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LSI Software RAID
Conguration Utility
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E8581
First Edition
August 2013
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Content
This document provides instructions in setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using
the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility. It also shows the installation of the RAID
controller drivers after creating the RAID sets.
This document contains the following sections:
I. Revision history ............................................................................................
II. Using the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility
1. Before you start ..............................................................................
2. Launching the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility .................
3. Creating a RAID set .......................................................................
4. Adding or viewing a RAID conguration
5. Initializing the virtual drives ..........................................................
6. Rebuilding failed drives ................................................................
7. Checking the drives for data consistency
8. Deleting a RAID conguration ......................................................
9. Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set .....................................
10. Enabling the Disk Write Cache (DWC) ........................................
III. RAID driver installation ..............................................................................
1. Red Hat
2. Red Hat
3. Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS ........................................................
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I. Revision history
Revision Revision history Date
V1 First release August 2013
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II. Using the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility
LSI
The LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID
10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the
motherboard.
1. Before you start
Before you proceed, ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set the
correct jumper settings of the motherboard, and have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS
setup. You can refer to following sections for the instructions in
Setting Jumpers
, and
Setting the RAID mode in BIOS
Installing hard disk drives
.
A. Installing hard disk drives
The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set conguration. For optimal performance,
install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.
To install the SATA hard disks for RAID conguration:
1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system
user guide.
2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the
SATA connector on the motherboard.
3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
B. Setting Jumpers
You must set the jumper settings of your motherboard to activate the
Conguration Utility.
To set the jumper settings, set the 3-pin RAID_SEL1 jumper to pins 1-2.
LSI Software RAID
,
The motherboard illustration is for reference only. Visit www.asus.com for the complete list
of supported motherboards,
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C. Setting the RAID mode in BIOS
LSI MegaRAID Software RAID BIOS Version A.11 02090932R
LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus No:00 Dev No:1F
Device present at Port 0 ST3160812AS 152114MB
Device present at Port 1 ST3160812AS 152114MB
Device present at Port 2 ST3160812AS 152114MB
Device present at Port 3 ST3160812AS 152114MB
Press Ctrl-M or Enter to run LSI Software RAID Setup Utility.
You must set the RAID mode in the BIOS Setup to be able to launch the RAID utilities before
you can create a RAID set from the SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors
supported by Intel® C22x chipset.
To do this:
1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the Advanced
3. Set SATA Mode
Menu > SATA Conguration, then press <Enter>.
to [RAID].
4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.
2. Launching the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility
To launch the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility:
1. Turn on the system.
2. During POST, the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility automatically detects
the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set(s). Press
<Ctrl>+<M> to enter the utility.
• The LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility automatically congures to RAID 1 when
the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled.
• The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not
exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference.
• When you create RAID sets with the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility , the boot
priority of the SATA optical drive has to be manually adjusted. Otherwise, the system
will not boot from the connected SATA ODD.
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3. From the
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Configure VD(s)
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility Management menu
arrow keys to select an option then press <Enter>. Refer to
Menu descriptions
below for more information.
Table 1.
, use the
Management
At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box allow you
to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands. The keys on the
legend box vary according to the menu level.
Table 1. Management Menu descriptions
Menu
Description
Allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using the Easy
Congure
Conguration or the New Conguration command. This menu also
allows you to view, add, or clear RAID congurations or select the
boot drive.
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set.
Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive
parameters.
Allows you to rebuild failed drives.
Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a
created RAID set.
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3. Creating a RAID set
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Defines Physical Arrays. An Array Will Automatically Become A VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
Configuration Menu
The LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID
10 set using two types of congurations: Easy and New.
In Easy Conguration, the virtual drive parameters are set automatically.
In New Conguration, you can manually set the virtual drive parameters.
Using Easy Conguration
To create a RAID set using the Easy Conguration option:
1. From the
<Enter>.
Management Menu, select Congure > Easy Conguration then press
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Rebuild
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Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
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Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Select Configurable Array(s)
A-0
SPAN-1
ARRAY SELECTION MENU
displays the available drives connected to the SATA
ports. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the drives you want to include in the RAID
set then press <Space>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from
ONLIN A[X]-[Y]
, where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number.
