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USER'S GUIDE Integrated RAID July 2003 Version 1.0 - Preliminary ® DB15-000292-00 - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 2
use in life-support appliances, devices, or releases of this product until rescinded by an update Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. SuSE is a registered trademark of SuSE Linux AG. RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 3
chapter provides an overview of the LSI Logic Integrated Mirroring™ (IM) feature. • Chapter 3, Setting Up Integrated Mirroring, describes how to set up Integrated Mirroring (IM) using the BIOS-based configuration utility. • Chapter 4, Integrated Striping (IS) Overview, provides an overview of the - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 4
LSI Logic Documents Fusion-MPT Device Management User's Guide, Version 2.0, DB15-000186-02 LSI Logic World Wide Web Home Page www.lsilogic.com Conventions Used in This Manual The first time a word or phrase is defined in this manual, it is italicized. Hexadecimal numbers are indicated by the prefix "0x - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 5
2.4.7 Media Verification 2-7 2.4.8 SCSI ID Assignment 2-7 2.4.9 Disk Write Caching 2-7 2.4.10 NVSRAM Usage 2-7 2.5 Fusion-MPT Support 2-8 2.5.1 BIOS ROM 2-8 2.5.2 OS Drivers 2-8 Integrated RAID User's Guide v Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 6
4.4 Integrated Striping Firmware 4-4 4.4.1 Host Interface 4-4 4.4.2 Meta Data Support 4-4 4.4.3 SMART Support 4-4 4.4.4 SCSI ID Assignment 4-4 4.4.5 Disk Write Caching 4-5 4.5 Fusion-MPT Support 4-5 4.5.1 BIOS ROM 4-5 4.5.2 OS Drivers 4-5 Chapter 5 Setting Up Integrated Striping - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 7
Window Description 6-4 6.2.1 Connect Menu Options 6-4 6.2.2 Hardware Device Tree Options 6-4 6.3 CIM Installation Instructions for Windows Command Line Options A-10 A.5.2 Making Manufacturing Settings Read Only A-12 A.5.3 IS Parameter Defaults for Fusion-MPT SCSI Controllers A-13 A.5.4 - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 8
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RAID Properties Screen: No IM Volume Configured 3.5 RAID Properties Screen: One IM Volume Configured 3.6 Global Properties Screen 3.7 Boot Adapter List Screen 3.8 Device Properties Screen 4.1 Integrated Striping Example 4.2 Integrated Striping - Logical and Physical Views 5.1 Screen Field Definitions - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 10
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Tables 6.1 Connect Menu Option Description 6-4 6.2 Device Tree Description 6-7 xi Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 12
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Manual," page 1-2 1.1 Introduction The LSI Logic Integrated RAID solution provides cost benefits for the server or workstation conditions as they arise. IM and IS are supported by different versions of Fusion-MPT firmware. Therefore Guide 1-1 Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 14
• Low host CPU and PCI bus utilization • Fusion-MPT architecture provides processing power - 160 MHz ARM966 processors provide maximum processing capacity - Shared memory architecture minimizes external memory requests - Functionality is contained in device hardware and firmware 1.3 Using this Manual - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 15
Mirroring Firmware," page 2-5 • Section 2.5, "Fusion-MPT Support," page boot volume to safeguard critical information such as the operating system on servers and high performance workstations replace a failed disk in the volume, making the system even more fault-tolerant. Integrated RAID User's Guide - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 16
The IM feature uses the same device drivers as the standard FusionMPT based controllers, Supports configuration of a hot spare • Hot swap capability • Presents a single virtual drive to the OS • Support for disks of different types and capacities • Fusion-MPT architecture • Easy-to-use BIOS- - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 17
Logic controller that supports the standard FusionMPT interface. The runtime mirroring of the boot disk is transparent to the BIOS, drivers, and operating SCSI OS Mirrored OS External SCSI LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Controller Memory Bus NVSRAM (For Write Journaling) EEPROM (For Configuration) - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 18
Stripe 4' + Mirrored Stripe 5' Mirrored Stripe n-2 Mirrored Stripe n' Mirrored Stripe n-1 Mirrored Stripe (n-2)' Mirrored Stripe n Mirrored Stripe (n-1)' LSI Logic provides the BIOS-based configuration utility to enable the user to configure the mirroring attributes during initial setup and to - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 19
