RAIDCore v2.1 Software Downloads

V2.1.0 is primarily bug fix release for V2.0.x and includes:

The user documentation and BIOS firmware are the same for the BC4000 series controllers on both Windows and Linux platforms. Operating system drivers and applications for the BC4000 series controllers are unique to each platform, select the desired platform for downloads.

The files distributed from this site are covered by multiple software licenses and are copyrighted by Broadcom Corporation. One set of licenses applies to the binary files in the distribution - LICENSE.TXT. A different license applies to the source files - LICENSE_SDK.TXT.

Release Version: 2.1
Release Date: February 24, 2006

Common Downloads for BIOS and Documentation

DescriptionFilenameMD5SUM
User ManualUser_Manual.pdfa7bb8bf91106c2dbb9c2f05568a33bc7
View Online HelpOpen online help
BIOSfirmware_v2-1-0.zip6ce5932fdce272ad877efe632a4432ed
Release NotesREADME.TXT2e147710c429cb20414d5a7586c53013
MD5 Checksums for all filesMD5SUM.txtee4f1ff358461ef54d4383acf1c2aa00
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IE Users: When downloading, the filename may become corrupted due to a bug in IE. Please remove the bracketed numbers, e.g. [1], from the filename before proceeding. For more information on this issue, please see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 325630.



Windows Downloads

Windows drivers support the following Windows versions:

What's Here?

A zip file that contains the Windows media kit. This kit contains all relevant components and no additional downloads are necessary. This kit provides support for the BC4000 Series Controllers. Please review the online help before downloading components.

DescriptionFilenameMD5SUM
Product Upgrade InstructionsWindows_Upgrade_Procedure.txta0aba78155eae1531a5267e516a627cb
Help Files (also in Windows Media)online_help_v2-1-0.zipb3b881baaefaf54b90110eecea7ad470
Windows READMEWINDOWS_README_v2-1-0.TXTda43bc5921c972a3d88262372eed898f
Windows Media KitWindows_Media_Kit_v2-1-0.zip76af71930812b8351b6f961f0e02b10a

Component Version Numbers in Windows Media Kit:

Bundle Number: BNDL00266

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Linux Downloads

Linux drivers are available for the following distributions:

Linux DistributionSupported ArchitectureMost recent kernel supported1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 32-bit and 64-bit (x86_64) 2.6.9-22.EL
Fedora Core 2 32-bit Only 2.6.10-1.771_FC2
Fedora Core 3, 32-bit and 64-bit (x86-64) 2.6.12-1.1381_FC3
Fedora Core 4, 32-bit and 64-bit (x86-64) 2.6.15-1.1831_FC4
SuSE Professional 9.1 32-bit Only 2.6.5-7.202.7
SuSE Professional 9.2 32-bit Only 2.6.8-24.19
SuSE Professional 9.3 32-bit and 64-bit (x86-64) 2.6.11.4-21.10
SuSE 10.0 32-bit and 64-bit (x86-64) 2.6.13-15.7
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 32-bit and 64-bit (x86-64) 2.6.5-7.191

Any kernel version that does not have a precompiled driver delivered in these kits is unsupported. The driver source files are delivered in the bcraid driver SDK to allow the customer build the drivers on those unsupported kernels.

What's Here?

Linux drivers, management application RPM, and online help RPM. These drivers do not support the RC4000 Series Controllers. Please read the readme and review the online help before downloading components.

The following component revisions are supported and should be installed as a set:

Linux Application, Documentation and SDK

DescriptionFilenameMD5SUM
Linux READMELINUX_README_v2-1-0.TXT8922e01cecc6bf9259a7fc2e4600218e
Online Help rpmbcraid-onlinehelp-2.1.0-2006044.3.i386.rpm0a8b7bea52a4443f35e4d61145fbb796
Management Application (CLI) (i386)bcadm-2.1.0-2006044.3.i386.rpm30ffadc0230a4ec29f06a24e01ef35dc
Management Application (CLI) (x86_64)bcadm-2.1.0-2006044.3.x86_64.rpm4d667ebac157493f624175443085b7dd
Management Application (GUI)bcraid-2.1.1-2006044.3.i386.rpm79ae0bbdf6bba042c37ea0b8467c6700
bcraid driver SDKLIN-DRV-SDK_RC-210-2006044_3.tarba49a2f404f7d3c81d131e19262e1b42

Linux bcraid kernel drivers

DescriptionFilenameMD5SUM
Fedora Core 2 (i386 only)bcraid_v2-1-0_FC2_2006044-3.tar425a3e3c4bda8eb0f9eea0ffb3c95ce9
Fedora Core 3bcraid_v2-1-0_FC3_2006044-3.tar1d0cf5c58bbc120154cb8e6448d76b84
Fedora Core 4bcraid_v2-1-0_FC4_2006044-3.tarba84a3c6ec457fd295fbd53269681257
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4bcraid_v2-1-0_RHEL4_2006044-3.tar6d6ef4e1f71be1756189208abe68b3b8
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9bcraid_v2-1-0_SLES9_2006044-3.tarcf24cb4ff36e922b2dda95a4aa7b9e6d
SuSE Professional 9.1bcraid_v2-1-0_SuSE9-1_2006044-3.tar360baecb72c9bfbb0807db60e49a4835
SuSE Professional 9.2bcraid_v2-1-0_SuSE9-2_2006044-3.tar85fe2eee9eae045493fe6de3ca2e6303
SuSE Professional 9.3bcraid_v2-1-0_SuSE9-3_2006044-3.tarcb78c9f1c57df67a8b78c829376863f6
SuSE 10.0bcraid_v2-1-0_SuSE10-0_2006044-3.tarffe35b80540abb48258b3cd58f8acef7
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1 To determine the Linux kernel version and processor type on your machine, run the command: uname -rmp