Intel SRCS14L - RAID Controller driver and firmware
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User Guide - Page 3
...2.2.2 Intel® Smart 3 FlashFile™ Flash Memory 9 2.2.3 SDRAM (Cache 9 2.2.4 SATA Controllers 9 2.2.5 Audible Alarm 9 2.2.6 SATA Connectors 10 2.2.7 PCI Interface 10 2.2.8 SRCS14L Jumpers 10 2.2.9 Diagnostic Features 11 2.3 Architecture Features (HW 13 2.4 Electrical Characteristics 13 2.5 Environmental Specifications 13 2.6 Supported Hard Drive Technology 13
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Software ...14...
User Guide - Page 4
... Regulatory Agencies Certifications (Hardware 29 5.3 Supported Specifications and Standards 31
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Technical Drawings and Diagrams 32
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Appendices...33
7.1 Referenced Documentation 33 7.2 BIOS Boot Messages 33
Figures
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SRCS14L RAID Controller Physical Layout 8
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Jumper Settings and Pin Numbers 10
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LED Labels and Colors 11
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RAID Software Stack Architecture Block Diagram 14...
User Guide - Page 5
... PCI RAID
SAF-TE SATA SE
SCA
SCSI SNMP
Description
Application Programmer Interface Dynamic Linked Library Generic term to reference either MS-DOS* or ROM-DOS Desktop Management Interface - a system management specification Error Correction Code (also error correcting code and error correcting circuits) Flash Recovery Utility Flash Update Utility Firmware Gigabit Gigabyte Host Bus Adapter Intel...
User Guide - Page 6
... PCB that integrates all the components of the RAID PCI add-in card.
1.3
Product Overview
The SRCS14L is a PCI-based, low-profile, four-port SATA RAID controller. It utilizes the Intel® 80303 Intelligent I/O processor, two Silicon Image* Sil3112A SATA controllers, and Intel Integrated RAID software.
1.4 1.5
Operating System Support
The following operating systems are fully validated and...
User Guide - Page 9
... correction and double-bit error detection. The bus interface to the memory controller operates at 100 MHz. The SRCS14L uses 64MB of embedded memory.
Intel® Smart 3 FlashFile™ Flash Memory
This 3.3v, 32Mb (4MB) flash memory chip is used to store the RAID firmware. This non-volatile storage can be accessed for firmware updates and recovery. For firmware recovery, set the IOP mode select...
User Guide - Page 10
...; however, it is backwards compatible with all 33MHz PCI expansion slots.
2.2.8 SRCS14L Jumpers
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...
User Guide - Page 11
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L
Table 2. Controller Jumper Settings
Jumper Block
Jumper Position
Jumper on pins [1-2]
J1
Jumper on pins [2-3]
No jumpers
Jumper on pins [1-2]
J4
Jumper on pins [2-3]
No jumpers
Definition
IOP is in reset mode with firmware recovery enabled. IOP is in normal run mode. IOP is in normal run mode. PCI bus is forced to 33 MHz...
User Guide - Page 12
..., run the Storage Console to check the status of the RAID controller beep, beep, beep, beep, .... 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, use the FRU utility to recover the firmware as described in Appendix A of the SRCS14L hardware guide.
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User Guide - Page 13
... 80303 processor: 100MHz, RISC 64-bit core 3.3V unbuffered, PC100, ECC SDRAM. 64MB embedded not upgradeable 3.3v, 32Mb (4MB) flash memory chip is used to store the RAID firmware PCI 2.2 compliant, universally keyed for 3.3 and 5 volt PCI slots 528 MB/sec (Burst) DMA to PCI and local buses +5 or +3.3 volt Two Silicon Image Sil3112A SATA controllers, which each control two serial ports (four ports...
