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1. Examining the second event reveals the following information The time stamp for this event is Ox1C31B61218F23F4 This is the hexadecimal number of 100 nanosecond intervals that have passed since January 1 1601 Examining the O0x2A function code of request and the Error Code of 0x81 in the above tables locates the event of MISSING This event indicates that a target disk has been removed The unsuccessful retries field states that one retry was attempted for this event The additional user info field is set to Ox1008101 The least significant byte is set to 0x01 which indicates an occurrence counter of 1 This signifies that only the initial event has occurred The most significant byte of the additional user information is set to 0x1 This 39 Intel Confidential Event Log Interpretation 2 indicates that the target disk issue is specific to the disk on port 1 The second and third most significant bytes of the additional user information are set to 0x0081 In this example this field displays the same information presented in the error code the target disk is missing 40 Intel Confidential This page is intentionally left blank Intel Confidential Event Log Interpretation 41 Glossary 13 42 Glossary Term Definition ATA Advanced Technology Attachment BIOS Basic Input Output System BOM Bill Of Material
2. SATA Controller Port 0 is the first of two on ICH5 R systems Intel Confidential Glossary Term Definition Port 1 Term used to describe the point at which a SATA drive is physically connected to the SATA Controller Port 1 is the second of two on ICH5 R systems RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks A RAID level where data is striped across multiple physical disks RAID 0 aka striping A RAID level where data is mirrored between disks to provide data redundancy RAID 1 aka mirroring RAID volume A block of capacity allocated from a RAID Array and arranged into a RAID topology Operating Systems typically interpret a RAID volume as a physical disk RAM Random Access Memory Usually refers to the system s main memory ROM Read Only Memory SATA Serial ATA SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface SP Service Pack number Strip Grouping of data on a single physical disk within a RAID volume Stripe The sum of all strips in a horizontal axis across physical disks within a RAID volume Ul user interface 43 Intel Confidential
3. System Volume No Write Back Cache Enabled RAID Level 6 Strip Size 128 KB Number of Disks 2 Member Disks Port 6 Maxtor 6Y666N6 z Maxtor 6YUOOHA Event log Found 2 event s Event 6 TimeStamp 6x1C31B66BEEE9CE8 Function code of request 6xFF Unsuccessful retries 6 Error code 6x1 Additional user info 6x1 Event 1 TimeStamp 6x1031B61218F23F4 Function code of request 6x2A Unsuccessful retries 1 Error code 6x81 Additional user info 6x1608161 Start w Intel R Application A There are two events in this event log as indicated by the Found 2 event s text Examining the first event reveals the following information The time stamp for the first event is Ox1C31B60BEEE9CE8 This is the hexadecimal number of 100 nanosecond intervals that have passed since January 1 1601 Examining the OxFF function code of request and the Error Code of 0x1 in the above tables locates the event of EVENT LOG DET STATUS RAIDDEV_CREATED This event occurs when a RAID device is created Since the OROM does not log events this event specifies that the volume was created from within the Windows environment The unsuccessful retries field states that no retries were attempted for this event The additional user info field is set to Ox1 This means that the occurrence counter is one An occurrence counter of one signifies that only the initial event has occurred
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5. ROM expects a BIOS Boot Specification BBS compliant BIOS It exports multiple PnP headers for each non RAID disk or RAID volume allowing boot order to be selected from within the BIOS s setup utility When the system BIOS detects the RAID controller the Intel RAID Option ROM should be executed The user interface integrated into the Intel RAID Option ROM provides the basic functionality needed to create and delete RAID volumes in a pre OS environment This provides the ability for the OS to be installed directly onto the volume The Intel RAID Option ROM is delivered as a single uncompressed binary image compiled for the 16 bit real mode environment To conserve system flash space the integrator may compress the image for inclusion into the BIOS The uncompressed Option ROM image will be less than 64 KB in size The run time image that resides in BIOS compatibility space will reduce to less than 20 KB in size and consume no more than 12 KB of system memory System memory is taken from conventional DOS memory and is not returned 13 Intel Confidential Intel RAID Option ROM 14 This page is intentionally left blank Intel Confidential tel Intel RAID Configuration Utility Intel RAID Configuration Utility The Intel RAID Configuration utility is a 16bit DOS executable with capabilities similar to the Intel RAID Option ROM Its sole purpose is to provide customers with the ability to create delete and manage RAID volumes on a s
6. tel Intel RAID Technology Intel RAID Technology Intel is delivering a RAID solution for the Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system with the 865 and 875 series core logic chipsets This RAID solution supports RAID level 0 striping and RAID level 1 mirroring and is targeted for availability on systems using ICHSR Targeted for desktops and workstations this RAID solution addresses the high demand from PC enthusiasts high end gamers tech zealots and other users requiring high performance platforms RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate disk drives Spreading the disk I O load across independent channels greatly improves I O performance RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the disks and provides enhanced read performance The RAID configuration is transparent to Windows the RAID volume appears as a single physical disk Note The RAID 0 volume appears as a single physical disk with a capacity equal to twice the size of the smaller disk The RAID 1 volume appears as a single physical disk with a capacity equal to that of the smaller disk The increasing requirements for performance in desktop platforms combined with increasing price pressures make RAID solutions extremely attractive to both system integrators and end users The Intel RAID Technology solution offers data striping for higher performance and data mirroring for data redundancy RAID 0 and RAID
