Asus Intel BNU31 Datasheet

Intel®Integrated RAID
Installation Quick Start Guide, Version 1.1
April 2002
Order Number: 273477-001

Installation Quick Start Guide
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Contents
1 Quick Start
1.1 Using the User Documentation Set...............................................................................................5
1.2 Getting Help ..................................................................................................................................6
1.3 Regulatory Information..................................................................................................................6
1.4 Warnings and Cautions.................................................................................................................6
2 Installation
2.1 Determining the RAID Configuration.............................................................................................8
2.2 Hardware Installation.....................................................................................................................9
2.2.1 Minimum Requirements...............................................................................................9
2.2.2 Installing the IIR Controller ..........................................................................................9
2.3 Create a Bootable Host Drive......................................................................................................10
2.3.1 Installing a RAID 1 Mirrored Array.............................................................................10
2.4 Create the RAID Software Suite Driver Installation Diskette.......................................................14
2.5 Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT Installation...............................................................16
2.5.1 Minimum Requirements.............................................................................................16
2.5.2 OS Installation Procedures........................................................................................16
2.6 Novell NetWare 4.2x and 5.x Installation ....................................................................................17
2.6.1 Minimum Requirements.............................................................................................17
2.6.2 OS Installation Procedures........................................................................................18
2.7 UnixWare 7.1.1 Installation .........................................................................................................19
2.7.1 Minimum Requirements.............................................................................................19
2.7.2 OS Installation Procedures........................................................................................20
2.8 RAID Software Suite Installation .................................................................................................20
2.8.1 Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0.........................................................................20
2.8.2 Novell NetWare 4.2x and 5.x.....................................................................................22
2.8.3 UnixWare 7.1.1..........................................................................................................23
A Appendix
A.1 Installing a RAID 5 Disk Array with Hot Fix.................................................................................24
Index
Figures
2-1 Installation of the IIR Controller and OS to a Host Drive ..............................................................8
2-2 Select Controller.........................................................................................................................11
2-3 Configure Host Drives.................................................................................................................11
2-4 Create New Host Drive...............................................................................................................12
2-5 Select Physical Drive..................................................................................................................12
2-6 Choose Type Menu ....................................................................................................................13
2-7 Host Drive Creation Confirmation...............................................................................................13
2-8 Drive Capacity ............................................................................................................................13

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2-9 Newly Created Host Drive..........................................................................................................14
2-10 ROM-DOS Menu ........................................................................................................................15
2-11 Diskette to Create.......................................................................................................................15
2-12 OS to Create...............................................................................................................................15
2-13 RAID Software Setup Splash Screen.........................................................................................21
2-14 Setup Type.................................................................................................................................22
A-1 Select Controller.........................................................................................................................24
A-2 Configure Host Drives ................................................................................................................25
A-3 Create New Host Drive...............................................................................................................25
A-4 Select Physical Drive..................................................................................................................26
A-5 Choose Type Menu ....................................................................................................................26
A-6 Host Drive Creation Confirmation...............................................................................................26
A-7 Drive Capacity ............................................................................................................................27
A-8 Newly Created Host Drive..........................................................................................................27
A-9 Progress Window .......................................................................................................................28
Tables
2-1 Pre-installation Worksheet (Creating a Host Drive for the Operating System).............................9

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Using the User Documentation Set
Quick Start 1
Intended Audience
This documentation is intended for users who are experienced in configuring computer
systems with new add-in cards or have had previous experience with Intel® Integrated
RAID (IIR) Controllers.
Read and adhere to all warnings, cautions, and notices in this guide and the other
documents in the user documentation set supplied with this product.
1.1 Using the User Documentation Set
User documentation for this product is provided in three (3) separate documents:
Installation Quick Start Guide
The Installation Quick Start Guide, or Quick Start Guide, covers the installation of the IIR
controller hardware and software on a bootable host drive with the following operating
systems (OS):
•Microsoft Windows* 2000
•Microsoft Windows NT* 4.0
•Novell NetWare* 4.2x and 5.x
•UnixWare* 7.1.1
Refer to the accompanying software guide for more complex installations and for
installations on different OS’s.
Hardware Installation and User’s Guide
The Hardware Installation and User’s Guide, or Hardware Guide, covers instructions for
installing an IIR controller and provides a guide to its features and specifications. For a
particular IIR controller, its hardware guide documents compatible RAID adapters,
supported OS’s, standard features and optional features.
Software Installation and User’s Guide
The Software Installation and User’s Guide, or Software Guide, contains:
•detailed instructions for the hardware and software installation of an IIR controller
•descriptions to using the RAID Software Suite, the drivers, tools and utilities of the IIR
controller.
The first part of the software guide provides an overview of RAID technology and its
features. Next, the guide documents various installation procedures for an IIR controller
and the RAID Software Suite, depending on the chosen OS configuration. The software
guide then includes descriptions of the utilities, Storage Console (StorCon) and Storage

