Asus PIKE 2108 Bedienungsanleitung

LSISAS RAID cardPIKE 2108User Guide

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.1 Welcome!Thank you for buying an ASUS® PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card!The ASUS PIKE 2108 allows you to create RAID 0,

ASUS PIKE 2108 1-31222111.3 Card layoutThe illustration below shows the major components of the RAID card.Front1. SAS RAID card status LED (lights u

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction3. Secure the extension heatsink with four screws.2. Attach the extension heatsink to ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID car

ASUS PIKE 2108 1-51. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard.2. Align the golden ngers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot. Ins

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introductionUninstall ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card from the server system1. Disconnect all SAS hard disk drives from the mothe

2Chapter 2: RAID congurationThis chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.

2-2 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.1 Setting up RAIDThe RAID card supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60.2.1.1 RAID denitionsRAID 0 (Data striping

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-3• Having RAID 0 and RAID 5 virtual disks in the same physical array is notHaving RAID 0 and RAID 5 virtual disks in the same physic

2-4 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.2 LSI WebBIOS Conguration UtilityThe LSI WebBIOS Conguration Utility (CU) is an integrated RAID solution that all

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-53. The Adapter Selection screen appears. If the system has multiple SAS adapters, select an adapter.4. Click Start to continue. Th

iiE6319First Edition V1 January 2011Copyright © 2011 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and soft

2-6 Chapter 2: RAID congurationWebBIOS CU Toolbar IconsIcon DescriptionClick this icon to return to the main screen from any other WebBIOS CU screen.

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-7Here is a description of the options listed on the left of the main WebBIOS CU screen:• Advanced Software Option: Select this to al

2-8 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.2.3 Creating a Storage CongurationThis section explains how to use the WebBIOS CU Conguration Wizard to congure

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-9 If you select Automatic Conguration, you can choose the redundancy mode: • Redundancy when possible: Automatically creates an

2-10 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2. Click Add To Array to move the drives to a proposed drive group conguration in the Drive Groups panel on the rig

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-11 ◊ Ahead: This enables read ahead capability, which allows the controller to read sequentially ahead of requested data and to sto

2-12 Chapter 2: RAID conguration8. Click Accept to accept the changes to the virtual drive denition, or click Reclaim to return to the previous set

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-13 Here are brief explanations of the virtual drive options:• RAID Level: The drop-down menu lists the possible RAID levels for the

2-14 Chapter 2: RAID conguration ◊ NoChange: Leave the current drive cache policy unchanged. This is the default. ◊ Enable: Enable the drive cache

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-15When you select Manual Conguration and click Next, the Drive Group Denition screen appears. You use the Drive Group Denition scr

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2-16 Chapter 2: RAID conguration15. Change the virtual drive options from the defaults listed on the screen as needed. Here are brief explanations

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-17• Drive Cache: Specify the drive cache policy: ◊ NoChange: Leave the current drive cache policy unchanged. This is the default.

2-18 Chapter 2: RAID congurationWhen you select Manual Conguration and click Next, the Drive Group Denition screen appears. You use this screen to

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-19 ◊ Write Through: In Write Through mode the controller sends a data transfer completion signal to the host when the drive subsyst

2-20 Chapter 2: RAID conguration12. If the virtual drive conguration is acceptable, click Accept to save the conguration. Otherwise, click Back to

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-2111. Select a second drive group from the Array With Free Space drop-down list, and click Add to SPAN. Both drive groups display i

2-22 Chapter 2: RAID conguration ◊ Write Back with BBU: In Writeback mode the controller sends a data transfer completion signal to the host when t

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-23Using Manual Conguration: RAID 6RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 (drive striping and distributed parity), except that instead of one pa

2-24 Chapter 2: RAID conguration• Access Policy: Select the type of data access that is allowed for this virtual drive: ◊ RW: Allow read/write acce

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-25 ◊ No: Leave background initialization enabled. This means that a new conguration can be initialized in the background while you

iv3.3 Windows® Server 2008 OS Driver Installation ... 3-93.3.1 During Windows® Server 2008 OS installation ...

