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Contents Contents...iii About this guide iv PIKE 2008 specifications 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...Hardware and Software Requirements 2-23 2.3.2 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware on Microsoft Windows OS 2-23 2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware for Linux...2-27 2.3.4 Linux Error Messages 2-28 2.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software 2-29 2.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window 2-31 Chapter 3: Driver installation 3.1 RAID...
Contents Contents...iii About this guide iv PIKE 2008 specifications 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...Hardware and Software Requirements 2-23 2.3.2 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware on Microsoft Windows OS 2-23 2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware for Linux...2-27 2.3.4 Linux Error Messages 2-28 2.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software 2-29 2.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window 2-31 Chapter 3: Driver installation 3.1 RAID...
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PIKE 2008 specifications summary Controller Interface Ports Support device Data transfer rate RAID level OS support* Form factor LSISAS2008 ASUS PIKE interface 8 ports SAS/SAS II devices SATA/SATA II/SATA III devices SATA III and SAS II 6Gb/s per ...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 5.4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.3 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 ...
PIKE 2008 specifications summary Controller Interface Ports Support device Data transfer rate RAID level OS support* Form factor LSISAS2008 ASUS PIKE interface 8 ports SAS/SAS II devices SATA/SATA II/SATA III devices SATA III and SAS II 6Gb/s per ...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 5.4 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.3 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 ...
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Appropriate thermal solution - ASUS PIKE interface-2: 8-port SAS signal 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: - SAS ...motherboard. 1.4 System requirements Before you install the PIKE 2008 SAS RAID card, check if the system meets the following requirements: • Workstation or server motherboard with SGPIO interface* 3. Certified power supply module ASUS PIKE 2008 1-3 ASUS PIKE interface-1: PCI-E x8 2. 1.3 Card layout The...
Appropriate thermal solution - ASUS PIKE interface-2: 8-port SAS signal 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: - SAS ...motherboard. 1.4 System requirements Before you install the PIKE 2008 SAS RAID card, check if the system meets the following requirements: • Workstation or server motherboard with SGPIO interface* 3. Certified power supply module ASUS PIKE 2008 1-3 ASUS PIKE interface-1: PCI-E x8 2. 1.3 Card layout The...
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ASUS PIKE 2008 2-27 Go to a temporary folder. 2. Untar the MSM_linux_installer...tar.gz file...with a complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software), the server screen appears. 2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware for Linux Follow these steps if you select Client installation for a PC used to monitor servers, and if there are no ...available servers with a registered framework on a system running Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux: 1. Copy the MSM_linux_installer...tar.gz file to the new disk directory. 4. You can use this screen to...
ASUS PIKE 2008 2-27 Go to a temporary folder. 2. Untar the MSM_linux_installer...tar.gz file...with a complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software), the server screen appears. 2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware for Linux Follow these steps if you select Client installation for a PC used to monitor servers, and if there are no ...available servers with a registered framework on a system running Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux: 1. Copy the MSM_linux_installer...tar.gz file to the new disk directory. 4. You can use this screen to...
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... The following messages may appear while you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Linux system: • More than one copy of MegaRAID Storage Manager software. (This can be done by using the rpmforce command to install is already installed ...
... The following messages may appear while you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Linux system: • More than one copy of MegaRAID Storage Manager software. (This can be done by using the rpmforce command to install is already installed ...
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... Hat Linux system, select Applications > System Tools > MegaRAID Storage Manager StartupUI. - If the circle in the server icon is yellow instead of green, it means that the server is red, the storage configuration in the server has failed. If the circle is running in a degraded state-for your operating system environment: - ASUS PIKE 2008...
... Hat Linux system, select Applications > System Tools > MegaRAID Storage Manager StartupUI. - If the circle in the server icon is yellow instead of green, it means that the server is red, the storage configuration in the server has failed. If the circle is running in a degraded state-for your operating system environment: - ASUS PIKE 2008...
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...To menu. If this warning appears, click on the active content warning bar and enable the active content. • If you are using the Linux operating system, you use to set the alert delivery rules, event severity levels, exceptions, and email settings. Log Menu The Log menu includes ... Help > About MegaRAID Storage Manager to display. The Go To menu options vary depending on the current state of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window. ASUS PIKE 2008 2-33 Go To Menu The Go To menu is available when a controller, physical drive, or virtual disk is selected. Tools Menu On the ...
...To menu. If this warning appears, click on the active content warning bar and enable the active content. • If you are using the Linux operating system, you use to set the alert delivery rules, event severity levels, exceptions, and email settings. Log Menu The Log menu includes ... Help > About MegaRAID Storage Manager to display. The Go To menu options vary depending on the current state of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window. ASUS PIKE 2008 2-33 Go To Menu The Go To menu is available when a controller, physical drive, or virtual disk is selected. Tools Menu On the ...
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...might be included in DOS environment: 1. The Makedisk menu appears. Place the RAID card support CD in the support CD). Create Driver Diskette Menu PIKE 2008 SAS2 card Driver FreeDOS command prompt 3-2 Chapter 3: Driver installation You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the RAID driver packaged ...set. A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® Server 2003 or Linux operating system on how to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. Select PIKE 2008 SASs card Driver, and press to create the RAID driver disk from the RAID card support CD...
...might be included in DOS environment: 1. The Makedisk menu appears. Place the RAID card support CD in the support CD). Create Driver Diskette Menu PIKE 2008 SAS2 card Driver FreeDOS command prompt 3-2 Chapter 3: Driver installation You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the RAID driver packaged ...set. A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® Server 2003 or Linux operating system on how to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. Select PIKE 2008 SASs card Driver, and press to create the RAID driver disk from the RAID card support CD...
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At the boot:, type linux dd, then press . - ASUS PIKE 2008 3-9 Use the function keys listed below for the... RAID card are installed to the system. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to continue. OK Back The drivers for more information. [F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue] boot: linux...driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text . - To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the key. - Main Menu Do ...
At the boot:, type linux dd, then press . - ASUS PIKE 2008 3-9 Use the function keys listed below for the... RAID card are installed to the system. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to continue. OK Back The drivers for more information. [F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue] boot: linux...driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text . - To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the key. - Main Menu Do ...
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... disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium. 3.1.4 SUSE Linux OS 11 To install the RAID card driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Please choose the Driver Update medium. Press . 4. Select OK, then press . ASUS PIKE 2008 3-11 sda: USB Floppy sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-2014S1T Other device OK Back The drivers for...
... disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium. 3.1.4 SUSE Linux OS 11 To install the RAID card driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: 1. Please choose the Driver Update medium. Press . 4. Select OK, then press . ASUS PIKE 2008 3-11 sda: USB Floppy sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-2014S1T Other device OK Back The drivers for...