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Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Four-port Low Profile Serial ATA RAID Controller Technical Product Specification, Version 1.0 November 2002 Order Number: 251526-001
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Four-port Low Profile Serial ATA RAID Controller Technical Product Specification, Version 1.0 November 2002 Order Number: 251526-001
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...be obtained by calling 1-800-548-4725 or by visiting Intel's website at http://www.intel.com. Contact your local Intel sales office or your product order. Intel products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other...a particular purpose, merchantability, or infringement of documents which have an ordering number and are available on request. The Intel SRCS14L RAID controller may cause the product to obtain the latest specifications and before placing your distributor to deviate from published specifications. Current ...
...be obtained by calling 1-800-548-4725 or by visiting Intel's website at http://www.intel.com. Contact your local Intel sales office or your product order. Intel products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other...a particular purpose, merchantability, or infringement of documents which have an ordering number and are available on request. The Intel SRCS14L RAID controller may cause the product to obtain the latest specifications and before placing your distributor to deviate from published specifications. Current ...
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... Technical Product Specification 3 Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Contents 1 Introduction ...5 1.1 Acronyms ...5 1.2 Documentation Conventions 6 1.3 Product Overview 6 1.4 Operating System Support 6 1.5 List of Features...6 2 Hardware ...8 2.1 Physical Layout ...8 2.2 Major Components 8 2.2.1 Intel® 80303® Intelligent I/O Processor 8 2.2.2 Intel® Smart 3 FlashFile™ Flash Memory 9 2.2.3 SDRAM (Cache 9 2.2.4 SATA Controllers 9 2.2.5 Audible Alarm 9 2.2.6 SATA Connectors 10 2.2.7 PCI Interface 10 2.2.8 SRCS14L Jumpers 10 2.2.9 Diagnostic...
... Technical Product Specification 3 Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Contents 1 Introduction ...5 1.1 Acronyms ...5 1.2 Documentation Conventions 6 1.3 Product Overview 6 1.4 Operating System Support 6 1.5 List of Features...6 2 Hardware ...8 2.1 Physical Layout ...8 2.2 Major Components 8 2.2.1 Intel® 80303® Intelligent I/O Processor 8 2.2.2 Intel® Smart 3 FlashFile™ Flash Memory 9 2.2.3 SDRAM (Cache 9 2.2.4 SATA Controllers 9 2.2.5 Audible Alarm 9 2.2.6 SATA Connectors 10 2.2.7 PCI Interface 10 2.2.8 SRCS14L Jumpers 10 2.2.9 Diagnostic...
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Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 4.3.5 4.3.6 4.3.7 4.3.8 4.3.9 Auto-declare Hot Fix (Spare) Drive 25 RAID Array Drive Roaming 25 On-line RAID Array Configurations 25 Background Initialization and Instant Availability 27 PCI Hot Plug 27 5 Certifications and Supported Technologies 28 5.1 OS Certifications 28 5.2 Electronic Regulatory Agencies Certifications (...
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 4.3.5 4.3.6 4.3.7 4.3.8 4.3.9 Auto-declare Hot Fix (Spare) Drive 25 RAID Array Drive Roaming 25 On-line RAID Array Configurations 25 Background Initialization and Instant Availability 27 PCI Hot Plug 27 5 Certifications and Supported Technologies 28 5.1 OS Certifications 28 5.2 Electronic Regulatory Agencies Certifications (...
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...Code (also error correcting code and error correcting circuits) Flash Recovery Utility Flash Update Utility Firmware Gigabit Gigabyte Host Bus Adapter Intel Integrated RAID Kilobit Kilobyte Low Voltage Differential SCSI Megabit Megabyte Printed Circuit Board Peripheral Component Interconnect Redundant Array of 2) Acronym API DLL DOS DMI .... SCSI device type. Single Connector Attachment - 80-pin SCSI connector on hot-swappable SE and LVD hard disks. Introduction Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 1 1.1 Acronyms The following acronyms may be used throughout this document.