2-26 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2. Click Add To Array to move the drives to a proposed drive group conguration in the Drive Groups panel on the rig

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-27 ◊ RW: Allow read/write access. This is the default. ◊ Read Only: Allow read-only access. ◊ Blocked: Do not allow access.• Read

2-28 Chapter 2: RAID conguration• Select Size: Specify the size of the virtual drive in terabytes, gigabytes, megabytes, or kilobytes. Normally, thi

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-292.2.4 Viewing and Changing Device PropertiesThis section explains how you can use the WebBIOS CU to view and change the properties

2-30 Chapter 2: RAID congurationController Properties Menu OptionsOption DescriptionSet Factory DefaultsUse this option to load the default MegaRAID®

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-31Controller Properties Menu Options (Cont.)Option DescriptionPatrol Read RateUse this option to select the rate for patrol reads for

2-32 Chapter 2: RAID congurationViewing and Changing Virtual Drive PropertiesAccess the Virtual Drive screen by clicking a virtual drive icon in the

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-33• Select CC to run a consistency check on this virtual drive.Before you change a virtual drive conguration, back up any data on t

2-34 Chapter 2: RAID congurationViewing Drive PropertiesThe Drives screen displays the properties of a selected drive and also enables you to perform

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-35If the drive state is Uncongured Good, four additional operations appear on this screen:• Select Make Global HSP to make a global

vAbout this guideThis user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the server management board.How this guide is organi

2-36 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.2.5 Viewing System Event InformationThe SAS controller rmware monitors the activity and performance of all storag

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-372.2.6 Managing CongurationsThis section includes information about maintaining and managing storage congurations.Running a Consi

2-38 Chapter 2: RAID congurationImporting or Clearing a Foreign CongurationA foreign conguration is a storage conguration that already exists on a

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-393. Perform one of the following steps: • Click Preview to preview the foreign congurations. The Foreign Conguration Preview s

2-40 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2. Scenario #2: If some of the drives in a conguration are removed and re-inserted, the controller considers the dr

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-412.3 MegaRAID Storage ManagerMegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you to congure, monitor, and maintain storage congurations

2-42 Chapter 2: RAID conguration5. Enter your user name and organization name. In the bottom part of the screen, select an installation option:– If

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-438. Select one of the Setup options. The options are fully explained in the screen text.– Normally, you would select Complete if y

2-44 Chapter 2: RAID conguration11. Click Next to proceed.12. Click Install to install the program.13. When the nal Conguration Wizard screen ap

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-452.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for LinuxFollow these steps if you need to install MegaRAID Storage Manager so

viTypographyBold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-t

2-46 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.3.4 Linux Error MessagesThe following messages may appear while you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager softwa

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-472.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager SoftwareFollow these steps to start MegaRAID Storage Manager software and view the main wi

2-48 Chapter 2: RAID conguration4. Select an access mode from the drop-down menu.– Select Full Access if you need to both view the current congura

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-492.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager WindowAfter you log in, the dashboard view provides an overview of the system and covers the proper

2-50 Chapter 2: RAID congurationThe following icons in the left panel represent the controllers, drives, and other devices:• System • Controller •

ASUS PIKE 2108 2-51Properties View PanelThe right panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window has the Properties tab that displays information about

2-52 Chapter 2: RAID congurationHelp MenuOn the Help menu you can select Help > Contents to view the MegaRAID Storage Manager online help le. You

3Chapter 3: Driver installationThis chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID drivers on different operating systems.

3-2 Chapter 3: Driver installation3.1 RAID driver installationAfter creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an op

ASUS PIKE 2108 3-37. Place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.8. Press <Enter>.9. Follow screen instructions to create

viiPIKE 2108 specications summary* The exact OS support would base on the OS support list of the motherboard.** Specications are subject to change w

3-4 Chapter 3: Driver installation3.2 Windows® Server 2003 OS Driver Installation3.2.1 During Windows® Server 2003 OS installationTo install the RA

ASUS PIKE 2108 3-54. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>.Windows SetupENTER=Continue

3-6 Chapter 3: Driver installation3.2.2 After Windows® Server 2003 OS installationTo update the RAID card driver after installing Windows® Server 200

ASUS PIKE 2108 3-75. Toggle No, Not this time to cancel searching driver from Windows Update, and then click Next to continue.6. Toggle Install from

3-8 Chapter 3: Driver installation7. Insert the SAS RAID card Support CD into the optical drive.8. Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of

ASUS PIKE 2108 3-93. Click Load Driver.4. A message appears, reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the SAS RAID ca

3-10 Chapter 3: Driver installation5. Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support CD, and then click OK to continue.6. Select LSI M

ASUS PIKE 2108 3-114. Click the Driver tab on the top, then click Update Driver.3.3.2 After Windows® Server 2008 OS installationTo update the RAID c

3-12 Chapter 3: Driver installation5. Click Browse my computer for driver software.9. The system automatically updates the driver. After completing

ASUS PIKE 2108 3-133.4 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5 Driver InstallationTo install the RAID card driver when installing Red Hat Red Hat® Enterprise

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3-14 Chapter 3: Driver installation5. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press <Enter>.7. Follow

ASUS PIKE 2108 3-153.5 SUSE® Linux OS 11 Driver InstallationTo install the RAID card driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: SUSE Lin

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1Chapter 1: Product introductionThis chapter offers the PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports.