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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 March 28, 2006
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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 Booting to a bootable CD
4.2 ICP9014RO/ ICP9024RO controllers
4.3 ICP9024RO controller
4.4 ICP9085LI controller
4.5 Using the controller in a Dell Precision 530
4.6 ACU utility
4.7 FreeBSD and Solaris
4.8 ICP Storage Manager
4.9 ICP5085BR SAS controller
4.10 Installing ICP9047MA/ICP9087MA controller on NetWare
4.11 OpenServer 6.0
4.12 SAS and SATA controllers and Adaptec 335SAS enclosure
4.13 Using the ICP5085BR in a Gateway 920
4.14 Netware
4.15 Creating an Array from the ICP Storage Manager CD
4.16 Using the controller with an Adaptec S50 JBOD Enclosure
4.17 SMART errors on SATA controllers
4.18 Firmware upgrades
4.19 RAID 10/50/60 array leg limitations
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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
- SCO Drivers
o OpenServer® 6.0
o UnixWare® 7.1.4
1.2. Documentation on this CD
- 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 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.
4.2 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
4.3 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.
4.4 ICP9085LI controller
When the controller is connected to an external enclosure,
only the internal SAS connector closest to the bracket is
available for use with internal SAS or SATA disk drives. The
other internal SAS connector shares the SAS bus with the
external connector, which is occupied.
This controller does not support Hitachi DeskStar 500 GB SATA
disk drives.
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.)
4.5 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.
4.6 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.
The ACU /C0 buildall command does not start a build/verify on
RAID 1 or RAID 10 arrays that are being created using the
quick init method.
4.7 FreeBSD and Solaris
ICP Storage Manager is not supported in FreeBSD or Solaris;
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.
4.8 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.
4.9 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.
When the controller is set to boot from a RAID array and a
second RAID array is created, the controller may no longer
be able to find the boot drive.
When the controller is installed in the primary PCIe slot of
an Intel 955X or nVidia nForce4 (Intel edition) motherboard,
if you use the Adaptec Flash Utility to perform a Mode0 flash,
the controller will show incorrectly and cannot be flashed. If
a Mode0 flash is required, install the controller in an
alternate PCIe slot or alternate computer.
4.10 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.
4.11 OpenServer 6.0
Arrays may not be displayed correctly, even after you restart
your computer.
To resolve the problem:
As root, run 'resmgr -r -m vtoc' until it fails. Then, as
root, run '/etc/conf/bin/idconfupdate -f'. Then, reboot.
4.12 SAS and SATA controllers and Adaptec 335SAS enclosure
When the Adaptec 335SAS enclosure is attached to an ICP
SAS controller, such as ICP9085LI or ICP5085BR, the
enclosure numbering nomenclature starts with "0". For
example, if two Adaptec 335SAS enclosures are connected to an
ICP9085LI SAS controller, management tools such as Storage
Manager will denote the enclosures as "Enclosure 0" and
"Enclosure 1". When the Adaptec 335SAS enclosure is attached
to an Adaptec SATA controller, such as ICP9047MA or
ICP9087MA, the enclosure numbering nomenclature starts with
"14". For example, if two Adaptec 335SAS enclosures are
connected to an ICP9087MA controller, management tools such
as Storage Manager will denote the enclosures as
"Enclosure 14" and "Enclosure 15".
4.13 Using the ICP5085BR in a Gateway 920
When more than one ICP5085BR controllers are installed in a
Gateway 920 server, the system will not POST.
4.14 Netware
If you are using a previous-generation Adaptec RAID controller
as a boot controller, the AACRAID.HAM driver must be updated
before a new RAID controller is installed.
Back up and replace the current driver using the NetWare file
browser or DOS copy. Power down your system and install the
new RAID controller. Power on your system, then check for
correct driver load on both controllers.
4.15 Creating an Array from the ICP Storage Manager CD
When you create an array with the ICP Storage Manager
bootable CD, the maximum size of the array is 2 TB.
4.16 Using the controller with an Adaptec S50 JBOD Enclosure
Temperature warnings from Adaptec S50 JBOD Enclosure (firmware
version T016) are not shown in Adaptec Storage Manager (or on
the enclosure).
4.17 SMART errors on SATA controllers
During POST, SMART errors for disk drives connected to SATA
controllers are indicated as follows:
o N = No SMART errors reported
o Y = SMART errors reported
o N/A = Disk drive does not support SMART error reports
4.18 Firmware upgrades
Check your controller BIOS settings after upgrading the
controller firmware/BIOS, as the BIOS may have been reset to
its default settings during the upgrade.
4.19 RAID 10/50/60 array leg limitations
A RAID 10, RAID 50, or RAID 60 array cannot have more than 32
legs when created using the Build method. Maximum disk drive
count is only limited by RAID level. For instance, a RAID 10
array built with 32 RAID 1 legs (64 disk drives) is supported;
a RAID 5 array built with 32 RAID 5 legs (96 disk drives) is
also supported. Although you can create a RAID 10 array with
more than 64 drives using the Quick Init method, the maximum
number of build/verify operations that can happen at any one
time is 32; therefore, such an array could not be verified.
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