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- ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 1
SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Version 2.0 August 2010 - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 2
Date 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 the purchase, lease, or use of a product or service from LSI Corporation convey a license under any patent rights, - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 3
SAS3 Integrated 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 - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 4
Table of Contents SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 5: Creating Integrated Striping Volumes 25 5.1 Integrated SAS3 Integrated RAID Configuration Utility 31 A.1 Hardware and Software Requirements 31 A.1.1 Controller Support 31 A.1.2 Operating System and Software Support 32 A.2 - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 5
create up to two Integrated RAID volumes on each LSI SAS3 controller. The LSI Integrated RAID solution supports the following LSI SAS3 controllers or expensive RAID hardware. To conserve system resources, the Integrated RAID firmware operates independently from the operating system. The BIOS-based - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 6
volume, it processes the SMART data and stores it in a log. The volume does not support SMART directly because it is only a logical representation of the physical disks in the volume. The Integrated RAID BIOS uses the LSI Fusion-MPT interface to communicate to the SAS3 controller and firmware. This - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 7
SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 2: Overview of Integrated RAID Mirrored Volumes | Introduction Chapter 2 Overview of Integrated RAID Mirrored Volumes This chapter provides an overview of the LSI Integrated RAID features that support the creation of mirrored arrays. 2.1 - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 8
Volumes | Operation of Mirrored Volumes SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 2.3 Operation of Mirrored Volumes Ability of Menu-driven, BIOS-based configuration utility. Error notification, in which the drivers update an OS-specific event log. Support for SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 9
SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 2: Overview of Integrated RAID Mirrored Volumes | Operation of Mirrored Volumes Integrated Mirroring stripe to a disk and mirrors it to an adjacent disk. RAID 1E is another term for this type of mirrored configuration. LSI Corporation Confidential | August - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 10
Mirrored Volumes | Operation of Mirrored Volumes SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Logical View Mirrored Stripe 1 Mirrored Stripe 2 response to hardware failures or changes in the environment. CAUTION: The SAS3 BIOS CU deletes all existing data from the disks drives when you select - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 11
SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 2: Overview of Integrated RAID Mirrored Volumes | Mirrored Volume Features 2.4 increase the size of the partition on the volume. The Integrated RAID firmware supports a background media verification feature that runs at regular intervals when the - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 12
RAM (NVSRAM) is always valid. If you enable disk write caching (not recommended), you may cause the disk write log to be invalid. The Integrated RAID use the LSI SAS3 BIOS Configuration Utility to run a consistency check on a mirrored volume. If it is enabled in the Integrated RAID firmware, the make - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 13
RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 3: Creating Mirrored Volumes | Mirrored Volume Configuration Overview Chapter 3 Creating Mirrored Volumes This chapter explains how to create Integrated Mirroring, Integrated Mirroring + Striping, and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced volumes with the LSI SAS3 BIOS - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 14
Volumes | Creating Mirrored Volumes SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 3.2.1 Creating an Integrated Mirroring Volume a two-disk Integrated Mirroring (RAID 1) volume with the SAS3 BIOS CU. The steps begin with the Adapter List window that appears when the SAS3 BIOS CU starts: 1. On the - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 15
RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 3: Creating Mirrored Volumes | Creating Mirrored Volumes 4. Move the cursor to the RAID Striping Volume NOTE: See the instructions in Section 3.3, Managing Hot Spare Enhanced (RAID 1E) or Integrated Mirroring + Striping (RAID 10) volume with the SAS3 BIOS CU. The - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 16
RAID Solution User Guide 3.2.3 Expanding an Integrated Mirroring Volume with OCE Page 16 4. Move the cursor to the RAID odd number of disks, the SAS3 BIOS CU creates an Integrated Mirroring Enhanced array disks in the volume by following the instructions in Section 3.4.5, Locating Disk Drives in - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 17
SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 3: Creating Mirrored Volumes | Managing Hot Spare Disks 3.3 Optimal state. 5. In the Adapter List window of the SAS3 BIOS CU, use the arrow keys to select the LSI SAS adapter with the RAID 1 volume, and then press Enter. The Adapter Properties window - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 18
RAID Solution User Guide 3.3.2 Deleting Hot Spare Disks Page 18 Figure 6: Manage Array Window The Manage Hot Spares window appears. 6. Identify a disk that is not part of a RAID this menu to create the hot spare disk(s). The SAS3 BIOS CU pauses while it configures the global hot spares. Follow - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 19
SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 3: Creating Mirrored Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks 3.4 Other Configuration for mirrored volumes. Follow these steps to view the RAID properties of the mirrored volume(s): 1. In the SAS3 BIOS CU, select an LSI SAS3 adapter from the Adapter - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 20