...Code (also error correcting code and error correcting circuits) Flash Recovery Utility Flash Update Utility Firmware Gigabit Gigabyte Host Bus Adapter Intel Integrated RAID Kilobit Kilobyte Low Voltage Differential SCSI Megabit Megabyte Printed Circuit Board Peripheral Component Interconnect Redundant Array of 2) Acronym API DLL DOS DMI .... SCSI device type. Single Connector Attachment - 80-pin SCSI connector on hot-swappable SE and LVD hard disks. Introduction Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 1 1.1 Acronyms The following acronyms may be used throughout this document.
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... 10 • Supports up , monitoring and maintaining mass storage device subsystems based on IIR Controllers. Runs only on the controller • Online RAID level migration and capacity expansion without reboot • RAID array roaming 6 Technical Product Specification Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 1. Each term represents the physical PCB that integrates all the components of 2) Acronym StorCon...
... 10 • Supports up , monitoring and maintaining mass storage device subsystems based on IIR Controllers. Runs only on the controller • Online RAID level migration and capacity expansion without reboot • RAID array roaming 6 Technical Product Specification Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 1. Each term represents the physical PCB that integrates all the components of 2) Acronym StorCon...
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Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L • Instant availability and background initialization • Automatic rebuild with private (dedicated) or pooled (global) hot fix (spare) drives • Variable data strip size configurable per array • 64MB of ECC SDRAM support • Read/write controller caching • Hot plug disk drive auto detection configurable for non-intelligent enclosures • PCI Hot plug support Technical Product Specification 7
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L • Instant availability and background initialization • Automatic rebuild with private (dedicated) or pooled (global) hot fix (spare) drives • Variable data strip size configurable per array • 64MB of ECC SDRAM support • Read/write controller caching • Hot plug disk drive auto detection configurable for non-intelligent enclosures • PCI Hot plug support Technical Product Specification 7
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... PCI bus speed 66MHz = on the Intel 80303 memory controller unit, visit http://developer.intel.com/design/iio/docs/iop303.htm. 8 Technical Product Specification The core processor, PCI-to-PCI bridge, and Memory Controller are particularly useful in RAID applications. SRCS14L RAID Controller Physical Layout Low-profile bracket Standard bracket ...processor A 167 mm IOP mode select jumper (J1 ) SATA Connector A:0 PCI bus speed jumper (J4 ) SATA connector A:1 Intel® 80303® I /O processor. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Hardware 2.1 Physical Layout Figure 1.
... PCI bus speed 66MHz = on the Intel 80303 memory controller unit, visit http://developer.intel.com/design/iio/docs/iop303.htm. 8 Technical Product Specification The core processor, PCI-to-PCI bridge, and Memory Controller are particularly useful in RAID applications. SRCS14L RAID Controller Physical Layout Low-profile bracket Standard bracket ...processor A 167 mm IOP mode select jumper (J1 ) SATA Connector A:0 PCI bus speed jumper (J4 ) SATA connector A:1 Intel® 80303® I /O processor. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Hardware 2.1 Physical Layout Figure 1.
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... zero wait state data RAM, and single clock execution of the IOP, and serves as cache during RAID transactions. PCI-to-PCI Bridge The PCI-to a number of memory systems external to reset; Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 2.2.1.1 2.2.1.2 2.2.1.3 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 Processor Core The 80303 uses the 80960JT-100 core. place jumper on pins 2 and 3 (or remove...
... zero wait state data RAM, and single clock execution of the IOP, and serves as cache during RAID transactions. PCI-to-PCI Bridge The PCI-to a number of memory systems external to reset; Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 2.2.1.1 2.2.1.2 2.2.1.3 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 Processor Core The 80303 uses the 80960JT-100 core. place jumper on pins 2 and 3 (or remove...
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... computer motherboard immediately. For jumper locations and settings, see Table 2: Controller Jumper Settings and Figure 2: Jumper Settings and Pin Numbers. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 2.2.6 SATA Connectors The SRCS14L provides four SATA signal connectors. 2.2.7 PCI Interface The SRCS14L has a 64-bit/66MHz PCI interface. Figure 2. The controller is designed for 3.3v or 5v signaling and is universally...
... computer motherboard immediately. For jumper locations and settings, see Table 2: Controller Jumper Settings and Figure 2: Jumper Settings and Pin Numbers. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 2.2.6 SATA Connectors The SRCS14L provides four SATA signal connectors. 2.2.7 PCI Interface The SRCS14L has a 64-bit/66MHz PCI interface. Figure 2. The controller is designed for 3.3v or 5v signaling and is universally...
