Intel Personal Computer SROMBSASMR AXXROMBSASMR User Manual

Intel® Integrated RAID Module  
SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR)  
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Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility..................................................17  
Intel® RAID Web Console 2 ...................................................................................18  
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Table 7. Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility Options............................................17  
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Introduction  
1. Introduction  
This document provides a detailed description of the Intel® Integrated RAID Module  
SROMBSASMR (also known as Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SROMBSASMR) and the  
software that supports it.  
1.1 Product Overview  
The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR is designed to fit the following Intel® Server  
Boards and Systems:  
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Intel® Server Board S5520UR  
Intel® Server System SR1600UR  
Intel® Server System SR1625UR  
Intel® Server System SR2600UR  
Intel® Server System SR2625UR  
Intel® Server Board S5520HC/S5500HCV  
Intel® Workstation Board S5520SC  
Intel® Server Board S5500WB  
Note: Additional Intel® Server Boards and Systems may be supported. For the most up-to-date  
list, see the Compatibility section under the link for this Intel® RAID Module at  
The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR supports both enterprise-class serial ATA  
(SATA) and serial-attached SCSI (SAS) disk drives, which allows solutions to be customized for  
performance, reliability, system expansion flexibility, and hard drive capacity. It provides such  
flexibility and helps lower the total cost of ownership with a standardized server and storage  
infrastructure.  
This RAID module is designed with four internal SAS/SATA ports through 4 individual  
connectors and uses a custom board-to-board 50-pin connector to provide x4 PCI Express*  
support.  
1.2 Operating System Support  
The following operating systems are fully validated and supported at product launch. The latest  
service pack/update available at start of the test run is tested:  
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003* 32-bit  
Microsoft Windows Server 2003* 64-bit Edition  
Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 32-bit  
Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 64-bit Edition  
Microsoft Windows Vista* 32-bit  
Microsoft Windows Vista* 64-bit Edition  
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VMWare ESX* Server 3.5  
Red Hat* Linux 4 32-bit  
Red Hat* Linux 4 64-bit Edition  
Red Hat* Linux 5 32-bit  
Red Hat* Linux 5 64-bit Edition  
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 32-bit  
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 64-bit Edition  
The following operating systems will be tested with a baseline installation of the operating  
system. The latest service pack/update available at start of the test run will be tested.  
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Sun Solaris* 10 32-bit  
Sun Solaris* 10 64-bit Edition  
Microsoft Windows XP* 32-bit  
Microsoft Windows XP* 64-bit Edition  
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 32-bit  
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 64-bit Edition  
1.3 Features List  
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Supports SAS/SATA devices at speeds up to 300 MB/second per port  
Supports the SATA II protocol over SAS transport  
Contains four internal SAS/SATA ports  
Supports up to 16 SAS/SATA II devices via expanders  
Supports up to 64 virtual disks  
Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60  
Hardware acceleration of RAID 5/6/50/60 parity calculation  
Online capacity expansion  
Online RAID level migration  
Physical drive roaming  
RAID controller migration  
Fast virtual drive initialization  
Hot-spare drive configuration, both private and global  
SATA drive hot-plug  
Staggered spin-up  
Native command queuing  
Support for SMART**  
Auto rebuild  
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The Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) detects up to 70 percent of all predictable disk  
drive failures. In addition, SMART monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and drive electronics.  
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Variable data stripe size configured per virtual drive  
128 MB of ECC DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM integrated on the controller  
Read and write cache policy  
SES2 intelligent enclosure support  
Background media test (patrol read)  
Background data integrity test  
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2. Hardware  
2.1 Block Diagram  
Figure 1. Hardware Block Diagram  
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2.2 Module Layout  
LSI 1078  
SAS ROC  
Controller  
Heatsink  
LSI  
SES  
Connector  
SAS/SATA  
Connectors  
Battery  
Connector  
Board-to-Board  
50-pin Connector  
AF003118  
Figure 2. Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR Physical Layout  
2.3 Major Components  
2.3.1  
LSI* 1078 SAS ROC  
The LSI* 1078 SAS ROC is an integrated SAS and I/O controller with an embedded Power PC*  
core running at 533 MHz. For information, see http://www.lsi.com/. The 1078 SAS ROC  
provides this functionality:  
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PCI Express* interface (x8), 2.5 Gbps  
Local 72-bit DDR2 SDRAM interface with ECC checking  
Dual independent internal DMA controllers maximize parallel data movement operations  
between system memory and any peripheral/block on the processor local bus (PLB),  
including local external devices such as Flash ROM, NVRAM, etc.  
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Two messaging units. Only one can be enabled per power-on cycle:  
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Fusion MPT message unit  
Proprietary / test message unit  
Two I2C interfaces for memory detection and PCI Express* SMBus connectivity. Serial  
boot-strap ROM is also connected here.  
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Integrated dual UART for MegaRAID* diagnostic use only.  
Eight channels of 3 Gbps full duplex SAS / SATA / Tunneled SATA  
Two banks of SGPIO signals to accompany the two sets of x4 SAS/SATA ports  
PCI Express* interface supports x8, x4, and x1 lane configurations  
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2.3.2  
Flash ROM  
The Intel® Advanced+ Book Block Flash Memory device is a 4 MB FLASH ROM configured for  
16-bit I/O, manufactured on Intel’s latest 0.13 μm and 0.18 μm technologies. This is a feature-  
rich solution for low-power applications. This device incorporates low-voltage capability (3 V  
read, program, and erase) with high-speed, low-power operation. Flexible block-locking allows  
any block to be independently locked or unlocked. For more information, see the Intel® Flash  
Memory web site at http://www.intel.com/design/flash.  
2.3.3  
Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM)  
The serial bootstrap ROM is used to configure the 1078 before the server board configures the  
PCI Express* registers. The bootstrap ROM sets the PLL (Phase Lock Loop) dividers, external  
memory bus speed, etc.  
2.3.4  
NVSRAM  
A 32-KB NVSRAM stores board and disk drive setup configurations.  
2.3.5  
SDRAM (Cache)  
The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR includes 128 MB of integrated DDR2 667-  
MHz ECC SDRAM memory. It supports a three chip 40-bit memory configuration. The memory  
chips are connected directly to the memory controller interface bus of the ROC and serves as  
storage for the executable code transferred from the flash. It also serves as cache during RAID  
transactions. Cache mode selection takes immediate effect while the server is online and is  
available on a per virtual drive basis. The ROC memory controller provides single-bit ECC error  
correction with multi-bit detection support.  
The optional Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3 provides a battery backup option for data  
cached in the memory.  
Figure 3. Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3  
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2.3.6  
Diagnostics  
2.3.6.1  
Audible Alarm  
Audible alarm is not supported.  
