I like all of you have
had trouble with ibm raid.
I had a raid serveRAID 1 adapter I upgraded
to version 6.2 of the firmware and bios.
Finally I downgraded it to the correct 3.5 version
for my quad PP 200 512 IBM SERVER 704.
Here is how:
I like the gentlemen below: REFERNECE 2
set the 2 jumpers
for download code put the scsi raid card
in my ibm pc325 dual box ran boot bios disk
REFERENCE 1)
and even though it failed I turned off the power
removed the jumpers restarted and the bios was fixed.
Then I put the card back in my 704 and it worked fine.
All raid post boot hangs stopped and it all worked ok.
Freakin IBM should have warned us better !
================= REFERENCE 1
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* IBM ServeRAID BIOS/Firmware Update Diskette 1 *
* Version 3.50C *
********************************************************************
Update Diskette 1 Version 3.50 contains BIOS Level 3.50.12 and the
following firmware levels:
o Firmware Level 3.50.25 for the ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter.
o Firmware Level 2.88.10 for the ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter.
o Firmware Level 2.88.10 for the integrated ServeRAID Controller
on the IBM PC Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards.
o Firmware Level 2.25.01 for the ServeRAID Adapter.
For more information about IBM ServeRAID and server products, visit
on the World Wide Web.
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CONTENTS
________
1.0 Updating the BIOS and Firmware
2.0 BIOS Setup
3.0 Descriptions of the Current ServeRAID Diskettes
4.0 Changes to the BIOS, Firmware, and Configuration Program
... 4.21 Changes from Level 3.50.22 to 3.50.25
... 4.20 Changes from Level 3.50.19B to 3.50.22
... 4.19 Changes from Level 3.11.00 to 3.50.19B
... 4.18 Changes from Level 3.10.08 to 3.11.00
... 4.17 Changes from Level 3.01 to 3.10.08
... 4.16 Changes from Level 2.88.06 to 2.88.10
... 4.15 Changes from Level 2.88.00 to 2.88.06
... 4.14 Changes from Level 2.87.03 to 2.88.00
... 4.13 Changes from Level 2.86.03 to 2.87.03
... 4.12 Changes from Level 2.25.00 to 2.25.01
... 4.11 Changes from Level 2.23S to 2.25.01
... 4.10 Changes from Level 2.82 to 3.01
... 4.09 Changes from Level 2.80.07 to 2.82.00
... 4.08 Changes from Level 2.70.08 to 2.80.07
... 4.07 Changes from Level 2.70 to 2.71
... 4.06 Changes from Level 2.40.14 to 2.70.08
... 4.05 Changes from Level 2.40.16 to 2.40.21
... 4.04 Changes from Level 97326 to Level 2.40.14
... 4.03 Changes from Level 2.30 to 2.40
... 4.02 Changes from Level 2.30 to 2.31
... 4.01 Information about the Level 2.30/2.23s Update
5.0 Trademarks and Notices
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1.0 Updating the BIOS and Firmware
___________________________________
NOTE: If you are running a ServeRAID 3L with Write
Back enabled and 64k Logical Block Size, you may
experience a hang condition. This behavior
will be corrected in the first half 2000
firmware release. The workaround is to change
the cache setting to Write Through. Otherwise,
do not create logical drives with a block size
of 64k. Once the block size is set with the
creation of the array, it cannot be changed without
losing data. If customers need to run in Write Back
mode, they will need to back up data, recreate arrays
and logical drives, and then restore the data.
To update the ServeRAID BIOS and firmware:
NOTE: When upgrading the BIOS/Firmware to 3.50,
you must also upgrade to 3.50 version drivers and
utilities.
1. Insert the IBM ServeRAID BIOS/Firmware Update diskette
into the diskette drive; then, turn on the system. If the
system is already turned on, press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
2. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
3. After the update completes, use either the ServeRAID
Administration and Monitoring Program or the Command
Line Utility program to erase the soft, hard, and
device event logs. Instructions for the ServeRAID
Administration and Monitoring Program are below. Refer
to Problem-Isolation and Debug Commands section of
Chapter 7 in the User's Guide for syntax for the
ERASEEVENT command used in the commandline utility to
erase the soft, hard, and device event logs.
Instructions for ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring
Program:
a. Click on the controller on the Main screen of the
Administration and Monitoring Program.
b. Select an event log button from the bottom of the
screen.
c. Select Erase Event log button from the bottom of
the screen.
d. Perform steps b and c for all three event logs:
soft, hard, and device.
____________________________________________________________
2.0 BIOS Setup
______________
If your server contains multiple ServeRAID adapters or
controllers, only one copy of the ServeRAID BIOS is used.
If multiple copies of the BIOS are detected, they will be
handled based on how each one is configured. The instructions
to configure the BIOS settings is found in the Advanced Functions
section of the Mini-Configuration program. It is called the Multiple
Controller mode which has two settings: Erase and Shrink. When the
parameter is set to Erase, redundant copies of the ServeRAID BIOS
are erased. When this parameter is set to shrink, the extra copies
of the ServeRAID BIOS are removed from memory, but stored for
future use. When you have multiple ServeRAID adapters and
controllers installed, you need only one active copy of
ServeRAID BIOS. However, to ensure that you will have a
copy of the ServeRAID BIOS available if your active copy
becomes defective or unavailable, leave the Multiple Controller
parameter set to Shrink.
_____________________________________________________________________
3.0 Descriptions of the Current ServeRAID Diskettes and ServeRAID
Option CD
___________________________________________________________________
This section provides a brief description of the current ServeRAID
diskettes and ServeRAID Option CD. Refer to the README files on
each of these diskettes and CD for more detailed information.
