Intel SRCU31 manuel d'utilisation

Intel® S erver R AID Contro ller U3-1 (SRCU31) User’s Manual Rev 1.0 April 2000 Order Num ber: 2732 90-001[...]

Intel® Server RA ID Controller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 Informati on in this docume nt is provided in con nection with I ntel ® prod ucts. No lic ense, expr ess or impl ied, by es toppel o r otherw ise, to an y intell ectual property rights is gra nted by th is document . Except a s provided in Intel's T erms an d Condi tions of Sa le f[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 iii Contents 1 Quick Start Inst ructions 1.1 Summary o f Contents .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. .......... ...... 1-1 1.2 Before You Begin ...... .................... ............. ................... ............. [...]

iv Intel® Serv er RAID Contr oller U3-1 User’s M anual Rev 1.0 2.5.4 Setu p and I nstallation for Mi crosoft W indows NT* Server 4.0 .. ............. ................. 2-32 2.5.5 C onfiguring M icrosoft W indows I IS 4.0 ................. ............. .................... ............. .... 2-46 2.5.6 C onfiguring I IS for use wi th Netscape Na[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 v 5.2.5 Arrays ...... .................... ................... ............. ................... ............. .................... ...... ... 5-9 5.2.6 RAID Vol umes ...... .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ............. ... 5-9 5.2[...]

vi Intel® Serv er RAID Contr oller U3-1 User’s M anual Rev 1.0 2-3 RAID Vo lume Alre ady Exists ................. ............. ................... ............. .................... ............. ...... 2-6 2-4 Create RA ID 0 Volum e ............. ............. .................... ............ .................... ................... .........[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 vii 4-6 RAID Volum e Lis t .................. ............. .................... ............ .................... ............. .............. ...... 4-1 5 4-7 Volum e Configur ation ............ .................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ..[...]

viii Intel® Server RAI D Controll er U3-1 User’s Manu al Rev 1.0 4-7 Physical Disk Action s ............... ............. .................... ................... ............. ................... ...... ..... 4- 23 5-1 Summary o f RAID Leve ls ......... ............. .................... ................... ............. ................... ...[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 1-1 Quick S tart Instructions 1 1.1 Summary o f Contents • Product Check List • Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 Hardware Setup • Intel® Integrated RAID Software Setup and Installation • Create a RAID V olume for the Operating System • Setup and Installation for Microsoft W i[...]

1-2 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Quick S tart Inst ructions Changes or modifications not ex pressly a pproved b y the manu facturer could void the user 's authority t o operate th e equipment. 1.2.3 C anadian Users This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 1-3 Quick Start Instruc tions Y ou can also order manuals by phone by calling: 1 -800-548-4 725 1.2.6 O nline HTML Docum ent ation In addition t o the printed docu mentation, this kit also provides an onli ne/html version o f the printed manual. This online information can be displayed a[...]

1-4 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Quick S tart Inst ructions 1.2.8.1 Content s of the Int el® Server RAID Controller U3-1 (SRCU31 ) CD-ROM (boot able) • SRCU31 User' Manual i n DOS and W in dows format • Intel® Integ rated RAID Software —F i r m w a r e — Drivers (OSM's) — U tilities (Mak[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 1-5 Quick Start Instruc tions Figure 1-2. SRCU31 Adapter Card 1.3.1 Intel Server RAID Contr oller U3-1 Hardware Setup 1.3.1.1 Hardware Requirement s • Server with CD-ROM Drive no t attached to Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 A7469-01 Internal 68-pin Connector External VHDCI Connector[...]

1-6 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Quick S tart Inst ructions • One available PCI sl ot (64bit, 33MHz recommen ded) • Monitor display resoluti on of 800 x 600 or higher (recommended) • Intel Server RAID Controller U 3-1 Adapter C ard • PCI 2. 2 Comp liant Sy ste m BIOS • Memory: SDRAM DIMM EC C unless[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 1-7 Quick Start Instruc tions volume. T o exclude a disk f rom the RAID volume, make it a pass t hrough dis k. T o create a p ass through dis k, see Section 2.5.2.5 (local administration) or Section 2.5.4.4 (remote administratio n). 1. Tur n on the tar get system w ith the S RCU31 i nsta[...]

1-8 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Quick S tart Inst ructions 1.4.2.3 Inst alling Microsoft Windows NT Server on a I ntel Integrated RAID Vo l u m e 1. Create a SRCU 31 Microsof t W indows NT SCSI Miniport Disk ette. a. Insert the Intel Integrated RAID CD-ROM into the tar get system and rest art the system to b[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 1-9 Quick Start Instruc tions Figure 1-3. Intel® Int egrated RAID Inst aller Main Menu c. Click Next , Ye s ,t h e n Next again to continue. The components in the Select Components window below are preselected. Accept this configuration by clicking on Next . Figure 1-4. Preselect Compon[...]

1-10 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Quick S tart Inst ructions Note: Refer to section Section 4.2, “I ntel® Integrated RAI D Software Compo nent Installation” on page 4-3 for information on HP Openv iew and RAID Monit or , SNMP , DMI components or remo te stora ge conso le. 4. See Chapt er 4 , Sectio n 4.3, ?[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 1-11 Quick Start Instruc tions 6. Once the server installation is finish ed, complete the installation o f the Intel Integrated RAID software sui te by follo wing the steps below . 7. Run LOAD INST ALL . 8. Sel ect Pr oduct Options ,t h e n Install product not listed . It will tell you t[...]

1-12 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Quick S tart Inst ructions 5. It will eventually load a W elcome screen, as king you to verify the startup directory (C:NWSER VER). Hit Alt F10 to exi t the installation. At the conso le, type Down .T h e installation exits to the b oot drive prompt. 6. Inser t the SRCU3 1 NetW [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 1-13 Quick Start Instruc tions 14. See Chapte r 4 , Section 4.3, “Configuring RAID V olumes Using the Intel® Integrated RAID St orage Cons ole” on page 4- 12 to customize your RAID volume s using S torage C onsole. 1.4.4 Setup and Inst allation for UnixW are* 7.1 1.4.4.1 Software Re[...]

1-14 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Quick S tart Inst ructions a. C reate a directory to m ount the file. For example, type mkdir cdfiles at the prompt. b. Mount th e CD-ROM t o the fold er by typi ng: mount -F cdfs -r /dev/cdrom/cdrom1 /cdfi les 5. Launch the instal ler by typing the fol lowing: a. T ype cd /cdfil[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 1-15 Quick Start Instruc tions 6. Press Enter to select all packages. After completing the installation of the components reboot the server . 7. Log on to the server as root or equival ent. 8. Launch Storage C onsole a. T o launch Storage Con sole launch Netscape and ensure that the URL [...]

