Asus ASMB7-iKVM- Manuals

vi Contents 6.2 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM Utility ............................................................. 6-4 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set ........................................................ 6-5 6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set ........................................

vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may ...

viii Safety information Electrical Safety • Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged. • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. ...

ix DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulatio...

x About this guide Audience This user guide is intended for system integrators, and experienced users with at least basic knowledge of configuring a server. Contents This guide contains the following parts: 1. Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the general features of the server,...

xi References Refer to the following sources for additional information, and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS Server Web-based Management (ASWM) user guide This manual tells how to set up and use the proprietary ASUS server management utility. 2. ASUS websites The ASUS websites worldwide pr...

1- This chapter describes the general features of the chassis kit. It includes sections on front panel and rear panel specifications. Chapter 1 Product introduction

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2 *ASUS System Web-based Management If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. 1.1 System package contents Check your system package for the following items. Model Name RS300-H8-PS12 Chassis ASUS 1U Rackmount Chassis Motherboard ASUS P9D...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 1-3 1.2 Serial number label Before requesting support from the ASUS Technical Support team, you must take note of the product’s serial number containing 14 characters such as xxS0xxxxxxxxxx shown as the figure below. With the correct serial number of the product, ASUS Technical Su...

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-6 1.4 Front panel features The front panel of the RS300-H8-PS12 features a simple yet compact design with the four 3-in-1 HDD trays with hot-swap support and I/O boards conveniently located on the front panel for easy access. The HDD trays’s modular design allows th...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 1-7 The rear panel of RS300-H8-PS12 includes the hot-swap SSD trays, expansion slots, SFP+ 10G ports, the rear I/O ports, and the system power socket. The ports for the USB, VGA, and Gigabit LANs do not appear on the rear panel if the motherboard is not present. The LAN port 3 is ...

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-8 1.6 Internal features The barebone server includes the basic components as shown. 1. Power supply 2. PCI Express slot Riser Card 3. ASUS P9D-MH Server Boards 4. System fans 5. SATA backplane (hidden) 6. HDD tray 1—Connect to SATA2/SATA3/SATA4 port 7. HDD tray 2—Co...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 1-9 1.7 LED information 1.7.1 Front panel LEDs LED Icon Display status Description Power LED ON System power ON. Message LED OFF System is normal; no incoming event. ON 1. Without ASMB7-iKVM installed: CPU over-heated 2. With ASMB7-iKVM installed: a hardware monitor event is indic...

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-10 1.7.3 SFP+ status LEDs 1.7.4 SSD status LEDs SSD LED Description GREEN The installed SSD is in good condition OFF SSD failure or no SSD is installed SFP+_1 LED Activity/Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No activity OFF - BLINKING Data a...

2- This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing or removing system components. Chapter 2 Hardware se tup

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-2 2.1 Chassis cover Removing the rear cover 1. Release the four (4) screws on the sides of the chassis. 2. Release the thumbscrew on the rear of the chassis. 3. Slide the chassis cover towards the rear to disengage it from the chassis. 4. Lift the chassis cover to complet...

2-3 ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA 1150 Socket designed for the Intel ® Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge series processors. 2.2.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. Ensure that all power cab...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-6 2.2.2 Installing the CPU heatsink To install the CPU heatsink 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard. 2. Twist each of the four screws with a Phillips screwdriver just enough to attach the h...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-8 2.3 System memory 2.3.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four (4) Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: 2.3.2 Memory Conigurations You may install 2GB, 4GB and 8GB Unbuffered...

2-9 ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 2.3.3 Installing a DIMM 3. Hold the DIMM by both of its ends then insert the DIMM vertically into the socket. Apply force to both ends of the DIMM simultaneously until the retaining clip snaps back into place and the DIMM cannot be pushed in any further to ensure proper sittin...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-14 2.5 Installing SSDs The server have two SSD bays with Hot-Swap support located at the rear panel. The SSD bays allows you to install up to two 2.5-inch SSDs for additional data storage. 3. Release the screws on each side of the drive tray to release the drive tray meta...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-16 2.6 Expansion slot 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card to the riser card bracket The barebone server comes with a riser card bracket. You need to remove the bracket if you want to install PCI Express x8 expansion cards. To install a PCI Express x8 card: 1. Remove the ch...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-18 2.6.2 Coniguring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure the it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card....

