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ICP RAID Software Software Installation and User's Guide, Version 1.2.7 June 2003 Preliminary
ICP RAID Software Software Installation and User's Guide, Version 1.2.7 June 2003 Preliminary
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...in medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications. THE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS SET FORTH HEREIN WERE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN ICP VORTEX AGREEING TO SUPPLY THIS INFORMATION FREE OF CHARGE. No License, express or implied, by Estoppel or otherwise, to any express... infringement or product warranty. THEY SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 1.1 OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE OF ICP VORTEX Software Installation and User's Guide ICP vortex and/or its needs. The hardware vendor remains solely responsible for a particular purpose, merchantability, satisfactory quality ...
...in medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications. THE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS SET FORTH HEREIN WERE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN ICP VORTEX AGREEING TO SUPPLY THIS INFORMATION FREE OF CHARGE. No License, express or implied, by Estoppel or otherwise, to any express... infringement or product warranty. THEY SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 1.1 OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE OF ICP VORTEX Software Installation and User's Guide ICP vortex and/or its needs. The hardware vendor remains solely responsible for a particular purpose, merchantability, satisfactory quality ...
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... User's Guide 3 Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0 19 1.3.6 Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the ICP RAID Firmware 20 1.4 Transparency of Host Drives ...21 1.4.1 Using CD-ROMs, DATs, Tapes, etc 22 2 Getting Started 2.1 Determine the RAID Configuration 24 2.2 Create the RAID Driver Installation Diskette 25 2.2.1 Preferred Method...25 2.2.2 Alternative Methods 27 2.3 Install the ICP RAID Controller ...29 3 Quick Installation 3.1 Roadmap...
... User's Guide 3 Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0 19 1.3.6 Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the ICP RAID Firmware 20 1.4 Transparency of Host Drives ...21 1.4.1 Using CD-ROMs, DATs, Tapes, etc 22 2 Getting Started 2.1 Determine the RAID Configuration 24 2.2 Create the RAID Driver Installation Diskette 25 2.2.1 Preferred Method...25 2.2.2 Alternative Methods 27 2.3 Install the ICP RAID Controller ...29 3 Quick Installation 3.1 Roadmap...
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...Installation of ICPCON from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM 65 5.6.2 Using ICPCON Monitoring Utility 66 5.7 Remote Monitoring with the ICP vortex SRCD Remote Access Service 66 5.7.1 SRCD Installation Instructions from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM 66... Requirements 76 7.1.2 Minimum Software Requirements 76 7.2 Installing the ICP RAID Controller as Boot Controller 77 7.3 Installing the ICP RAID Controller as an Additional Controller 77 7.3.1 No ICP RAID Controller Has Yet Been Configured 77 7.3.2 An ICP RAID Controller Has Already Been Configured 78 4 Software Installation and User's...
...Installation of ICPCON from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM 65 5.6.2 Using ICPCON Monitoring Utility 66 5.7 Remote Monitoring with the ICP vortex SRCD Remote Access Service 66 5.7.1 SRCD Installation Instructions from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM 66... Requirements 76 7.1.2 Minimum Software Requirements 76 7.2 Installing the ICP RAID Controller as Boot Controller 77 7.3 Installing the ICP RAID Controller as an Additional Controller 77 7.3.1 No ICP RAID Controller Has Yet Been Configured 77 7.3.2 An ICP RAID Controller Has Already Been Configured 78 4 Software Installation and User's...
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... an Operating System onto an Array Drive or Single Disk 89 9.3 Installing an OS onto an IDE or SCSI Disk Drive not Attached to the ICP RAID Controller........89 9.4 ICP RAID Controller Installation in an Already Configured FreeBSD System 90 9.4.1 Installation Procedure 90 9.4.2 Un-installation Procedure 90 9.5 Remote Monitoring with the SRCD Remote Access Service 91...
... an Operating System onto an Array Drive or Single Disk 89 9.3 Installing an OS onto an IDE or SCSI Disk Drive not Attached to the ICP RAID Controller........89 9.4 ICP RAID Controller Installation in an Already Configured FreeBSD System 90 9.4.1 Installation Procedure 90 9.4.2 Un-installation Procedure 90 9.5 Remote Monitoring with the SRCD Remote Access Service 91...
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... Menu ...148 10.6.1 View Statistics...149 10.6.2 View Events ...150 10.6.3 View Hard Disk Info 150 10.6.4 Save Information...151 11 ICP RAID Navigator 11.1 Introduction...153 11.2 The ICP RAID Navigator Controls 154 11.2.1 The Toolbar ...154 11.2.2 The Status Bar...155 11.2.3 File Menu Commands 155 11.2.4 View Menu Commands 155 11.2.5 Window...
