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Software Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR) Technical Product Specification
3.1 Common Layers
3.1.1 Firmware
The firmware is composed of multiple software layers, allowing for maximum flexibility, reuse,
and maintainability. These layers are described below.
3.1.1.1 MFC Settings
MFC default settings are factory programmed and consist of two types of settings:
Settings that cannot be modified in the field. These include the PCI IDs.
Settings that can be modified using a utility. These include default cache settings,
rebuild rates, and other BIOS and operational defaults. Access to the MFC modification
utility is restricted.
Additional information about MFC definitions and default settings is available upon request.
3.1.1.2 RAID BIOS
The RAID BIOS is the expansion ROM software defined in the PCI specification. It performs the
RAID controller initialization from the host system memory during POST.
3.1.1.3 Intel
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RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility
The Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 configuration utility provides a graphical user interface to
manage all aspects of the RAID subsystem and many features of the RAID controller. The utility
is accessed by pressing the <Ctrl> + <G> keys during system boot time. For details about this
utility, see the Intel
®
RAID Software User’s Guide (Document number: D29305-00x).
3.1.1.4 RAID Firmware Engine
The RAID firmware contains the algorithms for mapping physical to virtual devices, RAID level
algorithms, data redundancy calculation algorithms, and error detection, logging, and reporting
capabilities.
3.1.2 API
To configure the Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR, a set of interfaces known as
the IOCTL interface is provided, which allows an application to issue commands to the
controller through the driver. Commands can be issued to determine adapter properties and
change the parameter settings. The API package defines a higher level of commands and
functions for developers who want to configure the RAID adapters with their own utility. This is
implemented as a 32-bit dynamic link library (DLL) for Microsoft Windows* operating systems
and through a set of binaries for other operating systems. Access to the API libraries is
restricted.
Revision 1.2
Intel order number E59029-003
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