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... (Supports 2U riser) 2 x PCI Express™ x8 slots (x8 link) 2 x PCI-X 133/100/66 MHz slot 1 x DDR2 SO-DIMM socket for ASUS® server management card 3 series DSBF-D12/SAS: 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot (x8 link) (Supports 2U riser) 2 x PCI Express™ x8 slots (x8 link) 1 x PCI-X 100/66... MHz slot 1 x PCI-X 100/66 MHz slot for optional Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) card (colored green) 1 x DDR2 SO-DIMM socket for ASUS® server management...
... (Supports 2U riser) 2 x PCI Express™ x8 slots (x8 link) 2 x PCI-X 133/100/66 MHz slot 1 x DDR2 SO-DIMM socket for ASUS® server management card 3 series DSBF-D12/SAS: 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot (x8 link) (Supports 2U riser) 2 x PCI Express™ x8 slots (x8 link) 1 x PCI-X 100/66... MHz slot 1 x PCI-X 100/66 MHz slot for optional Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) card (colored green) 1 x DDR2 SO-DIMM socket for ASUS® server management...
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... and FB DIMM (x2) 4-pin fan connectors Power requirement Form factor Support CD contents DSBF-D12/SAS model only: 2 x Mini-SAS connectors support a total of 8 devices (up to 122 devices if you use an expander) 1 x SAS LSI1068 ports LED connector (18-1 pin SASLED1) SSI power supply (with 24-pin/4-pin... Core processors (Bensley platform) SSI EEB form factor: 12 in x 13 in (30.5 cm x 33.02 cm) Device drivers ASUS Update Utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) ADOBE Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver ASUS Flash utility under DOS *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xiii
... and FB DIMM (x2) 4-pin fan connectors Power requirement Form factor Support CD contents DSBF-D12/SAS model only: 2 x Mini-SAS connectors support a total of 8 devices (up to 122 devices if you use an expander) 1 x SAS LSI1068 ports LED connector (18-1 pin SASLED1) SSI power supply (with 24-pin/4-pin... Core processors (Bensley platform) SSI EEB form factor: 12 in x 13 in (30.5 cm x 33.02 cm) Device drivers ASUS Update Utility ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) ADOBE Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver ASUS Flash utility under DOS *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xiii
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... missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® DSBF-D12 Series motherboard! DSBF-D12 retail pack 6 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 pcs per carton DSBF-D12 bulk pack --- -- -1 1 1 10 pcs per carton If any of ASUS quality motherboards! 1.1 Welcome! Before you for the following items. SATA signal cable Cables SATA power cable SAS cable (DSBF-D12/SAS only) 3-in your package with the list below...
... missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® DSBF-D12 Series motherboard! DSBF-D12 retail pack 6 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 pcs per carton DSBF-D12 bulk pack --- -- -1 1 1 10 pcs per carton If any of ASUS quality motherboards! 1.1 Welcome! Before you for the following items. SATA signal cable Cables SATA power cable SAS cable (DSBF-D12/SAS only) 3-in your package with the list below...
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... (ZCR) solution The motherboard comes with a host of the Ultra320 SCSI technology. See page 2-36 for the location of the SAS connectors. ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 1- USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the...Implementation Algorithm, and Hot Swap. PCI Express features point‑to a fast 480 Mbps on and improving the parallel SCSI foundation, SAS is the new industry standard that speeds up the PCI bus. Building on USB 2.0. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully ...
... (ZCR) solution The motherboard comes with a host of the Ultra320 SCSI technology. See page 2-36 for the location of the SAS connectors. ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 1- USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the...Implementation Algorithm, and Hot Swap. PCI Express features point‑to a fast 480 Mbps on and improving the parallel SCSI foundation, SAS is the new industry standard that speeds up the PCI bus. Building on USB 2.0. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully ...
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.... PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 3. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 5. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 (USB12_13) 4. SAS LSI1068 ports LED connector (18-1 pin SASLED1) (DSBF-D12/SAS model only) 14. Trusted Platform Module connector (20-1 pin TPM1) 18. Serial (COM1) port 5. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2... LPC1) Page 2-37 2-37 2-38 2-39 2-39 2-40 2-41 2-41 2-42 2-42 2-43 2-43 2-44 2-44 2-45 2-46 2-47 2-47 ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 2- PS/2 mouse port (green) 2. SSI power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR1, 8-pin ATX12V1, 4-pin ATX12V2) 11. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) ...
.... PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 3. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) 5. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 (USB12_13) 4. SAS LSI1068 ports LED connector (18-1 pin SASLED1) (DSBF-D12/SAS model only) 14. Trusted Platform Module connector (20-1 pin TPM1) 18. Serial (COM1) port 5. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2... LPC1) Page 2-37 2-37 2-38 2-39 2-39 2-40 2-41 2-41 2-42 2-42 2-43 2-43 2-44 2-44 2-45 2-46 2-47 2-47 ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 2- PS/2 mouse port (green) 2. SSI power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR1, 8-pin ATX12V1, 4-pin ATX12V2) 11. USB connector (10-1 pin USB34) ...