1-16 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Quick S tart Inst ructions PRC: +852-2 -844-4 456 Singapo re: +65-831-13 1 1 T aiwan : +886-2-718 -9915 Rest of the world: Call the North American Service C enter at +1-916- 377-7000 (M - F , 7:00 am - 5:00 pm, U.S. pacific standard t ime). Credit card calls billed at U.S. $25 pe[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-1 Advanced Installation S teps 2 2.1 Int roduc tion The advanced installatio n steps are detailed install ation procedures for installing th e Intel® Server RAID Control ler U3-1 (SRCU 31) into servers ru nning W indows NT* Server , Novell NetW are* and SCO UnixW ar e*. 2.1.1 Sum mary[...]

2-2 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.2 RAID Con figur ation Ut ility 2.2.1 Introduction RAID Confi guration Utility is a BIOS based utility used to configure a RAID volume prior to OS installation . RAID Configuration Utility is designed to allow you to easily create a volume using[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-3 Advanc ed Installation Step s Example Expansion ROM load scr een: Intel (R) Integrated RAID - RAID Configuration Utility #.## Copyright (c) Intel Corporation 1998-2000 All Rights Reserved Initialization in Progress. Please Wait... Press Ctrl C to run the RAID Configuration Utility No[...]

2-4 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.3 Con figuring and Adm inistering RAID V olum es in the RAID Conf iguration U tility 2.3.1 K eyboard Navi gation See Ta b l e 2 - 2 for RAID Configuratio n Utility keyboard functio nality . 2.3.2 R AID Configuration Utility – Main Menu Note: T[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-5 Advanc ed Installation Step s Figure 2-1. RAID Configuration Utility - Main Menu 2.3.2.1 Exiting RAID Configuration Utility There are two w ays to exit the R AID Configur ation Utility. • Select EX IT . The syst em reboots af ter exiting the util ity . • Hit the Esc key . The con[...]

2-6 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Adva nced Install ation Steps Figure 2-2. Three or More SCSI Disk RAID Configuration Selection 2.3.3.2 RAID Configura tion Utility - All Disks Already in a RAI D V olum e If you s elect the Cr eate RAID Vo l u m e optio n when one o r mor e RAID volumes alr eady exist ,t h e n[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-7 Advanc ed Installation Step s Naming the RAI D V olum e In Figu re 2-4 , RAID 0 volume is named Vo l u m e 1 . By default, the fir st RAID volume name w ill always appear as Vo l u m e 1 . Y ou are free to rename the RA ID volume provid ing it starts with an alpha character between A[...]

2-8 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Adva nced Install ation Steps Figure 2-5. Create RAID 0 Confirmation 2.3.3.4 Creat e a RAID 1 V olume RAID 1 vol umes can d iffer based upon the n umber of di sk drives that are instal led in yo ur system at the time of volume creati on. For examp le, when a RAID 1 volume is c[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-9 Advanc ed Installation Step s Figure 2-6. Create RAID 1 V olume Select Subm it . The RAID 1 confirmation screen appears. If you are sat isfied with the selections you have made for your RAID 1 volum e, select Ye s in the confirmation screen and the volume creation process begins. 2.3[...]

2-10 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps Figure 2-7. C reate RAID 5 V olume with 3 Disks Highli ght Submit an d press Enter . The R AID 5 confirmation s creen appears. If you are satisfied with the selections you hav e made for your RAID 5 volume, select Ye s in the confirmation screen. The[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-11 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.3.3.6 Create a RAID 5 V olume (with more than 3 Disks ) The RAID 5 V olume Creation S creen with more than 3 SCS I disks available is s hown in Figur e 2-9 . Naming the RAI D V olum e In Figu re 2-9 , RAID 5 volume is named Vo l u m e 1 . By default, [...]

2-12 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps The RAID 5 V olume Creation Complete, Successful Initialization in Pr og r ess scre en is di spl ayed after a RAID 5 v olume has been successfully created. This screen automatically updates to s how the progress of the initialization of the new RAI D[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-13 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.3.4.1 Define Pass Through Disks Figure 2-1 1. Custom Configuration - Define Pass Through Disks P a s sT h r o u g hr e f e r st oad r i v et h a ti sn o tc o n t r o l l e db yt h eR A I Df i r m w a r ea n dt h u sc a n n o tb ea part of a RA ID volu[...]

2-14 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.3.4.2 Format D isks Figure 2-12. Custom Configuration - Format Disks This feature allows the user to low-level format the selected disk(s). The user must double-confirm the request befo re the transa ct ion beg ins. The us er also has the opp ortun[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-15 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.3.4.3 Boot Device Sele ct Figure 2-13. Custom Configur ation - Boot Device Select The selectable boot device o ption allows the user to select either one RAID volume o r one Pass- through disk as a boot device. This option allows the user to create an[...]

2-16 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 5. Select Submit , press Enter to confirm the selection. Y ou may cancel your action at any time by selecting Ca ncel and pre ssing Enter , or hitti ng Esc. 2.3.5 D isplay V olu me Info rmatio n in R AID Con figur ation Util ity Click th e Display V [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-17 Advanc ed Installation Step s Figure 2-15. Select RAID V olume to Delete The V olume Deletion S uccessful screen indicates that a RAID volume was successfully deleted. This action takes approximately 10 seconds to co mplete. Any key pr essed returns the user to the RAID Co nfigurati[...]

2-18 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps Figure 2-16. R eset Entire RAID Configura tion Select Ye s to reset the entire configuration. The Configuration Reset in Progress screen appears. This screen indicates that the configuration is being reset. 2.3.8 D isplay Hel p T ext This option d is[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-19 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.4 Advanced RAI D Config uration Utilit y 2.4.1 Introduction Advanced RAID Configur ation Utility (RCU) is a pre-OS DOS based utility used to create multiple volum es. Advanced RCU is an alternative to the RC U, which can only create more one RAID volu[...]

2-20 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 5. Figure 2- 18 shows the main menu confi guration screen. Figure 2-17. Advanced RCU Configuration Menu Figure 2-18. Advanced RCU Configuration Main Menu Intel Integrated RAID Configuration Menu: ========================================= (Form submit[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-21 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5 Int el ® Server RAID Contro ller U3-1 Setup and Inst all ation Note: The Intel Server RAID Contr oller U3-1 may not come with a memory module (DIMM). If the memory socket (indicated in Figure A-2 ) is not populated with a DIMM, inst all an approved[...]

