Asus PIKE 9230, User Manual

Page 1: ...PIKE 9230 SATA RAID card ...

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Page 3: ...isk 2 2 2 1 2 Windows OS 2 4 2 2 Support CD information 2 6 2 2 1 Running the support CD 2 6 2 2 2 Utilities menu 2 6 2 2 3 Make disk 2 7 2 2 4 Manual 2 7 2 2 5 Contact information 2 8 Chapter 3 RAID configuration 3 1 Setting up RAID 3 2 3 1 1 RAID definitions 3 2 3 1 2 Installing hard disk drives 3 2 3 2 Marvell Storage Utility MSU 3 3 3 2 1 Enabling Active Scripting or Javascript 3 3 3 2 2 Launc...

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: ...g 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 Ref...

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: ... change without notice Chipset Marvell 88SE9230 Interface ASUS PIKE interface Ports 4 ports RAID levels RAID 0 RAID1 RAID10 Devices supported SATA 3 SATA 2 SATA devices Data transfer rate SATA 1 5 Gb s SATA 3 Gb s SATA 6 Gb s Form factor 6 44 in x 1 57 in 1U compatible ...

Page 9: ...1 Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter offers the ASUS PIKE 9230 RAID card features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 10: ...0 set s from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors on the motherboard Before you start installing the 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 9230 RAID card Support DVD User guide ...

Page 11: ...E 9230 RAID card check if your system meets the following requirements Workstation or server motherboard with a PIKE RAID card slot SATA hard disk drives and cables Supporting operating system Windows operating system refer to website for details Other requirement Appropriate thermal solution Certified power supply module ASUS PIKE interface 1 PCI E x2 ...

Page 12: ...card slot on the motherboard then remove the screw beside PIKE1 connector as shown 2 Align the golden fingers of the RAID card with the PIKE RAID card slot then insert the RAID card into the card slot 3 Ensure that the PIKE RAID card is completely inserted and securely seated in place 4 Secure the PIKE RAID card with the screw that you removed earlier ...

Page 13: ...2 Chapter 3 Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID drivers on different operating systems ...

Page 14: ... A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows 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 Restart the computer then enter the BIOS Setup 3 Select the optical drive a...

Page 15: ...2 3 7 Place a blank high density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive 8 Press Enter 9 Follow screen instructions to create the driver disk 6 Use the arrow keys to select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create ...

Page 16: ...all the RAID controller driver when installing Windows Server 2008 OS 1 Boot the computer using the Windows Server 2008 OS installation disc Follow the screen instructions to start installing Windows Server 2008 2 When prompted to choose a type of installation click Custom advanced 3 Click Load Driver ...

Page 17: ...nto the optical drive Click Browse to continue 5 Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD and then click OK to continue 6 Select the RAID controller driver you need from the list and click Next 7 When the system finishes loading the RAID driver replace the motherboard Support DVD with the Windows Server installation disc Select the drive to install Windows and click Next 8 ...

Page 18: ...board 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 2 2 2 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate t...

Page 19: ...ASUS PIKE 9230 2 7 2 2 4 Manual The Manual tab allows you to open the Marvell Storage Utility user manual 2 2 3 Make disk The Make disk menu contains items to create the Marvell RAID driver disk ...

Page 20: ...2 8 Chapter 2 Driver installation 2 2 5 Contact information 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 ...

Page 21: ...3 Chapter 2 RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting up creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities ...

Page 22: ...he same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup If you want to boot the system from a hard di...

Page 23: ...o the controller version difference 3 2 1 Enabling Active Scripting or Javascript Active Scripting is the technology that allows component based scripting support When enabled it allows the installation of additional scripting engines Enabling Active Scripting in Windows Explorer Active scripting may be disabled by default in some versions of Windows To enable Active Scripting in Windows Explorer ...

Page 24: ...tings 3 2 2 Launching MSU To launch MSU in Windows 1 Ensure that Active Scripting is enabled in the default browser 2 Double click the MSU shortcut icon on the desktop to launch the Marvell Storage Utility In some version of Windows Internet Explorer may detect a problem with the security certificate for the MSU web page When prompted select Continue to this website not recommended to continue ope...

Page 25: ...nes System Properties and Event logs The following provides a short description for each pane System From the system pane you can see the relationships between the various physical and virtual devices attached to the system This includes Adapter Physical Disk Virtual Disk Array Enclosures Battery ...

Page 26: ... view or modify the properties of the device selected in the System pane Toolset Select the Toolset tab to view a menu of options related to the function of the MSU Operation Select the Operation tab to view a menu of operations that can be performed on the device select in the System pane Create VD This option is available only during the Virtual Disk VD creation process Create VD allows you to c...

Page 27: ...ents The following table describes the lists of icons used for adapter events Event logs Adapter event icons Icon Description Notes Normal event Example Physical Disk 1 is assigned as spare Unknown event Any event that was not recognized by MSU Warning event Example Virtual Disk 1 is deleted Critical event Example Virtual Disk 1 is degraded ...

Page 28: ...e ID 9130 Revision ID B1 BIOS Version 1 0 0 1028 Firmware Version 2 2 0 1105 PCIe Speed Rate 5 0Gbps Configure SATA as AHCI Mode 3 3 1 Create a RAID Array 1 Move the selection bar to HBA 0 Marvell 0 and press Enter 2 Select Configuration Wizard and press Enter 3 Press Space to select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array An asterisk appears in front of the selected hard drive After sele...

Page 29: ...ity of the rebuilt virtual disk equals to the size of the smaller physical disk included in the RAID 1 array The configuration options represent the tolerance value of drive capacity difference Configuration options None 1G 10G Name Enter a name with 1 10 letters no special characters for the RAID array 5 Move the selection bar to Next and press Enter The following warning message appears Do you w...

Page 30: ...Return HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD PD 0 ST3160812AS PD 8 ST3160812AS Free Physical Disks ID 0 Name New_VD Status Functional Stripte Size 64K RAID Mode RAID0 Size 304128MB BGA Status N A Number of PDs 2 Members 0 8 Topology Information Delete Marvell BIOS Setup c 2011 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Help Marvell RAID on chip controller ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return HBA 0 Marve...

Page 31: ...D array The following warning message appears Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual disk Yes No Delete MBR Press Y to delete the Master Boot Record MBR from the selected RAID array 3 Press F10 The following warning message appears Press Y to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell Storage Utility Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup Yes No Exit ...

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