LSI Xw6200 - Workstation - 2 GB RAM Manuale utente

DB15-000292-00

Integrated RAID

USER’S

GUIDE

July 2003

Version 1.0 - Preliminary

This document is preliminary. As such, it contains data derived from functional

simulations and performance estimates. LSI Logic has not veriﬁed either the

functional descriptions, or the electrical and mechanical speciﬁcations using

production parts.

This document contains proprietary information of LSI Logic Corporation. The

information contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third parties

without the express written permission of an ofﬁcer of LSI Logic Corporation.

LSI Logic products are not intended for use in life-support appliances, devices,

or systems. Use of any LSI Logic product in such applications without written

consent of the appropriate LSI Logic ofﬁcer is prohibited.

Document DB15-000292-00, Version 1.0 (July 2003)

This document describes LSI Logic Corporation’s Integrated RAID (IR) software

product and will remain the ofﬁcial reference source for all revisions/releases of

this product until rescinded by an update.

LSI Logic Corporation reserves the right to make changes to any products herein

at any time without notice. LSI Logic does not assume any responsibility or

liability arising out of the application or use of any product described herein,

except as expressly agreed to in writing by LSI Logic; nor does the purchase or

use of a product from LSI Logic convey a license under any patent rights,

copyrights, trademark rights, or any other of the intellectual property rights of

LSI Logic or third parties.

TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENT

LSI Logic, the LSI Logic logo design, Fusion-MPT, Integrated Mirroring, and

Integrated Striping are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Logic

Corporation. ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Ltd., used under license.

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Integrated RAID User’s Guide iii

Preface

This user’s guide explains how to conﬁgure and use the components of

the LSI Logic Integrated RAID (IR) software product.

Audience

This user’s guide assumes that you have some familiarity with installing

and conﬁguring software programs and that you are familiar with

computer storage devices in general. The people who beneﬁt from this

document are:

•VARs and OEMs who are evaluating the LSI Logic IR software

components or who are using the IR software product in their

computer systems

•End users who are using the IR software product to conﬁgure

mirrored or striped volumes.

Organization

This document has the following chapters and appendixes:

•Chapter 1, Introduction to Integrated RAID, provides an overview

of Integrated RAID, its features, and its beneﬁts.

•Chapter 2, Integrated Mirroring (IM) Overview, This chapter

provides an overview of the LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring™ (IM)

feature.

•Chapter 3, Setting Up Integrated Mirroring, describes how to set

up Integrated Mirroring (IM) using the BIOS-based conﬁguration

utility.

•Chapter 4, Integrated Striping (IS) Overview, provides an overview

of the LSI Logic Integrated Striping™ (IS) feature.

iv Preface

•Chapter 5, Setting Up Integrated Striping, describes how to set up

Integrated Striping (IS) using the BIOS-based conﬁguration utility.

•Chapter 6, CIM Solution, describes the Fusion-MPT™ Common

Information Model (CIM) Solution and explains how it is used to

monitor storage components, including mirrored and striped

volumes, in multiple systems on a network.

•Appendix A, Using the DOS-Based Conﬁguration Utility,

describes how to set up Integrated Mirroring or Integrated Striping

volumes using the DOS-based conﬁguration utility (for manufacturing

use only).

Related Publications

LSI Logic Documents

Fusion-MPT Device Management User’s Guide, Version 2.0,

DB15-000186-02

LSI Logic World Wide Web Home Page

www.lsilogic.com

Conventions Used in This Manual

The ﬁrst time a word or phrase is deﬁned in this manual, it is italicized.

Hexadecimal numbers are indicated by the preﬁx “0x” —for example,

0x32CF. Binary numbers are indicated by the preﬁx “0b” —for example,

0b0011.0010.1100.1111.

Revision History

Revision Date Remarks

Preliminary

Version 1.0 6/2003 Initial release of document.

