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Manual Revision 1.0Release Date: October 16, 2012Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer, Inc., you may not copy any part of this document.Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and companies referred to herein are tradema...
Page 3 - Preface; About This Manual; Chapter 1; Conventions Used in This Manual; iii
Preface About This Manual T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledgeable PC users. It provides instructions on how to use the LSI™ 2108/2208 MegaRAID ® Configuration Utility to configure R AID settings for Supermicro moth...
Page 4 - LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual; Contacting Supermicro; Headquarters; iv
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Te...
Page 5 - Notes
Page 6 - Table of Contents; Chapter 2 Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings
vi Table of Contents PrefaceChapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview of the LSI 2108/2208 SAS Controller ............................................. 1-1 Features of the LSI 2108/2208 Controller ...................................................... 1-1 Functions of the LSI MegaRAID Utility ...............
Page 7 - Chapter 1: Introduction to the LSI MegaRAID Software Utility; Note; : If you do not wish to configure LSI Software RAID settings, proceed
Chapter 1: Introduction to the LSI MegaRAID Software Utility 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction After you have installed hardware components, you must first configure LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID settings before you install an operating system and other software drivers. Note : If you do not wish to configure...
Page 8 - High Performance; Power Management Support
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual 1-2 High Performance • Single PowerPC core at 800 MHz (LSI2108 only), 512MB Write Cache • Dual PowerPC cores at 800 MHz (LSI2208 only), 1GB Write Cache 6Gb/s SAS Interface • 8-port SAS/SATA controller • 1.5 Gb/s, 3 Gb/s, and 6 Gb/s SAS/S...
Page 9 - Functions of the LSI MegaRAID Utility
Chapter 1: Introduction to the LSI MegaRAID Software Utility 1-3 Functions of the LSI MegaRAID Utility • Support for BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) (if supported by the system BIOS) • Support for Enhanced Disk Drive Specification • Support for Enable/Disable BIOS Boot • Support for Hot-plug and Hot A...
Page 10 - : A maximum of 16 physical disk drives is supported for RAID.; RAID 0 Example
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual 1-4 1-2 RAID Levels Supported by the 2108/2208 Controller The LSI Embedded MegaRAID Software Configuration Utility adds RAID functions to enhance system efficiency and data security by supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 6, ...
Page 11 - RAID 10 Example
Chapter 1: Introduction to the LSI MegaRAID Software Utility 1-5 RAID 10 RAID 10, a combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0, provides superb system performance and system security. RAID 10 mirrors small blocks of data to a series of RAID 1 drive groups. Then the first RAID 1 drive in a drive group duplicat...
Page 15 - Chapter 2: Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings; Start; Chapter 2; -1 Using the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility; Adapter Selection
Chapter 2: Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings 2-1 3. In the Adapter Selection screen, choose LSI SAS 2108/2208 then select Start to display the MegaRAID main screen. Note: To make a selection, use the mouse or use the <Tab> key to navi - gate between the selectable items on the screen and p...
Page 16 - LSI Configuration Utility Main Screen; -2 The LSI MegaRAID Main Screen; Configuration Wizard
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual 2-2 LSI Configuration Utility Main Screen 2-2 The LSI MegaRAID Main Screen On the left side of the LSI MegaRAID main screen is a list of configurable items. To configure the settings for an item, use the mouse or press the <Tab> ke...
Page 17 - -3 Advanced Software Options; Adapter; -5 Controller Properties; Controller Properties; Controller Information; to view additional controller information.
Chapter 2: Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings 2-3 2-3 Advanced Software Options The MegaRAID advanced software options enable enhanced features and function - ality that may not be available in the standard controller configuration. Advanced software options are not a standard feature and are not...
Page 18 - Disabled
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual 2-4 3. Select Next again to display the Controller Properties screen (shown below). Controller Properties 4. The Controller Properties screen allows you to view and configure the follow - ing items: Note : Select Next to see additional c...
Page 19 - Item
Chapter 2: Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings 2-5 Item Description Rebuild Rate The rebuild rate determines the percentage of system re - sources that will be applied toward rebuilding a drive that has failed. Enter a number between 1 and 100 to control the rebuild rate. Patrol Read Rate A patrol...
Page 20 - Scan Devices; Virtual Drives
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual 2-6 Item Description Emergency Spare Specify whether to use GHS (Global Hot Spares) or UG (Unconfigured Good) drives as emergency spares. Emergency for SMARTer Select to enable or disable this feature. The default is disabled. Link Speed...
Page 21 - Go; Properties; Virtual Drive Properties
Chapter 2: Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings 2-7 2. In the window on the right, select a virtual drive and perform one of the fol - lowing actions: • Fast Initialize: Initializes the selected drive by writing zeros to the first sector of the drive, then continue the initialization in the backgro...
Page 22 - Policies; Drives
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual 2-8 Policies : This section allows you to view and change the read, write, disk cache, BGI, access, and I/O policies on the drive. To change any settings, choose the de - sired setting from the pull-down menu and select Change to confirm...
Page 23 - -9 Configuration Wizard; Warning
Chapter 2: Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings 2-9 Configuration Wizard 2. Highlight a drive and select one of the following items to perform an action. • Rebuild: Check this item to rebuild the drive selected. • Properties: Check this item to display the properties of the drive selected. After yo...
Page 24 - Adding a Configuration; Add Configuration
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual 2-10 3. Select one of the following configuration methods: • Manual Configuration: Check this item to manually create drive groups and virtual drives and manually set their parameters. All drives including configured drives will display....
Page 25 - Configuring Drives Manually; Span Definition
Chapter 2: Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings 2-11 Configuring Drives Manually 1. In the Add Configuration screen, select Manual Configuration and click Next to begin adding drives. The following screen displays. Add Drives 2. Select the drives you want to add to the array and click Add to Array ...
Page 26 - Virtual Drive Definition; RAID 6 (distributed parity and disk striping); Stripe Size; : Select the desired data access policy.; Read Policy; : Select either Always Read Ahead or No Read Ahead. Selecting Al; Write Policy
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual 2-12 5. The Virtual Drive Definition screen displays, as shown below. Virtual Drive Definition In the Virtual Drive Definition screen, configure the following options as needed: RAID Level : Select the desired RAID level. The available o...
Page 27 - Configuration Preview
Chapter 2: Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings 2-13 Configuration Preview • Always Write-Back: Use this option to write data only to the cache, even if a battery backup is bad or missing. (This option is not recommended because cached data will be lost in the event of a power outage.) IO Policy : ...
Page 28 - Logical View; Physical View; Physical
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual 2-14 2-10 Logical View This feature displays the status of logical drives of the system. From the MegaRAID utility configuration main page, use the <Tab> key or the mouse to select Logical View . The following screen displays to in...
Page 29 - Event Information
Chapter 2: Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings 2-15 2-11 Events This feature displays system event information. From the configuration utility main page, use the <Tab> key or the mouse to select Events . The following screen displays. Event Information Use the left pane of the screen to set ...
Page 30 - Event Class; Exit; Yes
LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual 2-16 Event Class : Select the class level for the event search. Available classes include: • Informational: This type of event is informative only and does not require user action. • Warning: This type of event indicates a component that...
