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...; Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows 6-34 6.4.1 Creating a RAID set 6-35 6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type 6-37 6.4.3 Deleting a volume 6-38 6.4.4 Preferences 6-39 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation 7-2 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7-2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7-3 7.2 Management applications and utilities installation 7-13 7.3 Running the Support DVD 7-13 7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation 7-17 7.5 Installing the...
...; Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows 6-34 6.4.1 Creating a RAID set 6-35 6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type 6-37 6.4.3 Deleting a volume 6-38 6.4.4 Preferences 6-39 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation 7-2 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 7-2 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 7-3 7.2 Management applications and utilities installation 7-13 7.3 Running the Support DVD 7-13 7.4 Intel® chipset device software installation 7-17 7.5 Installing the...
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... tells how to perform when installing or removing system components. 3. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. 7 Chapter 7: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for system integrators, and experienced users with the server. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. This chapter includes the motherboard...
... tells how to perform when installing or removing system components. 3. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. 7 Chapter 7: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for system integrators, and experienced users with the server. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. This chapter includes the motherboard...
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Refer to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. If any of Screws 2 x AC Power Cable 8 x GPU air ducts (4 for Intel Xeon Phi; 4 for Nvidia/AMD) 4 x Mylar for GPU air ducts for AMD ... not include a USB floppy drive. You may have to Chapter 6 for details. 1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items. ESC4000 G3/G3S Chassis ASUS 2U Rackmount Chassis Motherboard ASUS Z10PG-D16 Series Server Board Accessory box 1 x MB Support DVD 1 X ASWM Enterprise DVD 1 x ASMB8 SDVD 1 x Bag of the above items is damaged...
Refer to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. If any of Screws 2 x AC Power Cable 8 x GPU air ducts (4 for Intel Xeon Phi; 4 for Nvidia/AMD) 4 x Mylar for GPU air ducts for AMD ... not include a USB floppy drive. You may have to Chapter 6 for details. 1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items. ESC4000 G3/G3S Chassis ASUS 2U Rackmount Chassis Motherboard ASUS Z10PG-D16 Series Server Board Accessory box 1 x MB Support DVD 1 X ASWM Enterprise DVD 1 x ASMB8 SDVD 1 x Bag of the above items is damaged...
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...1, 10 & 5) LSI MegaRAID driver supports software RAID 0, 1& 10 (Windows & Linux) Optional kits: ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS 12G RAID card ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS 12G HW RAID card * Support with the PCI-E riser card. * Please refer to www.asus.com for latest momory AVL update ... at x16 Link or 8 at 1 DPC only (continued on the next page) 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.3 System specifications The ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series servers features the ASUS Z10PG-D16 Series server board that supports Intel® LGA 2011-3 Xeon® processor from the E5-2600 V3 product family. Model Name...
...1, 10 & 5) LSI MegaRAID driver supports software RAID 0, 1& 10 (Windows & Linux) Optional kits: ASUS PIKE II 3008 8-port SAS 12G RAID card ASUS PIKE II 3108 8-port SAS 12G HW RAID card * Support with the PCI-E riser card. * Please refer to www.asus.com for latest momory AVL update ... at x16 Link or 8 at 1 DPC only (continued on the next page) 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.3 System specifications The ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series servers features the ASUS Z10PG-D16 Series server board that supports Intel® LGA 2011-3 Xeon® processor from the E5-2600 V3 product family. Model Name...
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... IRQs are usually available for more information. 3. Turn on BIOS setup. 2. Refer to the card. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 2-21 Assign an IRQ to the Standard Interrupt assignments table for ISA or PCI devices. Install the software drivers for information on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Standard Interrupt assignments...
... IRQs are usually available for more information. 3. Turn on BIOS setup. 2. Refer to the card. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 2-21 Assign an IRQ to the Standard Interrupt assignments table for ISA or PCI devices. Install the software drivers for information on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Standard Interrupt assignments...
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...ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 5-23 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] XHCI Hand-off [Enabled] This is a workaround for non-USB aware OSes. 5.4.12 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable the I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver... to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage drvier support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Mass Storage Driver Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Legacy USB device support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] EHCI...
...ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 5-23 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] XHCI Hand-off [Enabled] This is a workaround for non-USB aware OSes. 5.4.12 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable the I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. The XHCI ownership change should be claimed by EHCI driver... to enable or disable the USB Mass Storage drvier support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Mass Storage Driver Support [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable Legacy USB device support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] EHCI...
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... written. With the RAID 10 configuration you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of the same size or larger than the existing drive. 6.1 Setting up...
... written. With the RAID 10 configuration you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of the same size or larger than the existing drive. 6.1 Setting up...
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Chapter 7: Driver installation Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. 7
Chapter 7: Driver installation Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. 7
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...support DVD: For LSI MegaRAID Driver \Drivers\C610 LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux 3. To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat® Enterprise Linux server environment 1. Follow succeeding screen instructions to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk The system does not ...protect the floppy disk to be manually adjusted. Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 5. 7.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to use a...
...support DVD: For LSI MegaRAID Driver \Drivers\C610 LSI RAID\Driver\makedisk\Linux 3. To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat® Enterprise Linux server environment 1. Follow succeeding screen instructions to install the RAID controller drivers during OS installation. 7.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk The system does not ...protect the floppy disk to be manually adjusted. Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 5. 7.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to use a...
