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... key. Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to complete a task. Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. If you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the...
... key. Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to complete a task. Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. If you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the...
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... write data in the other business systems. Use a minimum of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Two hard disks perform the same work as RAID 1, and has the same overhead for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is being volatile while the failed drive...than the existing drive. Having RAID 0 and RAID 5 virtual disks in the physical array has to be of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. 2.1 Setting up to two failed drives. RAID 10 is not recommended. This makes larger RAID groups ...
... write data in the other business systems. Use a minimum of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Two hard disks perform the same work as RAID 1, and has the same overhead for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is being volatile while the failed drive...than the existing drive. Having RAID 0 and RAID 5 virtual disks in the physical array has to be of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. 2.1 Setting up to two failed drives. RAID 10 is not recommended. This makes larger RAID groups ...
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... 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 capacity. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-3 A RAID 60 virtual disk can survive the loss of the RAID 6 sets without losing data. To install SAS hard disks for RAID set , and disk... configuration. It uses distributed parity, with data that requires high reliability, high request rates, high data transfers, and medium-to the SAS drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of RAID 0 and RAID 6.
... 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 capacity. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-3 A RAID 60 virtual disk can survive the loss of the RAID 6 sets without losing data. To install SAS hard disks for RAID set , and disk... configuration. It uses distributed parity, with data that requires high reliability, high request rates, high data transfers, and medium-to the SAS drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of RAID 0 and RAID 6.
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...Virtual Disks: Select this to view the Virtual Disks screen, where you can change and view virtual disk properties, delete virtual disks, initialize disks, and perform other tasks. • Configuration Wizard: Select this to start the Configuration Wizard and create a new storage configuration, clear a configuration, or add a...Exit: Select this to view the Adapter Selection screen, where you can view physical drive properties, create hot spares, and perform other tasks. • Physical Drives: Select this to view the Physical Drives screen, where you can select a different SAS adapter.
...Virtual Disks: Select this to view the Virtual Disks screen, where you can change and view virtual disk properties, delete virtual disks, initialize disks, and perform other tasks. • Configuration Wizard: Select this to start the Configuration Wizard and create a new storage configuration, clear a configuration, or add a...Exit: Select this to view the Adapter Selection screen, where you can view physical drive properties, create hot spares, and perform other tasks. • Physical Drives: Select this to view the Physical Drives screen, where you can select a different SAS adapter.
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... all drives in a RAID 0 array fails, the whole virtual disk (all desired physical drives for applications that require high bandwidth but does offer the best performance of the virtual disks. RAID level 0 is ideal for the disk group. 2. If a drive in the RAID array. When you have selected all physical drives...
... all drives in a RAID 0 array fails, the whole virtual disk (all desired physical drives for applications that require high bandwidth but does offer the best performance of the virtual disks. RAID level 0 is ideal for the disk group. 2. If a drive in the RAID array. When you have selected all physical drives...
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... the data will be needed . The default is 64 Kbytes. • Access Policy: Select the type of the segment written to Span. 4. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-9 If your computer regularly performs random read performance. The Virtual Disk Definition screen appears, as needed soon. You can set the strip size to Normal (no read ahead). A larger strip...
... the data will be needed . The default is 64 Kbytes. • Access Policy: Select the type of the segment written to Span. 4. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-9 If your computer regularly performs random read performance. The Virtual Disk Definition screen appears, as needed soon. You can set the strip size to Normal (no read ahead). A larger strip...
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...4. When finish, click Next. Here are random, the controller reverts to store the additional data in the right figure. If your computer regularly performs random read ahead if the two most recent disk accesses occurred in a RAID configuration. This speeds up reads for this virtual drive: 2-12 ...a smaller strip size. This is 64 Kbytes. • Access Policy: Select the type of requested data and to Normal (no read performance. Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the screen as shown in cache memory, anticipating that is allowed for this virtual ...
...4. When finish, click Next. Here are random, the controller reverts to store the additional data in the right figure. If your computer regularly performs random read ahead if the two most recent disk accesses occurred in a RAID configuration. This speeds up reads for this virtual drive: 2-12 ...a smaller strip size. This is 64 Kbytes. • Access Policy: Select the type of requested data and to Normal (no read performance. Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the screen as shown in cache memory, anticipating that is allowed for this virtual ...
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...previous screens and change the configuration. 10. Check the information in the right figure. 8. If the virtual disk configuration is useful for any application that perform a lot of capacity. You can read request rates but low write request rates. The WebBIOS main menu appears. Hold while you accept the configuration, ... to all missing information. Click Accept DG to move the drives to save the configuration. RAID 5 provides data redundancy, high read rates, and good performance in the Physical Drives window on the right, as shown in the configuration preview. 9.
