MSI 5000V Master2, MS-9638 User Manual

5000V Master2 Series

MS-9638 (V3.X) Server Board

G52-96381X2

The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL. We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no

guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.

Trademarks

All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, DualNet, and nForce are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. PS/2 and OS®/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Windows® 95/98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Netware® is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. Award® is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd. AMI® is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.

Revision History

Revision Revision History Date

V3.0 First release October 2007

Technical Support

If a problem arises with your system and no solution can be obtained from the user’s manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance.

Visit the MSI website at http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?

func=faqIndex for FAQ, technical guide, BIOS updates, driver updates,

and other information.

Contact our technical staff at http://support.msi.com.tw/.

Safety Instructions

1. Always read the safety instructions carefully.

2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference.

3. Keep this equipment away from humidity.

4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up.

5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS.

6. Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110/220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet.

7. Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it. Do not place anything over the power cord.

8. Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add-on card or module.

9. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.

10. Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock.

11. If any of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by service personnel:

† The power cord or plug is damaged. † Liquid has penetrated into the equipment. † The equipment has been exposed to moisture. † The equipment does not work well or you can not get it work according to

User’s Manual.

† The equipment has dropped and damaged. † The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.

12. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED, STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 600 C (1400F), IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT.

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

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FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the measures listed below.

† Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. † Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. † Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

† Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Notice 1

The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Notice 2

Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

VOIR LA NOTICE D’ INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU.

Micro-Star International

MS-9638

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement

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CONTENTS

Copyright Notice..............................................................................................................ii

Trademarks.......................................................................................................................ii

Revision History..............................................................................................................ii

Technical Support...........................................................................................................ii

Safety Instructions.........................................................................................................iii

FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement........................................................iv

WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement....................................v

Chapter 1 Getting Started.....................................................................................1-1

Mainboard Specifications...................................................................................1-2

Mainboard Layout................................................................................................1-4

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup....................................................................................2-1

Quick Components Guide....................................................................................2-2

CPU (Central Processing Unit)............................................................................2-3

Introduction to LGA 771 CPU......................................................................2-3

Installing the LGA771 CPU..........................................................................2-4

Installing the Intel CPU Cooler.....................................................................2-5

Memory.................................................................................................................2-6

Memory Population Rules............................................................................2-6

Installing Memory Modules..........................................................................2-7

Power Supply......................................................................................................2-8

SSI 24-Pin System Power Connector: JPWR2..........................................2-8

SSI 8-Pin CPU Power Connector: JPWR1..................................................2-8

Back Panel............................................................................................................2-9

Connectors........................................................................................................2-10

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1..........................................................2-10

ATA100 Hard Disk Connector: IDE1..........................................................2-10

Serial ATA Connector: SATA0 ~ SATA5 (Optional)..................................2-11

Serial Attached SCSI Connector: SAS1 ~ SAS8 (Optional)....................2-11

Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1..............................................2-12

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN 1/2, SYSFAN 1/2/3/4/5/6..................2-12

LAN LED Connectors: JACT1, JACT2......................................................2-13

Front Panel Connector: JFP1....................................................................2-13

Serial Port Connector: COM 2...................................................................2-14

Front USB Connector: JUSB1, JUSB2.....................................................2-14

Jumpers..............................................................................................................2-15

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1.....................................................................2-15

BIOS Recovery Jumper: J9......................................................................2-16

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BIOS Write Protect Jumper: JBIOS1.........................................................2-16

LAN Jumper: JLANDIS1, JLANDIS2..........................................................2-16

Slots....................................................................................................................2-16

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot.........................2-17

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot........................................2-17

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup.............................................................................................3-1

Entering Setup.....................................................................................................3-2

Control Keys................................................................................................3-3

Getting Help..................................................................................................3-3

General Help <F1>.......................................................................................3-3

The Menu Bar.......................................................................................................3-4

Main......................................................................................................................3-5

Advanced............................................................................................................3-8

Security..............................................................................................................3-19

Power.................................................................................................................3-20

Boot....................................................................................................................3-22

Exit......................................................................................................................3-23

Appendix A Adaptec SATA RAID..........................................................................A-1

Introduction..........................................................................................................A-2

BIOS Configuration..............................................................................................A-2

Using the Adaptec SATA HostRAID Option ROM.......................................A-3

Appendix B LSI SAS RAID......................................................................................B-1

1. Introduction to Integrated RAID......................................................................B-2

Integrated RAID Benefits and Features.....................................................B-2

2. Integrated Mirroring Overview.......................................................................B-2

2.1 Introduction...........................................................................................B-3

2.2 IM Features...........................................................................................B-4

2.3 IM/IME Description.................................................................................B-5

2.4 Integrated Mirroring Firmware............................................................B-7

2.5 Fusion-MPT Support.............................................................................B-8

3. Creating Integrated Mirroring Volumes..........................................................B-8

3.1 IM Configuration Overview.................................................................B-9

3.2 Creating IM and IME Volumes..............................................................B-9

3.3 Creating a Second IM or IME Volume.................................................B-12

3.4 Managing Hot Spares..........................................................................B-13

3.5 Other Configuration Tasks..................................................................B-14

4. Integrated Striping Overview.......................................................................B-16

4.1 Introduction.........................................................................................B-16

4.2 IS Features.........................................................................................B-16

4.3 IS Description......................................................................................B-17

4.4 Integrated Striping Firmware..............................................................B-18

4.5 Fusion-MPT Support............................................................................B-18

5. Creating Integrated Striping Volumes..........................................................B-19

5.1 IS Configuration Overview.................................................................B-19

5.2 Creating IS Volumes............................................................................B-19

5.3 Creating a Second IS Volume.............................................................B-21

5.4 Other Configuration Tasks..................................................................B-22

Getting Started

Chapter 1

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the 5000V Master2 (MS-9638 v3.X), an excellent SSI CEB server board from MSI.

Based on the innovative Intel® 5000V & ESB2E chipsets for optimal system efficiency, the 5000V Master2 accommodates the latest Intel® Xeon® processor 5000

series (Harpertown/Wolfdale-DP/Clovertown/ Woodcrest) in Socket LGA771 and supports up to six

240-pin 533/667MHz ECC DDR2 FB-DIMM slots to provide the maximum of 16GB memory capacity.

In the entry-level and mid-range market segment, the 5000V Master2 can provide a high-performance solution for today’s front-end and general purpose server/ workstation, as well as in the future.

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Mainboard Specifications

Processor Support

- Supports Intel Xeon processor 5000 series (Harpertown / Wolfdale-

DP / Clovertown / Woodcrest) in Socket LGA771

- Supports Intel Quad-Core / Dual-Core platforms

Supported FSB

- FSB 667/1066/1333MHz

Chipset

- Northbridge: Intel 5000V

- Southbridge: Intel ESB2E

Memory Support

- 6 DDR2 533/667 FB-DIMM (Fully Buffered Dual-In-line DIMM) slots

- Maximum 16GB

LAN

- Supports dual Gigabit Ethernet by Intel 82563EB

SAS (Optional)

- SAS Host Controller: LSI Logic SAS1068

- 8-port controller provides 1.5 and 3Gb/s transfer rates per port and enables Integrated RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 1E solution in storage environment

SATA

- 6 SATAII ports support 6 SATAII devices

- Storage and data transfers at up to 300 MB/s

IDE

- 1-channel bus master IDE port

- Supports ATA100/66

Floppy

- 1 floppy port

Graphics

- XGI Volari Z7 graphics processor

- 16MB graphics memory

Slots

- 1 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI slot

- 2 x 100MHz PCI-X slots (the green one for ZCR)

- 1 x PCI-Express x8 slot

- 1 x PCI-Express x4 slot

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Connectors

Back Panel

- 1 x PS/2 mouse & PS/2 keyboard port

- 1 x serial port

- 1 x VGA port

- 2 x USB 2.0 ports

- 2 x individual RJ-45 Gigabit LAN ports

Onboard Pinheaders

- 2 x USB 2.0 pinheaders

- 1 x COM port pinheader

- 1 x front panel pinheader

- 1 x chassis intrusion pinheader

Form Factor

- SSI CEB: 12” X 10.5”