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Console Plus (StorCon+), to facilitate the configuration of the RAID subsystem. Finally,
the guide provides details of all product features supported by the software and firmware
For further information refer to the Optional Features section of the appropriate hardware
guide since not all features are applicable to all IIR controllers.
The Hardware Guide and the Software Guide are provided on the CD-ROM in an online/
HTML format (at <cdromdrive>:\docs\index.htm) viewable with any HTML-compatible
browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer* or Netscape Navigator*. The Quick Start
Guide, Hardware Guide and the Software Guide can also be displayed and printed using
Adobe Acrobat Reader* (not provided on the CD-ROM).
1.2 Getting Help
Consult the accompanying Hardware Guide for your IIR controller for customer support
information.
1.3 Regulatory Information
Refer to your product’s Hardware Guide for certification and regulatory information.
1.4 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 adapter cards.
Read and adhere to all warnings, cautions, and notices in this guide and all the guides in
the user documentation set supplied with this product.
Warnings
•The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will
invalidate the FCC certification of this device and may cause interference levels that
exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment. It is the responsibility of
the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this device. If the
equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to
unused interfaces unless otherwise instructed to do so in the user manual.
•Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the
user's authority to operate the equipment.
Cautions
•Take precautions to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage before handling the
IIR controller.
•ESD can damage adapter card components. Perform the described procedures in this
guide only at an ESD workstation. If no such station is available, you can provide some

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Warnings and Cautions
ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of
the computer chassis.

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Installation 2
This guide describes the installation of the IIR controller hardware and software on a
bootable host drive. The flow chart in Figure 2-1 illustrates this particular installation.
Refer to the Software Guide for all other installations.
2.1 Determining the RAID Configuration
Begin the installation by completing the worksheet in Table 2-1 to determine the RAID
level, the number of disk drives, and the disk drive size for your system. Refer to the
Software Guide for more information about RAID levels and to determine the optimum
RAID level solution for your needs. After determining the appropriate RAID
configuration, follow the steps in the sections below to complete the installation.
1. In column 1, select a RAID level.
2. In column 2, note the number of disk drives supported for the RAID level you
selected.
3. In column 3, record the number of disk drives you will use for the host drive.
4. In column 4, record the capacity, in megabytes (MB), that you will need on each
physical drive.
You will enter this value as the “Used Capacity per Drive” when you are creating the
host drive. Based on the physical drive capacity value and the number of disk drives
you will use, the RAID configuration software will calculate the total host drive size
for your selected RAID level.
Note: The capacity of the smallest drive in the initial RAID array configuration becomes the
maximum capacity that the RAID configuration software can use for each hard disk in the
host drive. This becomes important when you configure an array with hard disks of
potentially varying sizes and you want to ensure that future drives added to the disk array
will fit in the array (for example, for replacement purposes). Should a new drive have less
Figure 2-1. Installation of the IIR Controller and OS to a Host Drive

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Hardware Installation
than the physical drive capacity used for each disk in the existing disk array, the RAID
configuration software could not accept the new drive.
Caution: The size of the host drive cannot be changed (decreased, increased, or expanded)
once the host drive has been created.
2.2 Hardware Installation
2.2.1 Minimum Requirements
•Computer with CD-ROM Drive (not attached to the IIR controller)
•One available PCI slot as required for your IIR controller
•IIR controller
•PCI 2.2 compliant system BIOS
•SCSI hard disk drives (the minimum needed in order to meet desired RAID level
requirements)
Note: Not all adapters are configured with removable SDRAM. If the IIR controller is
configured with removable SDRAM, be sure that the DIMM is installed in the adapter
prior to use. For installation details and applicability to your IIR controller, refer to the
accompanying Hardware Guide.
2.2.2 Installing the IIR Controller
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 your computer’s user or service manual before installing this board. ONLY after all
Table 2-1. Pre-installation Worksheet (Creating a Host Drive for the Operating System)
RAID Level # of disk drives supported for this RAID level
(minimum to maximum)
# of disk drives1to
include in new host
drive
Physical drive
capacity (MB)
RAID 0 2 to 15 per Channel
RAID 1 22
RAID 4 3 to 15 per Channel
RAID 5 3 to 15 per Channel
RAID 10 4 to 15 per Channel2
Notes and Cautions 1. The number of disk drives can not be decreased (only increased via the
array
expansion
feature) once the host drive is created.
2. RAID 10 only supports an
even total number of disk drives. Additional drives are
added in pairs, up to a total of 30 drives over 2 channels.

