Asus PIKE 2008 User Manual - Page 3

Contents, Product introductio, RAID configuratio, Driver installatio - linux

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Contents Contents...iii About this guide iv PIKE 2008 specifications summary vi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Card layout 1-3 1.4 System requirements 1-3 1.5 Card installation 1-4 Chapter 2: RAID configuration 2.1 Setting up RAID 2-2 2.1.1 RAID definitions 2-2 2.1.2 Installing hard disk drives 2-2 2.2 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility 2-3 2.2.1 RAID 1 volume 2-4 2.2.2 RAID 1E/10 volume 2-8 2.2.3 RAID 0 volume 2-10 2.2.4 Managing Arrays 2-12 2.2.5 Viewing SAS topology 2-19 2.2.6 Global Properties 2-20 2.3 MegaRAID Storage Manager 2-23 2.3.1 Hardware and Software Requirements 2-23 2.3.2 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware on Microsoft Windows OS 2-23 2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware for Linux...2-27 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 3-9 3.1.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS 3-11 iii

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Contents
Contents
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iii
About this guide
.........................................................................................
iv
PIKE 2008 specifications summary
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vi
Chapter 1:
Product introductio
n
1.1
Welcome!
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1-2
1.2
Package contents
.........................................................................
1-2
1.3
Card layout
...................................................................................
1-3
1.4
System requirements
...................................................................
1-3
1.5
Card installation
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1-4
Chapter 2:
RAID configuratio
n
2.1
Setting up RAID
............................................................................
2-2
2.1.1
RAID definitions
..............................................................
2-2
2.1.2
Installing hard disk drives
................................................
2-2
2.2
LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility
.............................................
2-3
2.2.1
RAID 1 volume
................................................................
2-4
2.2.2
RAID 1E/10 volume
........................................................
2-8
2.2.3
RAID 0 volume
..............................................................
2-10
2.2.4
Managing Arrays
...........................................................
2-12
2.2.5
Viewing SAS topology
...................................................
2-19
2.2.6
Global Properties
..........................................................
2-20
2.3
MegaRAID Storage Manager
.....................................................
2-23
2.3.1
Hardware and Software Requirements
.........................
2-23
2.3.2
Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware
on Microsoft Windows OS
.............................................
2-23
2.3.3
Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Sofware for Linux ..2-27
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
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2-31
Chapter 3:
Driver installatio
n
3.1
RAID driver installation
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3-2
3.1.1
Creating a RAID driver disk
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3-2
3.1.2
Windows
®
Server 2003 OS
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3-4
3.1.3
Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux OS
........................................
3-9
3.1.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS
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3-11