Asus PIKE 2108 User manual

LSISAS RAID card
PIKE 2108
User Guide

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E6319
First Edition V1
January 2011
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Contents
About this guide .......................................................................................... v
PIKE 2108 specications summary ......................................................... vii
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents......................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Card layout ................................................................................... 1-3
1.4 System requirements................................................................... 1-3
1.5 Card installation........................................................................... 1-4
Chapter 2: RAID conguration
2.1 Setting up RAID............................................................................ 2-2
2.1.1 RAID denitions .............................................................. 2-2
2.1.2 Installing hard disk drives................................................ 2-3
2.2 LSI WebBIOS Conguration Utility............................................. 2-4
2.2.1 Starting the WebBIOS CU............................................... 2-5
2.2.2 WebBIOS CU main screen options................................. 2-6
2.2.3 Creating a Storage Conguration ................................... 2-8
2.2.4 Viewing and Changing Device Properties..................... 2-29
2.2.5 Viewing System Event Information ............................... 2-36
2.2.6 Managing Congurations .............................................. 2-37
2.3 MegaRAID Storage Manager..................................................... 2-41
2.3.1 Hardware and Software Requirements......................... 2-41
2.3.2 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on
Microsoft Windows OS.................................................. 2-41
2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software
for Linux ........................................................................ 2-45
2.3.4 Linux Error Messages ................................................... 2-46
2.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software ........... 2-47
2.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window.......................... 2-49
Chapter 3: Driver installation
3.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 3-2
3.2 Windows® Server 2003 OS Driver Installation ........................... 3-4
3.2.1 During Windows®Server 2003 OS installation ............... 3-4
3.2.2 After Windows®Server 2003 OS installation .................. 3-6

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3.3 Windows® Server 2008 OS Driver Installation ........................... 3-9
3.3.1 During Windows®Server 2008 OS installation ............... 3-9
3.3.2 After Windows®Server 2008 OS installation .................3-11
3.4 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5 Driver Installation ................ 3-13
3.5 SUSE® Linux OS 11 Driver Installation..................................... 3-15
Contents

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About this guide
This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring
the server management board.
How this guide is organized
This guide contains the following parts:
• Chapter 1: Product introduction
This chapter offers the PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card features and the new
technologies it supports.
• Chapter 2: RAID conguration
This chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and conguring
RAID sets using the available utilities.
• Chapter 3: Driver installation
This chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID drivers on different
operating systems.
Where to nd more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and
software updates.
1. ASUS websites
The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and
software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.
2. Optional documentation
Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty
yers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not
part of the standard package.

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Typography
Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select.
Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
<Key> Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than sign means
that you must press the enclosed key.
Example: <Enter> means that you must press the Enter or
Return key.
<Key1+Key2+Key3> If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key
names are linked with a plus sign (+).
Example: <Ctrl+Alt+Del>
Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown,
then supply the required item or value enclosed in
brackets.
Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line:
format a:
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.
NOTE: Tips and additional information to help you complete a
task.
IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a
task.
Conventions used in this guide
To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following
symbols used throughout this manual.

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PIKE 2108 specications summary
* The exact OS support would base on the OS support list of the motherboard.
** Specications are subject to change without notice.
Controller LSI SAS 2108 6Gb/s SAS Controller
Interface ASUS PIKE interface
Ports 8 ports
Support Device SAS / SAS II devices
SATA / SATA II / SATA III devices
Data transfer rate SATA III and SAS II 6Gb/s per PHY
RAID level • RAID 0 / 1 / 10 / 5 / 50 / 6 / 60
• Max. physical Disk qty for RAID: 16
Cache 512MB DDR2 800MHz onboard SDRAM
Battery Backup Support Header reserved for LSI Standard BBU (acquired from
LSI existing distribution channel)
OS support* Windows®XP Professional SP3
Windows®Server 2003 SP2 Enterprise Edition
Windows®Server 2003 SP2 Standard Edition
Windows®Server 2008 Enterprise Edition SP2
Windows®Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2
Windows®Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2
Windows®Server 2008 Standard Edition R2
Windows®7 (Ultimate)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5.5
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.3
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.1
Fedora 12
Free BSD 8.1
Cent OS 5.5
ESX4.0 UP1
ESXi4.0
Form factor 6.44 in x 1.57 in (1U compatible)

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Chapter 1: Product
introduction
This chapter offers the PIKE 2108 SAS RAID
card features and the new technologies it
supports.

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS®PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card!
The ASUS PIKE 2108 allows you to create RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60 sets
from SATA/SATA II/SATA III/SAS/SAS II hard disk drives connected to the SAS
connectors on the motherboard.
Before you start installing the RAID card, check the items in your package with the
list below.
1.2 Package contents
Check your package for the following items.
Standard Gift Box Pack Standard Bulk Pack
ASUS PIKE 2108 SAS RAID card 1 1
Heatsink for 5U/2U system 1 1
Support CD 1 1
User Guide 1 1
BBU cable* 1 —
SATA cable* 8 —
Packing Quantity 1 pc per carton 3 pcs per carton
• The number of the BBU cable and SATA cable varies with product SKU.
• If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.