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the covers are reinstalled should you reconnect the power cords and power up the computer
for the software installation and use.
1. Power off the computer, disconnect power cord(s) and remove the system cover
(consult the documentation that came with your computer system).
2. Install the IIR controller into an available PCI slot that is applicable for the product
(refer to the accompanying Hardware Guide for more details).
3. Connect one end of the SCSI cable to the internal (68 pin) or external (VHDCI) SCSI
connector of the IIR controller or the local host SCSI controller interface, depending
on the RAID product being used. Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI
drives or drive enclosure.
Note: Ensure that the end of the SCSI bus is properly terminated. Consult the accompanying
Hardware Guide for SCSI bus termination details.
4. Replace the system cover and reconnect power cord(s).
2.3 Create a Bootable Host Drive
Storage Console (StorCon) is the software tool used for creating host drives as well as
administering the RAID subsystem. This section describes how to create a bootable host
drive in a RAID 1 mirrored array configuration via the expansion ROM (XROM)
StorCon. See Appendix A for an example of a RAID 5 disk array with hot fix drive
configuration.
Refer to the Software Guide for further details on StorCon and information about other
RAID levels.
2.3.1 Installing a RAID 1 Mirrored Array
1. Power on the computer.
2. Press <Crtl>+<g> when the IIR BIOS message appears to load XROM StorCon.

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3. Select the controller and press <Enter>. See Figure 2-2.
4. Select the menu option Configure Host Drives and press <Enter>. See Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-2. Select Controller
Figure 2-3. Configure Host Drives

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5. Select Create new Host Drive (see Figure 2-4) and press <Enter>. StorCon displays a
list of available hard disks (see Figure 2-5).
6. Use the arrow keys and the Space bar to select two hard disks (these hard disks
become marked with an "*" as shown in Figure 2-5) and press <Enter>.
7. From the Choose Type menu, select RAID 1 and press <Enter>. See Figure 2-6.
Figure 2-4. Create New Host Drive
Figure 2-5. Select Physical Drive

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8. StorCon displays a warning that all data on the selected disks will be destroyed (see
Figure 2-7). Confirm your choice by pressing <y>.
9. StorCon asks for the capacity to use for each drive (see Figure 2-8). Type in the
physical drive capacity that you recorded in Table 2-1 for RAID 1 and press <Enter>.
Figure 2-6. Choose Type Menu
Figure 2-7. Host Drive Creation Confirmation
Figure 2-8. Drive Capacity

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10.StorCon pauses to determine if you want to configure the selected disks for SAF-TE
Auto Hot Plug. Press <y> or <n> to confirm your choice.
11. StorCon asks if you want to set the host drive type to Cluster. Refer to your product’s
Hardware Guide to determine if clustering is supported before pressing <y> or <n> to
confirm your choice.
12.The new host drive is created (see Figure 2-9). When the build process is completed,
the RAID 1 disk array changes to ready status, for example, the data is fully redundant.
13.Exit StorCon by pressing <Esc> several times to escape out of the various menus and
pressing <y> to quit.
Follow the instructions in the next section to continue the installation.
2.4 Create the RAID Software Suite Driver Installation
Diskette
The RAID Software Suite CD-ROM is self-booting, assuming that your system supports
booting from the CD-ROM drive.
1. Change your computer’s BIOS setting so that your system boots from the CD-ROM.
Insert the CD-ROM into the system CD-ROM drive and power up the system. The
ROM-DOS Startup Menu appears (Figure 2-10).
Figure 2-9. Newly Created Host Drive

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Figure 2-10. ROM-DOS Menu
2. From the menu, select Make Diskettes, and press <Enter>. The Select a Type of
Diskette to Create screen appears. See Figure 2-11.
Figure 2-11. Diskette to Create
3. Press <Enter> to select OS Diskettes. The Select an OS to Create screen appears. See
Figure 2-12.
Figure 2-12. OS to Create
4. Highlight the OS to be installed and press <Enter>.
5. Select the specific OS to be installed and press <Enter>.

