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Advanced System Use & Maintenance 

User Manual 

ApplianceStor 30   

July 2012

 

 

 

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Figure 108 - BUPdater 

4.

 

The utility verifies the file, and then starts updating the BIOS file. 

 

Figure 109 - BIOS updater 

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot 

failure! 

5.

 

The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot 

the system from the hard disk drive. 

 

Figure 110 - DOS BIOS updater tool 

Summary of Contents for ApplianceStor 30R

Page 1: ...ApplianceStor30R Performance Storage Server Rack Mount User Manual 1th Edition July 2012 ...

Page 2: ... herein Nothing herein may be construed as granting any right or license relating to any intellectual property rights of this manual or product Unless otherwise provided in the Purchase and Sale Agreement for this product manufacturer and distributor of this product will not be liable whatsoever relating to the distribution and or use of this product In addition manufacturer and distributor of thi...

Page 3: ...nce Assumptions 1 About This Guide 1 Product introduction 2 System Description 2 New Standard 2 Video storage challenge 2 Powerful 3 Performance 3 Open 3 Green 3 Optimized 3 Easy 4 Flexible Size 4 Expandable 4 System Specification 5 System Layout 7 Front panel 7 Rear panel 8 Internal 9 LED 10 Before You Begin 13 Gather information 13 Packing Checklist 13 Hardware Preparation and Installation 16 ...

Page 4: ... chipset device software installation 56 LAN driver installation 59 VGA driver installation 63 Management applications and utilities installation 67 Advanced System Use and Maintenance 71 Motherboard Layout 71 Jumpers 72 Connectors 76 Internal connectors 77 BIOS Configurations 86 Managing and updating your BIOS 86 BIOS setup program 90 Main menu 93 Event Logs menu 95 Advanced menu 97 Boot menu 109...

Page 5: ...er 21 Figure 17 Slide cover 22 Figure 18 Secure cover 22 Figure 19 RAM sockets 23 Figure 20 DIMM insertion 25 Figure 21 DIMM lock 25 Figure 22 DIMM removal 26 Figure 23 Locate HDD tray 1 27 Figure 24 Connect SATA cable 27 Figure 25 Place drive 28 Figure 26 Secure drive 28 Figure 27 Remove ODD 28 Figure 28 Remove screws 29 Figure 29 Insert drive 29 Figure 30 Connect cables 29 Figure 31 Place HDD br...

Page 6: ... driver 50 Figure 57 Install windows controller driver 52 Figure 58 Windows setup 52 Figure 59 Insert disk 53 Figure 60 Windows 2008 installation 54 Figure 61 Load driver 54 Figure 62 Click Browse 55 Figure 63 Click Next 55 Figure 64 Intel Chipset install 56 Figure 65 Intel Chipset Device 57 Figure 66 Installer License Agreement 57 Figure 67 Installer readme file 58 Figure 68 Finish chipset instal...

Page 7: ... connector 78 Figure 97 CPU front and rear fan connectors 79 Figure 98 Serial General Purpose Input output 79 Figure 99 Thermal sensor 80 Figure 100 Serial port connectors 80 Figure 101 BMC header 81 Figure 102 Power Supply SMBus 81 Figure 103 TPM connector 82 Figure 104 ATX power 83 Figure 105 System panel 83 Figure 106 Auxiliary panel 84 Figure 107 EZ flash GUI 87 Figure 108 BUPdater 89 Figure 1...

Page 8: ...Port Console redirect 106 Figure 128 System Monitor 108 Figure 129 Boot Menu 109 Figure 130 EZ flash exit 111 List of Tables Table 1 Product Safety Requirements vi Table 2 European Union Safety Requirements viii Table 3 Manual Organization 1 Table 4 System Specification 6 Table 5 LED description 10 Table 6 Packing Checklist 14 Table 7 RAM installation 23 Table 8 Standard Interrupt assignments 34 ...

Page 9: ...Hardware Installation User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 i About This Manual Conventions Safety Symbols Safety Precautions Regulatory and Integration Information ...

