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Integrated RAID Solution User Guide

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Locating Disk Drives in a Volume

Use the SAS3 BIOS CU to locate and identify a specific physical disk drive in a disk

enclosure by flashing the drive’s LED. Alternatively, use the SAS3 BIOS CU to flash the

LEDs of all the disk drives in a RAID volume if they are in a disk enclosure.

When you add a disk drive to a new mirrored volume, the LED on the disk drive starts

flashing. The LED stops flashing when you finish creating the volume.

To locate disk drives by flashing their LEDs, follow these steps:

1.

Select the desired SAS-3 controller on the Adapter List window and press Enter.

The Adapter Properties window appears.

2.

Highlight

SAS Topology

, and press Enter.

The SAS Topology window appears.

3.

Select the disk in the

Device Identifier

column, and press Enter.

The LED on the disk flashes until you press a key to stop it.

4.

To identify all the disk drives in a volume, select the volume in the left column of

the SAS Topology window, and press Enter.

The LEDs flash on all disk drives in the volume until you press a key to stop them.

Note:

The LEDs on the disk drives flash, as previously described, if the firmware

configuration is correct and the drives are in a disk enclosure.

Selecting a Boot Disk

You select a boot disk in the SAS Topology window. The next time you boot the

computer, the firmware moves this disk to scan ID 0, making it the new boot disk. This

feature makes it easier to set BIOS boot device options and to keep the boot device

constant during device additions and removals. Optionally, you can select an alternative

boot device. If the BIOS cannot find the preferred boot device when it loads, it attempts to

boot from the alternative device.

Follow these steps to select a boot disk:

1.

In the SAS3 BIOS CU, select an adapter from the Adapter List.

2.

Select the

SAS Topology

option. If a device is currently designated as the boot

device, the

Device Info

column on the SAS Topology window lists the word

Boot

,

as the following figure shows.

Section	Page
Preface	3
Audience	3
Organization	3
Related Publication	3
Table of Contents	5
List of Figures	7
List of Tables	9
1 Introduction to the Integrated RAID Solution	11
Overview	11
Benefits and Features	12
Host Interface	12
Metadata Support	13
SMART Support	13
Fusion-MPT Support	13
CacheCade on Host	13
2 Overview of Integrated RAID Mirrored Volumes	15
Overview	15
Integrated Mirroring and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced Features	16
Operation of Mirrored Volumes	17
Mirrored Volume Features	19
Resynchronization with Concurrent Host I/O Operation	19
Hot Swapping	19
Hot Spare Disk	19
Online Capacity Expansion	19
Media Verification	20
Disk Write Caching	20
NVSRAM Usage	20
Background Initialization	20
Consistency Check	20
Make Data Consistent	21
3 Creating Mirrored Volumes	23
Mirrored Volume Configuration Overview	23
Creating Mirrored Volumes	23
Creating an Integrated Mirroring Volume	24
Creating an Integrated Mirroring Enhanced or Integrated Mirroring + Striping Volume	26
Expanding an Integrated Mirroring Volume with OCE	27
Managing Hot Spare Disks	28
Creating Hot Spare Disks	28
Deleting a Hot Spare Disk	30
Other Configuration Tasks	30
Viewing Array Properties	30
Running a Consistency Check	30
Activating an Array	31
Deleting an Array	31
Locating Disk Drives in a Volume	32
Selecting a Boot Disk	33
4 Overview of Integrated Striping	35
Overview	35
Integrated Striping Features	35
Integrated Striping Description	36
5 Creating Integrated Striping Volumes	39
Integrated Striping Configuration Overview	39
Creating Integrated Striping Volumes	39
Other Configuration Tasks	41
Viewing Array Properties	41
Activating an Array	41
Deleting an Array	42
Locating Disk Drives in a Volume	43
Selecting a Boot Disk	43
Appendix A: Using the SAS-3 Integrated RAID Configuration Utility	45
Hardware and Software Requirements	45
Controller Support	45
Operating System and Software Support	46
Interface Description	46
Commands	46
Common Command-Line Parameters	47
CREATE	48
Command Line	49
Parameters	49
Program Return Value	49
DELETE	49
Command Line	49
Parameters	49
Program Return Value	50
DELETEVOLUME	50
Command Line	50
Parameters	50
Program Return Value	50
DISPLAY	50
Command Line	51
Parameters	51
Program Return Value	51
Sample Output	51
HOTSPARE	54
Command Line	54
Parameters	54
Program Return Value	54
STATUS	55
Command Line	55
Parameters	55
Program Return Value	55
Sample Output	55
LIST	56
Command Line	56
Parameters	56
Program Return Value	56
Sample Output	56
CONSTCHK	57
Command Line	57
Parameters	57
Program Return Value	57
ACTIVATE	57
Command Line	57
Parameters	57
Program Return Value	57
LOCATE	58
Command Line	58
Parameters	58
Program Return Value	58
LOGIR	58
Command Line	58
Parameters	58
Program Return Value	59
BOOTIR	59
Command Line	59
Parameters	59
Program Return Value	59
Sample Output	60
BOOTENCL	60
Command Line	60
Parameters	60
Program Return Value	60
Sample Output	61
HELP	61
Command Line	61
Parameters	61

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