The current ServeRAID diskettes include the following:
o IBM ServeRAID BIOS/Firmware Update Diskette, which contains
the files needed to update the BIOS and firmware on the IBM
ServeRAID 3H/3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter, the IBM ServeRAID II
Ultra SCSI Adapter, the integrated IBM ServeRAID Controller,
and the ServeRAID Adapter.
o IBM ServeRAID Device Drivers Diskette, which contains the
device drivers and administration and monitoring utility
programs that you can use with the following operating
systems:
o IBM OS/2 Warp Server and OS/2 LAN Server version 4.0
o Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.1X and 5.0
o Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0
This diskette also provides DOS CD-ROM drive device drivers.
o IBM ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Program Diskette,
which contains the IBM ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring
Utility Program for Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 95. This
version of the ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Utility
Program is referred to as the WIN32-Based Utility Program.
o IBM ServeRAID Device Drivers for SCO Operating Systems
Diskette, which contains the files needed to install the IBM
ServeRAID device driver and Background Server component for
SCO OpenServer 5.0.0, 5.0.2, and 5.0.4, and SCO Unixware 7.0.
o IBM ServeRAID Command Line Programs Diskette, which contains
the files needed to install and use the IBM ServeRAID IPSSEND
and IPSMON command-line interface programs.
o IBM ServeRAID Cluster Solution for Windows NT Diskette, which
contains the files needed to install Microsoft Cluster Server
(MSCS) when using Windows NT and an IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI
Adapter or ServeRAID 3H Adapter. Refer to the "IBM Netfinity
High-Availability Cluster Solution Installation and User's Guide"
for detailed instructions.
NOTE:
You can obtain a copy of the "IBM Netfinity High-Availability
Cluster Solution Installation and User's Guide" from
on the World Wide Web.
o Netfinity 7000 IBM Class Monolithic ServeRAID Device Driver
and Utility Diskette Version 1.00. This diskette contains the
files needed to install and use the Class Monolithic
ServeRAID (CMRAID) device driver and utility programs.
NOTE:
These files are for use only with an IBM ServeRAID II Ultra
SCSI Adapter installed in an IBM Netfinity 7000.
Multiprocessing environments where high CPU utilization and high
disk I/O are typical might benefit from using this monolithic
device driver. A version of this device driver was used in the
TPC-C benchmarks recently conducted with the IBM Netfinity 7000.
Refer to the README file on the IBM Class Monolithic ServeRAID
Device Driver and Utility Program Diskette for more information.
The ServeRAID Option CD Includes the following:
o The IBM ServeRAID Configuration Program and ServeRAID BIOS/Firmware
Update Program. These programs start automatically when the CD is
booted.
o The ServeRAID Manager which provides an easy-to-use interface
for online configuration, administration, and monitoring
of the RAID subsystem in the Windows NT and UnixWare environments.
See Section 4.18 Changes from Level 3.11.00 to 3.50.21 for
more information on this new program.
o The IBM ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Program.
o The IBM ServeRAID Command Line Programs.
o The IBM ServeRAID Cluster Solution for Windows NT.
o The IBM ServeRAID Fault Tolerent Control Panel Applet.
_____________________________________________________________________
4.0 Changes to the BIOS, Firmware, and Configuration Utility Program
_____________________________________________________________________
4.21 Changes from Level 3.50.22 to 3.50.25
--------------------------------------------
The 3.50.25 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter only:
o Fix of rare, but potential failure that may result under
repeated manual movement of cluster resources from one
node to another under MSCS
o Fix of potential hang conditions resulting from the
handling of the ServeRAID battery backed cache
o Enhancement of rebuild operation during drive rebuilding
while LDM is in progress
o Fix of various operating system level traps reported on but
not limited to OS2 and UnixWare 7.1
o Improvement of handling of drives that exceeded PFA
threshold
4.20 Changes from Level 3.50.19B to 3.50.22
--------------------------------------------
The 3.50.22 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter only:
o Rebuild recovery enhancements
o Clustering error recovery enhancements
4.19 Changes from Level 3.11.00 to 3.50.19B
-------------------------------------------
The 3.50.19B Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter only:
- ServeRAID Manager:
This new program provides an easy-to-use interface
for online configuration, administration, and
monitoring of the RAID subsystem in the Windows NT
and UnixWare environments. You can do the
following:
o Configure and monitor your enterprise of
ServeRAID subsystems from a central console.
o Receive immediate notification of any problems.
o Remotely view the source of the problem and see
detailed corrective action for each problem
reported.
o Learn a single, unified interface for your
administration and monitoring needs.
o Use the same interface for the out-of-box
configuration and the on-line configuration and
monitoring functions.
- RAID level-5E
This new RAID level supported on the ServeRAID 3H
and the ServeRAID 3L adapters uses distributed
hot-spare drives to spread data across all the
drives in the array, instead of industry
"dormant" hot-spare drive model. RAID level-5E
provides the following:
o Reliability and performance
o The elimination of degraded performance during a
drive failure
- Logical Drive numbering that starts with 1,
instead of 0.
- Support for 12 Adapters with Windows NT.
- FlashCopy
If you are using Windows NT with a ServeRAID 3H
or ServeRAID 3L adapter, you can use this new
feature to create a copy of an existing logical
drive. When you issue the FlashCopy command, this
feature sets up a link between the source and
target logical drives, and then creates a snapshot
impression of the source data on the target drive.
Once the link is set up and the snapshot
impression is created, you can select from the
following two choices:
1. Start the background process that immediately
copies all source logical drive data to the
target logical drive.
2. Start the background process that waits until
the data on the source logical drive changes
before starting the background copy process.
When a change to the data occurs, the snapshot
impression of the source logical drive data
gets copied to the target logical drive; then,
the new data gets written to the source logical
drive.
- Adaptive Read Ahead supported on ServeRAID 3H
and 3L adapters automatically turns off
read ahead where not useful to improve
efficiency.
- Identify Drive Menu Item in the ServeRAID Manager
and IBM ServeRAID Configuration Program supported
on ServeRAID 3H and 3L adapters allows the user
to identify physical drives by blinking the
lights on the drives.
- When running Microsoft Cluster Server(MSCS)
software, you can now attach internal or external
drives to Channel 3 of your ServeRAID 3H and 3L
controllers. You no longer need to configure
Channel 3 of your controllers as a dedicated
quorum-arbitration link.
- When creating a hot-spare drive, old ServeRAID
configuration data is now automatically deleted
from the hard disk drive. Both the IBM ServeRAID
Configuration Program and the ServeRAID Manager
provide this useful feature.
Note: Clustering users no longer have to remove
configuration data from hot-spare drives
through low-level formatting.
- Easy to read and understand terminology.
