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...; RSTe Command Line Interface (CLI) Application and Linux* systems ..4 2.2.4 Intel® RSTe Graphical User Interface (Intel® RSTe GUI 4 2.3 Intel® RSTe Management Tools 4 2.3.1 Common Information Model (CIM 4 2.3.2 Common Storage Management Interface (CSMI 5 2.4 Intel® RSTe System Configurations supported 5 2.4.1 SCU and AHCI Controller Support 5 2.4.2 SAS Expander Support 5 2.4.3 Pass-through drives 5 2.4.4 SCU Controller RAID Management Limitations 5 2.4.5 Hot Plug...
...; RSTe Command Line Interface (CLI) Application and Linux* systems ..4 2.2.4 Intel® RSTe Graphical User Interface (Intel® RSTe GUI 4 2.3 Intel® RSTe Management Tools 4 2.3.1 Common Information Model (CIM 4 2.3.2 Common Storage Management Interface (CSMI 5 2.4 Intel® RSTe System Configurations supported 5 2.4.1 SCU and AHCI Controller Support 5 2.4.2 SAS Expander Support 5 2.4.3 Pass-through drives 5 2.4.4 SCU Controller RAID Management Limitations 5 2.4.5 Hot Plug...
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...Volume Size 12 2.5.33 Disk Monitor Service 12 2.5.34 Failed Drive Reinsertion 12 2.5.35 Drives Supported 12 2.5.36 Safe Mode Support 12 2.5.37 Non-Intel Controller Support 12 2.5.38 Device Configuration 12 2.5.39 Power Management 13 2.5.40 Staggered Spin-up 13 2.5....Email Alerting and Notification 13 2.6.1 Configuration 13 2.6.2 Email Message Format 14 2.6.3 Protocol Support 14 2.6.4 Error Conditions 14 2.7 Utilities...14 2.7.1 Install/Uninstall Utility 14 3 RAID OpROM Utility 15 3.1 Enter Intel® RSTe OpROM Utility 15 3.1.1 Create RAID Volume 17 3.1.2 Delete RAID Volume ...
...Volume Size 12 2.5.33 Disk Monitor Service 12 2.5.34 Failed Drive Reinsertion 12 2.5.35 Drives Supported 12 2.5.36 Safe Mode Support 12 2.5.37 Non-Intel Controller Support 12 2.5.38 Device Configuration 12 2.5.39 Power Management 13 2.5.40 Staggered Spin-up 13 2.5....Email Alerting and Notification 13 2.6.1 Configuration 13 2.6.2 Email Message Format 14 2.6.3 Protocol Support 14 2.6.4 Error Conditions 14 2.7 Utilities...14 2.7.1 Install/Uninstall Utility 14 3 RAID OpROM Utility 15 3.1 Enter Intel® RSTe OpROM Utility 15 3.1.1 Create RAID Volume 17 3.1.2 Delete RAID Volume ...
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... RAID Volume Status (Rebuild 25 Figure 21. Select Windows* Installation Type 29 Figure 27. Click Device Manager in BIOS Setup 15 Figure 2. Load Support for Driver Software 34 Figure 36. Create RAID Volume 0 17 Figure 5. RAID Level 5 (Parity 19 Figure 9. Confirm to Reset 24 Figure ...Press F6 to Install 28 Figure 25. Choose appropriate Driver for Changes to Take Effect 36 Figure 40. Accept Microsoft* License Terms 40 vi Intel® RSTe User's Guide Post Screen ...16 Figure 3. RAID Level 0 (Stripe 17 Figure 6. Select Stripe Size...20 Figure 12. Degraded ...
... RAID Volume Status (Rebuild 25 Figure 21. Select Windows* Installation Type 29 Figure 27. Click Device Manager in BIOS Setup 15 Figure 2. Load Support for Driver Software 34 Figure 36. Create RAID Volume 0 17 Figure 5. RAID Level 5 (Parity 19 Figure 9. Confirm to Reset 24 Figure ...Press F6 to Install 28 Figure 25. Choose appropriate Driver for Changes to Take Effect 36 Figure 40. Accept Microsoft* License Terms 40 vi Intel® RSTe User's Guide Post Screen ...16 Figure 3. RAID Level 0 (Stripe 17 Figure 6. Select Stripe Size...20 Figure 12. Degraded ...