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... installed on SATA port B:0. Technical Product Specification 11 J1 - This is corrupted and needs to recover resident firmware (FW). J4 - When illuminated, the controller's IOP is 33Mhz. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 2. LED Labels and Colors A:0 A:1 B:0 B:1 T S P P66 green green red green yellow yellow yellow yellow Table 3. When not illuminated, PCI bus frequency is...
... installed on SATA port B:0. Technical Product Specification 11 J1 - This is corrupted and needs to recover resident firmware (FW). J4 - When illuminated, the controller's IOP is 33Mhz. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 2. LED Labels and Colors A:0 A:1 B:0 B:1 T S P P66 green green red green yellow yellow yellow yellow Table 3. When not illuminated, PCI bus frequency is...
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.... To diagnose the problem, run the Storage Console to recover the firmware as described in Appendix A of the RAID controller beep, beep, beep, beep, .... beep, beep - pause - beep, beep - Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 4. beep, beep, beep Controller startup was successful. and array. pause - .... If necessary, use the FRU utility to check the status of...
.... To diagnose the problem, run the Storage Console to recover the firmware as described in Appendix A of the RAID controller beep, beep, beep, beep, .... beep, beep - pause - beep, beep - Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 4. beep, beep, beep Controller startup was successful. and array. pause - .... If necessary, use the FRU utility to check the status of...
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... 0° C to +55° C -40° C to +70° C Height: 56mm Length: 167mm 2.6 Supported Hard Drive Technology The RAID controller supports up to the 4 SATA ports. Hardware Architecture Component Features I/O Microprocessor Cache Memory Flash Memory I/O interface (PCI) PCI Transfer Rate PCI Signaling SATA... Power Consumption Measurements +3.3 or +5 Volts (all +/- 5% tolerance) +5 Volts @ 0.25 Amps = 1.25W +3.3 Volts @ 2.5 Amps = 8.25W 2.5 Environmental Specifications Table 7. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 2.3 Architecture Features (HW) Table 5.
... 0° C to +55° C -40° C to +70° C Height: 56mm Length: 167mm 2.6 Supported Hard Drive Technology The RAID controller supports up to the 4 SATA ports. Hardware Architecture Component Features I/O Microprocessor Cache Memory Flash Memory I/O interface (PCI) PCI Transfer Rate PCI Signaling SATA... Power Consumption Measurements +3.3 or +5 Volts (all +/- 5% tolerance) +5 Volts @ 0.25 Amps = 1.25W +3.3 Volts @ 2.5 Amps = 8.25W 2.5 Environmental Specifications Table 7. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 2.3 Architecture Features (HW) Table 5.
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...a custom, multi-tasking, realtime software executive and relies on the host system. This allows for new products. 14 Technical Product Specification RAID Software Stack Architecture Block Diagram To Remote StorCons Storage Console API (ROM) Storage Console (StorCon) API StorCon+ Windows (GUI) API ...operating system platforms. A simple, custom messaging protocol is used to communicate between the host driver or utility and the embedded RAID firmware. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Software 3 To Operating System 3.1 Software Architecture Overview Figure 4.
...a custom, multi-tasking, realtime software executive and relies on the host system. This allows for new products. 14 Technical Product Specification RAID Software Stack Architecture Block Diagram To Remote StorCons Storage Console API (ROM) Storage Console (StorCon) API StorCon+ Windows (GUI) API ...operating system platforms. A simple, custom messaging protocol is used to communicate between the host driver or utility and the embedded RAID firmware. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Software 3 To Operating System 3.1 Software Architecture Overview Figure 4.
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... is a generalization. Storage Console communicates with standard email applications (like Microsoft Outlook or Exchange) installed on the IIR API for managing all OS implementations. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Note: The architecture block diagram in MAPI format). Certain blocks may or may not be accessed via launching the application from within the host...
... is a generalization. Storage Console communicates with standard email applications (like Microsoft Outlook or Exchange) installed on the IIR API for managing all OS implementations. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Note: The architecture block diagram in MAPI format). Certain blocks may or may not be accessed via launching the application from within the host...