Physical Drive States:
Old Term New Term
-------- --------
RDY Ready
ONL Online
DDD Defunct
HSP Hot Spare
DHS Defunct
SBY Standby
RBL Rebuilding
SHS Standby Hot Spare
EMP Empty
Logical Drive States:
Old Term New Term
-------- --------
FRE Free
OFL Offline
OKY Okay
CRT Critical
LDM Migrating
SYS System
CRM Critical Migrating
CRS Critical System
Adapter Terms:
Old Term New Term
-------- --------
Adapter Controller
NVRAM Cache Battery Backup Write Cache
WT Write Through
WB Write Back
- Enhanced import configuration path when importing a configuration
with a non-default stripe size
- Corrected NT installation problems with more than 7 drives in RAID5
array
- Clustering error recovery enhancements
- RAID1 rebuild error recovery enhancements
- LDM stress test enhancements with Netware 4.2
- Corrected system hang condition for PC Server 704
- Message to the user added when voltage drop or removal of
Battery Backup Cache option
4.18 Changes from Level 3.10.08 to 3.11.00
-------------------------------------------
The 3.11.00 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter only:
o Standby Hot Spare and Hot Spare Monitoring
This feature's monitoring frequency of Standby Hot Spares
and Hot Spares has been increased.
o 2 Drive RAID1 Write-Back mode fix
4.17 Changes from Level 3.01 to 3.10.08
----------------------------------------
The 3.10.08 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter only:
o New enhanced download utility "flashman"
o Improved check consistency with auto restore
o BIOS support for no logical drives
o BIOS update for NT Boot CDROM
o Enhanced diagnostics in the SELFTEST command for IPSSEND.
o Improved version of IPSSEND for the GETEVENT command for Windows NT
o Corrected a problem in IPSMON whereby the utility does not find
the adapter when running under Netware SFT III mode.
o The Windows NT 4.0 driver supports active-passive failover in
any Netfinity server. Also supported are hot add and hot replace
in Netfinity servers that have hotplug PCI slots (such as the
5500 or 7000-M10) when the appropriate system hotplug software
for Windows NT 4.0 is also loaded.
4.16 Changes from Level 2.88.06 to 2.88.10
-------------------------------------------
The 2.88.10 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter
and the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the IBM PC
Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards:
o Rebuild recovery enhancements
o Clustering error recovery enhancements
4.15 Changes from Level 2.88.00 to 2.88.06
-------------------------------------------
The 2.88.06 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter
and the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the IBM PC
Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards:
o Enhanced import configuration path when importing a configuration
with a non-default stripe size
o Corrected NT installation problems with more than 7 drives in RAID5
array
o Clustering error recovery enhancements
o RAID1 rebuild error recovery enhancements
o LDM stress test enhancements with Netware 4.2
o Corrected system hang condition for PC Server 704
o Message to the user added when voltage drop or removal of
Battery Backup Cache option
4.14 Changes from Level 2.87.03 to 2.88.00
-------------------------------------------
The 2.88.00 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter
and the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the IBM PC
Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards:
o Standby Hot Spare/Hot Spare Monitoring frequency increased
o 2 Drive RAID1 Write-Back mode fix
4.13 Changes from Level 2.86.03 to 2.87.03
-------------------------------------------
The 2.87.03 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter
and the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the IBM PC
Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards:
o New enhanced download utility "flashman"
o Improved check consistency with auto restore
o Performance enhancements
o Optimization of RAID1 reads
o Enhanced error recovery when NVram battery removed
4.12 Changes from Level 2.25.00 to 2.25.01
-------------------------------------------
The 2.25.01 Update applies to the ServeRAID adapter.
This update included the following new support and
feature:
o RAID1 rebuild error recovery enhancements
o LDM stress test enhancements with Netware 4.2
4.11 Changes from Level 2.23S to 2.25.00
-----------------------------------------
The 2.25.00 Update applies to the ServeRAID adapter. This
update included the following new support and feature:
o New enhanced download utility "flashman"
o Improved check consistency with auto restore
o Enhanced error recovery when NVram battery removed
4.10 Changes from Level 2.82 to 3.01
-------------------------------------
The 3.01 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter Adapter only:
o Firmware support for the SCSI Ultra 2 protocol and LVDS.
o Unattended mode setup is now in BIOS.
o 8 Adapter support.
o Convert "bays" to "SID".
o Support for shrinking BIOS, not erasing BIOS.
o Remove the 8GB limit on boot drives.
o POST error codes now logged into System POST error log.
o 32MB Battery Backup Cache support added. (only on ServeRAID 3H/3L)
o Enhanced BOOT CD to allow image to be emulated as a hard file.
o Unixware Support.
The 2.82.00 to 2.86.03 Update applies only to the IBM ServeRAID II
Ultra SCSI Adapter and the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the
IBM PC Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards. This update
provides the following new support and functions:
o Hot Swap enhancements.
o Performance enhancements.
4.09 Changes from Level 2.80.07 to 2.82.00
-------------------------------------------
The 2.80.07 to 2.82.00 Update provides the following new support and
functions:
o BIOS changes needed to obtain Microsoft Windows NT Certification.
4.08 Changes from Level 2.70.08 to 2.80.07
-------------------------------------------
The 2.70.08 to 2.80.07 Update provides the following new support and
functions:
o Hot Plug support for PCI adapters installed in Netfinity 5500 servers
that are using Novell Netware.
4.07 Changes from Level 2.70 to 2.71
-------------------------------------
The 2.70 to 2.71 Update provides the following new support and
functions:
o BIOS changes needed to obtain Microsoft Windows NT Certification.
4.06 Changes from Level 2.40.14 to 2.70.08
-------------------------------------------
The 2.40.14 to 2.70.08 Update provides the following new support and
functions:
o Several performance enhancements that affect all three RAID
levels. The greatest performance improvement, however, is
seen in RAID level-5 write-back mode.
o The AUTOSYNC command has been added to the IPSSEND program.
The 2.40.14 to 2.70.08 Update also contains the following software
enhancements:
o Corrected problems in viewing the hard and soft error
logs under certain boundary conditions.
o Added support to allow you to deselect a drive when using the
"Copy Logical Drive" function in the ServeRAID Configuration
Utility Program.
o Modified the Administration and Monitoring utility program so
that it reverts to the stand-alone mode when the cancel button
fails in the host dialog box.
o Added support to disable the Quick Rebuild feature until the
automatic synchronization of the drives completes.
