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vi PIKE 1078 specifications summary Controller Interface Ports Support device Data transfer rate RAID level OS support** Form factor LSISAS1078 ASUS PIKE interface 8 ports SAS and SATA II devices SATA II and SAS 3 Gb/s per PHY RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 / RAID 50 / RAID 6 / ... / 10 LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) for Windows® / Linux operating systems 6.44 in x 1.57 in (1U compatible) * Install the i-Button for PIKE 1078 to work properly. ** The exact OS support would base on the OS support list of the motherboard. *** Specifications are subject to change without notice.
vi PIKE 1078 specifications summary Controller Interface Ports Support device Data transfer rate RAID level OS support** Form factor LSISAS1078 ASUS PIKE interface 8 ports SAS and SATA II devices SATA II and SAS 3 Gb/s per PHY RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 / RAID 50 / RAID 6 / ... / 10 LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) for Windows® / Linux operating systems 6.44 in x 1.57 in (1U compatible) * Install the i-Button for PIKE 1078 to work properly. ** The exact OS support would base on the OS support list of the motherboard. *** Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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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. Thank you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 50, RAID 6, and RAID... 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! 1.1 Welcome! Before you start installing the RAID card, check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents...
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. Thank you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 50, RAID 6, and RAID... 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! 1.1 Welcome! Before you start installing the RAID card, check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents...
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...ASUS PIKE 1078 1-3 Appropriate thermal solution - 1.3 Card layout The images below show the major components of the RAID card. 3 22 1 1 3 22 1 1 (Outer heatsink removed, for detailed information about using the SGPIO connectors on the motherboard. 1.4 System requirements Before you install the PIKE 1078... could build high-performatnce and reliable storage systems. Refer to website for details) • Other requirement: - 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...
...ASUS PIKE 1078 1-3 Appropriate thermal solution - 1.3 Card layout The images below show the major components of the RAID card. 3 22 1 1 3 22 1 1 (Outer heatsink removed, for detailed information about using the SGPIO connectors on the motherboard. 1.4 System requirements Before you install the PIKE 1078... could build high-performatnce and reliable storage systems. Refer to website for details) • Other requirement: - 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...
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Connect the SAS port connectors to -large capacity. It works best with two independent parity blocks per stripe in each of two disks in the system user guide. 2. To ... 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. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-3 For optimal performance, install identical drives of RAID 0 and RAID 6. It uses distributed parity, with data that requires high reliability, high request rates, high data...
Connect the SAS port connectors to -large capacity. It works best with two independent parity blocks per stripe in each of two disks in the system user guide. 2. To ... 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. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-3 For optimal performance, install identical drives of RAID 0 and RAID 6. It uses distributed parity, with data that requires high reliability, high request rates, high data...
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...disks, and disk groups that you can easily differentiate between multiple controllers. The controller label identifies the MegaRAID controller, such as the ASUS PIKE 1078 controller, so that are defined on the system. (Physical drives also appear in the Logical view, so you can see which... itself. Disk drives and other devices: • System • Controller • Port 2-50 Chapter 2: RAID configuration One or more ports. Each controller has one or more controllers are attached to the ports. • The Logical view shows the hierarchy of physical devices in the system....
...disks, and disk groups that you can easily differentiate between multiple controllers. The controller label identifies the MegaRAID controller, such as the ASUS PIKE 1078 controller, so that are defined on the system. (Physical drives also appear in the Logical view, so you can see which... itself. Disk drives and other devices: • System • Controller • Port 2-50 Chapter 2: RAID configuration One or more ports. Each controller has one or more controllers are attached to the ports. • The Logical view shows the hierarchy of physical devices in the system....
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... the options that are available when a controller is selected. Some types of devices, such as the controller name, NVRAM size, and device port count. • The Operations tab lists the operations that can be performed on what kind of device is selected in the left panel. ...example, if a controller icon is selected in the left panel, the Properties tab lists information such as arrays and ports, do not have operations associated with them. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-51 Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel The right panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window has either two or three tabs...
... the options that are available when a controller is selected. Some types of devices, such as the controller name, NVRAM size, and device port count. • The Operations tab lists the operations that can be performed on what kind of device is selected in the left panel. ...example, if a controller icon is selected in the left panel, the Properties tab lists information such as arrays and ports, do not have operations associated with them. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-51 Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel The right panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window has either two or three tabs...