Intel SRCS14L - RAID Controller User manual

Preliminary
Intel®Integrated RAID Controller
SRCS14L
Four-port Low Profile Serial ATA RAID Controller
Hardware Installation and User’s Guide, Version 1.0
November 2002
Order Number: 251554-003

Hardware Installation and User’s Guide
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Contents
1 Getting Started
1.1 Using the User Documentation Set ...............................................................................................5
1.1.1 Document Formats ......................................................................................................6
1.2 About This Guide...........................................................................................................................6
1.3 Customer Support Contact Information .........................................................................................6
1.4 Regulatory and Certification Information .......................................................................................7
1.4.1 Product Regulatory Compliance ..................................................................................7
1.4.2 Product Safety Compliance .........................................................................................7
1.4.3 Product EMC Compliance ...........................................................................................7
1.4.4 Product Regulatory Compliance Markings .................................................................. 8
1.4.5 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices ........................................................................8
1.5 Warnings and Cautions ...............................................................................................................11
2 Hardware Installation
2.1 Installation Procedures................................................................................................................13
2.1.1 Computer System Hardware Requirements ..............................................................13
2.1.2 Installing the IIR Controller ........................................................................................14
2.1.3 Changing Jumper Settings ........................................................................................15
2.2 Diagnostic Features ....................................................................................................................17
2.2.1 LED Indicators ...........................................................................................................17
2.2.2 Audible Alarm ............................................................................................................18
2.2.3 Beep Sequences During System Boot ......................................................................19
3 Hardware Specifications and Features
3.1 IIR Controller Hardware Features ...............................................................................................20
3.1.1 Key Features .............................................................................................................20
3.2 Operating System Support ..........................................................................................................22
3.3 Supported Hard Drive Technology ..............................................................................................22
3.4 Array Roaming Compatibility .......................................................................................................22
3.5 PCI Hot Plug................................................................................................................................22
3.6 Hot-Plug Disk Drive Support .......................................................................................................23
3.7 Auto-detection of Hot-Plug Disk Drives in a Non-Intelligent Drive Enclosure..............................23
3.8 RAID Controller Drive Limitations (Host, Array, Logical, and Physical).......................................23
A Flash Memory Programming
A.1 About Firmware Files..................................................................................................................24
A.2 Choosing Update vs. Recover ....................................................................................................24
A.3 Setting Jumper J1.......................................................................................................................24
A.4 Updating or Recovering Firmware Using the FRUU...................................................................25
A.4.1 Creating Firmware Diskettes from the CD-ROM Autorun Menu................................26
A.4.2 Creating Firmware Diskettes from the Bootable RAID Software Suite CD-ROM ......27
A.4.3 Running the FRUU ....................................................................................................27
A.5 Updating Firmware Using XROM StorCon .................................................................................29

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Figures
2-1 IIR Controller Component Layout ............................................................................................... 14
2-2 Installing the IIR Controller into a Computer System.................................................................. 15
2-3 Jumper Locations and Pin Numbers .......................................................................................... 16
2-4 LED Labels and Colors............................................................................................................... 17
Tables
2-1 Controller Jumper Settings ......................................................................................................... 17
2-2 LED Descriptions........................................................................................................................ 18
2-3 Beep Sequences ........................................................................................................................ 19
3-1 Hardware Architecture................................................................................................................ 20
3-2 Environmental Specifications ..................................................................................................... 21
3-3 RAID Controller Drive Maximum Limitations (SRCS14L)........................................................... 23

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Getting Started
Getting Started 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 four separate documents:
Installation Quick Start Poster
The Installation Quick Start Poster, or Quick Start Poster, provides a high level view of
installing and configuring a RAID controller. Refer to the accompanying Software Guide
for more detailed information.
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 operating systems, standard features and optional features.
Software Installation and User’s Guide
The Software Installation and User’s Guide, or Software Guide, contains:
•Quick installation of the IIR controller software on a newly created bootable host drive
with commonly used operating systems.
•Detailed instructions covering more complex software installation scenarios for all
supported operating systems.
•Instructions for using the RAID Software Suite, the drivers, 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
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.