Page 10: ... manual 為確保您能夠正確執行特定工作 請注意本手冊中所使用的下列符號 Warning 警告 Provides Information to prevent injury in the process of completing a task 在完成工作過程中所提供的傷害預防資訊 Caution 注意 Provides Information to prevent damage to the components in the process of completing a task 在完成工作過程中所提供的元件損壞預防資訊 Important 重要事項 Provides Information required for completing a task 提供完成工作的必要資訊 Note 附註 Provides Tips to aid in completing a task 提供...

Page 11: ... e g RJ45 marked with this symbol indicates a network interface connection To reduce the risk of electric shock fire or damage to equipment do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle 警告 僅能插入網路介面 任何標示本符號的插座 例如 RJ45 皆代表為網路 介面連線 為降低觸電 火災或設備損壞的風險 請勿將電話或電信接頭插入 本插座 WARNING This symbol on power supplies or systems indicates that the equipment is supplied by multiple sourc...

Page 12: ...sk of personal injury from electric shock and hazardous energy levels do not exceed the level of repairs specified in these procedures 為降低因觸電及危險能量等級所導致人身傷害或設備損壞的風險 請勿超出維修程序 所規定的維修等級 The system is designed to be electrically grounded To ensure proper operation plug the AC power cord into a properly grounded AC outlet only 系統原始設計採取電力接地 為確保正常運作 請僅將 AC 電源線插入適當接地的 AC 插座 Electrostatic Discharge Precauti...

Page 13: ...e environmental conditions Have someone assist you during physical installation To properly ventilate the system you must provide at least 7 6 cm of clearance at the front and back of the system To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to equipment always ensure that the rack is adequately stabilized prior to extending a component outside the rack A rack may become unstable if more than one...

Page 14: ...s easily accessible at all times Unplug the power cord from the power supply module to shut off power to the equipment Protect the storage system from power fluctuations and temporary power interruptions with a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS This device protects the hardware from damage caused by power surges and voltage spikes and keeps the system operational during a power failure T...

Page 15: ...iance Product Safety Compliance This system complies with the following safety requirements IEC 60950 1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment EN 60950 1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment European Committee for Electro technical Standardization CENELEC UL 60950 1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment UL 94 Tests for Flammability of Plastic ...

Page 16: ... has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions...

Page 17: ...on Safety Requirements Class A Equipment Japanese Notice Taiwanese Notice Power Cords The power cord set included in the system meets the requirements for use in the country where the system was purchased If this system is to be used in another country contact your sales representative to purchase a power cord that is approved for use in that country The power cord must be rated for the product an...

Page 18: ... the length of the cords must be between 1 8m 6 feet and 3 6m 12 feet If you have questions about the type of power cord to use contact your sales representative The following statement applies only to rack installed products that are GS Marked This equipment is not intended for use at workplaces with visual display units in accordance with 2 of the German ordinance for workplaces with visual disp...

Page 19: ...Hardware Installation User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 1 Audience Assumptions About This Guide Description Features Specifications System Overview Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 20: ...the ApplianceStor 50 SAN Storage Server This manual is generally organized as follows Introduction General introduction to the AS50and its components Preparation What you need to do before you start Installation Detailed description of each hardware module and instructions for installation and removal Configuration Initializing your system setting up your system on a network configuring your stora...

Page 21: ...tion in performance reliability scalability and capacity Multiple AS30 can share a single PS3000 to optimal configuration for a cost effective high performance solution The AS30 used in conjunction the PS3000 allowing capacity to grow up to 210TB Rasilient sets a new standard on how to implement high performance megapixel video surveillance solutions Video storage challenge In most VMS server solu...

Page 22: ...o 81 faster performance improvement with significantly increased video processing performance provide a huge increase in video surveillance performance over previous generation processors Open The AS30 is a designed and optimized to integrate Video Management Software We have prequalified all major OS and VMS providers We continually add more to ensure the widest possible product certification cov...

Page 23: ...e Flexible design allows the AS30 to be used as a standalone in smaller Megapixel deployments it is provided in 500GB 2 4 6 and 8TB versions The AS30T matches the perfect storage capacity with exceptional performance to ensure optimal cost effective and dependable video storage Expandable AS30 provides 1 expansion slot for future expansion The PCI E slots support full height half length cards Addi...

