Supero LSI 1068 Manual de usuario
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SUPER
LSI MegaRAID Software
Configuration Utility for the
LSI 1068 Controller
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0
Manual Revision 1.0
Release Date: Dec. 1, 2008
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Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It explains how to configure and use the LSI Software
RAID Configuration Utility included with Supermicro motherboards.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 Provides an overview on the LSI™ MegaRAID® Software Utility.
Chapter 2 provides an introduction to the LSI MegaRAID Software Utility settings.
It also details instructions on how to run the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility.
Conventions Used in the Manual
Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself.
Warning: Important information given to prevent erroneous RAID configu-
ration and to ensure proper system setup.
Note: Additional Information given to ensure correct RAID configuration
setup.
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Contacting Supermicro
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Table of Contents
Preface
About This Manual ....................................................................................................... 3
Manual Organization ..................................................................................................... 3
Conventions Used in the Manual.................................................................................. 3
Contacting Supermicro.................................................................................................. 4
Chapter 1 Introduction
1-1 Introduction to the LSI MegaRAID Software Utility for the LSI 1068 Controller..
........................................................................................................................1-1
Features..........................................................................................................1-1
Functions......................................................................................................... 1-2
Drive Features................................................................................................. 1-2
1-2 RAID Modes Supported by the LSI 1068 Controller ...................................... 1-3
SR Mode (Software RAID Mode).................................................................... 1-3
IT Mode (Initiator and Target Mode)...............................................................1-3
To Activate RAID Modes................................................................................. 1-3
1-3 RAID Level Review.........................................................................................1-4
Chapter 2 Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings for the LSI 1068
Controller
2-1 Using the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility............................................... 2-1
2-2 The LSI MegaRAID Utility Main Menu............................................................ 2-2
2-3 Using Easy Configuration Settings to Configure Arrays and Virtual Drives .. 2-2
2-4 Using New Configuration Settings to Configure a Selected Disk Drive.........2-8
2-5 Using New Configuration Settings to Configure a Hotspare Drive............... 2-10
2-6 Selecting a Boot Drive.................................................................................. 2-12
2-7 Initializing a Disk Drive..................................................................................2-14
2-8 Using the Objects Menu to Configure Device Settings................................ 2-15
To View and Display Virtual Disk Drives in the System ............................... 2-15
Initializing a Virtual Disk Drive......................................................................2-16
Checking Data Consistency of a Selected Virtual Drive............................... 2-17
Viewing and Updating the Parameters (or the Properties) of a Selected Virtual
Disk Drive...................................................................................................... 2-18
Configuring Global Hotspare Drives by Using the Objects Menu ................ 2-21
To Force a Drive Online or Offline................................................................2-23
Viewing the Properties of a Physical Drive................................................... 2-24
Viewing and Updating the Properties of an Adapter .................................... 2-24
2-9 Rebuilding a Disk Drive by Using the Rebuild Menu ................................... 2-25
Rebuilding a Physical Drive ......................................................................... 2-25
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Rebuilding an Virtual Drive by Using the Rebuild Setting............................ 2-26
2-10 Checking Data Consistency of a Disk Drive................................................. 2-27
Checking Data Consistency ......................................................................... 2-27
2-11 Clearing a Storage Configuration..................................................................2-30
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the LSI MegaRAID Software Utility
1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
After you have installed hardware components, you must first configure the LSI
MegaRAID Software Utility before you install an operating system and other soft-
ware drivers.
Note: If you do not wish to configure LSI Software RAID settings, please
proceed with the OS installation. For OS installation instructions, refer to
related documents posted on our web site at www. supermicro.com.
1-1 Introduction to the LSI MegaRAID Software Utility
for the LSI 1068 Controller
The LSI Embedded MegaRAID Software Configuration Utility adds RAID functional-
ity to enhance system efficiency and data security by supporting RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 10 and RAID 5 (via I-Button). RAID 0 (striping) can greatly enhance hard disk
I/O performance by striping data across multiple drives. RAID 1 (mirroring) allows
data to be simultaneously written to multiple drives, thus increases data integrity.
RAID 10, combining RAID 0 and RAID1, provides superb system performance
and system security. When used with an I-Button, the LSI MegaRAID Utility also
supports RAID 5, which implements block-level striping with parity data distributed
across all disks, achieving greater data redundancy at a lower cost. By incorporat-
ing the LSI MegaRAID Software configuration into our product design, Supermicro
offers the user the benefits of software RAID configuration without the high costs
associated with hardware RAID applications.
The LSI Embedded MegaRAID Software Utility supports up to eight SAS or SATA
ports, providing an efficient solution for data transfer, storage reliability and secu-
rity.
Features
The LSI MegaRAID Software supports the following features:
Support for BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) (if available in the system BIOS)
•
Support for Interrupt 13 and Enhanced Disk Drive Specification•
Option ROM size of up to 64 Kb•
Support for Power-On Self Test (POST) and run-time BIOS support for device•
removal and insertion (Plug & Play)
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Support for Post Memory Management (PMM) Specification v. 1.01•
Support for Stop-On-Error during bootup•
48-bit LBA support for read, write, and flush cache functions•
Support for drive roaming•
Support for up to 2 Terabyte physical and logical drives•
Functions
The following functions are supported by the LSI MegaRAID Software Utility:
Support for BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) (if available in system BIOS)
•
Support for Interrupt 13 and Enhanced Disk Drive Specification•
Support for Enable/Disable BIOS Boot•
Support for Hot-plug and Hot Auto Rebuild (during a hot plug event and the•
physical drive is forced off-line)
Support for up to 2 Terabyte logical drives
•
Drive Features
The following Drive Features are supported by the LSI MegaRAID Software Util-
ity:
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 (via I-Button)
•
Online mirror rebuilding•
Online consistency checks•
Array management software•
Error logging and notification•
Automatic resume of rebuilding on restart•
Support for manual rebuilding•
Auto-configuration support of newly-added physical drive•
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