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Clustering Guide
The Intel®Integrated RAID Controller Clustering Guide, or Clustering Guide, describes
how to set up clustering configurations using IIR Controllers and IIR controller software.
Information on Operating Systems, Cluster functionality, and other system details may be
found in their corresponding system manuals.
1.1.1 Document Formats
All documents, with the exception of the quick start poster, are provided on the CD-ROM
in both PDF and HTML format:
•HTML—To view online HTML documents, Click Documentation from the autorun
menu or open <cdromdrive>:\docs\index.htm.
•PDF—Portable Document Format (PDF) documents can be opened, viewed, and
printed with Adobe* Acrobat Reader* (not provided on the CD-ROM).
1.2 About This Guide
This guide contains three sections:
Chapter 1, Getting Started
This chapter covers how to use the different user documents in the user documentation set,
customer support contact information, and regulatory and license agreements covering
this product.
Chapter 2, Hardware Installation
This chapter contains the procedures for installing the IIR controller into a computer
system.
Chapter 3, Hardware Specifications and Features
This chapter covers all the hardware specifications associated with the IIR controller and
its components and any optional RAID features that are supported by the RAID Software.
The software guide covers in detail all software features.
1.3 Customer Support Contact Information
For product support, visit http://support.intel.com.

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1.4 Regulatory and Certification Information
Note: This controller is intended for use in UL Listed computers or equivalent, that have
instructions detailing installation.
1.4.1 Product Regulatory Compliance
The IIRRZ4CHSI (SRCS14L) RAID controller, when correctly integrated per this guide,
complies with the following safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations.
1.4.2 Product Safety Compliance
•CSA C22.2, No. UL 60950/60950, 3rd Edition (US/Canada)
•EN 60950 (European Union)
•IEC 60950 (International)
•CE - Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) (European Union)
1.4.3 Product EMC Compliance
•FCC Part 15, Class A Emissions (USA)
•ICES-003, Class A Emissions (Canada)
•CISPR 22, 3rd Edition, Class A Emissions (International)
•EN55022: 1998, Class A Emissions
•EN55024: 1998, Immunity
•CE - EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
•AS/NZS 3548, Class A Emissions (Australia / New Zealand)
•BSMI CNS13438, Class A Emissions (Taiwan)
•RRL, MIC Notice No. 1997-41 (EMC) & 1997-42 (EMI) (Korea)

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1.4.4 Product Regulatory Compliance Markings
The IIRRZ4CHSI (SRCS14L) RAID controller is marked with the following regulatory
markings:
1.4.5 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices
1.4.5.1 FCC Verification Statement (USA)
Product Type: IIRRZ4CHSI (SRCS14L)
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Marking Description
UL Listed Accessory mark for USA and Canada
CE mark for European Union
C-Tick mark for Australia and New Zealand
Taiwan BSMI Marking (Class A)
Canada ICES Mark
Korea MIC Mark
LISTED ACCESSORY
ITE
E139761
N232

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.
If you make any modification to the equipment not expressly approved by Intel, you could
void your authority to operate the equipment.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. The customer is responsible for
ensuring compliance of the modified product.
All cables used to connect to peripherals must be shielded and grounded. Operation with
cables, connected to peripherals that are not shielded and grounded may result in
interference to radio and TV reception.
1.4.5.2 ICES-003 (Canada)
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appereil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
1.4.5.3 CE Declaration of Conformity (Europe)
We, Intel Corporation, declare under our sole responsibility that the product:
Intel®IIRRZ4CHSI (SRCS14L)
is in conformity with all applicable essential requirements necessary for CE marking,
following the provisions of the European Council Directive 89/336/EEC (EMC Directive)
and Council Directive 73/23/EEC (Safety/Low Voltage Directive).
The product is properly CE marked demonstrating this conformity and is for distribution
within all member states of the EU with no restrictions.
This product follows the provisions of the European Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/
EEC.
Dansk Dette produkt er i overensstemmelse med det europæiske direktiv 89/336/EEC &
73/23/EEC.
Dutch Dit product is in navolging van de bepalingen van Europees Directief 89/336/EEC
& 73/23/EEC.
Suomi Tämä tuote noudattaa EU-direktiivin 89/336/EEC & 73/23/EEC määräyksiä.

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Français Ce produit est conforme aux exigences de la Directive Européenne 89/336/EEC
& 73/23/EEC.
Deutsch Dieses Produkt entspricht den Bestimmungen der Europäischen Richtlinie 89/
336/EEC & 73/23/EEC.
Icelandic Þessi vara stenst reglugerð Evrópska Efnahags Bandalagsins númer 89/336/
EEC & 73/23/EEC.
Italiano Questo prodotto è conforme alla Direttiva Europea 89/336/EEC & 73/23/EEC.
Norsk Dette produktet er i henhold til bestemmelsene i det europeiske direktivet 89/336/
EEC & 73/23/EEC.
Portuguese Este produto cumpre com as normas da Diretiva Européia 89/336/EEC & 73/
23/EEC.
Español Este producto cumple con las normas del Directivo Europeo 89/336/EEC & 73/
23/EEC.
Svenska Denna produkt har tillverkats i enlighet med EG-direktiv 89/336/EEC & 73/23/
EEC.
1.4.5.4 BSMI (Taiwan)
These products have been tested in accordance to, and complies with Taiwan BSMI
certification requirements.
1.4.5.5 RRL (Korea)
These products have been tested in accordance to, and complies with Korean RRL
certification requirements.