7. EXAMPples ersan E E eee eet ee 38 13 GIOSSANY 2 eset dagen E eee eck eee hee eee ee ne 42 4 Intel Confidential About This Document Revision History Revision Description Revision Date Number Initial Release Version April 2003 Added Event Log Interpretation section April 2003 2 0 Updated entire doc with IAA 3 5 new features RAID 1 Windows May 2003 2000 Event Log reporting amp Event Monitor Additional updates for RAID 1 support and fixed grammatical June 2003 errors Intel Confidential About This Document This page is intentionally left blank Intel Confidential tel About This Document About This Document This document was prepared to assist customers in evaluating testing configuring and delivering Intel RAID Technology on platforms using the Intel 82801ER SATA RAID controller found in Intel 82801ER I O controller hub the Intel RAID Option ROM and the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 software This document describes installation procedures common usage models and any special notes necessary to enable customers to make a timely and competitive delivery of this product This document was intended to be used in conjunction with the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition User s Manual available on the Intel Software and Drivers website also known as ARMs Intel Confidential About This Document This page is intentionally left blank Intel Confidential
8. RAID driver for support under Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems and a graphical user interface a Win32 application The RAID driver is designed specifically to support the 82801ER SATA RAID controller and will recognize its unique device ID Because of this it must be present in order to install the Windows operating system onto a RAID 0 or RAID 1 volume or onto a single SATA disk connected to the RAID controller The RAID driver in conjunction with the Intel RAID Option ROM will provide seamless boot support for a two drive RAID 0 solution The RAID driver in conjunction with the graphical user interface will provide RAID volume management create delete migrate from within the Windows operating system It will also display useful SATA device and RAID volume information 11 Intel Confidential Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 This page is intentionally left blank 12 Intel Confidential tel Intel RAID Option ROM Intel RAID Option ROM The Intel RAID Option ROM is a standard PnP option ROM that adds the Int13h services and provides a pre OS user interface for the Intel RAID Technology solution The Int13h services provide the ability for a RAID volume to be used as a boot disk They also detect any faults in the RAID volume being managed by the RAID controller The Intel RAID Option ROM s Int13h services are used up to the point where the Intel RAID driver takes over The Intel RAID Option
9. user interface 2 Within this UI select option 2 Delete RAID volume 3 You should be presented with another screen listing the existing RAID volume Select the RAID volume you wish to delete using the up and down arrow keys Press the Delete key to delete the RAID volume 4 Click Y to confirm Option 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID may also be used to delete a RAID volume This mechanism is provided as a way to reset the SATA disks to non RAID status essentially deleting all metadata on the disks This has the affect of deleting any RAID volumes present This function is provided for re setting the disks when there is a mismatch in RAID volume information on the disks and Option 2 cannot be used 25 Intel Confidential Deleting a RAID Volume intel 8 3 Using the RAID Configuration Utility 1 Within a DOS environment run RAIDenfg exe with the following command line flag to delete a RAID volume The following command line will instruct the utility to delete a RAID 0 volume named OEMRAIDO C gt raidcfg exe D OEMRAIDO The following command line will display usage for all support command line parameters C gt raidcfg exe 2 Within a DOS environment run RAIDenfg exe with the following command line flag to delete a RAID volume The following command line will instruct the utility to delete a RAID1 volume named OEMRAID1 C gt raidcfg exe D OEMRAID1 26 Intel Confidential 9 1 9 2
10. will need to use Windows Disk Management to create another partition on the remaining empty space in the RAID 0 volume or use a third party application to expand the migrated partition to span the entire RAID 0 volume Create a RAID volume on SATA While Booting to PATA This configuration is intended for users who would like to use a RAID 0 volume as a high performance data disk or use the data redundancy properties of RAID 1 Starting with a configuration where the system is booting to a Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating system installation on a Parallel ATA hard drive the user can add two SATA hard drives and create a RAID volume on them 1 Physically install two SATA hard drives to the system 2 Enter System BIOS Setup ensure that Intel RAID Technology is enabled This setting may be different for each motherboard manufacturer Consult your user manual if necessary When done exit Setup 3 Boot to Windows install IAA RAID Edition software if not already installed use the setup package obtained from a CD ROM or from the Internet This will install the necessary IAA user interface and start menu links 4 Use the IAA user interface utility to create a RAID 0 volume on two SATA drives according to the procedure in section 11 1 of this document 5 After the RAID volume is created you will need to use Windows Disk Management or other third party software to create a partition within the RAID volume and format the partition At t
11. 1 respectively This alleviates disk bottleneck by taking advantage of the dual independent Serial ATA150 controllers integrated into the Intel ICHSR System integrators can offer these features to their customers through the use of only two hard disk drives and no loss of PCI resources request grant pair or add in card slot Intel s RAID 0 solution provides end users the performance necessary for any disk intensive applications these include video production and editing image editing and gaming applications Intel s RAID 1 solution provides end users with data redundancy by mirroring data between the disks The Intel RAID Technology solution offers a very simple design eliminating the need for any add in card discrete controller or dedicated HDD for the operating system RAID is the perfect complement for Intel s 2003 performance core logic chipsets The Intel RAID Technology product is comprised of the following three core components e Intel 82801ER I O Controller Hub ICH5R e Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 software e Intel RAID Option ROM Intel Confidential Intel RAID Technology 10 This page is intentionally left blank Intel Confidential tel Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 is the major software component needed for supporting Intel RAID Technology It will provide a
