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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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... provided in connection with Intel® products. Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to specifications and product descriptions at http://www.intel.com. The Intel SRCS14L RAID controller may contain design defects or errors known as provided in Intel's Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability whatsoever, and Intel disclaims any time, without...
... provided in connection with Intel® products. Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to specifications and product descriptions at http://www.intel.com. The Intel SRCS14L RAID controller may contain design defects or errors known as provided in Intel's Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products, Intel assumes no liability whatsoever, and Intel disclaims any time, without...
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sure25 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 ...
sure25 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 ...
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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 (Hardware 29 5.3 Supported Specifications and Standards 31 6 Technical Drawings and Diagrams 32...
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 (Hardware 29 5.3 Supported Specifications and Standards 31 6 Technical Drawings and Diagrams 32...
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... Interface Simple Network Management Protocol Technical Product Specification 5 Table 1. Common Acronyms (Sheet 1 of Independent Disks SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure Serial AT Attachment Single Ended SCSI device. 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...
... Interface Simple Network Management Protocol Technical Product Specification 5 Table 1. Common Acronyms (Sheet 1 of Independent Disks SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure Serial AT Attachment Single Ended SCSI device. 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...
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Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 1. It utilizes the Intel® 80303 Intelligent I/O processor, two Silicon Image* Sil3112A SATA controllers, and Intel Integrated RAID software. 1.4 1.5 Operating System Support The following operating systems are fully validated and ...controller • Online RAID level migration and capacity expansion without reboot • RAID array roaming 6 Technical Product Specification Common Acronyms (Sheet 2 of the RAID PCI add-in card. 1.3 Product Overview The SRCS14L is a PCI-based, low-profile, four-port SATA RAID controller...
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 1. It utilizes the Intel® 80303 Intelligent I/O processor, two Silicon Image* Sil3112A SATA controllers, and Intel Integrated RAID software. 1.4 1.5 Operating System Support The following operating systems are fully validated and ...controller • Online RAID level migration and capacity expansion without reboot • RAID array roaming 6 Technical Product Specification Common Acronyms (Sheet 2 of the RAID PCI add-in card. 1.3 Product Overview The SRCS14L is a PCI-based, low-profile, four-port SATA RAID controller...
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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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... 56 mm Front View 56 mm Back View 2.2 2.2.1 Major Components Intel® 80303® Intelligent I/O Processor The SRCS14L features the Intel® 80303® I/O processor. SRCS14L RAID Controller Physical Layout Low-profile bracket Standard bracket 167 mm 64-bit / ...jumper (J4 ) SATA connector A:1 Intel® 80303® I/O processor 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 Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Hardware 2.1 Physical Layout Figure 1.
... 56 mm Front View 56 mm Back View 2.2 2.2.1 Major Components Intel® 80303® Intelligent I/O Processor The SRCS14L features the Intel® 80303® I/O processor. SRCS14L RAID Controller Physical Layout Low-profile bracket Standard bracket 167 mm 64-bit / ...jumper (J4 ) SATA connector A:1 Intel® 80303® I/O processor 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 Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Hardware 2.1 Physical Layout Figure 1.
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.... It also serves as storage for more information. Cache mode selection takes immediate effect while the server is not upgradeable. 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. The core processor runs at 100...Settings and Pin Numbers for the executable code transferred from the flash. SDRAM (Cache) The SRCS14L provides 64MB of the IOP, and serves as cache during RAID transactions. The memory is embedded in the RAID controller and is online. Technical Product Specification 9
.... It also serves as storage for more information. Cache mode selection takes immediate effect while the server is not upgradeable. 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. The core processor runs at 100...Settings and Pin Numbers for the executable code transferred from the flash. SDRAM (Cache) The SRCS14L provides 64MB of the IOP, and serves as cache during RAID transactions. The memory is embedded in the RAID controller and is online. Technical Product Specification 9
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... 2.2 compliant. Figure 2. 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. Jumper Settings and Pin Numbers IOP Mode Select (J1) 1 Recovery Mode (pins 1-2) 2 Normal Mode (pins 2-3) 3 PCI Bus Speed (J4) 1 Force 33 MHz (pins 1-2) 2 Auto-negotiate 33 or 66 MHz (pins 2-3) 3 10 Technical Product Specification...
... 2.2 compliant. Figure 2. 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. Jumper Settings and Pin Numbers IOP Mode Select (J1) 1 Recovery Mode (pins 1-2) 2 Normal Mode (pins 2-3) 3 PCI Bus Speed (J4) 1 Force 33 MHz (pins 1-2) 2 Auto-negotiate 33 or 66 MHz (pins 2-3) 3 10 Technical Product Specification...
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... to do otherwise by customer support or a specification update. 2.2.9 Diagnostic Features The SRCS14L has LED indicators and audible beep sequences at startup to help you understand the status of the flash part is forced to the controller's cache memory. Indicates activity on SATA port A:0. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 2. IOP mode select jumper block: This...
... to do otherwise by customer support or a specification update. 2.2.9 Diagnostic Features The SRCS14L has LED indicators and audible beep sequences at startup to help you understand the status of the flash part is forced to the controller's cache memory. Indicates activity on SATA port A:0. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 2. IOP mode select jumper block: This...
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... the boot message. If necessary, use the FRU utility to check the status of the SRCS14L hardware guide. 12 Technical Product Specification Beep Sequences Beep Sequence Meaning beep - Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 4. A possible cause is disk failure. pause - .... pause - RAID controller has a problem. To diagnose the problem, run the Storage Console to recover the firmware...
... the boot message. If necessary, use the FRU utility to check the status of the SRCS14L hardware guide. 12 Technical Product Specification Beep Sequences Beep Sequence Meaning beep - Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Table 4. A possible cause is disk failure. pause - .... pause - RAID controller has a problem. To diagnose the problem, run the Storage Console to recover the firmware...