Page 24: ...Enhancement Storage Drive support 500GB 2 3 4TB 2x3 and 2x4SATAIII Removable Storage 1 Slim type Optical DVD RW Networking Data 2x GbE Intel 82574L Management 1x GbE Video Graphic Aspeed AST2050 with 16MB VRAM Optional HD Graphics HD6450 w 1GB DDR3 plus DVI HDMI and VGA On Board I O 1 x External Serial Port 4 x USB 2 0 ports Support 2 0 USB port Front x 2 Rear x 2 1 x VGA port 1 x PS 2 keyboard po...

Page 25: ...024 Australia C TICK Taiwan BSMI China CCC Physical Characteristics Dimensions in mm 24 2 x 17 5 x 1 7 380 x 430 x 43 4 Weight 33lbs 6 5Kg Power Single Voltage 110 220V AC Watts 220 Operating Environment Operation temperature 10 35 Non operation temperature 40 70 Humidity 20 90 Non condensing Table 4 System Specification ...

Page 26: ...plays a simple yet stylish front panel with easily accessible features The power and reset buttons LED indicators optical drive and twp USB ports are located on the front panel Figure 1 Front panel Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing or replacing any system component ...

Page 27: ... fans The I O shields with openings for the rear panel connectors on the motherboard are also placed in the real panel Figure 2 Rear panel layout The ports for the PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse USB VGA and Gigabit LAN do not appear on the rear panel if motherboard is not present The port is for RASILIENT SYSTEMS ASMB5 iKVM controller card only ...

Page 28: ...xpress x16 Riser Card at x16 link 2 System Fan x2 9GV0412P3J051 3 Rasilient P8B M Server Board 4 Power Supply 5 HDD Tray 2 hidden and Slim type Optical Drive optional 6 HDD Tray 1 Turn off the system power and detach the power supply before removing replacing any system component WARNING HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY ...

Page 29: ...Introduction User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 10 LED Front panel LEDs Figure 4 Front panel LEDs Table 5 LED description ...

Page 30: ...Introduction User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 11 LAN RJ 45 LEDs Figure 5 NIC LEDs ...

Page 31: ...Packing Checklist Chapter 2 Before You Begin ...

Page 32: ...tion Your administrator should provide the following information so that you can properly configure your system on your network IP Address s Gateway address Net mask address DNS server information Packing Checklist Make sure you have all the components that shipped with your system If any item is damaged or missing please contact your sales representative for a replacement The AS30 is shipped with...

Page 33: ...Before You Begin User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 14 1 x RASILIENT SYSTEMS Auto Installation CD Guide 1 x AS 30 Series Support CD 1 x AC Power Cable 1 x Fix Rail Kit Table 6 Packing Checklist ...

Page 34: ...Hardware Installation User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 15 Installing Hardware Modules Installing in a Rack Installing RAM Drives and expansion boards Chapter 3 Hardware Installation ...

Page 35: ...pairs of rails one pair for each side of the server system six 6 pieces of inner rail screws and two 2 pieces of rack screws Figure 6 Rail Kit Attaching the rack rails To attach the rack rails 1 Attach the inner rail to the corresponding side of the chassis and secure with three inner rail screws Make sure the rail is oriented as shown Figure 7 Attach rails ...

Page 36: ... on the rack where you wish to install the server 4 Place three 3 nuts on the front and three at the back Do the same to the corresponding side of the rack Figure 8 Attach front rail nuts 5 Adjust the length of the outer rail to fit the length of the rack cabinet then fasten the two screws Figure 9 Outer rail screws 6 Secure the outer rail with two screws at the front and rear of the rack cabinet ...

Page 37: ...tach the other outer rail Figure 10 Secure outer rail 8 Firmly hold the server on both sides Slide the latches on the inner rack rails to the direction indicated below Hold the latches and insert the rear side of the server to the front end of the outer rack rail Make sure that the inner rails are properly aligned with the outer rails Figure 11 Insert chassis to rack ...

Page 38: ...y 2012 19 9 Carefully push the server all the way to the back until the front panel fits the front end of the rack Figure 12 Push server 10 Secure the server to the rack with one rack screw at one side Secure the other side as well Figure 13 Secure server ...

Page 39: ... the chassis cover Keep your fingers from components inside the chassis that can cause injury such as the CPU fan rear fan and other sharp edged parts The images of the server shown in this section are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match the model you purchase To remove the chassis cover 1 Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the three screws on the chassis cover Figure 14 Remove...

