Date
Driver=20
Revision
Build=20
Number
10=20
November 2011
10.8.0.1003=20
Production Version
1003
Notes:=20
1.=20
This=20
release is to resolve defects 3234763 and 3235920. For more details refer =
to the=20
following documents: IBP #487724 =93Intel=AE =
Rapid Storage Technology: RAID 5 Volume Data Loss Exposure=94 and =
IBP=20
#487730 =93Intel=AE Rapid Storage Technology: 4TB Disk Data Loss=20
Exposure=94. =20
Note:=20
To resolve 3234763 the RAID OROM must be updated to version =
10.8.0.1303=20
which is contained in the RAID OROM=20
and Utilities directory of this kit. After updating the RAID =
OROM, boot=20
the system to Windows* and run the VerifyMaker.exe utility which =
is also=20
located in the RAID OROM =
and=20
Utilities directory. =20
Contact your Intel field representative for further details =
and=20
assistance.
2.=20
For this release, the RAID OROM version is 10.8.0.1303, the driver =
and=20
user interface version is 10.8.0.1003.
3.=20
Known Issue is defined as a potential RST issue that has been =
replicated=20
internally by the Rapid Storage Technology team but has not been =
root=20
caused to be an RST defect.
4.=20
Specification=20
Clarification: This is a clarification of a previously =
undocumented=20
limitation of the Intel=AE RST product for Rapid Recover =
Technology volumes.=20
When creating an RRT Volume at least one =
member disk=20
(master or recovery) must include 100% of the available =
capacity of=20
the disk and the disk capacity must be less than or equal =
to 1.3125=20
TB.
5. =
When an ODD=20
is in the Zero Power state, some ODDs may disappear when a =
hardware=20
re-scan is initiated via the Windows Device Manager. A =
second=20
hardware re-scan conducted before the Zero Power Idle Timeout =
value is=20
reached (default is 60s) will return the drive to an OS visible=20
state. This behavior is believed to be related to the length =
of time=20
an ODD requires to become ready during power on from the =
zero-power state.=20
6.=20
Microsoft* .NET Framework 3.0 is required to be installed on the =
system in=20
order for the Intel=AE Rapid Storage Technology User Interface to=20
install. Note that =
not all=20
Microsoft* Operating Systems have .NET 3.0 installed by =
default. Refer to the Microsoft* =
website=20
for details.
7. A=20
Vista OS Installation using a Matrix RAID Array on a system with a =
9.5 or=20
newer OROM requires the user to F6 a 9.5 or newer =
driver.
8.=20
Possible issue where RST is slow to start on Windows XP or =
Vista=20
with .NET 3.0
Issue=20
description: =
Under=20
certain network conditions, on systems with .NET 3.0, the RST =
application=20
and notification icon (a.k.a. tray icon) may take about a minute =
to start.=20
Resolution:=20
Contact Microsoft* to receive the hot fix described by KB article =
936707=20
or upgrade to .NET 3.5.
9.=20
Possible Issue regarding File writes on Windows XP with =
Service Pack=20
2
Issue=20
description: =
System=20
hangs, ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES or ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_QUOTA =
observed when=20
writing large numbers of files on Windows XP with Service Pack=20
2.
Resolution:=20
Contact Microsoft* to receive the hot fix described by KB article=20
888413.