4.05 Changes from Level 2.40.16 to 2.40.21
-------------------------------------------
The 2.40.16 to 2.40.21 Update applies only to the IBM ServeRAID II
Ultra SCSI Adapter. This update provides the following new support
and functions:
o Support for Microsoft Cluster Server, Version 1.00.
4.04 Changes from Level 97326 to Level 2.40.14
-----------------------------------------------
The 2.40.14 Update for the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the
IBM PC Server 330 models 8640-PM0,-PB0, and -PT0 provided the
following new support and functions:
o Automatic Background Synchronization, which removes the need to
synchronize a RAID level-5 logical drive before using it.
Instead, you can use the drive immediately, while automatically
synchronizing the drive in the background. The default setting
for this feature is Enabled.
o Data Scrubbing, which eliminates the need for you to manually
synchronize drives weekly. Instead, you can use this feature
to continuously synchronize all RAID level-5 logical drives in
the background, without impacting performance. The default
setting for this feature is Enabled.
o Hot-Swap Rebuild, which in a system where no hot-spare is
defined, automatically detects the replacement of a defunct
physical drive that is part of a RAID level-1 or RAID level-5
logical drive; then, this feature starts the rebuild of the
drive, without requiring your intervention. The default
setting for this feature is enabled.
4.03 Changes from Level 2.30 to 2.40
-------------------------------------
The 2.30 to 2.40 Update applied only to the ServeRAID II
Ultra SCSI Adapter. This update provided the following
new support and functions:
o Support for IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack by Vinca
with Novell Netware 4.11, part number 01K8018.
o Support for formatting drives that are in the Standby
(SBY) or Empty (EMP) states. Previous releases of the
Configuration Utility Program required that the drives
be in the Ready (RDY) state.
o Automatic synchronization of newly created RAID level-5
logical drives. This enhancement eliminates the need for
you to manually synchronize drives.
o Automatic restart of RAID level-5 and RAID level-1
logical-drive rebuild operations after a power failure
or an unexpected power off.
o Battery-backup cache is now automatically enabled for
all logical drives configured in the write-back mode.
The 2.30 to 2.40 Update also provides the following software
enhancements:
o A new method of checking for adequate drive size before
starting the rebuild operation. This new method returns
an error message faster than previous versions.
o A new method of queuing hot-spare-rebuild operations if
multiple, concurrent drive failures occur in different
arrays on the same ServeRAID adapter or controller.
o When the system is configured for the Unattended Mode,
the ServeRAID BIOS now allows access to the CTRL-I
function during system startup.
o Modifications for the ServeRAID BIOS and the ASPI device driver
to work with the expanded memory manager for the 80386 (EMM386)
o Modifications to the Configuration Utility Program to no longer
accept physical drive state changes from Defunct (DDD) to Online
(ONL) for RAID level-5 logical drives in the critical state.
When a RAID level-5 logical drive is critical, you must rebuild
it for the logical drive to change from DDD to ONL.
o When multiple drive failures occur within the same array, the
hot-swap rebuild operation will no longer start automatically.
If multiple drives fail within the same array, you now must
start the rebuild process manually.
o Added support to disable the integrated ServeRAID controller on
the PC Server 330 models 8640-PM0, -PB0, and -PT0.
o Added error-recovery enhancements for drive errors found while
reading or writing drive configurations.
4.02 Changes from Level 2.30 to 2.31
-------------------------------------
The 2.30 to 2.31 Update applied only to the integrated ServeRAID
controller on PC Server 330 models 8640-PM0, -PB0, and -PT0.
This firmware update corrected a problem that was found during
product-evaluation tests. The problem symptoms included
operating-system hangs, errors opening files, or other file errors.
ATTENTION:
If you have a PC Server 330 model 8640-PM0, -PB0, or -PT0 and
you are using the integrated ServeRAID controller, install the
2.31 or 2.70.08 Firmware Update immediately.
For more information about the 2.31 update, call the IBM HelpCenter
at 1-800-772-2227 and reference ECA015.
4.01 Information about the Level 2.30/2.23s Update
---------------------------------------------------
The 2.30/2.23s Update applies to both the ServeRAID and ServeRAID
II adapters. This update included the following new feature:
o Hot-Swap Rebuild, which in a system where no hot-spare is
defined, automatically detects the replacement of a defunct
physical drive that is part of a RAID level-1 or RAID level-5
logical drive; then, this feature starts the rebuild of the
drive, without requiring your intervention. The default
setting for this feature is Disabled. See section 5.0 below
for the instructions needed to enable this feature.
____________________________________________________________________
5.0 Trademarks and Notices
_________________________
The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the
United States or other countries or both:
IBM HelpCenter Netfinity Server
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bonsky (MIS) Apr 10, 2003
bro,
i'm really sorry.. but from my experience.. ive done it once also using the latest serveRAID adapter.. but no chance.. so what IBM CE sis was to change the ServeRAID adapter itself.. i guess they themselvesd dont know how to do it...
some more.. 5.11 version has a bit of a problem when it comes to adapter redundancy... so be carefulll it does not support this one... unlike those 4.84.. better... and i find it more stable..
adonis777 (TechnicalUser) Apr 11, 2003
Bonsky
Thx for the technical sympathy!
I am proud to say I fixed it. I had to put my serveraid II adapter in my desktop/server and flash it back to 3.50. My desktop is a AMD 2600 with a Soyo dragon board, so no problems with the large memory blocks.
I installed the raid adapter back in my PC 704 server and installed W2K server with just the drivers provided by microsoft on the installation CD. I didn't need any other IBM drivers.
Had some problems with my server rebooting during the installation process. It was difficult to isolate the problem. I narrowed it done to either a bad/unstable power supply or need to have both power supplies hooked up. I have 8 18.2 gig IBM scsi drive in the box. So I may have needed the extra powersupply.
At the moment my PC 704 server is running with W2K server. Had a drive go defunct on my system array. I put 2 of the 18.2 drives in a raid 1 array. Not sure if it was the control or just the drive died.
had trouble with ibm raid.