2-22 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps • Install Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 on an Existing NT 4.0 Server 2.5.2.2 RAID Requirements f or Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Note: This document, when referring NT Server 4.0, also applies to the following W indows NT 4.0 Serv er subt [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-23 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.2.3 SRCU31 Hardware I nst allation The SRCU31 comes with the Intel In tegrated RAID firmware already p rogrammed into the flas h memory . Note that if the mem ory DIMM is not p rovided with t he adap ter at the time o f purchase, you must instal l a[...]

2-24 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.5.2.4 Inst alling Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 on a Intel ® Integr ated RAID V olume This procedur e installs Microsof t W indows N T Server 4.0 on an Intel Integrat ed RAID volume. Ha ve all har dware a nd sof tware on hand . See syste m requi[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-25 Advanc ed Installation Step s b. During W in dows NT installation install the following component: —T C P / I P c. After the NT inst allation is comp lete, install the follo wing component s and software: — Microso ft W i ndows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or greater — Microsoft Inte[...]

2-26 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps The three comp onents in the window in F igure 2-21 are p reselected. Click Next and follow the on screen pr ompts to complete th e installation. Not e: Th e DMI and SNMP components are not selected by default . Refer to section “Intel® Integr ate[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-27 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.2.5 Inst alling Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 on a Pass-through Disk or other S torage Device This procedure install s Microsoft W indows NT Server 4.0 on a pass-th rough disk or other storage device. It is typically used on a s ystem where th e o[...]

2-28 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps c. A fter the NT in stallati on is complete, inst all the followin g components and so ftware: — Microsoft W indows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or g reater — Microsof t Internet Explo rer 4.00 or greater 5. If your browser uses a proxy serv er , then c[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-29 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.2.6 Instal l Intel ® S e r v e rR A I DC o n t r o l l e rU 3 - 1o na nE x i s t i n gN T4 . 0 Server This procedure in stalls SRCU31 into a sy stem with an exist ing operating s ystem installed. The procedure ensures that the necessary so ftware c[...]

2-30 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps Not e: S RCU31 will work in a 32bit slot , however , a 64bit, 33 MHz PCI slot is recommended. Co nsult the s ystem guide f or the tar get server b oard to det ermine an appropriat e 64bit, 33 MHz PCI slot. Not e: En sure that the ends of the SCSI bus[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-31 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.3 Overview of Setup and In st allation for Remote Administration for NT Server This chapter describes the installation procedures for SRCU31. These procedures include hard ware installation, the creation and configuratio n of a RAID volume, OS insta[...]

2-32 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.5.4 Setup and Inst allation for Microsoft Windows NT* Server 4.0 2.5. 4.1 In this Sec tion • RAID Requireme nts for Microsoft W indows NT Server 4.0 • Installin g Microsoft W indows NT Server 4.0 on a Intel® Integrated RAID V olume • Install[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-33 Advanc ed Installation Step s Note: Microsof t Internet Exp lorer can be downlo aded from the Micro soft websi te ( www .microso ft.com ) and is also included in the Microsoft W indows NT 4.0 Opt ion Pac k (available as web download or CD). † Not supp lied w ith SRC U31. Wa r n i [...]

2-34 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.5.4.3 Inst alling Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 on a Intel ® Integr ated RAID V olume This procedur e installs Microsof t W indows N T Server on an Intel Integrat ed RAID volume. Have all hardware and software on hand. See system requirements in[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-35 Advanc ed Installation Step s b. During W in dows NT installation install the following component s: —T C P / I P — Microsoft Internet In formation Serv er 2.0. c. After the NT inst allation is comp lete, install the follo wing component s and software: — Micro soft W indows N[...]

2-36 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps Figure 2-24. WWW Service Properties Window d. Select OK and close Internet Service Mana ger . 8. If Nets cape is used as t he default b rowser , follow the pro cedure in Sect ion 2.5.6, Configur ing IIS for use with Netscape Navigat or an d then retu[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-37 Advanc ed Installation Step s b. Click on the Setup button. See Figure 2- 25 . Figure 2-25. Intel ® Integrated RAID Software Inst al ler Main Menu The three components in th e window in F igure 2-26 are preselected. Click N ext and fol low the on sc reen pr ompt s to co mple te the[...]

2-38 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps Figure 2-26. Selecting Component s Screen after user select s Remote Storage Console[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-39 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.4.4 Inst alling Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 on a Pass-through Disk or another Storage Device Thi s proc edur e inst all s Micr osoft Window s NT Se rver 4 .0 on a p ass- thro ugh di sk or a noth er storage dev ice. It is typically used on a s ys[...]

2-40 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps —T C P / I P — Microsoft Internet In formation Server 2.0. c. A fter the NT in stallati on is complete, inst all the followin g components and so ftware: — Microsoft W indows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or greater (This will automatically upgr ade In[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-41 Advanc ed Installation Step s Figure 2-27. WWW Service Properties W indow d. Sel ect OK and close Internet S ervice Manager . 8. If N etscape is us ed as the defau lt browser , follow the p rocedure in Section 2.5.6, Configuring IIS for use with Netscape Navigato r and then retu rn [...]

2-42 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps The three comp onents in the window in F igure 2-26 are p reselected. Add the remote storage co nsole comp onent by c licking on the remote sto rage consol e box. Not e: Th e DMI and SNMP components are not selected by default . Refer to section Sect[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-43 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.4.5 Inst all Intel Se rver RAI D Controll er U3-1 on a n Existing NT 4 .0 Server This procedure in stalls SRCU31 into a sy stem with an exist ing operating s ystem installed. The procedure ensures that the necessary so ftware components are installe[...]

2-44 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps c. U nder the Service ta b in the WWW Service Pr operties w indow clear the Al low Ano nym ous checkbox in the Passwor d Authentica tion section. See Figu re 2- 28 . Figure 2-28. WWW Service Properties Window d. Select OK and close Internet Service M[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-45 Advanc ed Installation Step s Note: Y ou must have adm inistrative level perm issions to install SRC U31 software. This procedure assu mes that the SRCU31 hardware and Win dows NT server are in stalled and operational in you r system. a. Insert the SRC U31 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive[...]