Page 40: ...rear panel for about half an inch until it is disengaged from the chassis 3 Lift the cover from the chassis Figure 15 Lift cover Reinstalling the chassis cover To reinstall the chassis cover 1 Position the cover on top of the chassis with the hooks aligned to the side tabs of the chassis Figure 16 Position cover ...

Page 41: ...ardware Installation User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 22 2 Slide the cover toward the front until it snaps in place Figure 17 Slide cover 3 Secure the cover with three screws Figure 18 Secure cover ...

Page 42: ...y to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets Figure 19 RAM sockets 240 pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Memory Configurations You may install 1GB 2GB 4GB and 8GB Unbuffered with ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section Table ...

Page 43: ...rdware Installation User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 24 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor ...

Page 44: ...ts 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the DIMM slot key on the socket Figure 20 DIMM insertion A DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in ...

Page 45: ...se steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket Figure 22 DIMM removal Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force ...

Page 46: ...he drives Installing a hard disk drive to the HDD tray 1 To install a hard disk drive to the HDD tray 1 1 Locate the HDD tray 1 beside the power supply unit Notice the four standard screw holes Figure 23 Locate HDD tray 1 2 Connect the SATA signal cable and a power plug from the power supply to the hard disk drive Figure 24 Connect SATA cable Use the L type SATA connector to connect to the hard di...

Page 47: ...Place drive 4 Secure the hard disk drive with four screws Figure 26 Secure drive Installing a hard disk drive to the HDD tray 2 To install a hard disk drive to the HDD tray 2 1 If you have an ODD installed remove the ODD first before installing a hard disk drive to the HDD tray 2 Disconnect the ODD cable and then use a screwdriver to remove the two screws as shown Figure 27 Remove ODD ...

Page 48: ...ease the HDD bracket under the optical disk drive Figure 28 Remove screws 3 Insert the hard disk drive into the HDD bracket and secure it with four screws Figure 29 Insert drive 4 Connect the SATA signal cable and a power plug from the power supply to the hard disk drive Figure 30 Connect cables ...

Page 49: ...onnector to connect to the hard disk drive 5 Place the HDD bracket with the hard disk drive installed into the HDD tray 2 matching the four screw holes Then secure the HDD bracket with four screws Figure 31 Place HDD bracket 6 Refer to section Optical disk drive ODD to reinstall the ODD ...

Page 50: ...nplug the power cord before installing or removing an expansion card Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard and other system components Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card 1 Hold the riser card and pull it up to detach it from the PCI Express slot on the motherboard Figure 32 Detach riser card 2 Remove the screw to release the expansion card bracket from ...

Page 51: ...metal slot cover from the expansion card bracket Figure 34 Release metal slot cover 4 Install the expansion card to the riser card as shown Figure 35 Install expansion card 5 Attach the expansion card to the expansion card bracket and then secure the card with a screw Figure 36 Attach expansion card ...

Page 52: ...panel Figure 37 Align riser card 8 Secure the expansion card bracket to the system with one screw Figure 38 Secure expansion card bracket Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer...

Page 53: ...Hardware Installation User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 34 Standard Interrupt assignments Table 8 Standard Interrupt assignments These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices ...

Page 54: ...User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 35 RAID Setup Configure the System Additional Configuration Options Chapter 4 System Configuration ...

Page 55: ...ive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data ha...

Page 56: ... You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel C204 chipset To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Advanced Menu SATA Configuration then press Enter 3 Set SATA Mode to RAID Mode 4 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup Refer to Appendix B for details on e...

Page 57: ... Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge To enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology option ROM utility 1 Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives 2 Turn on the system 3 During POST press Ctrl l to display the utility main menu Figure 39 RAID GUI The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options The RAID BIOS setup screens...

Page 58: ...ollowing screen appears Figure 40 Create RAID 2 Enter a name for the RAID set and press Enter 3 When the RAID Level item is selected press the up down arrow keys to select a RAID level to create and then press Enter 4 When the Disks item is selected press Enter to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the RAID set The SELECT DISKS screen appears Figure 41 Select disk ...