• The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen.
• You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set.
• You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set.
READY
to
3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set then press <F10> to congure the array
setting.
4. Press <Space> to select the congurable array.
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5. Press <F10> to begin the conguration.
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Choose RAID Level For This VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
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Choose RAID Level For This VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID Level
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
The virtual drive information appears including a
change the virtual drive parameters.
Virtual Drive menu that allows you to
6. Select
7. Select the
RAID from the Virtual Drive sub-menu then press <Enter>.
RAID type from the RAID Level sub-menu then press <Enter>.
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8. Select
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Select Units For VD Size
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
MB
GB
TB
Select Units For VD Size
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
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Disk Write Cache Setting of VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
Off
On
Change DWC
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
9. Select the units for the virtual drive size from the
Units
from the
Virtual Drive
sub-menu then press <Enter>.
Select Units For VD Size
menu then press <Enter>. The virtual drive size is automatically allocated and not
congurable.
sub-
When creating a
10. When creating a
set, proceed to step 12.
RAID 0
or a
RAID 1
RAID 10
set, select
DWC
from the
Virtual Drive
then press <Enter>.
11. Select
10
to enable the
On
Enabling DWC can improve the performance, but with the risk of data loss.
Disk Write Cache (DWC)
setting then press <Enter>.
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menu,
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12. After setting the values of the selected virtual drives, select
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Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
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Select Yes Or No
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Yes
No
Save Configuration?
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
Configuration Menu
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
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from the menu then
Accept
press <Enter>.
13. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the congured virtual drives. Repeat steps
2 to 10 to congure the remaining available virtual drives or press <Esc> to nish the
RAID conguration.
14. Select
then press <Enter> to save the conguration.
Yes
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Using New Conguration
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Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
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Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
Configuration Menu
When a RAID set already exists, using the
New Conguration
command erases the
existing RAID conguration data. If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set, use the
View/Add Conguration
To create a RAID set using the
1. From the
Management Menu
command to view or create another RAID conguration.
New Conguration
, select
option:
Congure > New Conguration
then press
<Enter>.
2. Select Yes then press <Enter> to proceed with the conguration.
3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set then press <F10> to congure array
setting.
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4. Press <Space> to select the congurable array.
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Select Configurable Array(s)
A-0
SPAN-1
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Choose RAID Level For This VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
5. Press <F10> to begin the conguration.
The virtual drive information appears including a
change the virtual drive parameters.
Virtual Drive menu that allows you to
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6. Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub-menu then press <Enter>.
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Choose RAID Level For This VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID Level
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
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Select Units For VD Size
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
MB
GB
TB
Select Units For VD Size
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
7. Select the
RAID level from the menu then press <Enter>.
8. Select
Units from the Virtual Drive sub-menu then press <Enter>.
9. Select the units for the virtual drive size from the Select Units For VD Size
then press <Enter>.
You can select Size from the Virtual Drive sub-menu to set your preferred values.
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When creating a
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Disk Write Cache Setting of VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
Off
On
Change DWC
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
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Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
10. When creating a
then press <Enter>.
11. Select
to enable the
On
Enabling DWC can improve the performance, but with the risk of data loss.
set, proceed to step 12.
RAID 0
or a
RAID 1
RAID 10
Disk Write Cache (DWC)
set, select
from the
DWC
Virtual Drive
setting then press <Enter>.
menu,
12. After setting the values of the selected virtual drives, select
Accept
press <Enter>.
from the menu then
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13. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the congured virtual drives. Repeat steps
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Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Yes
No
Save Configuration?
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
Configuration Menu
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
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2 to 10 to congure the remaining available virtual drives or press <Esc> to nish the
RAID conguration.
14. Select
then press <Enter> to save the conguration.
Yes
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4. Adding or viewing a RAID conguration
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View/Add to The Existing Configuration
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
Configuration Menu
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Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
You can add a new RAID conguration or view an existing conguration using the
Conguration
Adding a new RAID conguration
To add a new RAID conguration:
1. From the
command.
Management Menu
press <Enter>.
, select
Congure > View/Add Conguration
View/Add
, then
2. The
ARRAY SELECTION MENU
displays the available drives connected to the SATA
ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <Space>.