2-46 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.5.5 Config uring Micro soft Windows IIS 4.0 2.5.5.1 Configuring IIS 4.0 f or Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 This procedure co nfigures Micros oft IIS 4.0 on Microsoft W indow s NT Server 4.0. Have soft ware on hand. See system requirements in Sect[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-47 Advanc ed Installation Step s e. Open the properties of the Scr ipts virtual directory by right cl icking on the Sc ripts folder and selecting properti es from the drop down menu. Note: If you h ave other scripts located in the Sc ripts directory that need anonymous access, simply c[...]

2-48 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps Figure 2-31. Authentication Methods h. Select OK and close Micros oft Internet Service Manager . R eturn to the NT installati on procedur e and complete y our inst allation.[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-49 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.6 Configuring IIS for use with Net scape Navigator 1. If Netscape Navigator is used as the default bro wser , use the following instruction s to configure Micros oft IIS for use i n Netscape Navigator . 2. If you use Netscape Navigator as the defaul[...]

2-50 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps Figure 2-33. WWW Service Properties Window d. Select OK and close Internet Service Mana ger . 4. Reconfiguring Microsoft IIS 4.0 for Netscape Navigator a. Bring up M icr osoft Internet Service Manager from t he W indows NT 4.0 Option Pack program gro[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-51 Advanc ed Installation Step s Figure 2-34. Authentication M ethods h. Sel ect OK and close Micr osoft Internet Service Manager . Note: Basic Authentication requ ires a username and password to be entered when connecting to secured web sites (including SRCU31 RAID Stor age Console). [...]

2-52 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.5.7 U ninst alling Intel Server RAID Control ler U3-1 from NT Server T o remove the (produ ct name) from your NT Server follow the instr uctions below . 1. Ensure that you have clos ed all applicatio ns and are logged in with adminstra t ive righ t[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-53 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.8 Setup and Inst allation for Novell NetW are* 2.5.8.1 In this Section • RAID Requirements for Nov ell NetW are • Installing Nove ll NetW are o n a RAID V olume • Installing Novell NetW are on a Pass-through Device or another Storage Device ?[...]

2-54 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.5.8.3 Inst alling Novell NetW are on a RAID V olume Follow the required procedure below to install NetW are on an Intel® Integrated RAID volume. Ha ve all har dware a nd sof tware on hand . See syste m requi reme nts in Section 2.5.8.2 . Net W are[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-55 Advanc ed Installation Step s BKSTROS M.HAM SCSIOSM.H AM HTTP and W insock Services RAI D Mana gem ent Age nts Select the desired components and hit <F10> to continue. The appropriate files are copied and the AUTOEXEC.NCF and ST AR TUP .NCF files are modified as necessary . Wa[...]

2-56 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 8. Inser t the SRCU31 NetW are installa tion diskette into the A: dri ve. If your boot drive is C:, then run NWUPDA TE.BA T . If your boot drive is other than C:, then create an NWUPD A TE su bdire ctory a nd cop y all t he file s fro m A: DRIVE RS [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-57 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.8.4 Inst alling Novell NetW are on a Pass-through D evice or another St orage Device This procedu re instal ls Novell NetW are on a pass -through di sk or anot her storage dev ice. It is typically us ed on a system wh ere the oper ating system is on[...]

2-58 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 12. Ru n "LOAD INST ALL". 13. S elect "Product Options", then "In stall product not listed". It will tel l you that it is going to scan the A: drive for install ation scripts. Ensure the "NetW are Installatio n"[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-59 Advanc ed Installation Step s 5. NetW are w ill then ask for the size of the boot partition, you can either keep the default of 50MB or hit “Modify” to chan ge the size to suit your need s. When you are done, select “Continue”. 6. It will ask you confirm the boot partition c[...]

2-60 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.5.8.5 Inst alling Intel S erver RAID Controlle r U3-1 on an Exist ing Novell NetW are Ser ver Note: Ensure that you first create the S RCU31 NetW ar e Inst allat ion diskette f rom the CD-ROM. See Chapter 3, “Exploring the Util ities” for instr[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-61 Advanc ed Installation Step s LOAD CDBE.NLM LOAD LOCNLM32.NLM LOAD WS2_ 32.NLM LOAD WSPIP .NLM LOAD HTTP41 1.NLM LOAD RAIDMON.NLM LOAD RAIDXA.NLM LOAD RAIDCI.NLM[...]

2-62 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.5.9 Setup and Insta llation for Un ixW are* 2.5. 9.1 In this Sec tion • RAID Requirem ents for UnixW are • Installin g UnixW are on a RAI D V olume • Installin g UnixW are on a Pass-t hrough Dev ice or another Storage Devi ce • Install Inte[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-63 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.9.3 Instal ling UnixW are on a RAID V olume Follow the r equired pr ocedure below to ins tall UnixW are on an Intel® I ntegrated RAID v olume. Have all hardw are and softwar e on hand. See s ystem requiremen ts in Section 2.5.9.2 . Have all hardw a[...]

2-64 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps mount –F cdfs –r /dev /cdrom/ cdrom1 /cdfil es 5. Instal l all the Packages/Services Requirement s first before installing the components packages. See Ta b l e 2 - 4 for a complete list of all Packages/Services Requirements. Ta b l e 2 - 4 lists[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-65 Advanc ed Installation Step s c. Select option 1 (by typing 1) to install the requirements and components ( Figu re 2-36 ). The launched scripts are shown in Figure 2- 37 . Figure 2-37. Install Component s Packages can be individually installed by typing the package number listed on[...]

2-66 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.5.9.4 Inst a lling UnixW are on a Pass-through Device or another Storage Devic e This procedur e installs UnixW are on a pass-through dis k or another st orage device. It i s typicall y used on a system where the op erating system is on a disk not [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-67 Advanc ed Installation Step s be unable to retrieve its copy of this (and other) file(s). Depending on the particular service being requested, fulfilling the request may take a long time, or may fail completely . If you do n ot plan on u sing NIS, defer install ation of NIS d uring [...]

2-68 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps Packages which have b een previously installed will o nly be updated if the revision number of the currently installed package is older or newer . 1 1. After co mpleting the inst allation of the co mponents launch t he application usin g the commands[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-69 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.9.5 Instal l Intel ® Server RAID Control ler U3-1 o n an Existin g UnixW are Server This procedure in stalls SRCU31 into a sy stem with an exist ing operating s ystem installed. The procedure ensures that the necessary so ftware components are inst[...]