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...; Server Board S2400LP Intel® Server Board S1600JP Intel® Server Board S2400BB Intel® Server Board S2400GP Intel® Server Board S2600CP Intel® Server Board S2600GZ/GL Intel® Server Board S2600IP Intel® Server Board S2600JF Intel® Workstation Board W2600CR 1.2 Supported Operating Systems Intel® provides drivers for the...
...; Server Board S2400LP Intel® Server Board S1600JP Intel® Server Board S2400BB Intel® Server Board S2400GP Intel® Server Board S2600CP Intel® Server Board S2600GZ/GL Intel® Server Board S2600IP Intel® Server Board S2600JF Intel® Workstation Board W2600CR 1.2 Supported Operating Systems Intel® provides drivers for the...
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... non-RAID (passthrough) as well as a full RAID solution. The new features introduced with Intel® RSTe include but are not limited to: RAID support for SAS devices SCU support for RSTe RAID 0/1/5/10 Pass-through drives Hot Plug with parity) and... (only) to the AHCI and SCU controllers. Rstcli/rstcli64 CIM plugin for Windows* 1.4 Features Introduction Some of the RAID features supported by Intel® RSTe include RAID level 0 (striping), RAID level 1 (mirroring), RAID level 5 (striping with I/O Hot Spare Disk Auto...
... non-RAID (passthrough) as well as a full RAID solution. The new features introduced with Intel® RSTe include but are not limited to: RAID support for SAS devices SCU support for RSTe RAID 0/1/5/10 Pass-through drives Hot Plug with parity) and... (only) to the AHCI and SCU controllers. Rstcli/rstcli64 CIM plugin for Windows* 1.4 Features Introduction Some of the RAID features supported by Intel® RSTe include RAID level 0 (striping), RAID level 1 (mirroring), RAID level 5 (striping with I/O Hot Spare Disk Auto...
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...Option ROM will provide the interface driver to the devices connected to the AHCI controller. This driver will only support drives directly attached to the SCU controller. The Intel® RSTe SCU RAID Legacy Option ROM will provide the interface driver to the drives connected to the SCU.... When the system is also an option to select the SCU controller as the system OS boot device. 2.1.3 Intel® RSTe SATA RAID UEFI Driver Intel® RSTe will support only drives directly attached to the AHCI controller. While booting, a BIOS Splash Screen will appear on the display ...
...Option ROM will provide the interface driver to the devices connected to the AHCI controller. This driver will only support drives directly attached to the SCU controller. The Intel® RSTe SCU RAID Legacy Option ROM will provide the interface driver to the drives connected to the SCU.... When the system is also an option to select the SCU controller as the system OS boot device. 2.1.3 Intel® RSTe SATA RAID UEFI Driver Intel® RSTe will support only drives directly attached to the AHCI controller. While booting, a BIOS Splash Screen will appear on the display ...
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...the status, initiate rebuilds, expand,and so on CIM model and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMIS) specification. Intel® RSTe CLI provides basic support for OEMs/ODMs and users to distinguish between direct attached devices and expander attached storage devices (expanders are as... is a Pre-boot package, factory installation utilities and an optional end user GUI tool. 2.2.1 Intel® RSTe UEFI Command Line Interface (CLI) Utility Intel® RSTe will support multiple ways for creating and managing RAID arrays and volumes without a dependency on the platforms that...
...the status, initiate rebuilds, expand,and so on CIM model and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMIS) specification. Intel® RSTe CLI provides basic support for OEMs/ODMs and users to distinguish between direct attached devices and expander attached storage devices (expanders are as... is a Pre-boot package, factory installation utilities and an optional end user GUI tool. 2.2.1 Intel® RSTe UEFI Command Line Interface (CLI) Utility Intel® RSTe will support multiple ways for creating and managing RAID arrays and volumes without a dependency on the platforms that...
