PXL-S30R LSI 1030 SCSI RAID card
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Contents Notices.......................................................................................................... iv Safety information........................................................................................ v About this guide.......................................................................................... vi PXL-S30R specifications summary.......................................................... viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome!.......................
Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • • This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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.
Safety information Electrical safety • • • • • • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the server. When adding or removing devices to or from the server, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing server before you add a device.
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 LSI 1030 SCSI RAID card features and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: RAID configuration • Chapter 3: Driver update 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.
PXL-S30R specifications summary SCSI Bus Ultra320 SCSI SCSI processor LSI53C1030 Host Bus type 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X Interface PCI card type Universal add-in card (3.3V and 5.
This chapter offers the LSI 1030 SCSI RAID card features and the new technologies it supports.
1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS® PXL-S30R SCSI RAID card! The ASUS PXL-S30R allows you to create RAID0, RAID1, and RAID1E set(s) from SCSI hard disk drives connected to the SCSI connectors on the RAID card. Before you start installing the SCSI RAID card, check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your package for the following items.
1.3 Card layout The illustration below shows the major components of the SCSI RAID card. 3 2 4 5 6 1 1. Channel A 68-pin VHDCI SCSI connector 3. Channel B 68-pin HD SCSI connector 2. 4. 5. 6. Channel B 68-pin VHDCI SCSI connector Channel A 68-pin HD SCSI connector Channel A and B activity LED connector SCSI card status LED (lights up to indicate that the card is working normally) You may connect the HDD activity LED cable to the J1 connector.
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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 and RAID 1E set. 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 two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.
2.1.3 Flashing RAID card firmware The PXL-S30R SCSI RAID card supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 1E solution. If you need to switch the solution, you need to flash the firmware using the support CD that comes with the RAID card. To flash the RAID card firmware in DOS environment: 1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 3. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. 2. 4. 5.
2.2 LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility The LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows you to create the following RAID set(s) from SCSI hard disk drives supported by the LSI1030 SCSI controller: • RAID 1 (Integrated Mirroring)/ RAID 1E (Integrated Mirroring Enhanced) • RAID 0 (Integrated Striping) 2.2.
3. The following screen appears. Select a channel and press to enter the setup. LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.
5. The RAID Properties screen shows the disks you can add to make up the IM/IME volume. Use the arrow key to select a disk, then move the cursor to the Array Disk? column. To include this disk in the array, press <+> or <->. You may also specify the Hot Spare disk here. Select the disk, then move the cursor to the Hot Spare column, then press <+> or <->.
6. A confirmation screen appears. 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. Make sure the data you want to mirror is on the first disk. Press to overwrite any data and create the new IM array. LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.
8. When done, press and select Save changes then exit this menu. LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.03 RAID Properties Changed Exit the Configuration Utility Esc = Abort/Exit 9. ArrowKeys=Select Item Home/End =Select Item -/+ =Change [Item] Enter=Execute - The utility creates the array. LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.03 Processing...
2.2.2 Integrated Striping (IS) volume Overview The Integrated Striping (IS) feature provides RAID 0 functionality, supporting volumes with two to eight disks. You may combine an IS volume with an IM volume. Creating Integrated Striping volumes To create an IS volume: 1. 2. Turn on the system after installing all SCSI hard disk drives. During POST, press to enter the SCSI configuration utility. LSI Logic Corp. MPT IS BIOS MPTBIOS-5.11.01 Copyright 1995-2003 LSI Logic Corp.
4. The Adapter Properties screen appears Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties, then press . LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IS-5.10.03 Adapters Properties Adapter 1020/1030 PCI Dev/ Bus Func 2 10 Host SCSI ID [ 7] SCSI Bus Scan Order [Low to High (0..
6. 7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add the second disk to the volume. When done, press and select Save changes then exit this menu. LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IS-5.11.01 RAID Properties Changed Exit the Configuration Utility Esc = Abort/Exit 8. ArrowKeys=Select Item Home/End =Select Item -/+ =Change [Item] Enter=Execute - The utility creates the array.
2.2.3 Managing Arrays The LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility allows you to perform other tasks related to configuring and maintaining IM volumes. Refer to this section to view volume properties, manage the hot spare disk, synchronize the array, activate the array, and delete the array. Viewing volume properties To view volume properties: 1. On the main menu, select RAID Properties. LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.
Adding or deleting hot spares You may configure one disk as a global hot spare to protect critical data on the IM volume(s). You may create the hot spare disk at the same time you create the IM volume. Refer to this section when adding a hot spare disk on an existing volume. If a disk on an IM 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. To create a hot spare: 1. 2. 3.
Deleting an array • You cannot recover lost data if you delete an array. Make sure you back up important data before deleting an array. • If you delete an IM (RAID 1) volume, the data is preserved on the primary disk. To delete an array: 1. 2. Follow steps 1~2 of the section Viewing volume properties. From the screen, press to select . LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.
Activating an array If an array is removed from one controller/computer or moved to another, the array is considered inactive. When you add the array back to the system, you may reactivate the array. To activate the array: 1. 2. Follow steps 1~2 of the section Viewing volume properties. From the screen, press to select . LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.
2.2.4 Selecting a boot disk You can select a boot disk in the first screen you enter SCSI Setup Utility. 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. After enter the SCSI Setup Utility, press to select .
2.2.5 Global Properties After entering the SCSI Setup Utility screen, press and select from the menu. The Global Properties menu allows you to change related settings. LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.
Boot Information Display Mode Sets the disk information display mode. Configuration options: [Verbose] [Terse] LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.
Video Mode Configuration options: [Color] [Monochrome] LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.
Disabled Integrated RAID Configuration options: [No] [Yes] LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.
This chapter provides instructions for updating the latest drivers in Windows® Server 2003.
3.1 RAID controller driver update 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 update the RAID controller drivers after OS installation. 3.1.1 Windows® Server 2003 OS To update the RAID controller driver after installing Windows® Server 2003 OS: 1. Right-click My Computer on the desktop and select Properties. 3.
4. Click the Driver tab on the top, then click Update Driver. 5. Toggle No, not this time, then click Next to continue. 6. Toggle Install from a list or specific location, then click Next to continue.
3- 7. Toggle Don’t choose. I will choose the driver to install, then click Next to continue. 8. Highlight LSI Logic PCI-X Ultra320 SCSI Host Adapter, then click Have Disk. 9. Select from the drop-down menu and locate the driver.
10. Click Next to start updating the driver. 11. After completing driver update, click Finish to close the wizard. 12. Repeat the previous instructions to update the driver of another channel.
3.2 Management applications and utilities installation The support CD that came with the SCSI RAID card package contains the drivers, that you can install to avail all motherboard features. The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 3.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
3.2.3 Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
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