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® ® 6. Place the jumper caps on pins 2-3 to use the LSI MegaRAID Serial ATA RAID utility (default); DSBF-D12/SAS RAID setting RAID_SEL1 12 23 LSI Intel (Default) ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 2-33 otherwise, place the jumper caps on pins 1-2 if you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® 6321 Gigabit LAN controller. LAN controller...
® ® 6. Place the jumper caps on pins 2-3 to use the LSI MegaRAID Serial ATA RAID utility (default); DSBF-D12/SAS RAID setting RAID_SEL1 12 23 LSI Intel (Default) ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 2-33 otherwise, place the jumper caps on pins 1-2 if you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® 6321 Gigabit LAN controller. LAN controller...
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... (Default) Disable 9. Set the jumper back to update the BIOS. 4. To update the BIOS: 1. Turn on the system to pins 1-2. 6. Onboard storage setting (3-pin SAS_EN1) (DSBF-D12/SAS model only) This jumper allows you download the correct BIOS for the motherboard and the Phoenix Phlash16 utility. Shut down the system. 5. Prepare a floppy disk...
... (Default) Disable 9. Set the jumper back to update the BIOS. 4. To update the BIOS: 1. Turn on the system to pins 1-2. 6. Onboard storage setting (3-pin SAS_EN1) (DSBF-D12/SAS model only) This jumper allows you download the correct BIOS for the motherboard and the Phoenix Phlash16 utility. Shut down the system. 5. Prepare a floppy disk...
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... Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA. Each connector supports up to a hard disk drive active LED connector on the SCSI or RAID card. DSBF-D12 Series MINI SAS connectors ® ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 2-39 Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This connector is used to connect to four (4) devices. NC ADD_IN_CARDADD_IN_CARDNC ® 4. PIN1 HDLED1...
... Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA. Each connector supports up to a hard disk drive active LED connector on the SCSI or RAID card. DSBF-D12 Series MINI SAS connectors ® ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 2-39 Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1) This connector is used to connect to four (4) devices. NC ADD_IN_CARDADD_IN_CARDNC ® 4. PIN1 HDLED1...
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... 32/64 bit Driver Disk M) Create the DSBF-D12 emergent BIOS Recovery diskette N) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D12 MB O) Create the DSBF-D12/SAS emergent BIOS Recovery diskette P) Flash Phoenix BIOS for the recovery information. When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 4- the screen will show several...
... 32/64 bit Driver Disk M) Create the DSBF-D12 emergent BIOS Recovery diskette N) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D12 MB O) Create the DSBF-D12/SAS emergent BIOS Recovery diskette P) Flash Phoenix BIOS for the recovery information. When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 4- the screen will show several...
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...setup 4.3.7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. Main PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility System Information Model Name Model ID DSBF-D12/SAS 8041A0 ASUS-BIOS Version Date 1000.007 09/06/2006 Processor Information System Memory Information Item Specific Help The detailed information for CPUs F1:Help ESC: ...: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit The items in this menu are non-user configurable. Model Name/Model ID Displays the ASUS internal model information. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.
...setup 4.3.7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. Main PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility System Information Model Name Model ID DSBF-D12/SAS 8041A0 ASUS-BIOS Version Date 1000.007 09/06/2006 Processor Information System Memory Information Item Specific Help The detailed information for CPUs F1:Help ESC: ...: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit The items in this menu are non-user configurable. Model Name/Model ID Displays the ASUS internal model information. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.
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Chapter summary 5 5.1 Setting up RAID 5-1 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5-3 5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5-30 5.4 Global Array Manager 5-38 5.5 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (DSBF-D12/SAS model only)...... 5-39 ASUS DSBF-D12 Series
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Setting up RAID 5-1 5.2 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility 5-3 5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility 5-30 5.4 Global Array Manager 5-38 5.5 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (DSBF-D12/SAS model only)...... 5-39 ASUS DSBF-D12 Series
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...and higher storage capacity. If one drive to a second drive. RAID 1-E (Enhanced RAID 1) has a striped layout with the following RAID solutions: DSBF-D12 and DSBF-D12/SAS • LSI Logic Embeded SATA RAID and the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager embeded in the other business systems. Use a minimum of three ...resource planning, and other drive. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 5- Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of the data in the Intel® 6321ESB Southbridge ...
...and higher storage capacity. If one drive to a second drive. RAID 1-E (Enhanced RAID 1) has a striped layout with the following RAID solutions: DSBF-D12 and DSBF-D12/SAS • LSI Logic Embeded SATA RAID and the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager embeded in the other business systems. Use a minimum of three ...resource planning, and other drive. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 5- Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of the data in the Intel® 6321ESB Southbridge ...
