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troller. Thus, the host is significantly off-loaded. In addition, this hardware-implemented
solution guarantees the highest achievable security. The controller-BIOS provides a com-
plete PCI compatible INT13 interface and expands the respective functions of the system
BIOS. It also ensures that operating systems using the INT13 (i.e. MS-DOS) can be booted
directly from a SCSI device / RAID Array Drive connected to the ICP Controller. According to
the various product expansion levels of the RS/RZ Series, three different firmware levels are
available. Installed upon delivery are the
Standard Firmware (RAID 0, 1) in GDT6113RS, GDT6123RS
GDT4113RZ, GDT4123RZ
GDT8123RZ
RAIDYNE® Firmware (RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 10) in GDT6513RS, GDT6523RS,
GDT6533RS
GDT4513RZ, GDT4523RZ
GDT8523RZ, GDT8543RZ,
GDT8563RZ
Cluster
RAIDYNE® Firmware
(RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 10) in GDT8623RZ, GDT8643RZ,
GDT8663RZ
A controller originally equipped with the Standard Firmware can be easily upgraded by the
user with the optional RAIDYNE® Firmware Kit. The Standard Firmware offers the RAID
Levels 0 and 1. Controllers which have the RAIDYNE® Firmware allow Disk Arrays with
RAID Levels 0, 1, 4, 5, 10 and offer security features such as
Hot Fix or Hot Plug . RAIDYNE®
is also capable of performing an online capacity expansion of an existing array by adding
one ore more new hard disks. During expansion the array is fully operational. Another fea-
ture of RAIDYNE® is the online RAID Level Migration of an existing array, e.g., from RAID 0
to RAID 5.
GDTx6xxRx controllers are equipped with the Cluster RAIDYNE® Firmware, which not only
includes all necessary functions for supporting the Microsoft® Cluster Server® (MSCS),
and Novell Orion® , but also Linux Clustering solutions. There is an optional "Cluster
Module" to upgrade GDT85xxRx to GDT86xxRx Controllers.
A.5.7 Configuration and Monitoring utilities “ICP RAID Console” and “ICP
RAID Navigator” Program ICPCON
These two configuration and monitoring programs are very flexible software tools that offer
many different configuration, diagnosis and monitoring functions during full-operation
conditions. ICPCON has a character-oriented user surface and is ideally suitable for Net-
Ware and all types of UNIXes including Linux. ICPCON is also available at system boot
level as a rom resident tool (press <CTRL><G>). ICP RAID Navigator has a Windows NT
compliant graphical user interface (GUI) and can be operated under Windows
95/98/NT/2000. Booth tools can be used on the fileserver, or remotely from an authorized
workstation. The main functions are:
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Confiuguration of Disk Arrays (also with EXPRESS function)
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Monitoring the disk subsystem load (KB/sec and I/Os per sec.)
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Online configuration of the cache memory
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Online check of the parity information of RAID 4 and RAID 5 Array Drives
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Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration of existing Array Drives
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Hot Plug and Hot Fix
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Remote Operation (IPX, NetBIOS, TCP/IP), Messaging