Mounting

- 7 mounting holes

System Management

H8S BMC chip and MSI iConsole AP support IPMI 2.0

BMC Chip

- H8S 200-pin

- Host hardware interface: LPC interface

- Host software interface: KCS interface

l Memory Size

- 256 X 16 Bits SRAM

l Key Features

- IPMI 2.0 compliant

- Out-of-band LAN based management using RMCP

- FRU/SEL access

- Remote out-of-band alerts

- Event log

- Ability to update firmware inband unattended

- Remote access security (MD5)

- Out-of-band environmental monitoring and alerting

- Secure remote power control and system reset over Serial or shared NIC (RMCP)

- Supports onboard I2C Winbond 83793G & Winbond 83627 to extend hardware monitor feature

- Supports ASR (Automatic Server Restart)

l System Management

- Three SMBus 2.0 (I2C)

- One SMBus for Intel ESB2E

- One SMBus for IPMB

- One SMBus for Winbond 83793G & Winbond 83627

- CPU fan speed control dependent on system temperature

- System fan speed control dependent on system temperature

l Sensor Management

- Monitored Voltage: 12V, 5V, 3V, VBAT, VTT, Vcore, -12V

- Monitored Fan: 6 x System Fan, 2 x CPU Fan

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CPUFAN1

CPUFAN2

JBAT1

Mainboard Layout

T: Mouse B: Keyboard

USB Ports

COM1

JVGA1

LAN1

LAN 2

I/O Chip

BIOS

XGI

SYSFAN1

COM2

FDD1

Intel

82563EB

PCIE1

PCIX1

PCIX2

JBIOS1

PCIE2

PCI1

SAS5

CPU1

CPU2

Intel

ESB2E

SAS6

JUSB2

JUSB1

SATA3 SATA1

SATA2 SATA0

SATA4

SAS8

SAS7

SATA5

SYSFAN3

IDE1

SYSFAN4

JFP1

JACT1

JSTATE1

JCI1

JRST1

JACT2

JPWR2

JRAID2

J13

J12

J11

J14

JPWR1

FBD13 FBD12 FBD11 FBD03 FBD02 FBD01

Intel

5000V

BATT

JLANDIS1

JLANDIS2

SAS3

SAS4

SAS2

SAS1

SYSFAN2

SYSFAN5

SYSFAN6

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Hardware Setup

Chapter 2

Hardware Setup

This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the installation procedures. For some components, if you install in the wrong orientation, the components will not work properly.

Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. Static electricity may damage the components.

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Quick Components Guide

Back Panel I/O, p.2-9

COM2,

p.2-14

PCI-Class Slots, p.2-17

JBIOS1, p.2-16

JLANDIS1/2,

p.2-16

SYSFAN1,

p.2-12

JPWR2, p.2-8

DDR2 DIMMs, p.2-6

JPWR1, p.2-8

CPU, p.2-3

CPUFAN1/2,

p.2-12

JUSB1/2,

p.2-14

IDE1,

p.2-10

FDD1, p.2-10

Important

CAUTION!!! Please note that the CPU1/CPU2 VRM & memory/south bridge area should be respectively kept under 105oC and 85oC. To ensure system stability, always protect the system with proper cooling. Otherwise, overheating may damage the system.

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J9, p.2-16

SYSFAN5/6/2,

p.2-12

SAS1~4,

p.2-11

JBAT1,

p.2-15

SAS5~8,

p.2-11

JACT2/1,

p.2-13

SYSFAN3/4,

p.2-12

JCI1, p.2-12

SATA0~5,

p.2-11

JFP1, p.2-13

Hardware Setup

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

This mainboard supports the latest Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 series (Harpertown/Wolfdale-DP/Clovertown/Woodcrest) in Socket LGA771. When

you are installing the CPU, make sure that you install the cooler to prevent the CPU from overheating. If you do not have a CPU cooler, contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer.

Important

1. Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system. Always make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating.

2. Make sure that you apply an even layer of heat sink paste (or thermal tape) between the CPU and the heatsink to enhance heat dissipation.

3. While replacing the CPU, always turn off the power supply or unplug the power supply’s power cord from the grounded outlet first to ensure the safety of CPU.

Introduction to LGA 771 CPU

The pin-pad side of LGA 771 CPU.

Alignment Key

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

The surface of LGA 771 CPU. Remember to apply some silicone heat transfer compound on it for better heat dispersion.

Alignment Key

Yellow triangle is the Pin 1 indicator

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Installing the LGA771 CPU

1. Locate the CPU socket. 2. Raise the load lever up to its full extent.

3. Open the load plate.

4. After confirming the CPU direction (indicated below with red circles) for correct mating, put down the CPU in the socket housing frame. Be sure to grasp on the edge of the CPU base. Note that the alignment keys are matched.

5. Visually inspect if the CPU is seated well into the socket. If not, take out the CPU with pure vertical motion and reinstall.

6. Cover the load plate onto the package.

7. Press down the load lever lightly onto the load plate and then secure the lever with the hook under the retention tab.

Yellow triangle

Alignment Key

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Installing the Intel CPU Cooler

1. Flip over the mainboard and locate the position of the CPU sockets.

2. Install the backplates to the back of the CPU sockets with holes aligned.

CPU cooler backplate

3. Install the CPU(s) following the instructions on page 2-4.

4. Apply some heat paste all over the top of the CPU and place the cooler onto it.

6.Screw to secure the CPU cooler.

7. Install another CPU fan sink if necessary.

5.Connect the CPU fan power cord to CPUFAN1. Note: If dual processors are installed, connect the second CPU fan power cord to CPUFAN2.

Mainboard photos shown in this section are for demonstration only and may differ from the actual look of your mainboard.

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Memory

The mainboard provides six 240-pin 533/667MHz ECC DDR2 FB-DIMM slots to support the maximum of 16GB memory capacity.

DDR2

240-pin, 1.8V

64x2=128 pin 56x2=112 pin

Memory Population Rules

FBD13 FBD12 FBD11 FBD03 FBD02 FBD01

Channel 1

Channel 0

Check the numbers of your DIMM modules and follow the population rules to install the memory.

Channel 0 Channel 1

1st DIMM

(FBD01)

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

2nd DIMM

(FBD02)

3rd DIMM

(FBD03)

1st DIMM

(FBD11)

2nd DIMM

(FBD12)

3rd DIMM

(FBD13)

Important

1. To enable successful system boot-up, always insert the memory modules into the FBD01 first (Channel 0/ 1st).

2. In dual-channel mode, DIMM modules must be of the same type and density.

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Installing Memory Modules

1. The memory module has only one notch on the center and will only fit in the right orientation.

2. Insert the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it in until the golden finger on the memory module is deeply inserted in the DIMM slot.

Important

You can barely see the golden finger if the memory module is properly inserted in the DIMM slot.

3. The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close.

Volt

Notch

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Power Supply

SSI 24-Pin System Power Connector: JPWR2

This connector allows you to connect to an SSI power supply. To connect to the SSI power supply, make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector.

SSI 8-Pin CPU Power Connector: JPWR1

This connector provides 12V power output to the CPUs.

24 12

JPWR2 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 PWR OK 9 5VSB 10 +12V 11 +12V 12 +3.3V

JPWR2

PIN SIGNAL

13 +3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS-ON# 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 Res 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V 24 GND

JPWR1

PIN SIGNAL

1 GND 2 GND 3 GND 4 GND

8 5 4

JPWR1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL

5 +12V 6 +12V 7 +12V 8 +12V

Important

1. Maker sure that all the connectors are connected to proper SSI power supplies to ensure stable operation of the mainboard.

2. Power supply of 600 watts (and above) is highly recommended for system stability.

3. SSI 12V power connection should be greater than 18A.

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Back Panel

Mouse

USB Ports

Hardware Setup

Keyboard

VGA PortSerial Port LAN LAN

Mouse/Keyboard Connector

The standard PS/2® mouse/keyboard DIN connector is for a PS/2® mouse/keyboard.

USB Ports The OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root is for attaching USB devices such as keyboard, mouse, or other USB-compatible devices.

Serial Port The serial port is a 16550A high speed communications port that sends/ receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connector.

VGA Port The DB15-pin female connector is provided for VGA monitors.

RJ-45 LAN Jack The standard RJ-45 jack is for connection to single Local Area Network (LAN). You can connect a network cable to it.

Link Indicator

Activity Indicator

LED Color LED State Condition

Off LAN link is not established.

Left Orange On (steady state) LAN link is established.

