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® DB15-000319-00 Embedded SA T A Software RAID for ICH6R USER’S GUIDE October 2004.
ii Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Document DB15-000319-00, October 2004 This document desc ribes the initi al release of LSI Logic Corporation’ s Embedded SA T A Software RAID for ICH6R and will remain the official user’ s guide for all revisions/releases of this product until re scinded by an update.
iii Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENT LSI Logic, the LSI Logic logo design, and MegaRAID, are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Logic Cor poration. Linux is a trademark of Linus T orvalds.
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Embedded SA T A Software RAID v Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Pr eface Package Contents Y ou should have received the following: • a Embedded SA T A Softwar e RAID.
vi Pr eface Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. • Chapter 3, BIOS Configuration Utility , explains how to configure ICH6R SA T A and arrays, assign RAID leve ls, plan the array configuration, optimize storage, and use th e ICH6R ID E Setup Utility .
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viii Pr eface Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved..
ix Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 1.1 RAID Benefits 1-1 1.1.1 Improved I/O 1-1 1.1.2 Increased Reliability 1-2 1.2 Product Features 1-2 1.2.1 SA T A Ports 1-2 1.2.2 BIOS Features 1-2 1.2.3 Driver Features 1-3 1.2.4 Manageability/Disk Console 1-4 2.
x Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.3.4 SuSE Linux 9.0 Driver Installation o n a New System 4-6 4.3.5 SuSE 8.2 Driver Installation 4-7 4.3.6 SuSE SLES8 Driver Installation 4-8 4.4 Novell NetW are Driver Installation 4-8 4.
xi Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.1 Physical Drives Requi red per RAID Level 3-2 3.2 Physical Drives Requi red per RAID Level 3-3 3.3 Logical Drive Parameters and Descriptions 3-5 5.1 HyperCFG Optio ns and Attributes 5-3 5.
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xiii Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.1 RAID 0 Array 2-2 2.2 RAID 1 Array 2-2 2.3 RAID 10 Array 2-3 3.1 Configuration Menu Screen 3-6 3.
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Embedded SA T A Software RAID 1-1 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 Overview This manual describes the Embedded SA T A Software RAID for ICH6R. This chapter provides an over view of this product an d contains the follo wing sections: • Section 1.
1-2 Overview Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 1.1.2 Increased Reliability The electromechanical components of a disk subsys tem operate mor e slowly , require more power, and generate more noise and vibrati on than electronic devices.
Pr oduct Featur es 1-3 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. • ability to select a lo gi cal drive as boot device • support for power-on self test (POST) Memory Manageme nt (PMM) for the BIOS memory requirement (Specification v1.
1-4 Overview Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 1.2.4 Manageability/Disk Console The features you can use to manage the lo gical and physical di sks in the system include.
Embedded SA T A Software RAID 2-1 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 2 RAID Levels Embedded SA T A Softw are RAID supports RAID le vels 0, 1, and 10. These RAID levels are discussed in the followi ng sections: • Section 2.
2-2 RAID Levels Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figure 2.1 RAID 0 Array 2.2 RAID 1 RAID 1 ( Figure 2.2 ) duplicates all data from one drive to a second drive. RAID 1 provides complete data redu ndancy , but at the cost of d oubling the required data storage capacity .
RAID 10 2-3 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.3 RAID 10 RAID 10 is a combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0. RAID 10 has mirrored drives. It breaks up data in to smaller blocks, then stripes the block s of data to each RAID 1 RAID set.
2-4 RAID Levels Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved..
Embedded SA T A Software RAID 3-1 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 3 BIOS Configuration Utility This chapter explains how to configur e ICH6R SA T A and arrays, assign RAID levels, plan the array configuration, optimize storage, and use the ICH6R IDE Setup Utility .
3-2 BIOS Configuration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.2 Configuration S trategies Y o u have two choices when creating a RAID array . • Maximizing Fault T olerance Y ou can maximize fault to lerance to protect against l oss of data by using mirroring.
Performing a Quick Configuration 3-3 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. The factors you need to c onsider when selecting a RAID lev el are listed in Ta b l e 3 . 2 . 3.4 Performing a Quick Configuration This section provides quick install ation steps for users that are familiar with configuration utilities and to ols.
