Asus PXL-S30R User manual

PXL-S30R
LSI 1030 SCSI RAID card

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E3175
First Edition V1
June 2007
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Contents
Notices......................................................................................................... iv
Safety information ....................................................................................... v
About this guide ......................................................................................... vi
PXL-S30R specications summary......................................................... viii
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
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................................................ 2-2
2.1.3 Flashing RAID card rmware .......................................... 2-3
2.2 LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility............................................... 2-4
2.2.1 Integrated Mirroring (IM) volume/
Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) volume ................. 2-4
2.2.2 Integrated Striping (IS) volume ....................................... 2-9
2.2.3 Managing Arrays ........................................................... 2-12
2.2.4 Selecting a boot disk..................................................... 2-16
2.2.5 Global Properties .......................................................... 2-17
Chapter 3: Driver update
3.1 RAID controller driver update..................................................... 3-2
3.1.1 Windows®Server 2003 OS ............................................. 3-2
3.2 Management applications and utilities installation .................. 3-6
3.2.1 Running the support CD ................................................. 3-6
3.2.2 Drivers menu................................................................... 3-6
3.2.3 Contact information......................................................... 3-7

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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. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is
required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modications
to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

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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.
• Before connecting or removing signal cables from the server, ensure that all
power cables are unplugged.
• Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord.
These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.
• Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area.
If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using,
contact your local power company.
• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a
qualied service technician or your retailer.
Operation safety
• Before installing any component to the server, carefully read all the manuals
that came with the package.
• Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the
power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer
immediately.
• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from
connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.
• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in
any area where it may become wet.
• Place the product on a stable surface.
• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied
service technician or your retailer.

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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 LSI 1030 SCSI 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 update
This chapter provides instructions for updating the latest drivers in Windows®
Server 2003 .
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+D>
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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PXL-S30R specications summary
Specications are subject to change without notice.
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 5.0V signaling)
Channel quantity 2
Transfer rate Up to 320 MB/s for each channel
Internal connector 2 x 68-pin High Density (HD) SCSI connectors
External connector 2 x 68-pin Very High Density Cable Interconnect (VHDCI)
SCSI connectors
Termination Universal (LVD/SE) termination, auto cable detection per
channel
RAID level Integrated Hardware RAID0, RAID1, and RAID1E
OS support Windows: -Win2003 -FUSION-MPT Windows Server
2003 Driver
Support device Connects up to 15 internal and external SCSI devices for
each channel
Certication level PCI 2.2 and PCI-X 1.0a
Form factor Full height form factor: 6.5 in x 3.58 in (16.5cm x 9.1cm)

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Product
introduction
This chapter offers the LSI 1030 SCSI RAID
card features and the new technologies it
supports.

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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.
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
1.2 Package contents
Check your package for the following items.
• ASUS PXL-S30R SCSI RAID card
• Internal 68-pin High Density SCSI cable (one connector on each end) x 2
• Support CD
• User guide

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1.3 Card layout
The illustration below shows the major components of the SCSI RAID card.
1.4 System requirements
Before you install the PXL-S30R SCSI RAID card, check if the remote server
system meets the following requirements:
• workstation or server motherboard with a PCI-X slot
• SCSI hard disk drives (SCSI cable within 8M)
• Supporting operating system:
Windows: -Win2003 -FUSION-MPT Windows Server 2003 Driver
• Other requirement:
- Appropriate thermal solution
- Certied power supply module
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1. Channel A 68-pin VHDCI SCSI connector
2. Channel B 68-pin VHDCI SCSI connector
3. Channel B 68-pin HD SCSI connector
4. Channel A 68-pin HD SCSI connector
5. Channel A and B activity LED connector
6. 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. When
Channel A or Channel B has data access, the LED blinks.

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RAID
conguration
This chapter provides instructions on setting
up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using
the available utilities.

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2.1 Setting up RAID
The RAID card supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 1E set.
2.1.1 RAID denitions
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.
RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one
drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software
directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of
the data in the other drive. This RAID conguration provides data protection and
increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an
existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same
size or larger than the existing drive.
RAID 1-E (Enhanced RAID 1) has a striped layout with each stripe unit having a
secondary (or alternate) copy stored on a different disk. You can use three or more
hard disk drives for this conguration.
If 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 to a oppy disk before you
install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive.
2.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
The RAID card supports SCSI for RAID set conguration. For optimal performance,
install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.
To install the SCSI hard disks for RAID conguration:
1. Install the SCSI hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the
system user guide.
2. Connect a SCSI signal cable to the signal connector at the SCSI backplane.
3. Connect a power cable to the power connector on each drive.

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2.1.3 Flashing RAID card rmware
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 ash the rmware using the support
CD that comes with the RAID card.
To ash the RAID card rmware in DOS environment:
1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive.
2. Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup.
3. Select the optical drive as the rst boot priority to boot from the support CD.
Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.
4. Restart the computer.
5. Press any key when prompted to boot from CD.
The Makedisk menu appears.
Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO!
Press any key to boot from CDROM...
A) FreeDOS command prompt
B) Make PXL-S30R RAID Card driver disk for Windows 2000
C) Make PXL-S30R RAID Card driver disk for Windows Server 2003
D) Flash PXL-S30R RAID Card BIOS and Firmware for RAID 0
E) Flash PXL-S30R RAID Card BIOS and Firmware for RAID 1
Please choose A TO E:
6. Select D) or E) to ash the RAID card BIOS and rmware for RAID 0 or
RAID 1/RAID 1E based on your needs, and press <Enter> to start ashing.

