-------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) 2005 ICP, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This software contains the valuable trade secrets of ICP or its licensors. The software is protected under international copyright laws and treaties. This software may only be used in accordance with the terms of its accompanying license agreement. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written consent of ICP, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.