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Boot Information Display Mode

Sets the disk information display mode.

Configuration options: [Display adapters & installed devices]

[Display adapters only] [Display adapters and all devices]

[Display minimal information]

Support Interrupt

Configuration options: [Hook interrupt, the Default] [Bypass interrupt hook]

Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help

Alt+N = Adapter List -/+ = Change Item

LSI Corp Config Utility v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)

Adapter List

Global Properties

Pause When Boot Alert Displayed

[No]

Boot Information Display Mode

[Display minimal information]

Support Interrupt

[Hook interrupt, the Default]

Restore Defaults

Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help

Alt+N = Adapter List -/+ = Change Item

LSI Corp Config Utility v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)

Adapter List

Global Properties

Pause When Boot Alert Displayed

[No]

Boot Information Display Mode

[Display minimal information]

Support Interrupt

[Hook interrupt, the Default]

Restore Defaults

Summary of Contents for PIKE 2308

Page 1: ...LSISAS RAID card PIKE 2308 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...CHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN ...

Page 3: ...aging Arrays 2 12 2 2 5 Viewing SAS topology 2 19 2 2 6 Global Properties 2 20 2 3 MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 23 2 3 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 2 23 2 3 2 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware on Microsoft Windows OS 2 23 2 3 3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware for Linux 2 27 2 3 4 Linux Error Messages 2 28 2 3 5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software 2 29 2 3 6 MegaR...

Page 4: ...AID sets using the available utilities Chapter 3 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID drivers on different operating systems Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer ...

Page 5: ...at you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format a DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to help you complete a ta...

Page 6: ...devices SATA SATA II SATA III devices Data transfer rate SATA III and SAS II 6Gb s per PHY RAID level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 OS support Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 Windows 8 Windows 7 Ultimate Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 3 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 2 CentOS 6...

Page 7: ...1 Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter offers the PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 8: ...om SATA SATA II SATA III SAS SAS II hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard Before you start installing the RAID card check the items in your package with the list below If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer 1 2 Package contents Check your package for the following items ASUS PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card Support CD User guide ...

Page 9: ...s refer to website for details Other requirement Appropriate thermal solution Certified power supply module 1 ASUS PIKE interface 1 PCI E x8 2 ASUS PIKE interface 2 8 port SAS signal with SGPIO interface 3 SAS RAID card status LED lights up and blinks to indicate that the card is working normally The SGPIO interface is used for visibility into drive activity failure and rebuild status so that user...

Page 10: ...all ASUS PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card on a 2U 5U or pedestal server 1 Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard 2 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot 3 Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure the card is completely inserted into the card slot and the heatsink latch is completely hooked to the edge of the card slot ...

Page 11: ...vertighten the screw or the motherboard component can be damaged To uninstall ASUS PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card from a 2U 5U or pedestal server 1 Disconnect all SAS hard disk drives from the motherboard 2 Remove the screw that secures the RAID card to the motherboard 3 Release the heatsink latch from the card slot with a finger and then remove the RAID card from the slot ...

Page 12: ...1 6 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 13: ...2 Chapter 2 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 14: ...or alternate copy stored on a different disk You can use three or more hard disk drives for this configuration RAID 10 is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays This configuration has the same fault tolerance as RAID 1 and has the same overhead for fault tolerance as mirroring alone RAID 10 achieves high input output rates by striping RAID 1 segments In some ...

Page 15: ...ch the items on your screen due to the controller version difference The adapter name shown on the setup screens differs according to the installed SAS RAID card Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team you have to take note of the MPTFW and MPTBIOS version for the SAS RAID card After entering the SAS configuration utility you can see below screen and identify the MPTFW and M...

Page 16: ...RAID 1 volume 1 Turn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives 2 During POST press Ctrl C to enter the SAS configuration utility LSI Corporation MPT SAS2 BIOS MPT2BIOS 7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Copyright 2000 2010 LSI Corporation Press Ctrl C to start LSI Corp Configuration Utility To avoid data loss do not turn off the system when rebuilding Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Global Pr...

Page 17: ... NVDATA Version 05 02 Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose volume type to create LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Select New Volume Type SAS2308 Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume dis...

Page 18: ...sk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID volume The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive The disk is already part of another volume Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for volume C Create volume LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Create New Volume SAS2308 Volume Type RAID 1 Volume Size GB Slot Device Identifier RAID Drive ...

Page 19: ... first disk Press D to overwrite any data and create the new IM array Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help SPACE Select disk for volume C Create array LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Create New Volume SAS2308 WARNING Data was found on the selected disk this data will be lost when the volume is created Choose Discard configuration or Cancel Exit on the next screen to abort Create and save n...

Page 20: ...E 10 supports three to ten disks or seven mirrored disks plus two hot spare disks Use the arrow key to select a disk then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column To include this disk in the array press or Space Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose volume type to create LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Select New Volume Type SAS2308 Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume co...