I had a raid serveRAID 1 adapter I upgraded
to version 6.2 of the firmware and bios.
Finally I downgraded it to the correct 3.5 version
for my quad PP 200 512 IBM SERVER 704.
Here is how:
I like the gentlemen below: REFERNECE 2
set the 2 jumpers
for download code put the scsi raid card
in my ibm pc325 dual box ran boot bios disk
REFERENCE 1)and even though it failed I turned off the power
removed the jumpers restarted and the bios was fixed.
Then I put the card back in my 704 and it worked fine.
All raid post boot hangs stopped and it all worked ok.
Freakin IBM should have warned us better !
================= REFERENCE 1
********************************************************************
* IBM ServeRAID BIOS/Firmware Update Diskette 1 *
* Version 3.50C *
********************************************************************
Update Diskette 1 Version 3.50 contains BIOS Level 3.50.12 and the
following firmware levels:
o Firmware Level 3.50.25 for the ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter.
o Firmware Level 2.88.10 for the ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter.
o Firmware Level 2.88.10 for the integrated ServeRAID Controller
on the IBM PC Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards.
o Firmware Level 2.25.01 for the ServeRAID Adapter.
For more information about IBM ServeRAID and server products, visit
on the World Wide Web.
______________________________________________________________
CONTENTS
________
1.0 Updating the BIOS and Firmware
2.0 BIOS Setup
3.0 Descriptions of the Current ServeRAID Diskettes
4.0 Changes to the BIOS, Firmware, and Configuration Program
... 4.21 Changes from Level 3.50.22 to 3.50.25
... 4.20 Changes from Level 3.50.19B to 3.50.22
... 4.19 Changes from Level 3.11.00 to 3.50.19B
... 4.18 Changes from Level 3.10.08 to 3.11.00
... 4.17 Changes from Level 3.01 to 3.10.08
... 4.16 Changes from Level 2.88.06 to 2.88.10
... 4.15 Changes from Level 2.88.00 to 2.88.06
... 4.14 Changes from Level 2.87.03 to 2.88.00
... 4.13 Changes from Level 2.86.03 to 2.87.03
... 4.12 Changes from Level 2.25.00 to 2.25.01
... 4.11 Changes from Level 2.23S to 2.25.01
... 4.10 Changes from Level 2.82 to 3.01
... 4.09 Changes from Level 2.80.07 to 2.82.00
... 4.08 Changes from Level 2.70.08 to 2.80.07
... 4.07 Changes from Level 2.70 to 2.71
... 4.06 Changes from Level 2.40.14 to 2.70.08
... 4.05 Changes from Level 2.40.16 to 2.40.21
... 4.04 Changes from Level 97326 to Level 2.40.14
... 4.03 Changes from Level 2.30 to 2.40
... 4.02 Changes from Level 2.30 to 2.31
... 4.01 Information about the Level 2.30/2.23s Update
5.0 Trademarks and Notices
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1.0 Updating the BIOS and Firmware
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NOTE: If you are running a ServeRAID 3L with Write
Back enabled and 64k Logical Block Size, you may
experience a hang condition. This behavior
will be corrected in the first half 2000
firmware release. The workaround is to change
the cache setting to Write Through. Otherwise,
do not create logical drives with a block size
of 64k. Once the block size is set with the
creation of the array, it cannot be changed without
losing data. If customers need to run in Write Back
mode, they will need to back up data, recreate arrays
and logical drives, and then restore the data.
To update the ServeRAID BIOS and firmware:
NOTE: When upgrading the BIOS/Firmware to 3.50,
you must also upgrade to 3.50 version drivers and
utilities.
1. Insert the IBM ServeRAID BIOS/Firmware Update diskette
into the diskette drive; then, turn on the system. If the
system is already turned on, press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
2. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
3. After the update completes, use either the ServeRAID
Administration and Monitoring Program or the Command
Line Utility program to erase the soft, hard, and
device event logs. Instructions for the ServeRAID
Administration and Monitoring Program are below. Refer
to Problem-Isolation and Debug Commands section of
Chapter 7 in the User's Guide for syntax for the
ERASEEVENT command used in the commandline utility to
erase the soft, hard, and device event logs.
Instructions for ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring
Program:
a. Click on the controller on the Main screen of the
Administration and Monitoring Program.
b. Select an event log button from the bottom of the
screen.
c. Select Erase Event log button from the bottom of
the screen.
d. Perform steps b and c for all three event logs:
soft, hard, and device.
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2.0 BIOS Setup
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If your server contains multiple ServeRAID adapters or
controllers, only one copy of the ServeRAID BIOS is used.
If multiple copies of the BIOS are detected, they will be
handled based on how each one is configured. The instructions
to configure the BIOS settings is found in the Advanced Functions
section of the Mini-Configuration program. It is called the Multiple
Controller mode which has two settings: Erase and Shrink. When the
parameter is set to Erase, redundant copies of the ServeRAID BIOS
are erased. When this parameter is set to shrink, the extra copies
of the ServeRAID BIOS are removed from memory, but stored for
future use. When you have multiple ServeRAID adapters and
controllers installed, you need only one active copy of
ServeRAID BIOS. However, to ensure that you will have a
copy of the ServeRAID BIOS available if your active copy
becomes defective or unavailable, leave the Multiple Controller
parameter set to Shrink.
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3.0 Descriptions of the Current ServeRAID Diskettes and ServeRAID
Option CD
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This section provides a brief description of the current ServeRAID
diskettes and ServeRAID Option CD. Refer to the README files on
each of these diskettes and CD for more detailed information.