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... elegant integration of multiple I /O Device pictured next to the firmware (Figure 4: RAID Software Stack Architecture Block Diagram) also communicates over an abstraction layer allowing for security. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 3.1.3 3.1.3.1 3.1.3.2 3.1.3.3 3.1.3.4 3.1.4 Common Layers PCI BIOS The PCI BIOS is present... IIR communications protocol. At the highest level is a host interface abstraction layer in the PCI specification. RAID Firmware The IIR firmware is also composed of multiple internal layers of multiple software layers allowing for communicating ...
... elegant integration of multiple I /O Device pictured next to the firmware (Figure 4: RAID Software Stack Architecture Block Diagram) also communicates over an abstraction layer allowing for security. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 3.1.3 3.1.3.1 3.1.3.2 3.1.3.3 3.1.3.4 3.1.4 Common Layers PCI BIOS The PCI BIOS is present... IIR communications protocol. At the highest level is a host interface abstraction layer in the PCI specification. RAID Firmware The IIR firmware is also composed of multiple internal layers of multiple software layers allowing for communicating ...
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Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L RAID Functionality and Features 4 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 Hierarchy A fundamental purpose of a RAID system is to present a usable (with some Magneto Optical drives. So, in order to a host operating system. Level 2: Logical Drives Logical... initialization each physical device 3. The basic rule is based on the lowest level of the RAID array disk. The logical drives are selected and initialized 2. They are located at this , the Intel RAID firmware is to rearrange the disk-IDs and channel location of the physical drives of a ...
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L RAID Functionality and Features 4 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 Hierarchy A fundamental purpose of a RAID system is to present a usable (with some Magneto Optical drives. So, in order to a host operating system. Level 2: Logical Drives Logical... initialization each physical device 3. The basic rule is based on the lowest level of the RAID array disk. The logical drives are selected and initialized 2. They are located at this , the Intel RAID firmware is to rearrange the disk-IDs and channel location of the physical drives of a ...
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... Configure Logical Drives Level 3 Menu: Configure Array Drives Level 4 Menu: Configure Host Drives 18 Technical Product Specification Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L • RAID 4 drives • RAID 5 drives • RAID 10 drives You can then be configured as a new host drive on the new host drive (created from the... in the Host Drive menu, be lost using the Merge feature. The three lowest level hierarchal drives are detectable by the RAID firmware. Warning: Any data located on this feature if the new host drive already contains data that you do not wish to...
... Configure Logical Drives Level 3 Menu: Configure Array Drives Level 4 Menu: Configure Host Drives 18 Technical Product Specification Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L • RAID 4 drives • RAID 5 drives • RAID 10 drives You can then be configured as a new host drive on the new host drive (created from the... in the Host Drive menu, be lost using the Merge feature. The three lowest level hierarchal drives are detectable by the RAID firmware. Warning: Any data located on this feature if the new host drive already contains data that you do not wish to...
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...replacement (hot plug). Array drive assumes this event, the array is fully operational, its normal state. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 4.1.5 RAID Host/Array Drive Statuses Table 8 lists the available states of drive. The initial process of configuring redundancy information upon... creation of RAID Host and Array Drives. This status indicates that a logical drive has failed. Host ...
...replacement (hot plug). Array drive assumes this event, the array is fully operational, its normal state. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 4.1.5 RAID Host/Array Drive Statuses Table 8 lists the available states of drive. The initial process of configuring redundancy information upon... creation of RAID Host and Array Drives. This status indicates that a logical drive has failed. Host ...
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Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 4.1.6 Logical Drive Statuses Table 9. Therefore the maximum RAID array drive limitation for the SRCS14L controller is operational and functioning normal. A host drive can contain up to two) can only be connected to the drive. 4.1.7 RAID Controller Drive Limitations (Host, Array, Logical, and Physical) The following are limitations assuming the following: • Four SATA ports...
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 4.1.6 Logical Drive Statuses Table 9. Therefore the maximum RAID array drive limitation for the SRCS14L controller is operational and functioning normal. A host drive can contain up to two) can only be connected to the drive. 4.1.7 RAID Controller Drive Limitations (Host, Array, Logical, and Physical) The following are limitations assuming the following: • Four SATA ports...