Intel SRCU31, User Manual

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8 Storage Console Plus
Introduction
Storage Console Plus () is a tool for setting up, monitoring and maintaining mass storage
subsystems based on Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. Different from StorCon, is a GUI
style application, designed for the operation under Win32 Operating Systems. The primary
function of is to help the user accomplish the following tasks.
Setup Hard Disk Drives Controlled by Intel RAID Controller SRCU31:
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Setup and initialize physical drives, change the SCSI parameters and cache settings.
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Easy setup and installation of single disks or array drives consisting of one or more physical
drives (chaining, RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, or 10).
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Online installation of host drives based on a single disk or an array drive.
Maintenance and Tuning of Existing Array Drives, Host Drives and Intel RAID Controller
SRCU31:
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Cache Memory Configuration
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Update the controller firmware
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Change the device parameters
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Check or recalculate the parity data of RAID 4 and RAID 5 array drives
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Online capacity expansion of array drives
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Split and merge host drives
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Hot Plug. Replace a failed member of an array drive
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Hot Fix. Configure a spare disk for an array drive
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Configure SAF-TE compliant enclosures
Monitoring of the Whole Subsystem
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Watch the performance and throughput of virtually every part of the subsystem. Simply
drag-and-drop the device on the statistics window.
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Check the hard disk drives for retries and reassigns (replacements of defective sectors on a hard
disk drive) to trace problems which might become potential in the future.
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Check the grown defect table of the hard disk drives to replace a defective drive in time.
Remote Configuration and Maintenance
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Except for the hot plug function, all of the above features can be accessed via network.
You can maintain and monitor a customer’s server via the Internet.
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Supported protocols: IPX/SPX, TCP/IP, NetBIOS.
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The access to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 can be protected by password. The password
is encrypted.
To install the , use the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 tools program on the Intel RAID
Controller SRCU31 System CD-ROM.