The current ServeRAID diskettes include the following:
o IBM ServeRAID BIOS/Firmware Update Diskette, which contains
the files needed to update the BIOS and firmware on the IBM
ServeRAID 3H/3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter, the IBM ServeRAID II
Ultra SCSI Adapter, the integrated IBM ServeRAID Controller,
and the ServeRAID Adapter.
o IBM ServeRAID Device Drivers Diskette, which contains the
device drivers and administration and monitoring utility
programs that you can use with the following operating
systems:
o IBM OS/2 Warp Server and OS/2 LAN Server version 4.0
o Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.1X and 5.0
o Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0
This diskette also provides DOS CD-ROM drive device drivers.
o IBM ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Program Diskette,
which contains the IBM ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring
Utility Program for Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 95. This
version of the ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Utility
Program is referred to as the WIN32-Based Utility Program.
o IBM ServeRAID Device Drivers for SCO Operating Systems
Diskette, which contains the files needed to install the IBM
ServeRAID device driver and Background Server component for
SCO OpenServer 5.0.0, 5.0.2, and 5.0.4, and SCO Unixware 7.0.
o IBM ServeRAID Command Line Programs Diskette, which contains
the files needed to install and use the IBM ServeRAID IPSSEND
and IPSMON command-line interface programs.
o IBM ServeRAID Cluster Solution for Windows NT Diskette, which
contains the files needed to install Microsoft Cluster Server
(MSCS) when using Windows NT and an IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI
Adapter or ServeRAID 3H Adapter. Refer to the "IBM Netfinity
High-Availability Cluster Solution Installation and User's Guide"
for detailed instructions.
NOTE:
You can obtain a copy of the "IBM Netfinity High-Availability
Cluster Solution Installation and User's Guide" from
on the World Wide Web.
o Netfinity 7000 IBM Class Monolithic ServeRAID Device Driver
and Utility Diskette Version 1.00. This diskette contains the
files needed to install and use the Class Monolithic
ServeRAID (CMRAID) device driver and utility programs.
NOTE:
These files are for use only with an IBM ServeRAID II Ultra
SCSI Adapter installed in an IBM Netfinity 7000.
Multiprocessing environments where high CPU utilization and high
disk I/O are typical might benefit from using this monolithic
device driver. A version of this device driver was used in the
TPC-C benchmarks recently conducted with the IBM Netfinity 7000.
Refer to the README file on the IBM Class Monolithic ServeRAID
Device Driver and Utility Program Diskette for more information.
The ServeRAID Option CD Includes the following:
o The IBM ServeRAID Configuration Program and ServeRAID BIOS/Firmware
Update Program. These programs start automatically when the CD is
booted.
o The ServeRAID Manager which provides an easy-to-use interface
for online configuration, administration, and monitoring
of the RAID subsystem in the Windows NT and UnixWare environments.
See Section 4.18 Changes from Level 3.11.00 to 3.50.21 for
more information on this new program.
o The IBM ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Program.
o The IBM ServeRAID Command Line Programs.
o The IBM ServeRAID Cluster Solution for Windows NT.
o The IBM ServeRAID Fault Tolerent Control Panel Applet.
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4.0 Changes to the BIOS, Firmware, and Configuration Utility Program
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4.21 Changes from Level 3.50.22 to 3.50.25
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The 3.50.25 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter only:
o Fix of rare, but potential failure that may result under
repeated manual movement of cluster resources from one
node to another under MSCS
o Fix of potential hang conditions resulting from the
handling of the ServeRAID battery backed cache
o Enhancement of rebuild operation during drive rebuilding
while LDM is in progress
o Fix of various operating system level traps reported on but
not limited to OS2 and UnixWare 7.1
o Improvement of handling of drives that exceeded PFA
threshold
4.20 Changes from Level 3.50.19B to 3.50.22
--------------------------------------------
The 3.50.22 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter only:
o Rebuild recovery enhancements
o Clustering error recovery enhancements
4.19 Changes from Level 3.11.00 to 3.50.19B
-------------------------------------------
The 3.50.19B Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter only:
- ServeRAID Manager:
This new program provides an easy-to-use interface
for online configuration, administration, and
monitoring of the RAID subsystem in the Windows NT
and UnixWare environments. You can do the
following:
o Configure and monitor your enterprise of
ServeRAID subsystems from a central console.
o Receive immediate notification of any problems.
o Remotely view the source of the problem and see
detailed corrective action for each problem
reported.
o Learn a single, unified interface for your
administration and monitoring needs.
o Use the same interface for the out-of-box
configuration and the on-line configuration and
monitoring functions.
- RAID level-5E
This new RAID level supported on the ServeRAID 3H
and the ServeRAID 3L adapters uses distributed
hot-spare drives to spread data across all the
drives in the array, instead of industry
"dormant" hot-spare drive model. RAID level-5E
provides the following:
o Reliability and performance
o The elimination of degraded performance during a
drive failure
- Logical Drive numbering that starts with 1,
instead of 0.
- Support for 12 Adapters with Windows NT.
- FlashCopy
If you are using Windows NT with a ServeRAID 3H
or ServeRAID 3L adapter, you can use this new
feature to create a copy of an existing logical
drive. When you issue the FlashCopy command, this
feature sets up a link between the source and
target logical drives, and then creates a snapshot
impression of the source data on the target drive.
Once the link is set up and the snapshot
impression is created, you can select from the
following two choices:
1. Start the background process that immediately
copies all source logical drive data to the
target logical drive.
2. Start the background process that waits until
the data on the source logical drive changes
before starting the background copy process.
When a change to the data occurs, the snapshot
impression of the source logical drive data
gets copied to the target logical drive; then,
the new data gets written to the source logical
drive.
- Adaptive Read Ahead supported on ServeRAID 3H
and 3L adapters automatically turns off
read ahead where not useful to improve
efficiency.
- Identify Drive Menu Item in the ServeRAID Manager
and IBM ServeRAID Configuration Program supported
on ServeRAID 3H and 3L adapters allows the user
to identify physical drives by blinking the
lights on the drives.
- When running Microsoft Cluster Server(MSCS)
software, you can now attach internal or external
drives to Channel 3 of your ServeRAID 3H and 3L
controllers. You no longer need to configure
Channel 3 of your controllers as a dedicated
quorum-arbitration link.
- When creating a hot-spare drive, old ServeRAID
configuration data is now automatically deleted
from the hard disk drive. Both the IBM ServeRAID
Configuration Program and the ServeRAID Manager
provide this useful feature.
Note: Clustering users no longer have to remove
configuration data from hot-spare drives
through low-level formatting.
- Easy to read and understand terminology.