2.3.6.2 LED Placement and Function  
One surface-mounted system error (CRT1) LED (Orange Color) indicates a 1078 ASIC error  
resulting from processor-related errors. The LED is off during normal operation and is steady on  
during an error condition.  
2.3.7  
SAS / SATA Connectors  
The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR provides four right angle shrouded 7-pin  
internal SAS / SATA connectors, each containing one SAS port.  
SAS/SATA  
Connectors  
AF003119  
Figure 4. SAS/SATA Connectors  
2.3.7.1  
SAS / SATA Connector Pin-out  
The SAS/SATA connector shown in the following figure is the standard 7-pin SATA internal  
connector used by the Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR. These pin-outs for the  
serial ATA connector are not compatible with the legacy PATA connector.  
Figure 5. SAS/SATA Interface  
Table 1. SAS/SATA Connector Pin-out  
Pin #  
Signal  
GND  
TX0+  
Description  
1
2
Ground  
Transmitter differential pair  
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Signal  
Description  
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TX0-  
GND  
RXD+  
RXD-  
GND  
Transmitter differential pair  
Ground  
Receiver differential pair  
Receiver differential pair  
Ground  
Figure 6. SAS/SATA Cable  
2.3.8  
Host Board Interface  
The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR board interfaces with the host system  
through a custom board-to-board interface that implements x4 PCI Express* lanes signaling as  
defined in the PCI Express Specification 1.0a. This interface also provides +3.3 V power to the  
board.  
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Figure 7. PCI Interface  
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Table 2. BBU Connector Pin-out  
Server  
Connector Pin  
Number  
Server  
Connector Pin  
Number  
RAID Module Pin  
number  
RAID Module  
Pin number  
Description  
P3V3_AUX  
Description  
P3V3_AUX  
1
1
26  
2
4
6
8
2
3
RST_PWRGD_PS_R  
TP_FW_SW_RAID_MODE  
GND  
27  
28  
29  
30  
31  
32  
33  
34  
35  
36  
37  
38  
39  
40  
41  
42  
43  
44  
45  
46  
47  
48  
49  
50  
GND  
3
5
PE0_RX_DP0  
PE0_RX_DN0  
GND  
4
7
5
9
PE0_TX_DP0  
PE0_TX_DN0  
GND  
10  
12  
14  
16  
18  
20  
22  
24  
26  
28  
30  
32  
34  
36  
38  
40  
42  
44  
46  
48  
50  
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11  
13  
15  
17  
19  
21  
23  
25  
27  
29  
31  
33  
35  
37  
39  
41  
43  
45  
47  
49  
GND  
7
PE0_RX_DP1  
PE0_RX_DN1  
GND  
8
GND  
9
PE0_TX_DP1  
PE0_TX_DN1  
GND  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
21  
22  
23  
24  
25  
GND  
PE0_RX_DP2  
PE0_RX_DN2  
GND  
GND  
PE0_TX_DP2  
PE0_TX_DN2  
GND  
GND  
PE0_RX_DP3  
PE0_RX_DN3  
GND  
GND  
PE0_TX_DP3  
PE0_TX_DN3  
GND  
GND  
CLK_100M_IOP_DP  
CLK_100M_IOP_D N  
GND  
FM_SAS_PRSNT_R  
TP_PE_WAKE_N  
FM_SAS_DISABLE_N  
P3V3  
LED_HDD_ACT_N  
P3V3  
P3V3  
P3V3  
P3V3  
P3V3  
2.3.9  
BBU Interface  
The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR board can be attached to an external  
backup battery unit (BBU) using a cable assembly attached to the BBU connector.  
Note: The 20-pin cable connector is keyed for proper orientation during insertion and can only  
go in one way. Before inserting into the connector, note the keyed orientation of this plug and  
avoid forcing it into the connector upside down, as doing so may damage the connector and  
battery circuitry.  
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Figure 8. BBU Interface  
Table 3. BBU Connector Pin-out  
Pin #  
Signal  
Description  
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P12V_STBY  
+12Vdc Standby  
Ground  
2
GND  
3
P12V_STBY  
GND  
+12Vdc Standby  
Ground  
4
5
P1V8  
+1.8Vdc  
6
GND  
Ground  
7
P3V3  
+3.3Vdc  
8
GND  
Ground  
9
P1V8_BB  
GND  
Sideband 1  
Ground  
10  
11  
12  
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15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
P3V3_STBY  
GND  
+3.3Vdc Standby  
Ground  
BBU_SMBCL  
GND  
I2C Clock  
Ground  
BBU_SMBDA  
TM_PFAIL  
GND  
I2C Data  
Battery Backup Power Fail Detect  
Ground  
BBE  
Battery Backup Enable  
Battery Backup Strobe  
Battery Backup Status  
BBSTROBE  
TM_STATUS  
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Jumpers and Connectors  
LSI  
J7 J6  
J1-J4  
J8  
J5  
AF003065  
Jumper/  
Connector  
J1-J4  
Description  
Type  
Comments  
Connection to SAS/SATA devices  
Internal SAS/SATA Port  
Connector, Ports 0-3  
N/A  
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J1 = SAS/SATA Port 0  
J2 = SAS/SATA Port 1  
J3 = SAS/SATA Port 2  
J4 = SAS/SATA Port 3  
J5  
J6  
Board-to-board Connector for  
Battery Backup Unit  
20-pin connector  
4-pin connector  
Provides an interface to the daughter card that  
contains the battery backup unit.  
Universal Asynchronous  
Not populated and should not be used.  
Receiver/Transmitter (UART)  
J7  
J8  
Keyed I2C Connector  
3-pin keyed connector Out-of-band enclosure management (SES2)  
4-pin connector Reserved  
Debug Connector  
Figure 9. Jumpers and Connectors  
2.4 Hardware Architectural Features  
Table 4. Hardware Architectural Features  
Feature  
RAID levels  
Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR  
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60  
Number of devices  
Device types  
Data transfer rate  
PCI bus  
Up to 16 devices per module  
SAS and SATA hard drives  
300 MB/s per port  
50-pin board-to-board connector with x4 PCI Express*  
128 MB ECC DDR2 667-MHz SDRAM integrated on the module  
Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3  
Memory  
Battery backup  
(optional)  
SAS/SATA connector Four internal SAS/SATA connectors  
ROC  
LSI* 1078 SAS ROC, which performs hardware exclusive OR (XOR) assistance  
Weight  
46 oz  
Serial port  
Compatible devices  
4-pin serial debug (requires transceiver)  
16 physical devices, 64 logical drives, mixed capacity, SAS and SATA hard drives; non-disk  
devices including expanders.  