... Menu ...148 10.6.1 View Statistics...149 10.6.2 View Events ...150 10.6.3 View Hard Disk Info 150 10.6.4 Save Information...151 11 ICP RAID Navigator 11.1 Introduction...153 11.2 The ICP RAID Navigator Controls 154 11.2.1 The Toolbar ...154 11.2.2 The Status Bar...155 11.2.3 File Menu Commands 155 11.2.4 View Menu Commands 155 11.2.5 Window...
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... Array Drive 185 11.6 The Statistics Window ...187 11.7 The Events Window ...188 11.8 ICP RAID Navigator Help ...190 11.9 RAID Configuration Service and RAIDMail 191 A Optional Features A.1 Server Clustering ...195 A.1.1 ICP RAID Controllers in a Cluster Configuration 196 A.1.2 Hardware Installation 196 A.1.3 Using ICP RAID Controllers with SCSI Interfaces 196 A.1.4 Releasing the Cluster Channels 197 A.1.5 The Microsoft Cluster Server Concept...
... Array Drive 185 11.6 The Statistics Window ...187 11.7 The Events Window ...188 11.8 ICP RAID Navigator Help ...190 11.9 RAID Configuration Service and RAIDMail 191 A Optional Features A.1 Server Clustering ...195 A.1.1 ICP RAID Controllers in a Cluster Configuration 196 A.1.2 Hardware Installation 196 A.1.3 Using ICP RAID Controllers with SCSI Interfaces 196 A.1.4 Releasing the Cluster Channels 197 A.1.5 The Microsoft Cluster Server Concept...
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... Main Menu ...26 Create Diskettes Menu ...26 Select an OS to Create...27 ICP RAID Splash Screen...28 Select an Operating System Screen 28 Select Controller ...32 Configure Host Drives ...33 Create New Host Drive ...33 Select Physical Drive...34 Choose Type Menu ...34 Host Drive ...46 Access Account Manager ...57 Enter User Account and Password 58 Confirm User Account and Password 59 ICP RAID Splash Screen...95 Setup Type ...96 Select Interface...100 Remote Machine ...100 Select Controller ...101 Express Setup and Monitor Menus 101 Advanced Setup and Monitor Menus 101 Select Host Drive ...
... Main Menu ...26 Create Diskettes Menu ...26 Select an OS to Create...27 ICP RAID Splash Screen...28 Select an Operating System Screen 28 Select Controller ...32 Configure Host Drives ...33 Create New Host Drive ...33 Select Physical Drive...34 Choose Type Menu ...34 Host Drive ...46 Access Account Manager ...57 Enter User Account and Password 58 Confirm User Account and Password 59 ICP RAID Splash Screen...95 Setup Type ...96 Select Interface...100 Remote Machine ...100 Select Controller ...101 Express Setup and Monitor Menus 101 Advanced Setup and Monitor Menus 101 Select Host Drive ...
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Events 152 11-114 ICP RAID Navigator Toolbar ...154 11-115 Status Bar ...155 11-116 File Menu ...155 11-...122 Refresh Rate Settings Dialog 157 11-123 Help Menu ...158 11-124 Select Controller ...158 11-125 Select Controller ...159 11-126 Sockets ...159 11-127 Access Control ...159 11-128 Physical Configuration Icon ...159 11-129 Example of a Physical ...10-106 View Statistics Menu ...149 10-107 Physical Drive Statistics ...149 10-108 Logfile Name ...150 10-109 Controller Events ...150 10-110 Hard Disk Information...150 10-111 Hard Disk Information...151 10-112 Save Information ...152 10...
Events 152 11-114 ICP RAID Navigator Toolbar ...154 11-115 Status Bar ...155 11-116 File Menu ...155 11-...122 Refresh Rate Settings Dialog 157 11-123 Help Menu ...158 11-124 Select Controller ...158 11-125 Select Controller ...159 11-126 Sockets ...159 11-127 Access Control ...159 11-128 Physical Configuration Icon ...159 11-129 Example of a Physical ...10-106 View Statistics Menu ...149 10-107 Physical Drive Statistics ...149 10-108 Logfile Name ...150 10-109 Controller Events ...150 10-110 Hard Disk Information...150 10-111 Hard Disk Information...151 10-112 Save Information ...152 10...