Physical Drive States:
Old Term New Term
-------- --------
RDY Ready
ONL Online
DDD Defunct
HSP Hot Spare
DHS Defunct
SBY Standby
RBL Rebuilding
SHS Standby Hot Spare
EMP Empty
Logical Drive States:
Old Term New Term
-------- --------
FRE Free
OFL Offline
OKY Okay
CRT Critical
LDM Migrating
SYS System
CRM Critical Migrating
CRS Critical System
Adapter Terms:
Old Term New Term
-------- --------
Adapter Controller
NVRAM Cache Battery Backup Write Cache
WT Write Through
WB Write Back
- Enhanced import configuration path when importing a configuration
with a non-default stripe size
- Corrected NT installation problems with more than 7 drives in RAID5
array
- Clustering error recovery enhancements
- RAID1 rebuild error recovery enhancements
- LDM stress test enhancements with Netware 4.2
- Corrected system hang condition for PC Server 704
- Message to the user added when voltage drop or removal of
Battery Backup Cache option
4.18 Changes from Level 3.10.08 to 3.11.00
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The 3.11.00 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter only:
o Standby Hot Spare and Hot Spare Monitoring
This feature's monitoring frequency of Standby Hot Spares
and Hot Spares has been increased.
o 2 Drive RAID1 Write-Back mode fix
4.17 Changes from Level 3.01 to 3.10.08
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The 3.10.08 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter only:
o New enhanced download utility "flashman"
o Improved check consistency with auto restore
o BIOS support for no logical drives
o BIOS update for NT Boot CDROM
o Enhanced diagnostics in the SELFTEST command for IPSSEND.
o Improved version of IPSSEND for the GETEVENT command for Windows NT
o Corrected a problem in IPSMON whereby the utility does not find
the adapter when running under Netware SFT III mode.
o The Windows NT 4.0 driver supports active-passive failover in
any Netfinity server. Also supported are hot add and hot replace
in Netfinity servers that have hotplug PCI slots (such as the
5500 or 7000-M10) when the appropriate system hotplug software
for Windows NT 4.0 is also loaded.
4.16 Changes from Level 2.88.06 to 2.88.10
-------------------------------------------
The 2.88.10 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter
and the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the IBM PC
Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards:
o Rebuild recovery enhancements
o Clustering error recovery enhancements
4.15 Changes from Level 2.88.00 to 2.88.06
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The 2.88.06 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter
and the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the IBM PC
Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards:
o Enhanced import configuration path when importing a configuration
with a non-default stripe size
o Corrected NT installation problems with more than 7 drives in RAID5
array
o Clustering error recovery enhancements
o RAID1 rebuild error recovery enhancements
o LDM stress test enhancements with Netware 4.2
o Corrected system hang condition for PC Server 704
o Message to the user added when voltage drop or removal of
Battery Backup Cache option
4.14 Changes from Level 2.87.03 to 2.88.00
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The 2.88.00 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter
and the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the IBM PC
Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards:
o Standby Hot Spare/Hot Spare Monitoring frequency increased
o 2 Drive RAID1 Write-Back mode fix
4.13 Changes from Level 2.86.03 to 2.87.03
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The 2.87.03 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID II Ultra SCSI Adapter
and the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the IBM PC
Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards:
o New enhanced download utility "flashman"
o Improved check consistency with auto restore
o Performance enhancements
o Optimization of RAID1 reads
o Enhanced error recovery when NVram battery removed
4.12 Changes from Level 2.25.00 to 2.25.01
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The 2.25.01 Update applies to the ServeRAID adapter.
This update included the following new support and
feature:
o RAID1 rebuild error recovery enhancements
o LDM stress test enhancements with Netware 4.2
4.11 Changes from Level 2.23S to 2.25.00
-----------------------------------------
The 2.25.00 Update applies to the ServeRAID adapter. This
update included the following new support and feature:
o New enhanced download utility "flashman"
o Improved check consistency with auto restore
o Enhanced error recovery when NVram battery removed
4.10 Changes from Level 2.82 to 3.01
-------------------------------------
The 3.01 Update provides the following new support and
functions for the IBM ServeRAID 3H Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter
and the ServeRAID 3L Ultra 2 SCSI Adapter Adapter only:
o Firmware support for the SCSI Ultra 2 protocol and LVDS.
o Unattended mode setup is now in BIOS.
o 8 Adapter support.
o Convert "bays" to "SID".
o Support for shrinking BIOS, not erasing BIOS.
o Remove the 8GB limit on boot drives.
o POST error codes now logged into System POST error log.
o 32MB Battery Backup Cache support added. (only on ServeRAID 3H/3L)
o Enhanced BOOT CD to allow image to be emulated as a hard file.
o Unixware Support.
The 2.82.00 to 2.86.03 Update applies only to the IBM ServeRAID II
Ultra SCSI Adapter and the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the
IBM PC Server 330 and IBM Netfinity 5500 system boards. This update
provides the following new support and functions:
o Hot Swap enhancements.
o Performance enhancements.
4.09 Changes from Level 2.80.07 to 2.82.00
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The 2.80.07 to 2.82.00 Update provides the following new support and
functions:
o BIOS changes needed to obtain Microsoft Windows NT Certification.
4.08 Changes from Level 2.70.08 to 2.80.07
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The 2.70.08 to 2.80.07 Update provides the following new support and
functions:
o Hot Plug support for PCI adapters installed in Netfinity 5500 servers
that are using Novell Netware.
4.07 Changes from Level 2.70 to 2.71
-------------------------------------
The 2.70 to 2.71 Update provides the following new support and
functions:
o BIOS changes needed to obtain Microsoft Windows NT Certification.
4.06 Changes from Level 2.40.14 to 2.70.08
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The 2.40.14 to 2.70.08 Update provides the following new support and
functions:
o Several performance enhancements that affect all three RAID
levels. The greatest performance improvement, however, is
seen in RAID level-5 write-back mode.
o The AUTOSYNC command has been added to the IPSSEND program.
The 2.40.14 to 2.70.08 Update also contains the following software
enhancements:
o Corrected problems in viewing the hard and soft error
logs under certain boundary conditions.
o Added support to allow you to deselect a drive when using the
"Copy Logical Drive" function in the ServeRAID Configuration
Utility Program.
o Modified the Administration and Monitoring utility program so
that it reverts to the stand-alone mode when the cancel button
fails in the host dialog box.
o Added support to disable the Quick Rebuild feature until the
automatic synchronization of the drives completes.