12. D Edition CES Fie RAID View Help RAID Device Infomation Report Support No Data a RAID Volumes RAID_Volume1 Status Normal Size 114 5 GB System Volume Yes RAID Level 6 Strip Size 128 KB Number of Disks 2 Member Disks Port 6 Maxtor 6Y666N6 x TIT Event 10g Found 1 event s Event 6 TimeStamp 6x1C634FDEC693724 Function code of request 6xFF Unsuccessful retries 6 Error code 6x1 Additional user info 6x1 Physical Disks Mavtee ZUARZAMA sg Start t Intel R Application A be 10 52 AM Event Log Entry Fields The Event Log contains several different fields each of which contains important information for deciphering the logged events Leading zeros are dropped in each of the entry fields Time Stamp The event time stamp is a hexadecimal count of 100 nanosecond intervals from the first nanosecond of January 1 1601 GMT to the event according to the system clock Function Code of Request For events resulting from errors on host generated commands the function code of request field describes the SCSI command The function field returns a value other than OxFF for a host generated command failure A function field value of OxFF is a reserved code as described below Unsuccessful Retries The unsuccessful retries field is a retry count that tallies the total retries attempted 35 Intel Confidential Event Log Interpre
13. Intel RAID Technology OEM Customization Technical Guide For the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 Software using Intel ICH5R June 2003 Revision 2 1 Intel Confidential Document Number NDA Required About This Document INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL PRODUCTS NO LICENSE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS INTEL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY RELATING TO SALE AND OR USE OF INTEL PRODUCTS INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES RELATING TO FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE MERCHANTABILITY OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT Intel products are not intended for use in medical life saving or life sustaining applications Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice The Intel ICH5R component may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications Current characterized errata are available on request Contact your local Intel sales office or your distributor to obtain the latest specifications and before placing your product order Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or
14. N6 Port_1 Maxtor 6Y686N6 vent log Found 1 event s Event 6 TimeStamp 6x102F9327D74C6A2 Function code of request 6xFF Unsuccessful retries 6 Error code 6x2 Additional user info 6x1 Physical Disks Maxtor 6 686N6 start m Intel R Application A 7 09PM There is only one event in this event log as indicated by the Found 1 event s text Since the events are chronologically numbered this event is number 0 The time stamp for this event is Ox1C2F9327D74C6A2 This is the hexadecimal number of 100 nanosecond intervals that have passed since January 1 1601 Examining the OxFF function code of request and the error code of 0x2 in the above tables locates the event of EVENT LOG DET STATUS LOG LOST The event log was either lost due to a failure or the volume was created within the OROM The unsuccessful retries field states that no retries were attempted for this event The additional user info field is set to 0x1 This means that the least significant byte is set to 1 and therefore the occurrence counter is one An occurrence counter of one signifies that only the initial event has occurred 38 Intel Confidential Event Log Interpretation Example 2 The following example will interpret the Event Log for the host generated event shown below Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition File RAID View Help RAID Device Information System Report Support Size 114 5 GB
15. Pre Installation of the Intel RAID Driver Pre Installation of the Intel RAID Driver Installation of Windows XP or Windows 2000 on a RAID volume will require that the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver be pre installed A RAID 0 RAID 1 or a RAID Ready configuration would require this type of installation Pre Installation Using F6 Method 1 Most likely when you start the installation of Windows you will be presented with a message stating Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system If this is the case then you are already in the right place and are ready to supply the RAID driver If this is not the case then simply press F6 when prompted at the beginning of Windows setup 2 Press the S key to select Specify Additional Device 3 At this point you should be prompted to insert a floppy drive containing the manufacturer supplied driver into the A drive In this case it should contain the Intel RAID driver which includes the driver binary iastor sys its INF file iastor inf and the txtsetup oem file txtsetup oem These should be in the root directory of the floppy Insert this floppy and press ENTER 4 A few seconds later you should be presented with a list of available SCSI Adapters It should list Intel r RAID Controller Select it and press ENTER 5 The next screen should confirm that you have selected the Intel r RAID
16. a system running Windows download the Intel RAID package or obtain it from your Intel representative Insert a blank formatted floppy disk onto the a drive Unpack the individual driver files using the following command line flags There are four listed below since the IAA team at Intel releases the IAA RAID Edition software in four different installation packages These include one English only executable iata_enu exe one multi language executable iata_cd exe one English only zip package iata_enu zip and one multi language executable iata_cd zip C gt setup ex a p c RAIDdriver Used for setup exe within the English only and multi language zip files C gt iata_enu ex a a p c RAIDdriver C gt iata_cd exe a a p c RAIDdriver Where c RAIDdriver is an already existing folder on the c drive Once this is done copy the RAID driver binary iastor sys its INF file iastor inf and the txtsetup oem file txtsetup oem from c RAIDdriver WinxXP to the root directory of the floppy Intel Confidential 10 1 10 1 1 10 1 2 Determining the Software Versions of the Components Determining the Software Versions of the Components Determining the Version of the RAID Driver There are two ways to do this The first is to use the Intel Application Accelerator user interface utility It reports the current version of the RAID Driver installed The second is to locate the RAID driver iaStor sys itself an
17. ading the floppy disk the Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller will be presented select this driver to install 5 Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers 6 Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 software via the CD ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet This will add the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 user interface utility that can be used to manage the RAID configuration and to use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition migration feature to migrate a RAID Ready configuration to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration Migrate to RAID 0 or RAID 1 on Existing RAID Ready System If you have an existing RAID Ready system as defined in section 6 2 then you can use the following steps to perform a migration from a single non RAID configuration to a two drive RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration The resulting configuration will be identical to that created by the procedure in section 6 1 To prepare for this you will need another SATA hard drive with a capacity equal to or greater than that currently being used as the source disk 1 Physically attach one SATA hard drive to the SATA port not being used Note the serial number of the hard drive already in the system you will use this to select it as the source disk when initiating the migration 2 Boot Windows install IAA RAID Edition software if not already installed u
