Asus Z9PPD24 RAID configuration

Chapter 6

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities.

RAID configuration

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Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware setup Chapter 5: BIOS setup Chapter 6: RAID configuration Chapter 7: Driver installation Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement REACH Information Electrical Safety Operation Safety Audience Contents Conventions Typography References Product introduction 1.1System package contents 1.2Serial number label 1.3System specifications Page 1.4Front panel features 1.5Rear panel features 1.6Internal features 1.7.1Front panel LEDs 1.7.2LAN (RJ-45)LEDs 1.7.3HDD status LED Hardware setup Removing the rear cover 2.2.1Installing the CPU Page Page Page Page 2.2.2Installing the CPU heatsink 2.3.1Overview 2.3.2Memory Configurations Page 2.3.3Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket Removing a DIMM from a single clip DIMM socket 2.4Hard disk drives Page 2.5.1Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket Page Page 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.6Cable connections 2.7SATAII/SAS backplane cabling 2.8.1System fans 2.8.2Redundant power supply module 2.8.3Replacing optical drive (optional) 2.8.4Connecting the Intel® ASRK Module (Optional) 2.8.5Installing ASUS PIKE RAID card (optional) Page Page Installation options 3.1.1Attaching the fixing latches to the server Page Page 3.2.1Attaching the rails to the server 3.2.2Attaching the rack rails 3.2.3Rackmounting the server Page Motherboard info 4.1Motherboard layouts Layout contents 4.2Jumpers Page Page Page 4.3Internal connectors Page Page Page Page 4.4Internal LEDs Page BIOS setup 5.1.1ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 5.1.3BUPDATER utility Page 5.2BIOS setup program 5.2.1BIOS menu screen 5.2.2Menu bar 5.2.3Menu items 5.2.4Submenu items 5.2.5Navigation keys 5.2.6General help 5.2.7Configuration fields 5.3.1System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 5.3.2System Time [xx:xx:xx] 5.4.1CPU Configuration Socket 1 CPU Information Hyper Threading [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Power Technology [Custom] EIST [Enabled] Turbo Mode [Enabled] P-STATECoordination [HW_ALL] CPU C3 Report [Disabled] CPU C6 Report [Enabled] CPU C7 Report [Disabled] Package C State limit [C6] Energy Performance [Balanced Performance] 5.4.3Chipset Configuration Memory Configuration Compatibility RID [Enabled] Memory Mode [Independent] DDR Speed [Auto] Channel Interleaving [Auto] Patrol Scrub [Disabled] Demand Scrub [Enabled] Data Scrambling [Enabled] Device Tagging [Disabled] Thermal Throtting [CLTT] DIMM Information CPU IIO Bridge Configuration Intel(R) I/OAT [Disabled] DCA Support [Enabled] VGA Priority [offboard] Gen3 Equalization WA’s [Disabled] IOH Resource Selection Type [Auto] MMIOH Size [64G] IOH0 PCIe port Bifurcation Control IOU1 - PCIe Port [x4x4] PORT 3C Link Speed [Gen2] IOH1 PCIe port Bifurcation Control PCH Configuration PCH Compatibility RID [Disabled] SMBus Controller [Enabled] SCU devices [Enabled] Onboard SAS Oprom [Enabled] Onboard SATA RAID Oprom [Enabled] High Precision Event Timer Configuration High Precision Timer [Enabled] Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Configuration Intel(R) VT-d[Disabled] 5.4.4PCH SATA Configuration 5.4.5PCH SCU SAS Configuration 5.4.6PCI Subsystem Settings VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] PERR# Generation [Disabled] SERR# Generation [Disabled] PCI Express Settings Relaxed Ordering [Disabled] Maximum Payload [Auto] Maximum Read Request [Auto] PCI Express Link Register Settings ASPM Support [Disabled] Extended Synch [Disabled] PCI Express GEN2 Device Register Settings Completion Timeout [Default] ARI Forwarding [Disabled] Atomic0p Requester Enable [Disabled] Atomic0p Egress Blocking [Disabled] ID0 Completion Enable [Disabled] LTR Mechanism Enable [Disabled] End-EndTLP Prefix Blocking [Disabled] PCI Express GEN2 Link Register Target Link Speed [Auto] PCIE Slot Option Rom Configuration Launch Storage 0pROM [Enabled] PCIE1 Option Rom [Enabled] PCIE2 Option Rom [Enabled] PCIE3 Option Rom [Enabled] 5.4.7Onboard LAN Configuration 5.4.8USB Configuration Device power-updelay [Auto] Mass Storage Devices: AMI Virtual CDROM0 1.00 [Auto] AMI Virtual Floppy0 1.00 [Auto] 5.4.9Trusted Computing 5.4.10ACPI Settings 5.4.11WHEA Configuration 5.4.12APM 5.4.13Serial Port Console Redirection COM2 Serial Port for Out-of-BandManagement Windows Emergency Management Services (EMS) 5.4.14ME Subsystem 5.4.15Legacy Devices Configuration 5.4.16Runtime Error Logging 5.5Server Mgmt menu BMC Detect Timout [120] FRB-2Timer timeout [6 minutes] FRB-2Timer Policy [Reset] O/S Watchdog Timer [Disabled] 5.5.1System Event Log 5.5.2BMC network configuration 5.6.1Change Smbios Event Log Settings View Smbios Event Log View System Event Log 5.7Boot menu Setup Prompt Timeout [xx] Bootup NumLock State [On] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] CSM16 Module Version Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE] UEFI Boot [Disabled] Boot Option Priorities 5.8Monitor menu CPU 1/2; TR1 1/2 Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] FAN Speed Control [Generic Mode] 5.9Security menu Administrator Password User Password 5.10Tool menu 5.11Exit menu Discard Changes & Exit Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Reset Restore Defaults RAID configuration 6.1.1RAID definitions 6.1.2Installing hard disk drives 6.1.3RAID controller selection 6.1.4Setting the RAID item in BIOS 6.2LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility 6.2.1Creating a RAID set Page Page Page Page Using New Configuration 6.2.2Adding or viewing a RAID configuration 6.2.3Initializing the virtual drives Page Using the Objects command Page 6.2.4Rebuilding failed drives Page 6.2.5Checking the drives for data consistency Page Page 6.2.6Deleting a RAID configuration 6.2.7Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set 6.2.8Enabling WriteCache ASRK support table Page 6.3.1Creating a RAID set 6.3.2Creating a Recovery set Page 6.3.3Deleting a RAID set 6.3.4Resetting disks to Non-RAID 6.3.5Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility 6.3.6Rebuilding the RAID Rebuilding the RAID with a new hard disk 6.3.7Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility Page 6.4.1Creating a RAID set Page 6.4.2Change Volume Type 6.4.3Delete volume 6.4.4Preferences Page Driver installation 7.1.1Creating a RAID driver disk LSI 2008 SAS2 Driver Page 7.1.2Installing the RAID controller driver Page Red Hat® Enterprise Linux OS Page Page Page SUSE Linux 11.1 OS Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 7.4VGA driver installation Page Page Page 7.6Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 7.9.1Running the support DVD 7.9.2Drivers menu 7.9.3Utilities menu 7.9.4Make disk menu 7.9.5Contact information