On (brighter & pulsing)The computer is communicating with another computer on the LAN.

Green Off 10 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.

Right On 100 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.

Orange On 1000 Mbit/sec data rate is selected.

RJ-45 LAN Jack

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Connectors

Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1

The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector.

FDD1

ATA100 Hard Disk Connector: IDE1

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 66/100 function. You can connect hard disk drives, CD-ROM and other IDE devices.

IDE1

Important

If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper. Refer to the hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions.

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Serial Attached SCSI Connector: SAS1 ~ SAS8 (Optional)

The SAS connector is a new generation serial communication protocol for devices designed to allow for much higher speed data transfers. It supports data transfer speeds up to 3 Gbit/s. SAS uses serial communication instead of the parallel method found in traditional SCSI devices but still uses SCSI commands for interacting with SAS devices. Each SAS connector can connect to 1 disk drive.

SAS2

SAS1

SAS3

SAS4

SAS6

SAS5

SAS7

SAS8

Serial ATA Connector: SATA0 ~ SATA5 (Optional)

SATA0 ~ SATA5 are high-speed SATA II interface ports and support SATA II data rates of 300MB/s. Each SATA II connector can connect to 1 hard disk device and is fully compliant with Serial ATA 2.0 specifications.

SATA1

SATA3

SATA5

SATA0

SATA2

SATA4

Important

Please do not fold the SATA/SAS accessory cable into 90-degree angle. Otherwise, data loss may occur during transmission.

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Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector: JCI1

This connector connects to a 2-pin chassis switch. If the chassis is opened, the switch will be short. The system will record this status and show a warning message on the screen. To clear the warning, you must enter the BIOS utility and clear the record.

CINTRU

GND

1 2

JCI1

Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN 1/2, SYSFAN 1/2/3/4/5/6

The fan power connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND. If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset onboard, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control.

GND +12V SENSOR

+12V

SENSOR

GND

CPUFAN1/2

Important

Please refer to the recommended CPU fans at Intel® official website or consult the vendors for proper CPU cooling fan.

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SYSFAN1

SYSFAN 2/3/4/5/6

Hardware Setup

LAN LED Connectors: JACT1, JACT2

The LAN LED connectors are used to connect to LAN LEDs, which show the activity of the LAN. The JACT1 is for the LAN 1 jack and the JACT2 is for the LAN2 jack. Both LAN1 & LAN2 jacks are located on the back panel.

+ +

JACT2

JACT1

- -

Front Panel Connector: JFP1

The mainboard provides one front panel connector for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. The JFP1 is compliant with Intel® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.

HDD LED

1 2

Power LED

JFP1

Reset Switch

Power Switch

JFP1 Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

1 HD_LED + Hard disk LED pull-up 2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up 3 HD_LED - Hard disk active LED 4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED pull-up 5 RST_SW - Reset Switch low reference pull-down to GND 6 PWR_SW + Power Switch high reference pull-up 7 RST_SW + Reset Switch high reference pull-up 8 PWR_SW - Power Switch low reference pull-down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved. Do not use.

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Serial Port Connector: COM 2

The mainboard provides one 9-pin header as serial port COM 2. The port is a 16550A high speed communication port that sends/receives 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to it.

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION

COM2

1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Ring Indicate

Front USB Connector: JUSB1, JUSB2

The mainboard provides two USB 2.0 pinheaders (optional USB 2.0 bracket available) that are compliant with Intel® I/O Connectivity Design Guide. USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed USB interface peripherals such as USB HDD, digital cameras, MP3 players, printers, mo- dems and the like.

9 10

JUSB1

2 1

JUSB2

Pin Definition

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USB0- 4 USB15 USB0+ 6 USB1+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key (no pin) 10 USBOC

Important

Note that the pins of VCC and GND must be connected correctly to avoid possible damage.

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Jumpers

Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

There is a CMOS RAM onboard that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. With the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. If you want to clear the system configuration, set the JBAT1 (Clear CMOS Jumper ) to clear data.

JBAT1

Keep Data Clear Data

Important

To clear CMOS you should:

1. Short 1-2 pin while the system is off. Restart the PC and press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Shut down the PC.

2. Short 2-3 pin while the system is off. Restart the PC and press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Shut down the PC.

3. Short 1-2 pin while the system is off. Restart the PC.

Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on; it will damage the mainboard.

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BIOS Recovery Jumper: J9

Users can short connect pin#2-3 to recover the system BIOS. When the system is done with the job, the buzzer will beep to remind users to set the jumper to its normal state (pin#1-2 short connected).

RecoveryNormal

BIOS Write Protect Jumper: JBIOS1

A "boot block" program is included as part of the system BIOS to recover the system from a situation when the BIOS code is incorrect/corrupted or needs to be updated. When the BIOS code is corrupted or needs to be updated, you have to at first disable the write protect function by shorting 1-2 pin of the JBIOS1 jumper. Then the boot block will try to recover the BIOS code, usually by reading it from a specially-prepared floppy disk. Under normal operation, we suggest that you enable the write protect function by shorting 2-3 pin of the JBIOS1 jumper to protect the boot block from virus infection.

JBIOS1

Disable Write Protect Enable Write Protect

LAN Jumper: JLANDIS1, JLANDIS2

These jumpers control the onboard LAN. The JLANDIS1 disables/enables the LAN1 jack while the JLANDIS2 disables/enables the LAN2 jack.

JLANDIS1/ JLANDIS2

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Enable LAN1/ Enable LAN2

Disable LAN1/ Disable LAN2

Hardware Setup

Slots

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Express Slot

The PCI Express slot supports the PCI Express interface expansion card. The PCI Express x 8 slot supports up to 2.0 GB/s transfer rate. The PCI Express x 4 slot supports up to 1.0 GB/s transfer rate.

PCI Express x8 Slot

(Only half-length add-in cards are supported in PCI-E slots.)

PCI Express x4 Slot

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slot

The PCI slot supports LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other add-on cards that comply with PCI specifications.

64-bit/100MHz PCI-X Slot

32-bit/33MHz PCI Slot

Important

When adding or removing expansion cards, make sure that you unplug the power supply first. Meanwhile, read the documentation for the expansion card to configure any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card, such as jumpers, switches or BIOS configuration.

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BIOS Setup

This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. You may need to run the Setup program when:

BIOS Setup

² An error message appears on the screen during the

system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.

² You want to change the default settings for cus-

tomized features.

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Entering Setup

Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self Test) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <F2> key to enter Setup.

Press <F2> to enter SETUP

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button. You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys.

Important

1.The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest BIOS and should be held for reference only.

2.Upon boot-up, the 1st line appearing after the memory count is the BIOS version. It is usually in the format:

P9638IMS V3.1 041007 where:

1st digit refers to BIOS maker as A = AMI, W = AWARD, and P = PHOENIX. 2nd - 5th digit refers to the model number. 6th digit refers to the chipset as I = Intel, N = nVidia, and V = VIA. 7th - 8th digit refers to the customer as MS = all standard customers. V3.1 refers to the BIOS version. 041007 refers to the date this BIOS was released.

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Control Keys

BIOS Setup

↑ ↓ Select Items ← Select Menus

Enter Select Sub-menus Esc Exit

-/+ Change Values F1 Help <F9> Setup Defaults <F10> Save and Exit

Getting Help

After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu.

Main Menu

The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. You can use the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Sub-Menu

If you find a right pointer symbol (as shown in the right view) appears to the left of certain fields that means a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu contains additional options for a field parameter. You can use arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to highlight the field and press <Enter> to call up the sub-menu. Then you can use the control keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub-menu. If you want to return to the main menu, just press the <Esc >.

General Help <F1>

The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1>. The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. Press <Esc> to exit the Help screen.

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The Menu Bar

Main

Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc.

Advanced

Use this menu to set up the items of special enhanced features available on your system’s chipset.

Security

Use this menu to set Supervisor and User Passwords.

Power

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

Boot

Use this menu to specify the priority of boot devices.

Exit

This menu allows you to load the BIOS default values or factory default settings into the BIOS and exit the BIOS setup utility with or without changes.

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Main

BIOS Setup

System Time (hh:mm:ss)

The time format is <Hour> <Minute> <Second>.

System Date (mm:dd:yy)

The date format is <Month> <Date> <Year>.

Legacy Diskette A

This setting allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed.

IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, SATA Port 1/2/3/4

[Type] Press <+> or <-> to select [Manual], [None] or

[Auto] type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use [Manual] to define your own drive type manually.

[Multi-Sector Transfers] Any selection except Disabled determines

the number of sectors transferred per block

[LBA Mode Control] Enabling LBA causes Logical Block Ad-

dressing to be used in place of Cylinders, Heads and Sectors

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[32-Bit I/O] Enables 32-bit communication between

CPU and IDE card

[Tranfer Mode] Selects the method for transferring the data

between the hard disk and system memory

[Ultra DMA Mode] Indicates the type of Ultra DMA

Boot Features

The sub-menu is used to configure system boot-up features.

Floppy Check

This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time. When enabled, the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot process. The drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and forth once.

Summary Screen

Selecting [Enabled] displays system summary screen during boot up.

QuickBoot Mode

Setting the item to [Enabled] allows the system to boot within 20 seconds since it will skip some check items.

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System Information

Press <Enter> to view the hardware specifications of your system.

BIOS Setup

System Memory, Extended Memory

These items show the memory status of the system. (Read-only)

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Advanced

Reset Configuration Data

Select [Yes] if you want to clear the Extended System configuration Data (ESCD) area.

Large Disk Access Mode

Defaulting this setting to [DOS] will create a Translated FDPT. Compatible ill-behaved applications will operate correctly when [DOS] is selected. Setting to [Other] will create a Standard FDPT. Incompatible ill-behaved applications will function correctly with [Other].

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Advanced Chipset Control

BIOS Setup

USB Host Controller

This setting disables/enables the onboard USB host controller.

IOAT Support

This field enables Intel I/O Acceleration Technology which transfers data more efficiently.

ECC Function Support

This setting supports Single bit / None ECC (Error Correction Code) checking, a method of checking the integrity of data in DRAM.

Memory Branch Mode

This setting determines the memory branch mode. Setting to [Sequential] or [Interleave] depending on your needs.

Parallel ATAA

This setting allows you to enable or disable the onchip Parallel-ATA controller.

Serial ATAA

This setting allows you to enable or disable the onchip Serial-ATA controller.

SATA Controller Mode Option

This setting specifies SATA controller mode. Please note that Pre-Win2K OS’s do not work in Enhanced mode.

[Compatible] SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed

in Legacy mode.

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[Enhanced] SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed

(non-AHCI) in Native IDE mode.

SATA RAID & AHCI Enable (for Adaptec SATA RAID Option ROM)

If this setting is set to [Enabled] and the SATA RAID function is not configured, only AHCI mode will be supported. Once AHCI mode is enabled, 6 SATA HDDs will be supported under this mode.

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Advanced Processor Options

BIOS Setup

Intel Virtualization Technology

Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple “virtual” systems.

Thermal Management 2 (auto detect function)

This setting specifies the thermal technologies implemented in the Intel® processor.

Execute Disable Bit

Intel's Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious "buffer overflow" attacks when combined with a supporting operating system. This functionality allows the processor to classify areas in memory by where application code can execute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer, the processor disables code execution, preventing damage or worm propagation.

Discrete MTRR Allocation

If the system has 4GB of memory or greater, Discrete MTRR Allocation must be enabled in the BIOS Memory Cache section. Otherwise, system performance will be affected.

Processor Power Management

This setting offers power management options for the processor.

[Disabled] C States and GV1/GV3 are disabled. [GV1/GV3 Only] C States are disabled. [C States Only] GV1/GV3 are disabled. [Enabled] C States and GV1/GV3 are enabled.

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I/O Device Configuration

Serial Port A/B

This is used to enable or disable the onboard serial port A/B.

Base I/O Address

These items specify the base I/O addresses of the onboard serial port A/B.

Interrupt

These field allows you to select IRQ Resources for serial port A/B.

Floppy Disk Controller

Select [Enabled] if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select [Disabled] in this field.

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Onboard Device Control

BIOS Setup

LAN Option ROM Scan

Use this feature to initialize device expansion ROM.

Onboard SAS

This setting allows you to enable/disable the onboard SAS device.

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Console Redirection

Com Port Address

This setting enables/disables the Com port address for console connection.

Baud Rate

This setting specifies the transfer rate (bits per second) of Console Redirection.

Console Type

This setting specifies the console type.

Flow Control

This feature allows you to enable flow control.

Console Connection

This feature indicates whether the console is connected directly to the system or a modem is used for connection.

Continue C. R. after POST

Selecting [On] will enable Console Redirection after OS has loaded.

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DMI Event Logging

BIOS Setup

Event log validity/capacity

These items indicate the status of Event log validity and capacity.

View DMI event log

These item allows you to view the content of the DMI event log.

Event Logging

This function is used to log DMI events.

Mark DMI events as readd

This field allows you to mark DMI events as read.

Clear all DMI event logs

This function is used to clear all DMI event logs.

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IPMI

IPMI Specification Version

Indicate the IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) version.

BMC Hardware/Firmware Version

Indicate the BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) version.

System Event Logging

This function is used to log system events.

Clear System Event Log

This function is used to clear system event logs.

Existing Event Log Number

Indicates how many event logs are existing.

Remaining Event Log Number

Indicates how many event logs are remaining.

Event Log Control

SYS Firmware Progress

These field allows you to log System Firmware Progress.

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BIOS POST Errors

These field allows you to log POST Errors.

BIOS POST Watchdog

Setting the option to [Enabled] If BIOS POST fails, Watchdog restarts the BIOS POST.

OS boot Watchdog

Setting the option to [Enabled] If OS boot fails, Watchdog Timer reboots the OS.

Timer for loading OS (min)

This setting specifies the timer for loading OS. It will take an action depend on the setting of Time out action after time out.

Time out action

This setting determines what action to take if OS fails to boot.

Date Format to show

This setting specifies the date format to show on loggings.

Date Separator

This setting specifies the date separator to show on loggings.

System Event Log

This setting shows the system event logs.

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System Event Log (list mode)

This setting shows the system event logs in list mode.

Realtime Sensor Data

This setting shows the real-time CPU/system temperature & voltage data on the system monitor sensor.

BMC Password

This field allows you to enter the password for BMC.

Legacy USB Support

Set to [Enabled] if you need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Set to [Disabled] only if you want to use any USB device other than the USB mouse.

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Security

BIOS Setup

Supervisor Password Is, User Password Is

These items indicate the status of password settings.

Set Supervisor Password

Supervisor Password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility.

Set User Password

User Password controls access to the system at boot.

Password on Boot

Choosing [Enabled] requires a password on boot. It requires prior setting of the supervisor password. If the supervisor password is set and this option is disabled, BIOS assumes the user is booting.

Chassis Intrusion

The field enables or disables the feature of recording the chassis intrusion status and issuing a warning message if the chassis is once opened.

Reset Chassis Intrusion

The field is used to clear the chassis intrusion warning message.

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Power

Important

S3-related functions are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode.

Power Button Function

This feature allows users to configure the power button function. Settings are:

[Instant-Off] The power button functions as a normal power-on/-off

button.

[Delay 4 Second]When you press the power button, the computer enters

the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off.

Wake On LAN/PME

The item specifies how the system will be awakened from power saving mode when input signal of the LAN/PME is detected.

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After Power Failure

This setting specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Available settings are:

[Stay Off] Returns the system to an off state. [Power On] Returns the system to a full on state. [Last State] Restores the system to the previous status before power

failure or interrupt occurred.

Resume On Modem Ring

The item specifies how the system will be awakened from power saving mode when input signal of the Modem Ring is detected.

Resume On Time

Select [On] to wake up the system at predetermined time.

Resume Time

The time format is <HH> <MM> <SS>.

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Boot

These settings allow users to set the priority of the specified devices.You may use the arrow keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the desired device, <+>/<-> key to move it up/down in the priority list, <x> key to exclude or include the device to boot, (Shift + 1) to enable or disable a device, (1 - 4) keys to load default boot sequence.

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Exit

BIOS Setup

Exit Saving Changes

Save changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Discarding Changes

Abandon all changes and exit setup.

Load Setup Defaults

Use this menu to load the default values set by the BIOS vendor for stable system performance.

Discard Changes

Abandon all changes.

Save Changes

Save changes to CMOS.

