82801JI (ICH10) Raid (aka matrix storage manager)

[lifeless]

Hi all, I've been looking around on the intel site for a few hours now, trying to find a technical specification for the matrix storage manager metadata fields in the latest ICH10R controllers.

I own one of these, and run Linux. Previous versions seem to have had their signature and metadata located at 1K(two sectors) back from the end of the disk; mine has metadata, apparently correctly formatted such that the current dmraid code understand it [my volumes mount - thats a good start], but set back 2115 sectors from the end of the disk.

So I'm writing an update to the isw ataraid driver in dmraid, and while I have figured out enough by simple inspection of whats on the disk, to get it going - it would be great to have an actual specification so that I can make it as robust and correct for other people as possible.

This bug report https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dmraid/+bug/372170 contains more detailed data if anyone cares to look :). But my primary interest is to find some specs on the hardware I have :).

Thanks in advance,
Rob

[Gina_B_Intel]

Hello, this is a hardware question that I will submit for you at http://supportmail.intel.com/scripts-emf/welcome.aspx. You should receive a response from the hardware team within 48 hours.

-Gina

[lifeless]

Thanks!

-Rob

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For tech specs, you might also check http://ark.intel.com/.

The team in charge of the hardware designer corner of intel.com can be reached through: http://developer.intel.com/design/sitehelp/

For HW design support, you would need to work through eitheryour company's Intel rep ora Field Application Engineer at an Intel Authorized Distributor in your area.

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[qiuting200]

Quoting - lifeless

Hi all, I've been looking around on the intel site for a few hours now, trying to find a technical specification for the matrix storage manager metadata fields in the latest ICH10R controllers.

I own one of these, and run Linux. Previous versions seem to have had their signature and metadata located at 1K(two sectors) back from the end of the disk; mine has metadata, apparently correctly formatted such that the current dmraid code understand it [my volumes mount - thats a good start], but set back 2115 sectors from the end of the disk.

So I'm writing an update to the isw ataraid driver in dmraid, and while I have figured out enough by simple inspection of whats on the disk, to get it going - it would be great to have an actual specification so that I can make it as robust and correct for other people as possible.

This bug report https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dmraid/+bug/372170 contains more detailed data if anyone cares to look :). But my primary interest is to find some specs on the hardware I have :).

Thanks in advance,
Rob

I was trying to find the raid metadata specification too,but I can't find it
Can you send me a copy ,3q
email: qiuting200@gmail.com