Foxconn RAID User manual

RAIDUserGuide
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V1.0
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1.Introduction.............................................................................1
2.Installing HardDisks...............................................................2
3.BIOSConfiguration.................................................................3
4.RAIDConfigurationUtility........................................................3
1)IntelMatrixStorageManagerOption ROMUtility...........................3
2)SiliconImageBIOSRAIDConfiguration Utility.............................14
3)VASSTEKBIOSRAIDConfiguration(optional)............................22
5.InstallingOperating SystemwithRAID..................................23
6.InstallingRAIDDriver............................................................24
7.CreatingaRAIDdriverdisk................................................... 24
Contents
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RAIDConfigurations
1.Introduction
RAID(RedundantArray of Independent Disks)isamethod ofcombiningtwohard
diskdrives intoonelogicalunit. TheadvantageofanArrayistoprovidebetter
performanceordatafaulttolerance.Themotherboardcomes withtheIntelICH7R,
theSiliconImageSil3132andtheVASSTEKVSC6110RAIDm1RAIDcontrollers
that allowyoutoconfigureSerialATAandIDEharddiskdrivesasRAIDsets.The
followingRAIDconfigurations areprovidedforusers.
RAID0(Striping)
RAID0readsandwrites sectorsofdatainterleavedbetweenmultipledrives.If any
diskmemberfails,it affectsthe entirearray.Thedisk array datacapacityisequal
tothenumberofdrivememberstimesthe capacityofthe smallest member. The
stripingblocksizecanbesetfrom4KBto128KB.RAID0doesnot support fault
tolerance.
RAID1(Mirroring)
RAID1writesduplicatedataontoapairofdrives and readsbothsetsofdatain
parallel.Ifoneofthe mirrored drivessuffersamechanicalfailureordoesnot
respond, the remainingdrivewill continuetofunction. Duetoredundancy,thedrive
capacityof the arrayisthecapacityof thesmallest drive.UnderaRAID1setup,an
extradrivecalledthe sparedrive”canbeattached.Such adrivewill be activatedto
replaceafaileddrivethat ispart of amirroredarray. Duetothefaulttolerance, if any
RAID1 drivefails,dataaccess willnotbeaffected aslong as thereareother
workingdrivesinthearray.
RAID5
RAID5Providesdatastriping atthe bytelevelandalsostripeerrorcorrection
information. Thisresultsinexcellentperformance and goodfault tolerance. Level
5isoneofthemostpopularimplementationsofRAID.
RAID10 (0+1)
RAID10 isacombination ofstriping andmirroring.Thisconfiguration provides
optimalspeedandreliability,but youneed fourSATA harddisks.
JBOD(Spanning)
JBOD (Just aBunch of Disks) combines drives intolarger logicalvolumes. Itprovides
nofault tolerance,nor doesit provideanyimprovementsinperformancecompared
tothe independentuse of itsconstituentdrives.
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Intel MatrixStorage
TheIntelMatrixStoragetechnologycreatestwopartitionsoneachharddiskdrive
tocreateavirtualRAID0and RAID1sets.Thistechnologyalsoallowsyou to
changetheharddiskdrive partition size without losinganydata. You onlyneedtwo
SATAharddiskstoutilize thisfunction.
RAIDm1
RAIDm1(Reliable Access Ina Diskby Mirror 1) isanewcreativeconceptengi-
neeredbyVASSTEK. It providesRAID1robust and maturetechnologyinonehard
disktoprovidereal-timedataprotectionadvantage.
2.InstallingHardDisks
Installing ParallelATAharddisks
STEP 1: Refer totheharddiskdocumentation tosetthejumpersofeach harddisk
asmasterorslave.
STEP 2:Installtheharddisksintothe drive bays.
STEP 3:Connectthe harddisk signalcables.
STEP4:Connect a4-pinpowercabletothepower connector oneachdrive.
Installing SerialATAharddisks
STEP 1:InstallSATAharddisksintothe drivebays.
STEP 2:Connect oneendoftheSATAdatacabletothemotherboard’soneof
SATAconnectors.
STEP 3:Connect theother end of theSATAdatacabletooneSATAharddisk.