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Appendix A

Adaptec SATA RAID

The Southbridge provides a hybrid solution that combines six independent SATAII ports for support of up to six Serial ATAII (Serial ATAII RAID) drives.

It offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing) and RAID level 10 (A Stripe of Mirrors).

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Introduction

The Southbridge provides a hybrid solution that combines six independent SATAII ports for support of up to six SATAII (or four SATAII RAID 10) drives.

Serial ATAII (SATAII) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 300MB/sec. Serial ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC. The most outstanding features are:

1. Supports 300MB/s transfers with CRC error checking.

2. Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature.

3. Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing, elevator seek and packet chain command.

The Intel Southbridge offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing) and RAID level 10 (A Stripeof Mirrors).

RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives. Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O performance.

RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and provides enhanced read performance.

RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels, multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created, and a RAID 0 stripe is created over these. Intel Matrix RAID Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison.

Important

1. The least number of hard drives for RAID 0 or RAID 1 is 2. The least number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4.

2. All the information/volumes listed in your system might differ from the illustrations in this appendix.

3. When installing SuSE OS under SATA RAID & AHCI mode, once the OS boots from the CD-ROM, select F3 or F5 as requested to add drivers. Then toggle to “ Installation” and, at the command prompt, type “broken_modules=ahci”

4. RAID support on Linux OS will be changed by vendors. Please contact MSI Sales if you need SATA RAID support on Linux OS.

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BIOS Configuration

The Adaptec SATA Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Adaptec Option ROM is the Adaptec RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Please use <Ctrl> + <A> keys to enter the “Adaptec Embedded SATA HostRAID” status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up, during the POST(Power-On Self Test). Also, you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to create, delete and reset RAID volumes.

Using the Adaptec SATA HostRAID Option ROM

Creating and Deleting RAID Volumes:

The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Adaptec RAID Option ROM. During the Power-On Self Test (POST), the following message will appear for a few seconds:

Important

The “Driver Model”, “Serial #” and “Size” in the following example might be different from your system.

After the above message shows, press <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to enter the RAID Configuration Utility.

Important

The following procedure is only available with a newly-built system or if you are reinstalling your OS. It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID.

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After pressing the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously, the following window will appear:

(1) Create RAID Volume

1. Enter Array Configuration Utility. Select option “Create array” and press

<Enter> key. The following screen appears.

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Then in the Select drivers to create Array field, specify the devices and then press the <Enter> key to go to the next field.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model

in RAID Level.

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3. Then Enter the Array Label name, and pressing the <Enter> key to select and

advance to the next field. The available values range from 16KB to 64 KB in power of 2 increments. The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Here are some typical values:

RAID0 – 64KB RAID10 – 64KB

4. Then select the Create RAID via Quick Init, and select [Done] to finish the

creation.

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5. Enter Manager Arrays to confirm if the creation is finished.

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(2) Delete RAID Volume

Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost.

Important

If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Adaptec RAID Option ROM, your system will become unbootable.

Select option Manager Arrays from the main menu window and press <Enter> key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Then press <Delete> key to delete the selected RAID volume. The following screen appears.

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Select [Delete], and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:

Press <Y> key to accept the volume deletion.

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Appendix B

LSI SAS RAID

This appendix explains how to configure and use the components of the LSI Logic Integrated RAID (IR) software with LSI SAS 1064/1064E & 1068/1068E controllers.

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1. Introduction to Integrated RAID

This section provides an overview of the LSI Logic Integrated RAID solution for LSI Logic SAS controllers, its features, and its benefits.

The LSI Logic Integrated RAID solution provides cost benefits for the server or workstation market where the extra performance, storage capacity, and/or redundancy of a RAID configuration are required. The two components of Integrated RAID are:

Integrated Mirroring (IM), which provides features of RAID 1 and RAID 1E

(RAID 1 Enhanced). RAID 1E is also called Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME)

Integrated Striping (IS), which provides features of RAID 0

By simplifying the IM and IS configuration options and by providing firmware support in its host adapters, LSI Logic can offer the Integrated RAID solution at a lower cost than a hardware RAID implementation.

Fusion-MPT™ firmware supports IM and IS volumes. You can configure IM and IS volumes together on the same LSI Logic SAS controller.

Integrated RAID Benefits and Features

Low cost RAID volume creation meets the needs of most internal RAID instal-

lations Easy to use - installation and configuration are not complex System can boot from an IM, IME, or IS volume No special OS-specific software required High reliability and data integrity

– Non-volatile write journaling – Physical disks not visible to OS or to application software

Low host CPU and PCI bus utilization Fusion-MPT architecture provides processing power

– Shared memory architecture minimizes external memory requests – Functionality is contained in device hardware and firmware

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2. Integrated Mirroring Overview

This section provides an overview of the LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring (IM) feature.

2.1 Introduction

As a result of the shift towards Network Attached Storage (NAS), ISPs need a cost effective, fault-tolerant solution to protect the operating systems on small form factor, high-density, rack-mountable servers. The LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring (IM) feature—which includes Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME)—provide data protection for the system boot volume to safeguard critical information such as the operating system on servers and high performance workstations. The Integrated Mirroring feature gives customers a robust, high-performance, fault-tolerant solution to their storage needs, at a lower cost than a dedicated RAID controller.

The Integrated Mirroring feature supports simultaneous mirrored volumes with two disks (IM) or three to eight disks (IME), to provide fault-tolerant protection for critical data. (If a hot spare disk is used, the maximum volume size is seven mirrored disks, plus the hot spare disk.) Up to two IM volumes are supported per SAS controller, with up to ten drives total per controller.

v Note: Ten disk drives is the theoretical upper limit, although the SAS controller

itself may support fewer drives.

If a disk in an Integrated Mirroring volume fails, the hot swap capability allows the volume to be easily restored by simply swapping disks. The firmware then automatically re-mirrors the swapped disk. Additionally, each SAS controller can have one global hot spare disk available to automatically replace a failed disk in the one or two IM or IME volumes configured on the controller. The hot spare makes the Integrated Mirroring volume even more fault-tolerant.

v Note: You can configure an Integrated Mirroring volume and an Integrated Striping

volume on the same LSI Logic SAS controller.

The IM feature uses the same device drivers as the standard LSI Logic Fusion-MPT based controllers, providing seamless and transparent fault tolerance. This eliminates the need for complex backup software or expensive RAID hardware. The IM feature operates independently from the operating system, in order to conserve system resources. The BIOSbased configuration utility makes it easy to configure IM and IME volumes.

The Integrated Mirroring feature is currently available as an optional component of the Fusion-MPT architecture on LSI Logic controller products.

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2.2 IM Features

LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced support the following features:

Configurations of one or two IM or IME volumes on the same LSI Logic SAS

controller. Each volume can consist of two mirrored disks (IM) or three to eight

mirrored disks (IME). (Optional) One global hot spare disk per controller. If a global hot spare disk is

defined, the upper limit for an IME volume is seven mirrored disks. Mirrored volumes run in optimal mode or in degraded mode (if one mirrored disk

fails) Hot swap capability Presents a single virtual drive to the OS for each IM/IME volume Supports both SAS and SATA disks, although the two types of disks cannot be

combined on the same LSI Logic SAS controller Fusion-MPT architecture Easy-to-use BIOS-based configuration utility (and DOS-based configuration

utility for manufacturing use only)

Error notification: OS-specific event log updated by drivers and errors dis-

played inside the Fusion-MPT BIOS SES status LED support for Integrated Mirroring disks Write journaling, which allows automatic synchronization of potentially incon-

sistent data after unexpected power-down situations Metadata used to store volume configuration on mirrored disks Automatic background resynchronization while host I/Os continue Background media verification ensures that data on the IM volume is acces-

sible

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2.3 IM/IME Description

The LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring (IM) feature supports one or two mirrored volumes on each LSI Logic SAS controller (or one mirrored volume and one Integrated Striping volume). Typically, one of these volumes is the boot volume, as shown in Figure 2.1. This is accomplished through the firmware of the LSI Logic SAS controller that supports the standard Fusion-MPT interface. The runtime mirroring of the boot disk is transparent to the BIOS, drivers, and operating system.

Host-based status software monitors the state of the mirrored disks and reports any error conditions. In Figure 2.1 the system is configured with a second disk as a mirror of the first (primary) disk.