Mirrored Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 3.4.3 Activating an Array 3.4.4 Deleting an Array LSI SAS adapter and press Enter. The Adapter Properties window appears. 2. Select RAID Properties, and then press Enter. The Select New Array Type window appears. - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 21
Integrated 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 - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 22
Chapter 3: Creating Mirrored Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks SAS3 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 X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 23
Striping volumes Use of metadata to store volume configurations on disks OS-specific event log Error display inside the Fusion-MPT BIOS SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) status LED support for drives used in Integrated Striping volumes LSI Corporation Confidential | August 2010 Page 23 - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 24
Chapter 4: Overview of Integrated Striping | Integrated Striping Description SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 4.3 Integrated Striping Description On Integrated Striping volumes, the firmware writes data across multiple disks instead of onto one disk. It does this by partitioning each - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 25
Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 5: Creating Integrated Striping Volumes | Integrated Striping Configuration Over- Chapter 5 Creating Integrated Striping Volumes This chapter explains how to create Integrated Striping volumes using the LSI SAS3 BIOS Configuration Utility (SAS3 BIOS CU - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 26
RAID Solution User Guide Disks must have 512-byte blocks and must not have removable media. Integrated Striping volumes must have at least two disks and no more than 10 disks. Integrated Striping volumes do not support Continue adding disks in this way until you have added the desired number of - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 27
SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Chapter 5: Creating Integrated Striping Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks 8. From the menu options, select Save changes then exit this menu. A Processing message appears briefly, and then the SAS3 BIOS CU returns to the Adapter Properties window. - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 28
Striping Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 5.3.3 Deleting an Array 5.3.4 Locating Disk Drives process. After a pause, the utility deletes the array. You can use the SAS3 BIOS CU to locate and identify a specific physical disk drive in a disk enclosure by - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 29
SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 5.3.5 Selecting a Boot Disk Chapter 5: Creating Integrated Striping Volumes | disk to scan ID 0, making it the new boot disk. This makes it easier to set BIOS boot device options and to keep the boot device constant during device additions and removals. You - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 30
Chapter 5: Creating Integrated Striping Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks SAS3 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 X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 31
utility. Instead, they should use the LSI SAS3 BIOS Configuration Utility (SAS3 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 SAS3IRCU runs on the following platforms. X86 - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 32
RAID Solution User Guide A.1.2 Operating System and Software Support A.2 Interface Description A.3 Commands SAS3IRCU requires PCI™ 2.x or PCI 3.0 firmware and MPI v2.0. SAS3IRCU supports system BIOS supports 32-bit BIOS services, including the PCI BIOS services. SAS3IRCU uses these services to - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 33
SAS3 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. - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 34
the Fusion MPT 2.0 MPI Specification Guide. SAS3IRCU does not allow you to create an Integrated RAID volume that combines SAS and SATA hard and SAS solid-state drives in a single Integrated RAID volume, if the Integrated RAID firmware supports it. Support for such a mixing is specified by values - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 35
SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Appendix A: | Commands Program Return Value A.3.3 DELETE Command Command Line Parameters about LSI SAS3 controller configurations, including controller type, firmware version, BIOS version, volume information, physical drive information, and enclosure. See - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 36
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 Device : 1 Function : 0 RAID Support : Yes - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 37
SAS protocol. SATA - The drive supports SATA protocol. The HOTSPARE command adds a hot spare drive to spare pool 0 or deletes a hot spare drive. The capacity of the hot spare drive must be greater than or equal to the capacity of the smallest drive in the RAID volume. You can verify this by - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 38
Appendix A: | Commands SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Command Line Parameters Program Return Value A.3.6 STATUS You can get these values from the output of the DISPLAY command. DOS does not support addressing by Enclosure:Bay. delete - This optional command deletes the hot spare disk - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 39
SAS3 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 X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 40
SAS3 Integrated 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 - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 41
SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide Appendix A: | Commands A.3.11 LOCATE Command Command Line Parameters Program Cannot find specified adapter. The LOGIR command uploads or clears the Integrated RAID log information. Command Line Parameters Program Return Value sas2ircu logir - ASRock X99 Extreme11 | LSI SAS3 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide - Page 42
SAS
3
Integrated RAID Solution
User Guide
Version 2.0
August 2010