Asus PIKE 2308 User Manual of PIKE 2308. - Page 3

Contents, Product, introduction, RAID configuration, Driver installation

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Contents About this guide...iv PIKE 2308 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 5 3-9 3.1.4 SUSE Linux OS 11 3-11 ASUS contact information 3-12 iii

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iii
Contents
About this guide
.........................................................................................................
iv
PIKE 2308 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 5
.................................................
3-9
3.1.4
SUSE Linux OS 11
....................................................................
3-11
ASUS contact information
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3-12