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... 1.3 RAID Levels ...17 1.3.1 RAID 0 - Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing 17 1.3.3 RAID 4 - 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...
... 1.3 RAID Levels ...17 1.3.1 RAID 0 - Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing 17 1.3.3 RAID 4 - 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...
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... Confirmation 110 10-55 Array Drive Summary ...111 10-56 Array Drive Error State Dialog 111 10-57 Configure Controller Menu...112 10-58 Controller Settings Dialog ...112 10-59 Firmware Update ...115 10-60 Firmware Update Warning...115 10-61 Select Enclosure ...117 10-62 Enclosure Slots...117 10-63 Select Disk ...117...
... Confirmation 110 10-55 Array Drive Summary ...111 10-56 Array Drive Error State Dialog 111 10-57 Configure Controller Menu...112 10-58 Controller Settings Dialog ...112 10-59 Firmware Update ...115 10-60 Firmware Update Warning...115 10-61 Select Enclosure ...117 10-62 Enclosure Slots...117 10-63 Select Disk ...117...
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... configurations using ICP RAID Controllers and ICP RAID controller software. Introduction the software and firmware For further information refer to the Optional Features section of the appropriate hardware guide since not all features are applicable. This Software Guide provides installation instructions for the ICP RAID controller. • All implemented features of the ICP RAID controller, including optional and advanced features. The ICP RAID Controller Clustering Guide...
... configurations using ICP RAID Controllers and ICP RAID controller software. Introduction the software and firmware For further information refer to the Optional Features section of the appropriate hardware guide since not all features are applicable. This Software Guide provides installation instructions for the ICP RAID controller. • All implemented features of the ICP RAID controller, including optional and advanced features. The ICP RAID Controller Clustering Guide...
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... basic rule is to easily change the ICP RAID controller and the channels, IDs, without loosing the data and the information on a specific disk array. Level 1 Physical drives are used by the firmware, these hard disks must be : 20 Software Installation and User's Guide Some Magneto Optical (MO) drives are the basic components of...
... basic rule is to easily change the ICP RAID controller and the channels, IDs, without loosing the data and the information on a specific disk array. Level 1 Physical drives are used by the firmware, these hard disks must be : 20 Software Installation and User's Guide Some Magneto Optical (MO) drives are the basic components of...
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... host operating system of the computer. under the operating system. This host drive is then assigned a host drive number which is a CD-ROM communicating with ICP RAID firmware through these complex disk array configurations. Configure Physical Devices Level 2 - To the operating system this level the user may split an existing array drive into...
... host operating system of the computer. under the operating system. This host drive is then assigned a host drive number which is a CD-ROM communicating with ICP RAID firmware through these complex disk array configurations. Configure Physical Devices Level 2 - To the operating system this level the user may split an existing array drive into...
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...controlled by Linux and not the ICP RAID controller's firmware (for example, they are a host drive, a media change in /etc/lilo.conf lilo must be directly controlled by the ICP RAID controller and are not configured as host drives). Important: The reservation of SCSI devices is only possible with ICP RAID controller 1 (the second ICP RAID controller... /from the reserved SCSI device. Reservation of SCSI devices is also called raw-service. In this case the ICP RAID controller does not cache the data to be loaded once. Driver parameters may also be entered at the LILO boot prompt....
...controlled by Linux and not the ICP RAID controller's firmware (for example, they are a host drive, a media change in /etc/lilo.conf lilo must be directly controlled by the ICP RAID controller and are not configured as host drives). Important: The reservation of SCSI devices is only possible with ICP RAID controller 1 (the second ICP RAID controller... /from the reserved SCSI device. Reservation of SCSI devices is also called raw-service. In this case the ICP RAID controller does not cache the data to be loaded once. Driver parameters may also be entered at the LILO boot prompt....
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... / Ids rescan:N scan only those SCSI devices found during system power up [*1] • The driver parameters reserve_mode and rescan:N require ICP RAID controllers with firmware version FW x.23.00 or higher. • The current default settings of ICPCON that was shipped on your software CD that matches ..., b=SCSI Bus, t=Target ID, l=LUN reverse_scan:Y reversed scanning order of the PCI controllers reverse_scan:N Normal scanning order of ICPCON from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM, then place the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM in these examples is loaded as a module, these parameters can ...