Firmware  
4 MB in flash ROM  
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2.5 Electrical Characteristics  
All power is supplied to the Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR through the board-  
to-board connector via PCI Express* 3.3 V rails.  
The supply voltages are 3.3 V ± 9 percent from PCI edge connector only. The maximum power  
for the +3.3 V rail is 18 W. The +12 V rail is not provided by the base card. The +3.3 V rail is  
used by the 3.3 V logic circuitry and also used to generate the other required voltage rails of  
+1.5 V and +1.8 V. The +3.3 V auxiliary voltage is used to generate the +12 V standby for the  
Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3.  
The voltage level used in the charging circuitry for the battery pack on the optional Intel® RAID  
Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3 is +12 V. During fast charging of the battery pack, expected power  
consumption is 230 mA rise in +12V current.  
2.6 Environmental Specifications  
Table 5. Environmental Specifications  
Specification  
Operating temperature  
Description  
5 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius. The maximum operating temperature  
decreases to +45 degrees Celsius when the Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3 is  
installed.  
Relative humidity range  
20% to 80% non-condensing  
32 degrees Celsius  
Maximum dew point  
temperature  
Airflow  
200 linear feet per minute (LFPM)  
470,600 hours at 40 degrees Celsius  
MTBF (electrical  
components)  
Table 6. Storage and Transit Specifications  
Specification  
Description  
Temperature range without battery -30 degrees Celsius to +80 degrees Celsius (dry bulb)  
Temperature range with battery  
Relative humidity range  
5 degrees Celsius to 45 degrees Celsius (dry bulb)  
5% to 90 % non-condensing  
2.6.1.1  
Safety Characteristics  
The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR meets or exceeds the requirements of UL  
flammability rating 94 V0. Each bare board is also marked with the supplier name or trademark,  
type, and UL flammability rating. For the boards installed in a PCI Express* bus slot, all voltages  
are lower than the SELV 42.4 V limit.  
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2.7 Supported Device Technology  
2.7.1  
Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices  
The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR integrates four internal high-performance  
SAS/SATA ports that support SAS and enterprise-class SATA hard drives. Each port supports  
both SAS and SATA devices using the SAS Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP), Serial Management  
Protocol (SMP), and Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP). The SSP protocol enables communication  
with other SAS devices. STP allows the SAS RAID controller to communicate with SATA  
devices via SATA commands.  
2.7.2  
SAS Expander Support  
The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR supports LSI* expanders, Vitesse* SAS  
expanders and PMC* expanders that are used as a component in Intel enclosures. Other  
expanders may be supported post launch, based on market conditions and customer  
requirements.  
2.7.3  
Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices  
Because SAS-based non-hard drive devices were not available when this module was in  
development, support for these devices will be determined as they become available. For  
information on support for non-hard drive devices, see the Intel® Integrated RAID Module  
SROMBSASMR Tested Hardware and Operating System List.  
2.7.4  
Enclosure Management Support  
The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR supports SES2 enclosure management  
using in-band signaling with expander-based backplanes and out-of-band signaling through I2C  
bus with direct-connect non-expander backplanes.  
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3. Software  
The SAS Software Stack is planned for use with current SAS RAID controllers and future RAID  
controllers that are compatible with SAS and SATA technology. This software stack includes  
software pieces used in RAID controller firmware, RAID controller BIOS, and RAID controller  
drivers and utilities. The following figure shows the inter-relationship of these software pieces.  
Figure 10. Software Block Diagram  
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3.1 Common Layers  
3.1.1  
Firmware  
The firmware is composed of multiple software layers, allowing for maximum flexibility, reuse,  
and maintainability. These layers are described below.  
3.1.1.1  
MFC Settings  
MFC default settings are factory programmed and consist of two types of settings:  
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Settings that cannot be modified in the field. These include the PCI IDs.  
Settings that can be modified using a utility. These include default cache settings,  
rebuild rates, and other BIOS and operational defaults. Access to the MFC modification  
utility is restricted.  
Additional information about MFC definitions and default settings is available upon request.  
3.1.1.2 RAID BIOS  
The RAID BIOS is the expansion ROM software defined in the PCI specification. It performs the  
RAID controller initialization from the host system memory during POST.  
3.1.1.3  
Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility  
The Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 configuration utility provides a graphical user interface to  
manage all aspects of the RAID subsystem and many features of the RAID controller. The utility  
is accessed by pressing the <Ctrl> + <G> keys during system boot time. For details about this  
utility, see the Intel® RAID Software User’s Guide (Document number: D29305-00x).  
3.1.1.4  
RAID Firmware Engine  
The RAID firmware contains the algorithms for mapping physical to virtual devices, RAID level  
algorithms, data redundancy calculation algorithms, and error detection, logging, and reporting  
capabilities.  
3.1.2  
API  
To configure the Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR, a set of interfaces known as  
the IOCTL interface is provided, which allows an application to issue commands to the  
controller through the driver. Commands can be issued to determine adapter properties and  
change the parameter settings. The API package defines a higher level of commands and  
functions for developers who want to configure the RAID adapters with their own utility. This is  
implemented as a 32-bit dynamic link library (DLL) for Microsoft Windows* operating systems  
and through a set of binaries for other operating systems. Access to the API libraries is  
restricted.  
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3.1.3  
Operating System Driver  
The operating system driver communicates between the host resident application and the RAID  
controller using specific communication protocols.  
3.2 User Interface  
3.2.1  
Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility  
The Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 configuration utility is an X-ROM based utility that is accessed  
by pressing the <Ctrl> + <G> keys during POST. This utility usually starts at the completion of  
POST, but it may expand and operate during POST if sufficient PMM memory is available.  
This utility is GUI-based that is most easily used with a mouse. The utility enables the user to  
configure the RAID controller properties, manage physical devices attached to the RAID  
controller, create and manage virtual drives, and manage the battery backup module. The Intel®  
RAID BIOS Console 2 configuration utility includes a configuration wizard that simplifies the  
process of creating disk arrays and virtual drives. The following table describes the available  
options.  
Table 7. Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility Options  
Option  
Adapter Properties  
Description  
When you select the Adapter Selection option on the Main screen, the Intel® RAID BIOS  
Console 2 displays a list of the Intel® RAID adapters in the system. The Adapter Properties  
screen allows you to view and configure the software and hardware of the selected adapter.  
Scan Devices  
Virtual Disks  
When you select the Scan Devices option on the Main screen, the Intel® RAID BIOS  
Console 2 checks the physical and virtual drives for any drive status changes. The Intel®  
RAID BIOS Console 2 displays the results of the scan in the physical and virtual drive  
descriptions.  