3-4 BIOS Configuration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.5 Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives This section provides detail ed instructions for configuring the logical disks and arrays.
Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives 3-5 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.5.3.2 Logical Drive Parameters For the logical drive you can change the RAID level and stripe size. Ta b l e 3 . 3 contains descriptions of the logical dri ve parameters.
3-6 BIOS Configuration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figure 3.1 Configuration Menu Screen Step 2. Press the spacebar to associate th e selected physical drives with the current array . The indicator for the sel ected drives changes from READY to ONLIN A[ array number ]-[ drive number ] .
Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives 3-7 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figure 3.2 Logical Drive Configuration Screen Step 6. Set the RAID level for the logical d rive by highlighti ng RAID and pressing <Enter>.
3-8 BIOS Configuration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. configuration. If you do not want to delete the existing configuration data, use View/Add Configuration. Perform the following steps to configure a disk array using New Configuration or V iew/Add Configurat ion: Step 1.
Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives 3-9 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.5.4 Initializing Logical Drives Y ou can initialize the logi cal drives using individual in itialization, which initializes a single logical disk.
3-10 BIOS Configuration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figure 3.3 Logical Drive Submenu Step 2. Select a logical drive, if there is more than one configured. and press <Enter>. Step 3. Select Initialize from the submenu and press <Enter>.
Checking Data Consistency 3-1 1 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. The indicators for the sel ected drive changes to REBLD . Step 5. When rebuild is complete , press any key to continue. Step 6. Press <Esc> to display the Management Menu.
3-12 BIOS Configuration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Note that the logical drive should be at a RAID 1 level to start check consistency . If you select a RAID 0 logical drive, a m essage displays stating that a check consistency ca nnot be performed.
Using a Pr e-loaded System Drive 3-13 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 11 . Press <Esc> to exit the CU and reboot. Step 12. Set the host system t o boot from the drive. Some operating systems treat RAID storage adapters as mass storage devices.
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Embedded SA T A Software RAID 4-1 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 4 Operating System Installation This chapter contains the procedures for installing the Windows 2000, 2003, and XP , Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, and Novell NetW are operating systems when using the Embedded SA T A Software RAID .
4-2 Operating System Installation Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 5. Scroll down the list until the appropriate selecti on for your system which contains the Embedded SA T A Software RAID and for your operating system displays, th en click <OK>.
DOS Driver Installation 4-3 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 1. Click the Windows S tart button. The W indows menu displays. Step 2. Select Settings. The Settings menu displays to t he right. Step 3. Click Control Panel.
4-4 Operating System Installation Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.3.2 Preparing the Installation Disk(s) for Linux This section describes how to prepare the inst allation disk(s) from the obtained driver image files using the Windows- or Linux-based operating systems.
Linux Driver Installation 4-5 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.3.2.2 Using a Linux Operating System Under Red Hat and SuSE Linux, yo u can us e a driver diskette utility to create disk images from image fi les. Perform the followi ng steps create the driver update disk: Step 1.
4-6 Operating System Installation Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 7. Follow the Red H at Linux installat ion procedure to complete t he installation. Step 8. Reboot the system. 4.3.4 SuSE Linux 9.0 Driver Installation on a New System This section describes the fresh installation of a Linux SuSE 9.
Linux Driver Installation 4-7 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 9. Select Y es and complete th e installation Important : After all the selected packag es are installed, a prompt displays and gives you 10 seconds to reply .
4-8 Operating System Installation Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.3.6 SuSE SLES8 Driver Installation This section describes a fresh installation on a Linux SuSE SLES8.
Novell NetW ar e Driver Inst allation 4-9 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 3. Highlight Default usin g the arrow keys, then press <Enter> to change the option to Manual. Step 4. Highlight Continue and p ress <Enter>.
4-10 Operating Syst em Installation Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 18. Press <Esc> twice. Step 19. Select Continue and press <Enter>. The storage devices and driver na mes display so you can match the drivers to the hardware devices.
Novell NetW ar e Driver Inst allation 4-1 1 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. This completes the proced ure. If you choose Select an Ad ditional Driver , the Select a Driver screen displays. Perform the following steps to select an additional driver .