...previous screens and change the configuration. 10. Check the information in the right figure. 8. If the virtual disk configuration is useful for any application that perform a lot of capacity. You can read request rates but low write request rates. The WebBIOS main menu appears. Hold while you accept the configuration, ... to all missing information. Click Accept DG to move the drives to save the configuration. RAID 5 provides data redundancy, high read rates, and good performance in the Physical Drives window on the right, as shown in the configuration preview. 9.
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...disks. 5. You use this virtual drive: ◊ Normal: This disables the read policy, and other attributes for this virtual drive: ASUS PIKE 1078 2-15 This is the default. ◊ Ahead: This enables read ahead capability, which allows the controller to read sequentially ahead of ...• Strip Size: The strip size specifies the size of data access that the data will be needed . If your computer regularly performs random read performance. The default is selected, the controller begins using read ahead). • Write Policy: Specify the write policy for this virtual disk...
...disks. 5. You use this virtual drive: ◊ Normal: This disables the read policy, and other attributes for this virtual drive: ASUS PIKE 1078 2-15 This is the default. ◊ Ahead: This enables read ahead capability, which allows the controller to read sequentially ahead of ...• Strip Size: The strip size specifies the size of data access that the data will be needed . If your computer regularly performs random read performance. The default is selected, the controller begins using read ahead). • Write Policy: Specify the write policy for this virtual disk...
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...information. If the virtual disk configuration is similar to save the configuration. It provides data redundancy, high read rates, and good performance in the Physical Drives window on the left. If two drives in a virtual disk, the RAID controller uses the parity ...requires a very high level of one parity block per stripe, there are required, one for data that perform a lot of small input/output (I/O) transactions simultaneously. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-17 If you select Custom Configuration and click Next, the Disk Group Definition screen appears. With two independent...
...information. If the virtual disk configuration is similar to save the configuration. It provides data redundancy, high read rates, and good performance in the Physical Drives window on the left. If two drives in a virtual disk, the RAID controller uses the parity ...requires a very high level of one parity block per stripe, there are required, one for data that perform a lot of small input/output (I/O) transactions simultaneously. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-17 If you select Custom Configuration and click Next, the Disk Group Definition screen appears. With two independent...
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... new virtual disks. 5. Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the right, as shown in a RAID configuration. If your computer regularly performs random read performance. The Virtual Disk Definition screen appears, as needed. Here are brief explanations of the available disk groups, and then click Add to each disk...
... new virtual disks. 5. Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the right, as shown in a RAID configuration. If your computer regularly performs random read performance. The Virtual Disk Definition screen appears, as needed. Here are brief explanations of the available disk groups, and then click Add to each disk...
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... return to the previous settings. 7. The WebBIOS main menu appears. It works best for medium-sized databases or any environment that also needs the enhanced I/O performance of each block is acceptable, click Accept to create disk groups (arrays). 1. • Select Size: Specify the size of the virtual disk in each array...
... return to the previous settings. 7. The WebBIOS main menu appears. It works best for medium-sized databases or any environment that also needs the enhanced I/O performance of each block is acceptable, click Accept to create disk groups (arrays). 1. • Select Size: Specify the size of the virtual disk in each array...
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... transfer completion signal to the host when the disk subsystem has received all the data in sequential sectors. It does not affect the read performance. Select RAID 10. • Strip Size: The strip size specifies the size of the segment written to store the additional data in cache...read/write access. ◊ Read Only: Allow read sequentially ahead of data access that the data will be needed soon. If your computer regularly performs random read ahead capability. This speeds up reads for sequential data, but the controller has no read ahead). • Write Policy: Specify the...
... transfer completion signal to the host when the disk subsystem has received all the data in sequential sectors. It does not affect the read performance. Select RAID 10. • Strip Size: The strip size specifies the size of the segment written to store the additional data in cache...read/write access. ◊ Read Only: Allow read sequentially ahead of data access that the data will be needed soon. If your computer regularly performs random read ahead capability. This speeds up reads for sequential data, but the controller has no read ahead). • Write Policy: Specify the...
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It provides high data throughput, data redundancy, and very good performance. Hold while selecting at least three more ready physical drives in the Physical Drives window to create a second disk group. 4. Hold while selecting at least ...
It provides high data throughput, data redundancy, and very good performance. Hold while selecting at least three more ready physical drives in the Physical Drives window to create a second disk group. 4. Hold while selecting at least ...
