PIKE 1078LSISAS1078 SAS RAID card
1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.5 Card installationFollow the below instructions to install the RAID card on your motherboard.Please do remember
ASUS PIKE 1078 1-55. Connect the SAS hard disk drives to the SAS connectors on the motherboard.4. Secure the heatsink to the nearest screw hole on t
1-6 Chapter 1: Product introductionFor 1U serverYou have to remove the outer heatsink of ASUS PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card to install the card in a 1U serv
ASUS PIKE 1078 1-74. Align the golden ngers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot.5. Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot. Mak
1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.6 i Button installationFollow the steps below to install an optional i Button on your motherboard.1. Locate the
2Chapter 2: RAID congurationThis chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.
2-2 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.1 Setting up RAIDThe RAID card supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 50, RAID 6, and RAID 60 set(s).2.1.1
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-3If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy rst the RAID driver from the support CD
2-4 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.2 LSI WebBIOS Conguration UtilityThe LSI WebBIOS Conguration Utility (CU) is an integrated RAID solution that all
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-52.2.2 WebBIOS CU main screen optionsThis is the Logical View screen, which displays in the lower right panel all virtual disks (vir
iiE3735First Edition V1 June 2008Copyright © 2008 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and softwar
2-6 Chapter 2: RAID congurationHere is a description of the options listed on the left of the main WebBIOS CU screen:• Adapter Properties: Select th
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-72.2.3 Creating a Storage CongurationThis section explains how to use the WebBIOS CU Conguration Wizard to congure RAID arrays an
2-8 Chapter 2: RAID congurationUsing Auto CongurationFollow these instructions to create a conguration with auto conguration, either with or witho
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-93. When you have nished selecting physical disks for the disk groups, click Next. The span denition screen appears Select one of
2-10 Chapter 2: RAID conguration• Write Policy: Specify the write policy for this virtual drive: ◊ WBack: In Writeback mode the controller sends a
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-118. Check the information in the conguration preview.9. If the virtual disk conguration is acceptable, click Accept to save the
2-12 Chapter 2: RAID conguration3. When you have nished selecting physical disks for the disk groups, click Next. The span denition screen appear
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-13 ◊ WBack: In Writeback mode the controller sends a data transfer completion signal to the host when the controller cache has recei
2-14 Chapter 2: RAID conguration7. Click Next when you are nished dening virtual disks. The conguration preview screen appears, as shown in the r
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-155. Change the virtual disk options from the defaults listed on the screen as needed. Here are brief explanations of the virtual d
iiiContentsContents ... iiiAbout this guide ...
2-16 Chapter 2: RAID conguration ◊ WBack: In Writeback mode the controller sends a data transfer completion signal to the host when the controller c
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-178. Check the information in the conguration preview.9. If the virtual disk conguration is acceptable, click Accept to save the
2-18 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2. Click Accept DG to move the drives to a proposed disk group conguration in the Disk Groups window on the right,
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-19 ◊ Ahead: This enables read ahead capability, which allows the controller to read sequentially ahead of requested data and to stor
2-20 Chapter 2: RAID conguration• Select Size: Specify the size of the virtual disk in megabytes. Normally, this would be the full size for RAID 6 s
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-212. Click Accept DG to move the drives to a proposed two-drive disk group conguration in the Disk Groups window on the right. If
2-22 Chapter 2: RAID conguration• RAID Level: The drop-down menu lists the possible RAID levels for the virtual disk. Select RAID 10.• Strip Size:
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-23 ◊ Direct: In Direct I/O mode, reads are not buffered in cache memory. Data is transferred to the cache and the host concurrently.