When selected, the drive indicator changes from
READY
to
ONLIN A[X]-[Y]
is the array number, and Y is the drive number.
The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen.
, where X
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3. Select all the drives required for the RAID set then press <F10> to congure array
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Select Configurable Array(s)
A-0
SPAN-1
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
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Choose RAID Level For This VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
0 1 148.580GB 2 64KB ONLINE
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
setting.
4. Press <Space> to select the congurable array.
5. Press <F10> to begin the conguration.
The virtual drive information appears including a
Virtual Drive
menu that allows you to
change the virtual drive parameters.
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6. Select
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Choose RAID Level For This VD
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
ONLIN A00-00
ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
LD RAID Size #Stripes StripSz Status
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RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID Level
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
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READY
0
1
2
3
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MB
GB
TB
Select Units For VD Size
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
RAID
7. Select the
from the
Virtual Drive
level from the menu then press <Enter>.
RAID
sub-menu then press <Enter>.
8. Select
Units
from the
Virtual Drive
9. Select the units for the virtual drive size from the
sub-menu then press <Enter>.
Select Units For VD Size
then press <Enter>.
sub-menu
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
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ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
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Off
On
Change DWC
RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
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Objects
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Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
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ONLIN A00-01
READY
READY
0
1
2
3
PORT #
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RAID = 1
Units= MB
Size = 152146MB
DWC = OFF
RA = On
Accept
SPAN = NO
Virtual Drive 0
10. When creating a
then press <Enter>.
11. Select
to enable the
On
Enabling DWC can improve the performance, but with the risk of data loss.
set, proceed to step 12.
RAID 0
or a
RAID 1
RAID 10
Disk Write Cache (DWC)
set, select
from the
DWC
Virtual Drive
setting then press <Enter>.
menu,
12. After setting the values of the selected virtual drives, select
Accept
press <Enter>.
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13. The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the congured virtual drives. Repeat steps
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Management Menu
Yes
No
Save Configuration?
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
Configuration Menu
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
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2 to 10 to congure the remaining available virtual drives or press <Esc> to nish the
RAID conguration.
14. Select
then press <Enter> to save the conguration.
Yes
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5. Initializing the virtual drives
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Initialize
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Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
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Virtual Drive 0
Virtual Drives
After creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. You may initialize the
virtual drives of a RAID set(s) using the
.
Menu
Using the Initialize command
To initialize the virtual drive using the Initialize command:
1. From the
2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the virtual
drive to initialize. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the
selection then press <Space>.
Management Menu, select Initialize then press <Enter>.
Initialize
or
Objects
command on the
Virtual Drive
Management
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3. Press <F10> to start initialization. When prompted, select
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration - ARRAY SELECTION MENU
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
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Virtual Drive 0
Virtual Drives
Yes
No
Initialize?
SPACE-(De)Select, F10-Initialize
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Virtual Drive 0
Virtual Drives
Init of VD Is In Process
VD 0 Initialization Complete. Press Esc..
100% Completed
from the
Yes
Initialize?
dialog box then press <Enter>.
Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the drive.
4. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. After
the initialization is complete, press <Esc>.
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Using the Objects command
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Objects
Press ENTER To Select A VD, <Del> To Delete A VD
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Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Objects
Virtual Drive 0
Virtual Drive(1)
To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command
1. From the
Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive then press <Enter>.
2. Select the virtual drive to initialize from the
<Enter>.
Virtual Drives
sub-menu then press
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3. Select
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Objects
Virtual Drive 0
Virtual Drive(1)
Initialize
Check Consistency
View/Update Parameters
Virtual Drive(0)
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Check Consistency
Management Menu
Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Objects
Virtual Drive 0
Virtual Drive(1)
Initialize
Check Consistency
View/Update Parameters
Virtual Drive(0)
Yes
No
Initialize?
Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD(s)
from the pop-up menu then press <Enter> to start initialization.
Initialize
4. When prompted, press the <Space> to select
press <Enter>.
5. A progress bar appears on screen. If desired, press <Esc> to abort initialization. After the
initialization is complete, press <Esc>.
from the
Yes
Initialize?
dialog box then
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6. Rebuilding failed drives
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
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Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU
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FAIL A00-01
0
1
PORT #
You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the
Management Menu
.