Page 59: ...8 KB The following are typical values RAID 0 128KB RAID 10 64KB RAID 5 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 When the Capacity item is selected enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 When the Create Vo...

Page 60: ...en the RAID Level item is selected press the up down arrow keys to select Recovery and then press Enter 4 When the Disks item is selected press Enter to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the recovery set The SELECT DISKS screen appears Figure 44 Recovery set select disk 5 Use the up down arrow keys to select a drive press TAB to select a Master disk and then press SPACE to select ...

Page 61: ...ess Enter 7 When the Create Volume item is selected press Enter The following warning message appears Figure 45 Recovery Set create volume 8 Press Y to create the recovery set and return to the main menu or N to go back to the CREATE VOLUME menu If a recovery set is created you cannot add more RAID sets even when you have more non RAID disks installed in your system ...

Page 62: ...RAID set 1 From the utility main menu select 2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter The following screen appears Figure 46 Delete RAID 2 Use the up down arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and then press Del The following warning message appears Figure 47 Execute delete RAID 3 Press Y to delete the RAID set and return to the utility main menu or press N to return to theDELETEVOLUMEm...

Page 63: ... structure on the drive To reset a RAID set hard disk drive 1 From the utility main menu select 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press Enter The following screen appears Figure 48 Reset Disks 2 Use the up down arrow keys to select the RAID set drive s you want to reset andthen press Space toselect 3 Press Enter toresettheRAIDsetdrive s Aconfirmationmessageappears 4 Press Y toresetthedrive s orpress N...

Page 64: ...e section See section Creating a Recovery set to create a recovery set before continue To configure a recovery set 1 From the utility main menu select 4 Recovery Volume Options and press Enter The following screen appears Figure 49 RAID recovery 2 Use the up down arrow keys to select the option you want and then press ENTER The SELECT RECOVERY VOLUME screen appears Figure 50 Select recovery volume...

Page 65: ...or press N to return to the utility main menu Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1 set Rebuilding the RAID with other non RAID disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed the system displays the status of the RAID volume as Degraded during POST You can rebuild the RAID array with other installed non RAID disks To rebuild the RAID with other non RA...

Page 66: ...ly starts rebuilding after the disk is selected The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to Rebuild Figure 53 Select recovery disk 4 Exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system 5 UnderMicrosoft WindowsOS SelectStart Programs IntelRapidStorage IntelRapid StorageConsole orclicktheIntelRapidStorageTechnologytrayicontoloadtheIntel Rapid Storage Manager utility ...

Page 67: ...n into the same SATA Port Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk 2 Reboot the system and then follow the steps in section Rebuilding the RAID withother non RAIDdisk Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creatingmulti RAID usingtheIntel RapidStorageTechnology Tosetthebootarrayinth...

Page 68: ...y theboot priority of the SATA optical disk drive has to be manually adjusted Otherwise the system will not boot from the connected SATA ODD A floppy disk with the RAIDdriver isrequiredwhen installing Windows XP Server 2003 or RedHat Enterprise operating system on aharddisk drive thatisincludedin aRAIDset YoucancreateaRAID driverdiskinDOS usingtheMakediskapplication in the supportDVD To create aRA...

Page 69: ... want to create and press Enter to enter the sub menu C20x INTEL RAID Driver Figure 55 Install RAID driver C20x INTEL RAID Driver Figure 56 Select OS for RAID driver 6 Locate the RAID driver and place a blank high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 7 Press Enter 8 Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk ...

Page 70: ...floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat Enterprise Linux server environment 1 Insert a blank formatted high density floppy disk to the USB floppy disk drive 2 Type dd if XXX img of id ev fd0 to decompress the file into the floppy disk from the following ...

Page 71: ...allingWindows Server2003 XPOS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2003 XP installation disc The Windows Setup starts 2 Press F6 when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver appears at the bottom of the screen Figure 57 Install windows controller driver 3 The next screen appears Press S to specify an additional device Figure 58 Windows setup ...

Page 72: ...ive then press Enter Figure 59 Insert disk 5 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list then press Enter 6 The Windows Setup loads the RAID controller drivers from the RAID driver disk When prompted press Enter to continue installation 7 Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue ...

Page 73: ... driver when installing Windows Server 2008 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced Figure 60 Windows 2008 installation 3 Click Load Driver Figure 61 Load driver ...

