ASUS P9D-C/4L e8581 User's Manual
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1. Press lt F10 gt to begin the configuration The virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Check C A Virtual Drive 0 Un MB Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level Fo is VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu then press lt Enter gt Select the RAID type from the RAID Level sub menu then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status il 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Check C Virtual Drive 0 gt RAID Level I RAID 0 i 152146MB OFF On Choose RAID Level For T VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 8 Select Units from the Virtual Drive sub menu then press lt Enter gt 9 Select the units for the virtual drive size from the Select Units For VD Size sub menu then press lt Enter gt The virtual drive size is automatically allocated and not configurable Virtual Drive s Configured Manage Size Stripes StripSz Status 148 580GB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Check C vra Drive 0 Peco OFF On Accept SPAN NO Select Units For VD Size Use Cursor Keys To Naviga2. Back Up Remado Hime Comoute Search 7 LJ tr mage Q Puce x l ss BE onitop 01 0 Ele Eot Yre Go Boomak Teds Hep G t g es g rs Mack Up Rasa beme Cormouter Search 7 Jany_OOOT Lisux driver Pisces v x Baws Deshtop td map Dft System ewer 39 3 Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LS MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE 11 Linux Enterprise Server OS 1 Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD 2 Use the arrow keys to select Installation from the Boot Options menu r Boot te m nad la Nepal maod Seon fescue System Check instafiation Moda Hemmare test Memory beer 3 Use the USB drive to provide the third party driver during the OS installation Press lt F6 gt select Yes from the menu then press lt Enter gt Beat tom naa Neopet mao System teewcus System Check instafiation Modu Hemware teat Momy aguge PIVieo Mode Hi source Tagish Us 000 x 600 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 4 5 On the following screen select USB drive as the driver update medium select OK then press lt Enter gt Please choose the Driver Update medium USB drive other device OK Back Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation 41 42
3. LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
4. Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu then press lt Enter gt Select the RAID level from the menu then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status i 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Check C Virtual Drive 0 z RAID Level 152146MB OFF On Level For T VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Select Units from the Virtual Drive sub menu then press lt Enter gt Select the units for the virtual drive size from the Select Units For VD Size sub menu then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status Oe al 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Objects Rebuild Check C OFF Select Units For VD Size Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 19 20 When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 12 10 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu then press lt Enter gt 11 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache DWC setting then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status Manag 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild E Change DWC Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 ga Disk Write Cache Setting of VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LN Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of
5. No Init Will Destroy Data On Selected s Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option A progress bar appears on screen If desired press lt Esc gt to abort initialization After the initialization is complete press lt Esc gt 25 26 6 Rebuilding failed drives You can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu To rebuild a failed hard disk drive 1 From the Management Menu select Rebuild then press lt Enter gt Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Check Consistency Rebuild VD s Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 The PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive you want to rebuild then press lt Space gt REBUILD PHYSICAL DRIVES SELECTION MENU Managen Configun Initiali Objects FATE mooo Check Co ONLIN A00 00 Port SK 77247MB HDS72808PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility After selecting the drive to rebuild press lt F10 gt When prompted press lt Y gt to rebuild the drive LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Oct 26 2011 BIOS Version A 11 02090932R Manager Configur Initiali ONLIN A00 00 ng of Drive Will Take A Few utes Start Rebuilding Drive Y
6. then press lt Enter gt Driver Disk Source You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Which would you like to use sdc sdd sro The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system Select No when asked to load additional RAID controller drivers then press lt Enter gt More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Follow the onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Preparing the Linux Driver Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux based OS to create the RAID driver When creating the RAID driver you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64 bit SUSE Linux system to create a 64 bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1 1 Copy the image file into the Linux system Example megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 sles11 ga x86_64 img 2 Create a folder Example image 3 Mount the image file into the image folder using this command format mount oloop image file name image Example mount oloop megasr 15 15 00 0120 2012 1 slesll ga x86__ 64 img image Fie E t View Temna Tes Hep jasus linue doeS tep gt su aeeword linus dowS linur doe5 cd top limus doe5c tap fount o loop megasr 15 00 0120 2012 1 slesil ga 05_6 1ng image Linus doe tap 4 Copy the contents of the image directory labeled as 01 into a FAT32 USB drive Em gat ym Ge Bectmatks Joes ijp t z z s
7. ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Content This document provides instructions in setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility It also shows the installation of the RAID controller drivers after creating the RAID sets This document contains the following sections l Revision MISTOY escssesessiesecsisessencsavasoossasdesvasesnsencsti sovauu sesdinasoassncaduansotusiedananse 3 Il Using the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility sesssssesrerrresssrerneren 4 1 Before YOU Statics siscscccccsssecesonecesssevesscevesssecessacvieceeriveasveccesntsoasnevone 4 2 Launching the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility a9 3 Creating a RAID Selari 7 4 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration ssssess1s111see sennae 17 5 Initializing the Virtual drives ooo cece cess eeene eee 22 6 Rebuilding failed Grives csccssscsssscscssssssesecccessecesseesesseecesseecees 26 T Checking the driv
