Technical Advisory 1023

This Technical Advisory describes an issue which may or may not affect the customer’s product

Intel Technical Advisory

TA-1023-1

5200 NE Elam Young Parkway

Hillsboro, OR 97124

October 11, 2012

Intel

Integrated RAID Module with IR RAID firmware upgrade to

correct Potential Data Loss Issue

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Products Affected

Table. 1. Products Affected

Product

Product code

MM#

Intel

Integrated RAID Module RMS25JB040 RMS25JB040 917088

Intel

Integrated RAID Module RMS25JB080 RMS25JB080 917087

Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS25KB040 RMS25KB040 917090

Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS25KB080 RMS25KB080 917089

Intel

Integrated RAID Module RMS2LL080 RMS2LL080 907855

Intel

Integrated RAID Module RMS2LL040 RMS2LL040 907856

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This Technical Advisory describes an issue which may or may not affect the customer’s product Intel Technical Advisory TA-1023-1 5200 NE Elam Young Parkway Hillsboro, OR 97124 October 11, 2012 Intel® Integrated RAID Module with IR RAID firmware upgrade to correct Potential Data Loss Issue 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.
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Product Product code ® Intel RAID Controller RS25FB044 RS25FB044 MM# 921700 Description Intel has discovered a potential data loss when using a RAID controller or module listed above with firmware version ph13.5_2012.06.22 that has shipped on the products listed above. This issue has a very low occurrence rate and can only be seen when the column 0 drive in a volume is removed and a reset is conducted which will cause the start of day code to execute.