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1.5 Warnings and Cautions
This guide and all associated guides in the user documentation set (the Quick Start Guide,
the Hardware Guide, and the Software Guide) should be used by qualified technical
personnel with experience installing and configuring PCI controllers.
Read and adhere to all warnings, cautions, and notices 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 controller components. Perform the described procedures in this
guide only at an ESD workstation. If no such station is available, you can provide some
ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of
the computer chassis.

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Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation 2
This chapter provides information on installing the IIR controller, programming the Flash
memory, setting jumpers, and using the LEDs and alarms to diagnose the controller.
2.1 Installation Procedures
Warning: Shock hazards may be present inside the computer in which this controller is being
installed. Disconnect all power cords to the computer before the removal of any
covers.
Follow the warnings noted in your computer’s user manual before installing this board.
ONLY after reinstallation of all the covers should you reconnect the power cords and
power up the computer.
Note: Take precautions to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage before handling the IIR
controller.
2.1.1 Computer System Hardware Requirements
•Computer with CD-ROM drive
•One available 64-bit/66MHz PCI slot for optimal performance; however, the controller
is backwards compatible with all 33MHz PCI expansion slots.
•PCI 2.2 compliant system BIOS

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Figure 2-1. IIR Controller Component Layout
2.1.2 Installing the IIR Controller
1. Power-off the computer system.
2. Disconnect power cord(s) and remove the system cover.
3. Install the IIR controller into an available PCI slot. See Figure 2-2.
Note: Use the appropriate bracket on the controller for your server platform.
4. Using SATA cables, connect the SATA drives to the internal SATA connectors
located on the IIR controller.
5. Replace the system cover and reconnect power cord(s).
167 mm
56 mm
Power
PCI bus speed
66MHz = on
33MHz =off
Status
DMA mode
Port-B:0 activity
Port-B:1 activity
Back View
Port-A:1 activity
Port-A:0 activity
167 mm
56 mm
Alarm
64MB ECC SDRAM
data cache
IOP mode select
jumper
(J1 )
Channel B
64-bit /
66MHz,
universally
keyed, 3.3
and 5 volt,
PCI interface Intel
®
80303
®
I/O processor
Front View
SATA connector B:0
SATA connector B:1
SATA Connector A:0
SATA connector A:1
SATA processor B
SATA processor A
4MB Intel® Smart 3
FlashFile™ flash memory
Activity indicator header
PCI bus speed jumper (J4 )
Standard bracket
Low-profile bracket

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Figure 2-2. Installing the IIR Controller into a Computer System
2.1.3 Changing Jumper Settings
The IIR controller normally comes ready to be installed into the computer motherboard
immediately. However, jumper settings are available to:
•Reprogram the RAID firmware that is located in the flash memory of the IIR controller.
•Set the PCI bus speed (force 33 MHz or auto-negotiate 33/66 MHz).
The board contains 2 jumper blocks to control the functions described in Table 2-1. See
Figure 2-3 for jumper locations and pin numbers, and see Appendix A for a detailed
description of jumper J1.
PCI

Figure 2-3. Jumper Locations and Pin Numbers
2
3
1
PCI Bus Speed (J4)
Auto-negotiate 33 or 66 MHz (pins 2-3)
Force 33 MHz (pins 1-2)
2
3
1
IOP Mode Select (J1)
Normal Mode (pins 2-3)
Recovery Mode (pins 1-2)

