PIKE II 3008 Series PIKE II 3008-8i PIKE II 3008-4i4e
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Contents Contents....................................................................................................................... iii About this guide.......................................................................................................... iv PIKE II 3008 Series specifications summary............................................................ vi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome!.............................................................................................
About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the server management board. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter offers the PIKE II 3008 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities.
Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a task.
PIKE II 3008 Series specifications summary PIKE II 3008-8i Controller LSISAS3008 Controller Interface PCI-E Gen3 Ports PIKE II 3008-4i4e 8 SAS 12Gb/s Ports 8 SAS 12Gb/s Ports (2 Mini-SAS HD SFF-8643) (1 Mini-SAS HD SFF-8643 + 1 Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) Devices Supported 12, 6, 3 Gb/s SAS 6, 3 Gb/s SATA RAID level RAID 0/1/10/1E Form factor 147.65 mm X 68.9 mm (5.81 in. x 2.71 in.) * The exact OS support would base on the OS support list of the motherboard.
Product introduction This chapter offers the PIKE II 3008 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports.
1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS® PIKE II 3008 Series SAS RAID card! The ASUS PIKE II 3008 Series SAS RAID card supports 12 Gb/s SAS Technology and allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1E, and RAID 10 sets from SATA II/SATA III/SAS/SAS II/ SAS III hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the card. Before you start installing the RAID card, check the items in your package with the list below. 1.
1.3 Card layout The illustration below shows the major components of the RAID card. PIKE II 3008-8i PIKE II 3008-4i4e 1. PCI-E x8 interface 2. Heartbeat LED and Activity LED. This Activity LED blinks to indicate that system is accessing the SAS ports. 3. Internal mini-SAS HD connectors 4. External mini-SAS HD connector 5.
1.3.1 Switch settings When using more than one PIKE II card on your system, ensure to manually set the pin settings on the Switch on each of the PIKE II cards to ensure that the system detects all the cards installed. You can refer to the following table for the pin settings.
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1.5 Card installation To install the RAID card on your motherboard: 1. Locate the PCIE Gen3 slot on the motherboard. 2. Align the golden fingers of the PIKE card with the PCIE Gen3 card slot. 3. Insert the RAID card into the PCIE Gen3 card slot. Ensure the card is completely seated in place. PIKE RAID card PCI-E slot 4. For PIKE II 3008-8i, connect the hard disk drives to the internal Mini-SAS HD connectors.
RAID Configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities.
2.1 Setting up RAID The RAID card supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1E, and RAID 10. 2.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Use of at least two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.
2.2 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility The LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows you to create the following RAID sets from SAS hard disk drives supported by the LSI SAS 3008 Series controller: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1E, and RAID 10. • You may use disks of different sizes in one volume; however, the size of the smallest disk determines the “logical” size of each member disk. • DO NOT combine Serial ATA and SAS disk drives in one volume.
2.2.1 RAID 1 volume The RAID 1 feature supports simultaneous mirrored volumes with two disks. The RAID 1 feature supports hot swap capability, so when a disk in an RAID 1 volume fails, you can easily restore the volume, and the swapped disk is automatically re-mirrored. To create a RAID 1 volume: 1. Turn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives. 2. During POST, press + to enter the SAS configuration utility. To avoid data loss, do not turn off the system when rebuilding. 3.
4. From the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties then press . 5. From the Select New Volume Type screen, use the arrow keys to select Create RAID 1 Volume then press .
6. From the Create New Volume screen, move the cursor to the RAID Disk column of an available disks then press <+>, <->, or to include the disks into an array. By default, the RAID Disk field shows No before volume creation. This field is grayed out under the following conditions: 7. 2-6 • The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID volume. • The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive. • The disk is already part of another volume.
If the disks that you selected contains files or data, the following message appears on the screen. To proceed, perform either of the following: • Click any key to continue. • Press to keep existing data on the first disk. If you choose this option, data on the first disk will be mirrored on the second disk that you will add to the volume later. Ensure the data you want to mirror is on the first disk. • Press to overwrite any data and create the new IM array on the selected disks. 8.
2-8 11. Wait while utility creates the volume. 12. When done, the utility displays the Adapter Properties screen. From this screen, click RAID Properties.
13. From the Select New Volume Type screen, click View Existing Volume. 14. From the View Volume screen, the utility displays the new volume you created.