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When prompted to start installing Windows Server 2008 R2. 2. Click Load Driver. Follow the screen instructions to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 R2 OS installation disc. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-3 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows® Server 2008 R2 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 R2 OS 1.
When prompted to start installing Windows Server 2008 R2. 2. Click Load Driver. Follow the screen instructions to choose a type of installation, click Custom (advanced). 3. Boot the computer using the Windows® Server 2008 R2 OS installation disc. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-3 7.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows® Server 2008 R2 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 2008 R2 OS 1.
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..., eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the Windows Server installation disc. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. If you have only one optical drive ..., reminding you need from the list and click Next. 7. Select the RAID controller driver you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the Support DVD then click OK to continue. 7-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation Select the drive to continue. 5. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation....
..., eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the Windows Server installation disc. When the system finishes loading the RAID driver, replace the motherboard Support DVD with the motherboard Support DVD into the optical drive. If you have only one optical drive ..., reminding you need from the list and click Next. 7. Select the RAID controller driver you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the Support DVD then click OK to continue. 7-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation Select the drive to continue. 5. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation....
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..., select OK, then press . Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to continue. Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-5 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.x To load the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. Use the function keys listed...
..., select OK, then press . Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to continue. Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-5 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.x To load the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. Use the function keys listed...
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When asked if you wish to the command-line interface from graphic user interface. 8. Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . mkdir /mnt/driver mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/driver cd /mnt/driver sh replace_ahci.sh reboot 7-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation Press + + to switch to load any more driver disks? Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy. Yes No 6. More Driver Disks? When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation. 7. 5.
When asked if you wish to the command-line interface from graphic user interface. 8. Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . mkdir /mnt/driver mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/driver cd /mnt/driver sh replace_ahci.sh reboot 7-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation Press + + to switch to load any more driver disks? Type the following commands when using a Legacy floppy. Yes No 6. More Driver Disks? When the installation is completed, DO NOT click Reboot. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation. 7. 5.
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While booting from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-7 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.x To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from DVD, press to edit options. 3. Enter the following command at the boot: Linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid, then press . Press to give the third party driver.
While booting from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 2. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-7 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.x To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from DVD, press to edit options. 3. Enter the following command at the boot: Linux dd blacklist=isci blacklist=ahci nodmraid, then press . Press to give the third party driver.
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Choose one you like to use and select OK, then press . Driver Disk Sou8rce You have a driver disk? Select Yes using the key when asked if you have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. Main Menu Do you have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. sdc sdd sdb sr0 OK Cancel 7-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation You have the driver disk, then press . Yes No 5 . 4. Which would you like to use ?
Choose one you like to use and select OK, then press . Driver Disk Sou8rce You have a driver disk? Select Yes using the key when asked if you have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. Main Menu Do you have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk. sdc sdd sdb sr0 OK Cancel 7-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation You have the driver disk, then press . Yes No 5 . 4. Which would you like to use ?
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Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the system. 7. Yes No 8. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-9 OK Back The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb and press "OK" to load any more driver disks? When asked if you wish to continue. Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . 6. More Driver Disks? Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation.
Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the system. 7. Yes No 8. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-9 OK Back The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the USB floppy disk drive, select OK, then press . Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into /dev/sdb and press "OK" to load any more driver disks? When asked if you wish to continue. Do you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press . 6. More Driver Disks? Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation.
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... may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to create the RAID driver. Mount the image file into a FAT32 USB drive. 5. Copy the contents of the image directory, labeled as 01, into the image folder using this command ...-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11ga-x86__64.img image 4. Copy the image file into the Linux system. Rename the 01 folder to CD Image. 7-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Example: megasr-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-ga-x86_64.img 2.
... may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to create the RAID driver. Mount the image file into a FAT32 USB drive. 5. Copy the contents of the image directory, labeled as 01, into the image folder using this command ...-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11ga-x86__64.img image 4. Copy the image file into the Linux system. Rename the 01 folder to CD Image. 7-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation Example: megasr-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-ga-x86_64.img 2.
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Press , then select Yes from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-11 Press . Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Boot the system from the menu. Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu. 3.
Press , then select Yes from the SUSE OS installation CD. 2. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-11 Press . Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Boot the system from the menu. Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu. 3.
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Please choose the Driver Update medium. When below screen appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the driver update medium. Select OK, then press . Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation. Type the command brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options field, and press . 5. Use the USB drive to finish the installation. 7-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation sda: USB Floppy other device OK Back 6. 4.
Please choose the Driver Update medium. When below screen appears, select the USB floppy disk drive (sda) as the driver update medium. Select OK, then press . Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation. Type the command brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options field, and press . 5. Use the USB drive to finish the installation. 7-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation sda: USB Floppy other device OK Back 6. 4.
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...OS). If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. MakeDisk 4. Manual 5. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-13 Drivers 2. 7.2 Management applications and utilities installation The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers, management applications, and utilities that you place the support DVD into the optical ...to run the support DVD. Contact The main screen of the Support DVD contains the following tabs: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest updates on software and utilities. • The support DVD is displayed. The main screen of...
...OS). If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. MakeDisk 4. Manual 5. ASUS ESC4000 G3/G3S Series 7-13 Drivers 2. 7.2 Management applications and utilities installation The support DVD that is bundled with your motherboard contains drivers, management applications, and utilities that you place the support DVD into the optical ...to run the support DVD. Contact The main screen of the Support DVD contains the following tabs: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest updates on software and utilities. • The support DVD is displayed. The main screen of...