The Virtual Disks screen provides options to Fast Initialize or Slow Initialize Virtual Disk,  
Check Consistency, Display Virtual Disk properties, and Set Boot Drive using a specified  
virtual disk.  
Caution: Initializing a virtual drive deletes all information on the physical drives that  
compose the virtual drive.  
Physical Drives  
This screen displays the physical drives for each port. From this screen, you can rebuild the  
physical arrays or view the properties for the physical drive you select.  
Configuration Wizard  
This option enables you to clear a configuration, create a new configuration, or add a  
configuration.  
Adapter Selection  
Physical view  
Events  
This option allows you to choose an Intel® RAID controller installed in the system.  
This option toggles between Physical View and Virtual View.  
This option displays the events generated by virtual disks, physical devices, enclosure, Intel®  
RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3, and the SAS controller.  
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3.2.2  
Intel® RAID Web Console 2  
The Intel® RAID Web Console 2 utility runs within the operating system. It is Java* GUI-based  
and enables the user to configure the RAID controller, disk drives, Intel® RAID Smart Battery,  
and other storage-related devices connected to the RAID controller or embedded on the server  
board.  
The utility is most easily used with a mouse, and standard right and left mouse clicks are  
functional based on the operating system mouse configuration.  
The Intel® RAID Web Console 2 includes a Configuration Wizard that simplifies the process of  
creating disk arrays and virtual drives. Within the Configuration Wizard, the user can select from  
several options:  
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Auto Configuration mode automatically creates the best possible configuration based on  
options configurable with available hardware.  
Guided Configuration mode asks brief questions about the configuration, and then  
creates the configuration based on the answers provided.  
Manual Configuration mode provides complete control over all aspects of the storage  
configuration.  
A Reconstruction Wizard increases or reduces the size of a virtual disk and changes the RAID  
level of an array.  
The following table briefly describes the available options. For a detailed description of these  
functions, see the Intel® RAID Software User’s Guide (Document number: D29305-00x).  
Table 8. Intel® RAID Web Console 2 Options  
Option  
Description  
Menu Bar  
Provides menu options including exit, rescan, operations, log and online help.  
Physical / Virtual View Panel  
Shows the hierarchy of physical / virtual devices in the server.  
Properties / Operations / Graphical  
View Panel  
Displays information about the selected device and the operations that can be  
performed on the device.  
Event Log Panel  
Displays the event log entries for the selected RAID controller.  
Adapter Properties  
Configures adapter properties. The configuration of these properties within the  
Intel® RAID Web Console 2 is limited to properties that can be performed  
without a reboot of the controller or that are not data destructive.  
Physical Drive Properties  
Virtual Disk Properties  
Configuration Wizard  
Displays physical drive properties, including drive model, serial number, defect  
tables, and association with virtual drives.  
Displays virtual disk properties, including drive size, stripe size, disk cache  
policy, array cache policy, virtual disk name and status.  
Clears a configuration, creates a new configuration, or adds a configuration.  
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3.3 Command-line Utility  
The command-line utility (CLU) is an operating system-based text utility that allows the  
configuration of the RAID controller properties, configuration of disk arrays and virtual drives,  
configuration of cache settings, firmware updates, and error reporting. The CLU is available  
upon request for DOS*, Microsoft Windows*, and Linux* operating systems. For a list of all  
command-line options, see the Intel® RAID Controller Command Line Tool 2 User Guide. The  
following table provides a synopsis of available options.  
Table 9. Command-line Utility Options  
Option  
Description  
Command-line tool option to command help.  
Help  
Controller Information  
Provides information about controller properties and configuration.  
Configuration information  
Provides information on physical and virtual drives attached to the controller.  
Configuration management Allows configuration of the RAID controller, virtual drive properties, and hard drive  
cache configuration.  
Configuration  
creation/deletion  
Allows configuration or deletion of virtual drives, including RAID level configuration,  
cache policy configuration, and hot spare configuration.  
3.4 Flash Utility  
This utility is an operating system-based utility that allows you to update the RAID controller  
firmware. It is available for DOS*, Microsoft Windows*, and Linux* operating systems. It is  
designed for use with a separate firmware update file. For a complete list of options, see the  
utility version release notes.  
3.5 SNMP Support  
SNMP support includes MIB files that are available upon request for recompilation compatibility  
with existing SNMP-enabled monitoring applications. An SNMP agent is also available. For  
operational details, see the release notes that accompany these files.  
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4.1 Hierarchy  
The fundamental purpose of a RAID system is to present a usable data storage medium (virtual  
drive) with some level of redundancy to a host operating system. The Intel® RAID firmware is  
based on the concept of associating physical drives in arrays and then creating a virtual drive  
from that array that includes a functional RAID level. To create a virtual drive and present it to  
the host operating system, the RAID firmware typically follows these steps:  
1. One or more physical drives are selected and associated as an array.  
2. One or more arrays are associated and given a RAID level. This process creates a virtual  
drive and provides an option to initialize the virtual drive.  
3. The RAID firmware presents the virtual drive to the operating system.  
4.1.1  
RAID Physical Drive Status  
Table 10. RAID Physical Drive Status  
Drive State  
Unconfigured  
Good  
Code  
Description  
The drive is functioning normally, but is not part of a configured virtual  
drive and is not a hot spare.  
Unconfigured Good  
Online  
ONLN  
The drive is online, is part of a configured virtual drive, and is functioning  
normally.  
Hot Spare  
Failed  
HOTSP  
FAILED  
A physical drive that is configured as a hot spare.  
A physical drive that was originally configured as Online or Hot Spare, but  
on which the firmware detects an unrecoverable error.  
Rebuilding  
REBUILD  
A physical drive to which data is being written to restore full redundancy for  
a virtual disk.  
Unconfigured  
Bad  
Unconfigured Bad  
A physical drive on which the firmware detects an unrecoverable error; the  
physical drive was Unconfigured Good or the physical drive could not be  
initialized.  
Missing  
Offline  
None  
Missing  
Offline  
None  
A physical drive that was Online, but which has been removed from its  
location.  
A physical drive that is part of a virtual drive but which has invalid data as  
far as the RAID configuration is concerned.  
A physical drive with an unsupported flag set. An Unconfigured Good or  
Offline physical drive that has completed the preparation for removal  
operation.  
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4.1.2  
RAID Virtual Drive Status  
Table 11. RAID Virtual Drive Status  
Drive State  
Optimal  
Code  
Optimal  
Description  
The drive operating system is good. All configured drives are online.  
Degraded  
Offline  
Degraded  
Offline  
The drive operating condition is not optimal because one of the configured drives has  
failed or is offline.  