2.2.2 RAID 1E/10 volume The RAID 1E/10 supports three to ten disks, or seven mirrored disks plus two hot spare disks. Use odd numbers of hard disk drives to create a RAID 1E volume; use even numbers of hard disk drives to create a RAID 10 volume. To create a RAID 1E/10 volume: 1. Turn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives. 2. During POST, press + to enter the SAS configuration utility. To avoid data loss, do not turn off the system when rebuilding. 3.
4. From the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties, then press . 5. From the Select New Volume Type screen, use the arrow keys to select Create RAID 1E/10 Volume then press .
6. From the Create New Volume screen, move the cursor to the RAID Disk column of an available disks then press <+>, <->, or to include the disks into the array. By default, the RAID Disk field shows No before volume creation. This field is grayed out under the following conditions: 7. 2-12 • The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID volume. • The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive. • The disk is already part of another volume.
If a selected disk contains files or data, the following message appears on the screen. To proceed, do either of the following: • Click any key to continue. • Press to keep existing data on the first disk. If you choose this option, data on the first disk will be mirrored on the second disk that you will add to the volume later. Ensure the data you want to mirror is on the first disk. • Press to overwrite any data and create the new IM array on the selected disks. 8.
2-14 11. Wait while utility creates the volume. 12. When done, the utility displays the Adapter Properties screen. To check the new volume you created, click RAID Properties.
13. From the Select New Volume Type screen, click View Existing Volume. 14. From the View Volume screen, the utility displays new volume you created.
2.2.3 RAID 0 volume The RAID 0 feature supports volumes with two to ten disks. You may combine an RAID 0 volume with an RAID 1 or RAID 1E/10 volume. To create a RAID 0 volume: 1. Turn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives. 2. During POST, press + to enter the SAS configuration utility. To avoid data loss, do not turn off the system when rebuilding. 3. From the Adapter List screen, select an item and press . The number of items displayed depends on the controller.
4. From the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties, then press . 5. From the Select New Volume Type screen, use the arrow keys to select Create RAID 0 Volume then press .
6. From the Create New Volume screen, move the cursor to the RAID Disk column of an available disks then press <+>, <->, or to include the disks into the array. By default, the RAID Disk field shows No before volume creation. This field is grayed out under the following conditions: 7. 2-18 • The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID volume. • The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive. • The disk is already part of another volume.
If a selected disk contains files or data, the following message appears on the screen. To proceed, do either of the following: • Click any key to continue. • Press to keep existing data on the first disk. If you choose this option, data on the first disk will be mirrored on the second disk that you will add to the volume later. Ensure the data you want to mirror is on the first disk. • Press to overwrite any data and create the new IM array on the selected disks. 8.
2-20 11. Wait while utility creates the volume. 12. When done, the utility displays the Adapter Properties screen. To check the new volume you created, click RAID Properties.
13. From the Select New Volume Type screen, click View Existing Volume. 14. From the View Volume screen, the utility displays new volume you created.
2.2.4 Managing the RAID Volumes This section shows how to view volume properties, manage hot spare disk, perform volume consistency check, activate the volume, delete volume, and expand the volume capacity using the utility. Viewing volume properties To view volume properties: 2-22 1. From the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties, then press . 2. From the Select New Volume Type screen, click View Existing Volume.
3. From the View Volume screen, you can view properties of the RAID volume(s) you created. If you have configured a hot spare for a volume, it will also be listed. If you created more than one volume, you can view the next volume by pressing .
Managing hot spares You may configure one disk as a global hot spare to protect critical data on the RAID 1/1E/10 volume(s). You can create the hot spare disk at the same time you create the RAID 1/1E/10 volume. Refer to this section when adding a hot spare disk on an existing volume. If a disk on an RAID 1/1E/10 volume fails, the utility automatically rebuilds the failed disk data on the hot spare. When the failed disk is replaced, the utility assigns the replacement as the new hot spare.
3. From the View Volume screen, click Manage Volume. 4. From the Manage Volume screen, select Manage Hot Spares then press .
2-26 5. From the Manage Hot Spares screen, use the arrow keys to select the disk you want to configure as hot spare. Move the cursor to the Hot Spr column then press <+>, <->, or . 7. Press to commit the changes. 8. Select Save changes then exit this menu to create the the hot spare. 9. Wait for the utility to finish.
Running a consistency check To run a consistency check on the RAID volume: 1. From the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties, then press . 2. From the Select New Volume Type screen, click View Existing Volume.
28 3. From the View Volume screen, click Manage Volume. 4. From the Manage Volume screen, select Consistency Check then press .