Page 21: ...d is grayed out under the following conditions The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID volume The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive The disk is already part of another volume 4 Repeat step 3 to add the other disks to the volume 5 When done press C to create the volume then select Save changes then exit this menu 6 The utility creates th...

Page 22: ...ty v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Select New Volume Type SAS2308 Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED Create RAID 1E 10 Volume Create a RAID 1E or RAID 10 volume consisting of 3 to 10 disks including up to 2 optional hot spares ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED Create RAID 0 Volume Create a RAID 0...

Page 23: ... disk is already part of another volume 4 Repeat step 3 to add the other disks to the volume 5 When done press C to create the volume then select Save changes then exit this menu 6 The utility creates the volume Create and save new volume Cancel Exit Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 20...

Page 24: ...er PIKE 2308 PCI Slot 07 PCI Address Bus Dev 04 00 MPT Firmware Revision 5 00 00 00 IR SAS Address 500E0180 1280E000 NVDATA Version 05 02 Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Choose volume type to create LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Select New Volume Type SAS2308 View ...

Page 25: ...by pressing Alt N Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Alt N Next Volume LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 View Volume SAS2308 Volume 1 of 1 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Manage Volume Slot Device Identifier RAID Hot Drive Pred Size Num Disk Spr Status Fail GB 0 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 Yes No Primary No 73 1 ATA WDC WD80...

Page 26: ...screen select Manage Volume then press Enter 3 From the Manage Volume screen select Manage Hot Spares then press Enter Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Manage Volume SAS2308 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Manage Hot Spares Consistency Check Activate Volume Delete Volume Online Capacity...

Page 27: ...ge Item C Commit Changes LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Manage Hot Spare SAS2308 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Slot Device Identifier Hot Drive Pred Size Num Spr Status Fail GB 0 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 No RAID No 74 1 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 No RAID No 74 2 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 No No 74 3 ATA WDC WD800JD 22LS1D06 No No 74 ...

Page 28: ...l Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Manage Hot Spares Consistency Check Activate Volume Delete Volume Online Capacity Expansion 2 The below screen appears Press Enter to activate a RAID volume Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Manage Volume SAS2308 This field is used to activate a RAID volume This field is graye...

Page 29: ...orp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Manage Volume SAS2308 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Manage Hot Spares Consistency Check Activate Volume Delete Volume Online Capacity Expansion 2 The below screen appears Press Y to delete or N to cancel Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Manage...

Page 30: ...Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Manage Volume SAS2308 Identifier LSI Logical Volume 3000 Type RAID 1 Size GB 73 Status Optimal Task None Manage Hot Spares Consistency Check Activate Volume Delete Volume Online Capacity Expansion 2 The below screen appears Press Enter to proceed with the capacity expansion Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item...

Page 31: ...1 Shift 1 Help Enter Select Item Enter Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Adapter Properties SAS2308 Adapter PIKE 2308 PCI Slot 07 PCI Address Bus Dev 04 00 MPT Firmware Revision 5 00 00 00 IR SAS Address 500E0180 1280E000 NVDATA Version 05 02 Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support Enabled BIOS OS RAID Properties SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties LSI Corp Config Ut...

Page 32: ... List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display minimal information Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Global Properties Alter Boot Order Ins Del Alter Boot List LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Adapter...

Page 33: ...N Adapter List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display minimal information Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Adapter List Global Properties P...

Page 34: ...tore the system defaults Esc Exit Menu F1 Shift 1 Help Alt N Adapter List Change Item LSI Corp Config Utility v7 05 01 00 2010 02 09 Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed No Boot Information Display Mode Display minimal information Support Interrupt Hook interrupt the Default Restore Defaults ...

Page 35: ...server documentation and to the operating system documentation for more information on hardware and operating system requirements 2 3 2 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware on Microsoft Windows OS Follow these steps if you need to install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running Microsoft Windows OS 1 Insert the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installation CD in the CD ROM dr...

Page 36: ...torage Manager software to view or change storage configurations If you select Only for current user the MegaRAID Storage Manager shortcuts and associated icons will be available only to the user with this user name 5 Click Next to continue 6 On the next screen accept the default Destination Folder or click Change to select a different destination folder Click Next to continue The Setup Type scree...

Page 37: ...the next screen that appears 9 Select one of the custom setup options The options are fully explained in the screen text Select Client if you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a PC that will be used to view and configure servers over a network To begin installation click on Install on the next screen that appears Select Server to install only those components required for remote ...

Page 38: ...available servers with a registered framework on the local subnet that is servers with a complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software the server screen will appear as shown in the following figure The server screen will not list any servers You can use this screen to manage systems remotely If you select Custom a window listing the installation features appears as shown in the follow...

Page 39: ...staller tar gz A new disk directory is created 3 Go to the new disk directory 4 In the disk directory find and read the readme txt file 5 To start the installation enter the following command csh install sh a If you select Client installation for a PC used to monitor servers and if there are no available servers with a registered framework on the local subnet that is servers with a complete instal...

