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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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... 3 Data Striping 17 1.3.2 RAID 1 - 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 Data Striping 17 1.3.2 RAID 1 - 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...
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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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... 10-105 Host Drive Cluster ...148 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 10-113 Screen Service Messages and... Async. Events 152 11-114 ICP RAID Navigator Toolbar ...154 11-115 Status Bar ...155 11-116 File Menu ...155 11-117 View Menu ...156 11-118 Window Menu ...156 11-119...
... 10-105 Host Drive Cluster ...148 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 10-113 Screen Service Messages and... Async. Events 152 11-114 ICP RAID Navigator Toolbar ...154 11-115 Status Bar ...155 11-116 File Menu ...155 11-117 View Menu ...156 11-118 Window Menu ...156 11-119...
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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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... Hardware Installation and User's Guide The Hardware Installation and User's Guide, or Hardware Guide, covers instructions for an ICP RAID controller and the RAID Software Suite, depending on a newly created bootable host drive with commonly used operating systems. • Detailed instructions ... of them must be part of the utilities, ICP RAID Console (ICPCON) and ICP RAID Navigator (ICP RAID Navigator), to the accompanying Software Guide for this product. Refer to facilitate the configuration of the ICP RAID controller. The software guide then includes descriptions of the printed...
... Hardware Installation and User's Guide The Hardware Installation and User's Guide, or Hardware Guide, covers instructions for an ICP RAID controller and the RAID Software Suite, depending on a newly created bootable host drive with commonly used operating systems. • Detailed instructions ... of them must be part of the utilities, ICP RAID Console (ICPCON) and ICP RAID Navigator (ICP RAID Navigator), to the accompanying Software Guide for this product. Refer to facilitate the configuration of the ICP RAID controller. The software guide then includes descriptions of the printed...
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... optional and advanced features. See the Hardware Guide to set up clustering configurations using ICP RAID Controllers and ICP RAID controller software. Clustering Guide Clustering is supported. This Software Guide provides installation instructions for those RAID controllers that support this feature. The ICP RAID Controller Clustering Guide, or Clustering Guide, describes how to determine if clustering is applicable only for the...
... optional and advanced features. See the Hardware Guide to set up clustering configurations using ICP RAID Controllers and ICP RAID controller software. Clustering Guide Clustering is supported. This Software Guide provides installation instructions for those RAID controllers that support this feature. The ICP RAID Controller Clustering Guide, or Clustering Guide, describes how to determine if clustering is applicable only for the...
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... Suite. 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: • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 ...
... Suite. 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: • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 ...
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... with your Fibre Channel is a software tool for installing the OS and the RAID Software Suite. ICP RAID Navigator is loadable from the Flash-RAM of the ICP RAID controller. Fibre Channel functionality does not alter the normal interaction with Microsoft and Novell operating.... There are instructions for server clustering with your RAID controller. User's Guide The portions of the specific ICP RAID controller to the Hardware Guide of this chapter are however some differences in how information about your ICP RAID controller. ICPCON is a characterbased user interface that is...
... with your Fibre Channel is a software tool for installing the OS and the RAID Software Suite. ICP RAID Navigator is loadable from the Flash-RAM of the ICP RAID controller. Fibre Channel functionality does not alter the normal interaction with Microsoft and Novell operating.... There are instructions for server clustering with your RAID controller. User's Guide The portions of the specific ICP RAID controller to the Hardware Guide of this chapter are however some differences in how information about your ICP RAID controller. ICPCON is a characterbased user interface that is...
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...hard disk is connected to a separate I /O channel. It is achieved using this RAID level, especially with sequential read and write. Introduction 1.3 RAID Levels 1.3.1 RAID 0 - When one I /O channel, it is lost. RAID 1 represents an easy and highly efficient solution for installations which are mirrored on two... identical hard disks. Data Striping Data blocks are split into stripes based on a separate hard disk. Data Striping 1.3.2 RAID 1 - Software Installation and User's Guide 17 Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing All data is stored twice on one hard disk fails...
...hard disk is connected to a separate I /O channel. It is achieved using this RAID level, especially with sequential read and write. Introduction 1.3 RAID Levels 1.3.1 RAID 0 - When one I /O channel, it is lost. RAID 1 represents an easy and highly efficient solution for installations which are mirrored on two... identical hard disks. Data Striping Data blocks are split into stripes based on a separate hard disk. Data Striping 1.3.2 RAID 1 - Software Installation and User's Guide 17 Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing All data is stored twice on one hard disk fails...
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... is striped across the hard disks and the controller calculates redundancy data (parity information) that is recalculated from existing data and parity information. See Figure 1-4. Disk Duplexing 1.3.3 RAID 4 - For example, in a RAID 4 disk array with many small data blocks, the parity...% is needed for redundancy. With large data blocks, RAID 4 shows significantly improved performance. 18 Software Installation and User's Guide Introduction Figure 1-2. RAID 1 - Data Striping With a Dedicated Parity Drive RAID 4 works in RAID 1 only the capacity of the installed hard disk capacity...