The drive is not available to the operating system and is unusable.  
4.1.3  
RAID Controller Drive Limitations  
Only drives that comply with the SAS and SATA specification extensions are supported.  
4.2 SAS Bus and ID Mapping  
Devices on the SAS bus are persistently mapped based on a SAS address.  
4.3 RAID Features  
4.3.1  
RAID Level Support  
Table 12. Supported RAID Levels  
RAID Level  
RAID 0  
Description  
Data is striped to one or more physical drives. If using more than one disk, each stripe is stored on the  
drives in a “round robin” fashion. RAID 0 includes no redundancy. If one hard disk fails, all data is lost.  
RAID 1  
RAID 5  
RAID 6  
RAID 10  
RAID 50  
RAID 60  
Disk mirroring: all data is stored twice, making each drive the image of the other. Missing data on one  
drive can be recovered from data on the other drive. RAID 1 requires a minimum of two drives in the  
array.  
Data striping with parity: Data is striped across the hard disks and the controller calculates redundancy  
data (parity information) that is also striped across the hard disks. Missing data is rebuilt from parity.  
RAID 5 requires a minimum of three drives in the array.  
Data striping with distributed parity across two disks: Data is striped across all disks in the array and  
two parity disks are used to provide protection against the failure of up to two physical disks. In each  
row of data blocks, two sets of parity data are stored.  
RAID 10 is accomplished by striping data across two or up to eight RAID 1 arrays. Missing data is  
rebuilt from redundant data stripes. RAID 10 requires a minimum of four drives. RAID 10 provides high  
data throughput rates.  
RAID 50 is accomplished by striping data across two or up to five RAID 5 arrays. Missing data is  
rebuilt from redundant data stripes. RAID 50 requires a minimum of six drives. RAID 50 provides high  
data throughput rates.  
RAID 60 is accomplished by striping data across two or up to five RAID 6 arrays. Missing data is  
rebuilt from redundant data stripes. RAID 60 requires a minimum of eight drives. RAID 60 provides  
high fault tolerance.  
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Cache Policies  
The RAID cache can temporarily store data so it can be more quickly accessed, or to await  
drive readiness. The cache is available both on the RAID controller and hard drives. The RAID  
controller read and write cache policy is set on a virtual drive level. This policy is set when the  
virtual drive is created, but it can be changed using the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2  
configuration utility, the command-line utility, or the Intel® RAID Web Console 2 utility.  
The user should not enable specific cache policies if the Intel® RAID Smart Battery is not  
installed. The drive cache is managed through a user-configurable RAID controller option, but  
the RAID controller battery does not protect data in the drive cache in the event of a power  
interruption. Exercise caution when enabling the drive cache.  
Table 13. Cache Policies  
Array Cache Policy  
Cache Policy  
Cache Option  
Direct I/O  
Description  
When possible, no cache is involved for both reads and writes. The  
data transfers are directly from host to disk and from disk to host.  
Cached I/O  
All reads first look at the cache. If a cache hit occurs, the data is read  
from cache; if not, the data is read from disk and the read data is  
buffered into cache. All writes to drive are also written to cache.  
Read Policy  
Write Policy  
No Read Ahead  
Read Ahead  
The controller does not use read-ahead.  
Specifies that additional consecutive data stripes are read and  
buffered into cache.  
Adaptive Read Ahead  
Write Through  
Specifies that the controller begin using read-ahead if the two most  
recent disk accesses occurred in sequential sectors.  
The controller sends a data transfer completion signal to the host after  
the disk subsystem receives all the data in a transaction and the data  
is successfully written to disk.  
Write Back  
The controller sends a data transfer completion signal to the host  
when the controller cache receives all the data in a transaction and the  
data is then written to disk as the drive becomes available.  
If the ‘Use Write Through for failed or missing battery’ option is  
disabled, the Write Back mode is enabled even if the battery backup  
unit is bad or missing.  
Hard Drive Cache Read and Write Cache Memory located on the hard drive is used to cache data going to or  
coming from the drive. Enabling the hard drive cache can result in a  
performance improvement but data held in drive cache is not protected  
by the RAID controller.  
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4.3.3  
Stripe Size  
The stripe size determines the size of each data stripe on each hard drive. The options are 8,  
16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, and 1024 KB. The stripe size is set when the virtual drive is created.  
It cannot be changed without removing the virtual drive configuration and all data contained on  
the virtual drive.  
4.3.4  
Hot-spare Drives  
Hot-spare drives are designated to automatically replace a failed drive. Hot-spare drives must  
be the same size or larger than the drives they will replace. They can be designated as a private  
hot-spare drive assigned to one virtual drive, or they may be a global hot-spare that is assigned  
to all virtual drives attached to the RAID controller. Hot-spare drives can be designated using  
the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 utility, the Intel® RAID Web Console 2 utility, or the command-  
line utility.  
4.3.5  
Hot-plug Drive Support  
Hot-plug support allows hard drives to be inserted or removed without rebooting the system, as  
long as both the hard drive and server system backplane support hard drive hot-plug functions.  
The RAID controller immediately recognizes when a drive is removed and sets the virtual status  
to “Missing” until an I/O to the drive fails. The drive status then changes to “Failed.”  
A drive inserted into an attached intelligent enclosure is recognized as present. A drive inserted  
into an attached non-intelligent enclosure may require a bus scan before it is detected. Hot-plug  
of new drives is supported in both intelligent and non-intelligent enclosures.  
4.3.6  
Auto-declare Hot-spare Drive  
If the RAID controller has a RAID array drive that is in a failed (degraded) state and the failed  
drive is removed and a new hard drive of the same size or larger is inserted into the same slot,  
the new drive is automatically marked as a hot-spare drive and a rebuild begins. A bus scan  
may be required in a non-intelligent enclosure.  
4.3.7  
Physical Drive Roaming  
Physical drive roaming allows the user to move drives to any port on the RAID controller without  
losing the configuration.  
4.3.8  
Virtual Drive Roaming  
Virtual drive roaming allows the user to move a virtual drive from one controller to another  
system/controller without losing the configuration or data. All virtual drives attached to the RAID  
controller must be moved as a unit.  
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4.3.9  
RAID Controller Migration  
The RAID controller migration feature allows a defective RAID controller to be removed and  
replaced by a compatible RAID controller without losing the configuration or data. To avoid a  
configuration mismatch, it is wise to reset the new controller configuration before attaching the  
array drives. If a configuration mismatch occurs, then care must be taken to use the  
configuration on the drives or all data may be lost.  
4.3.10  
Online Capacity Expansion  
Online capacity expansion (OCE) allows additional drives to be added to a virtual drive in an  
array. OCE is available as an option in the Intel® BIOS Console 2 utility, the Intel® RAID Web  
Console 2 utility, or the command-line utility.  