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... on CIM model and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMIS) specification (Linux). Intel® RSTe will not support the use of port multipliers on drives attached to the SCU ports. 2.4.2 SAS Expander Support Intel® RSTe will support the RAID management of supported RAID array configurations. Intel® RSTe User's Guide 5 For example, a RAID array that the capabilities...
... on CIM model and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMIS) specification (Linux). Intel® RSTe will not support the use of port multipliers on drives attached to the SCU ports. 2.4.2 SAS Expander Support Intel® RSTe will support the RAID management of supported RAID array configurations. Intel® RSTe User's Guide 5 For example, a RAID array that the capabilities...
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... the SCU. 2.4.10 NCQ (AHCI) and CQ (SCU) support Intel® RSTe will support Native Command Queuing (SATA AHCI) and Command Queuing (SAS SCU). 2.4.11 SCSI Enclosure Service (SES) v2 Intel® RSTe will provide support management of Intel® RSTe. 2.5 Software RAID Functional Support This section will focus on RAID specific features unless the particular requirement...
... the SCU. 2.4.10 NCQ (AHCI) and CQ (SCU) support Intel® RSTe will support Native Command Queuing (SATA AHCI) and Command Queuing (SAS SCU). 2.4.11 SCSI Enclosure Service (SES) v2 Intel® RSTe will provide support management of Intel® RSTe. 2.5 Software RAID Functional Support This section will focus on RAID specific features unless the particular requirement...
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...port that the failed drive was removed from disks attached to support Intel® RSTe. RAID Features 2.5.3 Simultaneous RAID Arrays Intel® RSTe will provide support for RAID volume management on the inserted drive. 2.5.7 Manually Invoked Rebuild Intel® RSTe will provide a manual method to initiate a ...RAID volume rebuild if a hot spare has not been configured or is not available. 2.5.8 RAID SMART Support Intel® RSTe will provide support for SMART Alerts for SAS and SATA disks. A SMART drive event response alert on both the AHCI and SCU controllers. ...
...port that the failed drive was removed from disks attached to support Intel® RSTe. RAID Features 2.5.3 Simultaneous RAID Arrays Intel® RSTe will provide support for RAID volume management on the inserted drive. 2.5.7 Manually Invoked Rebuild Intel® RSTe will provide a manual method to initiate a ...RAID volume rebuild if a hot spare has not been configured or is not available. 2.5.8 RAID SMART Support Intel® RSTe will provide support for SMART Alerts for SAS and SATA disks. A SMART drive event response alert on both the AHCI and SCU controllers. ...
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... 3 or 4 drives, the RAID volume will be shown as normal as soon as the volume is required to the AHCI or SCU controller) into a supported RAID volume by Intel® RSTe: N-drive RAID 0 to N+1 - 32 drive RAID 5 (where N can be 2 to 31) 2-drive RAID 1 to 3... only limitation is dependent on existing volumes (migration required). Intel® RSTe will be supported by Intel® RSTe: Individual pass-through to 2 16 drives for the respective RAID levels supported. The RAID level migration feature also supports the ability to migrate from a one RAID volume to...
... 3 or 4 drives, the RAID volume will be shown as normal as soon as the volume is required to the AHCI or SCU controller) into a supported RAID volume by Intel® RSTe: N-drive RAID 0 to N+1 - 32 drive RAID 5 (where N can be 2 to 31) 2-drive RAID 1 to 3... only limitation is dependent on existing volumes (migration required). Intel® RSTe will be supported by Intel® RSTe: Individual pass-through to 2 16 drives for the respective RAID levels supported. The RAID level migration feature also supports the ability to migrate from a one RAID volume to...
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... are reassigned If the newly calculated parity does not match the stored parity, the stored parity is supported only under RAID 0 and RAID 5. 2.5.16 Read Patrol Intel® RSTe will provide support for Read Patrol, which checks the RAID volumes for errors that stripe. RAID Features 2.5.15 Online ...Array/Volume Capacity Expansion Intel® RSTe will provide the ability to add new drives to run while I /O to...