Notes:
1. SATA_1/SATA_2/SATA_3/SATA_4 supportsaRAID0,1,5,10con-
figuration withthe IntelICH7RRAIDcontroller.
2. SATA_5 cancombinewithanexternalSerial ATAport multiplierto
configureRAID0,1,5,10and JBOD setthrough theonboardSilicon
Image 3132 SATA RAIDcontroller.
3.VASRAIDprovidestwomodes for RIDE, RAIDm1modeandATAmode,
these2modes aresetfor Masterdevice.For slavedevice,itisalways
atATA mode.
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3.BIOSConfiguration
A.EntertheBIOSsetupprogrambypressing the<Del>keyduring thePOST
(Power-OnSelfTest).
B.Setting ICH7RRAIDiteminBIOS
1)Selectthe OnChipIDEDevice itemform IntegratedPeripherals menu.
2)Switchthe SATAMode optionto [RAID].
C.Setting Sil3132RAIDiteminBIOS
1)Selectthe OnboardDevice itemform IntegratedPeripherals menu.
2)Switchthe Sil3132SATAController optionto [RAIDMode].
D.SettingRAIDm1iteminBIOS
1)Selectthe OnboardDevice itemform IntegratedPeripherals menu.
2)Switchthe PATARAIDVSC6110 option to [Enabled].
E.SavetheBIOSsettingand exit theBIOSsetupprogram.
4.RAIDConfiguration Utility
1)IntelMatrixStorageManagerOptionROMUtility
A.SettingRAID0
a.Whenthesystempowerson,thefollowing information willappearon screen:
Pressthe <Ctrl-I>toenterConfiguration Utility.
At thismoment, press<Ctrl>+<I>toenter MainMenu:
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b.ChooseCreateRAIDVolumeandpress<Enter>toenter. Press<Tab>to
switchtoRAIDLevelitem,andthen useUpandDownarrowkeys toselect
RAID0(Stripe), pressing<Enter>confirms.
c.Using upor downarrowkeytoselect theharddisksyou wanttoset RAID0from
Disks item,<Space>key toconfirmand<Enter>key tofinish theselection.
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d.UseUpandDownarrowkeystoselect desired stripsizewhen enterStripSize
menu.The availablevaluesrange from4KBto128KB. Thestripvalue should
bebasedon theplanneddriveusage.Somesuggestedselectionsarelisted
below.Thedefaultselectionis128KB.
16K_Bestforsequentialtransfer
64K_Good generalpurposestripsize
128K_Best performanceformostdesktopsand workstations
e.Pressthe <Enter>keyaftertheCreateVolumeprompt appearstocreatethe
array.Pressthe<Y>keyafterthe prompttoconfirmthisselection.
f.Select option 4.Exit inmainmenuandpress the<Enter>keytoexittheRAID
configurationutility.Press <Y>keytoconfirmthe exit.
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B.Setting RAID1
a.Select RAID1(Mirror)byusingUpand DownarrowkeysinRAIDLevelitem.
Pressthe<Enter>key tomake selecting.
b.Using upor downarrowkeytoselect theharddisksyou wanttoset RAID1from
Disks item,<Space>key toconfirmand<Enter>key tofinish theselection.
c.Pressthe <Enter>keyaftertheCreateVolumeprompt appearstocreatethe
array.Pressthe<Y>keyafterthe prompttoconfirmthisselection.
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C.Setting RAID5
a.Select RAID5(Parity)byusingUpandDownarrowkeys inRAIDLevelitem.
Pressthe<Enter>key tomake selecting.
b.Using upor downarrowkeytoselect theharddisksyou wanttoset RAID5from
Disks item,<Space>key toconfirmand<Enter>key tofinish theselection.
d.Select option 4.Exit inmainmenuandpress the<Enter>keytoexittheRAID
configurationutility.Press <Y>keytoconfirmthe exit.
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c.UseUpandDownarrowkeystoselect desired stripsizewhen enterStripSize
menu.The availablevaluesrange from4KBto128KB. Thestripvalue should
bebasedon theplanneddriveusage.Somesuggestedselectionsarelisted
below.Thedefaultselectionis128KB.