18. ate an Existing Data Disk to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume When you are booting from a PATA drive containing the operating system you may use the 82801ER SATA RAID controller to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 volume on two SATA drives Furthermore if you have a SATA disk that contains program or personal data you may use Intel Migration Technology to use this disk as the source disk for a migration After the migration completes you will have a two disk RAID 0 volume where data is striped or a two disk RAID 1 volume where the data is mirrored across the two SATA disks To do this the 82801ER SATA RAID controller will have to be enabled and you will need to have the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition software installed Begin with a system where you are booting Windows XP or Windows 2000 from a PATA hard disk Make sure the 82801ER SATA RAID controller is enabled and the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition software is installed Then do the following 1 Physically attach one SATA hard drive to the SATA port not being used Note the serial number of the hard drive already in the system You will use this to select it as the source disk when initiating the migration 2 Boot to Windows install IAA RAID Edition software if not already installed using the setup package obtained from a CD ROM or from the Internet This will install the necessary IAA user interface and start menu links 3 Open the IAA user interface from the Start M
19. controller Press ENTER again to continue 6 At this point you have successfully F6 ed in the AA RAID driver and Windows setup should continue Leave the floppy disk in the floppy driver until the system reboots itself Windows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume is formatted and Windows setup starts copying files Unattended Installations of Microsoft Windows XP To install the RAID driver as outlined in the Microsoft document Deployment Guide Automating Windows NT Setup use the supplied TXTSETUP OEM file included in this package and insert the lines below into the UNATTEND TXT file This method is available for Microsoft Windows XP operating system For Windows XP the iaStor inf iaStor sys iaStor cat and Txtsetup oem files need to be extracted To extract these files use the method described in section 11 3 of this document For Microsoft Windows XP insert the following text into the UNATTEND TXT file MassStorageDrivers Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller OEM 27 Intel Confidential Pre Installation of the Intel RAID Driver 9 3 28 0 EMBootFiles iaStor inf iaStor sys iaStor cat Txtsetup oem Creating a Floppy Disk Containing the Intel RAID Driver This procedure should be used to create a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver for use in installing the RAID driver using the F6 method described in section 8 1 l On
20. created you will need to use Windows Disk Management or other third party software to create a partition within the RAID volume and format the partition At this point you may begin to copy files to or install software on the RAID volume Using the RAID Option ROM User Interface 1 Upon re boot you will see the Intel RAID BIOS status message on the screen press CTRL I to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM user interface Within this UI select option 1 Create RAID volume Enter a name you wish to use for the RAID volume press enter when done Select the strip size 128 KB is the default for RAID 0 by using the up and down arrow keys press enter when selected press enter again then press Y to confirm 23 Intel Confidential Creating a RAID Volume 7 3 24 I n tel I ote Selecting the strip SIZE 1S only applicable for R ID 0 and not for R ID 1 4 Once this is done exit the Option ROM user interface Using the RAID Configuration Utility 1 Within a DOS environment run RAIDenfg exe with the following command line flags to create a RAID volume The following command line will instruct the utility to create a RAID 0 volume named OEMRAID0 with a strip size of 128 KB C gt raidcfg exe C OEMRAIDO SS 128 2 Within a DOS environment run RAIDenfg exe with the following command line flags to create a RAID volume The following command line will instruct the utility to create a RAID volum
21. d on the UI application A popup window will appear stating that you are entering OEM mode OEM mode exposes a larger subset of product functionality and is intended for system OEM engineers IT managers and other advanced users The event log is only available in this mode Clicking on the Report tab will result in the following display wt Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition File RAID View Help RAID Device Information Report Support Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 6 6 2246 Wednesday January 69 2662 12 31 35 AM Local Wednesday January 69 2662 8 31 35 AM GMT Operating Systen Windows XP Professional Build 5 1 2600 Service Pack 1 Platform Information Processor Type Intel R Pentium R 4 Processor Processor level Family 15 Processor Revision Model 2 Stepping 7 Active Processor Mask 3 Number of Processors 2 Controller Information IDE Controller Intel R 82861ER SATA RAID Controller Storage Kit Build s 3 6 0 2246 Storage Kit Installed 3 0 6 2246 Driver Version 3 6 0 2246 start Intel R Application A 34 Intel Confidential 12 2 12 2 1 12 2 2 12 2 3 Event Log Interpretation Use the vertical bar on the right hand side of the screen to scroll down to display the RAID volume The event log will be displayed after the serial numbers of the member disks of the RAID volume as shown in the following figure Intel R Application Accelerator RAI
22. d view its properties Using the Microsoft Windows User Interface Application 1 Run the UI Application from the following Start Menu path Start gt All Programs Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Intel Application Accelerator Click the Device Information Tab Single left click the Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller item in the Devices tree Look for a parameter in the Parameters list box entitled Driver Version It should have a number in the following format 3 5 0 xxxx This is the current version of the user interface utility installed on your system The 3 5 0 portion is the product release number the xxxx portion is the build number Using the RAID Driver File Properties 1 Locate the file iaStor sys within the following path lt System Root gt Windows System32 Drivers Right Click on iaStor sys and select Properties Select the Version tab Located at the top of this tab s view should be a parameter called File version Next to it is the RAID Driver currently installed on your system It should have the same format and version obtained using the method above 29 Intel Confidential Determining the Software Versions of the Components 10 2 30 intel Determining the Version of the Option ROM There is only one way to determine the version of the Intel RAID Option ROM integrated into the system BIOS Use the following procedure to determine the vers