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11-153 Events Window Icon ...188 11-154 Controller Events ...189 11-155 ICP RAID Navigator Help ...190 11-156 Services ...191 11-157 RAID Configuration Service ...192 11-158 RAID Configuration Service...193 11-159 RAIDMail...193 11-160 Log File Name ...194 11-161 Workstation Names ...194 11-162 RAIDMail Utility...194 Software Installation and User's Guide 11
11-153 Events Window Icon ...188 11-154 Controller Events ...189 11-155 ICP RAID Navigator Help ...190 11-156 Services ...191 11-157 RAID Configuration Service ...192 11-158 RAID Configuration Service...193 11-159 RAIDMail...193 11-160 Log File Name ...194 11-161 Workstation Names ...194 11-162 RAIDMail Utility...194 Software Installation and User's Guide 11
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... Guide, covers instructions for this product. Using the User Documentation Set User documentation for installing an ICP RAID controller and provides a guide to facilitate the configuration of the printed documentation. For a particular ICP RAID controller, its hardware guide documents compatible RAID adapters, supported operating systems, standard features and optional features. You will find the following documents on...
... Guide, covers instructions for this product. Using the User Documentation Set User documentation for installing an ICP RAID controller and provides a guide to facilitate the configuration of the printed documentation. For a particular ICP RAID controller, its hardware guide documents compatible RAID adapters, supported operating systems, standard features and optional features. You will find the following documents on...
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... Format (PDF) documents can be opened, viewed, and printed with the exception of the specific ICP RAID controller to determine which implemented features are provided on the CD-ROM). 1.2 About This Guide This guide...ICP RAID controller, including optional and advanced features. This Software Guide provides installation instructions for the ICP RAID controller. • All implemented features of the appropriate hardware guide since not all features are applicable to set up clustering configurations using ICP RAID Controllers and ICP RAID controller software. The ICP RAID Controller...
... Format (PDF) documents can be opened, viewed, and printed with the exception of the specific ICP RAID controller to determine which implemented features are provided on the CD-ROM). 1.2 About This Guide This guide...ICP RAID controller, including optional and advanced features. This Software Guide provides installation instructions for the ICP RAID controller. • All implemented features of the appropriate hardware guide since not all features are applicable to set up clustering configurations using ICP RAID Controllers and ICP RAID controller software. The ICP RAID Controller...
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...Chapter 9 for installations with the following : Chapter 1, Introduction This chapter describes the user documentation set, RAID levels and levels of the specific ICP RAID controller to the Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 2000 operating system. Caution: Ensure that your computer system/platform... also supports your required Operating System before attempting to install and configure your ICP RAID controller. 1.2.1 Installation Guide The portions of this manual dedicated to the installation guide contain the following operating systems: ...
...Chapter 9 for installations with the following : Chapter 1, Introduction This chapter describes the user documentation set, RAID levels and levels of the specific ICP RAID controller to the Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 2000 operating system. Caution: Ensure that your computer system/platform... also supports your required Operating System before attempting to install and configure your ICP RAID controller. 1.2.1 Installation Guide The portions of this manual dedicated to the installation guide contain the following operating systems: ...
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... software features contain the following: Chapter 10, ICP RAID Console This chapter describes ICP RAID Console (ICPCON), a utility for installing the OS and the RAID Software Suite. There are instructions for configuring and diagnosing RAID subsystems built on ICP RAID controllers. ICPCON is available for all supported operating systems. Chapter 11, ICP RAID Navigator ICP RAID Navigator (ICP RAID Navigator) is a graphical user interface designed...
... software features contain the following: Chapter 10, ICP RAID Console This chapter describes ICP RAID Console (ICPCON), a utility for installing the OS and the RAID Software Suite. There are instructions for configuring and diagnosing RAID subsystems built on ICP RAID controllers. ICPCON is available for all supported operating systems. Chapter 11, ICP RAID Navigator ICP RAID Navigator (ICP RAID Navigator) is a graphical user interface designed...
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.... Some Magneto Optical (MO) drives are introduced to obtain full independence of the physical coordinates of Drive Hierarchy Within the ICP RAID Firmware The ICP RAID firmware is based on the firmware installed an array drive can be used as components. Physical drives are hard disks and.... During this initialization each hard disk receives information which allows an univocal identification even if the SCSI ID or the controller is to easily change the ICP RAID controller and the channels, IDs, without loosing the data and the information on a given level of hierarchy, the firmware ...
.... Some Magneto Optical (MO) drives are introduced to obtain full independence of the physical coordinates of Drive Hierarchy Within the ICP RAID Firmware The ICP RAID firmware is based on the firmware installed an array drive can be used as components. Physical drives are hard disks and.... During this initialization each hard disk receives information which allows an univocal identification even if the SCSI ID or the controller is to easily change the ICP RAID controller and the channels, IDs, without loosing the data and the information on a given level of hierarchy, the firmware ...
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..., each newly installed logical drive and array drive into several kinds of the host drives installed with ICPCON (see Chapter 10, ICP RAID Console) is a RAID 5 type host drive (consisting of these complex disk array configurations. It can be involved in MSDOS, drive C is not...bunch of drives) • Chaining sets (concatenation of hierarchy has its logical drive or array drive number. Only these 4 menus, starting with ICP RAID firmware through corelSCSI. For example, the operating system does not recognize that a given host drive consists of a number of the computer. To the...
..., each newly installed logical drive and array drive into several kinds of the host drives installed with ICPCON (see Chapter 10, ICP RAID Console) is a RAID 5 type host drive (consisting of these complex disk array configurations. It can be involved in MSDOS, drive C is not...bunch of drives) • Chaining sets (concatenation of hierarchy has its logical drive or array drive number. Only these 4 menus, starting with ICP RAID firmware through corelSCSI. For example, the operating system does not recognize that a given host drive consists of a number of the computer. To the...
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.... This becomes important when you configure an array with hard disks of disk drives you will use, the RAID configuration software will enter this value as the "Used Capacity per Drive" when you want to ensure that the... information about RAID levels and to determine the optimum RAID level solution for your RAID level and array configuration • Create a RAID driver installation diskette • Install the controller After completing these steps, refer Chapter 3 for the host drive. 4. Getting Started Getting Started 2 2.1 In order to setup the ICP RAID controller, follow the...
.... This becomes important when you configure an array with hard disks of disk drives you will use, the RAID configuration software will enter this value as the "Used Capacity per Drive" when you want to ensure that the... information about RAID levels and to determine the optimum RAID level solution for your RAID level and array configuration • Create a RAID driver installation diskette • Install the controller After completing these steps, refer Chapter 3 for the host drive. 4. Getting Started Getting Started 2 2.1 In order to setup the ICP RAID controller, follow the...
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...a Windows 2000 or Windows NT server to Create Getting Started 4. Software Installation and User's Guide 27 Select an OS to generate an ICP RAID controller driver diskette for any supported OS. 1. Highlight the OS to be instructed when to use it aside. You will be installed and... If you are unable to create the ICP RAID controller installation diskette by using a Windows Server Use the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM on the Windows server to generate an ICP RAID controller driver diskette for any of the Windows server. Insert the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM into the CD-ROM...
...a Windows 2000 or Windows NT server to Create Getting Started 4. Software Installation and User's Guide 27 Select an OS to generate an ICP RAID controller driver diskette for any supported OS. 1. Highlight the OS to be instructed when to use it aside. You will be installed and... If you are unable to create the ICP RAID controller installation diskette by using a Windows Server Use the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM on the Windows server to generate an ICP RAID controller driver diskette for any of the Windows server. Insert the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM into the CD-ROM...
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Getting Started 2. ICP RAID Splash Screen 3. If DemoShield does not start automatically, then run the following file from the CD-ROM drive: \autorun.exe Figure 2-10. The Select an ... floppy diskette. 28 Software Installation and User's Guide Figure 2-11. Click OS Diskettes. Select the screen options that you will install the ICP RAID controller. DemoShield* starts automatically and displays the ICP RAID splash screen (see Figure 2-11). Select an Operating System Screen 4. A command prompt window appears requesting that are appropriate for your specific operating...
Getting Started 2. ICP RAID Splash Screen 3. If DemoShield does not start automatically, then run the following file from the CD-ROM drive: \autorun.exe Figure 2-10. The Select an ... floppy diskette. 28 Software Installation and User's Guide Figure 2-11. Click OS Diskettes. Select the screen options that you will install the ICP RAID controller. DemoShield* starts automatically and displays the ICP RAID splash screen (see Figure 2-11). Select an Operating System Screen 4. A command prompt window appears requesting that are appropriate for your specific operating...
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... "rawrite". 6. Power off the computer, disconnect power cord(s) and remove the system cover (consult the documentation that came with your ICP RAID controller. Open the Opensv5x folder on the system hard drive and copy the rawrite.exe application to the folder created in which this board....Software Installation and User's Guide 29 Insert a blank floppy diskette in the drive and follow instructions on screen. 2.3 Install the ICP RAID Controller Refer to the folder created in the drive and follow the instructions on the system hard drive and copy the rawrite.exe application ...
... "rawrite". 6. Power off the computer, disconnect power cord(s) and remove the system cover (consult the documentation that came with your ICP RAID controller. Open the Opensv5x folder on the system hard drive and copy the rawrite.exe application to the folder created in which this board....Software Installation and User's Guide 29 Insert a blank floppy diskette in the drive and follow instructions on screen. 2.3 Install the ICP RAID Controller Refer to the folder created in the drive and follow the instructions on the system hard drive and copy the rawrite.exe application ...