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User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 3
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2.3.4 Linux Error Messages 2-28
2.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software 2-29
2.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window 2-31
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® Server 2003 OS 3-4
3.1.3 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5 3-9
3.1.4 SUSE Linux OS 11 3-11
ASUS contact information 3-12...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 4
... introduction
This chapter offers the PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card features and the new technologies it supports. • Chapter 2: RAID configuration This chapter provides instructions on setting up, creating, and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. • Chapter 3: Driver installation This chapter provides instructions for installing the RAID drivers on different operating systems...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 9
...PIKE 2308 SAS RAID card, check if the system meets the following requirements: • Workstation or server motherboard with a PIKE RAID card slot • SAS or SATA hard disk drives • Supporting operating system:
Windows® and Linux operating systems (refer to website for details) • Other requirement:
- Appropriate thermal solution - Certified power supply module
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User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 14
.... A minimum of four hard disk drives is required for this setup.
If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set, copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive.
2.1.2 Installing hard disk drives
The RAID card supports SAS for RAID set configuration. For optimal performance...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 35
... if you need to install MegaRAID Storage Manager software on a system running Microsoft Windows OS:
1. Insert the MegaRAID Storage Manager software installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
If necessary, find and double-click the setup.exe file to start the installation program.
2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next.
If MegaRAID Storage Manager software is already installed on this system...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 36
...installation option:
- If you select All users, any user with administrative privileges can use this version of MegaRAID Storage Manager software to view or change storage configurations.
- If you select Only for current user, the MegaRAID Storage... destination folder. Click Next to continue.
The Setup Type screen appears, as shown in the following figure.
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Chapter 2: RAID configuration
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 37
.... To begin installation, click on Install on the next screen that appears.
- Select StandAlone if you will use MegaRAID Storage Manager software to create and manage storage configurations on a standalone workstation. To begin installation, click on Install on the next screen that appears.
- Select Custom if you want to specify individual program features to install.
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User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 38
...window listing the installation features appears, as shown in the following figure. Select the features you want on this screen.
10. Click Next to proceed. 11. Click Install to install the program. 12. When the final Configuration Wizard screen appears, click Finish.
If you select Client installation... servers with a complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software), the server screen will...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 39
... Client installation for a PC used to monitor servers, and if there are no available servers with a registered framework on the local subnet (that is, servers with a complete installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software), the server screen appears. The server screen does not list any servers. You can use this screen to manage systems remotely.
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User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 40
... one copy of MegaRAID Storage Manager software. (This can be done by using the rpm-force command to install the rpm file directly, which is not recommended, instead of using the install.sh file.) In such cases, the user must uninstall all the rpm files manually before installing MegaRAID Storage Manager software with the procedure listed previously.
• The version...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 41
... Server window appears, as shown in the following figure.
If the circle in the server icon is yellow instead of green, it means that the server is running in a degraded state-for example, because a disk drive used in a virtual disk has failed. If the circle is red, the storage configuration in the server has failed.
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User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 42
... subnet where the MegaRAID Storage Manager software is running, and click Update. If you check the Connect to remote server at: IP address box, you can also access a standalone (remote) installation of MegaRAID Storage Manager software, if it has a network connection.
3. Double-click the icon of the server that you want to access. The Server Login window appears, as shown in...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 44
...from the MegaRAID Storage Manager software. It also has a Refresh option for updating the display in the MegaRAID Storage Manager window. (Refresh is seldom required; the display normally updates automatically.) The Manage menu options also include Check Consistency, Initialize, and Show Progress.
Go To Menu The Go To menu is available when a controller, physical drive, or virtual disk is selected...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 48
... when installing Windows® Server 2003 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 RAID card support CD in the optical drive.
2. Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup.
3. Select the optical drive...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 50
...driver...
3. The next screen appears. Press to specify an additional device.
Windows Setup
Setup 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):
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 51
... you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen.
LSI Fusion-MPT SAS Driver (Server 2003 32-bit)
ENTER=Select F3=Exit 6. The Windows® Setup loads the RAID card drivers from the RAID driver disk. When
next screen appears, press to continue installation. 7. Setup then proceeds with the OS installation. Follow screen instructions to continue.
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User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 52
...To update the RAID card driver after installing Windows® Server 2003 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. 3. Double-click the LSI Adapter, SAS2 2308 Falcon -StorPort item.
The controller name differs according to the installed SAS RAID card.
LSI Adapter, SAS2 2308...
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 54
9. Select from the drop-down menu and locate the driver.
10. Click Next to start updating the driver.
LSI Adapter, SAS2 2308 Falcon -StorPort
11. After completing driver update, click Finish to close the wizard.
LSI Adapter, SAS2 2308 Falcon -StorPort
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Chapter 3: Driver installation
User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 55
... the key when asked if you have the driver disk, then press .
Main Menu
Do you have a driver disk?
Yes
No
4. Insert the Red Hat® Enterprise RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive, select OK, then press .
Insert Driver Disk
Insert your driver disk into /dev/sda and press "OK" to continue.
OK
Back
The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the system.
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User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 57
... disk drive. Enure that Installation from the Boot Options menu is selected, then press .
5. When below screen appears, select the floppy disk drive (fd0) as the driver update medium. Select OK, then press .
Please choose the Driver Update medium.
sda: USB Floppy sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-2014S1T Other device
OK
Back
The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system.
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