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ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 5-39 Creating Integrated Mirroring volumes • You may use disks of each member disk. • Do not combine Serial ATA and SAS disks in one volume. • The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may... Striping) 5.5.1 Integrated Mirroring Overview The Integrated Mirroring (IM) feature supports simultaneous mirrored volumes with two disks (IM). 5.5 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (DSBF-D12/SAS model only) The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows you to allows you can easily restore the volume, and...
ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 5-39 Creating Integrated Mirroring volumes • You may use disks of each member disk. • Do not combine Serial ATA and SAS disks in one volume. • The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may... Striping) 5.5.1 Integrated Mirroring Overview The Integrated Mirroring (IM) feature supports simultaneous mirrored volumes with two disks (IM). 5.5 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (DSBF-D12/SAS model only) The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows you to allows you can easily restore the volume, and...
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...ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 5-45 5.5.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume Overview The Integrated Striping (IS) feature provides RAID 0 functionality, supporting volumes with an IM or IME volume. You may combine an IS volume with two to eight disks. Use the arrow keys to enter the SAS configuration utility. 3. Turn on the system after installing all SAS... hard disk drives. 2. To create an IS volume: 1. Creating Integrated Striping volumes Do not combine Serial ATA and SAS disks in one volume. ...
...ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 5-45 5.5.3 Integrated Striping (IS) volume Overview The Integrated Striping (IS) feature provides RAID 0 functionality, supporting volumes with an IM or IME volume. You may combine an IS volume with two to eight disks. Use the arrow keys to enter the SAS configuration utility. 3. Turn on the system after installing all SAS... hard disk drives. 2. To create an IS volume: 1. Creating Integrated Striping volumes Do not combine Serial ATA and SAS disks in one volume. ...
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ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 5-53 5.5.5 ���V�ie�w��in�g��S�A�S�t�o�p�o�l�o�g�y 1. Information about the volume and its member-disks are then displayed. Press to display device properties, or to display more keys. 2. From the Adapter Properties screen, select SAS Topology.
ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 5-53 5.5.5 ���V�ie�w��in�g��S�A�S�t�o�p�o�l�o�g�y 1. Information about the volume and its member-disks are then displayed. Press to display device properties, or to display more keys. 2. From the Adapter Properties screen, select SAS Topology.
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6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for DSBF-D12/SAS MB Q) ESB2 ASF Firmware update Please choose A TO Q: ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 6- Place the motherboard support CD in DOS environment: 1. To create a RAID driver disk in the optical drive. 2. Restart the... Driver Disk L) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for RHEL3 UP6 32/64 bit Driver Disk M) Create the DSBF-D12 emergent BIOS Recovery diskette N) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D12 MB O) Create the DSBF-D12/SAS emergent BIOS Recovery diskette P) Flash Phoenix BIOS for your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. You ...
6.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for DSBF-D12/SAS MB Q) ESB2 ASF Firmware update Please choose A TO Q: ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 6- Place the motherboard support CD in DOS environment: 1. To create a RAID driver disk in the optical drive. 2. Restart the... Driver Disk L) Create INTEL 6321 LSI MegaRAID for RHEL3 UP6 32/64 bit Driver Disk M) Create the DSBF-D12 emergent BIOS Recovery diskette N) Flash Phoenix BIOS for DSBF-D12 MB O) Create the DSBF-D12/SAS emergent BIOS Recovery diskette P) Flash Phoenix BIOS for your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 4. You ...
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ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 6- If SATA RAID mode is enabled, select Intel ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller (Server ESB2). Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to enabled, select Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Controller (Server ESB2). - LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 32-bit) LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1064 LSI Logic...
ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 6- If SATA RAID mode is enabled, select Intel ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller (Server ESB2). Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to enabled, select Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Controller (Server ESB2). - LSI Logic Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 32-bit) LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Driver for SAS1064 LSI Logic...
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...the Update Driver button. 7. Click Next. 8. The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers. Right-click the My Computer icon on the controller. ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 6- Select the option Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), then click Next. 10. Click the "+" sign before the ...item SCSI and RAID controllers, then the LSI Adapter, SAS 3000 series, 8-port with 1068-StorPort item should appear. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. The Upgrade Device Driver...
...the Update Driver button. 7. Click Next. 8. The wizard searches the RAID controller drivers. Right-click the My Computer icon on the controller. ASUS DSBF-D12 Series 6- Select the option Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), then click Next. 10. Click the "+" sign before the ...item SCSI and RAID controllers, then the LSI Adapter, SAS 3000 series, 8-port with 1068-StorPort item should appear. Right-click the RAID controller item, then select Properties. 6. The Upgrade Device Driver...
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Appendix summary A A.1 DSBF-D12/SAS block diagram A-1 A.2 DSBF-D12 block diagram A-2 A.3 PHLASH16.EXE and memory managers A-3 ASUS DSBF-D12 Series
Appendix summary A A.1 DSBF-D12/SAS block diagram A-1 A.2 DSBF-D12 block diagram A-2 A.3 PHLASH16.EXE and memory managers A-3 ASUS DSBF-D12 Series
