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    PIKE 1064E LSISAS1064E RAID card[...]

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    ii E3671 First Edition V1 March 2008 Copyright © 2008 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purch[...]

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    iii Contents Contents ...................................................................................................... iii About this guide ......................................................................................... iv PIKE 1064E specications summary ........................................................ vi Chapter 1: Produ[...]

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    iv About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the server management board. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter offers the PIKE 1064E SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: RA[...]

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    v T ypography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select. Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase. <Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key . Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or Return key . <Key1+Key2+Key3> If you must press two or more key[...]

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    vi PIKE 1064E specications summary * The exact OS support would base on the OS support list of the motherboard. ** Specications are subject to change without notice. Controller LSISAS1064E Interface ASUS PIKE interface Ports 4 ports Support device SAS and SA T A II devices Data transfer rate SA T A II and SAS 3 Gb/s per PHY RAID level RAID0/R[...]

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    1 Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter offers the PIKE 1064E SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports.[...]

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    1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® PIKE 1064E SAS RAID card! The ASUS PIKE 1064E allows you to create RAID0, RAID1, and RAID1E set(s) from SAS 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 bel[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 1-3 1.3 Card layout The illustration below shows the major components of the RAID card. 1.4 System requirements Before you install the PIKE 1064E SAS RAID card, check if the system meets the following requirements: • Workstation or server motherboard with a PIKE RAID card slot • SAS or SA T A hard disk drives • Supporting oper[...]

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    1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.5 Card installation Follow below instructions to install the RAID card on your motherboard. 1. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard. 2. Align the golden ngers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot. 3. Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot. Make sure it’s completely inserted[...]

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    2 Chapter 2: RAID conguration This chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.[...]

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    2-2 Chapter 2: RAID conguration 2.1 Setting up RAID The RAID card supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 1E set. 2.1.1 RAID denitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. T wo hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, d[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 2-3 2.2 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility The LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows you to create the following RAID set(s) from SAS hard disk drives supported by the LSI SAS 1064E controller: • RAID 1 (Integrated Mirroring) • RAID 1E (Integrated Mirroring Enhanced) • RAID 0 (Integrated S[...]

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    2-4 Chapter 2: RAID conguration 4. The Adapter Properties screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties , then press <Enter>. 3. The following screen appears. Select a channel and press <Enter> to enter the setup. The numbers of the channel depend on the controller . Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help Alt+N = Global Pro[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 2-5 5. The Select New Array T ype screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select Create IM V olume , then press <Enter>. 6. The Creat e New Array scree n sho ws the disks you c an ad d to m ake up the I M vol ume. U se the arrow key to sel ect a disk, then mov e the cursor to t he RAI D Dis k colu mn. T o inc lude t his di sk in[...]

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    2-6 Chapter 2: RAID conguration 8. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add the second disk to the volume. 9. When done, press <C> to create the array , then select Save changes then exit this menu . 10. The utility creates the array . 7. A conrmation screen appears. Press <M> to keep existing data on the rst disk. If you choose this option[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 2-7 2.2.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced volume The Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) supports three to ten disks, or seven mirrored disks plus two hot spare disks. T o create an IME volume: 1. Follow steps 1–4 of the section Integrated Mirroring volume . 2. The Select New Array T ype screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select [...]

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    2-8 Chapter 2: RAID conguration By default, the RAID Disk eld shows No before array creation. This eld is grayed out under the following conditions: • The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array . • The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive. • The disk has been selected as t[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 2-9 2.2.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume The Integrated Striping (IS) feature provides RAID 0 functionality , supporting volumes with two to ten disks. Y ou may combine an IS volume with an IM or IME volume. T o create an IS volume: 1. Follow steps 1–4 of the section Integrated Mirroring volume . 2. The Select New Array T ype scr[...]

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    2-10 Chapter 2: RAID conguration By default, the RAID Disk eld shows No before array creation. This eld is grayed out under the following conditions: • The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array . • The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive. • The disk has been selected as [...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 2-1 1 2.2.4 Managing Arrays The LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility allows you to perform other tasks related to conguring and maintaining IM and IME volumes. Refer to this section to view volume properties, manage the hot spare disk, synchronize the array , activate the array , and delete the array . Viewing volume properties T o [...]

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    2-12 Chapter 2: RAID conguration 3. The View Array screen appears. Here you can view properties of the RAID array(s) created. If you have congured a hot spare, it will also be listed. If you created more than one array , you may view the next array by pressing <Alt+N>. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help Enter=Select Item Alt+N=Next Array[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 2-13 Managing hot spares Y ou ma y c on gu re on e d isk a s a g lob al ho t s par e t o p rot ect cr it ic al dat a on th e I M/I ME vo lum e(s ). Y ou may cr eat e th e h ot spa re d isk at th e sam e t ime yo u c rea te th e IM/ IME vo lum e. Ref er to th is sec tio n w hen a dd ing a ho t spa re dis k on an ex ist in g v olu [...]