Integrated RAID User’s Guide v

Contents

Chapter 1

Introduction to Integrated RAID

1.1 Introduction 1-1

1.2 Integrated RAID Beneﬁts and Features 1-2

1.3 Using this Manual 1-2

Chapter 2

Integrated Mirroring (IM) Overview

2.1 Introduction 2-1

2.2 Features 2-2

2.3 Description 2-3

2.4 Integrated Mirroring Firmware 2-5

2.4.1 Host Interface 2-5

2.4.2 Resynchronization with Concurrent Host I/O

Operation 2-5

2.4.3 Meta Data Support 2-5

2.4.4 Hot Swap 2-6

2.4.5 SMART Support 2-6

2.4.6 Floating Hot Spare 2-6

2.4.7 Media Veriﬁcation 2-7

2.4.8 SCSI ID Assignment 2-7

2.4.9 Disk Write Caching 2-7

2.4.10 NVSRAM Usage 2-7

2.5 Fusion-MPT Support 2-8

2.5.1 BIOS ROM 2-8

2.5.2 OS Drivers 2-8

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Chapter 3

Setting Up Integrated Mirroring

3.1 IM Conﬁguration Overview 3-1

3.2 Conﬁguring IM with the BIOS-Based CU 3-2

3.2.1 Quick IM Conﬁguration Procedure 3-2

3.2.2 Conﬁguration Screen Overview 3-4

3.2.3 Detailed IM Conﬁguration Procedure 3-5

3.2.4 Other BIOS-Based CU Screens 3-11

3.3 Troubleshooting 3-14

3.3.1 RAID Properties Menu Item Disabled 3-14

3.3.2 IM Volume Uses Extra SCSI ID 3-14

3.3.3 Conﬁguration Utility Disables Selection of Disk 3-15

Chapter 4

Integrated Striping (IS) Overview

4.1 Introduction 4-1

4.2 IS Features 4-2

4.3 IS Description 4-2

4.4 Integrated Striping Firmware 4-4

4.4.1 Host Interface 4-4

4.4.2 Meta Data Support 4-4

4.4.3 SMART Support 4-4

4.4.4 SCSI ID Assignment 4-4

4.4.5 Disk Write Caching 4-5

4.5 Fusion-MPT Support 4-5

4.5.1 BIOS ROM 4-5

4.5.2 OS Drivers 4-5

Chapter 5

Setting Up Integrated Striping

5.1 IS Conﬁguration Overview 5-1

5.2 Conﬁguring IS with the BIOS-Based CU 5-2

5.2.1 Quick IS Conﬁguration Procedure 5-2

5.2.2 Conﬁguration Screen Overview 5-3

5.2.3 Detailed IS Conﬁguration Procedure 5-4

5.2.4 Other BIOS-Based CU Screens 5-9

5.3 Troubleshooting 5-11

Contents vii

5.3.1 RAID Properties Menu Item Disabled 5-11

5.3.2 Conﬁguration Utility Disables Selection of Disk 5-12

Chapter 6

CIM Solution 6.1 Description 6-1

6.1.1 Features 6-2

6.1.2 Installation and System Requirements 6-3

6.2 CIM Browser Window Description 6-4

6.2.1 Connect Menu Options 6-4

6.2.2 Hardware Device Tree Options 6-4

6.3 CIM Installation Instructions for Windows 6-8

6.3.1 Installing the CIM Solution 6-8

6.3.2 Uninstalling the CIM Solution 6-8

6.4 CIM Installation Instructions for Linux 6-9

6.4.1 Installing the CIM Solution 6-9

6.4.2 Uninstalling the CIM Solution 6-9

Appendix A

Using the DOS-Based Conﬁguration Utility

A.1 Conﬁguration Overview A-1

A.2 Running the DOS-Based CU A-2

A.3 Rules for Command Line Options A-3

A.4 Conﬁguring an IM Volume with the DOS-Based CU A-3

A.4.1 Command Line Options A-4

A.4.2 Making Manufacturing Settings Read Only A-7

A.4.3 IM Parameter Defaults for Fusion-MPT SCSI

Controllers A-7

A.4.4 Examples of Command Line Usage A-8

A.5 Conﬁguring an IS Volume with the DOS-Based CU A-10

A.5.1 Command Line Options A-10

A.5.2 Making Manufacturing Settings Read Only A-12

A.5.3 IS Parameter Defaults for Fusion-MPT SCSI Controllers

A-13

A.5.4 Examples of Command Line Usage A-13

Customer Feedback

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Figures 2.1 Typical Mainboard Implementation 2-3

2.2 Integrated Mirroring with Two Disks 2-4

2.3 Integrated Mirroring with More than Two Disks 2-4

3.1 Screen Field Deﬁnitions 3-4

3.2 Main Screen 3-5

3.3 Adapter Properties Screen 3-6

3.4 RAID Properties Screen: No IM Volume Conﬁgured 3-7

3.5 RAID Properties Screen: One IM Volume Conﬁgured 3-10

3.6 Global Properties Screen 3-11

3.7 Boot Adapter List Screen 3-12

3.8 Device Properties Screen 3-13

4.1 Integrated Striping Example 4-3

4.2 Integrated Striping - Logical and Physical Views 4-3

5.1 Screen Field Deﬁnitions 5-3

5.2 Main Screen 5-4

5.3 Adapter Properties Screen 5-5

5.4 RAID Properties Screen: No IS Volume Conﬁgured 5-6

5.5 RAID Properties Screen: One IS Volume Conﬁgured 5-8

5.6 Global Properties Screen 5-9

5.7 Boot Adapter List Screen 5-10

5.8 Device Properties Screen 5-11

6.1 Hardware Device Tree Structures 6-6

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