The advantage of Integrated Mirroring (RAID 1), is that there is always a mirrored copy of the data. The disadvantage is that writes take longer because data must be written twice. On the other hand, performance is actually improved during reads. Figure 2.2 shows the logical view and physical view of an Integrated Mirroring configuration with two disks in the mirrored volume.

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An IME volume can be configured with up to eight mirrored disks, or seven mirrored disks and a global hot spare. Figure 2.3 shows the logical view and physical view of an Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) volume with three mirrored disks. Each mir- rored stripe is written to a disk and mirrored to an adjacent disk. This type of configuration is also called RAID 1E.

LSI Logic provides the BIOS-based configuration utility to enable the user to create IM and IME volumes during initial setup and to reconfigure them in response to hardware failures or changes in the environment.

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2.4 Integrated Mirroring Firmware

This section describes features of the LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring (IM) firmware, which supports up to two IM volumes per LSI Logic SAS controller.

2.4.1 Host Interface

The IM host interface uses the Message Passing Interface, as described in the Fusion-MPT Message Passing Interface Specification. Through the FusionMPT interface, the host OS has access to the IM volume as well as the physical disks.

2.4.2 Resynchronization with Concurrent Host I/O Operation

The IM firmware allows Host I/Os to continue on the IM/IME volume while the volume is being re-synchronized in the background. Resynchronization is attempted after a hot spare is activated due to a physical device failure, or after a hot swap has occurred to a physical disk in the IM or IME volume.

2.4.3 Metadata Support

The firmware supports metadata, which describes the IM/IME logical drive configuration stored on each member disk. When the firmware is initialized, each member disk is queried to read the stored metadata in order to verify the configuration. The usable disk space for each member disk is adjusted down to leave room for this data.

2.4.4 Hot Swapping

The IM firmware supports hot swapping. The hot-swapped disk is automatically resynchronized in the background, without any host or user intervention. The firmware detects hot swap removal and disk insertion. Following a hot swap event, the firmware readies the new physical disk by spinning it up and verifying that it has enough capacity for the mirrored volume. The IM firmware resynchronizes all hot-swapped disks that have been removed, even if the same disk is re-inserted. In a two-disk mirrored volume, the IM firmware marks the hot-swapped disk as the secondary disk and marks the other mirrored disk as the primary disk. The firmware resynchronizes all data from the primary disk onto the new secondary disk.

2.4.5 SMART Support

The IM firmware enables Mode 6 SMART on the member disks in the mirrored volume. Mode 6 SMART requires each physical disk to be polled at regular intervals. If a SMART ASC/ASCQ code is detected on a physical disk in the volume, the firmware processes the SMART data, and the last received SMART ASC/ASCQ is stored in non-volatile memory. The IM/IME volume does not support SMART directly, since it is just a logical representation of the physical disks in the volume.

2.4.6 Hot Spare Disk

One disk can be configured as a global hot spare disk, which protects data on the one or two volumes configured on the controller. If the IM firmware fails one of the mirrored disks, the firmware automatically replaces it with the hot spare

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disk. The IM firmware then resynchronizes the mirrored data. The IM firmware is automatically notified when the failed disk has been replaced, and the firmware then designates that disk as the new hot spare.

2.4.7 Media Verification

The IM firmware supports a background media verification feature that runs at regular intervals when the IM/IME volume is in optimal mode. If the verification command fails for any reason, the other disk’s data for this segment is read and written to the failing disk in an attempt to refresh the data. The current Media Verification Logical Block Address is written to non-volatile memory occasionally to allow Media Verification to continue approximately where it left off prior to a power-cycle.

2.4.8 Disk Write Caching

The IM firmware disables disk write caching by default. This is done to increase data integrity, so that the disk write log stored in NVSRAM is always valid. If disk write caching were enabled (not recommended), the disk write log could be invalid.

2.4.9 NVSRAM Usage

For the LSISAS1064/1064E and LSISAS1068/1068E controllers, the IM firmware requires at least a 32K NVSRAM in order to perform write journaling. Write journaling is used to verify that the mirrored disks in the IM/IME volume are synchronized with each other.

2.5 Fusion-MPT Support

The BIOS uses the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT interface to communicate to the SAS controller and firmware to enable Integrated Mirroring. This includes reading the FusionMPT configuration to gain access to the parameters that are used to define behavior between the SAS controller and the devices connected to it. The Fusion-MPT drivers for all supported operating systems implement the Fusion-MPT interface to communicate with the controller and firmware.

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3. Creating Integrated Mirroring Volumes

This section describes how to create Integrated Mirroring (IM) and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) volumes using the LSI Logic SAS BIOS Configuration Utility (SAS BIOS CU).

3.1 IM Configuration Overview

You can use the SAS BIOS CU to create one or two IM or IME volumes on each LSI Logic SAS controller, with an optional global hot spare disk. All disks in an IM or IME volume must be connected to the same LSI Logic SAS controller.

Although you can use disks of different size in IM and IME volumes, the smallest disk determines the “logical” size of each disk in the volume. In other words, the excess space of the larger member disk is not used.

Refer to Section 2.2, “IM Features,” for more information about Integrated Mirroring volumes.

3.2 Creating IM and IME Volumes

The SAS BIOS CU is part of the Fusion-MPT BIOS. When the BIOS loads during boot and you see the message about the LSI Logic Configuration Utility, press Ctrl-C to start the CU. After you do this, the message changes to:

Please wait, invoking SAS Configuration Utility...

After a brief pause, the main menu of the SAS BIOS CU appears. On some systems, however, the following message appears next:

LSI Logic Configuration Utility will load following initialization!

In this case, the SAS BIOS CU will load after the system has completed its power-on self test.

You can configure one or two IM or IME volumes per Fusion-MPT controller. You can also combine IM, IME, and Integrated Striping volumes on the same controller, up to a maximum of 10 physical disk drives.

The following guidelines also apply when creating an IM or IME volume:

All physical disks in the volumes must be either SATA (with extended command

set support) or SAS (with SMART support). SAS and SATA disks cannot be

combined in the same volume. Disks must have 512-byte blocks and must not have removable media. An IM volume must have two drives, plus an optional global hot spare. An IME

volume. An IME volume can have three to eight drives, or three to seven drives

if you also create a global hot spare.

v Note: If a disk in an IM or IME volume fails, it is rebuilt on the global hot spare if one

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is available. So adding a global hot spare greatly increases the level of data protection. (One global hot spare is allowed for the one or two volumes config ured on a controller.)

3.2.1 Creating an IM Volume

Follow these steps to create an IM volume with the SAS BIOS CU:

1. On the Adapter List screen, use the arrow keys to select an LSI Logic SAS adapter.

2. Press Enter to go to the Adapter Properties screen, shown in Figure 3.1.

3. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Proper- ties on the screen and press Enter.

4. When you are prompted to select a volume type, select Create IM Volume. The Create New Array screen shows a list of disks that can be added to a volume.

5. Move the cursor to the “RAID Disk” column and select a disk. To add the disk to the volume, change the “No” to “Yes” by pressing the + key, . key, or space bar. When the first disk is added, the SAS BIOS CU prompts you to either keep existing data or overwrite existing data.

6. Press M to keep the existing data on the first disk or press D to overwrite it. If you keep the existing data, this is called a migration. The first disk will be mirrored onto the second disk, so the data you want to keep must be on the first disk added to the volume. Any data on the second disk is overwritten. As disks are added the Array Size field changes to reflect the size of the new volume.

7. (optional) Add a global hot spare by moving the cursor to the hot spare column and pressing the + key, . key, or space bar.

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Figure 3.2 shows an IM volume configured with a global hot spare disk.

8. When the volume has been fully configured, press C and then select Save changes then exit this menu to commit the changes. The SAS BIOS CU pauses while the array is being created.

3.2.2 Creating an IME Volume

Follow these steps to create an IME volume with the SAS BIOS CU:

1. On the Adapter List screen, use the arrow keys to select an LSI Logic SAS adapter.

2. Press Enter to go to the Adapter Properties screen, shown in Figure 3.1.

3. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Proper- ties on the screen and press Enter.

4. When you are prompted to select a volume type, select Create IME Volume. The Create New Array screen shows a list of disks that can be added to a volume.

5. Move the cursor to the “RAID Disk” column and select a disk. To add the disk to the volume, change the “No” to “Yes” by pressing the + key, . key, or space bar.

