User manual

Intel

Raid Controller SRCU41L User Manual iii

Contents

1 Overview.......................................................................................................................1

1.1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................1

1.1.1 Operating System Support ..............................................................................................2

1.2 Features........................................................................................................................................3

1.2.1 Drive Roaming.................................................................................................................3

1.2.2 Drive Migration.................................................................................................................3

1.3 Hardware ......................................................................................................................................4

1.3.1 Intel

SRCU41L Raid Controller Features.......................................................................4

2 Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................5

2.1 Requirements ...............................................................................................................................5

2.2 Quick Installation ..........................................................................................................................5

2.3 Detailed Installation ......................................................................................................................6

2.3.1 Resolving a Configuration Mismatch .............................................................................11

2.4 After You Have Installed the Storage Adapter............................................................................11

3 Storage Adapter Characteristics.................................................................................13

3.1 The Intel

Raid Controller SRCU41L Storage Adapter Overview ..............................................13

3.1.1 Single-Channel Raid Controller .....................................................................................13

3.1.2 Decoding the Audible Alarm ..........................................................................................15

3.2 Intel

Raid Controller SRCU41L Characteristics ........................................................................15

3.3 Technical Specifications .............................................................................................................15

3.3.1 Specifications.................................................................................................................16

3.3.2 Array Performance Features .........................................................................................16

3.3.3 Fault Tolerance..............................................................................................................17

3.3.4 Electrical Characteristics ...............................................................................................17

3.3.5 Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics.....................................................................17

3.3.6 Safety Characteristics....................................................................................................18

A Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations.........................................................................19

Figures

1 Intel

Raid Controller SRCU41L Block Diagram ..........................................................................2

2 Install the Battery Backup Unit......................................................................................................7

3 Inserting the Intel

SRCU41L Raid Controller in a PCI Slot.........................................................8

4 Terminating an Internal SCSI Disk Array....................................................................................10

5 Intel

Raid Controller SRCU41L Card Layout ............................................................................14

6 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations.........................................................................................19