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...-bit core 3.3V unbuffered, PC100, ECC SDRAM. 64MB embedded not upgradeable 3.3v, 32Mb (4MB) flash memory chip is used to store the RAID firmware PCI 2.2 compliant, universally keyed for 3.3 and 5 volt PCI slots 528 MB/sec (Burst) DMA to the 4 SATA ports. Technical Product Specification 13 Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 2.3 Architecture Features (HW) Table 5.
...-bit core 3.3V unbuffered, PC100, ECC SDRAM. 64MB embedded not upgradeable 3.3v, 32Mb (4MB) flash memory chip is used to store the RAID firmware PCI 2.2 compliant, universally keyed for 3.3 and 5 volt PCI slots 528 MB/sec (Burst) DMA to the 4 SATA ports. Technical Product Specification 13 Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 2.3 Architecture Features (HW) Table 5.
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... stack is used to incorporate new technology and provide for new products. 14 Technical Product Specification This layered RAID software executes on a custom, multi-tasking, realtime software executive and relies on the host system. All host-based software contains an OS ...Processor PCI Bus I /O bus through the use of internal software communication 'building blocks' 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.
... stack is used to incorporate new technology and provide for new products. 14 Technical Product Specification This layered RAID software executes on a custom, multi-tasking, realtime software executive and relies on the host system. All host-based software contains an OS ...Processor PCI Bus I /O bus through the use of internal software communication 'building blocks' 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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... workstations. It can send messages locally (pop-up messages on the IIR API for communication to the IIR specific information. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Note: The architecture block diagram in MAPI format). Storage Console communicates with standard email applications (like Microsoft Outlook or Exchange) installed on Microsoft Windows-based ...
... workstations. It can send messages locally (pop-up messages on the IIR API for communication to the IIR specific information. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L Note: The architecture block diagram in MAPI format). Storage Console communicates with standard email applications (like Microsoft Outlook or Exchange) installed on Microsoft Windows-based ...
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... use the remote access capability, an administrator has to the IIR HBA. At the highest level is a host interface abstraction layer in the PCI specification. 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 the Expansion ROM software as a daemon on an OS dependent layer that communicates with the HBA...
... use the remote access capability, an administrator has to the IIR HBA. At the highest level is a host interface abstraction layer in the PCI specification. 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 the Expansion ROM software as a daemon on an OS dependent layer that communicates with the HBA...
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... drive is created for any array drive (see host drives in the hierarchy. 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. They are grouped and an array drive is created 4. the drives of the next... located on a four level hierarchal model. This includes hard disk drives, removable hard disks, and some level of the following drive types: • RAID 0 drives • RAID 1 drives Technical Product Specification 17
... drive is created for any array drive (see host drives in the hierarchy. 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. They are grouped and an array drive is created 4. the drives of the next... located on a four level hierarchal model. This includes hard disk drives, removable hard disks, and some level of the following drive types: • RAID 0 drives • RAID 1 drives Technical Product Specification 17
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...Physical Devices Level 2 Menu: Configure Logical Drives Level 3 Menu: Configure Array Drives Level 4 Menu: Configure Host Drives 18 Technical Product Specification It can manually create an array drive by using the Merge feature. After a capacity expansion of a given array drive, the added capacity...that were manually created at the highest level of the logical drives into one single host drive. 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 ...
...Physical Devices Level 2 Menu: Configure Logical Drives Level 3 Menu: Configure Array Drives Level 4 Menu: Configure Host Drives 18 Technical Product Specification It can manually create an array drive by using the Merge feature. After a capacity expansion of a given array drive, the added capacity...that were manually created at the highest level of the logical drives into one single host drive. 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 ...
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... process of configuring redundancy information upon creation of RAID Host and Array Drives. This status indicates that the RAID level and or capacity are (is) being ...RAID 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 1 / 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 1 / 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 1 / 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 4 / 5 RAID 1 / 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 4 / 5 Redundant Description No No Yes No Yes when adding new drives. Table 8. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 4.1.5 RAID Host/Array Drive Statuses Table 8 lists the available states of drive. No No Yes Newly defined array prior to the drive Technical Product Specification...
... process of configuring redundancy information upon creation of RAID Host and Array Drives. This status indicates that the RAID level and or capacity are (is) being ...RAID 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 1 / 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 1 / 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 1 / 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 4 / 5 RAID 1 / 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 4 / 5 / 10 RAID 4 / 5 Redundant Description No No Yes No Yes when adding new drives. Table 8. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L 4.1.5 RAID Host/Array Drive Statuses Table 8 lists the available states of drive. No No Yes Newly defined array prior to the drive Technical Product Specification...
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... drive requires a minimum of two host drives. RAID Controller Drive Maximum Limitations (SRCS14L) Drive Type Physical Disk Drives RAID Array Drives RAID Host Drives Per RAID Controller 4 2 4 Per Array Drive 4 N/A 2 Per Host Drive 4 1 N/A 20 Technical Product Specification The drive attribute indicates the level of host OS access to the drive. 4.1.7 RAID Controller Drive Limitations (Host, Array, Logical, and Physical) The...
... drive requires a minimum of two host drives. RAID Controller Drive Maximum Limitations (SRCS14L) Drive Type Physical Disk Drives RAID Array Drives RAID Host Drives Per RAID Controller 4 2 4 Per Array Drive 4 N/A 2 Per Host Drive 4 1 N/A 20 Technical Product Specification The drive attribute indicates the level of host OS access to the drive. 4.1.7 RAID Controller Drive Limitations (Host, Array, Logical, and Physical) The...