8. N Port 1 DISK 77247MB HDS72808PLA380 PF20A60A SPACE De Select F10 Start Rebuild F2 Drive Information F3 View Virtual Drives When rebuild is complete press any key to continue 27 28 7 Checking the drives for data consistency You can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive The utility can automatically detect and or detect and correct any differences in data redundancy depending on the selected option in the Objects gt Adapter menu A The Check Consistency command is available only for virtual drives included in a RAID 1 or RAID 10 set Using the Check Consistency Command To check data consistency using the Check Consistency command 1 From the Management Menu select Check Consistency then press lt Enter gt Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to check Press lt Space gt to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive sub menu then press lt F10 gt Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status Management Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild il 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Select VD SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 3 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Ye
9. Virtual Drive of the RAID set you created To enable DWC 1 From the Management Menu select Objects gt Adapter Select an existing adapter then press lt Enter gt to display the adapter properties 2 Select Disk WC then press lt Enter gt LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Oct 26 2011 BIOS Version A 11 02090932R Rebuild Rate 30 Objects Management J Chk Const Rate 3 Adapter Configure FGI Rate e Virtual Drive BGI Rate Initialize physical Driv Objects AEA Read Ahead 3 Bios State Check Consistency aa o eee Fast Init Auto Rebuild Auto Resume Disk Coercion Factory Default Enable 1GB C Disk Write Cache Off Write Through or On Write Back Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 Select On from the Change DWC and press lt Enter gt to turn on the option 4 Go to Management Menu select Objects gt Virtual Drive Select an existing Virtual Drive and press lt Enter gt 34 Select View Update Parameters and press lt Enter gt to display the Virtual Drive properties Select Disk WC then press lt Enter gt Select On from the Change DWC and press lt Enter gt to turn on the option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Oct 26 2011 BIOS Version A 11 02090932R RAID Objects Size Management Configure Adapter Stripe Size tenn Stripes Initialize physical Driv Objects Rebuild Spans Check Consistency Disk Wri
10. data loss 12 After setting the values of the selected virtual drives select Accept from the menu then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured manage L RAID Size Stripes Stripsz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Check C D Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 i MB 152146MB OFF On Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 13 14 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the configured virtual drives Repeat steps 2 to 10 to configure the remaining available virtual drives or press lt Esc gt to finish the RAID configuration Select Yes then press lt Enter gt to save the configuration LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Oct 26 2011 BIOS Version A 11 02090932R Configuration Menu Management Menu New Configuration View Add Configuration No Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebui Check 148 580GB ONLINE Select Yes Or No Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 21 22 5 Initializing the virtual drives After creating the RAID set s you must initialize the virtual drives You may initialize the virtual drives of a RAID set s using the Initialize or Objects command on the Management Menu Using the Initialize command To initialize the virtual drive using the Initialize
11. A 11 02090932R Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Configure VD s Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Table 1 Management Menu descriptions Description Allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using the Easy Configuration or the New Configuration command This menu also allows you to view add or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive parameters Rebuild Allows you to rebuild failed drives i Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a Check Consistency created RAID set LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 3 Creating a RAID set The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using two types of configurations Easy and New In Easy Configuration the virtual drive parameters are set automatically In New Configuration you can manually set the virtual drive parameters Using Easy Configuration To create a RAID set using the Easy Configuration option 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt Easy Configuration then press lt Enter gt LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Oct 26 2011 BIOS Version A 11 02090932R Manager New Configuration View Add Configuration Initiali clear Configuration Objec
12. ATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system user guide 2 Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to the SATA connector on the motherboard 3 Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive B Setting Jumpers You must set the jumper settings of your motherboard to activate the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility To set the jumper settings set the 3 pin RAID_SEL1 jumper to pins 1 2 RAID_SEL1 3 2 2 1 LSI Intel Default T 7sus The motherboard illustration is for reference only Visit www asus com for the complete list of supported motherboards LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility C Setting the RAID mode in BIOS You must set the RAID mode in the BIOS Setup to be able to launch the RAID utilities before you can create a RAID set from the SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel C22x chipset To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Advanced Menu gt SATA Configuration then press lt Enter gt 3 Set SATA Mode to RAID 4 Press lt F10 gt to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup 2 Launching the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility To launch the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 1 Turn on the system 2 During POST the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility automatically detects the instal