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    2-14 Chapter 2: RAID conguration 4. Use the arrow key to select the disk you would like to congure as hot spare, then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column. Press <+>, <->, or <Space>. The Drive Status column eld now shows Hot Spare . Press <C> to commit the changes. Synchronizing the array Synchronizing the array a[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 2-15 Activating an array If an array is removed from one controller/computer or moved to another , the array is considered inactive. When you add the array back to the system, you may reactivate the array . T o activate the array: 1. From the Manage Array screen, select Activate Array , then press <Enter>. 2. Press <Y> t[...]

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    2-16 Chapter 2: RAID conguration 2.2.5 Viewing SAS topology 1. From the Adapter Properties screen, select SAS T opology . Press <Alt+D> to display device properties, or <Alt+M> to display more keys. 2. Information about the volume and its member-disks are then displayed. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help Enter = Select Item -/+/Enter[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 2-17 2.2.6 Global Properties From the Adapter List screen, press <Alt+N> to enter Global Properties menu. From the menu you may change related settings. Pause When Boot Alert Displayed Sets whether to pause or not when the boot alert displays. Conguration options: [Y es] [No] Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help Alt+N = Adapte[...]

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    2-18 Chapter 2: RAID conguration Boot Information Display Mode Sets the disk information display mode. Conguration options: [Display adapters & installed devices] [Display adapters only] [Display adapters and all devices] [Display minimal information] Support Interrupt Conguration options: [Hook interrupt, the Default] [Bypass interrup[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 2-19 Restore Defaults This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the system defaults. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help Alt+N = Adapter List -/+ = Change Item LSI Corp Cong Utility v6.20.00.00 (2007.12.04) Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot Alert Displayed [No] Boot Information Display Mode [...]

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    2-20 Chapter 2: RAID conguration[...]

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

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    3-2 Chapter 3: Driver installation 3.1 RAID driver installation Af ter cr eat in g t he RAI D s ets fo r y ou r ser ver s ys tem , y ou ar e now re ady t o i nst all an op era tin g sys tem to th e i nde pen de nt ha rd di sk dr ive or b oo tab le arr ay . Th is par t pr ovi des in st ruc tio ns on how to in st al l o r u pd at e t he RAI D ca rd d[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 3-3 8. Place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive. 9. Press <Enter>. 10. Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk. 7. Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create. PIKE 1064E SAS card Driver Windows 2000 Server SP4 Windows XP 32 bit Windows XP 64 bit Windows S[...]

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    3-4 Chapter 3: Driver installation 3.1.2 Windows ® Server 2003 OS During Windows ® Server 2003 OS installation T o install the RAID card driver when installing Windows ® Server 2003 OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server 2003 OS installation CD. The Window ® Setup starts. 2. Press <F6> when the message “Press F6 if you nee[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 3-5 4. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>. Windows Setup ENTER=Continue ESC=Cancel F3=Exit Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk into Drive A: * Press ENTER when ready. 5. Select LSI Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 32-bit) , then[...]

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    3-6 Chapter 3: Driver installation After Windows ® Server 2003 OS installation T o update the RAID card driver after installing Windows ® Server 2003 OS: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties from the menu. 2. Click the Hardware tab on the top, then click the Device Manager button. 3. Dou ble-cl ick th e LSI Ada[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 3-7 5. T oggle Install from a list or specic location (Advanced) , then click Next to continue. 6. T oggle 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 oppy disk drive. 8. Highlight LSI Adapter , SAS 3000 series, 4-port with 1064E -[...]

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    3-8 Chapter 3: Driver installation 9. Select from the drop-down menu and locate the driver . 10. Click Next to start updating the driver . 1 1. After completing driver update, click Finish to close the wizard.[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 3-9 3.1.3 Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux OS T o install the RAID card driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® OS installation CD. 2. At the boot: , type linux dd , then press <Enter>. - To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the <ENTER> key. - To install or upgrade in [...]

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    3-10 Chapter 3: Driver installation 6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No , then press <Enter>. 5. Insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive, select OK , then press <Enter>. The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system. Insert Driver Disk Insert your d[...]

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    ASUS PIKE 1064E 3-1 1 3.1.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS T o install the RAID card driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu. F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver Boot from Hard Disk Installati[...]

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    3-12 Chapter 3: Driver installation 4. Insert the RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive. Make sure that Installation from the Boot Options menu is selected, then press <Enter>. F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation--ACPI Disabled Installation--Local APIC Disabled Installation--S[...]