Intel® RAID Controller SRCU31L User’s Guide Order Number: A78137-001 Disclaimer Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. Except as provided in Intel’s Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability whatsoever, and Intel disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to sale and/or use of Intel products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, or infringement of any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right. Intel® products are not designed, intended or authorized for use in any medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications or for any other application in which the failure of the Intel® product could create a situation where personal injury or death may occur. Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. † Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Copyright © 2001, Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 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 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 SRCU31L-A 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 SRCU31L-A Firmware?....................................................21 Standard Firmware.......................................................................................................21 RAID Hardware Installation and Setup..................................................................................22 Minimum Hardware Requirements...............................................................................22 Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31L-A in the Intel Server Board........................22 Install a Low or High Profile Backplate to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31L-A if needed. .........................................................................................................22 Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31L-A into an available PCI slot. .............22 Attach SCSI Cables .............................................................................................22 Programming the Flash Memory ..................................................................................23 Recover the Firmware in the Flash Memory........................................................23 SCSI Termination .........................................................................................................24 Termination..........................................................................................................24 Configurable SCSI Parameters ....................................................................................25 Choosing a Configuration.............................................................................................26 How many Hard Disks Should Be Integrated into the Disk Array? ......................26 What Level of Redundancy is Needed? ..............................................................26 Are Hot Fix Drives Needed? ................................................................................26 Intel RAID Controller Hardware Features.....................................................................27 Architecture Features (HW) .................................................................................27 Electrical Characteristics .....................................................................................27 Environmental Specifications...............................................................................27 Supported Hard Drive Technology ......................................................................28 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive SCSI Devices (Non-Direct Access Devices)...29 Compatible Intel RAID Controllers.......................................................................30 Operational States of an Intel RAID Controller SRCU31L-A Firmware Disk Array ...............31 iii Operational States for RAID 5......................................................................................31 Methods for the Replacement of a Disk Drive.......................................................................33 Intel RAID Controller SRCU31L-A Quick Start......................................................................34 Make an OS Installation Diskette .................................................................................34 Install a Low Profile Backplate to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31L-A.....................35 Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31L-A in the Intel Server Board........................35 Attach SCSI Cables......................................................................................................35 Use StorCon to Create a RAID Volume .......................................................................35 Set the BIOS Boot Order..............................................................................................38 Install the Operating System ........................................................................................39 Installing Windows 2000 ......................................................................................39 Installing Red Hat Linux 7.1.................................................................................40 Alternative Method to Creating an Intel RAID Controller SRCU31L-A Installation Diskette ..41 Windows NT .................................................................................................................41 Windows 2000..............................................................................................................41 SCO Unixware†............................................................................................................41 How to Use Auto Hot-Plug with SAF-TE ...............................................................................42 Setting Up Auto Hot-Plug .............................................................................................42 3 Installing Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 2000.................................. 45 Operating System Installation Procedures ............................................................................45 Pre-Installation Requirements Checklist.......................................................................45 Minimum Hardware Requirements ......................................................................45 Minimum Software Requirements........................................................................46 Installing an Operating System onto a RAID Volume or Single Disk...........................46 Windows 2000 / NT 4.0 Installation Procedures..................................................47 Installing the OS ..................................................................................................47 Installing an OS onto an IDE or SCSI Disk Drive Not Attached to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31L-A..................................................................................48 Windows 2000 / NT 4.0 Installation Procedures..................................................48 Upgrading an OS (Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000) that is Currently Installed on a RAID Volume or Single Disk .................................................................49 Installation