Page 74: ...into the optical drive Click Browse to continue Figure 62 Click Browse 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install W...

Page 75: ...pset device software 1 Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ...

Page 76: ... July 2012 57 4 The Intel R Chipset Device Software window appears Click Next to start installation Figure 65 Intel Chipset Device 5 Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process Figure 66 Installer License Agreement ...

Page 77: ...Stor 30 July 2012 58 6 Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation Figure 67 Installer readme file 7 After completing the installation click Finish to complete the setup process Figure 68 Finish chipset install ...

Page 78: ...ator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Windows automatically detects the LAN controllers and displays a New HardwareFound window Click Canceltoclosethiswindow If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the supportDVDto locatethefileASSETUP ...

Page 79: ... 30 July 2012 60 4 Click Next when the Intel R Network Connections Install Shield Wizard window appears Figure 70 Install Shield Wizard 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue Figure 71 Install Wizard read me ...

Page 80: ...lianceStor 30 July 2012 61 6 Click the Intel R PROSet for Windows Device Manager box and then click Next to start the installation Figure 72 Select options 7 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Figure 73 Install driver ...

Page 81: ...System Configuration User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 62 8 When finished press Finish to continue Figure 74 Install finish ...

Page 82: ...Restart the computer and then log on with Administrator privileges 2 Insert the motherboard system support DVD to the optical drive The support DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the ...

Page 83: ...n User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 64 4 Click Next to start the installation Figure 76 Video Install shield 5 Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue Figure 77 License Agreement ...

Page 84: ...figuration User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 65 6 Enter the user information and click Next to continue Figure 78 Customer information 7 Select a setup type and click Next to continue Figure 79 Install type ...

Page 85: ...anual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 66 8 Click Install to start driver installation Figure 80 Install driver 9 When the installation completes click Finish to restart your computer before using the program Figure 81 Complete install ...

Page 86: ...lient com for updates Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Driversmenuif Autorunisenabledin yourcomputer If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the DVD Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available dev...

Page 87: ...ard supports Click an item to install Figure 83 Utilities Menu Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver disks Figure 84 Disk Menu Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the RASILIENT SYSTEMS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 88: ...051 Tel 1 408 800 7301 Shanghai Office RASILIENT Systems Inc 498 Guo Shou Jing Rd Pudong Software Park Building 10 2nd floor Shanghai 201203 China 上海市郭守敬路 498 号 浦东软件园 10 号楼 2 楼 邮编 201203 Tel 86 21 5080 6880 Fax 86 21 5080 3862 Email Information General Information info RASILIENT com Technical Support techsupport RASILIENT com Partners partners RASILIENT com ...

Page 89: ...User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 70 Mother board Jumpers Connectors LEDs BIOS Chapter 5 Advanced System Use and Maintenance ...

Page 90: ...Advanced System Use Maintenance User Manual ApplianceStor 30 July 2012 71 Advanced System Use and Maintenance Motherboard Layout Figure 85 Motherboard Layout ...

Page 91: ...he computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds and then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position...

Page 92: ...These jumpers allow you to switch for fan pin selection The CPUFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the CPU fans control and the CHAFAN_SEL1 jumper is for the front fans and rear fans control Set to pins 1 2 when using 4 pin fans or pins 2 3 when using 3 pin fans Figure 88 CPU Fan and Chassis Fan control If you use a 4 pin fan but set the jumper to pin 2 3 the fan you installed may not work If you use a 3 pin f...

Page 93: ...vate the Gigabit LAN feature Figure 89 LAN controller RAID configuration utility selection 3 pin RAID_SEL1 This jumper allows you to select the RAID configuration utility to use when you create disk arrays Place the jumper caps over pins 1 2 if you want to use the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility default otherwise place the jumper caps to pins 2 3 to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technolog...

Page 94: ...ttings when it becomes corrupted To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a USB flash disk that contains the original or latest BIOS for the motherboard XXXXXX ROM and the BUPDATER EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Insert the USB flash and turn on the system to update the BIOS 4 Shut down the system 5 Set the jumper back to pins 1 2 6 Turn on the system Figure 91 Force BIOS recovery ...