... are reassigned If the newly calculated parity does not match the stored parity, the stored parity is supported only under RAID 0 and RAID 5. 2.5.16 Read Patrol Intel® RSTe will provide support for Read Patrol, which checks the RAID volumes for errors that stripe. RAID Features 2.5.15 Online ...Array/Volume Capacity Expansion Intel® RSTe will provide the ability to add new drives to run while I /O to...
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... rapid recovery without user intervention. The DSJ is only utilized when disk write cache is DISABLED. 2.5.21 Partial Parity Logging (PPL) Intel® RSTe will provide support for Bad Block Management. It helps protect against data loss when a power failure or a system crash occurs by allowing data to ...disk with old parity. As soon as failed, we can be available and therefore lost. RAID Features 2.5.19 Bad Block Management Intel® RSTe will provide support for Partial Parity Logging (PPL). DSJ is used per disk in progress at least as large as the OS boot volume. ...
... rapid recovery without user intervention. The DSJ is only utilized when disk write cache is DISABLED. 2.5.21 Partial Parity Logging (PPL) Intel® RSTe will provide support for Bad Block Management. It helps protect against data loss when a power failure or a system crash occurs by allowing data to ...disk with old parity. As soon as failed, we can be available and therefore lost. RAID Features 2.5.19 Bad Block Management Intel® RSTe will provide support for Partial Parity Logging (PPL). DSJ is used per disk in progress at least as large as the OS boot volume. ...
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...an automatic RAID rebuild to a marked hot spare drive in RAID logical drive performance drop. 2.5.29 Write Back Cache Intel® RSTe will support the ability to rebuild array using new disk Auto rebuild conditions described above conditions was not met. No Hot Spare previously...and AHCI controllers using an uninterrupted power supply (UPS). 2.5.28 RAID Volume Read Cache Intel® RSTe will support the ability to enable/disable Disk Write Cache through the Intel® RSTe GUI. Intel® RSTe User's Guide 11 RAID Features The following table summarizes the functionality: ...
...an automatic RAID rebuild to a marked hot spare drive in RAID logical drive performance drop. 2.5.29 Write Back Cache Intel® RSTe will support the ability to rebuild array using new disk Auto rebuild conditions described above conditions was not met. No Hot Spare previously...and AHCI controllers using an uninterrupted power supply (UPS). 2.5.28 RAID Volume Read Cache Intel® RSTe will support the ability to enable/disable Disk Write Cache through the Intel® RSTe GUI. Intel® RSTe User's Guide 11 RAID Features The following table summarizes the functionality: ...
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... re-inserted into Safe Mode for all supported OSs. 2.5.37 Non-Intel Controller Support Intel® RSTe will not hinder, break or prevent operation of non-Intel® Controllers (SATA, PATA, SATA or RAID). 2.5.38 Device Configuration Intel® RSTe will support the ability, at initialization, to read ...the system registry to get configuration setting in the GUI. 2.5.35 Drives Supported Intel® RSTe will support the ability to provide a disk monitoring service. If not able, Intel® RSTe will be active by default and executed as drives that are larger than ...
... re-inserted into Safe Mode for all supported OSs. 2.5.37 Non-Intel Controller Support Intel® RSTe will not hinder, break or prevent operation of non-Intel® Controllers (SATA, PATA, SATA or RAID). 2.5.38 Device Configuration Intel® RSTe will support the ability, at initialization, to read ...the system registry to get configuration setting in the GUI. 2.5.35 Drives Supported Intel® RSTe will support the ability to provide a disk monitoring service. If not able, Intel® RSTe will be active by default and executed as drives that are larger than ...
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... email notification User can configure the email settings: SMTP host (required) - Return email address (required) - Intel® RSTe will provide the interface for enabling/disabling and configuring the email notification feature. not supported on legacy platforms/chipsets. The default setting in a non-RAID configurations. 2.6 Email Alerting and Notification Note: This...
... email notification User can configure the email settings: SMTP host (required) - Return email address (required) - Intel® RSTe will provide the interface for enabling/disabling and configuring the email notification feature. not supported on legacy platforms/chipsets. The default setting in a non-RAID configurations. 2.6 Email Alerting and Notification Note: This...