4.3.11  
RAID-level Migration  
RAID-level migration allows for the migration from one RAID level to another. RAID-level  
migration may require the addition of additional physical drives as part of the process. RAID-  
level migration is an option in the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 utility, the Intel® RAID Web  
Console 2 utility, or the command-line utility.  
4.4 Operating Certifications  
Microsoft Windows* Winqual certification (WHQL).  
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5. Safety and Regulatory Certifications  
5.1 Product Safety & EMC Compliance  
This Intel RAID Controller has been evaluated for regulatory compliance as an Intel end system,  
and is included as part of the end system certification. For information on end system  
certification, refer to the product regulatory certification for the end system level product.  
5.2 Ecology Declarations  
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Restriction of Hazardous Substances (European Directive 2002/95/EC)  
China RoHS (MII Measure 39)  
REACH; Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (European Union  
Regulation EC/2006/1907)  
5.3 Supported Specifications and Standards  
Table 14. Specifications and Standards  
Standard  
SAS Specification 1.1  
Description  
N/A  
N/A  
N/A  
N/A  
Serial ATA Specification 1.0a  
Extensions to Serial ATA Specification 1.0a  
PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a  
SAFTE  
SES  
SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure management  
SCSI Enclosure Services (SES)  
SSP  
Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP), which enables communication with SAS  
devices supporting multiple initiators and targets.  
STP  
Serial ATA Tunneled Protocol (STP), which enables communication  
with Serial ATA devices supporting multiple initiators and targets.  
SMP  
Serial Management Protocol (SMP), which communicates topology  
management information directly with attached SAS expander devices.  
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Appendix A: Event Messages and Error Codes  
This appendix lists the Intel® RAID Web Console 2 events that may appear in the event log.  
The Intel® RAID Web Console 2 utility monitors the activity and performance of all controllers in  
the server and any devices attached to them. When an “event” such as the completion of a  
consistency check or the removal of a physical drive occurs, an event message is displayed in  
the log, which appears at the bottom of the Intel® RAID Web Console 2 screen. The messages  
are also logged in the Windows Application Log (Event Viewer). Error event levels are:  
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Progress: This is a progress posting event. Progress events are not saved in NVRAM.  
Information: Informational message. No user action is necessary.  
Warning: A component may be close to a failure point.  
Critical: A component has failed, but the system has not lost data.  
Fatal: A component has failed, and data loss has occurred or will occur.  
Dead: A catastrophic error has occurred and the controller has failed. This is seen only  
after the controller has been restarted.  
The following table lists the Intel® RAID Web Console 2 event messages.  
Table 15. Event Messages  
Number  
0
Type  
Information  
Description  
Firmware initialization started (PCI ID %04x/%04x/%04x/%04x)  
1
Information  
Fatal  
Firmware version %s  
2
Unable to recover cache data from TBBU  
Cache data recovered from TBBU successfully  
Configuration cleared  
3
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Fatal  
4
5
Cluster down; communication with peer lost  
%s ownership changed from %02x to %02x  
Alarm disabled by user  
6
7
8
Alarm enabled by user  
9
Background initialization rate changed to %d%%  
Controller cache discarded due to memory/battery problems  
Unable to recover cache data due to configuration mismatch  
Cache data recovered successfully  
Controller cache discarded due to firmware version incompatibility  
Consistency Check rate changed to %d%%  
Fatal firmware error: %s  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
20  
21  
Fatal  
Information  
Fatal  
Information  
Dead  
Information  
Warning  
Critical  
Factory defaults restored A249  
Flash downloaded image corrupt  
Flash erase error  
Critical  
Flash timeout during erase  
Critical  
Flash error  
Information  
Flashing image: %s  
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Type  
Information  
Description  
Flash of new firmware image(s) complete  
23  
24  
25  
26  
27  
28  
29  
30  
31  
32  
33  
34  
35  
36  
37  
38  
39  
40  
41  
42  
43  
44  
45  
46  
47  
48  
49  
50  
51  
52  
53  
54  
55  
56  
57  
58  
59  
60  
61  
62  
63  
64  
65  
Critical  
Flash programming error  
Critical  
Flash timeout during programming  
Flash chip type unknown  
Critical  
Critical  
Flash command set unknown  
Flash verify failure  
Critical  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Dead  
Flush rate changed to %d seconds  
Hibernate command received from host  
Event log cleared  
Event log wrapped  
Multi-bit ECC error: ECAR=%x  
Single-bit ECC error: ECAR=%x  
Not enough controller memory  
Patrol Read complete  
Warning  
Dead  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Patrol Read paused  
Patrol Read Rate changed to %d%%  
Patrol Read resumed  
Patrol Read started  
Rebuild rate changed to %d%%  
Reconstruction rate changed to %d%%  
Shutdown command received from host  
Test event: '%s'  
Time established as %s; (%d seconds since power on)  
User entered firmware debugger  
Background Initialization aborted on %s  
Information  
Information  
Fatal  
Background Initialization corrected medium error (%s at %lx, %s at %lx)  
Background Initialization completed on %s  
Background Initialization completed with uncorrectable errors on %s  
Background Initialization detected uncorrectable multiple medium errors (%s at %lx on %s)  
Background Initialization failed on %s  
Fatal  
Critical  
Progress  
Information  
Information  
Background Initialization progress on %s is %s  
Background Initialization started on %s  
Policy change on %s to %s from %s  
OBSOLETE  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Fatal  
Consistency Check aborted on %s  
Consistency Check corrected medium error (%s at %lx, %s at %lx)  
Consistency Check done on %s  
Consistency Check done with corrections on %s, (corrections=%d)  
Consistency Check detected uncorrectable multiple medium errors (%s at %lx on %s)  
Consistency Check failed on %s  
Critical  
Fatal  
Consistency Check failed with uncorrectable data on %s  
Consistency Check found inconsistent parity on %s at stripe %lx  
Consistency Check inconsistency logging disabled on %s (too many inconsistencies)  
Consistency Check progress on %s is %s  
Information  
Warning  
Progress  
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Type  
Information  
Description  
Consistency Check started on %s  
67  
Information  
Critical  
Initialization aborted on %s  
68  
Initialization failed on %s  
69  
Progress  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Fatal  
Initialization progress on %s is %s  
Fast initialization started on %s  
70  
71  
Full initialization started on %s  
72  
Initialization complete on %s  
73  
%s Properties updated to %s (from %s)  
Reconstruction complete on %s  
74  
75  
Reconstruction of %s stopped due to unrecoverable errors  
Reconstruct detected uncorrectable multiple medium errors (%s at %lx on %s at %lx)  
Reconstruction progress on %s is %s  