16K_Bestforsequentialtransfer
64K_Good generalpurposestripsize
128K_Best performanceformostdesktopsand workstations
d.Pressthe <Enter>keyaftertheCreateVolumeprompt appearstocreatethe
array.Pressthe<Y>keyafterthe prompttoconfirmthisselection.
e.Select option 4.Exit inmainmenuandpress the<Enter>keytoexittheRAID
configurationutility.Press <Y>keytoconfirmthe exit.
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D.Setting RAID10(RAID0+1)
a.ToutilizeRAID10function,fourSATAharddisks shouldbeinstalled.
b.ChooseCreateRAIDVolumeandpress<Enter>toenter. Press<Tab>to
switchtoRAIDLevelitem,andthen useUpandDownarrowkeys toselect
RAID10(RAID0+1),pressing<Enter>confirms.
c.UseUpandDownarrowkeystoselectdesired stripsizewhen enter Strip
Sizemenu.Theavailablevaluesrange from4KBto128KB.Thestripvalue
shouldbebasedon theplanneddriveusage.Somesuggestedselections
arelistedbelow.The default selectionis128KB.
16K_Bestforsequentialtransfer
64K_Good generalpurposestripsize
128K_Best performanceformostdesktopsand workstations
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d.Pressthe <Enter>keyaftertheCreateVolumeprompt appearstocreatethe
array.Pressthe<Y>keyafterthe prompttoconfirmthisselection.
e.Select option 4.Exit inmainmenuandpress the<Enter>keytoexittheRAID
configurationutility.Press <Y>keytoconfirmthe exit.
f.Youmay seetheRAIDtypeinthemainmenu,when you finishedthe setting
steps.
Note:
Thisoperationwilldeleteall the datafromharddisk,so pleasetake
care.Andourcompanywillnot beresponsiblefordatalose andbenefit
damagecaused.
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E.SettingMatrixRAID
a.IntelICH7Rchipset featuresanewRAIDformnamedMatrixRAID,acombina-
tion ofRAID0and RAID1bringingyou thebest ofbothworlds.
b.FollowSettingRAID0stepstosetRAID0.Youshoulddivide half capacitysize
or lessfor RAID1inCapacityitem.(Forexample,if the SATAharddisks total
capacityis300GB,divide150GBor lesscapacityfor RAID1.)
c.FollowSettingRAID1stepstosetRAID1.
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c.YoumayseetheRAIDtype(MemberDisk(0,1))inthe mainmenu,whenyou
finishedthesetting steps.
Note:
Thisoperationwilldeleteall the datafromharddisk,so pleasetake
care.Andourcompanywillnot beresponsiblefordatalose andbenefit
damagecaused.
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F.DeleteRAIDVolume
1.SelectDeleteRAIDVolumeinmainmenuandpress<Enter>key.
2.Press<Del>keytodeletethe RAIDvolumeinbelowscreen.
3.Press<Y>keytoconfirmthe volumedeletion, andpress<N>tocancelthe
operation.
Note:
Thisoperationwilldeleteall the datafromharddisk,so pleasetake
care.Andourcompanywillnot beresponsiblefordatalose andbenefit
damagecaused.
G.ResetRAID
1.SelectReset Disk toNon-RAIDinmainmenuandpress<Enter>keytodelete
the RAIDsetting andremove all RAIDstructuresfromthe drives.Thenyouwill
see:
2.Press <Y>keytoconfirmthevolumedeletion, press <N>tocanceltheoperation.
Areyou sureyou want toresetRAIDdataon selected? (Y/N):
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2)SiliconImageBIOSRAIDConfiguration Utility
A.CreatingRAIDSets
Aspreviouslydiscussed, theSilicon ImageSATA hostadapter supportsRAID0,1,
5, 10,andJBODconfigurations usingaSerialATAport multiplier. Theselectionof
theRAIDleveltobeusedshouldbebased uponfactorsincluding performance,
datasecurity,and numberofdrives available.Itisbesttocarefullyconsiderthe
long-termroleofthesystemandplan thedatastorage strategyappropriately.
SiliconImagehas madethecreation ofRAIDsetsverysimple.Theycanbe cre-
atedeitherautomaticallyortoallowthegreatestflexibility,manually.
a.Select CreateRAIDset”.
b.ChooseaRAIDset.
c.Select AutomaticallyorManuallyconfigurationof the RAIDSet.