To rebuild a failed hard disk drive:
1. From the
Management Menu
, select
Rebuild
Rebuild
then press <Enter>.
command in the
2. The
PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU
displays the available drives connected
to the SATA ports. Select the drive you want to rebuild then press <Space>.
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3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y> to rebuild
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Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
REBUILD - PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU
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0
1
PORT #
Rebuilding of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes. Start Rebuilding Drive (Y/N)?
the drive.
4. When rebuild is complete, press any key to continue.
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7. Checking the drives for data consistency
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
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Virtual Drive(s) Configured
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Virtual Drive 0
Virtual Drives
You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive. The
utility can automatically detect and/or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy
depending on the selected option in the
The
Check Consistency
Objects > Adapter
command is available only for virtual drives included in a RAID 1
or RAID 10 set.
Using the Check Consistency Command
To check data consistency using the
1. From the
Management Menu
2. The screen displays the available RAID set(s) and prompts you to select the virtual
drive to check. Press <Space> to select the virtual drive from the
sub-menu then press <F10>.
Check Consistency
, select
Check Consistency
menu.
command:
then press <Enter>.
Virtual Drive
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3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select
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Management Menu
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Virtual Drive(s) Configured
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0 10 154494MB 2 64KB ONLINE
Virtual Drive 0
Virtual Drives
Yes
No
Consistency Check?
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
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Virtual Drive(s) Configured
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0 10 154494MB 2 64KB ONLINE
Virtual Drive 0
Virtual Drives
CC Under Process
VD 0 Consistency Check. Press Esc to Abort.
85% Completed
from the
Yes
Consistency Check?
dialog box then press <Enter>.
A progress bar appears on screen showing the progress of the consistency check.
4. While checking the disk consistency, press <Esc> to display the following options.
• Stop - Stops the consistency check. The utility stores the percentage of disk
checked. If you restart the consistency check, it will continue from the
percentage it stopped and continues the checking with the remaining
percentage that is not yet checked.
• Continue - Continues the consistency check.
• Abort - Aborts the consistency check. When you restart checking, it starts from
5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.
zero percent.
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Using the Objects command
To check data consistency using the
1. From the
menu.
2. Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check then press <Enter>.
3. Select
4. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select
drive.
5. When checking is complete, press any key to continue.
Management Menu
Check Consistency
from the pop-up menu then press <Enter>.
Objects
, select
command:
then select
Objects
Yes
Virtual Drive
from the dialog box to check the
from the sub-
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8. Deleting a RAID conguration
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Management Menu
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
Configuration Menu
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Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
Configuration Menu
Yes
No
Clear Configuration?
To delete a RAID conguration:
1. From the
<Enter>.
Management Menu
, select
Congure
>
Clear Conguration
then press
2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select
dialog box, then press <Enter>.
The utility clears all the current array(s).
3. Press any key to continue.
from the
Yes
Clear Conguration?
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9. Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
Configuration Menu
Boot Drive 0
Bootable VDs(1): Current Boot VD(0)
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Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Easy Configuration
New Configuration
View/Add Configuration
Clear Configuration
Select Boot Drive
Configuration Menu
You must have created a new RAID conguration before you can select the boot drive from
a RAID set. See section
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using New Conguration
To select the boot drive from a RAID set
1. From the
Management Menu
, select
Congure
>
Select Boot Drive
<Enter>.
2. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select the bootable virtual drive from the list,
then press <Enter>.
for details.
, then press
3. The virtual drive is selected as boot drive. Press any key to continue.
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10. Enabling the Disk Write Cache (DWC)
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Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Management Menu
Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Objects
Rebuild Rate = 30
Chk Const Rate = 30
FGI Rate = 30
BGI Rate = 30
Disk WC = Off
Read Ahead = On
Bios State = Enable
Cont On Error = Yes
Fast Init = Enable
Auto Rebuild = On
Auto Resume = Enable
Disk Coercion = 1GB
Factory Default
Adapter 0
You may manually enable the RAID controller’s Disk Write Cache option after creating a
RAID set to improve the data transmission performance.
When you enable DWC, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting
or exchanging data among the drives.
