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Contents 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.3.5 Managing arrays 5-19 Selecting a boot disk 5-25 Global_Properties 5-26 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-1 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-1 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6-2 6.2 LAN driver installation 6-10 6.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server 6-10 6.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 6-11 6.3 VGA driver installation 6-12 6.3.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server 6-12 6.4 Management applications and utilites installation 6-15 6.4.1 Running the support CD 6-15 6.4.2 Drivers menu 6-15 vi
Contents 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.3.5 Managing arrays 5-19 Selecting a boot disk 5-25 Global_Properties 5-26 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 RAID driver installation 6-1 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-1 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver 6-2 6.2 LAN driver installation 6-10 6.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server 6-10 6.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 6-11 6.3 VGA driver installation 6-12 6.3.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server 6-12 6.4 Management applications and utilites installation 6-15 6.4.1 Running the support CD 6-15 6.4.2 Drivers menu 6-15 vi
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...x Front fan connectors 2 x Rear fan connectors 1 x Serial Port (COM2) 1 x Auxiliary panel connector 1 x System panel connector Rear panel Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents (KFN4-D16/SAS model only) 2 x 4in1 mini-SAS connector 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port SSI... V 2.0 compliant Minimum 450W power is recommended Full-AT form factor: 12" x 13" (30.5 cm x 33.0 cm) Device drivers ASUS Live Update utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) NVIDIA Raid Utility *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii
...x Front fan connectors 2 x Rear fan connectors 1 x Serial Port (COM2) 1 x Auxiliary panel connector 1 x System panel connector Rear panel Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents (KFN4-D16/SAS model only) 2 x 4in1 mini-SAS connector 1 x Serial port 1 x VGA port 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port SSI... V 2.0 compliant Minimum 450W power is recommended Full-AT form factor: 12" x 13" (30.5 cm x 33.0 cm) Device drivers ASUS Live Update utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) NVIDIA Raid Utility *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii
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...SAS is the new industry standard that speeds up to 667 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest server applications. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that includes Serial ...The ZCR capability provides a cost-effective highperformance and added reliability. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology support (KFN4-D16/SAS only) SAS is projected to ‑point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. ...
...SAS is the new industry standard that speeds up to 667 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest server applications. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that includes Serial ...The ZCR capability provides a cost-effective highperformance and added reliability. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology support (KFN4-D16/SAS only) SAS is projected to ‑point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. ...
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...cost than a hardware RAID implementation. The NVIDIA® CK804 Professional allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD configuration for the server or workstation market where the extra performance, storage capacity, and/ or redundancy of a RAID configuration are : • Integrated Mirroring (IM), which...pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate. The SATA specification allows for your networking needs. ASUS KFN4-D16 Series 1- The LSISAS1068 is an eight-port, 3.0 Gbit/s SAS/SATA controller that allows you to Gigabit bandwidth. RAID 1E ...
...cost than a hardware RAID implementation. The NVIDIA® CK804 Professional allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD configuration for the server or workstation market where the extra performance, storage capacity, and/ or redundancy of a RAID configuration are : • Integrated Mirroring (IM), which...pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate. The SATA specification allows for your networking needs. ASUS KFN4-D16 Series 1- The LSISAS1068 is an eight-port, 3.0 Gbit/s SAS/SATA controller that allows you to Gigabit bandwidth. RAID 1E ...
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...When you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) devices to this connector. System panel auxiliary connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1) This connector supports several server system functions. • Chassis intrusion connector (3-pin CASE OPEN) This lead is for the Locator LED 2. This LED blinks during a network...LED 2 (2-pin LOCATORLED2) This 2-pin locator is for a chassis with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. ASUS KFN4-D16 Series 2-31 Connect the Locator LED 1 cable to the system front panel. Connect the LAN2 Activity LED cable to this lead to this ...
...When you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) devices to this connector. System panel auxiliary connector (20-pin AUX_PANEL1) This connector supports several server system functions. • Chassis intrusion connector (3-pin CASE OPEN) This lead is for the Locator LED 2. This LED blinks during a network...LED 2 (2-pin LOCATORLED2) This 2-pin locator is for a chassis with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. ASUS KFN4-D16 Series 2-31 Connect the Locator LED 1 cable to the system front panel. Connect the LAN2 Activity LED cable to this lead to this ...
