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- Page 1 ® Intel Integrated RAID Installation Quick Start Guide, Version 1.1 April 2002 Order Number: 273477-001...
- Page 2 ® 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Quick Start Using the User Documentation Set ....................5 Getting Help ..........................6 Regulatory Information ........................6 Warnings and Cautions .........................6 Installation Determining the RAID Configuration ..................... 8 Hardware Installation........................9 2.2.1 Minimum Requirements ....................9 2.2.2 Installing the IIR Controller ..................9 Create a Bootable Host Drive...................... - Page 4 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 Select Controller ......................... 24 Configure Host Drives ........................ 25 Create New Host Drive .......................
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Page 5: Quick Start
Using the User Documentation Set Quick Start 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. -
Page 6: Getting Help
Getting Help 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. - Page 7 Warnings and Cautions ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the computer chassis. Installation Quick Start Guide...
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Page 8: Installation
Determining the RAID Configuration Installation 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. Figure 2-1. -
Page 9: Hardware Installation
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. -
Page 10: Create A Bootable Host Drive
Create a Bootable Host Drive 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. -
Page 11: Select Controller
Create a Bootable Host Drive 3. Select the controller and press <Enter>. See Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2. Select Controller 4. Select the menu option Configure Host Drives and press <Enter>. See Figure 2-3. Figure 2-3. Configure Host Drives Installation Quick Start Guide... -
Page 12: Create New Host Drive
Create a Bootable Host Drive Figure 2-4. Create New Host Drive 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 "*"... -
Page 13: Choose Type Menu
Create a Bootable Host Drive Figure 2-6. Choose Type Menu 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>. Figure 2-7. Host Drive Creation Confirmation 9. -
Page 14: Create The Raid Software Suite Driver Installation Diskette
Create the RAID Software Suite Driv- 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>... -
Page 15: Rom-Dos Menu
Create the RAID Software Suite Driver Installation Diskette 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. -
Page 16: Microsoft Windows 2000 And Windows Nt Installation
Microsoft Windows 2000 and Win- 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. -
Page 17: Novell Netware 4.2X And 5.X Installation
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. -
Page 18: Os Installation Procedures
Novell NetWare 4.2x and 5.x Installa- • 20 MB of free hard disk space • RAID Software Suite Driver Installation Diskette for NetWare (see Section 2.4 instructions to create this diskette). — One blank high density floppy diskette† may be required to create the installation diskette •... -
Page 19: Unixware 7.1.1 Installation
UnixWare 7.1.1 Installation 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 9. -
Page 20: Os Installation Procedures
RAID Software Suite Installation — 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 When installing UnixWare, create only one RAID device (host drive) on which the Note: operating system is to be installed. -
Page 21: Raid Software Setup Splash Screen
RAID Software Suite Installation If the RAID Software Setup Splash Screen does not appear, then run the setup.exe file that Note: resides at: <CD-ROM root>\windows\install\setup.exe Figure 2-13. RAID Software Setup Splash Screen 3. A welcome screen appears. Click Next. 4. License Agreement - Click Yes after reading to agree. 5. -
Page 22: Novell Netware 4.2X And 5.X
RAID Software Suite Installation This option allows for remote administration of the IIR controller. Figure 2-14. Setup Type 6. Choose the default selections (recommended) or select components that you wish to install. Click Next to continue the installation. 7. Choose the Destination Location - Use the default directory for installation, click Next. 8. -
Page 23: Unixware 7.1.1
RAID Software Suite Installation 2.8.2.2 Configuring Tools for Remote Access 1. Create a group SRC_Operator in the NDS. 2. Add the Admin and all other users who will use this interface. 3. Load SRCIPX.NLM. 4. Start Storage Console (Storcon.exe) or Storage Console Plus (Storcon+.exe) from a workstation using a user name of the group SRC_Operator and his/her NetWare password. -
Page 24: Appendix
Installing a RAID 5 Disk Array with Appendix This appendix describes how to create a bootable host drive in a RAID 5 array configuration via XROM StorCon. This appendix assumes that you have already completed instructions detailed in Section 2.1, Determining the RAID Configuration. -
Page 25: A-2 Configure Host Drives
Installing a RAID 5 Disk Array with Hot Fix Figure A-2. Configure Host Drives Figure A-3. Create New Host Drive 5. Select Create new Host Drive (Figure A-3) and press <Enter>. StorCon displays a list of available hard disks (Figure A-4). -
Page 26: A-4 Select Physical Drive
Installing a RAID 5 Disk Array with 5 + HotFix example, four disks are selected. The selected hard disks become marked with an "*" as shown in Figure A-4. Press <Enter> to accept your selections. Figure A-4. Select Physical Drive 7. -
Page 27: A-7 Drive Capacity
Installing a RAID 5 Disk Array with Hot Fix 9. StorCon asks for the capacity to use for each drive (see Figure A-7). Type in the physical drive capacity that you recorded in Table 2-1 for RAID 5 and press <Enter>. Figure A-7. -
Page 28: Progress Window
Installing a RAID 5 Disk Array with build to complete. When leaving StorCon, a progress window informs you about the estimated completion time for the build process (see Figure A-9). Figure A-9. Progress Window Upon successful completion of the build process the RAID 5 disk array changes to ready status, for example, the data is fully redundant. -
Page 29: Index
Index Index installation warnings and cautions 6 microsoft windows NT 16 raid adapter minimum requirements 9 pre-installation worksheet 9 regulatory information 6 regulatory information 6 user’s manual intended audience 5 warnings and cautions 6 Installation Quick Start Guide...