... / Ids rescan:N scan only those SCSI devices found during system power up [*1] • The driver parameters reserve_mode and rescan:N require ICP RAID controllers with firmware version FW x.23.00 or higher. • The current default settings of ICPCON that was shipped on your software CD that matches ..., b=SCSI Bus, t=Target ID, l=LUN reverse_scan:Y reversed scanning order of the PCI controllers reverse_scan:N Normal scanning order of ICPCON from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM, then place the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM in these examples is loaded as a module, these parameters can ...
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... • Press the key to return to a previous menu or exit ICPCON After launching the OS version of Drive Hierarchy Within the ICP RAID Firmware. Table 10-7. For more details about drive levels, see Section 1.3.6, Levels of ICPCON, the screen in Figure 10-36 appears. Refer...Hard Disks Required 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 ICPCON can configure. Software Installation and User's Guide 99 ICP RAID Console A drive of a given level of hierarchy is composed of the drive(s) of ICPCON, the Select Controller screen (Figure 10-38) appears. The OS recognizes only host drives, with striped parity Combined...
... • Press the key to return to a previous menu or exit ICPCON After launching the OS version of Drive Hierarchy Within the ICP RAID Firmware. Table 10-7. For more details about drive levels, see Section 1.3.6, Levels of ICPCON, the screen in Figure 10-36 appears. Refer...Hard Disks Required 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 ICPCON can configure. Software Installation and User's Guide 99 ICP RAID Console A drive of a given level of hierarchy is composed of the drive(s) of ICPCON, the Select Controller screen (Figure 10-38) appears. The OS recognizes only host drives, with striped parity Combined...
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... network protocols. To access the servers with ICP RAID controllers, the corresponding remote service must be loaded on a Windows system. This list includes the controller number, the controller name, the PCI Bus system (0=primary, 1=secondary, etc.) and the PCI slot number, the controller`s features (C=Chaining, 0=RAID 0, 1=RAID 1, 4=RAID 4, 5=RAID 5, 10=RAID 10) and the firmware level. 100 Software Installation and User's Guide...
... network protocols. To access the servers with ICP RAID controllers, the corresponding remote service must be loaded on a Windows system. This list includes the controller number, the controller name, the PCI Bus system (0=primary, 1=secondary, etc.) and the PCI slot number, the controller`s features (C=Chaining, 0=RAID 0, 1=RAID 1, 4=RAID 4, 5=RAID 5, 10=RAID 10) and the firmware level. 100 Software Installation and User's Guide...
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... Enter, and the Choose Type window becomes active (see Figure 10-44). Software Installation and User's Guide 103 Before creating a new host drive, the ICP RAID controller scans all host drive types and enables the appropriate types depending on and off. Marked hard disks show an '*' in getting an overview of a specific... a host drive and its components which are not yet part of the selected host drive on the number of selected hard disks and the firmware level of each selected hard disk for example, hard disks which help in the first column. Use the arrow up and down keys to ...
... Enter, and the Choose Type window becomes active (see Figure 10-44). Software Installation and User's Guide 103 Before creating a new host drive, the ICP RAID controller scans all host drive types and enables the appropriate types depending on and off. Marked hard disks show an '*' in getting an overview of a specific... a host drive and its components which are not yet part of the selected host drive on the number of selected hard disks and the firmware level of each selected hard disk for example, hard disks which help in the first column. Use the arrow up and down keys to ...
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...Expand State If the capacity or RAID level of the data and the redundant information. Therefore, under these circumstances, the fail state is changed, the disk array changes its state into expand. The default behavior is in the error state and the firmware boots, you can be missing)...the patch. ICP RAID Console a so-called hot fix (hot spare) drive has previously been assigned to continue" Rebuild State The disk array will assume the rebuild state after the automatic activation of a hot fix drive or after a manual replacement carried out with ICPCON, the controller will automatically ...
...Expand State If the capacity or RAID level of the data and the redundant information. Therefore, under these circumstances, the fail state is changed, the disk array changes its state into expand. The default behavior is in the error state and the firmware boots, you can be missing)...the patch. ICP RAID Console a so-called hot fix (hot spare) drive has previously been assigned to continue" Rebuild State The disk array will assume the rebuild state after the automatic activation of a hot fix drive or after a manual replacement carried out with ICPCON, the controller will automatically ...
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... hot fix drives: Private and Pool hot fix drives. A pool hot fix drive is available only with ICP RAID controllers which are equipped with Cluster Firmware and allows you remove a host drive belonging to an existing RAID 1, RAID 4, RAID 5, or RAID 10 array drive. Remove Hot Fix Drive Remove Hot Fix Drive allows you to add a hot fix...
... hot fix drives: Private and Pool hot fix drives. A pool hot fix drive is available only with ICP RAID controllers which are equipped with Cluster Firmware and allows you remove a host drive belonging to an existing RAID 1, RAID 4, RAID 5, or RAID 10 array drive. Remove Hot Fix Drive Remove Hot Fix Drive allows you to add a hot fix...
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...in the firmware to repair array drives which have failed drives. Advanced Setup has the following menu options. • Configure Controller - Software Installation and User's Guide 111 Array Drive Error State Dialog 10.5 Advanced Setup After selecting an ICP RAID controller from the Select Controller screen ... drive is critical. to handle such cases and bring back the array drive into operation without losing data. to setup the ICP RAID controller. You can change the SCSI protocol, transfer rates, etc. • Configure Logical Drives - to configure already existing host ...
...in the firmware to repair array drives which have failed drives. Advanced Setup has the following menu options. • Configure Controller - Software Installation and User's Guide 111 Array Drive Error State Dialog 10.5 Advanced Setup After selecting an ICP RAID controller from the Select Controller screen ... drive is critical. to handle such cases and bring back the array drive into operation without losing data. to setup the ICP RAID controller. You can change the SCSI protocol, transfer rates, etc. • Configure Logical Drives - to configure already existing host ...
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SCSI-B Termination Chn. For example, the ICP RAID controller itself carries no configuration data of firmware messages during system boot when any error occurs Initiate hard disks one at a time Initiate all hard disks at the same time SCSI termination according...Standard test Double scan test Intensive test (takes longer) Don't stop display of firmware messages during system boot Stop display of a specific disk array. SCSI-A SCSI ID Chn. For this reason Software Installation and User's Guide 113 ICP RAID Console Table 10-8. SCSI-B SCSI ID Alternatives On Off On Off Enabled Disabled ...
SCSI-B Termination Chn. For example, the ICP RAID controller itself carries no configuration data of firmware messages during system boot when any error occurs Initiate hard disks one at a time Initiate all hard disks at the same time SCSI termination according...Standard test Double scan test Intensive test (takes longer) Don't stop display of firmware messages during system boot Stop display of a specific disk array. SCSI-A SCSI ID Chn. For this reason Software Installation and User's Guide 113 ICP RAID Console Table 10-8. SCSI-B SCSI ID Alternatives On Off On Off Enabled Disabled ...
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... XROM ICPCON automatically searches for the path to begin the process for the ICP RAID controller, visit our web site at: http://www.icp-vortex.com or http:// www.vortex.de. Type in the path to update the firmware via XROM ICPCON or the OS version of ICPCON. 1. Follow the procedure...file (see Figure 10-59). There is a firmware file on the flash memory of the ICP RAID controller. After finding the file, ICPCON displays the name, description and version of the firmware. ICP RAID Console the migration of host drives between ICP RAID controllers is very easy and secure, even if the SCSI...
... XROM ICPCON automatically searches for the path to begin the process for the ICP RAID controller, visit our web site at: http://www.icp-vortex.com or http:// www.vortex.de. Type in the path to update the firmware via XROM ICPCON or the OS version of ICPCON. 1. Follow the procedure...file (see Figure 10-59). There is a firmware file on the flash memory of the ICP RAID controller. After finding the file, ICPCON displays the name, description and version of the firmware. ICP RAID Console the migration of host drives between ICP RAID controllers is very easy and secure, even if the SCSI...
