Asus AZCRB Manuale utente

Zero-Channel RAID Board

(AZCRB)

E1369

Installation Guide

First Edition V1

August 2003

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Contents

Conventions ............................................................................................ 4

Symbols ............................................................................................ 4

Typography ....................................................................................... 4

Welcome! ................................................................................................ 5

1. Package contents ............................................................................. 5

2. Features ........................................................................................... 6

3. Board layout ..................................................................................... 8

4. Board installation .............................................................................. 9

5. RAID configuration ......................................................................... 13

5.1 Configuring arrays and logical drives .................................... 15

5.2 Easy Configuration ................................................................ 16

5.3 New Configuration ................................................................. 25

5.3 View/Add Configuration ......................................................... 28

ASUS Contact Information .................................................................... 32

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Conventions

Symbols

Typography

<Enter> Indicates a keyboard key to press

<Ctrl><M> Indicates a key combination to press simultaneously or consecutively

text input

Indicates text or command that you have to type on the screen

NOTE Tips and additional information.

CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components.

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1. Package contents

Check the following items in your ASUS Zero-Channel RAID board package. Contact

your retailer if any item is damaged or missing.

ASUS Zero-Channel RAID Board

Screws ans standoffs

Support CD

Installation guide

Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS Zero-Channel RAID board (AZCRB)! Now, you can

create and manage multiple disk arrays within your ASUS AP1600R 1U system with

PR-DSLR533 motherboard. With the convenient online management and configuration

utilities bundled, creating a RAID system has never been easier.

If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your dealer immediately.

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2. Features

The AZCRB is a proprietary daughterboard for the RAID connectors on the ASUS

PR-DLSR533 motherboard. The AZCRB includes the Intel

GC80303 integrated I/O

processor and 64MB ECC SDRAM cache, and 64MB ECC SDRAM.

RAID features

•RAID levels 0/1/5 support

•Background initialization for Quick RAID 5 setup

•40 logical drives per controller

•Auto-resume during array rebuild or reconstruction if the system shuts down

•Variable stripe size for all logical drives

•Supports multiple caching policies

- Write-back/Write-through

- Read Ahead: disable/enable/adaptive

- Cached direct I/O

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Fault tolerance

•COD (Configuration on Disk) and NVRAM

•Auto-detection of failed drives

•Automatic and transparent rebuild of hot spare drives

•Hot-swapping of drives without shutting the system down

•SAF-TE enclosure management support

•SMART support

Utilities

•Power Console Plus for Windows

/2000/XP/203

•MegaManager

•WebBIOS™

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3. Board layout

The two connectors underneath the board fit the RAID connectors on the PR-

DLSR533 motherboard.

Make sure that your system motherboard is PR-DLSR533. Only the

proprietary RAID connectors on this motherboard will support the AZCRB.

PR-DLSR533

PR-DLSR533 AZCRB Connectors

AZCRB

RAID connectors

Standoff

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4. Board installation

To install the board:

1. Make sure that the system is off.

2. Remove the system cover to access

the RAID connectors on the

motherboard. Refer to the AP1600R

system manual for instructions.

3. Remove the PCI riser card and

bracket assembly by pulling up the

metal lever to release and detach

the assembly from the chassis.

Before handling the board, touch a bare metal portion of the system to

discharge static electricity from your body. Wear a wrist strap grounded to the

system chassis when handling the board.

PCI Riser Card and Bracket Assembly

Metal Lever

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4. Locate the proprietary RAID

connectors on the motherboard.

5. Remove the board from its anti-

static packaging.

RAID connectors on the motherboard

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