23. e RAID Driver 1 Run the Uninstall program from the following start menu link Start gt Programs Intel Application Accelerator gt Uninstall 2 The first dialog that appears gives you the option of un installing all components of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition software except the RAID driver Click OK to do so 3 The next dialog is simply a confirmation that you would like to un install all components of the software except the driver Click Yes to confirm 4 At this point all components of the software will be un installed except the RAID driver You should no longer see start menu links to the UI application or a control panel applet for IAA However the RAID configuration should still function normally 11 2 Disabling the use of the RAID Driver by Disabling the RAID Controller 1 Enter System BIOS Setup and disable Intel RAID Technology This setting may be different for each motherboard manufacturer Consult your user manual if necessary When done exit Setup 2 Reboot the system You should no longer see the RAID Option ROM status screen during boot and you should no longer see the 82801ER SATA RAID controller in device manager 3 At this point Windows will no longer be using the RAID driver and you will not have Intel RAID functionality Any data contained in existing RAID volumes will no longer be accessible To re enable Intel RAID functionality re enter System BIOS Setup and re enable Intel RAID Technolog
24. e event log is a separate entity and should not be confused with the Windows Event Viewer There are three occurrences that can cause an event to be logged These events include the creation of a volume when an event log is lost due to a meta data disk read error or when a host generated command such as a read or write receives an error status or a non zero retry count These events are logged and available across boots However the RAID subsystem takes no functional actions based on any event log analysis This information is solely provided for user monitoring purposes Locating the Event Log After installing the driver start the software from the following Start Menu path Start gt All Programs Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition gt Intel Application Accelerator The following screen will be seen 33 Intel Confidential Event Log Interpretation lag Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition File RAID View Help RAID Device Information Report Support RAID SubSystem Device Information Right click on the device for actions Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller Seg intel A 82801ER SATA RAID Controller Parameter Gy RAID Volumes RAID_Volumet amp Physical Disks Port 0 T31200234S amp Port 1 57312002345 Right click on RAID Volumes to create a new RAID volume start Intel R Application A Press and hold down the ALT key and then type OEM while Windows focus is place
25. e named OEMRAID1 The following command line will display usage for all support command line parameters C gt raidcfg exe Note Selecting the strip size is only applicable for RAID 0 and not for RAID 1 Intel Confidential 8 1 8 2 Note Deleting a RAID Volume Deleting a RAID Volume RAID volumes can be deleted in three different ways The method most widely used by end users is the Windows user interface utility The second method would be to use the Intel RAID Option ROM user interface The third way used by OEMs only is using the RAID Configuration Utility RAIDcfg exe Using the Windows User Interface Utility 1 Run the Intel Application Accelerator user interface utility from the following Start menu link within Windows XP or Windows 2000 Start gt Programs Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Intel Application Accelerator 2 Right click the RAID Volumes selection in the device tree on the left side of the interface This should present a pointer menu select Delete 3 You will be presented with two confirmation dialogs The first one will explain that all the data in the RAID volume will be lost Click Yes to continue The second dialog will again confirm the deletion of the RAID volume Click Yes to continue Using the RAID Option ROM User Interface 1 Upon re boot you will see the Intel RAID BIOS status message on the screen press CTRL I to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM
26. end users is the Windows user interface utility The second method to create a RAID volume would be to use the Intel RAID Option ROM user interface The third way used by OEMs only is using the RAID Configuration Utility RAIDcfg exe Using the Windows User Interface Utility 1 Run the Intel Application Accelerator user interface utility from the following Start menu link within Windows XP or Windows 2000 Start gt Programs Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Intel Application Accelerator Right click the RAID Volumes selection in the device tree on the left side of the interface This should present a pointer menu Select Create Manually Enter the Name you wish to use for the RAID volume in the field provided You should see the RAID level and Strip Size selects pre populated for RAID 0 and 128 KB strip size This initial release of Intel Application Accelerator supports RAID 0 and uses 128 KB as the default strip size Change the strip size setting if desired Click Next to continue Note Selecting the strip size is only applicable for RAID 0 and not for RAID 1 The next dialog you should see shows the parameter set and asks you to confirm that you would like to create the RAID volume Click Yes to confirm Once the RAID volume is created you will be presented with a dialog stating that the RAID volume was successfully created Click OK to close this dialog Exit the UI utility After the RAID volume is
27. enu and select Create from Existing Disk by right clicking on the volume item in the device tree This will activate the migration wizard 4 The migration wizard will ask you to supply a name strip size RAID 0 only and RAID level for the new RAID volume created during the migration process Click Next 5 The wizard will then ask you to select the source disk It will present a list of the two hard disks in the system with their serial numbers next to them Select the disk that was originally in the system and contains your user data by selecting the serial number that you noted earlier when looking at the disk itself The remaining disk will be used as the destination disk 19 Intel Confidential Common RAID Setup Procedures 6 5 6 6 20 intel 6 Once these are supplied click through the confirmation dialogs to begin the migration It s important to understand what will occur during the migration process because any data on the destination disk will be lost 7 Once the migration is complete reboot the system when prompted Post Migration Note After completing a migration from a RAID Ready configuration to a RAID 0 configuration see user s manual for instructions you will notice that the RAID 0 volume is now the combined capacity of the two SATA hard drives but the migrated partition size s is the same This results in empty unformatted space at the end of the RAID 0 volume To utilize this space you