5. Press to proceed with the volume consistency check. If you see a screen similar to the one shown below, press to proceed with the volume consistency check. To check the status, go to the Manage Volume screen and look at the information displayed on the Volume Status field.
Activating a volume If a volume is removed from one controller/computer or moved to another, the volume is considered inactive. To add the volume back to the system, you need to reactivate the volume. To activate the volume: 30 1. Go to the Manage Volume screen, select Activate Volume then press . 2. Press to activate the inactive RAID volume.
Deleting a volume • You cannot recover lost data if you delete a volume. Ensure you back up important data before deleting a volume. • The hot spare disk that you configured for a volume is also be deleted when you delete the volume. • If you delete a RAID 1 volume, the data is preserved on the primary disk. To delete a volume: 1. Go to the Manage Volume screen, select Delete Volume then press . 2. Press to delete.
Expanding the volume capacity You may use two new hard disk drives to replace the existing one, and expand the capacity of the RAID volume. • The capactiy of th new hard disk drives should be 50GB larger than the existing one. • This function is available only when the RAID 1 volume is optimal. To expand the capacity of the currently displayed RAID volume: 2-32 1. Go to the Manage Volume screen, select Online Capacity Expansion then press . 2.
2.2.5 Viewing SAS topology To view the SAS Topology: 1. Go to the Adapter Properties screen, select SAS Topology then press . Information about the volume and its member disks are displayed. 2. Press + to display device properties, or + to display more keys.
2.2.6 Global Properties To access the Global Properties menu: Go to the Adapter List screen, then press +. From Global Properties menu, you can change the following settings: A. Pause When Boot Alert Displayed Sets whether to pause or not when the boot alert displays.
B. Boot Information Display Mode Sets the disk information display mode. Configuration options: [Display adapters & installed devices] [Display adapters only] [Display adapters and all devices] [Display minimal information] C.
D. Restore Defaults This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the system defaults.
2.3 MegaRAID Storage Manager MegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you to configure, monitor, and maintain storage configurations on LSI SAS controllers. The MegaRAID Storage Manager graphical user interface (GUI) makes it easy for you to create and manage storage configurations. 2.3.
4. Enter your user name and organization name. In the bottom part of the screen, select an installation option: – If you select All users, any user with administrative privileges can use this version of MegaRAID Storage Manager software to view or change storage configurations. – If you select Only for current user, the MegaRAID Storage Manager shortcuts and associated icons will be available only to the user with this user name. 5. Click Next to continue. 6.
7. 8. Select one of the Setup options. The options are fully explained in the screen text. – Normally, you would select Complete if you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a server. – Select Custom Installation if you want to select individual program components. Click Next to continue. If you selected Custom Installation as your setup option, the second Setup Type screen appears, as shown in the following figure.
If you select Custom, a window listing the installation features appears, as shown in the following figure. Select the features you want on this screen. 10. Click Next to proceed. 11. Click Install to install the program. 12. When the final Configuration Wizard screen appears, click Finish.
2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware for Linux Follow these steps if you need to install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux: 1. Copy the MSM_linux_installer...tar.gz file to a temporary folder. 2. Untar the MSM_linux_installer...tar.gz file using the following command: tar -zxvf MSM_linux_installer...tar.gz A new disk directory is created. 3. Go to the new disk directory. 4. In the disk directory, find and read the readme.txt file. 5.
2.3.4 Linux Error Messages The following messages may appear while you are installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Linux system: • More than one copy of MegaRAID Storage Manager software has been installed. This message indicates that the user has installed more than one copy of MegaRAID Storage Manager software. (This can be done by using the rpm-force command to install the rpm file directly, which is not recommended, instead of using the install.sh file.
2.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software Follow these steps to start MegaRAID Storage Manager software and view the main window: 1. Start the program using the method required for your operating system environment: – To start MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a Microsoft Windows system, select Start > Programs > MegaRAID Storage Manager > StartupUI, or doubleclick the MegaRAID Storage Manager shortcut on the desktop.
To 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 subnet where the MegaRAID Storage Manager software is running, and click Update. If you check the Connect to remote server at: IP address box, you can also access a standalone (remote) installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software, if it has a network connection. 3. Double-click the icon of the server that you want to access.
2.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window This section describes the MegaRAID Storage Manager window, which is shown in the following figure. Physical/Logical View Panel The left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window displays either the Physical view or the Logical view of the system and the devices in it, depending on which tab is selected. • The Physical view shows the hierarchy of physical devices in the system. At the top of the hierarchy is the system itself.