2-70 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 5. After completi ng the inst allation of the co mponents launch t he application u sing the commands in Ta b l e 2 - 6 . Launch ing S tora ge Console 1. Log on to the server as root or equivalent. Launch Netscape, type http://localhost:360/ and hit [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 2-71 Advanc ed Installation Step s 2.5.9.6 Uninst alling Intel ® Serve r RAID Controller U3-1 from UnixW are 1. Insert the SRCU3 1 CD-ROM and mo unt the CD-ROM driv e as follows : a. Create a directory to mou nt the file. For example type “mk dir cdfiles” at the prompt. b. Mount the[...]

2-72 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Adva nced Install ation Steps 2.6 Sup port W o rld Wide W eb Site: http ://support.intel.com/suppo rt/motherboards/serv er/srcu31 2.6.1 T elephone T alk to a Cu stomer Support T echnician** (I ntel reserves the right to change p ricing for teleph one support a t any time wi thout[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 3-1 Exploring the Utilities 3 3.1 Int roduc tion The Intel® Server R AID Controller U3-1 (SR CU31) Utilities chapter pr ovides information on OS- independent u tilities including t he Make D iskettes option ( to create these utiliti es onto backup diskettes), the Update Flas h Utility ([...]

3-2 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Explor ing the Uti litie s 3.2.1 R OM-DOS S t artup Menu Figure 3-1. ROM-DOS S t a rtup Menu 3.2.1 .1 M ake Dis kette s The Make Diskettes o ption generates self-extracting d iskettes for firmware up dates, RAID trouble shooting (bo otable disk ette) and RAID recover y (bootab[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 3-3 Explo ring the Util ities Figure 3-2. Make Diskettes Options 3.2.1.2 Upd ate Fla sh The Update Flas h Utility provides a functio n for programming SRCU31 f irmware. The Update Flash Utility pro vides the primary method of updating the IOP fir mware (SRCU31 firmware). Executing und er[...]

3-4 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Explor ing the Uti litie s Note: Only one card can be in the system at a time when using the Firmware Update Utility . FU U only works with one IOP . If two are found an error message indicates that two are found and that you must exit. 3.2.1.3 Up date Flash Procedure Note: Th[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 3-5 Explo ring the Util ities Figure 3-4. RAID Firmware Dow nload Succes sful 3.2.1.4 Advanced RAID Configuration U tility The Advanced RAID Con figuration Utility (RCU) is used to create and configure mu ltiple volumes before installin g the operating sys tem. See Section 2.4, “Adv an[...]

3-6 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Explor ing the Uti litie s b. Power off all system components and disconn ect their power cords . Wa r n i n g : S hock hazards may be present ins ide the unit in which this card is being installed. Disconnect all power cords to the unit befo re removal of any covers. Follo w [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 3-7 Explo ring the Util ities f. Boot the syste m. Y our firmware ha s been restored. 3.2.1.6 Use r ’ s Manual via DOS PDF A DOS-based compatible PDF of the user’ s manual is provided on the I ntel Integrated RAID CD- ROM.[...]

3-8 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Explor ing the Uti litie s[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-1 Using the S torage Console 4 4.1 Int el ® Integr ated RAID Softw are Suite 4.1.1 Sum mary of Contents • Intel® Integr ated RAID So ftware Component Installatio n — RAID Monitor — Using Intel Server Co ntrol (ISC) to Monito r RAID Events — HP OpenV iew* Network Nod e Manager[...]

4-2 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Using the Storage Console T able 4-1. Intel ® Inte grated RAID Software Software Use Function OS -Inde pend ent 1 RAID Configuration Utility (B IOS) RAID Configuration Configures a RAID volume (pr ior to boot up during BIOS initialization). • Configure, delete or display in[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-3 Using t he S torage Co nsol e 4.2 Int el ® Integra ted RA ID Soft ware Com ponen t Inst all ation This section reviews Intel In tegrated RAID software installati ons of RAID Monitor, DMI and SNMP for Microsoft W indows NT* Server , Novell NetW are* and UnixW ar e*. It also covers th[...]

4-4 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Using the Storage Console Creates a syslog in /usr/adm/syslog that can b e configur ed send an ad ministrative email up on detecting an event. 4.2.1.2 Using RAID Monito r with NT Serv er RAID M onitor Applica tion RAID Monitor provi des a user interface to configure and enable[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-5 Using t he S torage Co nsol e Figure 4-2. RAID Monitor Application Configuration Dialog 4.2.1.3 DMI Monitori ng Select this option t o install the DMI Compon ent Instrumentati on (CI) for Intel Server RAID Controller U 3-1 (SRCU31). This allows the SR CU31 subsy stem to be monito red[...]

4-6 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Using the Storage Console See Section 2.5.9, Setup and Installati on for UnixW are* for DMI instal lation details . 4.2.1.4 SNMP Mana gement Select this o ption to install the SNMP Ex tension Agent for SRC U31. This allows the SRCU31 subsystem t o be managed from an SNMP Cons [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-7 Using t he S torage Co nsol e • The managed server: ISC Server Instrumentation is installed on the NetW are, Windows NT , or UnixW are server that is going to be managed by the IS C Console software. • The managing cons ole: ISC Console software is installed on th e user console [...]

4-8 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Using the Storage Console 3. The four components in the Pr eselected Components window below are preselected. See Figur e 4-1 . 4. Select the DMI Management checkbo x and clear all other checkboxes t o install the DMI CI only . Follow the on-screen prompt s to complete install[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-9 Using t he S torage Co nsol e Note: Y ou may see the number 2147483648 whe n viewing attribute information wi th DMI E xplorer . This number is equival ent to 80000000 hex , which indicates that the item is unsuppo rted. Figure 4-4. Browsing SRCU3 1 DMI Information Refreshing Attribu[...]

4-10 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console T o change the view of the right pane click V i ew/L ar ge Icon s , Small Icons , List ,o r Deta ils . T o sort the items in the r ight pane in a different orde r click V iew/Arrange Ico ns and select the t ext that correspond s to the column you want to[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-11 Using t he S torage Co nsol e Installation O verview This overview r eviews what happen s during the install ation of the HP OpenV iew NNM integration software. The Ta b l e 4 - 2 lists the files that a re copied during in stallation. During installatio n, there is an option to comp[...]

4-12 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console 4.3 Con figuring RAID V olum es Using the Int el ® Integrated RAID S torage Con sole 4.3.1 Getting St arted Before using th e Intel Integrated RAID br owser software, do th e initial setup and i nstallation of this product. See “Intel® Server RAID Co[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-13 Using t he S torage Co nsol e 4.3.2.3 SCO UnixW are Execute the Storage Console by entering http://l ocalhost:360 in the Netscape* browser provided with UnixW are. Note that UnixW are prompts you to login to the machine with a User ID of root. 4.3.3 Launching the Intel ® Integrated[...]