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6. A DOS screen will appear. Follow the instructions to extract the image to diskette.
After the diskette is created, the Select an OS to Create screen reappears (Figure 2-12).
7. Remove the diskette from the floppy drive and set it aside. You will be instructed when
to use it during the OS installation.
8. In the Select an OS to Create screen, select Main Menu. The Select a Type of Diskette
to Create screen appears (Figure 2-11).
9. Select Exit & Reboot to reboot the system.
10.Change your computer’s BIOS setting so that your system boots normally (not from
the CD-ROM).
Go to the section for your choice of operating system and continue the installation.
2.5 Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT
Installation
2.5.1 Minimum Requirements
Microsoft Windows 2000
•RAID Software Suite CD-ROM
•9 MB of free hard disk space (for the RAID Software Suite)
•Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional†, Server† or Advanced Server†
•RAID Software Suite Driver Installation diskette (see Section 2.4 for instructions to
create this diskette)
— One blank high density floppy diskette† may be required to create the installation
diskette
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
•RAID Software Suite CD-ROM
•9 MB of free hard disk space (for the RAID Software Suite)
•RAID Software Suite Driver Installation diskette (see Section 2.4 for instructions to
create this diskette)
— One blank high density floppy diskette† may be required to create the installation
diskette
•Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation†, Server† or Server Enterprise Edition†
† Not supplied
2.5.2 OS Installation Procedures
The following installation procedures highlight the Windows setup options that you must
install during OS installation to successfully prepare the operating system for the
installation of the RAID Software Suite.

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Novell NetWare 4.2x and 5.x Installation
These procedures cover installing the IIR controller and the OS to a host drive for local
administration of the RAID subsystem. For all other installation scenarios, please consult
the accompanying Software Guide.
Install the operating system software using one of the scenarios below which matches
your installation method.
Note: For detailed Windows installation procedures, please consult the documentation that came
with your computer system or operating system.
2.5.2.1 Installing Windows Using the Installation Boot Diskettes
1. Insert the bootable floppy diskette and power on the computer.
2. Let Windows detect the storage devices in your system. When device detection is
complete, press Sto specify additional storage devices.
3. Select Other. Insert the RAID Software Suite Driver Installation diskette for Windows
into the floppy drive, press <Enter>.
4. The IIR Controller is automatically selected. Press <Enter>.
5. Complete the text-based portion of the Windows installation procedures. Reboot and
continue with the GUI-based portion of the installation.
6. After the operating system is completely installed, go to Section 2.8 to complete the
installation.
2.5.2.2 Installing Windows Using the Bootable Windows CD-ROM
1. Insert the bootable floppy diskette and power on the computer.
2. Press F6 as soon as the initial blue screen appears to ensure that the RAID Driver
Installation diskette can be loaded when specifying Other.
3. When device detection is complete, press Sto specify additional storage devices.
4. Select Other. Insert the RAID Software Suite Driver Installation diskette for Windows
into the floppy drive. Press <Enter>.
5. The IIR Controller is automatically selected. Press <Enter>.
6. Complete the text-based portion of the Windows installation procedures. Reboot and
continue with the GUI-based portion of the installation.
7. After the operating system is completely installed, go to Section 2.8 to complete the
installation.
2.6 Novell NetWare 4.2x and 5.x Installation
2.6.1 Minimum Requirements
•RAID Software Suite CD-ROM