6. Repeat this step to select a total of three to eight disks for the volume (or three to seven disks if you will create a global hot spare). All existing data on all the disks you select will be overwritten. As you add disks, the Array Size field changes to reflect the size of the new volume.

7. (optional) Add a global hot spare to the volume by moving the cursor to the hot spare column and pressing the + key, . key, or space bar.

8. When the volume has been fully configured, press C and then select Save changes then exit this menu to commit the changes. The SAS BIOS CU pauses while the array is being created.

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3.3 Creating a Second IM or IME Volume

The LSI Logic SAS controllers allow you to configure two IM or IME volumes. If one volume is already configured, and if there are available disk drives, there are two ways to add a second volume.

The first is as follows:

1. In the configuration utility, select an adapter from the Adapter List. Select the RAID Properties option. This will display the current volume.

2. Press C to create a new volume.

3. Continue with step 4 of the IM or IME creation procedure in the previous section to create a second volume.

The other way in which to add a second volume is as follows:

1. On the Adapter List screen, use the arrow keys to select an LSI Logic SAS adapter.

2. Press Enter to go to the Adapter Properties screen, shown in Figure 3.1.

3. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Proper- ties and press Enter.

4. Continue with step 4 of the IM or IME creation procedure in the previous section to create a second volume.

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3.4 Managing Hot Spares

You can create one global hot spare disk to protect the one or two IM/IME volumes defined on a SAS controller. Usually, you create the global hot spare at the same time you create the IM/IME volume. Follow these steps to add a global hot spare disk later for the existing IM/IME volumes on the controller:

1. On the View Array screen, select Manage Array.

2. Select Manage Hot Spare on the Manage Array screen, shown in Figure 3.3.

3. Select a disk from the list by pressing the + key, . key, or space bar.

4. After you select the global hot spare disk, press C. An error message appears if the selected disk is not at least as large as the smallest disk used in the IM/ IME volume(s). The global hot spare disk must have 512-byte blocks, it cannot have removable media, and the disk type must be either SATA with extended command set support or SAS with SMART support. If SATA disks are used for the IM/IME volume(s), the hot spare disk must also be a SATA disk. If SAS disks are used, the hot spare disk must also be a SAS disk. An error message appears if the selected disk is not the same type as the disks used in the IM/IME volumes.

5. Select Save changes then exit this menu to commit the changes. The configuration utility will pause while the global hot spare is being added.

Follow these steps to delete a global hot spare:

1. Select Manage Hot Spare on the Manage Array screen.

2. Select Delete Hot Spare and then press C.

3. Select Save changes then exit this menu to commit the changes. The configuration utility will pause while the global hot spare is being removed.

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3.5 Other Configuration Tasks

This section explains how to do other tasks related to configuring and maintaining IM and IME volumes.

3.5.1 Viewing Volume Properties

Follow these steps to view the properties of volumes:

1. In the SAS BIOS CU, select an adapter from the Adapter List. Select the RAID Properties option. The properties of the current volume are displayed. If a global hot spare is defined, it is also listed.

v Note: If you create one volume using SAS disks, another volume using SATA

disks, and a global hot spare disk, the hot spare disk will only appear when you view the volume that has the same type of disks as the hot spare disk.

2. If two volumes are configured, press Alt+N to view the other array.

3. To manage the current array, select the Manage Array item and press Enter.

3.5.2 Synchronizing an Array

The Synchronize Array command forces the firmware to resynchronize the data on the mirrored disks is the array. It is seldom necessary to use this command, because the firmware automatically keeps the mirrored data synchronized during normal system operation. When you use this command, one disk of the array is placed in the Degraded state until the data on the mirrored disks has been resynchronized.

Follow these steps to force the synchronization of a selected array:

1. Select Synchronize Array on the Manage Array screen.

2. Press Y to start the synchronization, or N to cancel it.

3.5.3 Activating an Array

An array can become inactive if, for example, it is removed from one controller or computer and moved to another one. The “Activate Array” option allows you to reactivate an inactive array that has been added to a system. This option is only available when the selected array is currently inactive.

Follow these steps to activate a selected array

1. Select Activate Array on the Manage Array screen.

2. Press Y to proceed with the activation, or press N to abandon it. After a pause, the array will become active.

v Note: If there is a global hot spare disk on the controller to which you have

moved the array, the firmware checks when you activate the array to determine if the hot spare is compatible with the new array. An error message appears if the disks in the activated array are larger than the hot spare disk or if the disks in the activated array are not the same type as the hot spare disk (SATA versus SAS).

3.5.4 Deleting an Array

v CAUTION: Before deleting an array, be sure to back up all data on the array that

you want to keep.

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Follow these steps to delete a selected array:

1. Select Delete Array on the Manage Array screen.

2. Press Y to delete the array. After a pause, the firmware deletes the array. If there is another remaining array and a global hot spare disk, the firmware checks the hot spare disk to determine if it is compatible with the remaining array. If the hot spare disk is not compatible (too small or wrong disk type) the firmware deletes it also.

v Note: After a volume has been deleted, it cannot be recovered. When a RAID

1 volume is deleted, the data is preserved on the primary disk. The master boot records (MBR) of other disks in the array are deleted. For other RAID types, the master boot records of all disks are deleted.

3.5.5 Locating a Disk Drive, or Multiple Disk Drives in a Volume

You can use the SAS BIOS CU to locate and identify a specific physical disk drive by flashing the drive’s LED. You can also use the SAS BIOS CU to flash the LEDs of all the disk drives in a RAID volume. There are several ways to do this:

When you are creating an IM or IME volume, and a disk drive is set to Yes as

part of the volume, the LED on the disk drive is flashing. The LED is turned off when you have finished creating the volume.

You can locate individual disk drives from the SAS Topology screen. To do this,

move the cursor to the name of the disk in the Device Identifier column and press Enter. The LED on the disk flashes until the next key is pressed.

You can locate all the disk drives in a volume by selecting the volume on the

RAID Properties screen. The LEDs flash on all disk drives in the volume.

v Note: The LEDs on the disk drives will flash as described above if the firmware

is correctly configured and the drives or the disk enclosure supports disk location.

3.5.6 Selecting a Boot Disk

You can select a boot disk in the SAS Topology screen. This disk is then moved to scan ID 0 on the next boot, and remains at this position. This makes it easier to set BIOS boot device options and to keep the boot device constant during device additions and removals. There can be only one boot disk. Follow these steps to select a boot disk:

1. In the SAS BIOS CU, select an adapter from the Adapter List.

2. Select the SAS Topology option. The current topology is displayed. If the selection of a boot device is supported, the bottom of the screen lists the Alt+B option. This is the key for toggling the boot device. If a device is currently configured as the boot device, the Device Info column on the SAS Topology screen will show the word “Boot.”

3. To select a boot disk, move the cursor to the disk and press Alt+B.

4. To remove the boot designator, move the cursor down to the current boot disk and press Alt+B. This controller will no longer have a disk designated as boot.

5. To change the boot disk, move the cursor to the new boot disk and press Alt+B. The boot designator will move to this disk.

v Note: The firmware must be configured correctly in order for the Alt+B feature

to work.

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4. Integrated Striping Overview

This section provides an overview of the LSI Logic Integrated Striping (IS) feature.

4.1 Introduction

The LSI Logic Integrated Striping (IS) feature is useful for applications that require the faster performance and increased storage capacity of striping. The low-cost IS feature has many of the advantages of a more expensive RAID striping solution. A single IS logical drive may be configured as the boot disk or as a data disk.

The IS feature is implemented with controller firmware that supports the Fusion-MPT Interface. IS provides better performance and more capacity than individual disks, without burdening the host CPU. The firmware splits host I/Os over multiple disks and presents the disks as a single logical drive. In general, striping is transparent to the BIOS, the drivers, and the operating system.

The SAS BIOS CU is used to configure IS volumes, which can consist of two to eight disks.

v Note: Integrated Mirroring and Integrated Striping volumes can be configured

on the same LSI logic SAS controller.

4.2 IS Features

Integrated Striping supports the following features:

Support for volumes with two to eight drives Support for two IS volumes, with up to 10 drives total, on a controller. An IS

volume can also be combined with an IM or IME volume.

v Note: Currently available LSI Logic SAS controllers support a maximum of eight

drives. All drives in a volume must be connected to the same SAS controller.

