Asus PIKE 2108 PIKE 2108 user's manual - Page 3

Contents, Product introduction, RAID configuration, Driver installation

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Contents About this guide v PIKE 2108 specifications summary vii 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 2-3 2.2 LSI WebBIOS Configuration Utility 2-4 2.2.1 Starting the WebBIOS CU 2-5 2.2.2 WebBIOS CU main screen options 2-6 2.2.3 Creating a Storage Configuration 2-8 2.2.4 Viewing and Changing Device Properties 2-29 2.2.5 Viewing System Event Information 2-36 2.2.6 Managing Configurations 2-37 2.3 MegaRAID Storage Manager 2-41 2.3.1 Hardware and Software Requirements 2-41 2.3.2 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Microsoft Windows OS 2-41 2.3.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Linux 2-45 2.3.4 Linux Error Messages 2-46 2.3.5 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software 2-47 2.3.6 MegaRAID Storage Manager Window 2-49 Chapter 3: Driver installation 3.1 RAID driver installation 3-2 3.2 Windows® Server 2003 OS Driver Installation 3-4 3.2.1 During Windows® Server 2003 OS installation 3-4 3.2.2 After Windows® Server 2003 OS installation 3-6 iii

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Contents
About this guide
..........................................................................................
v
PIKE 2108 specifications summary
.........................................................
vii
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
................................................
2-3
2.2
LSI WebBIOS Configuration Utility
.............................................
2-4
2.2.1
Starting the WebBIOS CU
...............................................
2-5
2.2.2
WebBIOS CU main screen options
.................................
2-6
2.2.3
Creating a Storage Configuration
...................................
2-8
2.2.4
Viewing and Changing Device Properties
.....................
2-29
2.2.5
Viewing System Event Information
...............................
2-36
2.2.6
Managing Configurations
..............................................
2-37
2.3
MegaRAID Storage Manager
.....................................................
2-41
2.3.1
Hardware and Software Requirements
.........................
2-41
2.3.2
Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on
Microsoft Windows OS
..................................................
2-41
2.3.3
Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software
for Linux
........................................................................
2-45
2.3.4
Linux Error Messages
...................................................
2-46
2.3.5
Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software
...........
2-47
2.3.6
MegaRAID Storage Manager Window
..........................
2-49
Chapter 3:
Driver installation
3.1
RAID driver installation
...............................................................
3-2
3.2
Windows
®
Server 2003 OS Driver Installation
...........................
3-4
3.2.1
During Windows
®
Server 2003 OS installation
...............
3-4
3.2.2
After Windows
®
Server 2003 OS installation
..................
3-6