28. he RAID volume is deleted Due to size limitations the OROM does not use the event log It will not log any events including volume creations and I O failures The OROM allows no user access to the event log Although the OROM does not handle the event log there is a prevention mechanism in place to ensure that the event log from a volume deleted in the OROM will not get carried over to a newly created volume Volumes that are created from within the OROM will have the log lost event because the OROM cannot create a valid event log for the volume In the driver the event log is read at boot up If the read succeeds and the data is determined to be valid then the event log will be consistent with the last power down Event log entries can be lost due to a power failure In addition if there is a read error or the data is determined to be invalid then the event log is reset to a valid configuration containing only a single event log lost entry 37 Intel Confidential Event Log Interpretation 12 4 Logging Examples Example1 The following example will interpret the Event Log for the non host generated event shown below Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition meS Fie RAID View Help RAID Device Information Report Support RAID Volumes RAID_VOLUME_1 Status Normal Size 152 6 GB System Volume Yes RAID Level 6 Strip Size 128 KB Number of Disks 2 Member Disks Port 6 Maxtor 6Y686
29. his point you may begin to copy files to or install software on the RAID volume Build a RAID 0 or RAID 1 System in an Automated Factory Environment This procedure consists of two steps The first is to create the master image of a Windows installation This should be the master image you would like pre loaded on your systems to be pre loaded with before they are delivered to the customer The second step is to apply this image to a system with two SATA hard drives installed with a RAID 0 or RAID 1 volume present This procedure will apply the image to the RAID volume so that the system may boot from it and the operating system will be fully striped by the RAID 0 volume or mirrored by the RAID 1 volume The same procedure and master image could be applied to a single SATA hard drive to create a RAID Ready system Intel Confidential intel Common RAID Setup Procedures 6 6 1 Step 1 Create the Master Image l 2 Build a RAID 0 or RAID 1 System as described in section 8 1 of this document Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 software via the CD ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet This will add the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 user interface utility that can be used to manage the RAID configuration Use third party software to create an image of the RAID volume as if it were a physical disk or create an image of the partition within the RAID
30. ion 1 Early in system boot up during post or when you see the Intel R RAID for Serial ATA status screen output type CTRL I This will open the Option ROM user interface 2 Located in the top right corner you should see a number in the following format V3 5 0 XXxx 3 This is the version of the Intel RAID Option ROM currently installed on your system The 3 5 0 portion is the product release number the xxxx portion is the build number Intel Confidential Un installation intel 11 Un installation Un installation of the RAID driver could potentially cause an end user to lose access to important data within a RAID volume This is because it s the only driver that can provide functionality for the 82801ER SATA RAID controller Therefore Intel does not provide a way to permanently remove it from the system However there are steps for disabling the SATA RAID Controller thereby causing the operating system to simply not use the RAID driver The un installation application that is provided when installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition software via the installer package does provide a means of removing all components except the RAID driver i e UI application Start Menu links Control Panel Applet etc Use the following procedures to remove the Intel Application Accelerator software or to disable the SATA RAID controller 11 1 Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Software Except th
31. its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others Copyright 2003 Intel Corporation Intel Confidential intel About This Document Contents O a A O N 10 11 About This Document 00 0 ec ceeeeette eee ente ee eetee ee eeeeae ee eeeeaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeneeeseeaes 7 Intel RAID Technology ccs sted cesta ae star aaa cette 9 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 ccccccsseseseseseseseseseseseseseeeeseeeseeeeees 11 Intel RAID Option ROM cccccssecsessessessessessessesscsessnseessnseessssessesstesesstsetsssnssessneeesseeeeeses 13 Intel RAID Configuration Utility 0 00 ec eect rere ee erent ee ee REESE 15 Common RAID Setup Procedures eccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeaeeeseeeaeeeseeaeeeeeeaaeees 17 6 1 Build a SATA RAID 0 Or RAID 1 SySteMm ec eee eeeeeeeeenneeeeeeenaeeeeeeteeeeneaaes 17 6 2 Build a SATA RAID Ready SYStOM cececeeeennereeeeenneeeeeetaeeeseenaeeeeeeneeeeeneaes 18 6 3 Migrate to RAID 0 or RAID 1 on Existing RAID Ready System 18 6 4 Migrate an Existing Data Disk to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume eee 19 6 5 Create a RAID volume on SATA While Booting to PATA ecese 20 6 6 Build a RAID 0 or RAID 1 System in an Automated Factory Environment 20 6 6 1 Step 1 Create the Master IMaQe cccceceeeeeeeeeteteeeeeteneeeeeeenteeeerens 21
32. lue may or may not match the error code field mentioned above These two bytes within the additional user information field are associated with the target disk error while the error code field is associated with the I O error received These bytes are meant to give more target disk specific information if it is available The least significant byte will still be an occurrence counter If any information is not specifically known for a target disk issue then it is set to zero Logging Strategy If a new event is to be logged but a similar event for that volume already exists the new event is omitted with the occurrence count incremented in the logged event As previously mentioned the occurrence count is the least significant byte of the additional user information field The occurrence count is only incremented when a new event matches a previous event in the function code of request error code and additional user information fields If the new event does not match a previous event in all three fields then the new event is added to the event log and the occurrence count is not incremented The time stamp for the previously logged event is not updated when the occurrence count is incremented Each volume has a maximum of 16 entries in its log Once an event is logged it never ages out of the event log and the log cannot be cleared If there is not room for a new event it is not logged with old events preserved The event log will be cleared when t