Reconstruction resumed on %s  
76  
Fatal  
77  
Progress  
Information  
Fatal  
78  
79  
Reconstruction resume of %s failed due to configuration mismatch  
Reconstruction started on %s  
80  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Critical  
81  
State change on %s from %s to %s  
Clear aborted on %s  
82  
83  
Clear failed on %s (Error %02x)  
84  
Progress  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Information  
Warning  
Information  
Progress  
Fatal  
Clear progress on %s is %s  
85  
Clear started on %s  
86  
Clear completed on %s  
87  
Error on %s (Error %02x)  
88  
Format completed on %s  
89  
Format started on %s  
90  
Hot Spare SMART polling failed on %s (Error %02x)  
Inserted: %s  
91  
92  
%s is not supported  
93  
Patrol Read corrected medium error on %s at %lx  
Patrol Read progress on %s is %s  
Patrol Read found an uncorrectable medium error on %s at %lx  
Predictive failure: %s  
94  
95  
96  
Warning  
Fatal  
97  
Puncturing bad block on %s at %lx  
Rebuild aborted by user on %s  
98  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Critical  
99  
Rebuild completed on %s  
100  
101  
102  
103  
104  
105  
106  
107  
108  
109  
Rebuild completed on %s  
Rebuild failed on %s due to source drive error  
Rebuild failed on %s due to target drive error  
Rebuild progress on %s is %s  
Critical  
Progress  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Critical  
Rebuild resumed on %s  
Rebuild started on %s  
Rebuild automatically started on %s  
Rebuild stopped on %s due to loss of cluster ownership  
Reassign write operation failed on %s at %lx  
Unrecoverable medium error during rebuild on %s at %lx  
Fatal  
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Number  
110  
Type  
Information  
Description  
Corrected medium error during recovery on %s at %lx  
111  
112  
113  
114  
115  
116  
117  
118  
119  
120  
121  
122  
123  
124  
125  
126  
127  
128  
129  
130  
131  
132  
133  
134  
135  
136  
137  
138  
139  
140  
141  
142  
143  
144  
145  
146  
147  
148  
149  
150  
151  
152  
153  
Fatal  
Unrecoverable medium error during recovery on %s at %lx  
Removed: %s  
Warning  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Information  
Information  
Critical  
Unexpected sense: %s, CDB:%s, Sense:%s  
State change on %s from %s to %s  
State change by user on %s from %s to %s  
Redundant path to %s broken  
Redundant path to %s restored  
Dedicated Hot Spare %s no longer useful due to deleted array  
SAS topology error: Loop detected  
SAS topology error: Unaddressable device  
SAS topology error: Multiple ports to the same SAS address  
SAS topology error: Expander error  
SAS topology error: SMP timeout  
SAS topology error: Out of route entries  
SAS topology error: Index not found  
SAS topology error: SMP function failed  
SAS topology error: SMP CRC error  
SAS topology error: Multiple subtractive  
SAS topology error: Table to table  
SAS topology error: Multiple paths  
Unable to access device %s  
Critical  
Critical  
Critical  
Critical  
Critical  
Critical  
Critical  
Critical  
Critical  
Critical  
Critical  
Fatal  
Information  
Information  
Dedicated Hot Spare created on %s (%s)  
Dedicated Hot Spare %s (%s) disabled  
OBSOLETE  
Information  
Information  
Global Hot Spare created on %s (%s)  
Global Hot Spare %s (%s) disabled  
OBSOLETE  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Created %s  
Deleted %s  
Marking %s inconsistent due to active writes at shutdown  
Battery Present  
Battery Not Present  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
New Battery Detected  
Battery has been replaced  
Battery temperature is high  
Warning  
Battery voltage low  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Fatal  
Battery started charging  
Battery is discharging  
Battery temperature is normal  
Battery needs replacement - SOH Bad  
Battery relearn started  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Battery relearn in progress  
Battery relearn completed  
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Number  
154  
Type  
Warning  
Description  
Battery relearn timed out  
155  
156  
157  
158  
159  
160  
161  
162  
163  
164  
165  
166  
167  
168  
169  
170  
171  
172  
173  
174  
175  
176  
177  
178  
179  
180  
181  
182  
183  
184  
185  
186  
187  
188  
189  
190  
191  
192  
193  
194  
195  
196  
197  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Warning  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Critical  
Battery relearn pending: Battery is under charge  
Battery relearn postponed  
Battery relearn will start in 4 days  
Battery relearn will start in 2 days  
Battery relearn will start in 1 day  
Battery relearn will start in 5 hours  
Battery removed  
Current capacity of the battery is below threshold  
Current capacity of the battery is above threshold  
Enclosure (SES) discovered on %s  
Enclosure (SAF-TE) discovered on %s  
Enclosure %s communication lost  
Information  
Critical  
Enclosure %s communication restored  
Enclosure %s fan %d failed  
Information  
Warning  
Critical  
Enclosure %s fan %d inserted  
Enclosure %s fan %d removed  
Enclosure %s power supply %d failed  
Enclosure %s power supply %d inserted  
Enclosure %s power supply %d removed  
Enclosure %s EMM %d failed  
Information  
Warning  
Critical  
Information  
Critical  
Enclosure %s EMM %d inserted  
Enclosure %s EMM %d removed  
Warning  
Critical  
Enclosure %s temperature sensor %d below warning threshold  
Enclosure %s temperature sensor %d below error threshold  
Enclosure %s temperature sensor %d above warning threshold  
Enclosure %s temperature sensor %d above error threshold  
Enclosure %s shutdown  
Warning  
Critical  
Critical  
Warning  
Critical  
Enclosure %s not supported; too many enclosures connected to port  
Enclosure %s firmware mismatch (EMM %d)  
Enclosure %s sensor %d bad  
Warning  
Critical  
Enclosure %s phy bad for slot %d  
Critical  
Enclosure %s is unstable  
Critical  
Enclosure %s hardware error  
Critical  
Enclosure %s not responding  
Warning  
Warning  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Warning  
Fatal  
SAS/SATA mixing not supported in enclosure; %s disabled  
Enclosure (SES) hot plug on %s was detected  
Clustering enabled  
Clustering disabled  
PD too small to be used for auto-rebuild on %s  
BBU enabled; changing WT virtual disks to WB  
BBU disabled; changing WB virtual disks to WT  
Bad block table on %s is 80% full  
Bad block table on %s is full; unable to log block %lx  
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Number  
198  
Type  
Information  
Description  
Consistency Check Aborted Due to Ownership Loss on %s  
Background Initialization (BGI) Aborted Due to Ownership Loss on %s  
Battery/charger problems detected; SOH Bad  
Single-bit ECC error: ECAR=%x  
199  
200  
201  
202  
203  
204  
205  
206  
207  
208  
209  
210  
211  
212  
213  
214  
215  
216  
217  
218  
219  
220  
221  
222  
223  
224  
225  
226  
227  
228  
229  
230  
231  
232  
233  
234  
235  
236  
237  
238  
239  
240  
241  
Information  
Critical  
Warning  
Critical  
Single-bit ECC error: ECAR=%x  
Critical  
Single-bit ECC error: ECAR=%x  
Warning  
Information  
Warning  
Information  
Information  
Enclosure %s Power supply %d switched off  
Enclosure %s Power supply %d switched on  
Enclosure %s Power supply %d cable removed  
Enclosure %s Power supply %d cable inserted  
Enclosure %s Fan %d returned to normal  
OBSOLETE  
Information  
Critical  
BBU Retention test passed  
BBU Retention test failed!  
