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README.TXT
ICP ICP9085LI/ICP5085BR SAS RAID Controller
ICP ICP9047MA/ICP9087MA SATA RAID Controller
ICP ICP9014RO/ICP9024RO SCSI RAID Controller
as of October 21, 2005
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Please review this file for important information about issues
and erratas that were discovered after completion of the standard
product documentation. In the case of conflict between various
parts of the documentation set, this file contains the most
current information.
NOTE: The latest BIOS and documentation can be downloaded
from www.icp-vortex.com.when they become available.
The following information is available in this file:
1. Software and Documentation
1.1 Controller & Utility Software
1.2 Documentation on this CD
2. Installation Instructions
3. General Cautions
4. Known Limitations
4.1 ARCCONF utility
4.2 Booting to a bootable CD
4.3 ICP9014RO/ ICP9024RO controllers
4.4 ICP9024RO controller
4.5 ICP9085LI controller
4.6 Using the controller in a Dell Precision 530
4.7 ACU utility
4.8 FreeBSD
4.9 ICP Storage Manager
4.10 ICP5085BR SAS controller
4.11 Installing ICP9047MA/ICP9087MA controller on NetWare
4.12 ICP9085LI controller
4.13 Red Hat Linux
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1. Software and Documentation
1.1. Controller & Utility Software
Note: The latest versions of BIOS and driver software
can be downloaded from www.icp-vortex.com when they become
available.
- BIOS
- ACU
- Windows Drivers
o Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, Professional
o Windows 2003 Server, Standard, Enterprise
o Windows XP Professional
- Linux Drivers
o Red Hat Enterprise 3.0, IA-32 and x64
o Red Hat Enterprise 4.0, IA-32 and x64
o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0, IA-32 and x64
o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, IA-32 and x64
- Netware Drivers
o NetWare 6.5
- FreeBSD Drivers
o FreeBSD 5.3 or 5.4
1.2. Documentation on this CD
- ICP SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Quick
Installation Guide (online and printed)
- ICP SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Installation
and User's Guide
- ICP SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers
README.TXT file
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2. Installation Instructions
- The ICP SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Installation
and User's Guide contains complete installation information for
the controllers and drivers, as well as complete instructions
for all utilities. The ICP Storage Manager User's Guide
contains complete installation information for the ICP
Storage Manager software.
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3. General Cautions
- While an array is being built or cleared, DO NOT remove and
reinsert any drive from that array. Doing so may cause
unpredictable results for any of the controller's arrays.
- While a drive is being cleared, DO NOT try to include it in a
new array. Doing so may cause unpredictable results.
- DO NOT move drives containing an array or volume from one
controller to another while the power is on. Doing so could
cause the loss of the array configuration or data, or both.
Instead, power off both affected controllers, move the drives,
and then restart.
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4. Known Limitations
4.1 ARCCONF utility
In Linux 64, the ARCCONF utility does not install during
ICP Storage Manager installation.
4.2 Booting to a bootable CD
A system cannot boot to a bootable CD in a SCSI CDRW drive
connected to the ICP9024RO SCSI RAID controller.
4.3 ICP9014RO/ ICP9024RO controllers
Use only the utilities/flash tools included with this release.
Upgrade any existing tools to those included with this
release, as this release supports additional features that
were not available with previous releases
4.4 ICP9024RO controller
With an Intel Pro/1000 MT 32-bit PCI NIC on the system, after
controller POST the controller goes to a
BLED 0xEF NMI_HANDLER_FAILURE.
4.5 ICP9085LI controller
This controller does not support Hitachi DeskStar 500 GB SATA
disk drives.
4.6 Using the controller in a Dell Precision 530
When using the controller in a Dell Precision 530 with
Diskercise and Diskstress, data corruption/miscompares may
occur.
4.7 ACU utility
On some Intel and IBM systems, when you try to run the ACU,
this message appears:
“Not enough free memory to load the utility!
Press any key to attempt loading the utility forcibly
OR Wait for the system initialization to be completed
[Default]”
This is normal. On Intel systems, wait for the system
initialization to be completed. Then the ACU will run. On IBM
systems, press any key when prompted to load the utility
forcibly.
4.8 FreeBSD
ICP Storage Manager is not supported in FreeBSD; storage
management must be done through the ICP Configuration
Utility.
To enable enhanced features with a feature key, insert the
ICP RAID Installation CD into your CD drive, launch
ICP Storage Manager, then unlock the enhanced features,
following the instructions provided in the online Help or in
the ICP Storage Manager User’s Guide.
4.9 ICP Storage Manager
After a rebuild and waking up from hibernation, a controller
may be detected incorrectly in ICP Storage Manager.
Press F5 to correct the problem.
4.10 ICP5085BR SAS controller
When the controller is installed in PCI-E slot 2 of a
Dell PE 1800 system, there is no BIOS POST.
When the controller is installed in PCI-E slot 3 in a
Dell PE 1800 system, the system halts and the keyboard locks
up.
4.11 Installing ICP9047MA/ICP9087MA controller on NetWare
When NetWare is installed to an array controlled by an
ICP9047MA or ICP9087MA controller, the server will not
start after reboot.
To work around this issue:
During installation, after creating the DOS partition there
is a menu screen labeled "Server Settings" opens. One of the
options on this screen is "Boot OS". "DOS" is the default
Boot OS option, but select "NetWare" as the Boot OS option
instead.
If a DOS boot must be used, pre-configure the bootable DOS
partition using MS-DOS 6.22, then install using the existing
DOS partition; or, boot from an MS-DOS 6.22 floppy, then
change to C:\NWSERVER and execute SERVER.EXE.
4.12 ICP9085LI controller
Various devices on the serial bus can negotiate at different
speeds. To determine the speed at which a particular device
is negotiating, view the device properties in ICP Storage
Manager. (Click on the device, then click the Properties
button.)
4.13 Red Hat Linux
Changing disk drive ports of a degraded RAID 5 array may
cause the operating system to fail to boot.
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