33. n a floppy disk See the procedure for creating this floppy in section 11 3 of this document 1 Assemble the system using a motherboard that supports Intel RAID Technology and attach two SATA hard drives 2 Enter System BIOS Setup ensure that Intel RAID Technology is enabled This setting may be different for each motherboard manufacturer Consult your users manual if necessary When done exit Setup 3 Upon re boot you will see the Intel RAID BIOS status message on the screen press CTRL I to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM user interface Within this UI select option 1 Create RAID volume Enter a volume name press enter select RAID level 0 or 1 press enter if RAID 0 is selected select the strip size 128 KB is the default for RAID 0 if RAID 1 is selected the strip size will be inapplicable and will be skipped press enter press enter again then press Y to confirm Once this is done exit the Intel RAID Option ROM user interface Note Selecting the stripe size is only applicable for RAID 0 4 Begin Windows XP or Windows 2000 Setup by booting from the installation CD 5 At the beginning of Windows Setup press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When prompted insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver After reading the floppy disk the Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller will be presented select this driver to install 6 Finish the Windows installation and install all nece
34. nformation Code EVENT LOG DET STATUS RAITDDEV_ CREATED 0x1 A RAID device was created not from within the OROM tools EVENT LOG DET STATUS LOG LOST 0x2 The event log was lost due to a disk media or other failure This is also the event that will be received for volumes are created from with the OROM Any event not specifically listed in these tables is to be considered as an Intel Reserved Event 36 Intel Confidential intel 12 2 5 12 3 Event Log Interpretation Additional User Information The least significant byte of the additional user information functions as an occurrence counter The occurrence counter is set to one for the initial event occurrence and is incremented for each additional occurrence of the event In any instance where the function code of request is not OxFF any host generated command failure up to four bytes of data may be associated with the additional user information field if the event is associated with a target disk failure In any instance where the function code of request is OxFF non host generated command failures the additional user information will only have a one byte occurrence counter In the case of a target disk failure the most significant byte of this field will be the disk number as it appears in the GUI menus The second and third most significant bytes will display an error code value for the target disk failure This va
35. s CD Compact Disc Chipset Term used to define a collection of integrated components required to make a PC function Disks Physical disks attached to a RAID controller DOS Disk Operating System GB Giga byte HDD Hard Disk Drive 1 0 Input Output ICH I O Controller Hub ICH5R Intel 82801ER I O Controller Hub IDE Integrated Drive Electronics Information file inf used by Microsoft operating systems that support the Plug amp Play INF feature When installing a driver this file provides the OS needed information about driver filenames driver components and supported hardware Intel Option ROM OROM Standard PnP option ROM that provides a pre operating system user interface for the Intel RAID implementation MB Mega byte eer Term used to describe the movement of data from one configuration or usage model Migration to another OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer A code module built into the System BIOS that provides extended support for a Option ROM particular piece of hardware For this product the Option ROM provides boot support p for RAID 0 and RAID 1 volumes and provides a user interface for configuring and managing RAID 0 and RAID 1 volumes Os Operating System PATA Parallel ATA PCI Peripheral Components Interface PFW Package for the Web PIO Programmed Input Output PnP Plug and Play Port 0 Term used to describe the point at which a SATA drive is physically connected to the
36. sing the setup package obtained from a CD ROM or from the Internet This will install the necessary IAA user interface and start menu links 3 Open the IAA user interface from the Start Menu and select Create from Existing Disk by right clicking on the volume item in the device tree This will activate the migration wizard Intel Confidential 6 4 Common RAID Setup Procedures 4 The migration wizard will ask you to supply a name strip size RAID 0 only and RAID level for the new RAID volume created during the migration process Click Next 5 The wizard will then ask you to select the source disk It will present a list of the two hard disks in the system with their serial numbers next to them Select the disk that was originally in the system and contains your user data by selecting the serial number that you noted during step 1 The remaining disk will be used as the destination disk 6 Once these are supplied click through the confirmation dialogs to begin the migration It s important to understand what will occur during the migration process because any data on the destination disk will be lost 7 Once the migration is complete reboot the system If you migrated to a RAID 0 volume use Disk Management from within Windows in order to partition and format the empty space created when the two disk capacities are combined You may also use third party software to extend any existing partitions within the RAID volume Migr
37. ssary drivers 7 Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 software via the CD ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet This will add the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 user interface utility that can be used to manage the RAID configuration 17 Intel Confidential Common RAID Setup Procedures 6 2 6 3 18 intel Build a SATA RAID Ready System The following steps outline how to build an Intel RAID Ready system with Windows XP or Windows 2000 installed on a single SATA hard drive A RAID Ready system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0 or RAID 1 at a later date using the RAID migration feature built into Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 5 This technology enables you to install a second SATA hard drive and then migrate to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 volume without re installing the operating system 1 Assemble the system using a motherboard that supports Intel RAID Technology and attach one SATA hard drive 2 Enter System BIOS Setup ensure that Intel RAID Technology is enabled This setting may be different for each motherboard manufacturer Consult your user manual if necessary When done exit Setup 3 Begin Windows Setup by booting from the installation CD 4 At the beginning of Windows Setup press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver When prompted insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver After re
