Asus PIKE 6480, User Manual

Page 1: ...PIKE 6480 SAS RAID card ...

Page 2: ...RCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN...

Page 3: ...2 2 2 2 Marvell 88SE6480 SAS RAID BIOS setup utility 2 3 2 2 1 Creating an array 2 4 2 2 2 Deleting an array 2 7 2 2 3 Wipe out disk 2 8 2 2 4 Spare Management 2 9 2 2 5 Advanced Operation 2 11 2 2 6 Controller Configuration 2 12 Chapter 3 Driver installation 3 1 RAID driver installation 3 2 3 1 1 Creating a RAID driver disk 3 2 3 1 2 Windows OS 3 4 3 1 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS 3 10 3 1 4 SUS...

Page 4: ... 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 ...

Page 5: ...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 fix it by yourself Contact a qualified 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 ensure all c...

Page 6: ... 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 find 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 Refe...

Page 7: ...hat 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 t...

Page 8: ...hout notice Chipset Marvell 88SE6480 Interface ASUS PIKE interface Ports 8 ports RAID levels RAID 0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 Devices supported SAS SATA II SATA devices Data transfer rate SATA 1 5 Gb s per PHY SATA II and SAS 3 0 Gb s per PHY Form factor 6 44 in x 1 57 in 1U compatible ...

Page 9: ...1 Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter offers the ASUS PIKE 6480 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 10: ...ID 5 set s from SAS hard disk drives connected to the SAS connectors on the motherboard Before you start installing the SAS 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 PIKE 6480 SAS RAID card Support CD User guide ...

Page 11: ...rting operating system Windows and Linux operating systems refer to website for details Other requirement Appropriate thermal solution Certified power supply module 1 ASUS PIKE interface 1 PCI E x4 2 ASUS PIKE interface 2 8 port SAS signal with SGPIO interface 1 1 2 2 The SGPIO interface is used for visibility into drive activity failure and reboot status so that users could build high performatnc...

Page 12: ...n the motherboard 2 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot 3 Insert the RAID card into the PIKE RAID card slot Ensure it s completely inserted into the PIKE RAID card slot Connect the SAS hard disk drives to SAS connectors 1 4 red on the motherboard when using four ports The SAS connectors 5 8 blue function when using eight ports ...

Page 13: ...2 Chapter 2 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 14: ...ce fault tolerance and higher storage capacity The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing relational database applications enterprise resource planning and other business systems Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAI...

Page 15: ...section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen 4 Press Enter and select a desired adapter for RAID configuration Marvell BIOS Setup c 2008 Marvell Technology Group Ltd ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit VendorID DeviceID 11AB 6480 BIOS Version 3 1 0 18 PCI Slot 00 Adapter Serial Number VA2400WWXX0000000005 IRQ Number 0E Raid Mode RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 Port 0 SAS...

Page 16: ...E Select ESC Back Exit Selection Controller Devices RAID RAID Config Create array Delete array Wipe out disk Spare Management RAID Config Select free disks to create Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status 0 SAS ST3146855SS 139 9GB SAS 3 0 FREE 1 SAS ST3146855SS 139 9GB SAS 3 0 FREE 2 SAS ST3146855SS 139 9GB SAS 3 0 FREE 3 SAS ST3146855SS 139 9GB SAS 3 0 FREE 4 SAS ST3146855SS 139 9GB SAS 3 0 FREE 5 ...

Page 17: ...36754SS 139 9GB SAS 3 0 FREE 7 SAS ST336754SS 139 9GB SAS 3 0 FREE NEXT Create Array RAID Level RAID0 Max Size MB 4477896 Stripe Size 64KB Quick Init No Cache Mode WriteBack Array Name Disks ID 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NEXT Marvell BIOS Setup c 2008 Marvell Technology Group Ltd ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Selection Controller Devices RAID Marvell BIOS Setup c 2008 Marvell Technology Group Ltd ENTER SP...

Page 18: ... 5 SAS ST3146855SS 140GB SAS 3 0 ASSIGNED 6 SAS ST3146855SS 140GB SAS 3 0 ASSIGNED 7 SAS ST3146855SS 140GB SAS 3 0 ASSIGNED Selection Controller Devices RAID Marvell BIOS Setup c 2008 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices RAID RAID Config Create the array Y Select free disks to create Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status 0 SAS ST336754SS 139 9GB SAS 3 0 FREE 1 SAS ST336754SS 13...

Page 19: ... Select ESC Back Exit Selection Controller Devices RAID RAID Config Delete array ID Name Size Level Status Stripe CacheMode 0 1120GB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB WriteBack NEXT Marvell BIOS Setup c 2008 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices RAID RAID Config Delete the array Y Delete array ID Name Size Level Status Stripe CacheMode 0 1120GB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB WriteBack NEXT 3 Press Y again ...

Page 20: ...SAS 3 0 ASSIGNED 4 SAS ST3146855SS 140GB SAS 3 0 ASSIGNED 5 SAS ST3146855SS 140GB SAS 3 0 ASSIGNED 6 SAS ST3146855SS 140GB SAS 3 0 ASSIGNED 7 SAS ST3146855SS 140GB SAS 3 0 ASSIGNED NEXT Marvell BIOS Setup c 2008 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices RAID RAID Config Delete the disk s reserved sectors Y Select disk to wipe out 3 Press ESC to exit the Wipe out disk screen You can...

