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... server management board. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. Refer to the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter offers the PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 3: Driver installation...
... server management board. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. Refer to the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter offers the PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 3: Driver installation...
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... introduction 1.1 Welcome! Thank you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 50, RAID 6, and RAID 60 set(s) from SAS hard disk drives connected to SAS cable x 2 • SGPIO cable x 2 • Support CD • User guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your package for buying an ASUS® PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card! The ASUS PIKE 1078 allows you for the following items. • ASUS PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card • MEGARAID KEY i-BUTTON supporting 8 physical devices • 4 port SATA to the SAS connectors on the motherboard.
... introduction 1.1 Welcome! Thank you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 50, RAID 6, and RAID 60 set(s) from SAS hard disk drives connected to SAS cable x 2 • SGPIO cable x 2 • Support CD • User guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your package for buying an ASUS® PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card! The ASUS PIKE 1078 allows you for the following items. • ASUS PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card • MEGARAID KEY i-BUTTON supporting 8 physical devices • 4 port SATA to the SAS connectors on the motherboard.
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... connectors on the motherboard. 1.4 System requirements Before you install the PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card, check if the system meets the following requirements: • Workstation or server motherboard with SGPIO interface* 3. SAS RAID card status LED (lights up and blinks to indicate that the card is working normally) * The SGPIO interface is used for visibility into drive activity, failure and rebuild status, so that users could build high-performatnce and reliable storage systems. Refer to website for 1U server) 1. Certified power supply module ASUS PIKE 1078...
... connectors on the motherboard. 1.4 System requirements Before you install the PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card, check if the system meets the following requirements: • Workstation or server motherboard with SGPIO interface* 3. SAS RAID card status LED (lights up and blinks to indicate that the card is working normally) * The SGPIO interface is used for visibility into drive activity, failure and rebuild status, so that users could build high-performatnce and reliable storage systems. Refer to website for 1U server) 1. Certified power supply module ASUS PIKE 1078...
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DO NOT overtighten the screw, or the motherboard component can be damaged. 5. To uninstall ASUS PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card from the motherboard. 2. Remove the screw that secures the RAID card to the nearest screw hole on the motherboard. 4. Connect the SAS hard disk drives to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. Disconnect all SAS hard disk drives from a 2U, 5U, or pedestal server 1. Release the heatsink latch from the card slot with a finger, and then remove the RAID card from the slot. ASUS PIKE 1078 1-5 Secure the heatsink to the motherboard. 3.
DO NOT overtighten the screw, or the motherboard component can be damaged. 5. To uninstall ASUS PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card from the motherboard. 2. Remove the screw that secures the RAID card to the nearest screw hole on the motherboard. 4. Connect the SAS hard disk drives to the SAS connectors on the motherboard. Disconnect all SAS hard disk drives from a 2U, 5U, or pedestal server 1. Release the heatsink latch from the card slot with a finger, and then remove the RAID card from the slot. ASUS PIKE 1078 1-5 Secure the heatsink to the motherboard. 3.
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... RAID 0 virtual disk will cause a failure during the rebuild. RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more practical, especially for this setup. RAID 50 is required for this setup. If a drive in the same physical array is a striped configuration with up RAID The RAID card supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 50, RAID 6, and RAID 60 set(s). 2.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in the other business systems. Use...
... RAID 0 virtual disk will cause a failure during the rebuild. RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more practical, especially for this setup. RAID 50 is required for this setup. If a drive in the same physical array is a striped configuration with up RAID The RAID card supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 50, RAID 6, and RAID 60 set(s). 2.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in the other business systems. Use...
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...the system user guide. 2. Install the SAS hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in each of two disks in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in each RAID set configuration. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-3 To install SAS hard disks for RAID set , and disk striping. If you want to boot the system from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. 2.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The RAID card supports SAS for RAID configuration: 1. Connect the SAS port connectors to -large...
...the system user guide. 2. Install the SAS hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in each of two disks in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in each RAID set configuration. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-3 To install SAS hard disks for RAID set , and disk striping. If you want to boot the system from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. 2.1.2 Installing hard disk drives The RAID card supports SAS for RAID configuration: 1. Connect the SAS port connectors to -large...
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... a storage configuration to a different RAID level • Detect configuration mismatches • Import a foreign configuration • Display adapter, virtual disk, and physical drive properties. • Scan devices connected to the controller • Initialize virtual disks • Check configurations for Preboot CLI 2-4 Chapter 2: RAID configuration Press for Preboot CLI: this section are for reference only and may use disks of each member disk. • DO NOT combine Serial ATA and SAS disk drives in one volume. • The RAID setup screens...