2-19 ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 2.7 Cable connections • The bundled system cables are pre-connected before shipment. You do not need to disconnect these cables unless you will remove pre-installed components to install additional devices. • Refer to Chapter 4 for detailed information on the connectors. Stan...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-20 1 2 2.8 Removable/optional components You may need to remove previously installed system components when installing or removing system devices. Or you may need to install the optional components into the system. This section tells how to remove/install the following co...

Chapter 2: Hardware setup 2-22 2.8.2 Installing ASMB7 series management board (optional) Follow the steps below to install an optional ASMB7 series management board on your motherboard. 3. Insert the LAN cable plug to the LAN port 3 (dedicated LAN) or LAN port 1 (shared LAN) for server management. 1...

2- This chapter describes how to install the optional components and devices into the barebone server. Chapter 3 Installation opt ions

Chapter 3: Installation options 3-2 3.1 Friction Rail Kit Installation Guide Your friction rail kit package contains: • One pair of rack rails • One pair of fixing latches • 4 latch screws, 4 rail screws and 4 rail washers (2 more for each buffer) 3.1.1 Attaching the ixing latches to the server 1. S...

This chapter includes the motherboard layout and brief descriptions of the jumpers and internal connectors. Chapter 4 Motherboa rd Info

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-2 4.1 Motherboard layout Layout contents Jumpers Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 4-5 2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1) 4-6 3. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2) 4-6 4. RAID configuration utility selection (3-pin RAID_SEL1) 4-7 5. SFP+12_LED co...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 4-3 Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 keyboard/mouse port (purple/green) 4-10 2. RJ-45 port for iKVM 4-10 3. Video Graphics Adapter port 4-10 4. SFP+_LED1 4-10 5. SFP+_1 4-10 6. SFP+_LED2 4-10 7. SFP+_2 4-10 8. RJ-45 ports for LAN 4-11 9. Location LED 4-11 10. Power-on Button 4-1...

Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4-4 Onboard LEDs Page 1. Standby Power LED (SB_PWR1) 4-22 2. Baseboard Management Controller LED (BMC_LED1) 4-22 3. CPU Warning LED (ERR_CPU1) 4-23 4. Power LED (+5V_LED) 4-23 5. Location LED (LOC_LED1) 4-24 6. RLED (RLED1) 4-24 7. PCIE Link LED (PCIE_LINKUP1) 4-25...

This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Chapter 5 BIOS setup

5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup: 1. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 To recover the BIOS using a bootable USB flash disk drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. ...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 5-3 3. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive field. 4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS then press <Enter>. 5. Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Info field. 6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file ...

5-4 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1.3 BUPDATER utility The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown. The BUPDATER utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable USB flash disk drive with the updated BIOS fi...

5-6 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS . Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your syste...

5-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2.3 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Event Logs, Boot, Monitor, Security, Tool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 5-9 5.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date and time. 5.3.1 System Date Allows you to set the system date to [Day mm/dd/yyyy] . ...

5-10 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright ...

5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Hyper-threading [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology function. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Active Processor Cores [All] Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor package. Configurati...

5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.2 PCH-IO Coniguration Allows you to configure PCH parameters. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Intel PCH RC Version 1.0.0.0 Intel PCH SKU Name C224 Intel PCH Rev ID 04/C1 USB Coniguration USB Coniguration settings. USB Conigur...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 5-15 5.4.3 SATA Coniguration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port. SATA Controller(s) [Enabled] This allows you to enable or disable the...

5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Change PCI Express Devices Settings. PCI Bus Driver Version V 2.05.02 PCI 64bit Resources Handling Above 4G Decoding [Disabled] PCI Common Settings Load RT32 Image [Enabled] PCI Express Settings PC...

5-20 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.6 USB Coniguration This allows you to make changes on the configuration settings of the USB. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables Legacy USB support. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. DIS...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 5-21 Security Device Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable BIOS support for security devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5.4.7 TPM Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables or Disables BIOS support for securit...

5-22 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.9 WHEA Support WHEA [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Windows® Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables or disable Windows Har...

5-24 Chapter 5: BIOS setup COM1/COM2 Console Redirection [Disabled/Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the console redirection feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The Console Redirection Settings becomes configurable when Console Redirection is set to [Enabled]. 5.4.13 Serial P...