Page 95: ... level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pin labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature Figure 92 Chassis intrusion ME firmware force recovery setting 3 pin ME_RECOVERY1 This j...

Page 96: ...6 Black Supported by the Intel C204 chipset these connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives that allows up to 6Gb s of data transfer rate If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 or RAID 5 configuration Figure 94 Serial ATA The actual data transfer rate depends on the speed of Serial ATA hard disks installed ...

Page 97: ...evice connected to the SATA or SAS add on card causes the front panel LED to light up Figure 95 Hard disk activity LED USB connector 10 1 pin USB34 USB56 A Type USB7 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB module cables to connectors USB34 then install the modules to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports...

Page 98: ...ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors Figure 97 CPU front and rear fan connectors Serial General Purpose Input Output connector 6 1 pin SGPI01 Thi...

Page 99: ... the other end to the device which you want to monitor temperature Figure 99 Thermal sensor You can connect the thermal sensor cable to either pin 1 2 or pin 2 3 Serial port connectors 10 1 pin COM2 These connectors are for the serial COM ports Connect the serial port module cable to one of these connectors and then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Figure 100 ...

Page 100: ...Series ASMB5 Figure 101 BMC header Power Supply SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus to the power supply unit to read PSU information Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface Figure 102 Power Supply SMBus This connector functions only when you install the RASILIENT SYSTEMS ASMB5 ...

Page 101: ...e for an ATX power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit DO NOT forget to connect the 24 8 pin power plugs otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power consuming devi...

Page 102: ...power LED cable to this connector The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode 2 Message LED 2 pin MLED This 2 pin connector is for the message LED cable that connects to the front message LED The message LED is controlled by Hardware monitor to indicate an abnormal event occurrence 3 System warning speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin co...

Page 103: ...n connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power Auxiliary panel connector 20 2 pin AUX_PANEL1 This connector is for additional front panel features including front panel SMB locator LED and switch chassis intrusion and LAN LEDs Figure 106 Auxiliary panel 1 Front panel SMB 6 1 pin FPSMB These leadsconnectthe frontpanelSMBuscable 2 LAN activ...

Page 104: ...D2 These leads are for the locator LED1 and LED2 on the front panel Connect the Locator LED cables to these 2 pin connector The LEDs will light up when the Locator button is pressed 5 Locator Button Swich 2 pin LOCATORBTN These leadsare for the locator button on the frontpanel Thisbutton queriesthe state of the system locator ...

Page 105: ...sk drive in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the BUPDATER utility CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process You can update a corrupted BIOS file using a USB flash drive that contains the updated BIOS file Prepare a...

Page 106: ... Utility feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a DOS based utility Visit the RASILIENT SYSTEMS website at www rasilient com to download the latest BIOS file To update the BIOS using EZ Flash Utility 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port 2 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu to select RASILIENT SYSTEMS EZ Flash Utility and ...

Page 107: ... load the BIOS default settings BUPDATER utility The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS file Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the BUPDATER utility 1 Visit the RASILIENT SYS...

Page 108: ...e file and then starts updating the BIOS file Figure 109 BIOS updater DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure 5 The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive Figure 110 DOS BIOS updater tool ...

Page 109: ...unity to run this program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed Th...

Page 110: ...nt Logs For changing the event log settings Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Monitor For displaying the system temperature power status and changing the fan settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration Tool For configuring options for special functions Exit For selecting the exit options To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboa...

Page 111: ...e menu and change the settings General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items If an item is user configurable you can change the value of the field opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is high...

Page 112: ...ides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to set the system date time language and security settings Figure 112 BIOS Main System Date Day xx xx xx Allows you to set the system date System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Figure 113 Password setting ...

Page 113: ...ess Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted To change an administrator password 1 Select the Administrator Password item and press Enter 2 From the Enter Current Password box key in the current password then press Enter 3 From the Create New Password box key in a new password then press Enter 4 Confirm the password when prompted To clear the administrator password follow the same steps as in ch...

Page 114: ...he user password follow the same steps as in changing a user password but press Enter when prompted to create confirm the password After you clear the password the User Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed Event Logs menu The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system event logs Figure 114 Event log Change Smbios Event Log Settings Figure...