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14. MB DWC OFF RA On SPAN NO Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 16 13 14 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the configured virtual drives Repeat steps 2 to 10 to configure the remaining available virtual drives or press lt Esc gt to finish the RAID configuration Select Yes then press lt Enter gt to save the configuration LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Oct 26 2011 BIOS Version A 11 02090932R Management Menu New Configuration View Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebui Check 148 580GB Select Yes Or No Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 4 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration You can add a new RAID configuration or view an existing configuration using the View Add Configuration command Adding a new RAID configuration To add a new RAID configuration 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt View Add Configuration then press lt Enter gt Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Management Me New Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency View Add to The Existing Configuration Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 The ARRAY SELECTION
15. MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Select the drive s you want to include in the RAID set then press lt Space gt When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU ONLIN A00 00 ONLIN A00 01 n C Port 2 DISK GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01C05 SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives F4 HSP LN The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen 18 3 4 5 Select all the drives required for the RAID set then press lt F10 gt to configure array setting Press lt Space gt to select the configurable array Managem Easy Configuration Sign SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s Initializ Objects Rebuild Check Con Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 Chidinfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit Press lt F10 gt to begin the configuration The virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters Virtual Drive s Configured manage LD RAID Size Stripes Stripsz Status 0 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Virtual Drive 0 Choose RAID Level For This VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 6 7 8 9
16. ay F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives F4 HSP 12 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 4 Press lt Space gt to select the configurable array Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU _ Select Configurable Array s Initializ Objects Rebuild Check Con Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 Chidinfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 5 Press lt F10 gt to begin the configuration The virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive menu that allows you to change the virtual drive parameters Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status Aaah 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Check C Virtual Drive 0 Size 152146MB DWC OFF RA On Accept SPAN NO Choose RAID Level For This VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 13 6 Te 8 9 Select RAID from the Virtual Drive sub menu then press lt Enter gt Select the RAID level from the menu then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured enact RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status i Initial Objects Rebuild Check C 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drive 0 RAID Level RAID 0 Choose RAID Level For Th VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option Select Units from the Virtual Drive sub menu then press lt Enter gt Select the units for the virtual drive size from the Select Units F
17. bjects then select Virtual Drive from the sub menu Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive you want to check then press lt Enter gt Select Check Consistency from the pop up menu then press lt Enter gt When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the dialog box to check the drive When checking is complete press any key to continue LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 8 Deleting a RAID configuration To delete a RAID configuration 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt Clear Configuration then press lt Enter gt Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Management Me New Configuration View Add Configuration Initialize Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 When prompted use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Clear Configuration 3 dialog box then press lt Enter gt Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Management Me New Configuration View Add Configuratio Initialize Objects Select Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option The utility clears all the current array s Press any key to continue 31 9 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ALN You must have created a new RAID configuration before you can select the boot drive
18. command 1 From the Management Menu select Initialize then press lt Enter gt Management Menu Configure Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 The screen displays the available RAID set s and prompts you to select the virtual drive to initialize Use the arrow keys to select the virtual drive from the Virtual Drive selection then press lt Space gt Virtual Drive s Configured Size Stripes StripSz Status Management Menu Configure Objects Rebuild Check Consistency 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 SPACE De Select F10 Initialize LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 3 Press lt F10 gt to start initialization When prompted select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured Size Stripes StripSz Status Management Menu configure 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD s SPACE De Select F10 Initialize Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the drive A progress bar appears on screen If desired press lt Esc gt to abort initialization After the initialization is complete press lt Esc gt Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Management Menu Configure Init of VD Is In Process ETRA VD 0 Initiali
19. es for data consistency 28 8 Deleting a RAID Configuration ecceseee cents eeecse 31 9 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set 32 10 Enabling the Disk Write Cache DWC ccsseeseseeeeeeeeeteeeeee 33 lil RAID driver installation cccsscessscsssescssseecssseecesseesesseesesseecesesanenesaeenenes 35 1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 5 X sssscsscssssesscssssssssssseeseessseesesssnes 35 2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 6 x idl 3 Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS ieee 40 l Revision history Revision Revision history V1 First release August 2013 Il Using the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility allows you to create RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 set s from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard 1 Before you start Before you proceed ensure that you have installed the Serial ATA hard disk drives set the correct jumper settings of the motherboard and have set the correct SATA mode in the BIOS setup You can refer to following sections for the instructions in Installing hard disk drives Setting Jumpers and Setting the RAID mode in BIOS A Installing hard disk drives The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set configuration For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration 1 Install the S