User Guide - Page 14
...To Remote StorCons
Storage Console
API (ROM)
Storage Console
(StorCon)
API
StorCon+ Windows
(GUI)
API
SNMP Extension
Agent
API
IIR Service / IIRD
API
Install Programs
PCI BIOS
Operating System Driver
PCI Host Interface Common Firmware
I/O Processor
PCI Bus
I/O Device
The RAID software stack is composed of two major component groupings: the RAID firmware embedded in the Flash memory and...
User Guide - Page 15
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L
Note: The architecture block diagram in Figure 4: RAID Software Stack Architecture Block Diagram is a generalization. Its goal is to cover all OS implementations. Certain blocks may or may not be relevant to each specific OS.
3.1.1 User Interface
3.1.1.1 3.1.1.2
Storage Console
The Storage Console is a text-based user interface. It is a full-...
User Guide - Page 16
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L
3.1.3
3.1.3.1 3.1.3.2
3.1.3.3 3.1.3.4
3.1.4
Common Layers
PCI BIOS
The PCI BIOS is the Expansion ROM software as defined in the PCI specification. It performs IIR initialization from host system memory during POST.
IIR API
The IIR API is a C++ class library consisting of OS-independent classes and methods. This layer encapsulates sequences of lower ...
User Guide - Page 17
...® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L
RAID Functionality and Features
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4.1
4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3
Hierarchy
A fundamental purpose of a RAID system is to present a usable (with some level of redundancy) data storage medium (or drive) to a host operating system. In accomplishing this, the Intel RAID firmware is based on a four level hierarchal model. Each level has its own drives associated with...
User Guide - Page 18
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L
• RAID 4 drives • RAID 5 drives • RAID 10 drives
You can manually create an array drive by using two or more logical drives that were manually created at level 2. This action combines the original host drives associated with each of the logical drives into a single host drive at a chosen RAID level.
4.1.4 Level 4: Host Drives
Host...
User Guide - Page 21
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L
4.2
Utilities and Tools
Table 11. Utilities And Tools
Management/Monitoring
Description
Actions
Storage Console (StorCon)
This is a text-based UI that allows full management and monitoring of the RAID controller and its subsystem. Consistent look and feel across all supported operating systems.
Storage Console+ (StorCon+)
GUI based version ...
User Guide - Page 22
... menu Advanced Setup -> Configure Controller -> Firmware Update
Requires that the controller's J4 jumper be placed in the Reset/ Firmware Recovery mode and the use of the DOS-based firmware recovery utility.
4.3
4.3.1
RAID Features
RAID Level Support
Table 12. Supported RAID Levels
RAID Level
Description
Drives Requirements
0
Data striping. The SRCS14L can support only one RAID O component...
User Guide - Page 25
... to detect the insertion or removal of hot plug disk drives and report the event to the RAID firmware. The RAID configuration is automatically updated to the new configuration. Access this feature through the Advanced Setup menu of Storage Console.
4.3.5
Auto-declare Hot Fix (Spare) Drive
If the RAID controller has a RAID array drive that is in failed (degraded) state, and you connect...
User Guide - Page 27
.... When in destructive build mode, the firmware writes a pattern of zeros across all disks. If this build process is interrupted by rebooting the computer, the build process will continue in the much slower non-destructive build mode.
PCI Hot Plug
The controller supports the PCI hot plug specification for Windows. It supports the hot replace function only.
Technical Product...
User Guide - Page 28
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L
Certifications and Supported
Technologies
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5.1
OS Certifications
The product will be validated ...the RAID software suite OS drivers and RAID firmware. The product will not be held up from shipping while awaiting final passing notification from the OS vendors (and in the case of Windows 2000, the digitally signed versions of the OS driver).
Table...
User Guide - Page 33
Appendices
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L
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7.1
Referenced Documentation
Table 18. Referenced Documentation
Document Title SRCS14L Hardware Installation and User's Guide Software Installation and User's Guide
7.2
BIOS Boot Messages
TBD.
Order # 251554-001 273479-002
Technical Product Specification 33