Software User Guide for Windows*

RAID Features
Intel
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RSTe for Microsoft Windows* OS Software User’s Guide 5
2.2.1 Intel
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RSTe UEFI Command Line Interface (CLI) Utility
Intel
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RSTe provides support for a UEFI command line interface utility. An Intel
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RSTe UEFI Command
Line Interface (CLI) utility is available to manage RAID volumes when booted into the UEFI environment.
The Intel
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RSTe UEFI CLI utility needs to be launched from USB drive.
This Intel
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RSTe UEFI CLI utility provides a command line interface to the user to allow to
create/manage/delete RAID volumes on drives attached to either the AHCI or SCU controllers. The utility
will access the appropriate controller and be available when the system boots into the UEFI environment.
This is mainly used to create a RAID volume that can be used as the system OS boot device.
Note: When the system is configured to boot using UEFI, the user must boot into the UEFI environment to
manage the RAID volumes (check the status, initiate rebuilds, expand, and so on). RUN OFF OF A USB
KEY.
2.2.2 Intel
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RSTe Rstcli Utility
Intel
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RSTe provides support for a UEFI base command line utility that can be used in conjunction with the
Legacy Option ROMs. There is one Intel
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RSTe RSTCLI utility for the AHCI controller and one for the
SCU controller. The utility is accessed through UEFI bootable media (floppy drive or USB drive) and
provides basic support for creating and managing RAID arrays and volumes without a dependency on the
system OS being installed. (That is, a factory environment that builds both Microsoft Windows* and
Linux* systems. Not all features are supported at the launch of Intel
®
RSTe.)
2.2.3 Intel
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RSTe Command Line Interface (CLI) Application and Linux* systems
Intel
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RSTe provides support for a command line application that can run under a Microsoft Windows*
command prompt and/or a Microsoft Windows* PE environments. This application can be used to perform
basic RAID operations (similar to the Rstcli utility) on the platforms that have or will have Intel
®
RSTe
installed. Intel
®
RSTe CLI provides basic support for creating and managing RAID arrays and volumes
without a dependency on the system OS being installed. (That is, a factory environment that builds both
Microsoft Windows* and Linux* systems.)
2.2.4 Intel
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RSTe Graphical User Interface (Intel
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RSTe GUI)
Intel
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RSTe provides support for a graphical user interface for management of RAID arrays and volumes.
The Intel
®
RSTe GUI is used to manage RAID arrays and volumes on the devices attached to the ACHI
and/or SCU controllers. It can distinguish between direct attached devices and expander attached storage
devices (expanders are only supported on the SCU controller).
2.3 Intel
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RSTe Management Tools
2.3.1 Common Information Model (CIM)
Intel
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RSTe supports an industry standard management API based on CIM model and Storage Management
Initiative Specification (SMIS) specification. Samples of the CIM Profiles included in the initial Intel
®
RSTe release are as follows:
 Host hardware raid controller profile
 Block services profile
 Physical asset profile
 Software inventory profile
 Generic initiator ports profile
 Direct attached target ports profile
 Job control profile