20. from a RAID set See section 5 2 1 Creating a RAID set Using New Configuration for details To select the boot drive from a RAID set 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt Select Boot Drive then press lt Enter gt Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Management Me New Configuration View Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 When prompted use the arrow keys to select the bootable virtual drive from the list then press lt Enter gt Configuri Bootable VDs 1 Current Boot Easy Confi Management Me New Configuration View Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Select A Boot VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 3 The virtual drive is selected as boot drive Press any key to continue 32 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 10 Enabling the Disk Write Cache DWC You may manually enable the RAID controller s Disk Write Cache option after creating a RAID set to improve the data transmission performance When you enable DWC you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting H or exchanging data among the drives V4 The WriteCache function is recommended for RAID 1 and RAID 10 sets You have to manually configure the Adapter and the
21. gement Menu New Configuration View Add Configuration No Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebui Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Select Yes Or No Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 11 Using New Configuration N When a RAID set already exists using the New Configuration command erases the existing RAID configuration data If you do not want to delete the existing RAID set use the View Add Configuration command to view or create another RAID configuration To create a RAID set using the New Configuration option 1 From the Management Menu select Configure gt New Configuration then press lt Enter gt Configuration Menu Easy Configuration eer he GmiNew Configuration View Add Configuration Initialize Clear Configuration Objects Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency Clear Existing Configuration And Start A New Configuration Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Select Yes then press lt Enter gt to proceed with the configuration 3 Select all the drives required for the RAID set then press lt F10 gt to configure array setting Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Managem Initializ Objects Rebuild ONLIN A00 01 READY O ONLIN A00 00 Port 2 DISK 74 74GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01C05 SPACE Sel ENTER EndArr
22. hoose a source for the driver disk select OK then press lt Enter gt Driver Disk Source You have multiple devices which could serve as source for a driver disk Which would you like to use sdc sdd sro The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system Select No when asked to load additional RAID controller drivers then press lt Enter gt More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Follow the on screen instructions to finish the OS installation LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 6 x To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x OS 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 Press lt Tab gt to edit options Red Hat Enterprise Linn 6 tf Fermas Tab to efit opt jens 3 While booting from DVD press lt ESC gt to provide the third party driver Enter the following command at the boot Linux dd then press lt ENTER gt RED HAT EN ENTERPRISE LINUX 6 2 ereun DRO PORE bee not cme put eters OF Sythe eeeee 4 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk into the USB floppy disk drive fe Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection If the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver is stored in a USB flash drive insert the USB flash drive into an available USB port 37 38 5 Ta Choose a source for the driver disk select OK
23. led SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set s Press lt Ctrl gt lt M gt to enter the utility LSI MegaRAID Software RAID BIOS Version A 11 02090932R LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus No 00 Dev No 1F Device present at Port 0 ST3160812AS 152114MB Device present at Port 1 ST3160812AS 152114MB Device present at Port 2 ST3160812AS 152114MB Device present at Port 3 ST3160812AS 152114MB Press Ctrl M or Enter to run LSI Software RAID Setup Utility The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility automatically configures to RAID 1 when the SATA to RAID Mode is enabled The RAID setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen due to the controller version difference When you create RAID sets with the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility the boot priority of the SATA optical drive has to be manually adjusted Otherwise the system will not boot from the connected SATA ODD 3 From the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Management menu use the arrow keys to select an option then press lt Enter gt Refer to Table 1 Management Menu descriptions below for more information At the bottom of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Oct 26 2011 BIOS Version
24. or VD Size sub menu then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured Manag Size Stripes StripSz Status 148 580GB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Select Units For VD Size Check C Mictual Drive 0 _ 152146MB OFF On Accept SPAN NO Select Units For VD Size Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option i 4 You can select Size from the Virtual Drive sub menu to set your preferred values LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 12 10 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu then press lt Enter gt 11 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache DWC setting then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured ID RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status Seal al 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Objects aa Change DWC Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Units Size 152146MB RA On Accept SPAN NO Disk Write Cache Setting of VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option LN Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss 12 After setting the values of the selected virtual drives select Accept from the menu then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured Manage RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Check C Virtual Drive 0 RAID 1 Units MB Size 152146
