Asus PIKE 2008/IMR Manual de usuario

LSISAS RAID cardPIKE 2008/IMRUser Guide

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.5 Card installationFollow the below instructions to install the RAID card on your motherboard.For 2U, 5U, or ped

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 1-55. Connect the hard disk drives to the SAS connectors on the motherboard.4. Secure the heatsink to the nearest screw hole on t

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introductionFor 1U serverYou have to remove the outer heatsink of ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR SAS RAID card to install the card in a 1U

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 1-74. Align the golden ngers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot.5. Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot.

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction

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, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, and RAID 50.2.1.1 RAID denitionsRAID 0 (

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-32.1.2 Installing hard disk drivesThe RAID card supports SAS for RAID set conguration. For optimal performance, install identic

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 2008/IMR 2-53. The Adapter Selection screen appears. If the system has multiple SAS adapters, select an adapter.4. Click Start to continue

iiE5905First Edition V1 November 2010Copyright © 2010 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and sof

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 2008/IMR 2-7Here is a description of the options listed on the left of the main WebBIOS CU screen:• Manage Advanced Software Option: Select

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 2008/IMR 2-9Using Automatic CongurationFollow these instructions to create a conguration with automatic conguration, either with or witho

2-10 Chapter 2: RAID conguration3. When you have nished selecting drives for the drive group, click Accept DG.4. Click Next. The Span Denition sc

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-11• Drive Cache: Specify the drive cache policy: ◊ NoChange: Leave the current drive cache policy unchanged. This is the defaul

2-12 Chapter 2: RAID congurationUsing Manual Conguration: RAID 1In RAID 1, the RAID controller duplicates all data from one drive to a second drive.

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-13• IO Policy: The IO Policy applies to reads on a specic virtual drive. It does not affect the read ahead cache. ◊ Direct: In

2-14 Chapter 2: RAID congurationUsing Manual Conguration: RAID 5RAID 5 uses drive striping at the block level and parity. In RAID 5, the parity info

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-15• Read Policy: Specify the read policy for this virtual drive: ◊ Normal: This disables the read ahead capability. This is th

iiiContentsContents ... iiiAbout this guide ...

2-16 Chapter 2: RAID congurationUsing Manual Conguration: RAID 10RAID 10, a combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0, has mirrored drives. It breaks up data

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-1711. Hold <Ctrl> while selecting a second drive group with two drives, and click Add to SPAN. Both drive groups display

2-18 Chapter 2: RAID conguration• IO Policy: The IO Policy applies to reads on a specic virtual drive. It does not affect the read ahead cache. ◊

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-19Using Manual Conguration: RAID 50RAID 50 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 5. RAID 50 uses both distributed parity

2-20 Chapter 2: RAID conguration12. Hold <Ctrl> while selecting two drive groups with three or more drives each in the Conguration panel on t

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-21• Disable BGI: Specify the background initialization status: ◊ No: Leave background initialization enabled. This means that a

2-22 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.2.4 Viewing and Changing Device PropertiesThis section explains how you can use the WebBIOS CU to view and change

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-23Click Next to view the third Controller Properties screen, as shown in the following gure.The following table describes the en

2-24 Chapter 2: RAID congurationController Properties Menu OptionsOption DescriptionSet Factory DefaultsUse this option to load the default MegaRAID®

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-25Controller Properties Menu Options (Cont.)Option DescriptionAlarm ControlSelect this option to enable, disable, or silence the

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

2-26 Chapter 2: RAID congurationViewing and Changing Virtual Drive PropertiesAccess the Virtual Drive screen by clicking a virtual drive icon in the

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-27• Select CC to run a consistency check on this virtual drive.Before you change a virtual drive conguration, back up any data

2-28 Chapter 2: RAID conguration• Select Locate to make the LED ash on the drive. This works only if the drive is installed in a drive enclosure.•

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-292.2.5 Viewing System Event InformationThe SAS controller rmware monitors the activity and performance of all storage congura

2-30 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.2.6 Managing CongurationsThis section includes information about maintaining and managing storage congurations.R

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-31Importing or Clearing a Foreign CongurationA foreign conguration is a storage conguration that already exists on a replaceme

2-32 Chapter 2: RAID conguration3. Perform one of the following steps: • Click Preview to preview the foreign congurations. The Foreign Congura

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-332. Scenario #2: If some of the drives in a conguration are removed and re-inserted, the controller considers the drives to ha

2-34 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.3 MegaRAID Storage ManagerMegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you to congure, monitor, and maintain storage

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-354. Enter your user name and organization name. In the bottom part of the screen, select an installation option:– If you selec

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

2-36 Chapter 2: RAID conguration7. Select one of the Setup options. The options are fully explained in the screen text.– Normally, you would select

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-3710. Click Next to proceed.11. Click Install to install the program.12. When the nal Conguration Wizard screen appears, cli

2-38 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for LinuxFollow these steps if you need to install MegaRAID Stor

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-392.3.4 Linux Error MessagesThe following messages may appear while you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Li

2-40 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager SoftwareFollow these steps to start MegaRAID Storage Manager software and vi

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-414. Select an access mode from the drop-down menu.– Select Full Access if you need to both view the current conguration and c

2-42 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager WindowAfter you log in, the dashboard view provides an overview of the system and cov

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-43The following icons in the left panel represent the controllers, drives, and other devices:• System • Controller • Slot for

2-44 Chapter 2: RAID congurationProperties View PanelThe right panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window has the Properties tab that displays info

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 2-45Help MenuOn the Help menu you can select Help > Contents to view the MegaRAID Storage Manager online help le. You can selec

viPIKE 2008/IMR specications summary* The exact OS support would base on the OS support list of the motherboard.** Specications are subject to chang

2-46 Chapter 2: RAID conguration

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 2008/IMR 3-37. Place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.8. Press <Enter>.9. Follow screen instructions to cre

3-4 Chapter 3: Driver installation3.1.2 Windows® Server 2003 OSDuring Windows® Server 2003 OS installationTo install the RAID card driver when instal

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 3-54. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>.Windows SetupENTER=Continu

3-6 Chapter 3: Driver installationAfter Windows® Server 2003 OS installationTo update the RAID card driver after installing Windows® Server 2003 OS:1.

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 3-75. Toggle Install from a list or specic location (Advanced), then click Next to continue.6. Toggle Don’t search. I will choos

3-8 Chapter 3: Driver installation9. Select from the drop-down menu and locate the driver.10. Click Next to start updating the driver.11. After com

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 3-93.1.3 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5To install the RAID card driver when installing Red Hat Red Hat® Enterprise OS:1. Boot the

1Chapter 1: Product introductionThis chapter offers the PIKE 2008/IMR SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports.

3-10 Chapter 3: Driver installation5. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press <Enter>.7. Follow

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 3-113.1.4 SUSE Linux OS 11To install the RAID card driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: SUSE Linux Enterprise S

3-12 Chapter 3: Driver installation

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.1 Welcome!Thank you for buying an ASUS® PIKE 2008/IMR SAS RAID card!The ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR allows you to create

ASUS PIKE 2008/IMR 1-31.3 Card layoutThe illustration below shows the major components of the RAID card.1.4 System requirementsBefore you install th