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...the system will fail and the failure written to the NT Event log. If the SMTP name entered during configuration is in the Intel® RSTe GUI Preferences page. Optional text: Item6. If the originating computer sends items 4 and 5 in non-... the system will be translated here). 2.6.3 Protocol Support Email alert shall support SMTP host & SMTP port. 2.6.4 Error Conditions See Appendix A for list of supported storage events and their notification mechanism: • In the event of the operating system. 14 Intel® RSTe User's Guide Note: Great care must...
...the system will fail and the failure written to the NT Event log. If the SMTP name entered during configuration is in the Intel® RSTe GUI Preferences page. Optional text: Item6. If the originating computer sends items 4 and 5 in non-... the system will be translated here). 2.6.3 Protocol Support Email alert shall support SMTP host & SMTP port. 2.6.4 Error Conditions See Appendix A for list of supported storage events and their notification mechanism: • In the event of the operating system. 14 Intel® RSTe User's Guide Note: Great care must...
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...due to work but a Microsoft Hot Fix* must be applied before StorPort* is installed successfully, click Close. The implementation does NOT support installation to install Windows 2003* onto a disk in the UI. The following instructions will prompt a warning to restart the computer,...disk. Advanced > Mass Storage Controller Configuration, disable the AHCI Capable SATA Controller and set the SAS/SATA Capable Controller as Intel® RSTe. 36 Intel® RSTe User's Guide Figure 39. Restart Computer for Changes to Take Effect 4.3 Installing Microsoft Windows 2003* x64 Microsoft ...
...due to work but a Microsoft Hot Fix* must be applied before StorPort* is installed successfully, click Close. The implementation does NOT support installation to install Windows 2003* onto a disk in the UI. The following instructions will prompt a warning to restart the computer,...disk. Advanced > Mass Storage Controller Configuration, disable the AHCI Capable SATA Controller and set the SAS/SATA Capable Controller as Intel® RSTe. 36 Intel® RSTe User's Guide Figure 39. Restart Computer for Changes to Take Effect 4.3 Installing Microsoft Windows 2003* x64 Microsoft ...
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Choose the appropriate driver for the Intel® C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID (SATA Mode) Controller. Here we choose Intel® C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID (SATA Mode) Controller. Figure 45. Intel® RSTe User's Guide 39 Press to set up and down keys. Press to load support for the HDD/SDD controller being used by scrolling the up Windows* installation. Load Support for HDD/SSD Controller 7. Choose appropriate Driver for Mass Storage Device 8. Operating Systems Installation and Driver Update 6. Figure 44.
Choose the appropriate driver for the Intel® C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID (SATA Mode) Controller. Here we choose Intel® C600 Series Chipset SAS RAID (SATA Mode) Controller. Figure 45. Intel® RSTe User's Guide 39 Press to set up and down keys. Press to load support for the HDD/SDD controller being used by scrolling the up Windows* installation. Load Support for HDD/SSD Controller 7. Choose appropriate Driver for Mass Storage Device 8. Operating Systems Installation and Driver Update 6. Figure 44.
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...Locate application through the Windows* start menu and select Run as other configuration and management features that the legacy OpROM doesn't support. 5.2.1 Open Intel® RSTe GUI Utility There are two ways to the GUI folder of RAID volumes, as well as Administrator. Launch from ...http://www.intel.com . Intel® RSTe User's Guide 57 Confirm Installation Selections 5.2 Intel® RSTe GUI Utility Installation After .NET 3.5* or above is installed and enabled under Microsoft Windows*,...
...Locate application through the Windows* start menu and select Run as other configuration and management features that the legacy OpROM doesn't support. 5.2.1 Open Intel® RSTe GUI Utility There are two ways to the GUI folder of RAID volumes, as well as Administrator. Launch from ...http://www.intel.com . Intel® RSTe User's Guide 57 Confirm Installation Selections 5.2 Intel® RSTe GUI Utility Installation After .NET 3.5* or above is installed and enabled under Microsoft Windows*,...