Page 40: ... all the rpm files manually before installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software with the procedure listed previously The version is already installed This message indicates that the version of MegaRAID Storage Manager software you are trying to install is already installed on the system The installed version is newer This message indicates that a version of MegaRAID Storage Manager software is alr...

Page 41: ...lock to allow MegaRAID Storage Manager software to start The Windows Firewall sometimes blocks the operation of programs that use Java To start MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Red Hat Linux system select Applications System Tools MegaRAID Storage Manager StartupUI To start MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a SUSE SLES system select Start System More Programs MegaRAID Storage Manager 2 Wh...

Page 42: ...at you want to access The Server Login window appears as shown in the following figure 4 Select an access mode from the drop down menu Select Full Access if you need to both view the current configuration and change the configuration Select View Only if you need to only view and monitor the configuration 5 Enter your user name and password and click Login If the computer is networked this is the l...

Page 43: ... itself One or more controllers are installed in the system The controller label identifies the MegaRAID controller such as the ASUS PIKE 2308 controller so that you can easily differentiate between multiple controllers Each controller has one or more ports Disk drives and other devices are attached to the ports The Logical view shows the hierarchy of controllers virtual disks and disk groups that...

Page 44: ... date an error level indicating the severity of the event and a brief description of the event Menu Bar Here are brief descriptions of the main selections on the MegaRAID Storage Manager menu bar Manage Menu The Manager menu has an Exit option for exiting from the MegaRAID Storage Manager software It also has a Refresh option for updating the display in the MegaRAID Storage Manager window Refresh ...

Page 45: ...ents to view the MegaRAID Storage Manager online help file You can select Help About MegaRAID Storage Manager to view version information for the MegaRAID Storage Manager software When you use the MegaRAID Storage Manager online help you may see a warning message that Internet Explorer has restricted the file from showing active content If this warning appears click on the active content warning b...

Page 46: ...2 34 Chapter 2 RAID configuration ...

Page 47: ...3 Chapter 3 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID drivers on different operating systems ...

Page 48: ...reate the RAID driver disk from the RAID card support CD or from the Internet A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows Server 2003 or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support CD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the RAID card s...

Page 49: ...create PIKE 2308 SAS2 card Driver Windows XP x86 Windows XP x64 Windows Server 2003 x86 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows Vista x86 Windows Vista x64 Windows Server 2008 x86 Windows Server 2008 x64 Windows 7 x86 Windows 7 x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 RHEL 4 UP6 i686 RHEL 4 UP6 x86_64 RHEL 4 UP7 i686 RHEL 4 UP7 x86_64 RHEL 4 UP8 i686 RHEL 4 UP8 x86_64 RHEL 5 i686 RHEL 5 x86_64 RHEL 5 UP1 i686 RHEL ...

Page 50: ... ENTER Continue F3 Exit Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s none To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support...

Page 51: ...nter Windows Setup ENTER Select F3 Exit You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen LSI Fusion MPT SAS Driver Server 2003 32 bit 6 The Windows Setup loads the RAID card drivers from the RAID driver disk When next...

Page 52: ...the desktop and select Properties from the menu 2 Click the Hardware tab on the top then click the Device Manager button 3 Double click the LSI Adapter SAS2 2308 Falcon StorPort item 4 Click the Driver tab on the top then click Update Driver The controller name differs according to the installed SAS RAID card LSI Adapter SAS2 2308 Falcon StorPort LSI Adapter SAS2 2008 Falcon StorPort ...

Page 53: ...6 Toggle Don t search I will choose the driver to install then click Next to continue 7 Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the floppy disk drive 8 Highlight LSI Adapter SAS2 2308 Falcon StorPort then click Have Disk LSI Adapter SAS2 2308 Falcon StorPort LSI Adapter SAS2 2308 Falcon StorPort ...

Page 54: ...Select from the drop down menu and locate the driver 10 Click Next to start updating the driver 11 After completing driver update click Finish to close the wizard LSI Adapter SAS2 2308 Falcon StorPort LSI Adapter SAS2 2308 Falcon StorPort ...

Page 55: ... type linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No 4 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID c...

Page 56: ...lation 5 When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers select No then press Enter 6 Follow the screen instructions to continue the OS installation More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No ...

Page 57: ...hen select Yes from the menu Press Enter 4 Insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive Enure that Installation from the Boot Options menu is selected then press Enter 5 When below screen appears select the floppy disk drive fd0 as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Ba...

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Page 60: ...upport asus com techserv techserv aspx ASUS Polska Sp z o o Poland Address Ul Postępu 6 02 676 Warszawa Poland Web site http pl asus com Technical Support Telephone 48 225718033 Online Support http support asus com techserv techserv aspx ASK Service Russia and CIS Address г Москва ул Орджоникидзе д 10 Россия Telephone 495 640 32 75 Web site http ru asus com Technical Support Telephone 008 800 100 ...

Page 61: ...r PIKE 2308 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Unintentional Radiators Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Represen...

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