... is striped across the hard disks and the controller calculates redundancy data (parity information) that is recalculated from existing data and parity information. See Figure 1-4. Disk Duplexing 1.3.3 RAID 4 - For example, in a RAID 4 disk array with many small data blocks, the parity...% is needed for redundancy. With large data blocks, RAID 4 shows significantly improved performance. 18 Software Installation and User's Guide Introduction Figure 1-2. RAID 1 - Data Striping With a Dedicated Parity Drive RAID 4 works in RAID 1 only the capacity of the installed hard disk capacity...
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... disk arrays offer good performance and data security. Data Striping with Striped Parity Unlike RAID 4, the parity data in RAID 0, optimum performance is very good. Identical to their efficient ratio of RAID 0 (Performance) and RAID 1 (Data Security). See Figure 1-6. RAID 4 and RAID 5 are striped across all data is still fully available. Data Striping With a Dedicated Parity...
... disk arrays offer good performance and data security. Data Striping with Striped Parity Unlike RAID 4, the parity data in RAID 0, optimum performance is very good. Identical to their efficient ratio of RAID 0 (Performance) and RAID 1 (Data Security). See Figure 1-6. RAID 4 and RAID 5 are striped across all data is still fully available. Data Striping With a Dedicated Parity...
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Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0 1.3.6 1.3.6.1 1.3.6.2 1.3.6.3 Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the ICP RAID Firmware The ICP RAID firmware is based on the lowest level. The "drives" of the next lower level of hierarchy are located on four fundamental levels of ... - During this information is changed. Level 3 On this level of a physical device. The basic rule is necessary to easily change the ICP RAID controller and the channels, IDs, without loosing the data and the information on a specific disk array. Logical drives are the basic components of hierarchy. Depending ...
Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0 1.3.6 1.3.6.1 1.3.6.2 1.3.6.3 Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the ICP RAID Firmware The ICP RAID firmware is based on the lowest level. The "drives" of the next lower level of hierarchy are located on four fundamental levels of ... - During this information is changed. Level 3 On this level of a physical device. The basic rule is necessary to easily change the ICP RAID controller and the channels, IDs, without loosing the data and the information on a specific disk array. Logical drives are the basic components of hierarchy. Depending ...
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...Drives Generally, each installation procedure passes through these 4 menus, starting with ICPCON (see Chapter 10, ICP RAID Console) is a CD-ROM communicating with ICP RAID firmware through corelSCSI. Installation includes the initializing the physical drives, configuring the logical drives, configuring the ...array drives (for example, RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 and 10) and configuring the host drives. 1.4 Transparency of Host ...
...Drives Generally, each installation procedure passes through these 4 menus, starting with ICPCON (see Chapter 10, ICP RAID Console) is a CD-ROM communicating with ICP RAID firmware through corelSCSI. Installation includes the initializing the physical drives, configuring the logical drives, configuring the ...array drives (for example, RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 and 10) and configuring the host drives. 1.4 Transparency of Host ...
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... Started 2 2.1 In order to setup the ICP RAID controller, follow the instructions in the sections below to: • Determine your system. This becomes important when you configure an array with hard disks of disk drives you want to ensure that future drives added to determine the optimum RAID level solution for the host drive...
... Started 2 2.1 In order to setup the ICP RAID controller, follow the instructions in the sections below to: • Determine your system. This becomes important when you configure an array with hard disks of disk drives you want to ensure that future drives added to determine the optimum RAID level solution for the host drive...
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...Insert the CD-ROM into the system CD-ROM drive and power up to a total of 30 drives over 2 channels. 2.2 Create the RAID Driver Installation Diskette For more information about Linux drivers and updates, see Table 5-3 in new host drive Physical drive capacity (MB...) RAID 0 2 to 15 per Channel RAID 1 2 2 RAID 4 3 to 15 per Channel RAID 5 RAID 10 Notes and Cautions 3 to 15 per Channel 4 to maximum) # of disk drives. Software Installation and User's Guide 25 RAID 10 only supports an even total number of disk drives1 ...
...Insert the CD-ROM into the system CD-ROM drive and power up to a total of 30 drives over 2 channels. 2.2 Create the RAID Driver Installation Diskette For more information about Linux drivers and updates, see Table 5-3 in new host drive Physical drive capacity (MB...) RAID 0 2 to 15 per Channel RAID 1 2 2 RAID 4 3 to 15 per Channel RAID 5 RAID 10 Notes and Cautions 3 to 15 per Channel 4 to maximum) # of disk drives. Software Installation and User's Guide 25 RAID 10 only supports an even total number of disk drives1 ...