4-14 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console Figure 4-5. Current Configura tion with V olume Created 4.3.4.1 The Menu The Menu (located in the left pan el of the Stora ge Console) enables the user to execute actions by cli cking on th e app ropri ate l ink . See Ta b l e 4 - 4 for a summary of Menu[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-15 Using t he S torage Co nsol e The follow ing section s descri be the S torage Co nsole Menu fun ctions . 4.3.5 RAID V olumes 4.3.5.1 V iew/Actions Use this f eature to view RAI D volume i nformation : volume name, vo lume size, RAI D l evel, number of disks and statu s ( Figure 4 -6[...]

4-16 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console Figure 4-7. V olume Configuration From this screen mod ify the volume migratio n priority , apply actions to the volume (mod ify , delete) and view member disk con figuratio ns. • Errors Logged column - If errors occur on the v olume, they will be repo[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-17 Using t he S torage Co nsol e Figure 4-8. RAID V olume Actions 4.3. 5.2 Cre ate T ypical Use the RAID V olume Creation W izard to create a typical RAID volume configuration. The u ser may c hang e volum e nam e and s ize only . A global hot spare is created dep ending upo n the exis[...]

4-18 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console Procedure T o create a volume using this feature: 1 . C l i c ko nt h e Cr eate T ypical link. In S tep 1 click on Ye s if you woul d like to dedicate a global hot spare. If a global hot spar e already exis ts or if the re is only on e available d isk in[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-19 Using t he S torage Co nsol e Figur e 4-10. Create T y pical Step 2 4.3.5.3 Create Custom The Create Custom option al lows you to s elect the volume name an d size, RAID level, s trip size and define which d isks or arr ays upon whi ch to place your v olume. Create C ustom does n ot[...]

4-20 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console Figure 4-12. Add V olume Information 4.3.5.4 Modify V olume T o modify a volu me: 1 . C l i c ko nt h e Modify V olum e link. 2. Select the volume from t he list you wish to change. Cli ck on S ubmit .S e e Figure 4-13 .T h e modify volume RAID level s c[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-21 Using t he S torage Co nsol e Figure 4-14. Modify V olume R AID Level 4. Select the appropria te strip size (16, 32 , 64 and 128K) and click on Subm it . The mo dify volume confirmation screen appears. See Figu re 4-15 . Figure 4-15. Modify V o lume Strip Size 5. Click on Ye s to im[...]

4-22 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console Figure 4-16. P hysical Disk List Note: The serial number dis played in the disk I D in Figu re 4-17 may not exactly match the driv e label serial number . The “Physical Disk List ” screen displays the attributes and capacity usage of the disk selecte[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-23 Using t he S torage Co nsol e Figure 4-17. Physical Disk Configur ation T able 4-6. Phy sical Disk Usage Usage Description Available Drive is available to be configured as part of a RA ID volume, defined as a global hot spare or set as pass-through for direct contro l by the host op[...]

4-24 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console 4.3.6 .2 R eplaci ng a Faile d Drive If a disk fails, it will ev entually need to be replaced. If you need help phy sically locating the failed drive, select the Identify Drive o p t i o na n dc l i c ko n Submit as indicated in Figure 4-1 7 . This will [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-25 Using t he S torage Co nsol e Figure 4-18. Logical Array List 4.3. 7.2 Expand Arra y Use this feature to expand an array , for example, when a drive is add ed to your syste m. This feature is active when at least one drive is avai lable, for exa mple, when the drive is not of fline,[...]

4-26 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console Figure 4 -19. A dd Disks t o Array 4.3.7.3 Migr ation Migration occurs wh en a volume is migr ating from one RAID level to ano ther , a v olume strip size changes or when a disk is added to an array . See T able 5.2.7, “Phys ical Drive Usa ge” on pag[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-27 Using t he S torage Co nsol e 4.3.8 Enclosures 4.3.8.1 V iew The Vi e w link is available if a n intelligent drive encl osure which hous es the SCSI d evices is detected. The option dis plays information pertaining to the components of the enc losure and the disks insert ed into the[...]

4-28 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console Figure 4-22. Enclosure Configuration 4.3.9 Util ities 4.3. 9.1 View Conf ig Use this featu re to view curr ent volume an d disk configurat ions. See Fi gure 4 -5 . 4.3.9. 2 R eset C onfig Use this feature to reset the entire RAID configuration on the sys[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-29 Using t he S torage Co nsol e 4.3.9.3 Bus Scan Use the Bus Scan feature t o scan the SCSI buses to recognize a newly i nserted disk( s). There are two modes for bus scan: Destructi ve and Add Di sk( s) methods. U nless changed by the user , Destructive meth od is always us ed. Chan [...]

4-30 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console 2. In the Menu click on Bus Sc an .T h e Select Bus Scan T ype page appears. See Figure 4- 25 .C l i c k on the Destructive Metho d radial button. Cl ick on Submit .T h e Bus Scan screen appears. Yo u r system i s now i n destructive mode. See Figu re 4-[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-31 Using t he S torage Co nsol e 4. Click on V iew/Config under Utilities to view all volumes and disk s. Note: For the syst em to see the disks when the system is powered u p, the user must insert the disk(s) into the system a nd then bus scan the d isks. Figure 4-25. Select Bus Scan [...]

4-32 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console 4.3.9.4 Options Figure 4-27. Options Page Bus Sca n T ype Select the desired Bus Scan, Default or Destructive. See “Bus Scan” on page 4-29 for details. Customer Sup port De scribe s cus tomer t ech nical s uppor t inf orma tion, i nclu ding co mpa ny[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 4-33 Using t he S torage Co nsol e iop://localh ost/0/8/0 T o confi gure th e second SRCU 31 (change first “0” to a “ 1”) use: iop://localh ost/1/8/0 The S torage Console functions in th e same way as with one card, except that o nly the devices that are attached to it can be con[...]

4-34 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 Using the Storage Console[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 5-1 RAID Features 5 5.1 Int roduc tion 5.1.1 In thi s Chapter This chapter describes how RAID is implemented in the Intel® Integrated RAID solution. 5.1.2 Sum mary of Contents • Overview of the RAID Sub system — Ease of Use Features — High A vailability/Redundancy — System Manag[...]

5-2 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 RAID Feat ures 5.1.3.2 Online RAID Reconfiguration SRCU31 can migrate an existing RAID volume to a new RAI D level and/or st rip size. Online RAID reconfigurat ion can prove helpful during perf ormance tuni ng activities as well as in the event that add itional p hysical disks[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 5-3 RAID Featur es One or more phys ical disks may be added to an arr ay to expand its capacity without rebooting . When disks are added to an array , unused capacity is added to the end of the array . Data on RAID volumes resid ing on that array is redis tributed evenly across all th e [...]

5-4 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 RAID Feat ures 5.1.3.5 Arr ay Roaming Array Roaming allo ws the user the abil ity to move a complete arr ay to another system (with dr ives in any SCSI ID slot) and still preser ve RAID config uration and us er data on that array . SR CU31 firmware ve rsions do no t have to be[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 5-5 RAID Featur es transients on the SCSI bus itself and even the best drives and enclosures may not ‘hot s wap’ correctly while the bus is experiencing heavy traf fic. 5.1.4.3 Auto Declare Sp are If a disk drive is brou ght online into a system with a degraded volume, SR CU31 will a[...]

5-6 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 RAID Feat ures 5.2 Overview o f the RAID Subsystem 5.2.1 Summary of RAID Levels SRCU31 su pports RAID Le vels 0,1, 5 and 10. Ta b l e 5 - 1 provides a summary of RAID levels . T able 5-1. Summary of RAID Levels Intel ® Server RAID Controller U3-1 Featu res and Performance RAI[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 5-7 RAID Featur es 5.2.2 RAID V olume Characteri stics 5.2.2.1 RAID 0 V olume Ch aracterist ics Ta b l e 5 - 2 lists the characteristics of a RAID Level 0 volume. 5.2.2.2 RAID 1 V olume Ch aracterist ics Ta b l e 5 - 3 lists the characteristics of a RAID Level 1 volume. 5.2.2.3 RAID 5 V [...]

5-8 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 RAID Feat ures 5.2.2.4 RAID 10 V olume Charact eristic s Ta b l e 5 - 5 lists the characteristics of a RAID Level 10 volume. Note: This feature is not user selectable. RAID Level 10 is a function of how SRCU31 writes data on a RAID 1 v olume with 3 o r more dis ks in the array[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 5-9 RAID Featur es 5.2.5 Arrays An arra y is a group of di sks con taini ng one or mor e RAID vo lumes . A RAID vol ume mu st be created either on an existing array or on a group of available individual disks. Creating a RAID volume on a group of availab le disks (disks that are not yet [...]

5-10 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 RAID Feat ures data. A RAID volume m ay consume all or a portion of the disk capacity available in a system. Mul tiple R AID vo lum es c an exi st on a g rou p of di sks i n a syst em. SR CU31 suppo rts up to 15 volumes per channel. A RAID volume is accessible by the host operati[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 5-11 RAID Featur es 5.2.7 Physical Drive Usage This section addresses the usage of phys ical drives. T able 5-10. A vailable V olume Actions and V olume St atus V olume Actions Vo l u m e S t a t u s Un-initialized Initializing Migrating Normal Degraded Failed None YES YES Y ES YES YES Y[...]

5-12 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 RAID Feat ures Ta b l e 5 - 1 3 lists avail able disk actions depen ding on current usage and status of the disk (s). See Section 4.3.6, “Physical Dis ks” on page 4-21 . T able 5-12. P hysical D rive Usag e Usage Description Available Drive is available to be configured as pa[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 5-13 RAID Featur es 5.2.8 Caching 5.2.8.1 Downstream W rite-Through The RAID controller cache is used to buffer write data until it is written to disk. Data in the cache is not available to be read from the cache directly . This type of caching is enabled by default when no other cache t[...]

5-14 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 RAID Feat ures typically exhibit irregular patterns of write intensity over time. Such applications normally write short bursts of data. Such applications may include transaction proces sing (perhaps s orting applications or accounting software). Also, enabling the write-cache wi[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 5-15 RAID Featur es Strip size is specified when you create a RAID volume. S trip size options for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10 are specified below . 5.2.9.2 RAID Level 0 Example Data on a RAID 0 volume is striped across a ll of its member disks. The strip size is the amou nt of logically[...]

5-16 Intel® Se rver RAI D Controlle r U3-1 Use r’s Manual R ev 1.0 RAID Feat ures Figure 5-4. Dat a Map of a R AID Level 1 V olume, V olume on 2 Disks with Mirroring 5.2.9 .4 R AID Lev el 10 Exa mple This RAID level is not us er selectable. In arr ays with more than 2 disks (s ee Figur e 5-5 and Figur e 5-6 ) a RAID 1 volume stills w rite each d[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 5-17 RAID Featur es Figure 5-6. Dat a Map of a RAID 10 V olume with 5 Disks, Showing the First 4 Stripes Using Double Mirroring - Striping with Mirroring with Four Disks 5.2.9.5 RAID Level 5 Example Data and parity on a RAID 5 volume are striped acro ss all of its members. If one of its [...]

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Intel® Server RAID Controll er U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 A-1 Hardware Details A A.1 About thi s Chapte r This chapter provides installati on information, product f eatures and specifications of the In tel® Server RAID Contr oller U3-1 (SRCU 31) hardware. A.1.1 Summary of C ontent s • Features and Specifications — Intel® Server RAID Contr[...]

A-2 Intel® Serv er RAID Controlle r U3-1 User’s Manu al Rev 1.0 Hardware Details • H ot Swap Disk Drive support (if disk driv e enclosure suppo rts this feature) • Maximum of 15 Drives suppor ted • Instant availab ility/background initiali zation of R AID V olumes • Global Hot Spares • Event Notification Figure A-2. Intel ® Server RAI[...]

Intel® Server RAID Controll er U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 A-3 Hardware Details A.2 .2 In te l ® Server RAID Con troller U3-1 Specifications A.3 Disk Drive Co nnectivity A.3.1 S CSI Specifics This sec tion pr ovi des info rmati on on supp orte d SCSI tech nolo gy and for m factor s. A.3.1.1. Drives Supported SRC U31 sup ports up t o 15 SCSI de [...]

A-4 Intel® Serv er RAID Controlle r U3-1 User’s Manu al Rev 1.0 Hardware Details Use Single-ended (SE) and Low V oltage Diff erential (L VD) devices but it is recommended that you use only one type of drive (SE or L V D) on any one ch annel at a time. Each is expl ained below . Note: If both an SE and L V D device are attached to the s ame chann[...]