• Physical drive A red circle to the right of an icon indicates that the device has failed. For example, this icon indicates that a physical drive has failed: . A yellow circle to the right of an icon indicates that a device is running in a degraded state. For example, this icon indicates that a virtual disk is running in a degraded state because a disk drive has failed: .
Log Menu The Log menu includes options for saving and clearing the message log. Tools Menu On the Tools menu you can select Configure Alerts to access the Event Configuration Notification screen, which you can use to set the alert delivery rules, event severity levels, exceptions, and email settings. Help Menu On the Help menu you can select Help > Contents to view the MegaRAID Storage Manager online help file.
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Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID card driver on different operating systems.
3.1 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 instructions on how to install or update the RAID card drivers. The RAID card driver might be included in the Linux OS installation CD, and could be loaded automatically during OS installation. However, we recommend using the RAID driver packaged in the RAID card support CD for better reliability. 3.1.
5. Remove the installation DVD on the disc drive and replace it with the bundled support DVD that contains the RAID driver. 6. Click Browse and locate the driver on the support DVD. 7. Select the driver from the list then click Next. 8. Wait for the driver installation to finish. 9. When done, remove the support DVD and replace it with the installation DVD 10. Continue installing the operating system and follow onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 11.
After Windows® Server 2012 R2 OS installation To update the RAID card driver after installing Windows® Server 2012 R2 OS: 1. Insert the support DVD that is bundled with your PIKE 3008 Series card into the disc drive. 2. Right-click on the Start button then click Device Manager. 3. Go to Storage Controllers then select LSI Adapter, SAS 3008 Fury-StorPort. 4. Double-click LSI Adapter, SAS3 3008 Fury-StorPort. The controller name differs according to the installed SAS RAID card.
5. Go to the Driver tab then click on Update Driver. 6. Click Browse my computer for driver software. 7. Click Browse, locate the installer on the support DVD, click OK when done, and then click Next. 8. Wait for the driver installation to finish. 9. When done, click Close. 10. Restart the system.
3.1.2 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.x To install the RAID card driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. Copy or unzip the dd.iso file to a USB storage device then connect the USB storage device to your system. To get the dd.iso from the support CD, go to Driver > Linux > mpt3sas-release\rhel5 > disks-1.To download dd.iso from the ASUS website, visit www.asus.com. 3-6 2. Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 3. Key in linux dd, then press . 4.
5. From the Driver Disk Source window, select sdb from the list, select OK, then press . 6. Select OK to continue. 7. Select dd.iso from the list, select OK, then press .
8. If you want to install another driver, select Yes then press . Otherwise, select No then press . 9. Follow on-screen instructions to continue with the installation. When you reach the part to select storage devices, the system should detect the PIKE card and the RAID volume if the driver is loaded successfully. The system may display a screen similar to the one shown below.
3.1.3 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 6.x To install the RAID card driver when installing Red Hat® Enterprise OS: 1. Copy or unzip the dd.iso file to a USB storage device then connect the USB storage device to your system. To get the dd.iso from the support CD, go to Driver > Linux > mpt3sas-release\rhel6 > disks-1.To download dd.iso from the ASUS website, visit www.asus.com. 2. Boot the system from the Red Hat® OS installation CD. 3.
3-10 5. Using the key, select Yes then press . 5. From the Driver Disk Source window, select sdb from the list, select OK, then press . 6. Select OK to continue.
7. Select dd.iso from the list, select OK, then press . 8. If you want to install another driver, select Yes then press . Otherwise, select No then press .
9. Follow on-screen instructions to continue with the installation. When you reach the part to select storage devices, the system should detect the PIKE card and the RAID volume if the driver is loaded successfully. The system may display a screen similar to the one shown below.
3.1.3 1. SUSE Linux OS 11 Copy or unzip the dd.iso file to a USB storage device then connect the USB storage device to your system. To get the dd.iso from the support CD, go to Driver > Linux > mpt3sas-release\sles11 > disks-1.To download dd.iso from the ASUS website, visit www.asus.com. 2. Boot the system from the SUSE OS installation CD. 3. From the initial installation page, press F6 and select Yes to load the driver.
4. Select USB storage device from the list, select OK, then press . 5. Follow on-screen instructions to continue with the installation. When you reach the part to select storage devices, the system should detect the PIKE card and the RAID volume if the driver is loaded successfully. The system may display a screen similar to the one shown below.
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