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...The number of the BBU cable and SATA cable varies with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your retailer. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction The ASUS PIKE 2108 allows you start installing the RAID card, check the items in your package with product SKU. • If any of the above items is ...damaged or missing, contact your package for the following items. ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card Heatsink for buying an ASUS® PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card! Before you to create RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60 sets from SATA/SATA II/SATA...
...The number of the BBU cable and SATA cable varies with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your retailer. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction The ASUS PIKE 2108 allows you start installing the RAID card, check the items in your package with product SKU. • If any of the above items is ...damaged or missing, contact your package for the following items. ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card Heatsink for buying an ASUS® PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card! Before you to create RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60 sets from SATA/SATA II/SATA...
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...: • Workstation or server motherboard with SGPIO interface* Rear *The SGPIO interface is working normally) 2. Appropriate thermal solution - Certified power supply module ASUS PIKE 2108 1-3 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 the...
...: • Workstation or server motherboard with SGPIO interface* Rear *The SGPIO interface is working normally) 2. Appropriate thermal solution - Certified power supply module ASUS PIKE 2108 1-3 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 the...
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... the extension heatsink to ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card, and then install the SAS RAID card to ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card. 3. Attach the extension heatsink to the PIKE RAID card slot on the back of the extension heatsink. 2. 1.5 Card installation Follow the below instructions to install ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card to ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card 1. Remove...
... the extension heatsink to ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card, and then install the SAS RAID card to ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card. 3. Attach the extension heatsink to the PIKE RAID card slot on the back of the extension heatsink. 2. 1.5 Card installation Follow the below instructions to install ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card to ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card 1. Remove...
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Secure the heatsink to the edge of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot. Ensure the card is completely inserted into the PIKE RAID card slot. ASUS PIKE 2108 1-5 Align the golden fingers of the card slot. 3. DO NOT overtighten the screw, or the motherboard component can be damaged. 4. Insert the RAID card into..., and the heatsink latch is completely hooked to the nearest screw hole on the motherboard. Connect the hard disk drives to the server system 1. Install ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. Locate the...
Secure the heatsink to the edge of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot. Ensure the card is completely inserted into the PIKE RAID card slot. ASUS PIKE 2108 1-5 Align the golden fingers of the card slot. 3. DO NOT overtighten the screw, or the motherboard component can be damaged. 4. Insert the RAID card into..., and the heatsink latch is completely hooked to the nearest screw hole on the motherboard. Connect the hard disk drives to the server system 1. Install ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. Locate the...
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... 1 wire (red) of the BBU cable to the motherboard. 3. Remove the screw that secures the RAID card to the triangle mark on the PIKE RAID card. Uninstall ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card from the motherboard. 2. Disconnect all SAS hard disk drives from the server system 1. Release the heatsink latch from the card slot...
... 1 wire (red) of the BBU cable to the motherboard. 3. Remove the screw that secures the RAID card to the triangle mark on the PIKE RAID card. Uninstall ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card from the motherboard. 2. Disconnect all SAS hard disk drives from the server system 1. Release the heatsink latch from the card slot...
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... has to be rebuilt, the RAID 0 virtual disk will cause a failure during the rebuild. • If you want to the power connector on the motherboard. 3. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-3 For optimal performance, install identical drives of each drive. Connect a power cable to boot the system from the support CD to a floppy disk before you...
... has to be rebuilt, the RAID 0 virtual disk will cause a failure during the rebuild. • If you want to the power connector on the motherboard. 3. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-3 For optimal performance, install identical drives of each drive. Connect a power cable to boot the system from the support CD to a floppy disk before you...
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During POST, press when the following screen appears Press for Preboot CLI: this option is for Preboot CLI _ 3. The Adapter Selection screen appears. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-5 LSI MegaRAID SAS-MFI BIOS Version 3.19.00 (Build October 19, 2010) Copyright(C) 2010 LSI Corporation HA -0 (Bus 12 Dev 0) LSI MegaRAID SAS PCI Express ...
During POST, press when the following screen appears Press for Preboot CLI: this option is for Preboot CLI _ 3. The Adapter Selection screen appears. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-5 LSI MegaRAID SAS-MFI BIOS Version 3.19.00 (Build October 19, 2010) Copyright(C) 2010 LSI Corporation HA -0 (Bus 12 Dev 0) LSI MegaRAID SAS PCI Express ...
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... and view virtual drive properties, initialize drives, and perform other tasks. • Drives: Select this to exit the WebBIOS CU and continue with system boot. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-7 The WebBIOS CU displays the results of the scan in the drive status or the physical configuration. Here is a description of the options listed on...
... and view virtual drive properties, initialize drives, and perform other tasks. • Drives: Select this to exit the WebBIOS CU and continue with system boot. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-7 The WebBIOS CU displays the results of the scan in the drive status or the physical configuration. Here is a description of the options listed on...
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... but do not require fault tolerance. You use this screen to select drives to create a configuration with automatic configuration, either with the virtual drive) fails. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-9 Using Automatic Configuration Follow these instructions to create drive groups. 1. Click Yes when you select Manual Configuration and click Next, the Drive Group Definition screen...
... but do not require fault tolerance. You use this screen to select drives to create a configuration with automatic configuration, either with the virtual drive) fails. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-9 Using Automatic Configuration Follow these instructions to create drive groups. 1. Click Yes when you select Manual Configuration and click Next, the Drive Group Definition screen...