manufacturing use only.) 2.4 Integrated Mirroring Firmware This section describes features of the as well as the physical disks. This allows support for domain validation and Ultra320 SCSI expander configuration in the background. The host driver may optionally suspend the resynchronization operation - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 20
code is detected on a physical IM disk, the firmware processes the SMART data, and the last received SMART ASC/ASCQ is stored in non-volatile memory. The IM volume does not support is periodically polled to determine if the disk has been replaced. If so, the firmware automatically establishes that disk - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 21
Block Address is written to non-volatile memory occasionally to allow Media Verification to continue approximately where it left off prior to a power-cycle. 2.4.8 SCSI ID Assignment A single logical drive is presented as the combination of a set of physical member disks. Each individual member - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 22
operating systems implement the Fusion-MPT interface to communicate with the SCSI chip/firmware. To allow Integrated Mirroring, the host OS driver implements domain validation and supports Ultra320 expander configurations. 2-8 Integrated Mirroring (IM) Overview Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 23
MPT controller, and the controller must be in the BIOS boot order. • Disks in an IM volume must be non-removable, single-LUN disks that support 512-byte sectors, wide synchronous transfers, Qtag'd I/Os, and a unit serial number. The disks must support SMART, and they must be minimally compliant with - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 24
guration utility (CU) is part of the Fusion-MPT BIOS. When the BIOS loads during boot and you see the message about the LSI Logic Con value in the Array Disk column changes to Primary. 3-2 Setting Up Integrated Mirroring Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 25
exists as soon as you save the changes. The RAID Properties screen now displays the IM volume properties and status. Configuring IM with the BIOS-Based CU 3-3 Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 26
3.2.2 Configuration Screen Overview All of the BIOS-based CU screens are partitioned into the areas shown in Figure 3.1. you to "execute an action" are enclosed by angle brackets. 3-4 Setting Up Integrated Mirroring Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 27
Note: Your system may have a different version of the FusionMPT BIOS. Therefore, the screens that you see may be slightly different from LSI Logic Host Bus Adapters Adapter PCI Dev/ Port IRQ NVM Boot LSI Logic RAID Bus Func Number Order Control Status 6100 15 Yes 0 Enabled - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 28
and the Boot Adapter List 3.2.4, "Other BIOS-Based CU Screens Defaults> Esc=Abort/Exit Arrow Keys=Select Item Home/End=Select Item [7] [Low to High (0.. Max )] [None] [SCSI Plug and Play Mapping] [2] [No] [Auto] -/+ = Change [Item] Enter=Execute 3-6 Setting - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 29
Adapter Properties screen to force a resynchronization of all blocks in the IM volume. The default is to resynchronize only the blocks that are out of sync in the volume, as disks only. Configuring IM with the BIOS-Based CU 3-7 Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 30
more disks for the IM volume. (Or select up to three more disks if you want to configure a hot spare disk for the volume.) 3-8 Setting Up Integrated Mirroring Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 31
compatibility in case a disk of the volume must be replaced. (Even if replacement disks are of is done, the virtual IM volume is "turned off" and the operating system can see the this column (failure is predicted), the disk should be replaced. Figure 3.5 shows an example of the RAID Properties screen - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 32
. If you are adding a hot spare, the CU redisplays the RAID Properties screen with only the applicable choices in the Hot Spare column enabled. 3-10 Setting Up Integrated Mirroring Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 33
CU Screens The BIOS-based CU screens described in this section are not directly used to configure an IM volume. 3.2.4.1 Global Properties Screen You use the Global Properties screen to modify global properties, such as the boot information display mode, and to restore default settings. This screen is - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 34
boot adapter list as long as there are currently less than four boot adapters. The SCSI BIOS saves information on the adapters shown in the top list into non-volatile memory. On the next boot for the IM boot volume, press Enter. 3-12 Setting Up Integrated Mirroring Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 35
Restore MT/sec ID Defaults 0 LSILOGIC1030 IM1000 [160] 1 LSILOGIC1030 IM1000 [160] 2 Seagate xxxxxxxxx [160] MB/sec Change [Item] Enter=Execute Figure 3.8 shows the initial default options. Other device options can be accessed by scrolling the screen - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 36