Presents a single virtual drive to the OS for each configured volume

Support for both SAS and SATA drives, although the two types of drives

cannot be combined in one volume

Fusion-MPT architecture Easy-to-use SAS BIOS configuration utility Error notification Use of metadata to store volume configuration on disks OS-specific event log Error display inside the Fusion-MPT BIOS SES status LED support for drives used in IS volumes

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4.3 IS Description

The IS feature writes data across multiple disks instead of onto one disk. This is accomplished by partitioning each disk’s storage space into 64 Kbyte stripes. These stripes are interleaved round-robin, so that the combined storage space is composed alternately of stripes from each disk.

For example, as shown in Figure 4.1, segment 1 is written to disk 1, segment 2 is written to disk 2, segment 3 is written to disk 3, and so on. When the system reaches the end of the disk list, it continues writing data at the next available segment of disk

Figure 4.2 shows a logical view and a physical view of Integrated Striping configuration.

The primary advantage of IS is speed, because it transfers data to or from multiple disks at once. However, there is no data redundancy; therefore, if one disk fails, that data is lost.

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4.4 Integrated Striping Firmware

This section describes features of the LSI Logic Integrated Striping (IS) firmware.

4.4.1 Host Interface

The IS host interface uses the Message Passing Interface, as described in the Fusion-MPT Message Passing Interface Specification, including Integrated Striping. Through the Fusion-MPT interface, the host operating system has access to the logical IS drive as well as the physical disks.

4.4.2 Metadata Support

The firmware supports metadata, which describes the IS logical drive configuration stored on each member disk. When the firmware is initialized, each member disk is queried to read the stored metadata to verify the configuration. The usable disk space for each IS member disk is adjusted down to leave room for this data.

4.4.3 SMART Support

The IS firmware enables Mode 6 SMART on the IS member disks. Mode 6 SMART requires each physical disk to be polled at regular intervals. If a SMART ASC/ASCQ code is detected on a physical IS disk, the firmware processes the SMART data, and the last received SMART ASC/ASCQ is stored in non-volatile memory. The IS volume does not support SMART directly, since it is just a logical representation of the physical disks in the volume.

4.4.4 Disk Write Caching

Disk write caching is disabled by default on all IS volumes.

4.5 Fusion-MPT Support

The BIOS uses the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT interface to communicate to the SAS controller and firmware to enable Integrated Striping. This includes reading the FusionMPT configuration to gain access to the parameters that are used to define behavior between the SAS controller and the devices connected to it. The Fusion-MPT drivers for all supported operating systems implement the Fusion-MPT interface to communicate with the controller and firmware.

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5. Creating Integrated Striping Volumes

This section describes how to create Integrated Striping (IS) volumes using the LSI Logic SAS BIOS Configuration Utility (SAS BIOS CU).

5.1 IS Configuration Overview

You can use the SAS BIOS CU to create multiple IS volumes, with up to 10 drives total on an LSI Logic SAS controller. Each volume can have from 2 to 8 drives. Disks in an IS volume must be connected to the same LSI Logic SAS controller, and the controller must be in the BIOS boot order.

Although you can use disks of different size in IS volumes, the smallest disk determines the “logical” size of each disk in the volume. In other words, the excess space of the larger member disk is not used. Usable disk space for each disk in an IS volume is adjusted down to leave room for metadata. Usable disk space may be further reduced to maximize the ability to interchange disks in the same size classification. The supported stripe size is 64 Kbytes.

Refer to Section 4.2, “IS Features,” for more information about Integrated Striping volumes.

5.2 Creating IS Volumes

The SAS BIOS CU is part of the Fusion-MPT BIOS. When the BIOS loads during boot and you see the message about the Setup Utility, press Ctrl-C to start it. After you do this, the message changes to:

Please wait, invoking SAS Configuration Utility...

After a brief pause, the main menu of the SAS BIOS CU appears. On some systems, however, the following message appears next:

LSI Logic Configuration Utility will load following initialization!

In this case, the SAS BIOS CU will load after the system has completed its power-on self test.

Follow the steps below to configure an Integrated Striping (IS) volume with the SAS BIOS CU. The procedure assumes that the required controller(s) and disks are already installed in the computer system. You can configure both IM and IS volumes on the same SAS controller.

1. On the Adapter List screen of the SAS BIOS CU, use the arrow keys to select a SAS adapter.

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2. Press Enter to go to the Adapter Properties screen, shown in Figure 5.1.

3. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Proper- ties on the screen and press Enter.

4. When you are prompted to select a volume type, select Create IS Volume. The Create New Array screen shows a list of disks that can be added to a volume.

5. Move the cursor to the “RAID Disk” column. To add a disk to the volume, change the “No” to “Yes” by pressing the + key, . key, or space bar. As disks are added, the Array Size field changes to reflect the size of the new volume.

There are several limitations when creating an IS (RAID 0) volume: – All disks must be either SATA (with extended command set support) or SAS

(with SMART support).

– Disks must have 512-byte blocks and must not have removable media. – There must be at least 2 and no more than 8 drives in a valid IS volume. Hot

spare drives are not allowed.

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6. When the volume has been fully configured, press C and then select Save changes then exit this menu to commit the changes. The configuration

utility will pause while the array is being created.

v Note: Integrated Striping does not provide any data protection in the event of

disk failure. It is primarily used to increase speed.

5.3 Creating a Second IS Volume

The LSI Logic SAS controllers allow you to configure two IS volumes, or an IS volume and an IM or IME volume. If one volume is already configured, and if there are available disk drives, there are two ways to add a second volume.

The first is as follows:

1. In the configuration utility, select an adapter from the Adapter List. Select the RAID Properties option. This will display the current volume.

2. Press C to create a new volume.

3. Continue with step 4 of Section 5.2, “Creating IS Volumes,” to create a second IS volume.

The other way in which to add a second volume is as follows:

1. On the Adapter List screen, use the arrow keys to select an LSI Logic SAS adapter.

2. Press Enter to go to the Adapter Properties screen, shown in Figure 5.1.

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3. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties and press Enter.

4. Continue with step 4 of the IS creation procedure in the previous section to create a second volume.

5.4 Other Configuration Tasks

This section explains how to do other tasks related to configuring and maintaining IS volumes.

5.4.1 Viewing IS Volume Properties

Follow these steps to view the properties of IS volumes:

1. In the configuration utility, select an adapter from the Adapter List. Select the RAID Properties option. The properties of the current volume are displayed.

2. If more than one volume is configured, press Alt+N to view the next array.

3. To manage the current array, press Enter when the Manage Array item is selected.

5.4.2 Activating an Array

Follow these steps to activate a selected array.

1. Select Activate Array on the Manage Array screen.

2. Press Y to proceed with the activation, or press N to abandon it. After a pause, the array will become active.

5.4.3 Deleting an Array

v CAUTION: Before deleting an array, be sure to back up all data on the array that

you want to keep. Follow these steps to delete a selected array:

1. Select Delete Array on the Manage Array screen.

2. Press Y to delete the array, or press N to abandon the deletion. After a pause, the firmware deletes the array.

v Note: Once a volume has been deleted, it cannot be recovered. The master

boot records of all disks are deleted.

5.4.4 Locating a Disk Drive, or Multiple Disk Drives in a Volume

When you are creating an IS volume, and a disk drive is set to Yes as part of the

volume, the LED on the disk drive is flashing. The LED is turned off when you

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have finished creating the volume.

You can locate individual disk drives from the SAS Topology screen. To do this,

move the cursor to the name of the disk in the Device Identifier column and press Enter. The LED on the disk flashes until the next key is pressed.

You can locate all the disk drives in a volume by selecting the volume on the

RAID Properties screen. The LEDs flash on all disk drives in the volume.

v Note: The LEDs on the disk drives will flash as described above if the firmware

is correctly configured and the drives or the disk enclosure supports disk location.

5.4.5 Selecting a Boot Disk

Follow these steps to select a boot disk:

1. In the SAS BIOS CU, select an adapter from the Adapter List.

3. To select a boot disk, move the cursor to the disk and press Alt+B.

4. To remove the boot designator, move the cursor down to the current boot disk and press Alt+B. This controller will no longer have a disk designated as boot.

5. To change the boot disk, move the cursor to the new boot disk and press Alt+B. The boot designator will move to this disk.

v Note: The firmware must be configured correctly in order for the Alt+B feature

to work.

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