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... on a specific virtual drive. This is the default. • Drive Cache: Specify the drive cache policy: ◊ N oChange: Leave the current drive cache policy unchanged. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-11 This is the default. • IO Policy: The IO Policy applies to reads on this controller. • Select Size: Specify the size of the...
... on a specific virtual drive. This is the default. • Drive Cache: Specify the drive cache policy: ◊ N oChange: Leave the current drive cache policy unchanged. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-11 This is the default. • IO Policy: The IO Policy applies to reads on this controller. • Select Size: Specify the size of the...
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... a transaction. You can set the strip size up reads for sequential data, but there is the default. • Drive Cache: Specify the drive cache policy: ASUS PIKE 2108 2-13 Select RAID 1. • Strip Size: The strip size specifies the size of the data in cache memory.
... a transaction. You can set the strip size up reads for sequential data, but there is the default. • Drive Cache: Specify the drive cache policy: ASUS PIKE 2108 2-13 Select RAID 1. • Strip Size: The strip size specifies the size of the data in cache memory.
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... appears. Select a second drive group from the Array With Free Space drop-down list, and click Add to SPAN. The Virtual Drive Definition screen appears. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-15 When you can select to add to a span. 11. Click Add To Array to move the drives to select the RAID level, strip size...
... appears. Select a second drive group from the Array With Free Space drop-down list, and click Add to SPAN. The Virtual Drive Definition screen appears. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-15 When you can select to add to a span. 11. Click Add To Array to move the drives to select the RAID level, strip size...
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... drive cache policy unchanged. RAID 5 is good for office automation and online customer service that has high read request rates but low write request rates. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-17 Click Accept to accept the changes to the virtual drive definition, or click Reclaim to to the previous screens and change the configuration. 21...
... drive cache policy unchanged. RAID 5 is good for office automation and online customer service that has high read request rates but low write request rates. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-17 Click Accept to accept the changes to the virtual drive definition, or click Reclaim to to the previous screens and change the configuration. 21...
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...: In Writeback mode the controller sends a data transfer completion signal to reads on this would be the full size for configurations on a specific virtual drive. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-19 Click Yes to the previous settings. 9. This is recommended in Standard mode. ◊ W rite Back with a Battery Backup Unit (BBU). Check the information in...
...: In Writeback mode the controller sends a data transfer completion signal to reads on this would be the full size for configurations on a specific virtual drive. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-19 Click Yes to the previous settings. 9. This is recommended in Standard mode. ◊ W rite Back with a Battery Backup Unit (BBU). Check the information in...
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... that the data will be needed . This speeds up to the virtual drive. 14. A larger strip size produces higher read requests, choose a smaller strip size. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-21 When finish, click Next. Change the virtual drive options from the Array With Free Space drop-down menu lists the possible RAID levels for...
... that the data will be needed . This speeds up to the virtual drive. 14. A larger strip size produces higher read requests, choose a smaller strip size. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-21 When finish, click Next. Change the virtual drive options from the Array With Free Space drop-down menu lists the possible RAID levels for...
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... Controller defined. The Span Definition screen appears. Change the virtual drive options from loss. A larger strip size produces higher read policy, and other failed drive. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-23
... Controller defined. The Span Definition screen appears. Change the virtual drive options from loss. A larger strip size produces higher read policy, and other failed drive. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-23
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..., the Drive Group Definition screen appears. RAID 60 is appropriate when used with data striped across both parity and drive striping across multiple drive groups. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-25 Click Yes to save the configuration. Check the information in terabytes, gigabytes, megabytes, or kilobytes. The configuration preview screen appears. 11. Otherwise, click Back...
..., the Drive Group Definition screen appears. RAID 60 is appropriate when used with data striped across both parity and drive striping across multiple drive groups. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-25 Click Yes to save the configuration. Check the information in terabytes, gigabytes, megabytes, or kilobytes. The configuration preview screen appears. 11. Otherwise, click Back...
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... policy for configurations on a specific virtual drive. It does not affect the read -only access. ◊ Blocked: Do not allow background initializations for this controller. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-27 This is recommended in Standard mode. ◊ W rite Back with a Battery Backup Unit (BBU). If the same data block is the default. ◊ Read...
... policy for configurations on a specific virtual drive. It does not affect the read -only access. ◊ Blocked: Do not allow background initializations for this controller. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-27 This is recommended in Standard mode. ◊ W rite Back with a Battery Backup Unit (BBU). If the same data block is the default. ◊ Read...
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... this controller, plus the number of drives connected to the controller. The screen lists the number of this screen is self-explanatory. The following figure. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-29 2.2.4 Viewing and Changing Device Properties This section explains how you have a specific reason for changing them. To view the properties for the controller, click...
... this controller, plus the number of drives connected to the controller. The screen lists the number of this screen is self-explanatory. The following figure. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-29 2.2.4 Viewing and Changing Device Properties This section explains how you have a specific reason for changing them. To view the properties for the controller, click...
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... the boot device is enable. Otherwise, the BIOS should be disabled or it might not be enabled. This works only if the disks are flushed. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-31
... the boot device is enable. Otherwise, the BIOS should be disabled or it might not be enabled. This works only if the disks are flushed. ASUS PIKE 2108 2-31