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- ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 1
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Version 2.0 August 2010 - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 2
Version 2.0, August 2010 Version 1.1, August 2009 Version 1.0, July 2009 Added new models of supported controllers. Applied extensive general editing improvements. Initial release of this document. Description of Changes LSI, the LSI logo, Fusion-MPT are trademarks or registered trademarks of - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 3
RAID Solution User Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to the Integrated RAID Solution 5 1.1 Overview ...5 1.2 Benefits and Features ...6 1.2.1 Host Interface ...6 1.2.2 Metadata Support 6 1.2.3 SMART Support ...6 1.2.4 Fusion-MPT Support 6 Chapter 2: Overview of - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 4
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 5: Creating Integrated Striping 31 A.1.1 Controller Support 31 A.1.2 Operating System and Software Support 32 A.2 Interface A.3.9 CONSTCHK Command 40 A.3.10 ACTIVATE Command 40 A.3.11 LOCATE Command 41 A.3.12 LOGIR Command 41 Page - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 5
Guide By simplifying the configuration options and by providing firmware support in its SAS2 host adapters, LSI can offer Integrated RAID firmware uses the same device drivers as the standard LSI Fusion-MPT-based from the operating system. The BIOS-based configuration utility, documented in Chapter - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 6
BIOS uses the LSI Fusion-MPT interface to communicate to the SAS2 controller and firmware. This process includes reading the Fusion-MPT configuration to access the parameters that define behavior between the SAS2 controller and the devices that connect to it. The Fusion-MPT drivers for all supported - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 7
of the LSI Integrated RAID features that support the creation of mirrored arrays. 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Integrated Mirroring and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced Features As a result of the shift towards network-attached storage (NAS), Internet service providers need a cost-effective, fault-tolerant - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 8
Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 2.3 Operation of for each mirrored volume. Support for both SAS and SATA disks, although you cannot combine the BIOS-based configuration utility. Error notification, in which the drivers update an OS-specific event log. Support for SCSI Enclosure Services - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 9
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 2: Overview of Integrated RAID Mirrored Volumes | Operation of Mirrored Volumes Integrated Mirroring Volume Primary Mirror SAS LSI Fusion-MPT SAS2 Controller Memory Bus NVSRAM ( - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 10
| Operation of Mirrored Volumes SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Logical View Mirrored Stripe 1 Mirrored Stripe 2 Mirrored Stripe response to hardware failures or changes in the environment. CAUTION: The SAS2 BIOS CU deletes all existing data from the disks drives when you select them - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 11
Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 2: Overview with higher-capacity drives that have the same protocol (SAS or SATA). NOTE: The new drives must have at least 50 GB partition on the volume. The Integrated RAID firmware supports a background media verification feature that runs at regular 11 - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 12
Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 2.4.6 Disk Write Caching that the write journal entry stored in nonvolatile static RAM (NVSRAM) is always valid. If you enable disk is identical on both disks. You can use the LSI SAS2 BIOS Configuration Utility to run a consistency check on a mirrored volume. - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 13
optional hot spare disks for the mirrored volume(s). All physical disks in a volume must be either SATA (with extended command set support) or SAS (with SMART support). You cannot combine SAS and SATA disks in the same volume. However, you can create one volume with SAS disks and a second volume - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 14
Creating Mirrored Volumes SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 3.2.1 Creating an Integrated Mirroring Volume Disks Mirroring (RAID 1) volume with the SAS2 BIOS CU. The steps begin with the Adapter List window that appears when the SAS2 BIOS CU starts: 1. On the Adapter List window - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 15
RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 3: Creating bar. This is the Primary disk in the array. CAUTION: The SAS2 BIOS CU deletes all existing data from the disks drives when you select them Integrated Mirroring + Striping Volume NOTE: See the instructions in Section 3.3, Managing Hot Spare Disks, if - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 16
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 3.2.3 Expanding an Integrated Mirroring you select an odd number of disks, the SAS2 BIOS CU creates an Integrated Mirroring Enhanced array. If you select , and they must use the same protocol (SAS or SATA) as the disks they are replacing. Follow these steps - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 17
Guide Chapter 3: Creating Mirrored Volumes | Managing Hot Spare Disks 3.3 Managing Hot Spare Disks 3.3.1 Creating Hot Spare Disks 4. Again, wait until synchronization completes on the new disk and the volume returns to the Optimal state. 5. In the Adapter List window of the SAS2 BIOS . 11. - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 18
Guide be either SATA with extended command set support or SAS with SMART support. 7. error message also appears if you try to add a SATA disk as a hot spare for volumes that use SAS disks, or vice versa. 10. Select Save changes then exit this menu to create the hot spare disk(s). The SAS2 BIOS - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 19
Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 3: Creating RAID properties of the mirrored volume(s): 1. In the SAS2 BIOS CU, select an LSI SAS2 adapter from the Adapter List : If you create one volume using SAS disks, another volume using SATA disks, and one or two global hot spare disks, the hot - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 20
Chapter 3: Creating Mirrored Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 3.4.3 Activating an Array 3.4.4 Deleting an Array A volume (array) can become inactive if, for example, you remove it from one controller or computer and install it - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 21
RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 3: Creating Mirrored Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks 3.4.5 Locating Disk Drives in a Volume 3.4.6 Selecting a Boot Disk After a pause, the utility deletes the array. If there is another remaining array and one or two hot spare disks, the BIOS checks the hot - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 22
