Asus PIKE 2108 User manual

LSISAS RAID card

PIKE 2108

User Guide

E6319

First Edition V1

January 2011

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Contents

About this guide .......................................................................................... v

PIKE 2108 specications summary ......................................................... vii

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................................................ 2-3

2.2 LSI WebBIOS Conguration Utility............................................. 2-4

2.2.1 Starting the WebBIOS CU............................................... 2-5

2.2.2 WebBIOS CU main screen options................................. 2-6

2.2.3 Creating a Storage Conguration ................................... 2-8

2.2.4 Viewing and Changing Device Properties..................... 2-29

2.2.5 Viewing System Event Information ............................... 2-36

2.2.6 Managing Congurations .............................................. 2-37

2.3 MegaRAID Storage Manager..................................................... 2-41

2.3.1 Hardware and Software Requirements......................... 2-41

2.3.2 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on

Microsoft Windows OS.................................................. 2-41

2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software

for Linux ........................................................................ 2-45

2.3.4 Linux Error Messages ................................................... 2-46

2.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software ........... 2-47

2.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window.......................... 2-49

Chapter 3: Driver installation

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

3.2 Windows® Server 2003 OS Driver Installation ........................... 3-4

3.2.1 During Windows®Server 2003 OS installation ............... 3-4

3.2.2 After Windows®Server 2003 OS installation .................. 3-6

3.3 Windows® Server 2008 OS Driver Installation ........................... 3-9

3.3.1 During Windows®Server 2008 OS installation ............... 3-9

3.3.2 After Windows®Server 2008 OS installation .................3-11

3.4 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5 Driver Installation ................ 3-13

3.5 SUSE® Linux OS 11 Driver Installation..................................... 3-15

Contents

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 2108 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+Del>

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.

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PIKE 2108 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 LSI SAS 2108 6Gb/s SAS Controller

Interface ASUS PIKE interface

Ports 8 ports

Support Device SAS / SAS II devices

SATA / SATA II / SATA III devices

Data transfer rate SATA III and SAS II 6Gb/s per PHY

RAID level • RAID 0 / 1 / 10 / 5 / 50 / 6 / 60

• Max. physical Disk qty for RAID: 16

Cache 512MB DDR2 800MHz onboard SDRAM

Battery Backup Support Header reserved for LSI Standard BBU (acquired from

LSI existing distribution channel)

OS support* Windows®XP Professional SP3

Windows®Server 2003 SP2 Enterprise Edition

Windows®Server 2003 SP2 Standard Edition

Windows®Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2

Windows®Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2

Windows®Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2

Windows®Server 2008 Standard Edition R2

Windows®7 (Ultimate)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.5

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.3

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.1

Fedora 12

Free BSD 8.1

Cent OS 5.5

ESX4.0 UP1

ESXi4.0

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

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Chapter 1: Product

introduction

This chapter offers the PIKE 2108 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 2108 SAS RAID card!

The ASUS PIKE 2108 allows you to create RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60 sets

from SATA/SATA II/SATA III/SAS/SAS II 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.

1.2 Package contents

Check your package for the following items.

Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack

ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card 1 1

Heatsink for 5U/2U system 1 1

Support CD 1 1

User Guide 1 1

BBU cable* 1 —

SATA cable* 8 —

Packing Quantity 1 pc per carton 3 pcs per carton

• The number of the BBU cable and SATA cable varies with product SKU.

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

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