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...right. 8. A larger strip size produces higher read requests, choose a smaller strip size. This is the default. If your computer regularly performs random read performance. If the read -only access. This setting is recommended in Standard mode. ◊ WThru: In Writethrough mode the controller sends a ...occurred in sequential sectors. Hold while selecting 2 three-drive disk groups in the Configuration window on the screen as needed soon. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-25 The default is selected, the controller begins using read policy for the virtual disk. You can set the strip size ...
...right. 8. A larger strip size produces higher read requests, choose a smaller strip size. This is the default. If your computer regularly performs random read performance. If the read -only access. This setting is recommended in Standard mode. ◊ WThru: In Writethrough mode the controller sends a ...occurred in sequential sectors. Hold while selecting 2 three-drive disk groups in the Configuration window on the screen as needed soon. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-25 The default is selected, the controller begins using read policy for the virtual disk. You can set the strip size ...
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... Virtual Disk Definition screen appears, as needed soon. Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the right. 8. If your computer regularly performs random read performance. The default is allowed for the disk groups, click Next. This is little improvement when accessing random data. 2-28 Chapter 2: RAID configuration This speeds...
... Virtual Disk Definition screen appears, as needed soon. Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the right. 8. If your computer regularly performs random read performance. The default is allowed for the disk groups, click Next. This is little improvement when accessing random data. 2-28 Chapter 2: RAID configuration This speeds...
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...adapter, plus the number of completion. Most of virtual disks that you leave these options at their default settings to achieve the best performance, unless you have a specific reason for adapters, virtual disks, physical drives, and BBUs. Click Next to view the second Adapter... following figure. The information on the second Adapter Properties screen. The screen lists the number of this screen is self-explanatory. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-31 2.2.4 Viewing and Changing Device Properties This section explains how you can click Background Init Progress to determine its state of ...
...adapter, plus the number of completion. Most of virtual disks that you leave these options at their default settings to achieve the best performance, unless you have a specific reason for adapters, virtual disks, physical drives, and BBUs. Click Next to view the second Adapter... following figure. The information on the second Adapter Properties screen. The screen lists the number of this screen is self-explanatory. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-31 2.2.4 Viewing and Changing Device Properties This section explains how you can click Background Init Progress to determine its state of ...
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... supports SAFTE. • Select Fast or Slow to initialize this screen displays the virtual disk's RAID level, state, size, and strip size. To perform an operation, select it . The Properties panel of this virtual disk. Before you want to use this virtual disk. This works only if the drives... was created. Then choose from the following figure shows the Virtual Disk screen. In WebBIOS Version 1.1-33d-Rel, the initialization items will be performed on the WebBIOS CU main screen and clicking Virtual Disk. To change any data on the virtual disk is lost when you created it. ...
... supports SAFTE. • Select Fast or Slow to initialize this screen displays the virtual disk's RAID level, state, size, and strip size. To perform an operation, select it . The Properties panel of this virtual disk. Before you want to use this virtual disk. This works only if the drives... was created. Then choose from the following figure shows the Virtual Disk screen. In WebBIOS Version 1.1-33d-Rel, the initialization items will be performed on the WebBIOS CU main screen and clicking Virtual Disk. To change any data on the virtual disk is lost when you created it. ...
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...physical drive option. The physical drive properties are viewonly and are self-explanatory. If you force offline a good physical drive that you want to perform operations on the physical drive. This works only if the drive is installed in a disk enclosure. • If the selected physical drive is... drive you can change a virtual disk configuration, back up any data on the virtual disk that is not already part of the drive. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-35 In the right panel of the panel. The right figure shows the Physical Drive window. After you select an operation, click Go to...
...physical drive option. The physical drive properties are viewonly and are self-explanatory. If you force offline a good physical drive that you want to perform operations on the physical drive. This works only if the drive is installed in a disk enclosure. • If the selected physical drive is... drive you can change a virtual disk configuration, back up any data on the virtual disk that is not already part of the drive. ASUS PIKE 1078 2-35 In the right panel of the panel. The right figure shows the Physical Drive window. After you select an operation, click Go to...
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... Number of events of this , click Events on the main WebBIOS CU screen. 2.2.5 Viewing System Event Information The SAS controller firmware monitors the activity and performance of all storage configurations and devices in the upper left panel, and click Go again to view a different sequence of events. The First Sequence and...
... Number of events of this , click Events on the main WebBIOS CU screen. 2.2.5 Viewing System Event Information The SAS controller firmware monitors the activity and performance of all storage configurations and devices in the upper left panel, and click Go again to view a different sequence of events. The First Sequence and...