Chapter 3: Creating Mirrored Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Figure 7: Boot Device on SAS Topology Window If a device is currently designated as the alternate boot device, the Device Info column shows the word Alt. 3. - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 23
CPU. The firmware distributes host I/O transactions over multiple disks and presents the disks as a single, logical drive. In general, striping is transparent to the BIOS, the drivers event log Error display inside the Fusion-MPT BIOS SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) status LED support for drives - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 24
Integrated Striping Description SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 4.3 Integrated Striping Description On Integrated Striping 5 Segment 9 Segment 2 Segment 6 Segment 10 Segment 3 Segment 7 Segment 11 Segment 4 Segment 8 Segment 12 3_00010-00 Figure 8: Integrated Striping Example The - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 25
creating an Integrated Striping volume: All physical disks in an Integrated Striping volume must be either SATA (with extended command set support) or SAS (with SMART support). You cannot combine SAS and SATA disks in the same volume. However, you can create one volume with SAS disks and a second - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 26
Striping volumes must have at least two disks and no more than 10 disks. Integrated Striping volumes do not support hot spare disks. Follow these steps to configure an Integrated Striping volume with the SAS2 BIOS CU, after. The steps begin with the Adapter List window that appears when the SAS2 - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 27
then exit this menu. A Processing message appears briefly, and then the SAS2 BIOS CU returns to the Adapter Properties window. Initialization of the new array continues in the background. NOTE: Repeat the previous instructions to create a second Integrated Striping volume, if desired, and if enough - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 28
Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 5.3.3 Deleting an Array 5.3.4 Locating Disk Drives in process. After a pause, the utility deletes the array. You can use the SAS2 BIOS CU to locate and identify a specific physical disk drive in a disk enclosure by - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 29
RAID Solution User Guide 5.3.5 Selecting a it the new boot disk. This makes it easier to set BIOS boot device options and to keep the boot device constant during device following figure shows. LSI Corporation Confidential | August 2010 Figure 11: Boot Device on SAS Topology Window If a device is - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 30
Chapter 5: Creating Integrated Striping Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 6. To select an alternate boot disk, move the cursor to the disk and press Alt + A. NOTE: To change the alternate boot device from one disk - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 31
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Appendix A: | Hardware and Software Requirements Appendix A Using the (SAS2 BIOS CU) to create and manage Integrated RAID volumes. For more information, see Chapter 3 and Chapter 5. A.1 Hardware and Software Requirements A.1.1 Controller Support SAS2IRCU - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 32
driver v00.255.04.00 or greater. MS-DOS® 6.22 and FreeDOS 1.0 SAS2IRCU runs on DOS only if the system BIOS supports 32-bit BIOS services, including the PCI BIOS services. SAS2IRCU uses these services command line, the standard output and standard error interfaces, and the program return value. You - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 33
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide A.3.1 Common Command-Line Parameters A.3.2 CREATE Command Appendix A: | Commands Table 1: SASIRCU Commands (Continued) number that the program assigns to each PCI function found on supported controller chips in the system, starting with controller # 0. For - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 34
MPT 2.0 MPI Specification Guide. SAS2IRCU does not allow you to create an Integrated RAID volume that combines SAS and SATA hard disk drives. you to use both SATA and SAS solid-state drives in a single Integrated RAID volume, if the Integrated RAID firmware supports it. Support for such a mixing - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 35
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Appendix A: | Commands Program Return Value A.3.3 DELETE Command Command Line Parameters about LSI SAS2 controller configurations, including controller type, firmware version, BIOS version, volume information, physical drive information, and enclosure. See - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 36
0 Controller information Controller type : SAS2008 BIOS version : 7.00.02.00 Firmware version : 00.250.19.0 Channel description : 1 Serial Attached SCSI Initiator ID : 112 Maximum physical devices : 62 Concurrent commands supported : 266 Slot : 3 Segment : 0 Bus : 64 - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 37
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide A.3.5 HOTSPARE Command Appendix A: | Commands Logical SATA_SSD - The drive is a SATA SSD. Physical device Protocol values are as follows: SAS - The drive supports SAS protocol. SATA - The drive supports SATA protocol. The HOTSPARE command adds a hot - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 38
SATA hot spare SSD to a volume with SAS SSDs, if the Integrated RAID firmware allows it. This depends on the values in the static fields in Manufacturing Page 4. For more information, see the Fusion-MPT 2.0 MPI Specification Guide DISPLAY command. DOS does not support addressing by Enclosure:Bay. - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 39
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Appendix A: | Commands Sample Output A.3.7 LIST Command Command Line Parameters Program Return Value Sample Output Following is an example of the information that the STATUS command - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 40
RAID Solution User Guide A.3.8 MFGPAGE Command Command Line Parameters Program Return Value A.3.9 CONSTCHK Command Command Line Parameters Program Return Value A.3.10 ACTIVATE Command The MFGPAGE command updates information on manufacturing pages. Only DOS and EFI support this command. sas2ircu - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 41
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Appendix A: | Commands A.3.11 LOCATE Command Command Line Parameters Program Return Value The LOCATE command locates a specific drive in a volume by turning on its location indicator and flashing its - ASRock X79 Extreme11 | LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 42
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution
User Guide
Version 2.0
August 2010