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...'s Guide 115 Figure 10-59. Press to follow the Firmware Recovery process described in the accompanying Hardware Guide of your ICP RAID controller. Firmware Update ICP RAID Console 6. If the firmware is complete, press any key to the Configure Controller submenu. The focus returns to reboot. ICPCON reads and checks the firmware file, then displays the warning in the Flash...
...'s Guide 115 Figure 10-59. Press to follow the Firmware Recovery process described in the accompanying Hardware Guide of your ICP RAID controller. Firmware Update ICP RAID Console 6. If the firmware is complete, press any key to the Configure Controller submenu. The focus returns to reboot. ICPCON reads and checks the firmware file, then displays the warning in the Flash...
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... Intelligent Fault Bus option and press Enter. Both the ICP RAID controller and the subsystem control this menu option, from the Advanced Setup menu, select the Configure Controller option and press Enter to the ICP RAID controller. You can report its new firmware version at the bottom of the console (for the control of SAF-TE is no longer available.
... Intelligent Fault Bus option and press Enter. Both the ICP RAID controller and the subsystem control this menu option, from the Advanced Setup menu, select the Configure Controller option and press Enter to the ICP RAID controller. You can report its new firmware version at the bottom of the console (for the control of SAF-TE is no longer available.
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... a shared channel have different IDs, otherwise, there will be taken that are equipped with cluster firmware. Special care must be conflicts. A description of each of the ICP RAID controller for clustering. Cluster Channels Screen Software Installation and User's Guide 119 The BIOS address space is... provided in Table 10-10. The Cluster Settings menu option is selectable only with ICP RAID controllers that the IO processors of the ICP RAID controller to enable and disable the IO channels of the cluster settings is allocated according to choose a parameter. ...
... a shared channel have different IDs, otherwise, there will be taken that are equipped with cluster firmware. Special care must be conflicts. A description of each of the ICP RAID controller for clustering. Cluster Channels Screen Software Installation and User's Guide 119 The BIOS address space is... provided in Table 10-10. The Cluster Settings menu option is selectable only with ICP RAID controllers that the IO processors of the ICP RAID controller to enable and disable the IO channels of the cluster settings is allocated according to choose a parameter. ...
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... shows that all of the host drives exist. Figure 10-95. For an unconfigured system, no host drive entries are not yet part of the ICP RAID controller. Press to confirm your selection. 142 Software Installation and User's Guide Marked hard disks show an '*' in the Select Physical Drive screen (see Figure 10... type and press Enter to switch the hard disk LEDs of the selected host drive on the number of selected hard disks and the firmware level of a host drive) and displays these free disks in the first column. Press to select/deselect hard disks. Use the arrow up and down ...
... shows that all of the host drives exist. Figure 10-95. For an unconfigured system, no host drive entries are not yet part of the ICP RAID controller. Press to confirm your selection. 142 Software Installation and User's Guide Marked hard disks show an '*' in the Select Physical Drive screen (see Figure 10... type and press Enter to switch the hard disk LEDs of the selected host drive on the number of selected hard disks and the firmware level of a host drive) and displays these free disks in the first column. Press to select/deselect hard disks. Use the arrow up and down ...
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...requires more information about non-intelligent enclosures, see Section 10.5.1.4. The Save Information file contains all relevant information on the ICP RAID controller (including firmware version, cache size, connector assignment, termination assignment), the connected devices (for a remote diagnosis of host drives which are... and User's Guide The Save Information file can be very helpful for example, firmware version, SCSI parameters, selected transfer rate, number of the ICP RAID controller during the boot phase. This option displays a Configure Enclosures dialog that allows you...
...requires more information about non-intelligent enclosures, see Section 10.5.1.4. The Save Information file contains all relevant information on the ICP RAID controller (including firmware version, cache size, connector assignment, termination assignment), the connected devices (for a remote diagnosis of host drives which are... and User's Guide The Save Information file can be very helpful for example, firmware version, SCSI parameters, selected transfer rate, number of the ICP RAID controller during the boot phase. This option displays a Configure Enclosures dialog that allows you...