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g.After theRAIDsetsizeisset, the message AreYouSure(Y/N)?”willdisplay
beforecompleting theconfiguration.Answer N”toabort thecreation ofthenew
RAIDset,or Y”toproceed withtheRAIDsetcreation.
h.RAIDsetscanbecreatedinbothBIOSand intheSATARaid5GUI. If youhave
excess capacityleft on your harddrives aftercreating aRAIDset intheBIOS, you
can latergotothe SATARaid5GUItocreateadditionallogicaldrivesthat fully
utilizethe capacityon allyourharddrives.
d.If manualconfigurationisselected,thechunksizeofStriped Setscanbe
selected.ForMirroredSets,theSourceandTarget drivescan be selected.
e.If autoconfigurationisselected,BIOSwillselectRAIDmemberdrivesauto
maticallyandthechunksizeofStripedSetsisset to64KB.
f.Select RAIDsetsizewith ↑and ↓keys.
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B. Creating Spare Drive
IfthereisaRAID1set,sparedrivercan becreated.The sparedrivecan be
allocatedtotheRAID1setintheeventofafailureof oneof thedrives intheRAID1
set.
a.TocreateasparedriveforRAID1set, Select CreateRAIDset”.
b.Select SpareDrive”andpressEnter.
c.Selectsparedrivefromthephysicaldrivelistandpress Enter.
d.Select sparedrivesizewith ↑and ↓keys.
e.Afterthesparedrive sizeisset, the message AreYouSure(Y/N)?”willdisplay
beforecompletingtheconfiguration. Answer N”toabort the creationof the
sparedrive,or Y”toproceedwiththe sparedrive creation.
C.Creating CONCATENATION
SinceBIOSnolonger reportsnon-RAIDdrives tothe systemBIOS,if anon-RAID
boot drive ordatadrive isdesired,aJBODcanbecreatedsoBIOSwillreportit to
the systemBIOS.
a.TocreateaCONCATENATION,Select ”CreateRAIDset”.
b.Select CONCATENATION”andpressEnter.
c.SelectCONCATENATIONdrivefromthe physicaldrivelistandpressEnter.
d.Select CONCATENATIONsizewith ↑and ↓keys.
e.Afterthe CONCATENATION size isset,themessage AreYouSure?”willdisp-
laybeforecompletingthe configuration. Answer N”toabortthecreationofthe
CONCATENATION, or Y”toproceedwiththeCONCATENATION creation.
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D. DeletingRAIDGroups,SpareDrive,andCONCATENATION
a.ToremoveoneormoreRAIDsets,sparedrives,and CONCATENATION,select
DeleteRAIDset”.
b.Selectthedesired itemtodeletefromthe logicaldrive listandpress Enter.
c.Press Y”when asked, AreYouSure(Y/N)?”.
d.The drives willbe returnedtotheselectionoflogicaldrivesfromwhich anew
RAIDsetcan be created.
E.Rebuild RAID1Set
Thismenuselectionisusedtoinitiatethecopyingofdatafromanexistingdrive to
areplacement drivethathasbeeninstalledinaRAID1set after the failureofone
ofthemembers.
a.Select RebuildRAID1set.
b.Selectthedesiredsetand pressEnter.
c.Press Y”when asked, AreYouSure?”.
d.Thesetwill be rebuilt. The status oftherebuildisdisplayedinthe MAINMENU
window.
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F.ResolvingConflict
WhenaRAIDsetiscreated,themetadatawrittentothediskincludesdrive con-
nectioninformation including thechannelon thehostadaptertowhichitis
connected. If afteradisk failurethe replacementdiskwas previouslypart of aRAID
setorusedinanothersystem,it may haveconflictingmetadata,specificallyin
reference tothedriveconnectioninformation. If so,thiswillprohibittheRAIDset
frombeingeithercreatedorrebuilt.InorderfortheRAIDsettofunctionproperly,
thisoldmetadatamustbe firstoverwritten withthenewmetadata. Tocorrectthis,
select Resolve Conflict”and thecorrectmetadata,includingthe correctdrive
connectioninformation;will automaticallybewrittentothereplacementdisk.
a.Select ResolveConflicts”and pressEnter.
b.Selectthe Conflict”entryintheLogicalDrive Status windowandpress Enter.
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