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•20 MB of free hard disk space
•RAID Software Suite Driver Installation Diskette for NetWare (see Section 2.4 for
instructions to create this diskette).
— One blank high density floppy diskette† may be required to create the installation
diskette
•Novell NetWare 4.2x† or 5.x† software
† Not supplied
2.6.2 OS Installation Procedures
2.6.2.1 New Installation of NetWare 4.20 with the SRCRX.HAM Driver
1. Create a driver diskette from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM. See Section 2.4 for
details to create this disk.
2. Start the OS installation from the NetWare CD-ROM. (NetWare 4.2x CD-ROMs are
NOT bootable so you must have a bootable DOS partition installed on your target hard
drive and have the appropriate DOS driver for your CD-ROM.)
3. At the driver summary menu select modify drivers.
4. Insert the driver diskette into drive A:
5. Press <Enter> on the IIR driver list.
6. Press <Insert> in the IIR controller driver menu.
7. Press <F3> and change the path to A:\DRIVERS\4XX then press <Enter>.
8. Select the SRCRX.HAM driver and complete the installation.
2.6.2.2 New Installation of NetWare 5.0 with the SRCRX.HAM Driver
Important: The SRCRX.HAM driver depends on a later version of the NWPA.NLM than
was shipped on the NetWare 5.0 CD. Without the NWPA.NLM update, the SRCRX.HAM
driver will fail to load. The following procedure will allow you to upgrade the
NWPA.NLM on the fly during OS installation.
1. Create a driver diskette from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM. See Section 2.4 for
details to create this disk.
2. Start the OS installation from the NetWare bootable CD-ROM.
3. The NetWare installation will eventually load a "Welcome" screen asking you to verify
the startup directory (C:\NWSERVER).
4. Press <Alt>+<F10> to exit the installation.
5. At the NetWare console prompt, type "down" and press <Enter> (the installation exits
to the boot drive's DOS prompt).
6. Insert the driver diskette into drive A:.

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7. If your NetWare startup directory is drive C:, then run
A:\INSTALL\NWUPDATE.BAT, otherwise create a subdirectory named
NWUPDATE at the root of your boot drive and copy all the files from
A:\DRIVERS\5XX to the NWUPDATE subdirectory.
8. Leave the NetWare 5.0 bootable CD in place, but remove the driver diskette from drive
A:.
9. Reboot the server. After rebooting the server, the NetWare 5.0 Install will start again.
10.Right after the Accept the License Agreement screen, select the "Continue with
Existing Partition" option.
Note: If you chose to install a "New Server," you may encounter the following warning dialog
box:
“Warning: A previously installed version of NetWare was detected in C:\NWSERVER.
If you choose to install a new server, all data on the existing server will be lost. <Press
ENTER to continue>”.
If the warning dialog box appears, press <Enter>.
11.Complete the installation.
2.6.2.3 New Installation of NetWare 5.1x with the SRCRX.HAM Driver
1. Create a driver diskette from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM. See Section 2.4 for
details to create this disk.
2. Start the OS installation from the NetWare bootable CD-ROM.
3. At the storage driver summary menu select modify drivers.
4. Insert the driver diskette into drive A:
5. Press <Enter> on the storage driver list.
6. Press <Insert> in the storage controller driver menu.
7. Press <F3> and change the path to A:\DRIVERS\5XX then press <Enter>.
8. Select the SRCRX.HAM driver.
9. Complete the installation.
2.7 UnixWare 7.1.1 Installation
2.7.1 Minimum Requirements
•RAID Software Suite CD-ROM
•20 MB of free hard disk space
•RAID Software Suite Driver Installation diskette for UnixWare (see Section 2.4 for
instructions to create this diskette).

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— One blank high density floppy diskette† may be required to create the installation
diskette
•SCO UnixWare* 7.1.1† OS software
† Not supplied
2.7.2 OS Installation Procedures
Note: When installing UnixWare, create only one RAID device (host drive) on which the
operating system is to be installed.
1. Create and configure one RAID device from the BIOS of IIR Storage Console
(accessed by pressing <Ctrl>+<g>).
2. Insert UnixWare 7.1.1 installation diskette 1 of 2 which was included with your OS
user’s manual. Installation begins.
During the installation UnixWare prompts you to insert a Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
diskette. Insert the RAID Software Suite Driver Installation diskette. If you do not
have the diskette for the operating system that you are installing, then create it before
continuing. See Section 2.4 for instructions to create this disk.
3. During the installation of UnixWare, you will be prompted to install the Network
Information Services (NIS) package. By default the installation will configure your
system as an NIS client. See your system administrator for configuration of the NIS
services.
Note: Installation of this service may take an extended period of time.
If you do not plan on using the NIS or there is not an NIS server present on your
network that you are installing this system onto, defer installation of NIS at this time
by pressing <F8> at the NIS configuration screen.
After completing the OS installation, proceed to Section 2.8 to complete the RAID
Software Suite installation.
2.8 RAID Software Suite Installation
2.8.1 Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0
1. Log into Windows using a user account with administrative rights.
2. Insert the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. When the Intel
Integrated RAID splash screen (see Figure 2-13) appears, click on the link Install, to
launch the Setup program.