5-26 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.15 APM Allows you to configure the Advance Power Management (APM) settings. Restore AC Power Loss [Last State] Allows you to set the state the system will go to after an AC power loss. Configuration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] Power On By PCIE [Disable...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 5-27 Network stack [Disable] Enables or disables the network stack feature. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] Network stack [Enabled] The following items only appears when you set Network Stack to [Enabled]. Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled] Enables or disables the Ipv4 PXE Boot ...

5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5 Event Logs menu The Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system event logs. Smbios Event Log [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable all features of Smbios event logging during boot. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 5-29 5.6 Boot menu The items in Boot menu allows you to change the options on how the system will boot. Setup Prompt Timeout [xx] This item allows you to adjust the number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. Use the <+> and <-> keys to specify the values. Boot...

5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup INT19 Trap Response [Immediate] This item allows you to set the BIOS reaction on INT19 trapping by Option ROM. Configuration options: [Immediate] [Postponed] Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE] This allows you to enable the Boot Device Seeking option. Configuration options: ...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 5-31 This option controls if CSM will be launched. Launch CSM [Enabled] Boot Option ilter [Legacy only] Launch PXE OpROM policy [Legacy only] Launch Storage OpRom policy [Legacy only] Launch Video OpRom policy [Legacy only] Other PCI device ROM priority [Legacy OpROM] Aptio Setup ...

5-32 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.7 Monitor menu The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings. CPU/MB/TR1 Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard component temperatures. C...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 5-33 5.8 Security This menu allows a new password to be created or a current password to be cchanged. The menu also enables or disables the Secure Boot state and lets the user configure the System Mode state. Set Setup Administrator Password Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 201...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 5-35 Internal FV [Always Execute] Configuration options: [Always Execute] Option ROM/Removable Media/Fixed Media [Deny Execute] Configuration options: [Always Execute] [Always Deny] [Allow Execute] [Defer Execute] [Deny Execute] [Query User] Key Management This item only appears w...

5-36 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.10 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. Discard Changes & Exit This op...

This chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating and configuring RAID sets using the available utilities. Chapter 6 RAID conigu rat ion

6-2 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 6.1 Setting up RAID The motherboard comes with the Intel ® C224 controller that supports the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Option ROM Utility with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 support (for Windows ® OS only). 6.1.1 RAID deinitions RAID 0 (Data s...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-3 6.1.4 Setting the RAID mode in BIOS You must set the RAID mode in the BIOS Setup to be able to launch the RAID utilities before you can create a RAID set from the SATA hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel ® C224 chipset. To do this: 1. Enter the ...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-5 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>. 2. Key in a name for the RAID set from the following screen and press <Enter>. 3. Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-7 6.2.2 Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set. To delete a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 2. Delete RAID Volume and press <Enter>. 2. From the Delete Volume Menu...

6-8 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 6.2.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID Take caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting a RAID volume hard disk drive deletes all internal RAID structure on the drive. To reset a RAID set hard disk drive: 1. From the utility main menu, s...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-9 Select a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk. 6.2.5 Rebuilding the RAID This option is only for the RAID 1 set. Rebuilding the RAID with other non-RAID disk If any of the SATA hard disk drives included in the RAID 1 array failed, the system displays t...

6-10 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 3. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild” . 4. Exit Intel Rapid Storage Technology and reboot the system. 5. Select Start > Programs > Intel Rapid Storage > Intel...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-11 6.2.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility You can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RAID arrays when creating multi-RAID using the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM utililty. To set the boot array in the BIOS: Set at le...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-13 6.3.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: 1. From the utility main menu, select Create Volume and select volume type. 2. Click Next . 3. Enter a name for the RAID set, then select the array disks. 4. Select Volume Size tab, you can drag the bar to decide the volume size...

6-14 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 6. Confirm the volume creation, than click Create Volume to continue. This process could take a while depending on the number and size of the disks. You can cont i nue using other applications during this time. 7. Wait until the process is completed, then click OK ...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-15 6.3.2 Changing a Volume Type To change the volume type in Volume Properties : 1. Click the SATA array items you want to change in Volumes field. 2 From the Volume Properties field, select Type:RAID 1 Change type . We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a hig...

6-16 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 6.3.3 Deleting a volume Be cautious when deleting a volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives.Before you proceed, ensure that you back up all your important data from your hard drives. To delete a volume: 1. From the utility main menu, select the volum...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-17 6.3.4 Preferences System Preferences Allow you to set to show the notification area icon and show system information, warning, or errors here. E-Mail Preferences Allow you to set to sent e-mail of the following events:• Storage system information • Storage system warnings • S...

