Asus LSISAS RAID Card PIKE 1064E Manuale utente

LSISAS RAID card

PIKE 1064E/1068E

User Guide

E3846

First Edition V1

June 2008

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Contents

Contents ...................................................................................................... iii

About this guide ......................................................................................... iv

PIKE 1064E/1068E specications summary............................................. vi

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2

1.2 Package contents......................................................................... 1-2

1.3 Card layout ................................................................................... 1-3

1.4 System requirements................................................................... 1-3

1.5 Card installation........................................................................... 1-4

Chapter 2: RAID conguration

2.1 Setting up RAID............................................................................ 2-2

2.1.1 RAID denitions .............................................................. 2-2

2.1.2 Installing hard disk drives................................................ 2-2

2.2 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility ............................................. 2-3

2.2.1 Integrated Mirroring volume ............................................ 2-4

2.2.2 Integrated Mirroring Enhanced volume........................... 2-8

2.2.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume ..................................... 2-10

2.2.4 Managing Arrays ........................................................... 2-12

2.2.5 Viewing SAS topology................................................... 2-17

2.2.6 Global Properties .......................................................... 2-18

Chapter 3: Driver installation

3.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 3-2

3.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 3-2

3.1.2 Windows®Server 2003 OS ............................................. 3-4

3.1.3 Red Hat®Enterprise Linux OS ........................................ 3-9

3.1.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS ................................3-11

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/1068E SAS RAID card features and the

new technologies it supports.

• Chapter 2: RAID conguration

This chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and conguring

RAID sets using the available utilities.

• Chapter 3: Driver installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID drivers on different

operating systems.

Where to nd more information

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and

software updates.

1. ASUS websites

The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and

software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

2. Optional documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty

yers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not

part of the standard package.

Typography

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 keys simultaneously, the key

names are linked with a plus sign (+).

Example: <Ctrl+Alt+D>

Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown,

then supply the required item or value enclosed in

brackets.

Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line:

format a:

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself

when trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components

when trying to complete a task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a

task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a

task.

Conventions used in this guide

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following

symbols used throughout this manual.

PIKE 1064E/1068E 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 PIKE 1064E: LSISAS1064E

PIKE 1068E: LSISAS1068E

Interface ASUS PIKE interface

Ports PIKE 1064E: 4 ports

PIKE 1068E: 8 ports

Support device SAS and SATA II devices

Data transfer rate SATA II and SAS 3 Gb/s per PHY

RAID level RAID0/RAID1/RAID1E

OS support* Windows®Server 2003/2000/XP/Vista

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 3/4/5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8/9/10

LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) for Windows®/

Linux operating systems

Form factor 6.44 in x 1.57 in (1U compatible)

Chapter 1: Product

introduction

This chapter offers the PIKE 1064E/1068E

SAS RAID card features and the new

technologies it supports.

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS®PIKE 1064E/1068E SAS RAID card!

The ASUS PIKE 1064E/1068E 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 below.

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.2 Package contents

Check your package for the following items.

• ASUS PIKE 1064E/1068E SAS RAID card

• Support CD

• User guide

ASUS PIKE 1064E/1068E 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/1068E SAS RAID card, check if the system

meets the following requirements:

• Workstation or server motherboard with a PIKE RAID card slot

• SAS or SATA hard disk drives

• Supporting operating system:

Windows® and Linux operating systems (refer to website for details)

• Other requirement:

- Appropriate thermal solution

- Certied power supply module

1. ASUS PIKE interface-1: PCI-E x8

2. ASUS PIKE interface-2: 4-port SAS signal with SGPIO interface (PIKE 1064E)

8-port SAS signal with SGPIO interface (PIKE 1068E)*

3. SAS RAID card status LED (lights up and blinks to indicate that the card is

working normally)

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• *The SGPIO interface is used for visibility into drive activity, failure and

rebuild status, so that users could build high-performatnce and reliable

storage systems. Refer to the motherboard manual for detailed information

about using the SGPIO connectors on the motherboard.

• For PIKE 1068E SAS RAID card, a heatsink is installed on the

LSISAS1068E controller.

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 into the PIKE

RAID card slot.

Connect the SAS hard disk

drives to SAS connectors 1-4

(red) on the motherboard when

using a 4-port PIKE RAID card.

The SAS connectors 5-8 (blue)

function when using a 8-port

PIKE RAID card.

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