25. s from the Consistency Check dialog box then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status Management Menu 10 154494MB 2 64KB ONLINE Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistenc Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 SPACE De Select F10 Initialize A progress bar appears on screen showing the progress of the consistency check Virtual Drive s Configured m aie LD RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status lanagement Menu aa SrA Gsnticure CC Under Process ONLINE Initialize VD 0 Consistency Check Press Esc to Abort obiecta a Rebuild Check Consistency 185 Completed Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 The Data On The Drives Is Inconsistency Repair Done SPACE De Select F10 Initialize 4 While checking the disk consistency press lt Esc gt to display the following options Stop Stops the consistency check The utility stores the percentage of disk checked If you restart the consistency check it will continue from the percentage it stopped and continues the checking with the remaining percentage that is not yet checked Continue Continues the consistency check Abort Aborts the consistency check When you restart checking it starts from zero percent 5 When checking is complete press any key to continue 29 30 Using the Objects command To check data consistency using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu select O
26. te Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option When creating a RAID 0 set proceed to step 12 10 When creating a RAID 1 or a RAID 10 set select DWC from the Virtual Drive menu then press lt Enter gt 11 Select On to enable the Disk Write Cache DWC setting then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured Manag RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status 1 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Saag Change DWC Virtual Drive 0 aL Disk Write Cache Setting of VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option A Enabling DWC can improve the performance but with the risk of data loss 10 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 12 After setting the values of the selected virtual drives select Accept from the menu then press lt Enter gt Virtual Drive s Configured RAID Size Stripes StripSz Status TE il 148 580GB 2 64KB ONLINE Initial Objects Rebuild Check C Virtual Drive 0 152146MB OFF On Accept Th VD Configuration And Go To Next VD Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 ChIdInfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit 13 The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the configured virtual drives Repeat steps 2 to 10 to configure the remaining available virtual drives or press lt Esc gt to finish the RAID configuration 14 Select Yes then press lt Enter gt to save the configuration Configuration Menu Easy Configuration Save Configuration Mana
27. te Cache Setting of VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option After configuring the DWC options of the Adapter and the Virtual Drive press any key to continue LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility III RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array This part provides the instructions on how to install the LSI MegaRAID controller drivers during OS installation 1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 5 x To load the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Enterprise Linus OS 5 x 1 Boot the system from the Red Hat OS installation CD 2 Atthe boot type linux dd then press lt Enter gt To install or upgrade in graphical mode press the lt ENTER gt key To install or upgrade in text mode type linux text lt ENTER gt Use the function keys listed below for more information boot linux dd 3 Select Yes using the lt Tab gt key when asked if you have a driver disk then press lt Enter gt Do you have a driver disk 4 Insert the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver disk into the USB floppy disk drive fo Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection If the Red Hat Enterprise RAID driver is stored in a USB flash drive insert the USB flash drive into an available USB port 35 36 5 Te C
28. ts Select Boot Drive Rebuild Check Consistency Defines Physical Arrays An Array Will Automatically Become A VD Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports Use the up down arrow keys to select the drives you want to include in the RAID set then press lt Space gt When selected the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A X Y where X is the array number and Y is the drive number Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Managem Initializ ONLIN A00 00 Objects Rebuild Check Con ONLIN A00 01 READY Port 2 DISK 74 74GB HDS728080PLA380 05 01C05 SPACE Sel ENTER EndArray F10 Configure F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives F4 HSP AN The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen You need at least two identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 1 set You need at least four identical hard disk drives when creating a RAID 10 set 3 Select all the drives required for the RAID set then press lt F10 gt to configure the array setting 4 Press lt Space gt to select the configurable array Managem Easy Configuration ARRAY SELECTION MENU Select Configurable Array s Initializ Objects Rebuild Check Con Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 Chidinfo F3 SlotInfo F10 Configure Esc Quit LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 5 6 T
29. zation Complete Press Esc Rebuild E Check Consister 100 Completed Virtual Drives SPACE De Select F10 Initialize 23 Using the Objects command To initialize the virtual drives using the Objects command 1 From the Management Menu select Objects gt Virtual Drive then press lt Enter gt Objects Cene aps Initia ize physical Drive Rebuild Check Consistency _ Change VD Parameters Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option 2 Select the virtual drive to initialize from the Virtual Drives sub menu then press lt Enter gt Objects Management Adapter Configure Initialize Rebuild Check Consistency Press ENTER To Select A VD lt Del gt To Delete A VD LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 3 Select Initialize from the pop up menu then press lt Enter gt to start initialization Objects Adapter ee Virtual Drive Initialize physical Drive Management Rebuild Virtual Drive Check Consistency J Check Consistency View Update Parameters Initialize VD Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option When prompted press the lt Space gt to select Yes from the Initialize dialog box then press lt Enter gt Objects Virtual Drive 1 Managenent santos configure Initialize physical Drive Rebuild Virtual Drive 0 Check Consistency Check Consistency Initialize View Update Parame
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