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AOC-S3108L-H8iR User's Guide

6-5 Enabling SSD Caching Support on a Virtual Drive

To enable SSD Caching support for a virtual drive, please follow the instructions
below.

1. From the MegaRAID Storage Manager menu, select

Logical

by clicking on it.

2. From the Virtual Drive(s) pull-down menu, select the

Virtual Drive

for SSD

Caching support by clicking on it.

3. From the pop-up menu, click

Enable SSD Caching

to enable SSD Cach

ing support. After SSD Caching support is enabled, you can use advanced
CacheCade settings on a selected virtual drive.

Summary of Contents for AOC-S3108L-H8iR

Page 1: ...User s Guide Revision 1 0a AOC S3108L H8iR...

Page 2: ...DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTAL...

Page 3: ...r When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be appli...

Page 4: ...ls http www supermicro com support manuals Product drivers and utilities https www supermicro com wftp driver Product safety info http www supermicro com about policies safety_informa tion cfm If you...

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Page 6: ...3 SAS 3 0 Ports and CPLD JTAG Header 2 2 SAS Ports 2 2 CPLD JTAG Header 2 2 2 4 LED Indicators 2 3 SAS Activity LED 2 3 SAS Fault LED 2 3 System Heartbeat LED 2 3 Chapter 3 Installation 3 1 Static Se...

Page 7: ...e Manager 5 3 Chapter 6 MegaRAID CacheCade Configuration 6 1 Enabling MegaRAID CacheCade Support 6 1 Minimum System Configuration Requirements 6 1 CacheCade Key Activation 6 2 6 2 Configuring the Cach...

Page 8: ...vi AOC S3108L H8iR User s Guide Notes...

Page 9: ...atforms With the optional Supercap TFM unit built in the AOC S3108L H8iR supports 2GB DDR3 on card cache at a speed of 1866 MHz maximum providing cached data protection during catastrophic system fail...

Page 10: ...240 001270N Supports MegaRAID Storage Manager software Enlarged venting hole mounting bracket for improved airflow Supports 1 5 3 0 6 0 and 12 0 Gb s SAS and 3 0 6 0 Gb SATA data transfer rates OS sup...

Page 11: ...w 1 3 X10SRH CF X10SRH CLN4F X10SRi F X10SRL F X10SRW F X10DAi X10DAC X10DAX X10DAL i X10DRC T4 X10DRC LN4 X10DRi T4 X10DRi LN4 X10DRD iNTP X10DRD LTP X10DRFF C X10DRFR T X10DRT P X10DRG Q X10DRH C X1...

Page 12: ...1 4 AOC S3108L H8iR User s Guide X10DRL CT X10DRL i X10DRT L X10DRT LIBQ X10DRT LIBF X10DRU i X10DRW E X10DRW N X10DRX...

Page 13: ...Connectors AOC S3108L H8iR Rev 1 02 SAS Controller PCI E 3 0 x8 U12 U4 U435 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C The AOC S3108L H8iR Image 2 2 Major Onboard Components The following major components are installed on the...

Page 14: ...XN 4 Ground 5 SATA_RXN 6 SATA_RXP 7 Ground CPLD JTAG Header A 6 pin CPLD JTAG header located at JP8 is used to scan complex programma ble logic devices Connect a cable to JP8 for CPLD JTAG scan to enh...

Page 15: ...s See the table below for more information SAS Fault LED Status Color State Definition Red On SAS Error s detected System Heartbeat LED The System Heartbeat LED is located at D13 on the add on card Wh...

Page 16: ...2 4 AOC S3108L H8iR User s Guide Notes...

Page 17: ...nents 3 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic com ponents To avoid dam aging your add on card it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures...

Page 18: ...pdates and hot fixes 3 3 Installing the Add on Card Follow the steps below to install the add on card into your system 1 Remove the server cover and if necessary set aside any screws for later use 2 R...

Page 19: ...MegaRAID settings skip this section and go directly to OS installation 4 1 RAID Minimum Drive Requirements The AOC S3108L H8iR add on card supports up to 240 HDD with RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 Use the...

Page 20: ...ing the Avagp MegaRAID Configuration Utility Follow the steps below to start the Avago MegaRAID Configuration Utility 1 Power on the system 2 Press Ctrl R to enter the Avago MegaRAID Configuration Uti...

Page 21: ...go MegaRAID main screen is a list of configurable menus Press Ctrl N or Ctrl P to select the menu The main screen includes the following menus VD Mgmt Virtual Drive Management PD Mgmt Physical Managem...