... a storage configuration to a different RAID level • Detect configuration mismatches • Import a foreign configuration • Display adapter, virtual disk, and physical drive properties. • Scan devices connected to the controller • Initialize virtual disks • Check configurations for Preboot CLI 2-4 Chapter 2: RAID configuration Press for Preboot CLI: this section are for reference only and may use disks of each member disk. • DO NOT combine Serial ATA and SAS disk drives in one volume. • The RAID setup screens...
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... Next. Click Next to configure RAID arrays and virtual disks. If you select Clear Configuration or New Configuration. 4. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-7 The first Configuration Wizard screen appears, as shown in the configuration will be deleted. A dialog box warns that you want to keep before choosing these options. • Clear Configuration: Clears the existing configuration. • New Configuration: Clears the existing configuration and lets you to control all existing data in the right figure...
... Next. Click Next to configure RAID arrays and virtual disks. If you select Clear Configuration or New Configuration. 4. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-7 The first Configuration Wizard screen appears, as shown in the configuration will be deleted. A dialog box warns that you want to keep before choosing these options. • Clear Configuration: Clears the existing configuration. • New Configuration: Clears the existing configuration and lets you to control all existing data in the right figure...
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... ready drives in the Physical Drives window on the left until you selected Auto Configuration without redundancy: 1. Using Auto Configuration Follow these instructions to create a configuration with auto configuration, either with the virtual disk) fails. When WebBIOS displays the proposed new configuration, review the information on the right, as shown in the RAID array. You use this screen to select physical drives to go back and change the configuration.) • RAID 0: If...
... ready drives in the Physical Drives window on the left until you selected Auto Configuration without redundancy: 1. Using Auto Configuration Follow these instructions to create a configuration with auto configuration, either with the virtual disk) fails. When WebBIOS displays the proposed new configuration, review the information on the right, as shown in the RAID array. You use this screen to select physical drives to go back and change the configuration.) • RAID 0: If...
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Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the screen as shown in cache memory, anticipating that is allowed for this virtual drive: ◊ Normal: This disables the read ahead if the two most recent disk accesses occurred in a RAID configuration. Here are random, the controller reverts to Span. 4. Select RAID 0. • Strip Size: The strip size specifies the size of the segment written...
Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the screen as shown in cache memory, anticipating that is allowed for this virtual drive: ◊ Normal: This disables the read ahead if the two most recent disk accesses occurred in a RAID configuration. Here are random, the controller reverts to Span. 4. Select RAID 0. • Strip Size: The strip size specifies the size of the segment written...
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... virtual drive: ASUS PIKE 1078 2-15 You can set the strip size to each disk in sequential sectors. If your computer regularly performs random read performance. If the read policy for the new virtual disks. 5. Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the screen as shown in cache memory, anticipating that is allowed for sequential data, but there is little improvement when accessing random data...
... virtual drive: ASUS PIKE 1078 2-15 You can set the strip size to each disk in sequential sectors. If your computer regularly performs random read performance. If the read policy for the new virtual disks. 5. Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the screen as shown in cache memory, anticipating that is allowed for sequential data, but there is little improvement when accessing random data...
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... for this virtual drive: ◊ WBack: In Writeback mode the controller sends a data transfer completion signal to 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 or 1024 Kbytes. • RAID Level: The drop-down menu lists the possible RAID levels for sequential data, but the controller has no read ahead if the two most recent disk accesses occurred in a transaction. This speeds up reads for the virtual disk.
... for this virtual drive: ◊ WBack: In Writeback mode the controller sends a data transfer completion signal to 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 or 1024 Kbytes. • RAID Level: The drop-down menu lists the possible RAID levels for sequential data, but the controller has no read ahead if the two most recent disk accesses occurred in a transaction. This speeds up reads for the virtual disk.
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... other virtual disks on the right. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-23 This is acceptable, click Accept to save the configuration. Normally, this controller. • Select Size: Specify the size of the virtual disk in megabytes. If the same data block is the default. ◊ NoChange: Leave the current disk cache policy unchanged. • Disable BGI: Specify the background initialization status: ◊ No: Leave background initialization enabled...
... other virtual disks on the right. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-23 This is acceptable, click Accept to save the configuration. Normally, this controller. • Select Size: Specify the size of the virtual disk in megabytes. If the same data block is the default. ◊ NoChange: Leave the current disk cache policy unchanged. • Disable BGI: Specify the background initialization status: ◊ No: Leave background initialization enabled...