The WriteCache function is recommended for RAID 1 and RAID 10 sets. You have to
manually congure the Adapter and the Virtual Drive of the RAID set you created.
To enable DWC:
1. From the
Management Menu
, select
then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.
2. Select
then press <Enter>.
Disk WC
Objects
>
Adapter.
Select an existing adapter
3. Select
4. Go to
from the
On
Change DWC
Management Menu
and press <Enter> to turn on the option.
, select
Objects
>
Virtual Drive.
Select an existing Virtual
Drive and press <Enter>.
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Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Objects
RAID = 0
Size = 148.580GB
Stripe Size = 64KB
#Stripes = 2
State = OPTIMAL
Spans = 1
Disk WC = On
Read Ahead = On
Virtual Drive
View/Update Parameters
and press <Enter> to display the Virtual Drive
properties.
6. Select
7. Select
then press <Enter>.
Disk WC
from the
On
Change DWC
and press <Enter> to turn on the option.
8. After conguring the DWC options of the Adapter and the Virtual Drive, press any key
to continue.
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III. RAID driver installation
After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating
system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array.
This part provides the instructions on how to install the LSI MegaRAID controller drivers
during OS installation.
1. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.x
To load the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat
®
1. Boot the system from the Red Hat
2. At the
boot:, type linux dd then press <Enter>.
- To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the <ENTER> key.
- To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text <ENTER>.
- Use the function keys listed below for more information.
[F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue]
boot: linux dd
OS installation CD.
3. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have a driver disk, then press <Enter>.
Main Menu
Do you have a driver disk?
®
Enterprise Linus OS 5.x:
Yes No
4. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk into the USB oppy disk drive.
Write-protect the oppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.
If the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver is stored in a USB ash drive, insert the USB
ash drive into an available USB port.
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5 . Choose a source for the driver disk, select OK, then press <Enter>.
Driver Disk Source
You have multiple devices which could
serve as source for a driver disk.
Which would you like to use?
sdc
sdd
sdb
sr0
OK
Cancel
The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.
6. Select No when asked to load additional RAID controller drivers then press <Enter>.
More Driver Disks?
Do you wish to load any more
driver disks?
Yes No
7. Follow the on-screen instructions to nish the OS installation.
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2. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.x
To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6.x
OS:
®
1. Boot the system from the Red Hat
2. Press <Tab> to edit options.
OS installation CD.
3. While booting from DVD, press <ESC> to provide the third party driver. Enter the
following command at the
boot:
Linux dd
then press <ENTER>.
4. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk into the USB oppy disk drive.
Write-protect the oppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.
If the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver is stored in a USB ash drive, insert the USB
ash drive into an available USB port.
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5 . Choose a source for the driver disk, select OK, then press <Enter>.
Driver Disk Source
You have multiple devices which could
serve as source for a driver disk.
Which would you like to use?
sdc
sdd
sdb
sr0
OK
Cancel
The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.
6. Select No when asked to load additional RAID controller drivers then press <Enter>.
More Driver Disks?
Do you wish to load any more
driver disks?
Yes No
7. Follow the onscreen instructions to nish the OS installation.
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Preparing the Linux Driver
Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to create the RAID driver. When
creating the RAID driver, you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64-bit SUSE Linux
system to create a 64-bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1.
1. Copy the image le into the Linux system.
Example: megasr-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-ga-x86_64.img
2. Create a folder.
Example:
3. Mount the image le into the image folder using this command format:
mount -oloop [image le name] image
Example:
64.img image
4. Copy the contents of the image directory, labeled as 01, into a FAT32 USB drive.
image
mount -oloop megasr-15-15.00.0120.2012-1-sles11-ga-x86__
5. Rename the 01 folder to CD Image.
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3. Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS
To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE 11 Linux Enterprise
Server OS:
1. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD.
2. Use the arrow keys to select
3. Use the USB drive to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation.
Press <F6>, select
Yes from the menu, then press <Enter>.
Installation from the Boot Options menu.
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4. On the following screen, select USB drive
press <Enter>.
Please choose the Driver Update medium.
USB drive
other device
as the driver update medium, select OK, then
OK
Back
5. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to nish the installation.
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