ASUS PIKE II 3108-8i/16PD Betriebsanweisung

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Contents

Contents ...................................................................................................................... iii
About this guide .......................................................................................................... v
PIKE II 3108 Series specifications summary .......................................................... vii

Chapter 1: Product Introduction

1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................................1-2
1.2

Package contents ......................................................................................1-2

Card layout .................................................................................................1-3
1.3.1

Switch settings ............................................................................1-4

System requirements .................................................................................1-5

Card installation .........................................................................................1-6

Chapter 2: RAID Configuration

Setting up RAID ..........................................................................................2-2
2.1.1

RAID definitions ..........................................................................2-2

Installing hard disk drives ............................................................2-3

MegaRAID Configuration Utility ................................................................2-3
2.2.1

Starting the MegaRAID Configuration Utility ...............................2-4

MegaRAID Configuration Utility ..................................................2-5

VD Mgmt Menu ...........................................................................2-7

PD Mgmt Menu ...........................................................................2-8

Ctrl Mgmt Menu...........................................................................2-9

Properties Menu ........................................................................2-10

Foreign View Menu ...................................................................2-11

Managing Software Licensing ...................................................2-12

Creating a Storage Configuration..............................................2-13

Selecting Additional Virtual Drive Properties.............................2-14

Modifying Controller Properties .................................................2-17

Viewing and Changing Virtual Drive Properties ........................2-20

Deleting a Virtual Drive .............................................................2-20

Deleting a Virtual Drive Group ..................................................2-21

Initializing a Virtual Drive ...........................................................2-21

Running a Consistency Check ..................................................2-22

MegaRAID Storage Manager ...................................................................2-23
2.3.1

Hardware and Software Requirements .....................................2-23

Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on

Microsoft Windows OS ..............................................................2-23

Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Linux.......2-27