installed.
f. Replace the cover, reconnect all power cords and power up the system.
2. Change your computer's BIOS setting so that your system boots from the CD-ROM.
3. Use the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM to flash the firmware. a. Boot the computer with the bootable RAID Software Suite CD-ROM that contains the version of the RAID firmware that you wish to recover...
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F
flash memory recovering the firmware 30
I
installation raid adapter 14 warnings and cautions 11
R
raid adapter hardware features 21 hardware requirements 13 installation 14 intallation procedures 13 system requirements 13
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scsi termination 19 system requirements
hardware 13
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user's manual intended audience 5
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warnings and cautions 11
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