Asus SCSI 320-0 User manual

LSI MegaRAID User’s Manual
Q2143
August 2005

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About This Manual .....................................................................ii
Chapter 1: RAID Setup ............................................................1-1
1.1 Change the Speed of SCSI Channel ..........................1-1
1.2 RAID 0 or RAID 1 Setup .............................................1-3
1.3 RAID 5 Setup ..............................................................1-9
1.4 RAID 50 Setup ..........................................................1-15
1.5 RAID 10 Setup ..........................................................1-21
1.6 Rebuild the Arrays .....................................................1-27
1.7 Migration Setup .........................................................1-28
1.8 Hot Spare Setup .......................................................1-29
1.9 Clear RAID ................................................................1-31
Chapter 2 Setup for Operation Systems ......................................
2.1 Install Drives for SCSI RAID ............................................
2.1.1 Microsoft® Windows® .........................................................
2.1.2 Red Hat Linux® ...................................................................
Table of Contents

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This manual is designed for users who have already acquired knowledge
of peronal computer integration so as to help establish a powerful ASUS
server.
Overview
The structure of this manual is listed as follows:
1. Overview : How to use this manual
This chapter will make a description of how to use this manual as well as
guide throughout the contents of the following chapters.
2. Chapter 1: RAIDs Setup
With a step-by-step description, this chapter shows the procedures of
setting up a RAID on your system at the time when system is powered on
and not yet enters the operation system.
3. Chapter 2: Setup for Operation Systems
This chapter will guide you throught the relevant settings after entering
the operation systems.
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instructions or explanations.
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messages relating to personal safety or system integrity.
Caution: Draws attention so as to prevent possible
unappropriate actions which could leads to damages to the
system.
About This Manual

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Note: Tips, definitions, or further explanations
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RAID Setup
With step-by-step descriptions, this
chapter introducess the procedures
of setting up a RAID on your system
at the time when system is powered
on and not yet enters the operation
system.

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1.1 Change the Speed of SCSI Channel
1. Press Ctrl + H at the same time and enter the MegaRAID WebBIOS
configuration window. Select with your mouse or keyboard the SCSI
Channel Properties in the WebBIOS configuration menu.
2. The window will show the current operation speed of the SCSI channels.
You could enable one single channel (320-1) or two channels as well.
(320-0,320-2)

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3. Click on the arrow of SCSI Capabilities box and open the drop down
menu. The four speed selections are Fast, Ultra, Ultra-II, U160, and
U320. Select a suitable speed and click the Submit button to save the
new configuration.
4. If it is to disable one of the channels (the disabled channel will not be
accessed to any storage devices), you could set the Termination of
this very channel to Disabled and click Submit to apply.
Warning: Do not make unnecessary changes to the settings
of Termination. The default setting is Enabled so that there
would be no such occasions that the system could not find
storage devices.

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1.2 RAID 0 or RAID 1 Setup
1. Press at the same time Ctrl + H and enter the MegaRAID WebBIOS
configuration window where information about all physical drivers
installed is displayed. Click Configuration Wizard to start RAID
setup.
2. If this is the first time to setup a RAID on your system, please select
New Configuration and click Next to continue.