2-24 Chapter 2: RAID congurationUsing Custom Conguration: RAID 50RAID 50 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 5. RAID 50 uses both distribu
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-25 You use this screen to select the RAID level, strip size, read policy, and other attributes for the new virtual disk(s). 7. Hold
ivAbout this guideThis user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the server management board.How this guide is organ
2-26 Chapter 2: RAID conguration ◊ Wrthru for BAD BBU: Select WBack for Write Policy and unselect this item if you want the controller to use Writeb
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-27Using Custom Conguration: RAID 60RAID 60 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 6, and includes both parity and disk stripi
2-28 Chapter 2: RAID conguration5. When you have nished selecting physical disks for the disk groups, click Next. The span denition screen appear
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-29 ◊ Adaptive: When Adaptive read ahead is selected, the controller begins using read ahead if the two most recent disk accesses occ
2-30 Chapter 2: RAID conguration9. Click Accept to accept the changes to the virtual disk denition, or click Back to return to the previous setting
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-312.2.4 Viewing and Changing Device PropertiesThis section explains how you can use the WebBIOS CU to view and change the properties
2-32 Chapter 2: RAID congurationAdapter Properties Menu OptionsOption DescriptionBattery Backup This entry indicates whether the selected controller
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-33Adapter Properties Menu Options (Cont.)Option DescriptionPDF Interval This option determines how frequently the controller polls fo
2-34 Chapter 2: RAID congurationViewing and Changing Virtual Disk PropertiesAccess the Virtual Disk screen by selecting a virtual disk (virtual disk)
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-35• Select CC to run a consistency check on this virtual disk. In the right panel of the Virtual Disk screen you can change the vir
vTypographyBold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-th
2-36 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.2.5 Viewing System Event InformationThe SAS controller rmware monitors the activity and performance of all storag
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-372.2.6 Managing CongurationsThis section includes information about maintaining and managing storage congurations.Running a Consi
2-38 Chapter 2: RAID congurationThe WebBIOS CU allows you to import the foreign conguration to the RAID controller, or to clear the conguration so
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-39Foreign Configurations in Cable Pull and Disk Removal ScenariosIf one or more physical disks are removed from a conguration, by a
2-40 Chapter 2: RAID congurationMigrating the RAID Level of a Virtual DiskAs the amount of data and the number of disk drives in your system increase
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-415. When you have made your selections, click Go at the bottom of the right panel.6. When the message appears, conrm that you wan
2-42 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.3 MegaRAID Storage ManagerMegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you to congure, monitor, and maintain storage
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-434. Enter your user name and organization name. In the bottom part of the screen, select an installation option:– If you select Al
2-44 Chapter 2: RAID conguration7. Select one of the Setup options. The options are fully explained in the screen text.– Normally, you would select
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-4510. Click Next to proceed.11. Click Install to install the program.12. When the nal Conguration Wizard screen appears, click F
viPIKE 1078 specications summary* Install the i-Button for PIKE 1078 to work properly.** The exact OS support would base on the OS support list of th
2-46 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware for LinuxFollow these steps if you need to install MegaRAID Sto
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-472.3.4 Linux Error MessagesThe following messages may appear while you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Linux
2-48 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager SoftwareFollow these steps to start MegaRAID Storage Manager software and vi
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-49To access servers on a different subnet, type in the box at the bottom of the screen the IP address of a server in the desired subn
2-50 Chapter 2: RAID conguration2.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager WindowThis section describes the MegaRAID Storage Manager window, which is shown in t
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-51• Array • Virtual disk • Physical drive • Enclosure • Battery backup unit (BBU) A red circle to the right of an icon indicates
2-52 Chapter 2: RAID conguration• The Graphical View tab can be selected in the right panel if a physical drive, virtual disk, or disk enclosure is
ASUS PIKE 1078 2-53Operations MenuThe Operations menu is available when a controller, physical drive, or virtual disk is selected in the MegaRAID Stor
2-54 Chapter 2: RAID conguration
3Chapter 3: Driver installationThis chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID drivers on different operating systems.
1Chapter 1: Product introductionThis chapter offers the PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports.
3-2 Chapter 3: Driver installation3.1 RAID driver installationAfter creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an op
ASUS PIKE 1078 3-38. Place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.9. Press <Enter>.10. Follow screen instructions to create
3-4 Chapter 3: Driver installation3.1.2 Windows® OSDuring Windows® OS installationTo install the RAID card driver when installing Windows® OS:1. Boo
ASUS PIKE 1078 3-54. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>.Windows SetupENTER=Continue
3-6 Chapter 3: Driver installationAfter Windows® OS installationTo update the RAID card driver after installing Windows® OS:1. Right-click the My Com
ASUS PIKE 1078 3-75. Toggle Install from a list or specic location (Advanced), then click Next to continue.6. Toggle Don’t search. I will choose th
3-8 Chapter 3: Driver installation9. Select from the drop-down menu and locate the driver.10. Click Next to start updating the driver.11. After com
ASUS PIKE 1078 3-93.1.3 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OSTo install the RAID card driver when installing Red Hat Red Hat® Enterprise OS:1. Boot the syste
3-10 Chapter 3: Driver installation6. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press <Enter>.5. Insert
ASUS PIKE 1078 3-113.1.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OSTo install the RAID card driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: SUSE Linux E
1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.1 Welcome!Thank you for buying an ASUS® PIKE 1078 SAS RAID card! The ASUS PIKE 1078 allows you to create RAID 0,
3-12 Chapter 3: Driver installation4. Insert the RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive. Make sure that Installation from the Boot Options menu is
ASUS PIKE 1078 1-31.3 Card layoutThe images below show the major components of the RAID card.1.4 System requirementsBefore you install the PIKE 1078
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