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Embedded SA T A Software RAID 5-1 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 5 Hyper Configuration Utility HYPERCFG is a command line utility fo r ICH6R so ftware. This chapt er details the product features in these sections: • Section 5.
5-2 Hyper Confi guration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 5.2 Installing HyperCFG Perform the following steps to install HyperCFG: Step 1. Copy the HyperCFG executable file from the CD to your hard drive. The filename in the various operati ng systems is: – HYPERCFG.
Using HyperCFG 5-3 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. T able 5.1 Hy perCFG Opt ions and Attrib utes Options Descrip tion /S Silent Operation. When this option is set, the ut ility does not pr ompt the user . /F[ File Name ] This option redirects the output to the specified filename.
5-4 Hyper Confi guration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. /A[ Array ] (for new configuration) or add/A[ Array ] (for add configuration) This option is used to configures arrays for RAID 0 , 1, and 10 <m>:d1, d2.
Using HyperCFG 5-5 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Free Array Information /freearr/a<m>:d1, d2, dn... This option is used to access the free array information. /freearr/a Specifies the fre e array information option.
5-6 Hyper Confi guration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Adapter Properties /SetADP / C<n> [/r<val>] [/d<val>] [/b<val>] [/s<val>.
Using HyperCFG 5-7 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Display Options This option determines how the data displays. Th is option is valid only for /I.
5-8 Hyper Confi guration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 5.4 Configuration File The configuration file cont ains three logical blocks wi th RAID, logical drive, and physical drive informatio n. The config uration fil e is binary and cannot be read or changed li ke a norm al text file.
Configuration File 5-9 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. The valid choices for the OP TI ONS field are as follows: • WRITE_CACHE (sets the type of write policy) • VI.
5-10 Hyper Configuration Utility Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Drives other than those sp ecified in the conf iguration file ar e configured as SP ARE DRIVES. T o force configuration of a SP ARE DRIVE, do not include that drive in the configura tion file.
Return Codes on Err or Condition 5-1 1 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 1Bh RAID BIOS not found. Occurs with a /V command if the RAID BIOS is not found.
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Embedded SA T A Software RAID 6-1 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 6 Spy Service This chapter describes the Spy Service program and contains the follow ing sections • Section 6.1, “Starting or Stopping Spy Service under W indow s 2000, XP , or 2003,” page 6-1 • Section 6.
6-2 Spy Service Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figure 6.1 Control Panel Scr een Step 2. Click on Administrat ive T ools → Services icon → Spy Ser . A dialog window displ ays with the start and stop options. Step 3.
Installing Spy Serv ice under Linux 6-3 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 6.2 Installing Spy Service under Linux Perform the follow ing steps to install Spy Service under Linux. Spy Service runs in the background after installation.
6-4 Spy Service Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 6.4 Uninstalling Spy Service Perform the following steps to uninstall Sp y Service. Step 1. Stop the Spy Service program. See “ Section 6.1, “Starting or Stopping Spy Service under W indow s 2000, XP , or 2003” for instructions on stopping Sp y Service.
Spy Service Icon 6-5 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Do the following to place the Spy icon on the T askbar when operati ng under W i ndows 2000: Click on Start → Programs → MegaRAID IDE → MegaRAID IDE Spy . This places the Spy icon on the T askbar .
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Embedded SA T A Software RAID 7-1 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 7 T r oubleshooting 7.1 Problems and Suggested Solutions Ta b l e 7 . 1 describes possible problems you might encounter, along with suggested solutions.
7-2 T rou bleshooting Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 7.2 Embedded SA T A Software RAID Pr oblem Report Form T able 7-2 contains a form you can just to record problems with the Embedded SA T A Softwar e RAID. One of the hard drives in a mirrored (RAID 1) array has failed.
Embedded SA T A Software RAID Pr oblem Report Form 7-3 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. T able 7.2 Embedded SA T A Software RAID Problem Report Form Customer Informatio.
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An important point after buying a device LSI ICH6R (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought LSI ICH6R yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data LSI ICH6R - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, LSI ICH6R you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get LSI ICH6R will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of LSI ICH6R, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime LSI ICH6R.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with LSI ICH6R. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device LSI ICH6R along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
