Asus PIKE 2308 User Manual

PIKE 2308

LSISAS RAID card

User Guide

E8142 First Edition

March 2013

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Contents

About this guide .........................................................................................................iv

PIKE 2308 specications summary .......................................................................... vi

Chapter 1: Product

introduction

1.1 Welcome! .................................................................................................... 1-2

1.2 Package contents.......................................................................................1-2

1.3 Card layout .................................................................................................1-3

1.4 System requirements.................................................................................1-3

1.5 Card installation ......................................................................................... 1-4

Chapter 2: RAID conguration

2.1 Setting up RAID ..........................................................................................2-2

2.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 2-2

2.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ............................................................ 2-2

2.2 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility ...........................................................2-3

2.2.1 RAID 1 volume ............................................................................ 2-4

2.2.2 RAID 1E/10 volume.....................................................................2-8

2.2.3 RAID 0 volume .......................................................................... 2-10

2.2.4 Managing Arrays .......................................................................2-12

2.2.5 Viewing SAS topology ............................................................... 2-19

2.2.6 Global Properties ...................................................................... 2-20

2.3 MegaRAID Storage Manager ................................................................... 2-23

2.3.1 Hardware and Software Requirements ..................................... 2-23

2.3.2 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware on

Microsoft Windows OS .............................................................. 2-23

2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware for Linux........2-27

2.3.4 Linux Error Messages ............................................................... 2-28

2.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software ....................... 2-29

2.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window ...................................... 2-31

Chapter 3: Driver installation

3.1 RAID driver installation .............................................................................3-2

3.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk.........................................................3-2

3.1.2 Windows® Server 2003 OS ......................................................... 3-4

3.1.3 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5 ................................................. 3-9

3.1.4 SUSE Linux OS 11 .................................................................... 3-11

ASUS contact information ..................................................................................... 3-12

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About this guide

This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the server

management board.

How this guide is organized

This guide contains the following parts:

• Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter offers the PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports.

• Chapter 2: RAID conguration

This chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets

using the available utilities.

• Chapter 3: Driver installation

This chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID drivers on different operating systems.

Where to nd more information

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.

1. ASUS websites

The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

2. Optional documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty yers,

that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not part of the standard package.

Conventions used in this guide

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself

when trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components

when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a

task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a

task.

Typography

Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Italics

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key.

Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or Return key.

<Key1+Key2+Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+).

Example: <Ctrl+Alt+D>

Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown,

then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets.

Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: format a:

PIKE 2308 specications summary

Controller LSISAS2308

Interface ASUS PIKE interface

Ports 8 ports

Support device SAS/SAS II devices

SATA/SATA II/SATA III devices

Data transfer rate SATA III and SAS II 6Gb/s per PHY

RAID level RAID 0/RAID 1/RAID 1E/RAID 10

OS support* Windows® Server 2012

Windows® Server 2008 Enterprise R2

Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise R2

Windows® 8

Windows® 7 Ultimate

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6.3

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.4

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.2

CentOS 6.2

Fedora 17

Form factor 6.44 in x 1.57 in (1U compatible)

* The exact OS support would base on the OS support list of the motherboard. ** Specications are subject to change without notice.

This chapter offers the PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports.

Chapter 1: Product

introduction

1.1 Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card!

The ASUS PIKE 2308 allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1E, and RAID 10 sets from SATA/SATA II/SATA III/SAS/SAS II hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard.

Before you start installing the RAID card, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2 Package contents

Check your package for the following items.

• ASUS PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card

• Support CD

• User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

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1.3 Card layout

The illustration below shows the major components of the RAID card.

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1. ASUS PIKE interface-1: PCI-E x8

2. ASUS PIKE interface-2: 8-port SAS signal 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 the motherboard manual for detailed information about using the SGPIO connectors on the motherboard.

1.4 System requirements

Before you install the PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card, check if the system meets the following requirements:

• Workstation or server motherboard with a PIKE RAID card slot

• SAS or SATA hard disk drives

• Supporting operating system:

Windows® and Linux operating systems (refer to website for details)

• Other requirement:

- Appropriate thermal solution

- Certied power supply module

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1.5 Card installation

Follow the below instructions to install the RAID card on your motherboard.

For 2U, 5U, or pedestal server

To install ASUS PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card on a 2U, 5U, or pedestal server

1. Locate the PIKE RAID card slot on the motherboard.

2. Align the golden ngers of the RAID

card with the PIKE RAID card slot.

3. Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot. Ensure the card is completely inserted into the card slot, and the heatsink latch is completely hooked to the edge of the card slot.

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4. Secure the heatsink to the nearest screw hole on the motherboard.

DO NOT overtighten the screw, or the motherboard component can be damaged.

5. Connect the hard disk drives to the SAS connectors on the motherboard.

To uninstall ASUS PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card from a 2U, 5U, or pedestal server

1. Disconnect all SAS hard disk drives from the motherboard.

2. Remove the screw that secures the RAID card to the motherboard.

3. Release the heatsink latch from the

card slot with a nger, and then remove

the RAID card from the slot.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter provides instructions on setting up,

creating, and conguring RAID sets using the

available utilities.

Chapter 2: RAID

conguration

2.1 Setting up RAID

The RAID card supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1E, and RAID 10.

2.1.1 RAID denitions

RAID 0

(Data striping)

parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Use of at least two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.

RAID 1

(Data mirroring)

second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID

conguration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use

two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be

of the same size or larger than the existing drive.

RAID 1E alternate) copy stored on a different disk. You can use three or more hard disk drives for this

conguration.

RAID 10 is a striped conguration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. This conguration has the same fault tolerance as RAID 1, and has the same overhead for

fault-tolerance as mirroring alone. RAID 10 achieves high input/output rates by striping RAID

1 segments. In some instances, a RAID 10 conguration can sustain multiple simultaneous

drive failure. A minimum of four hard disk drives is required for this setup.