OBSOLETE  
Information  
Critical  
NVRAM Retention test passed  
NVRAM Retention test failed!  
Information  
Critical  
%s test completed %d passes successfully  
%s test FAILED on %d pass. Fail data: errorOffset=%x goodData=%x badData=%x  
Self-check diagnostics completed  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Foreign Configuration Detected  
Foreign Configuration Imported  
Foreign Configuration Cleared  
NVRAM is corrupt; reinitializing  
Warning  
NVRAM mismatch occurred  
Warning  
SAS wide port %d lost link on PHY %d  
SAS wide port %d restored link on PHY %d  
SAS port %d, PHY %d has exceeded the allowed error rate  
Bad block reassigned on %s at %lx to %lx  
Controller Hot Plug detected  
Information  
Warning  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Enclosure %s temperature sensor %d differential detected  
Disk test cannot start. No qualifying disks found  
Time duration provided by host is not sufficient for self check  
Marked Missing for %s on array %d row %d  
Replaced Missing as %s on array %d row %d  
Enclosure %s temperature sensor %d returned to normal  
Enclosure %s Firmware download in progress  
Enclosure %s Firmware download failed  
%s is not a certified drive  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Warning  
Information  
Warning  
Dirty cache data discarded by user  
PDs missing from configuration at boot  
VDs missing drives and will go offline at boot: %s  
VDs missing at boot: %s  
Warning  
Warning  
Warning  
Previous configuration completely missing at boot  
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Number  
242  
Type  
Information  
Description  
Battery charge complete  
243  
244  
245  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Enclosure %s fan %d speed changed  
Dedicated spare %s imported as global due to missing arrays  
%s rebuild not possible as SAS/SATA is not supported in an array  
SEP %s has been rebooted as a part of enclosure firmware download. SEP will be  
unavailable until this process completes.  
246  
247  
248  
249  
250  
251  
252  
253  
254  
255  
256  
257  
258  
259  
260  
261  
262  
263  
264  
265  
266  
267  
268  
269  
270  
271  
272  
273  
274  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Critical  
Inserted: %s Info: %s  
Removed: %s Info: %s  
%s is now OPTIMAL  
%s is now PARTIALLY DEGRADED  
%s is now DEGRADED  
Fatal  
%s is now OFFLINE  
Warning  
Warning  
Warning  
Warning  
Warning  
Warning  
Warning  
Critical  
Battery requires reconditioning; please initiate a LEARN cycle  
VD %s disabled because RAID-5 is not supported by this RAID key  
VD %s disabled because RAID-6 is not supported by this controller  
VD %s disabled because SAS drives are not supported by this RAID key  
PD missing: %s  
Puncturing of LBAs enabled  
Puncturing of LBAs disabled  
Enclosure %s EMM %d not installed  
Package version %s  
Information  
Warning  
Warning  
Warning  
Information  
Information  
Warning  
Warning  
Warning  
Fatal  
Global affinity Hot Spare %s commissioned in a different enclosure  
Foreign configuration table overflow  
Partial foreign configuration imported  
Connector %s is active  
Board Revision %s  
Command timeout on %s  
%s reset (Type %02x)  
VD bad block table on %s is 80% full  
VD bad block table on %s is full; unable to log block %lx (on %s at %lx)  
Uncorrectable medium error logged for %s at %lx (on %s at %lx)  
VD medium error corrected on %s at %lx  
Bad block table on %s is 100% full  
VD bad block table on %s is 100% full  
Fatal  
Information  
Warning  
Warning  
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Appendix B: Glossary  
Appendix B: Glossary  
Word / Acronym  
API  
Definition  
Application Programming Interface  
Basic Input/Output System  
Direct Memory Access  
Error Correction Code  
Flash Update Utility  
Firmware  
BIOS  
DMA  
ECC  
FUU  
FW  
Gb  
Gigabit  
GB  
Gigabyte  
HBA  
Host Bus Adapter  
Kb  
Kilobit  
KB  
Kilobyte  
LVD  
Low Voltage Differential  
Megabit  
Mb  
MB  
Megabyte  
MFC  
NVRAM  
OCE  
PCB  
Manufacture Control  
Non-volatile Random Access Memory  
Online Capacity Expansion  
Printed Circuit Board  
Peripheral Component Interconnect  
Phase Lock Loop  
PCI  
PLL  
POST  
RAID  
ROC  
ROM  
SAF-TE  
SAS  
Power-on Self Test  
Redundant Array of Independent Disks  
RAID-On-Chip  
Read-Only Memory  
SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure, enclosure management that supports SCSI devices  
Serial Attached SCSI  
SATA  
SCSI  
SDRAM  
SES2  
SGPIO  
SMART  
SMBus  
SMP  
SNMP  
SSP  
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment  
Small Computer Systems Interface  
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory  
SCSI Enclosure Services 2nd generation, enclosure management that supports SAS devices  
Serial General Purpose Input Output, Enclosure management that supports SATA devices  
Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology  
System Management Bus  
Serial Management Protocol  
Simple Network Management Protocol  
Serial SCSI Protocol  
STP  
Serial Tunneling Protocol  
XROM  
WHQL  
PCI Expansion ROM, a BIOS utility accessed at system POST.  
Windows Hardware Quality Labs  
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Appendix C: Reference Documents  
Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR) Technical Product Specification  
Appendix C: Reference Documents  
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Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR Hardware User’s Guide (Document  
number: E58607-00x)  
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ƒ
Intel® RAID Software User’s Guide (Document number: D29305-00x)  
Intel® RAID Controller Command Line Tool 2 User Guide (Document number: E36092-  
00x)  
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