troubleshooting. 3.3.1 RAID Properties Menu Item Disabled Problem: The RAID Properties menu item is disabled Solution: Check the following: • Is the adapter in the boot note the SCSI IDs of the remaining disks of the IM volume. 2. Set the IM volume disks to "No" and save the configuration (in other - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 37
for each disk under the Size column. Code definitions are as follows: 0 Good status 1 Could not get serial number from disk 2 Can't confirm that disk has SMART capability 3 Maximum disks already configured for volume 4 Inquiry data returned says disk does not support wide, qtags, disconnects, or sector - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 38
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Firmware" • Section 4.5, "Fusion-MPT Support boot disk or as a data disk. The IS feature is implemented with host adapter firmware that supports the Fusion-MPT Interface. IS provides better performance and more capacity than individual SCSI disks without burdening the host CPU BIOS and drivers support - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 40
on the same channel, allowing greater volume capacity • A single virtual drive is presented to the OS • Support for disks of different types and capacities • Fusion-MPT architecture • Easy-to-use BIOS-based configuration utility (and DOS-based configuration utility for manufacturing use only) • Error - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 41
Figure 4.1 Integrated Striping Example LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Controller SCSI Bus Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Segment 1 Segment 5 Segment 9 Segment 2 Segment 6 Segment 10 Segment 3 Segment 7 Segment 11 Segment 4 Segment 8 Segment 12 Figure 4.2 shows a logical view and a physical view of - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 42
disk to be polled once per minute. If a SMART ASC/ASCQ code is detected on a physical IS disk, the firmware processes the SMART data, and the last received SMART ASC/ASCQ is stored in non-volatile memory. The IS volume does not support SMART directly, since it is just a logical representation of the - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 43
implement the Fusion-MPT interface to communicate with the SCSI chip/firmware. To allow Integrated Striping, the host OS driver implements domain validation and supports Ultra320 expander configurations. Fusion-MPT Support 4-5 Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 44
4-6 Integrated Striping (IS) Overview Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 45
I/Os, and a unit serial number. The disks must support SMART, and they must be minimally compliant with the SCSI-2 standard. • Disks in an IS volume must be connected to the same channel of the same Fusion-MPT controller, and the controller must be in the BIOS boot order. • Disks of different size - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 46
supported stripe size is 64 Kbytes. 5.2 Configuring IS with the BIOS-Based CU The BIOS-based configuration utility (CU) is part of the Fusion-MPT BIOS. When the BIOS loads during boot for the striped volume. 5-2 Setting Up Integrated Striping Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 47
as soon as you save the changes. The RAID Properties screen now displays the IS volume properties and status. 5.2.2 Configuration Screen Overview All BIOS-based CU screens have the areas shown in Figure 5.1. Figure 5.1 Screen Field Definitions Header Area Menu Area Main Area Footer Area • Header - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 48
figuration Procedure This section provides more detail on the BIOS-based CU screens that are used to configure Bus Adapters Adapter PCI Dev/ Port IRQ NVM Boot LSI Logic RAID Bus Func Number Order Control Status 6100 15 5-4 Setting Up Integrated Striping Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 49
access the Global Properties screen and the Boot Adapter List screen by selecting the options in about them, see Section 5.2.4, "Other BIOS-Based CU Screens," page 5-9. 5.2.3.2 Adapter Restore Defaults> Esc=Abort/Exit Arrow Keys=Select Item Home/End=Select Item [7] [Low to High (0.. Max)] - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 50
the disk will be lost when the striped volume is created. You can then deselect that disk, if desired, or continue and delete the data. 5-6 Setting Up Integrated Striping Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 51
. A SMART enabled disk can predict when the disk is about to fail. When Yes appears in this column (failure is predicted), the disk should be replaced. Figure 5.5 shows an example of the RAID Properties screen after a three-disk IS volume has been configured. Configuring IS with the - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 52
