Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 12.8.0.1016 Production Version release

8 August 2013

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Supported Operating Systems

   Microsoft Windows 7*

   Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Edition*

Microsoft Windows 8*
Microsoft Windows 8 x64 Edition*

Microsoft Windows Server 2008*
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition*
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64*  

Microsoft Windows Server 2012*
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 Edition*

Microsoft Windows 8.1*
Microsoft Windows 8.1 x64 Edition*

Revision History

Date	Driver Revision	Build Number
8 August 2013	12.8.0.1016 Production Version release	1016

Notes:

1. Known Issue is defined as a potential RST issue that has been replicated internally by the Rapid Storage Technology team but has not been root caused to be an RST defect.

2. The RAID OROM & UEFI version for this release is 12.7.0.1936, the driver and user interface version is 12.8.0.1016.

3. RST 12.8 release enables support for Microsoft Windows 8.1 Operating system.

4. Support for 16GB minimum cache requirement for SRT “Dual Drive SSD cache” will not be enabled in the RST 12.8 release and is targeted for RST 13.0 release.

5. For customers shipping with SSHD PUIS hybrid hinting enabled and Smart Connect Technology they must use iSCT agent 4.1.2308 or 4.2.2309 or later.

6. With SSHD +Smart connect Agent there are cases where the driver may be busy when the agent request the timer be extended which might result in a disk spinup. To work around this scenario and get the iSCT and SSHD functionality, it is advisable to set AoacTimeout to 60 sec where the current default value is 10 sec.

· Registry details: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\iaStorA\Parameters\Device] “AoacTimeout” "=dword (0x3c (h) or 60 (d)).

7. Depending on the SSHD vendor, customers utilizing SSHD + Smart Connect Agent may encounter more than expected SSHD spin-ups.  Good spin suppression has been measured on at least one vendor’s SSHD when AOAC Timeout is set to 60 seconds.  RST and Smart Connect Agent teams working with SSHD vendors on root causing the issue.

*Contact your Intel® Rapid Storage Technology representative with any questions.*

Resolved Issues

Resolved Issues in 12.8.0.1016 Production Version release
Reference No	Description	Affected OS's
4630060	RST driver disables LPM (HIPM/DIPM) when system enters S4	Win7,Win7-64,Windows 8,Windows 8 - 64
4629092	Bad status bytes when sending ATA Smart Command Transport (SCT) commands	Win7,Win7-64,Windows 8,Windows 8 - 64
4629887	BSOD 0x7A occurred when run WinPMT Hibernation Focus.	Win7-64
4629725	Zpodd: Start Stop Unit command fails when drive is asleep	Win7-64
4629715	C5 BSOD when shut down the system from start menu.	Win7-64,Win7,Windows 8,Windows 8 - 64