4.05 Changes from Level 2.40.16 to 2.40.21
-------------------------------------------
The 2.40.16 to 2.40.21 Update applies only to the IBM ServeRAID II
Ultra SCSI Adapter. This update provides the following new support
and functions:
o Support for Microsoft Cluster Server, Version 1.00.
4.04 Changes from Level 97326 to Level 2.40.14
-----------------------------------------------
The 2.40.14 Update for the integrated ServeRAID Controller on the
IBM PC Server 330 models 8640-PM0,-PB0, and -PT0 provided the
following new support and functions:
o Automatic Background Synchronization, which removes the need to
synchronize a RAID level-5 logical drive before using it.
Instead, you can use the drive immediately, while automatically
synchronizing the drive in the background. The default setting
for this feature is Enabled.
o Data Scrubbing, which eliminates the need for you to manually
synchronize drives weekly. Instead, you can use this feature
to continuously synchronize all RAID level-5 logical drives in
the background, without impacting performance. The default
setting for this feature is Enabled.
o Hot-Swap Rebuild, which in a system where no hot-spare is
defined, automatically detects the replacement of a defunct
physical drive that is part of a RAID level-1 or RAID level-5
logical drive; then, this feature starts the rebuild of the
drive, without requiring your intervention. The default
setting for this feature is enabled.
4.03 Changes from Level 2.30 to 2.40
-------------------------------------
The 2.30 to 2.40 Update applied only to the ServeRAID II
Ultra SCSI Adapter. This update provided the following
new support and functions:
o Support for IBM Netfinity Cluster Pack by Vinca
with Novell Netware 4.11, part number 01K8018.
o Support for formatting drives that are in the Standby
(SBY) or Empty (EMP) states. Previous releases of the
Configuration Utility Program required that the drives
be in the Ready (RDY) state.
o Automatic synchronization of newly created RAID level-5
logical drives. This enhancement eliminates the need for
you to manually synchronize drives.
o Automatic restart of RAID level-5 and RAID level-1
logical-drive rebuild operations after a power failure
or an unexpected power off.
o Battery-backup cache is now automatically enabled for
all logical drives configured in the write-back mode.
The 2.30 to 2.40 Update also provides the following software
enhancements:
o A new method of checking for adequate drive size before
starting the rebuild operation. This new method returns
an error message faster than previous versions.
o A new method of queuing hot-spare-rebuild operations if
multiple, concurrent drive failures occur in different
arrays on the same ServeRAID adapter or controller.
o When the system is configured for the Unattended Mode,
the ServeRAID BIOS now allows access to the CTRL-I
function during system startup.
o Modifications for the ServeRAID BIOS and the ASPI device driver
to work with the expanded memory manager for the 80386 (EMM386)
o Modifications to the Configuration Utility Program to no longer
accept physical drive state changes from Defunct (DDD) to Online
(ONL) for RAID level-5 logical drives in the critical state.
When a RAID level-5 logical drive is critical, you must rebuild
it for the logical drive to change from DDD to ONL.
o When multiple drive failures occur within the same array, the
hot-swap rebuild operation will no longer start automatically.
If multiple drives fail within the same array, you now must
start the rebuild process manually.
o Added support to disable the integrated ServeRAID controller on
the PC Server 330 models 8640-PM0, -PB0, and -PT0.
o Added error-recovery enhancements for drive errors found while
reading or writing drive configurations.
4.02 Changes from Level 2.30 to 2.31
-------------------------------------
The 2.30 to 2.31 Update applied only to the integrated ServeRAID
controller on PC Server 330 models 8640-PM0, -PB0, and -PT0.
This firmware update corrected a problem that was found during
product-evaluation tests. The problem symptoms included
operating-system hangs, errors opening files, or other file errors.
ATTENTION:
If you have a PC Server 330 model 8640-PM0, -PB0, or -PT0 and
you are using the integrated ServeRAID controller, install the
2.31 or 2.70.08 Firmware Update immediately.
For more information about the 2.31 update, call the IBM HelpCenter
at 1-800-772-2227 and reference ECA015.
4.01 Information about the Level 2.30/2.23s Update
---------------------------------------------------
The 2.30/2.23s Update applies to both the ServeRAID and ServeRAID
II adapters. This update included the following new feature:
o Hot-Swap Rebuild, which in a system where no hot-spare is
defined, automatically detects the replacement of a defunct
physical drive that is part of a RAID level-1 or RAID level-5
logical drive; then, this feature starts the rebuild of the
drive, without requiring your intervention. The default
setting for this feature is Disabled. See section 5.0 below
for the instructions needed to enable this feature.
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5.0 Trademarks and Notices
_________________________
The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the
United States or other countries or both:
IBM HelpCenter Netfinity Server
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bonsky (MIS) Apr 10, 2003
bro,
i'm really sorry.. but from my experience.. ive done it once also using the latest serveRAID adapter.. but no chance.. so what IBM CE sis was to change the ServeRAID adapter itself.. i guess they themselvesd dont know how to do it...
some more.. 5.11 version has a bit of a problem when it comes to adapter redundancy... so be carefulll it does not support this one... unlike those 4.84.. better... and i find it more stable..
adonis777 (TechnicalUser) Apr 11, 2003
Bonsky
Thx for the technical sympathy!
I am proud to say I fixed it. I had to put my serveraid II adapter in my desktop/server and flash it back to 3.50. My desktop is a AMD 2600 with a Soyo dragon board, so no problems with the large memory blocks.
I installed the raid adapter back in my PC 704 server and installed W2K server with just the drivers provided by microsoft on the installation CD. I didn't need any other IBM drivers.
Had some problems with my server rebooting during the installation process. It was difficult to isolate the problem. I narrowed it done to either a bad/unstable power supply or need to have both power supplies hooked up. I have 8 18.2 gig IBM scsi drive in the box. So I may have needed the extra powersupply.
At the moment my PC 704 server is running with W2K server. Had a drive go defunct on my system array. I put 2 of the 18.2 drives in a raid 1 array. Not sure if it was the control or just the drive died.