Array> to make this IS volume the active array (volume) on the system. Activating an array deactivates all other arrays on the Fusion-MPT controller. 5-8 Setting Up Integrated Striping Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 53
CU Screens These BIOS-based CU screens are not directly used to configure an IS volume. 5.2.4.1 Global Properties Screen You use the Global Properties screen to modify global properties, such as the boot information display mode, and to restore default settings. This screen is invoked by selecting - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 54
adapter Boot Order Current Status [0] On Next Boot [On boot adapter list as long as there are currently less than four boot adapters. The SCSI BIOS saves information on the adapters shown in the top list into non-volatile memory. On the next boot to use for the IS boot volume, press Enter. To - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 55
SCSI Timeout, and Queue Tags. 5.3 Troubleshooting The following sections provide some suggestions for troubleshooting. 5.3.1 RAID Properties Menu Item Disabled Problem: The RAID Properties menu item is disabled Solution: Check the following: • Is the adapter in the boot adapter list? • Does the LSI - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 56
for each disk under the Size column. Code definitions are as follows: 0 Good status 1 Could not get serial number from disk 2 Can't confirm that disk has SMART capability 3 Maximum disks already configured for volume 4 Inquiry data returned says disk does not support wide, qtags, disconnects, or sector - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 57
"CIM Browser Window Description" • Section 6.3, "CIM Installation Instructions for Windows" • Section 6.4, "CIM Installation Instructions for Linux" the attached Fusion-MPT controllers, devices, and device drivers. The CIM Solution supports many of LSI Logic SCSI and Fibre Channel controllers and - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 58
.com/support/dloadcenter.html Follow these steps to download it: 1. Select SCSI Adapters from the drop-down list and click the arrow to the right of the list. 2. On the next screen, select LSI20320-R, LSI21320-R, or LSI22320-R from the drop-down list. 3. Select Miscellaneous for the file type, and - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 59
Video card support for at least 256 colors • Desktop area of 800 x 600 pixels or greater (1024 x 768 pixels recommended) On Linux-based systems, LSI Logic recommends viewing under KDE or GNOME. For installation instructions, see Section 6.3, "CIM Installation Instructions for Windows," page 6-8, and - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 60
6.2 describes each level in the device trees. The status of each device is indicated by a green, yellow, or red status icon that appears in the right-hand window. • A green status icon indicates that the device is functioning properly. 6-4 CIM Solution Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 61
icon indicates that the device has encountered a problem and its status cannot be determined. • A red status icon indicates that the device has be the case with removable media such as CD-ROMs or tape drives, the CIM Browser displays a floppy drive with an "X." CIM Browser Window Description - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 62
Figure 6.1 Hardware Device Tree Structures a) SCSI Hardware Device Tree Network Host Name SCSI Controller Storage Device Storage Device b) SCSI with IM/IS Hardware Device Tree Network Host Name SCSI Controller IM/IS Volume Storage Device Storage Device c) FC Device Tree Network Host Name FC - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 63
that the CIM Browser is monitoring. The CIM Browser displays a window that provides information about the system that the CIM Provider is running means that the volume is completely operational. Unknown means that there is problem with the volume that the CIM Browser cannot identify. Failed means that - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 64
on Yes. 3. Click on Start Installer for Windows... InstallAnywhere begins. 4. Follow the instructions and steps in InstallAnywhere. To verify the installation of the CIM Provider, click on the Start button and select Settings-->Control Panel-->Services. Confirm that the CIM Provider is listed with - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 65
. 3. Click on Yes. 4. Click on Start Installer for Linux... InstallAnywhere begins. 5. Follow the instructions and steps in InstallAnywhere. If this button does not appear in the browser, launch a terminal window and type ./install.bin from the directory that accesses the CD-ROM. To verify the - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 66