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...] Popup Chapter 5: RAID configuration The available stripe size values range from 8KB to the Free Disks section. 6. The default stripe size is 128KB. TIP: For server systems, we recommend a higher array block size for performance disk usage. Press to move to select. Highlight the hard disk drives that you want to...
...] Popup Chapter 5: RAID configuration The available stripe size values range from 8KB to the Free Disks section. 6. The default stripe size is 128KB. TIP: For server systems, we recommend a higher array block size for performance disk usage. Press to move to select. Highlight the hard disk drives that you want to...
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...then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for KFN4-D16/1U Please choose A to boot from CD. This part provides instructions on a hard disk drive that is required when installing Windows...drive or bootable array. A floppy disk with the RAID driver is included in the support CD). Save your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/...boot priority to boot from the support CD. Press any key when prompted to L: ASUS KFN4-D16 Series 6-
...then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! 6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for KFN4-D16/1U Please choose A to boot from CD. This part provides instructions on a hard disk drive that is required when installing Windows...drive or bootable array. A floppy disk with the RAID driver is included in the support CD). Save your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to create the RAID driver disk from the system/...boot priority to boot from the support CD. Press any key when prompted to L: ASUS KFN4-D16 Series 6-
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...Driver\Linux. 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS During Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. appears at the bottom of RAID driver disk you need to...select the type of the screen. 3. The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup starts. 2. Boot the computer using the Windows® 2000/2003 Server installation CD. Place a blank, high-density floppy disk to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." 6. Follow screen instructions to specify an...
...Driver\Linux. 6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS During Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. appears at the bottom of RAID driver disk you need to...select the type of the screen. 3. The Windows® 2000/2003 Setup starts. 2. Boot the computer using the Windows® 2000/2003 Server installation CD. Place a blank, high-density floppy disk to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." 6. Follow screen instructions to specify an...
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... Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 x64). 6. Windows® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click Cancel. 3. For Windows 2000 or 32bit Windows Server 2003 OS, select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID. - • Intel 6321ESB Logic Embedded SATA RAID driver (KFN4-D16 and KFN4-D16/1U models only) - Follow screen instructions...
... Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 x64). 6. Windows® automatically detects the RAID controller and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click Cancel. 3. For Windows 2000 or 32bit Windows Server 2003 OS, select LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID. - • Intel 6321ESB Logic Embedded SATA RAID driver (KFN4-D16 and KFN4-D16/1U models only) - Follow screen instructions...
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Click OK when finished. 6- Chapter 6: Driver installation Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers. 6. • For KFN4-D16 and KFN4-D16/1U models, the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID item should appear. • For KFN4-D16/SAS model, the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 32-bit) item should appear. 4. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select Properties from the menu. 5.
Click OK when finished. 6- Chapter 6: Driver installation Click the Driver tab, then click the Driver Details button to display the RAID controller drivers. 6. • For KFN4-D16 and KFN4-D16/1U models, the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID item should appear. • For KFN4-D16/SAS model, the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 32-bit) item should appear. 4. Right-click the RAID controller driver item, then select Properties from the menu. 5.
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... and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click the Broadcom 5721 Driver option to install the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller drivers. 6.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server To install the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller driver on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to run the CD. 3. Click Cancel... to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Restart the computer, then log on a Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to the optical drive.
... and displays a New Hardware Found window. Click the Broadcom 5721 Driver option to install the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller drivers. 6.2.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server To install the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller driver on with Administrator privileges. 2. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to run the CD. 3. Click Cancel... to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Restart the computer, then log on a Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS: 1. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to the optical drive.
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... installation 6.3 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the ATI® ES1000 Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver. 6.3.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server You need to the optical drive.
... installation 6.3 VGA driver installation This section provides instructions on how to install the ATI® ES1000 Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver. 6.3.1 Windows® 2000/2003 Server You need to the optical drive.