6-18 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 6.4 LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility The LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows you to create the following RAID sets from SAS hard disk drives supported by the LSI SAS 2308 Series controller: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1E, and RAID...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-19 3. Select a channel and press <Enter> to enter the setup. The numbers of the channel depend on the controller. 6.4.1 RAID 1 volume The RAID 1 feature supports simultaneous mirrored volumes with two disks. The RAID 1 feature supports hot swap capability, so when a disk i...

6-20 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 4. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties , then press <Enter>. 5. On the Select New Volume Type screen, use the arrow keys to select Create RAID 1 Volume , then press <Enter>. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help En...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-21 6. The Create New Volume screen shows the disks you can add to make up the RAID 1 volume. Use the arrow key to select a disk, then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column. To include this disk in the array, press <+>, <->, or <Space>. By default, the RAID Di...

6-22 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 8. Repeat step 6 to add the second disk to the volume. 9. When done adding the required disks, press <C> to create the volume then select Save changes then exit this menu . 10. Wait for the utility to finish creating the volume. 7. A warning screen appears. P...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-23 6.4.2 RAID 1E/10 volume The RAID 1E/10 supports three to ten disks, or seven mirrored disks plus two hot spare disks. Use odd numbers of hard disk drives to create a RAID 1E volume; use even numbers of hard disk drives to create a RAID 10 volume. To create a RAID 1E/10 volume...

6-24 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 3. The Create New Volume screen shows the disks you can add to make up the RAID 1E/10 volume. RAID 1E/10 supports three to ten disks, or, seven mirrored disks plus two hot spare disks. Use the arrow key to select a disk, then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-25 6.4.3 RAID 0 volume The RAID 0 feature supports volumes with two to ten disks. You may combine an RAID 0 volume with an RAID 1 or RAID 1E/10 volume. To create a RAID 0 volume: 1. Follow steps 1–4 of the section RAID 1 volume . 2. On the Select New Volume Type screen, use the ...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-27 6.4.4 Managing Arrays The LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility allows you to perform other tasks related to configuring and maintaining RAID volumes. Refer to this section to view volume properties, manage the hot spare disk, proceed with the volume consistency check, activate t...

6-28 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 3. On the View Volume screen, you can view properties of the RAID volume(s) created. If you have configured a hot spare, it will also be listed. If you created more than one volume, you may view the next volume by pressing <Alt>+<N>. Esc = Exit Menu F1/...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-29 Managing hot spares You may configure one disk as a global hot spare to protect critical data on the RAID 1/1E/10 volume(s). You may create the hot spare disk at the same time you create the RAID 1/1E/10 volume. Refer to this section when adding a hot spare disk on an existin...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-31 Activating a volume If a volume is removed from one controller/computer or moved to another, the volume is considered inactive. When you add the volume back to the system, you may reactivate the volume. To activate the volume: 1. From the Manage Volume screen, select Activate...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-33 Expanding the volume capacity You may use two new hard disk drives to replace the existing one, and expand the capacity of the RAID volume. • The capactiy of th new hard disk drives should be 50GB larger than the existing one. • This function is available only when the RAID 1...

6-34 Chapter 6: RAID configuration 6.4.5 Viewing SAS topology 1. From the Adapter Properties screen, select SAS Topology , then press <Enter>. You may press <Alt>+<D> to display device properties, or <Alt>+<M> to display more keys. 2. Information about the volume and it...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-35 6.4.6 Global Properties From the Adapter List screen, press <Alt>+<N> to enter Global Properties menu. From the menu you may change related settings. Pause When Boot Alert Displayed Sets whether to pause or not when the boot alert displays. Configuration options: ...

6-36 Chapter 6: RAID configuration Boot Information Display Mode Sets the disk information display mode. Configuration options: [Display adapters & installed devices] [Display adapters only] [Display adapters and all devices] [Display minimal information] Support Interrupt Configuration options:...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 6-37 Restore Defaults This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the system defaults. Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help Alt+N = Adapter List -/+ = Change Item LSI Corp Conig Utility v7.29.00.00 (2012.11.12) Adapter List Global Properties Pause When Boot ...

This chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components. Chapter 7 Driver installation

7-2 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1 RAID driver installation After creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to the independent hard disk drive or bootable array. This part provides the instructions on how to install the RAID controller driver...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 7-3 8. Select YES from the following warning message then press <Enter>. WARNING !!! NO YES ) DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE ? ALL DATA ON THE FLOPPY DISKETTE WILL BE DELETED !! 9. On the following Important message, select YES if an ASMB7 is installed, otherwise select NO, then pr...

7-4 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1.2 Creating the LSI 2308 SAS2 driver disk The system does not include a floppy drive. You have to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. To create an LSI 2308 SAS driver disk: 1. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 2....

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 7-5 8. Select YES from the following warning message then press <Enter>. WARNING !!! NO YES ) DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE ? ALL DATA ON THE FLOPPY DISKETTE WILL BE DELETED !! 9. On the following Important message, select YES if an ASMB7 is installed, otherwise select NO , then p...

7-6 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.1.3 Installing the RAID controller driver During Windows ® Server 2008 OS installation To install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows ® Server 2008 OS: 1. Boot the computer using the Windows ® Server 2008 OS installation disc. Follow the screen ins...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 7-7 4. A message appears reminding you to insert the installation media containing the driver of the RAID controller driver. If you have only one optical drive installed in your system, eject the Windows OS installation disc and replace with the motherboard Support DVD into the op...

7-8 Chapter 7: Driver installation 3. Select Yes using the <Tab> key when asked if you have a driver disk, then press <Enter>. Main Menu Do you have a driver disk? Yes No 4. Insert the Red Hat ® Enterprise RAID driver disk into the USB floppy disk drive. Write-protect the floppy disk to ...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 7-9 6. Select No when asked to load additional RAID controller drivers then press <Enter>. 7. Follow onscreen instructions to finish the OS installation. More Driver Disks? Yes No Do you wish to load any more driver disks? The drivers for the RAID card are installed to the s...

7-10 Chapter 7: Driver installation Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux OS 6.x To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing Red Hat ® Enterprise OS: 1. Boot the system from the Red Hat ® OS installation CD. 3. While booting from DVD, press <ESC> to provide the third party driver. Enter...

7-12 Chapter 7: Driver installation Preparing the Linux Driver Ensure that there is another computer with a Linux-based OS to create the RAID driver. When creating the RAID driver, you may refer to the examples below which uses a 64bit SUSE Linux system to create a 64bit RAID driver for SUSE11 sp1. ...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 7-13 3. Use the USB drive to provide the third-party driver during the OS installation. Press <F6>, select Yes from the menu, then press <Enter>. Installing SUSE 11 Linux OS To install the LSI MegaRAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: ...

7-14 Chapter 7: Driver installation 5. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation. 4. On the following screen, select USB drive as the driver update medium, select OK , then press <Enter>. Please choose the Driver Update medium. USB drive other device OK Back

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 7-15 7.2 Management applications and utilities installation When you place the support DVD into the optical drive, the DVD automatically displays the main screen if Autorun is enabled in your computer. By default, the Drivers tab is displayed. If Autorun is NOT enabled in your com...

7-16 Chapter 7: Driver installation The Drivers Menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. 7.3.2 Utilities menu tab The Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard su...

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 7-23 7.4 Installing the LAN driver 4. Click Intel ® Network Connections Software on the Drivers menu to start the installation. This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel ® Network Connections Software drivers on the system. You need to manually install the...

7-28 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7.5 Installing the VGA driver This section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) driver. To install the ASPEED VGA driver on Windows ® Server 2008 R2: 1. Restart the computer. 2. Log in with A dministrator privileges. ...

7-32 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7. Click NEXT when the installation of driver is complete. 8. Click Finish to complete the installation.

7-34 Chapter 7: Driver installation 8. Click Install in the Ready to Modify the Program window to begin with the loading of the selected options. 7. Select the options you want to install then click Next to continue. 9. When done, click Finish .

7-36 Chapter 7: Driver installation 8. In the Ready to Modify the Program window, click Install to load the options you selected. 9. When done, click Finish .

ASUS RS300-H8-PS12 7-37 7.8 Installing the Broadcom 10G driver This section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom 10G driver on the system. You have to manually locate the driver for the Broadcom 10G in the support DVD provided. To install the Broadcom 10G driver: 1. Restart the compu...

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