Intel® Server RAID Controll er U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 A-5 Hardware Details The SRCU31 is a self t erminating adapter . This means that the end of the SCSI cable t hat is connected to the SRCU31 will be t erminated automatically . The other end of the SC SI cable will not be automatical ly terminated. Ensur e that the other end is proper ly [...]

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Intel® Server RAID Controll er U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 B-1 T r oubleshooting Scenarios B B.1 Sum mary of C ontent s • Hardwar e T roubles hooting • Software T roub leshoot ing • RAID Config uration Utilit y • W indows NT • Browser C onfiguration Dur ing Initial Ins tallation • Run ning a Br owse r on the U nixwa re Ser ver • Re[...]

B-2 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 T roubleshoo ting Scenar ios SRCU31 adapt ers in the same sy stem. Note that on ly the items that r equire special attentio n for a two-adapter usage model are listed below . All other features and components work in exactly the same as a s ingle-adapter per server usage model[...]

Intel® Server RAID Controll er U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 B-3 T roublesh ooting Scena rios In this situation NT may al so incorrectly assign and reference drive letters. For example, it is possible to get into a situation where NT has assigned the drive letter C: to drive 0x81 and D: to 0x80 y et when attemptin g to format what N T is calling C[...]

B-4 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 T roubleshoo ting Scenar ios operating system. Any volumes created on drives attached to the second SRCU31 will not b e recognized by the NT i nstallation program and therefore NT can not be install ed on those volu mes. Solution: Th e workaround to this is to have only one SR[...]

Intel® Server RAID Controll er U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 B-5 T roublesh ooting Scena rios Solu tio n: When a RAID V olume is deleted from a Windows NT system, NT still shows the drive in W indows NT Explorer , My Computer , and other locatio ns. Also, the Dis k Administrat or tool shows the dri ve as offline. When the server is restarted, the [...]

B-6 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 T roubleshoo ting Scenar ios 2. Select the C onnection tab from the Intern et Options window . 3. Select the L AN Settings… b u t t o ni nt h e LAN Settings section. 4. Check (ensur e there is a check m ark in the ch eckbox) the Bypass Pr oxy server fo r local (Intran et add[...]

Intel® Server RAID Controll er U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 B-7 T roublesh ooting Scena rios B.7 Runn ing a Browser on the Unix ware Server Problem: During the installation of the Unixware components it men tions that you can use a browser to attach to the S torage Console a t HTTP://LOCALHOST :36 0/ , and lists these examples: (Netscape, Interne[...]

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Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 C-1 Error Messages Defined C C.1 Sum mary of C ontent s • Error Messages • RAID Co nfiguration U tility Error Message s • Flash Reco very Utility ( FRU) Error Messages — High Level Err ors — In terna l Er rors — Wa r n i n g M e s s a g e s • Firmware Update Utility (F UU) [...]

C-2 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Error Me ssages Defi ned The FRU is designed to work only o n one IOP hardware at a time. If it finds multip le IOP hardware in the computer in reset mode 0, then it has no way to determine as to which one should be upgr ade d. In thi s case th e user is ins truc ted to r emov[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 C-3 Error M essages Def ined The FRU d isplays this err or message when it t ries to allocate R AM memory in the ho st computer and the Oper ating System (DOS) can no t allocate memor y and returns an error . The FRU can not continue under such conditions . This means that the FRU needs [...]

C-4 Intel ® Serv er RA ID Cont roll er U3-1 Us er’ s Manu al Rev 1. 0 Error Me ssages Defi ned C.2.2 .3. W a rning Mes sages "WARNING 2301: This operation will update content s of RAID Adapter flash memory with file: <filename>" This warning message is disp layed after the user successfully selects a filena me for the Update oper[...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 C-5 Error M essages Def ined 1504 – Set Parameters Message Returned Error Status 1505 – Bad Result Count Returned from Messag e 1506 – Get/Set Parameters Function Returned Error Status 1507 – IOP Could Not Respond to Get Capabili ties Query 1508 – Get Parameters Message Returne[...]

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Intel® Server RAID Controll er U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 Glossary -1 Glossary Array An array is a grou p of disks containing one or mo re RAID volumes. The data fro m each RAID volume on an array is evenly spr ead across all d isks in the array . A RAID volume must be created either on an exis ting array or on a group o f unused ind ividual di[...]

Glossary -2 Intel® Serv er RAID Controlle r U3-1 User’s Manu al Rev 1.0 Glossary ECC Data Protection (Err or -Correct ing Code memory) A memory system that tests for and corrects errors on the fly . It uses circuitry that generates checksums to correct errors. Event Notificati on The detection o f a disk fai lure will result in an ev ent being p[...]

Intel® Server RAID Controll er U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 Glossary -3 Glossa ry Online RAID Reco nfiguration Ability to switch th e RAID leve l configuration wi thout having to tak e the system offline. Operating System Service Module (OSM) The I 2 O OSM that handles the communication between the h ost CPU operating s ystem and the I 2 O Messag[...]

Glossary -4 Intel® Serv er RAID Controlle r U3-1 User’s Manu al Rev 1.0 Glossary SCSI C hannel A bus that uses SCS I protoc ol to move data t o and from d isks. Selectable RAID Reb uild Rate A selectable parameter that specifies how mu ch time the controller devotes to r ebuilding a failed drive. A higher rebuild rate will speed the rebuild ing [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 Index-i Index Index A arrays 5-9 C caching 5-13 downst ream write-t hrough 5- 13 full write-back 5-13 sequential write-back 5-13 D disk dr ive con nectiv ity A-3 documen tation online (HTML) 1-3 sum mary 1- 2 E ease of use feat ures instant initializatio n 5-1 online capacity expansio n [...]

Index -ii I ntel® Serve r RAID Co ntroller U3 -1 User’s M anual Re v 1.0 Index levels 5-6 levels examp les 5-14 online cap acity expan sion 5-2 online c onfigur ation 5- 2 online v olume migra tion 5-2 RAID 0 v olum e chara cter ist ics 5-7 RAID 1 v olum e chara cter ist ics 5-7 RAID 10 volume char acteristics 5-8 RAID 5 v olum e chara cter ist [...]

Intel® Server RAID Cont roller U3-1 User’ s Manual Rev 1.0 Index-ii i Index in RAID Configuratio n Utility 2-5 vol ume de leti ng in RAID Configuratio n Utility 2-16 volume sta tus 5-10 volume s 5-9 W Wind ows NT setup and installatio n 2-2 1 , 2-32 system requirements 2- 22 , 2-32[...]

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