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IS configuration use somewhat different command line options and have different default settings. The appendix includes these topics: • Section A.1, "Configuration BIOS-based configuration utility to create IM and IS volumes. (See Chapter 3, "Setting Up Integrated Mirroring" and Chapter 5, "Setting - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 68
-MPT controller, and the controller must be in the BIOS boot order. • Member disks must be non-removable, single-LUN disks that support 512-byte sectors, wide synchronous transfers, Qtag'd I/Os, and a unit serial number. The disks must support SMART, and they must be minimally compliant with the - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 69
The DOS-based CU can use DOS input redirection to read configuration commands from a file specified on the command line. It can also use DOS output redirection to write status messages to a file instead of displaying them on the monitor. A.3 Rules for Command Line Options Here are some general rules for - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 70
number. Same as boot adapter order number. You can get the order number from the MPTBIOS banner that appears during boot. The controller number (order number - Raid type. Use this settings override, 1 to 4 hex digits. This option applies to the current volume only. See Section A.4.1.7, "Volume Setting - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 71
, 1 to 4 hex digits. This option changes the default create volume behavior. The Action data definitions are: 0x0001 IM volume with one primary disk and one secondary mirrored disk, using disks on the lowest numbered Fusion-MPT controller with at least two disks that don't have defined partitions. If - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 72
A.4.1.5 Changing Defaults for Newly Created io - Offset within inquiry data to start saving in non-volatile memory for later access. Two offsets can be specified, but each this utility again. A.4.1.7 Volume Setting Definitions One hexadecimal number replaces the settings of all the options below when - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 73
replace last two bytes of Product ID in inquiry data when an inquiry is sent to the IM volume's logical drive. A.4.2 Making Manufacturing Settings Read Only You can make the manufacturing settings from IM disks • Controller 0 • Size defaults to maximum allowable by disks selected, minus a disk - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 74
two targets must be listed with the /t option. Other options can be used on the same command line as the create options, to override the defaults. Here are some examples: Example 1 - Configure a mirrored pair of disks on adapter 1 with the primary disk at SCSI ID 1, the secondary disk at SCSI - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 75
Manufacturing Defaults Example 1 - Use OEM-specific vendor, product, and revision information for the logical drive ID of the mirrored volume. mptpsir /viACME HBA /piMirrored Drive /pr0100 Example 2 - Replace the volume settings with the following characteristics: Set write caching to Disabled - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 76
. Same as boot adapter order number. You can get the order number from the MPTBIOS banner that appears during boot. The controller number (order number) appears in the HBA column. /t - SCSI target ID. Use a separate /t to specify each disk in the IS volume. /rts - Raid Type = striped. You must use - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 77
Creates an IS volume, using disks on the lowest numbered Fusion-MPT controller with at least two disks that Delete striped configuration A.5.1.5 Changing Defaults for Newly Created Volumes /vi - within inquiry data to start saving in non-volatile memory for later access. Two offsets can be specified - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 78
memory of inquiry data from offset given in the /io option. /vs - Set the VolumeSettings parameter (1- to 4-digit hex number). See Section A.5.1.7, "Volume Setting this utility again. A.5.1.7 Volume Setting Definitions One hexadecimal number replaces the settings of all the options below when - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 79
ENABLED • Disk Offline when SMART error DISABLED • Product ID Suffix ENABLED • No Inquiry Data saved from IS disks • Controller 0 • Size defaults to maximum allowable by disks selected, minus a disk coercion factor. The disk coercion factor allows disks of different sizes within the same disk class to - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 80
disk with SCSI ID 5 on Controller 1. mptpsir /rts /c1 /t5 /e Example 2 - Erase all disks on Controller 2. mptpsir /rts /c2 /eall A.5.4.4 Replacing Manufacturing Defaults Example 1 - Use OEM-specific vendor, product, and revision information for the logical drive ID of the IS logical drive. mptpsir - HP Xw8200 | LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 81
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