Page 21: ...menu bar select RAID Spare Management and then press Enter The Spare Management screen appears Marvell BIOS Setup c 2008 Marvell Technology Group Ltd ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Selection Controller Devices RAID RAID Config Spare Management Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status 0 SAS ST3146855SS 139 9GB SAS 3 0 FREE NEXT 2 Select a desired drive to create a hot spare Select NEXT and then press...

Page 22: ...D Config Spare Management Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status 0 SAS ST3146855SS 139 9GB SAS 3 0 SPARE NEXT 2 Select a desired drive to clean the hot spare Select NEXT and then press Enter Press Y after the confirmation screen appears Marvell BIOS Setup c 2008 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Selection Controller Devices RAID RAID Config Clean spare Y Spare Management Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Sta...

Page 23: ...0 3 SAS ST3146855SS 140GB SAS 3 0 To run Disk Verify 1 In the Advanced Operation screen use the arrow key to select a disk and press Enter or Space The Advanced Menu appears Select Disk Verify and press Enter 2 Press Y after the confirmation screen appears 3 The utility verifies the selected disk When completed press ESC to return to the Advanced Operation screen Marvell BIOS Setup c 2008 Marvell ...

Page 24: ... want to use the device s connected to PIKE 6480 as data device Configuration options Disable Enable Silent Mode Enable Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS POST silent mode When enabled the information of the drives connected to PIKE 6480 will be hidden during system POST Configuration options Disable Enable Halt On Error Disable Allows you to enable or disable the Halt On Error function When...

Page 25: ...3 Chapter 3 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID drivers on different operating systems ...

Page 26: ...another system to create the RAID driver disk from the support CD A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows or Linux operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS using the Makedisk application in the support CD To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment 1 Place the support CD in the optical drive 2 R...

Page 27: ... 6480 SAS SATA card Driver Windows 32 64 bit RHEL 4 UP4 32 bit RHEL 4 UP4 64 bit RHEL 4 UP7 32 bit RHEL 4 UP7 64 bit RHEL 5 32 bit RHEL 5 64 bit RHEL 5 UP1 32 bit RHEL 5 UP1 64 bit RHEL 5 UP2 32 bit RHEL 5 UP2 64 bit SLES 10 32 bit SLES 10 64 bit SLES 10 SP1 32 bit SLES 10 SP1 64 bit SLES 10 SP2 32 bit SLES 10 SP2 64 bit Fedora Core 6 32 bit Fedora Core 6 64 bit Fedora 8 32 bit Fedora 8 64 bit Fed...

Page 28: ...up could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s none To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage d...

Page 29: ...oads the RAID card drivers from the RAID driver disk When next screen appears press Enter to continue installation 7 Setup then proceeds with the OS installation Follow screen instructions to continue Windows Setup ENTER Select F3 Exit You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want fr...

Page 30: ...SAS Controller After Windows OS installation To update the RAID card driver after installing Windows OS 1 Right click the My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties from the menu 2 Click the Hardware tab on the top then click the Device Manager button ...

Page 31: ... PIKE 6480 3 7 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 ...

Page 32: ...Driver update 7 Toggle Don t choose I will choose the driver to install then click Next to continue 8 Highlight Marvell 6480 SAS Controller then click Have Disk 9 Select from the drop down menu and locate the driver ...

Page 33: ...ASUS PIKE 6480 3 9 10 Click Next to start updating the driver 11 After completing driver update click Finish to close the wizard It is recommended to restart the computer for the device to work properly ...

Page 34: ... linux text ENTER Use the function keys listed below for more information F1 Main F2 Options F3 General F4 Kernel F5 Rescue boot linux dd 4 Select fd0 using the Tab key when asked to select the driver disk source Press Tab to move the cursor to OK then press Enter 3 Select Yes using the Tab key when asked if you have the driver disk then press Enter Main Menu Do you have a driver disk Yes No Drive...

Page 35: ...AID driver disk to the floppy disk drive select OK then press Enter The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system Insert Driver Disk Insert your driver disk into dev fd0 and press OK to continue OK Back 7 Follow the screen instructions to continue the OS installation More Driver Disks Do you wish to load any more driver disks Yes No ...

Page 36: ...F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation ACPI Disabled Installation Local APIC Disabled Installation Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options 3 Press F5 then select Yes from the menu Press Enter F1 Help F2 Language F3 1280 x 1024 F4 DVD F5 Driver Boot from Hard Disk Installation Installation ACPI Disabled Installation Local APIC Disabled...

Page 37: ...llation ACPI Disabled Installation Local APIC Disabled Installation Safe Settings Rescue System Memory Test Boot Options 5 When below screen appears select the floppy disk drive fd0 as the driver update medium Select OK then press Enter Please choose the Driver Update medium OK Back fd0 Floppy sr0 CD ROM TEAC DV 516E sda Disk SEAGATE ST336754SS sdb Disk SEAGATE ST336754SS Other device The drivers ...

Page 38: ...he Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer You have to install the PIKE 6480 SAS RAID card on your motherboard BEFORE you can launch the Autorun function of the support CD If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD 3 2 2 Utilities menu The Utilities menu s...

Page 39: ...ormation 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 3 2 3 Make disk The Make disk menu contains items to create the Marvell RAID driver disk ...

Page 40: ...3 16 Chapter 3 Driver update ...