This release note and the software that accompanies it are copyright (c) 2005, Intel Corporation, and may only be installed and used in accordance with the license that accompanies the software.

This download supports 
	Intel(R) RAID controllers using software stack 2 (SROMBU42E,SRCU42X, SRCU42E, SRCU41L, SRCS16, SRCS28X, & SRCZCRX)
	please verify that this driver has been tested with the RAID card you have chosen to use by checking the drivers web page for your controller at http://support.intel.com.

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Package Information
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Driver Version = 2.24
OS supported = Open Server 5.0.7

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Attention!
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This download supports Intel(R) SCSI RAID controllers using software stack 2 (the SRCU42X, SRCZCRX, SROMBU42E, SRCU41L, & SRCU42E), please verify that this driver has been tested with the RAID card you have chosen to use by checking the drivers web page for your controller at //Support.Intel.Com.
This driver is not compatible with the SRCU21, SRCU31, SRCU31L, SRCMR, SRCZCR, SRCU32, SRCU42L, or SRCS14L RAID controllers.

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Known Restrictions
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This utility is not compatible with the SRCU21, SRCU31, SRCU31L, SRCMR, SRCZCR, SRCU32, SRCU42L, or SRCS14L RAID controllers.
Guide line for SMP package on the system with multi-procsssors.
If you are installing the O/S on the system with multi CPUs, you may want to select  ‘customize’ option during installation. With this selection, system will install SMP package that enhance system over all performance.

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Contents on the package
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The following files are included in this package:

Name				Description
OSRAMIRD.RWI			Driver image
Web License.rtf			License file
OS_DRV_readme.txt		This file	

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Installation Instructions
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This procedure will install the device driver on a newly installed SCO OpenServer system. 
Installation Package (AFS filesystem) that contains - amird (HBA driver). Also when you use "mkdev hd" to add the devices to the system, the device mapping table should be used. The mapping table: for logical Drives configure: channels=actual physical channel+(0, 1, 2, 3), target=0 - 15 (escape id 7), lun=0. 

Creating the Driver Diskette
1. Download and Extract Osramird.rwi to your hard drive.
	Use rawrite to extract this file.
Usage:

2. Installing the SCO OpenServer Driver
	Set the BIOS to boot from CD-ROM, and then boot your system from SCO OpenServer CD.
	On boot prompt, type link after the prompt as shown below:
3. Boot: link
	You will be prompted for the name of the packages you need loaded into the system, or q to quit:
	Type: amird, and then ENTER.
	Insert the driver disk into Driver a:
	Follow the screen prompt and accept the default. The screen will prompt for the SCSI driver that is currently being installed.
4. After driver successfully loaded, you will be prompted as following :
	Selecting a keyboard type; Use default: US English
	Licensing your system; Type in your product and license code
5. Select install mode UPGRADE/FRESH; Select FRESH
6. Create root user password; Type you password TWICE!
7. Peripheral device setting; Choose correct NIC/video adapter/mouse
8. Installation method choosen; Select the packages you want to install and the hard drive partition
9. The system will start install automatically and you will be prompted to REBOOT the server. 
	Note: Sometimes, the mouse is not automatically recognized by OpenServer during installation. In this situation, you must change to the TEXT mode by using Alt+Ctrl+F4, the system will start install automatically and you will be prompt to REBOOT the server. 
	Note: Use madev mouse to reconfigure your mouse manually and follow the screen menu.


Known Restrictions
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Guide line for SMP package on the system with multi-procsssors.
If you are installing the O/S on the system with multi CPUs, you may want to select  ‘customize’ option during installation. With this selection, system will install SMP package that enhance system over all performance.

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Component Features
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N/A

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Known Issues
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N/A

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Fixes/Updates
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1. Add the filter to hide the SCSI disk on RAID channel. Fixed the issue: “can’t config more than 30 logical drives to the system”

2. when backup data by using tape drive, the system panic.  made changes in the intr routine.  The changes are: 1.Take off the sleep and wakeup implementation. 2.	For the spited cmd: a.	if the status returned from FW for the first part of the cmd is error, don’t fire the second part and callback to OS with the error status. b.	For the good return: sending the second part of the cmd and wait for the second part of the cmd to finish, then callback to OS 

Fix #1	
Symptom: When SMP 1.1.1.ga loaded on SCO Open Server 5.06, re-linked and system re-booted, there is a panic occur after amirdmon started. Fixed.

Fix #2 
Symptom: The Open Server Driver didn’t support the IOCTL cmd (0xF1) which is get PCI Information required by GAM utility.  The Driver added this support.  



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