Known Issues

Known Issues in 12.8.0.1016 Production Version release
Reference No	Description	Affected OS's
4630080	BLA cannot detect storage device with RST Driver version -CSMI	Windows 8, Windows 8 - 64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 - 64
4629941	Option to keep data present on certain fully partitioned disks in GPT format scheme when should not be	Windows 8.1 - 64
4630005	WHQL: DF - Sleep With IO During (Certification) failure in RST 12.8 (NOT BLOCKING)	Windows 8 - 64
4629633	UI: Format issue with Server 2012 string in System Requirements help page.	Windows 8 – 64, Windows 8.1 – 64
4629555	SSHD accelerated in max mode with iSCT loaded onto system causes system to hang when trying to restart or go into S4	Windows 8 - 64
4629636	UI sporadically crashes during volume delete operations	Windows 8 - 64
4629638	UI: Help Icon present on Status page when it should not be present with only 1 SSHD (OS) attached to the system.	Windows 8.1 – 64
4629572	BSOD "Driver Power State Failure" when accelerated HDDpw volume is locked upon wake up from S4	Windows 8.1 – 64
4629519	Invoking "Create Additional Volume" page yields an unknown error	Windows 8 - 64
4629057	System hung on a Black screen or reboot when resuming from S1-S3 (S3 after S1)	Windows 8 - 64
4629308	UI Help - Getting Started Page - Incorrect Grammar	Windows 8 - 64
4629295	UI: Day field in Verify and Repair Scheduler doesn't set the Next Scheduled Run correctly	Windows 8 - 64
4629322	UI: Disk Events Help Page has incorrect images	Windows 8 – 64
4627759	ATAPI Pass-through path only handles Packet Identify Device	Windows 8,Windows 8 - 64
4628670	Ability to change write-cache buffer flushing policy is broken after changing volume name	Windows 8 - 64
4628030	After configuring SRT and conducting Dirty Shutdowns error: Unable to find System Disk	Windows 8
4629114	BSOD 0xF4: Accelerate/Change NVM mode to Enhanced/ Changing RST Caching mode to Enhanced on disk	Windows 2008-64
4160213	Bad Block Tests Fail With Volumes Going Degraded During the Verify and Repair Operation	Win7
4629242	CLI Command --accelerate --stats always returns 100% cache full	Win7,Windows 8
4628809	Constant events being sent after RRT creation	Win7-64
4159427	Deleting a non-OS matrix volume while it is migrating marks added disks as unknown	Win7-64
4161003	Failing R0 volume amidst an i/o onto it while system is in S3 causes system to hang/crash upon resume	Win7-64,Windows 8 - 64
4627802	Dynamic storage Accelerator: Setting system performance mode to "HighPerformance" does not cause gear to change to gear 3	Win7-64, Windows 8 - 64, Windows 8.1 – 64
4629125	Missing Mark Disk as Online event in Driver	Windows 8 - 64
4161019	RRT PM S4 command issued but does not recover	Windows 8 - 64
4161119	RRT failed master disk goes offline when setting disks to normal	Win7,Win7-64,Windows 8,Windows 8 - 64
4628443	RST Driver – Test hangs while running Inquiry command on ODD	Other
4628666	RSTCLI allows RAID volume comprised of SSDs to be accelerated	Windows 8 - 64
4160306	SRT Driver Fails "No Spin" TIME IOCTL request on FIRST S0 following S3 with PUIS enabled	Win7,Win7-64,Windows 8,Windows 8 - 64
4160186	SRT volumes do not report disk RPM = 1, breaks Win8 Connected Standby	Windows 8,Windows 8 - 64,Windows Server 8,Windows Server 8 - 64
3236644	SRT: Driver fails to enumerate an accelerated disk or volume during an F6 install if a system disk is already attached to the system	Win7-64
4161172	UI Accessibility: Refresh issues when changing theme and arrow keys not functional in Help window	Windows 8
4628357	UI Unknown error enabling Volume write-back cache	Windows 8
4628664	UI allows locked spare disk to be reset to available after S4 resumption; exercising the option induces errors	Windows 8 - 64
4160745	UI erroneously exposes option to increase size of a >2TB volume if is created via the OROM	Win7-64
4161358	UI hangs and throws unknown error if we attempt to update data on an OnREQ RRT vol of SSDs	Windows 8 - 64
4160949	UI reports Unknown status and incorrect sync mode after hot-removing the recovery disk of an IRRTm while the sync is initializing.	Win7-64
4160829	UI shows "Mark as normal" link while a volume is rebuilding	Win7
4628838	UI will sporadically fail to refresh itself to render Enable acceleration and Refresh button clickable	Windows 8 - 64
4629191	UI: "WARNING:" text missing on "Disassociate Cache and Accelerated Device" Popup Window	Win7-64,Windows 8 - 64
3237042	WHQL: 0xCE BSOD during DP CPU Hot Add simulation on Server 2008 R2	Windows 2008-64
4160928	WHQL: RST not compliant with Device.DevFund.Memory.DriverFootprint requirements for x86	Windows 8
4628161	ZPODD power off timer does not reset upon receipt of CSMI I/O	Win7,Windows 8