38. tation 12 2 4 Error Code intel The error code field is used to describe the I O event being logged and is specific to the function code of request This error code can specify a recovered error The retry count will tell how many attempts affected the recovery The following table displays the event information when the Function code of request returns a value other than OxFF Event Error Additional Information Code DEVICE FAILURE 0x3 The target disk s needed to complete a host command are known to be failed or a host command targeted a deleted volume DEVICE _NOT_READY 0x4 Selection timeout status was received on a target disk read or write MEDIA FAILURE 0x7 The target disk s necessary to complete a host command have returned failing status PROTOCOL FAILURE 0x8 The target disk received an invalid command from the host BUS FAILURE 0x9 The target disk command generated a status parity error TIMEOUT OxE The target disk command generated a status timeout error MEMORY _ALLOC_FAILURE OxF Insufficient resources were available to complete the command MISSING 0x81 The target disk was removed during a power management state OTHER ERROR 0x83 All other errors The following table displays the event information when the Function code of request is OxFF Event Error Additional I
39. ver File Properties 00 eccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 29 10 2 Determining the Version of the Option ROM 0 cc eeeeeeeeeeeeeetteeeeeenteeeeeeeaes 30 UnsiMStallAtiOn eicecien a ANE EEEE ECEE E nein eerie 31 11 1 Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Software Except the RAID Driver siesiicceniveinehi tie CEEE N EEEE EA EN EER 31 11 2 Disabling the use of the RAID Driver by Disabling the RAID Controller 31 3 Intel Confidential About This Document 12 Event Log Interpretation c ce ecceeee seer reenter ee etne eee ee eneee ee eneeeeeteeeeesieeesesteeeeenieeeeeeaa 33 12 1 Event Log Overview saicicacccvetiedee rrahin nia EAEE EA 33 12 1 1 Event Log Purpose isciscccevitdectepetleciavitdensypiedcen vie deedesphteateyphndecenvindenteeens 33 12 1 2 Locating the Event Log ee eccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeaeeeesenaeeetenatees 33 122 Event Log Entry Fields ievicdecesitoccssetecesspneldeespieees Mee niece ee 35 1221 Time Stamens a tact a Feats nees Mee eer eae 35 12 2 2 Function Code of Request c cccccccceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeessaneeeeeeeeeneeees 35 12 2 3 Unsuccessfull Rees ici coteccteet ceiee eed ei vheteeeaes eens 35 1224 Eror COdG si ceicucetecveececeet ease ieee te teeeev eee a ates canes 36 12 2 5 Additional User Information 0 cece eeeeeeeeeteeeeeecneeeeetneeeeetneeeeee 37 12 3 LOQgING Strategy wx ieccs nie elected ilies eee ARE 37 124 LOGGING
40. volume containing the operating system program and data files Store it in a place where it can be accessed by systems on the assembly line 6 6 2 Step 2 Apply the Master Image 1 Assemble the system using a motherboard that supports Intel RAID Technology and attach two SATA hard drives Enter System BIOS Setup ensure that Intel RAID Technology is enabled This setting may be different for each motherboard manufacturer Consult your user manual if necessary When done exit Setup Within a DOS environment use the Intel RAID Configuration Utility RAIDcnfg exe to create a RAID volume The following command line will instruct the utility to create a RAID 0 volume named OEMRAID0 with a strip size of 128 KB C gt raidcfg exe C OEMRAIDO SS 128 The following command line will display all supported command line parameters and their usage C gt raidcfg exe NOTE The system does not need to be rebooted before moving on to the next step If there are no 4 PATA disk drives in the system the RAID volume created will become the boot device upon reboot Use third party software to apply the image created in Step 1 to the RAID volume 21 Intel Confidential Common RAID Setup Procedures 22 This page is intentionally left blank Intel Confidential tel 7 1 7 2 Creating a RAID Volume Creating a RAID Volume RAID volumes can be created three different ways The one most widely used by
41. y 31 Intel Confidential Un installation 32 intel Uninstall Note End Users can use this same procedure to disable the SATA RAID Controller if necessary In fact the un install program used in section 11 1 of this document will display a text file with a similar procedure Simply run the Uninstall Program click Cancel when presented with the first dialog then click Yes at the second dialog to view the text document containing the procedure Intel Confidential 12 12 1 12 1 1 12 1 2 Event Log Interpretation Event Log Interpretation Event Log Overview This section describes the correct interpretation of an event log provided by the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition software upon the completion of the following key events when a volume is created when a command such as a read or write returns with an error or a non zero retry count or when an event log is lost due to meta data disk read error This section is not intended to be a usage guide for the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition software This section assumes that the customer is using Intel RAID on platforms using the 82801ER SATA RAID controller Intel RAID Option ROM and the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition software The event log can only be viewed after the software has been installed Event Log Purpose The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition software uses the event log to display certain event information Th
42. ystem within a DOS environment For ease of use the utility supports a set of command line parameters that make it possible to perform these functions without user interaction through the use of DOS scripts or shell commands The RAID Configuration utility has two main modes The first on is through the use of command line parameters Below is a screen shot of the help text displayed when using the flag It shows the usage for all supported command line flags necessary for creating deleting and managing RAID volumes The second mode of operation is console mode If this utility is executed without any command line flags a console interface identical to that of the Intel RAID Option ROM is presented and is fully functional within the DOS environment The mode requires user interaction however it may be used to create delete and manage RAID volumes from a DOS environment when the Intel RAID Option ROM is unavailable 15 Intel Confidential Intel RAID Configuration Utility 16 This page is intentionally left blank Intel Confidential tel 6 1 Common RAID Setup Procedures Common RAID Setup Procedures Build a SATA RAID 0 Or RAID 1 System This is the most common setup This configuration will have the operating system striped for RAID 0 or mirrored for RAID 1 across two SATA hard drives This would be a configuration commonly shipped by a system vendor To prepare for this you will need to have the Intel RAID driver o

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