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... of data access that the data will be needed . This is 64 Kbytes. • Access Policy: Select the type of the virtual disk options: • RAID Level: The drop-down menu lists the possible RAID levels for the virtual disk. This is the default. ◊ Blocked: Do not allow access. • Read Policy: Specify the read policy for this virtual drive: ◊ WBack: In Writeback mode the controller sends a data...
... of data access that the data will be needed . This is 64 Kbytes. • Access Policy: Select the type of the virtual disk options: • RAID Level: The drop-down menu lists the possible RAID levels for the virtual disk. This is the default. ◊ Blocked: Do not allow access. • Read Policy: Specify the read policy for this virtual drive: ◊ WBack: In Writeback mode the controller sends a data...
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... and managing storage configurations. On the main WebBIOS CU screen, select a virtual disk. 2. On the main WebBIOS CU screen, select a virtual disk. 2. Running a Consistency Check You should periodically run a consistency check on a replacement set of configurable arrays where there is a space to keep before running a consistency check if you delete the virtual disk. 1. To do this, follow these steps: 1. The WebBIOS CU provides a list of physical disks that the redundancy data is...
... and managing storage configurations. On the main WebBIOS CU screen, select a virtual disk. 2. On the main WebBIOS CU screen, select a virtual disk. 2. Running a Consistency Check You should periodically run a consistency check on a replacement set of configurable arrays where there is a space to keep before running a consistency check if you delete the virtual disk. 1. To do this, follow these steps: 1. The WebBIOS CU provides a list of physical disks that the redundancy data is...
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... the setup.exe file to configure, monitor, and maintain storage configurations on this system, the Program Maintenance screen appears. Read the screen text and select Modify, Repair, or Remove. 3. If MegaRAID Storage Manager software is already installed on LSI SAS controllers. When the next screen appears, read and accept the user license, and click Next. 2.3 MegaRAID Storage Manager MegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you need to install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running Microsoft Windows OS...
... the setup.exe file to configure, monitor, and maintain storage configurations on this system, the Program Maintenance screen appears. Read the screen text and select Modify, Repair, or Remove. 3. If MegaRAID Storage Manager software is already installed on LSI SAS controllers. When the next screen appears, read and accept the user license, and click Next. 2.3 MegaRAID Storage Manager MegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you need to install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running Microsoft Windows OS...
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... in the following figure. Click Next to install only those components required for remote server management. If you will be used to view and configure servers over a network. To begin installation, click on Install on the next screen that appears. - Select StandAlone if you selected Custom Installation as your setup option, the Installation Wizard is ready to create and manage storage configurations on the next screen that appears...
... in the following figure. Click Next to install only those components required for remote server management. If you will be used to view and configure servers over a network. To begin installation, click on Install on the next screen that appears. - Select StandAlone if you selected Custom Installation as your setup option, the Installation Wizard is ready to create and manage storage configurations on the next screen that appears...
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... use Full Access mode. Select Full Access if you need to remote server at the bottom of the screen the IP address of a server in the following figure. 4. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-49 If the computer is networked, this is running, and click Update. To access servers on a different subnet, type in the box at : IP address box, you can also access a standalone (remote) installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software, if it has a network connection. 3. The Server Login window...
... use Full Access mode. Select Full Access if you need to remote server at the bottom of the screen the IP address of a server in the following figure. 4. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-49 If the computer is networked, this is running, and click Update. To access servers on a different subnet, type in the box at : IP address box, you can also access a standalone (remote) installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software, if it has a network connection. 3. The Server Login window...
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... the BIOS Setup. 3. Press any key to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. The Makedisk menu appears. The RAID card driver might be included in the optical drive. 2. A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® or Linux operating system on how to enter the sub-menu. Create Driver Diskette Menu PIKE 1078 SAS Driver FreeDOS command prompt 3-2 Chapter 3: Driver installation You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the RAID driver packaged in the support CD). Press any key when...
... the BIOS Setup. 3. Press any key to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. The Makedisk menu appears. The RAID card driver might be included in the optical drive. 2. A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® or Linux operating system on how to enter the sub-menu. Create Driver Diskette Menu PIKE 1078 SAS Driver FreeDOS command prompt 3-2 Chapter 3: Driver installation You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the RAID driver packaged in the support CD). Press any key when...
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... mass storage devices(s): * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. 3.1.2 Windows® OS During Windows® OS installation To install the RAID card driver when installing Windows® OS: 1. Press when the message "Press F6 if you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." Boot the computer using the Windows...
... mass storage devices(s): * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. 3.1.2 Windows® OS During Windows® OS installation To install the RAID card driver when installing Windows® OS: 1. Press when the message "Press F6 if you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver..." Boot the computer using the Windows...