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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)
2.2.1 Integrated Mirroring (IM) volume/
Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) volume
Overview
The Integrated Mirroring (IM) feature supports simultaneous mirrored volumes with
two disks (IM). Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) supports three to eight disks,
or seven mirrored disks plus a hot spare disk.
The IM feature supports hot swap capability, so when a disk in an IM volume fails,
you can easily restore the volume, and the swapped disk is automatically re-
mirrored.
Creating Integrated Mirroring volumes
The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and
may not exactly match the items on your screen.
To create an IM volume:
1. Turn on the system after installing all SCSI hard disk drives.
2. During POST, press <Ctrl+C> to enter the SCSI conguration utility.
LSI Logic Corp. MPT IS BIOS
MPTBIOS-5.11.01
Copyright 1995-2003 LSI Logic Corp.
Adapter(s) disabled by user
Press Ctrl-C to start LSI Logic Conguration Utility...

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4. The Adapter Properties screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select RAID
Properties, then press <Enter>.
3. The following screen appears. Select a channel and press <Enter> to enter
the setup.
The numbers of the channel depend on the controller.
Esc = Abort/Exit ArrowKeys=Select Item -/+ =Change [Item]
Home/End =Select Item Enter=Execute <Item>
F2 =Menu
LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.03
<Boot Adapter List> <Global Properties>
LSI Logic Host Bus Adapters
Adapter PCI Dev/ Port IRQ NVM Boot LSI Logic RAID
BUS Func Number Order Control Status
<1020/1030 2 10> A000 10 Yes 0 Enabled --
<1020/1030 2 11> 9000 11 Yes 1 Enabled --
Esc = Abort/Exit ArrowKeys=Select Item -/+ =Change [Item]
Home/End =Select Item Enter=Execute <Item>
LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.03
Adapters Properties
Adapter PCI Dev/
Bus Func
1020/1030 2 10
<Device Properties>
<RAID Properties> <Synchronize Whole Mirror>
Host SCSI ID [ 7]
SCSI Bus Scan Order [Low to High (0..Max)]
Removable Media Support [None]
CHS Mapping [SCSI Plug and Play Mapping]
Spinup Delay (Secs) [ 2]
Secondary Cluster Server [No]
Termination Control [Auto]
<Restore Defaults>

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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 <->.
By default, the Array Disk? eld shows [No] before array creation. This eld is
grayed out under the following conditions:
• The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array.
• The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive.
• The disk has been selected as the Hot Spare for the RAID array.
• The disk is already part of another array.
Esc = Abort/Exit ArrowKeys=Select Item -/+ =Change [Item]
Home/End =Select Item Enter=Execute <Item>
F4=Diagnostic
LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.03
RAID Properties Array: -- SCSI ID: -- Size(MB): ------
SCSI Device Identier Array Hot Status Predict Size
ID Disk? Spare Failure (MB)
0 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
1 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
2 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
3 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
4 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
5 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
6 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
7 1020/1030 [No] [---] -------- --- -----
8 FUJITSU MAT3073NC 0107 [Yes] [---] Primary --- 70136
9 FUJITSU MAT3073NC 0107 [No] [---] -------- --- 70136
10 FUJITSU MAT3073NC 0107 [No] [---] -------- --- 70136
11 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
12 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
13 SDR GEM318 0 [No] [---] -------- --- -----
14 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
15 - [No] [---] -------- --- -----
For creating IM volume, the system requires two hard disk drives and at least
three hard disk drives for IME volume.

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6. A conrmation screen appears.
Press <F3> to keep existing data on the rst disk. If you choose this option,
data on the rst 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 rst disk.
Press <Delete> to overwrite any data and create the new IM array.
Esc = Abort/Exit ArrowKeys=Select Item -/+ =Change [Item]
Home/End =Select Item Enter=Execute <Item>
F4=Diagnostic
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F3 - Keep Data(Create 2 disk array)
Delete-Erase Disk(Create 2 to 6 disk array)
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add the second disk to the volume.
Esc = Abort/Exit ArrowKeys=Select Item -/+ =Change [Item]
Home/End =Select Item Enter=Execute <Item>
F4=Diagnostic
LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.03
WARNING:Data on drive wil be LOST!
Press DELETE if data loss OK or any other key to cancel
If you select to erase disk, a conrmation screen appears to double-conrm
your selection. Press <Delete> to proceed.

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9. The utility creates the array.
8. When done, press <Esc> and select Save changes then exit this menu.
Esc = Abort/Exit ArrowKeys=Select Item -/+ =Change [Item]
Home/End =Select Item Enter=Execute <Item>
LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.03
RAID Properties Changed
<Cancel Exit>
Exit the Conguration Utility
<Save changes then exit this menu>
<Discard changes then exit this menu>
Esc = Abort/Exit ArrowKeys=Select Item -/+ =Change [Item]
Home/End =Select Item Enter=Execute <Item>
F4=Diagnostic
LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility Version MPTBIOS-IME-5.10.03
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