Page 22: ...shown below This screen provides information about the configuration of controllers drive groups and virtual drives The right panel of the screen displays the information about the selected device To...

Page 23: ...llowing screen displays Note You can use the up arrow and down Arrow keys here to select enabled com mands which are highlighted in white such as Create Virtual Drive or Clear Configuration Press Ente...

Page 24: ...r s Guide Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to select the RAID level as shown below and press Enter Note The corresponding RAID level s will display based on the number of hard drives connected to...

Page 25: ...formation about hard drives connected to the selected controller The right panel of the screen shows the information about the selected device PD Mgmt Physical Management Menu Screen To select a devic...

Page 26: ...ormation about the settings of the selected controller On this screen use the up arrow down arrow or Tab keys to move the cursor To apply changes navigate to APPLY and press Enter Navigate to Next and...

Page 27: ...ct the Properties menu as shown below This menu provides read only information about the properties of the selected controller Navigate to Next and press Enter to open the second screen to view more p...

Page 28: ...es information about the foreign configurations such as drive groups virtual drives physical drives and hot spare drives Also this menu al lows you to import or clear the foreign configurations Please...

Page 29: ...ler firmware Please visit our website at www supermicro com for more information about firm ware utilities downloads 5 1 Flashing Firmware Using MegaCLI under DOS 1 You need the MegaCLI utility and RO...

Page 30: ...ser s Guide 3 The screen below shows an example of flashing the MegaRAID firmware using the batch file smc3108 bat 4 Reboot the system and check the firmware version in the controller banner during bo...

Page 31: ...rmware Follow the steps below to use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software on the following platforms Micorsoft Windows operating system and Linux operating system 1 Open the MegaRAID Storage Manager...

Page 32: ...5 4 AOC S3108L H8iR User s Guide MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Linux Operating System...

Page 33: ...ess the Browse button to search for new firmware 4 Select the new MegaRAID controller firmware as shown below 5 Click OK to continue MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Microsoft Windows Operating Sy...

Page 34: ...User s Guide 6 Check Confirm in the dialog box and click Yes to continue as shown below MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Microsoft Windows Operating System MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Lin...

Page 35: ...7 Do not reboot the system until the following screen displays 8 Click OK once the firmware update is completed as shown below MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Microsoft Windows Operating System...

Page 36: ...ot the system and check the firmware version using the MegaRAID Storage Manager application as shown below MegaRAID Storage Manager Screen on a Microsoft Windows Operating System MegaRAID Storage Mana...

Page 37: ...com for information on firmware utilities downloads 6 1 Enabling MegaRAID CacheCade Support Minimum System Configuration Requirements You will need to have the following items pre installed in your s...

Page 38: ...ey for proper MegaRAID CacheCade support 1 From the MegaRAID Storage Manager menu select Dashboard by clicking on it 2 Double click on Manage MegaRAID Adanced Software Options as shown below 3 When th...

Page 39: ...6 3 Chapter 6 CacheCade Configuration 4 When the following screen displays click on the radio button Enter an Activation Key and then enter your Activation Key in the field provided as shown below...

Page 40: ...please follow the instructions below 1 From the MegaRAID Storage Manager menu select Physical by clicking on it 2 From the pull down menu select AVAGO 3108 MegaRAID by clicking on it 3 Click on Prope...

Page 41: ...ubmenu From the pull down sub menu select the hard drives you want to configure the RAID setting 8 With the desired hard drive selected click on the Add button to add the selected hard drive to your d...

Page 42: ...a drive group to the list click on Create Drive Group to create a CacheCade drive group as shown below 12 12 11 12 From the pull down submenu select the RAID setting you want to configure and click Ne...

Page 43: ...the available drive list on the left select the drive to create a virtual drive by double clicking on it 4 Double click on Create CacheCade SSD Caching Drive Group 5 Enter an SSD Caching VD Virtual Dr...

Page 44: ...o proceed to the next step to configure the virtual drive settings click Next 10 11 12 10 13 The following screen will display to indicate the status of the virtual drive that you ve just created Revi...

Page 45: ...y clicking on it 2 From the Virtual Drive s pull down menu select the Virtual Drive you want to configure by clicking on it 3 From the pop up menu select the setting you want to use by clicking on it...

Page 46: ...1 From the MegaRAID Storage Manager menu select Logical by clicking on it 2 From the Virtual Drive s pull down menu select the Virtual Drive for SSD Caching support by clicking on it 3 From the pop up...

Page 47: ...expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in su...

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