Page 115: ...log entry is updated Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 1 to 255 METW xx Allows you to adjust value for the METW Multiple Event Time Window which is the number of minutes that must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple event counter Use the and keys to adjust the value The values range from 0 to 99 Log OEM Codes Enabled Allows you to enable or disable ...

Page 116: ... Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction Figure 116 Advanced setting ACPI Settings Figure 117 ACPI Settings Enable ACPI Auto Configuration Disabled Allows you to enable or disable ACPI Auto Configuration Configuration options Disabled Enabled ACPI Sleep State S3 Suspend to RAM Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State Configuration options Suspend Disabled S1 CP...

Page 117: ...gure 118 TMP TPM SUPPORT Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support Configuration options Disabled Enabled WHEA Configuration Figure 119 WHEA WHEA Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Windows Hardware Error architecture support Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 118: ...abled Hyper threading Enabled This item appears only when you install a CPU with Hyper threading support and allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper Threading Technology function When disabled only one thread per activated core is enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled Active Processor Cores All Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package Conf...

Page 119: ...Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Turbo Mode Enabled This item appears only when you set the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology item to Enabled and allows you to enable or disable the Intel Turbo Mode Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU CIE Enabled Enable...

Page 120: ...to enable or disable the DMI Gen2 Configuration options Disabled Enabled VT d Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the VT d Configuration options Disabled Enabled Initiate Graphic Adapter PEG PCI Allows you to decide which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Configuration options PCl PEG PEG PCI South Bridge Figure 122 South Bridge High Precision Timer Enabled Allows you to e...

Page 121: ...ives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI Mode The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands If you want to create RAID sets with LSI MegaRAID utility or Intel Rapid Storage Technology from the Serial ATA h...

Page 122: ...chnology is a monitor system When read write of your hard disk errors occur this feature allows the hard disk to report warning messages during the POST Configuration options Enabled Disabled Intel TXT LT Configuration Figure 124 Intel TXT Intel TXT LT Support Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Trusted Execution Technology TXT feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled The Inte...

Page 123: ...OS EHCI hand off support Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB transfer time out 20 sec Allows you to select the USB transfer time out value Configuration options 1 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec Device reset time out 20 sec Allows you to select the USB device reset time out value Configuration options 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40 sec Device power up delay Auto Configuration options Auto Manual Device po...

Page 124: ...9 10 11 12 I0 3E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 I0 2E8h IRQ 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 APM Figure 121 APM Restore AC Power Loss Power Off When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system will reboot after an AC power loss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configu...

Page 125: ...our Minute Second will become user configurable with set values Serial Port Console Redirection Figure 127 Serial Port Console redirect Redirection After BIOS POST Disabled Enables or disables the redirection after BIOS POST feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled COM1 Console Redirection Disabled Enables or disables the console redirection feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Con...

Page 126: ...um of 1 s in the data bits is even Odd parity bit is 0 if num of 1 s in the data bits is odd Mark parity bit is always 1 Space parity bit is always 0 Stop Bits 1 Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet A start bit indicates the beginning The standard setting is 1 stop bit Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit Configuration options 1 2 Flow Control Hardware RTS...

Page 127: ...ystem Monitor CPU MB TR1 Temperature xxxC xxxF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures Select Ignore if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU FAN1 Speed FRNT FAN1 3 Speed REAR FAN1 Speed xxxx RPM or Ignore N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the speed of CPU fans front fans and...

Page 128: ...this item Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Figure 129 Boot Menu Setup Prompt Timeout xx Use the and keys to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key Bootup NumLock State On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Full Screen Logo Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo di...

Page 129: ...ms specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system To select the boot device during system startup press F8 when RASILIENT SYSTEMS Logo appears To access Windows OS in Safe Mode do any of the following Press F5 when RASILIENT SYSTEMS Logo appears Press F8 after POST B...

Page 130: ...lash Utility Allows you to run RASILIENT SYSTEMS EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility when you press Enter Check section RASILIENT SYSTEMS EZ Flash Utility for details Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Figure 130 EZ flash exit Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit Sav...

Page 131: ...he Setup program without saving your changes When you select this option or if you press Esc a confirmation window appears Select Yes to discard changes and exit Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device This option allows you to attempt to launch the EFI Shell application shellx64 efi from one of the available filesystem devices ...

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