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J1 - IOP mode select jumper block: This jumper is used to place the IOP in reset, which
enables the flash chip to be programmed to recover resident firmware (FW). See
Appendix A for a detailed description of jumper J1.
J4 - PCI bus speed:Leave this jumper in the default position (pins 2-3 to auto-negotiate
33/66 Mhz) unless instructed to do otherwise by customer support or a specification
update.
2.2 Diagnostic Features
The SRCS14L has LED indicators, an 80db audible alarm, and boot-up beep sequences
that can help diagnose the controller.
2.2.1 LED Indicators
The LEDs on the controller indicate SATA activity, data transfer, power status, PCI bus
frequency, and reset mode.
Table 2-1. Controller Jumper Settings
Jumper Block Jumper Position Definition
J1
Jumper on pins [1-2] IOP is in reset mode with firmware recovery
enabled.
Jumper on pins [2-3] IOP is in normal run mode.
No jumpers IOP is in normal run mode.
J4
Jumper on pins [1-2] PCI bus is forced to 33 MHz.
Jumper on pins [2-3] PCI bus auto-negotiates 33 MHz or 66 MHz.
No jumpers PCI bus auto-negotiates 33 MHz or 66 MHz.
Figure 2-4. LED Labels and Colors
A:0 A:1 T S P66P
green
yellow
yellow
green
red
green
yellow
yellow
yellow
B:0 B:1

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2.2.2 Audible Alarm
An 80db audible alarm, which is controlled by the RAID firmware, is mounted on the
RAID controller to indicate any of the following events:
•State of controller upon boot-up
•Change in the normal state of the array
•Change of controller environmental status (during normal operation)
•Failure of hardware that the controller manages
If the cause of the event is resolved and/or removed, the audible alarm will cease. You can
also turn off the audible alarm manually through StorCon or StorCon+. If you use these
management tools to silence the alarm, it will only be disabled for the current event and
will be ready to sound again at the next event.
2.2.2.1 Silencing the Audible Alarm in StorCon
In StorCon, under Advanced Setup > Configure Controller, press <F4> to silence alarm.
Note: The <F4> option is only available if the alarm has been activated.
2.2.2.2 Silencing the Audible Alarm in StorCon+
In StorCon+, in the Physical Configuration view, right click on the icon of the controller
requiring alarm deactivation. Click Silence to deactivate alarm. If the alarm has not been
activated, the Silence option will be grayed out.
Table 2-2. LED Descriptions
LED Description
A:0 Indicates activity on SATA port A:0.
A:1 Indicates activity on SATA port A:1.
B:0 Indicates activity on SATA port B:0.
B:1 Indicates activity on SATA port B:1.
T Indicates data transfer to the controller’s cache memory.
S When illuminated, the controller's IOP is in reset mode.
P When illuminated, the controller card is powered on.
P66 When illuminated, PCI bus frequency is 66Mhz. When not illuminated, PCI bus
frequency is 33Mhz.

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2.2.3 Beep Sequences During System Boot
During system POST, the audible alarm on the controller will produce one of a number of
beep sequences to indicate the status of the controller. See Table 2-3 for a description of
these beep sequences.
Table 2-3. Beep Sequences
Beep Sequence Status
beep - pause - beep,
beep, beep Controller startup was successful.
beep, beep, beep, beep,
....
RAID controller has a problem. A possible cause is disk failure. To
diagnose the problem, run the Storage Console to check the status of
the RAID controller and array.
beep, beep - pause -
beep, beep - pause - ....
Memory or firmware may have a problem. More details may be
available from the boot message. If necessary, recover the firmware by
following the procedure in Appendix A, “Flash Memory Programming”.

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Hardware Specifications and Features
Hardware Specifications and Features 3
This chapter covers all the hardware specifications associated with the IIR controller and
its components. The accompanying Software Guide covers all software features.
3.1 IIR Controller Hardware Features
This section provides a summary of the key features, configuration options and support
interface technology supported by the IIR controller.
3.1.1 Key Features
•Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 4, 5 and 10
•Supports up to four hard drives connected to the four SATA ports on the controller
•Online RAID level migration and capacity expansion without reboot
•RAID array roaming
•Instant availability and background initialization
•Automatic rebuild with private (dedicated) or pooled (global) hot fix (spare) drives
•Variable data strip size configurable per array
•64MB of ECC SDRAM support
•Read/write controller caching
•Hot plug disk drive auto detection configurable for non-intelligent enclosures
•PCI Hot plug support
Table 3-1. Hardware Architecture
Component Features
I/O Microprocessor The 80303 processor: 100MHz, RISC 64-bit core
Cache Memory 3.3V unbuffered, PC100, ECC SDRAM. 64MB
embedded not upgradeable
Flash Memory 3.3v, 32Mb (4MB) flash memory chip is used to store the
RAID firmware
I/O interface (PCI) PCI 2.2 compliant, universally keyed for 3.3 and 5 volt
PCI slots
PCI Transfer Rate 528 MB/sec (Burst) DMA to PCI and local buses
PCI Signaling +5 or +3.3 volt
SATA controllers
Two Silicon Image Sil3112A SATA controllers, which
each control two serial ports (four ports total) with
speeds up to 1.5 Gbps