(Enhanced RAID 1)

optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in

copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a

has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a secondary (or

If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy

rst the RAID driver from the support CD to a oppy 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 set conguration. For optimal performance, install

identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.

To install the SAS hard disks for RAID conguration:

1. Install the SAS hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide.

2. Connect a SAS signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SAS connector on the motherboard.

3. Connect a power cable to the power connector on each drive.

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2.2 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility

The LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows you to create the following RAID sets from SAS hard disk drives supported by the LSI SAS 2308 Series controller: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1E, and RAID 10.

• You may use disks of different sizes in one volume; however, the size of the smallest disk determines the “logical” size of each member disk.

• DO NOT combine Serial ATA and SAS disk drives in one volume.

• The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only andThe 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.

• The adapter name shown on the setup screens differs according to theThe adapter name shown on the setup screens differs according to the installed SAS RAID card.

• Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, youBefore requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you have to take note of the MPTFW and MPTBIOS version for the SAS RAID

card. After entering the SAS conguration utility, you can see below screen

and identify the MPTFW and MPTBIOS version: MPTFW version: 5.00.00.00-IR MPTBIOS version: v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)

LSI Corp Cong Utility v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)

Adapter List Global Properties

Adapter PCI PCI PCI PCI FW Revision Status Boot BUS Dev Fnc Slot Order

Asus SAS2308 04 00 00 07 5.00.00.00-IR Enabled 0

Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help Alt+N = Global Properties -/+ = Alter Boot Order Ins/Del = Alter Boot List

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2.2.1 RAID 1 volume

The RAID 1 feature supports simultaneous mirrored volumes with two disks.

The RAID 1 feature supports hot swap capability, so when a disk in an RAID 1 volume fails, you can easily restore the volume, and the swapped disk is automatically re-mirrored.

To create a RAID 1 volume:

1. Turn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives.

2. During POST, press <Ctrl+C> to enter the SAS conguration utility.

Press Ctrl-C to start LSI Corp Conguration Utility...

To avoid data loss, do not turn off the system when rebuilding.

3. The following screen appears. Select a channel and press <Enter> to enter the setup.

LSI Corp Cong Utility v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)

Adapter List Global Properties

Adapter PCI PCI PCI PCI FW Revision Status Boot BUS Dev Fnc Slot Order

Asus SAS2308 04 00 00 07 5.00.00.00-IR Enabled 0

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Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help Alt+N = Global Properties -/+ = Alter Boot Order Ins/Del = Alter Boot List

The numbers of the channel depend on the controller.

Chapter 2: RAID conguration

4. The Adapter Properties screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties, then press <Enter>.

LSI Corp Cong Utility v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)

Adapter Properties -- SAS2308

Adapter Asus SAS2308 PCI Slot 07 PCI Address(Bus/Dev) 04:00 MPT Firmware Revision 5.00.00.00-IR SAS Address 500E0180:1280E000 NVDATA Version 05.02

Status Enabled Boot Order 0 Boot Support [Enabled BIOS & OS]

RAID Properties

SAS Topology Advanced Adapter Properties

Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help

Enter = Select Item -/+/Enter = Change Item

5. The Select New Volume Type screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select Create RAID 1 Volume, then press <Enter>.

LSI Corp Cong Utility v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)

Select New Volume Type -- SAS2308

Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume

Create RAID 1E/10 Volume Create a RAID 1E or RAID 10 volume

Create RAID 0 Volume Create a RAID 0 volume consisting of

consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares. ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED!

consisting of 3 to 10 disks including up to 2 optional hot spares. ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED!

2 to 10 disks. ALL DATA on volume disks will be DELETED!

Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help

Enter = Choose volume type to create

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6. The Create New Volume screen shows the disks you can add to make up the RAID 1 volume. Use the arrow key to select a disk, then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column. To include this disk in the array, press <+>, <->, or <Space>.

LSI Corp Cong Utility v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)

Create New Volume -- SAS2308

Volume Type: RAID 1

Volume Size(GB): -------

Slot Device Identier RAID Drive Pred Size Num Disk Status Fail (GB)

0 ATA WDC WD800JD-22LS1D06 [No] ---------- No 74 1 ATA WDC WD800JD-22LS1D06 [No] ---------- No 74 2 ATA WDC WD800JD-22LS1D06 [No] ---------- No 74 3 ATA WDC WD800JD-22LS1D06 [No] ---------- No 74

Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help

SPACE/+/- = Select disk for volume C = Create volume

By default, the RAID Disk eld shows No before volume creation. This eld is grayed out under the following conditions:

• The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID volume.

• The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive.

• The disk is already part of another volume.

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7. A warning screen appears. Press any key to continue.

Press <M> to keep existing data on the rst disk. If you choose this option, data on

the rst disk will be mirrored on the second disk that you will add to the volume later. Ensure the data you want to mirror is on the rst disk.

Press <D> to overwrite any data and create the new IM array.

LSI Corp Cong Utility v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)

Create New Volume -- SAS2308

WARNING! Data was found on the selected disk, this data will be lost when the volume is created!

Choose Discard conguration or Cancel Exit on the next screen to abort.

Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help

SPACE/+/- = Select disk for volume C = Create array

8. Repeat step 6 to add the second disk to the volume.

9. When done, press <C> to create the volume, then select Save changes then exit this menu.

Create and save new volume?

Cancel Exit

Save changes then exit this menu Discard changes then exit this menu

Exit the Conguration Utility and Reboot

10. The utility creates the volume.

LSI Corp Cong Utility v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)

Create New Volume -- SAS2308

Processing...may take up to 1 minute Creating RAID Volume...

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