Supermicro AOC-USAS2LP-H8iR, User Manual

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AOC-USAS2LP-H8iR Add-on Card User’s Manual
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2-2 LED Functions
The LED indicated as D11 functions as the add-on card's heartbeat LED. See Table 2-2
below for information on the states indicated by this LED.
2-3 RAID Minimum Drive Requirements
Use Table 2-3 to determine the minimum number of hard drives needed to set up a
RAID environment in the AOC-USAS2LP-H8iR add-on card.
2-4 Getting Firmware Downloads
Firmware for RAID modes can only be obtained through contacting SuperMicro
Technical Support for instructions and assistance to obtain firmware downloads. Follow
the procedures below to flash firmware to the BIOS.
Flashing Firmware Using MegaRAID Storage Manager
Use the procedure below to flash firmware using the MegaRAID Storage Manager
Windows application.
Table 2-2. Front LEDs
LED Normal State Description
Heartbeat LED (D11) On Blinks periodically during normal operation
Sytem Error (D12) Off Blinks when in error state
Table 2-3. RAID Minimum Drive Requirements
RAID Minimum Hard Drives
RAID 0 2
RAID 1 2
RAID 5 3
RAID 6 3
RAID 10 4 (2 RAID 1 array)
RAID 50 6 (2 RAID 5 arrays)
RAID 60 6 (2 RAID 6 arrays)