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Adaptec SAS RAID Conﬁ guration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions

Adaptec SAS RAID Conﬁ guration and the Windows

OS Installation Instructions

After all the hardware has been installed, you must ﬁ rst conﬁ gure the SAS RAID

before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers.

1 The Adaptec SAS RAID Controller Driver

If you do not wish to conﬁ gure Adaptec SAS RAID functions, please go directly to

Section 2 for the Windows OS Installation instructions.

Introduction to SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)

In addition to SATA (Serial ATA) which is supported by the Intel ESB2 South

Bridge, your motherboard has an Adaptec SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) 9410W

Controller built in. SAS supports serial link data transfer rates up to 3Gbps. With

the dynamic SAS infrastructure built in, your motherboard supports both SATA and

SAS, providing the user with unparalleled data storage expansion and inter-con-

nectivity capability.

Using the Adaptec RAID Conﬁ guration Utility

The onboard SAS Controller is enabled by default. To disable it, please set the

SAS Enable Jumper to Pins 2-3 (See the Jumper Section in Chapter 2 of your

motherboard manual for details.)

When the system is detecting the SAS Controller BIOS, make sure that the 16-digit

Adapter WWN address displays. If this number is not shown, you will not be able

to use the controller.

*Once the WWN address appears, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously

when prompted to access the Adaptec SAS RAID BIOS. (Note: Use the arrow keys

to highlight an item and then press <Enter> to select an option. To return to the

previous menu, press <ESC>.)

Summary of content (20 pages)

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Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure the SAS RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers. 1 The Adaptec SAS RAID Controller Driver If you do not wish to configure Adaptec SAS RAID functions, please go directly to Section 2 for the Windows OS Installation instructions.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Setup Guidelines A. Using the Array Configuration Utility The Array Configuration Utility enables you to create, manage, and delete arrays from the controller’s BIOS, add and delete spare drives, and initialize drives. During the system startup, press and simultaneously to display the main menu.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array: 1. From the Array Configuration Utility menu, select Manage Arrays. 2. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to view and press . The Array Properties dialog box displays, showing detailed information on the array, including the physical disks associated with the array. 3. Press to return to the previous menu.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Setup Guidelines Creating Arrays Before creating arrays, make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are uninitialized are shown in gray and cannot be used. To create an array: 1. From the Array Configuration Utility menu, select Create Array. 2. Select the disks for the new array and press (as the screen shown below). Note: To de-select any disk, highlight the disk and press . 3.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is created, you can assign the properties to the array. Caution: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using the Array Configuration Utility. You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager to do so. (Refer to Adaptec's User's Guide in our web site or Adaptec's web site.) To assign properties to the new array: 1.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Setup Guidelines Notes: 1. Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on the new drive to prevent data loss. 2. If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from Array Configuration Utility, you can restart it by pressing Ctrl+R. 3. If you have used Quick Init to create a RAID 1, you might find some data incompatible after running a consistency check. This is normal. 4. You can use drives of different sizes in a RAID.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable: 1. From the Main menu, select Configure Boot Unit and press . The following screen displays. 2. From the "Select Drive to Create Boot Unit" list, select the drive you wish to configure as a bootable unit and press . The Drive you have selected appears in the right window as shown in the screen below: 3.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Setup Guidelines To delete a bootable array: 1. From the Main menu, select Configure Boot Unit and press . 2. From the "Select the Boot Unit" list (in the right window), select the bootable drive you wish to delete and press . The following screen appears: 3. When the screen shown above appears, select Delete and press . 4.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions Adding/Deleting Hotspares Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you will need to add a new HDD as a hotspare. 1. Turn on your computer and press as prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. 2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility. 3. From the Array Configuration Utility menu, select Add/Delete Hotspares and press .
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Adaptec SAS RAID Setup Guidelines Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array, or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array. Caution: Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions 1. Turn on your computer and press as prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. 2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility. 3. From the screen below, select Initialize Drives and press . 4. From the "Select drives for initialization" list (on the left screen), select the disk you wish to initialize and press .
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Adaptec SAS RAID Setup Guidelines 5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives you want to initialize are selected and press . 6. When the following message appears, make sure that you have selected the correct drive to initialize and press to initialize the drive or press to quit. Warning: Initialization will configure the drive(s) as simple volume disk(s). Do you want to continue? (Yes/No): Press to continue with the Initialization.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions Rebuilding Arrays Note 1: You can use Rebuilding on Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only. If an array Build or Initialization process is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to the Optimal status. For a critical array Rebuild operation, the optimal drive is the source drive.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Setup Guidelines Using the SerialSelect Utility to Configure SAS Settings The SerialSelect Utility enables you to configure SAS disk drive settings. To access the SAS utilities: 1. Turn on your computer and press when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility as shown in the screen below. 2.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions To Set Controller Configuration: 3. Select "Controller Configuration" and press to access the submenu as shown below: 4. Use the arrow keys to select an item. Then, press and the arrow keys to configure the setting for the item selected. 5. To load the default settings, press .
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Adaptec SAS RAID Setup Guidelines To Set Physical Configuration: 1. Turn on your computer and press when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. 2. Use the arrow keys to select "SerialSelect Utility" and press to access the Physical Configuration submenu as shown below: 3. Select "Physical Configuration" and press to access SAS Device Configuration submenu as shown below: 4. Use the arrow keys to select an item.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your hard disks. To access the disk utilities: 1. Turn on your computer and press when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (as shown in the screen below.) 2. From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility menu, select Disk Utilities from the screen as shown above and press . 3.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Setup Guidelines To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1. Once you have completed RAID array configurations, press to exit. The following screen will appear. 2. Press to exit the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. Note: For more information regarding the Adaptec RAID Utility, please refer to the Adaptec User Guide included in the CD that came with your shipping package. You can also download a copy of the Adaptec User Guide from our web site at: www. Supermicro.com.
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Adaptec SAS RAID Configuration and the Windows OS Installation Instructions 2 Installing the ESB2/SAS Driver and the Windows OS 1. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen: "Supermicro Driver Diskette Maker" will appear. 2. From the list displayed on the screen, choose the option that best suits your need: (Note: To use the Adaptec SAS Controller, select the item-"Adaptec SAS/SATA Driver" from the CD, and press .) 3.
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