LSI LSI SAS3442X-R Manuel utilisateur
®
DB15-000357-01
Integrated RAID for SAS
USER’S
GUIDE
April 2007
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Document Description
Document DB15-000357-01, Version 1.1 (April 2007)
This document describes LSI Logic Corporation’s Integrated RAID (IR) software
product and will remain the official reference source for all revisions/releases of
this product until rescinded by an update.
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Preface
This user’s guide explains how to configure and use the components of
the LSI Integrated RAID (IR) software product with LSI SAS controllers.
Audience
This user’s guide assumes that you have some familiarity with installing
and configuring software programs and that you are familiar with
computer storage devices in general. The people who benefit from this
document are:
•VARs and OEMs who are evaluating the LSI IR software components
or who are using the IR software product in their computer systems
•End users who are using the IR software product to configure
mirrored or striped volumes on LSI SAS controllers.
Organization
This document has the following chapters and appendixes:
•Chapter 1, Introduction to Integrated RAID, provides an overview
of Integrated RAID for SAS controllers, its features, and its benefits.
•Chapter 2, Overview of Integrated Mirroring and Integrated
Mirroring Enhanced, provides an overview of the LSI Integrated
Mirroring™(IM) and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) features.
•Chapter 3, Creating IM and IME Volumes, describes how to
configure IM and IME volumes with the BIOS-based configuration
utility.
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•Chapter 4, Overview of Integrated Striping, provides an overview
of the LSI Integrated Striping™(IS) feature.
•Chapter 5, Creating Integrated Striping Volumes, describes how to
configure Integrated Striping (IS) volumes with the BIOS-based
configuration utility.
•Appendix A, Using the CFGGEN IR Configuration Utility,
describes how to create IM, IME, and IS volumes using the CFGGEN
IR configuration utility (for manufacturing use only).
Conventions Used in This Manual
The first time a word or phrase is defined in this manual, it is italicized.
Hexadecimal numbers are indicated by the prefix “0x” —for example,
0x32CF. Binary numbers are indicated by the prefix “0b” —for example,
0b0011.0010.1100.1111.
Revision History
Document Number Version/Date Remarks
DB15-000357-01 Version 1.1
April 2007 Documented the following updated Integrated RAID support:
•Support for up to two volumes consisting of up to twelve
drives per controller, plus one or two hot spare drives. In all,
a maximum of 14 drives per controller.
•IM, IME, and IS volumes support up to ten drives.
•IM and IME arrays support one or two hot spares.
Deleted references to SCSI controllers from Appendix A.
Made many low-level editing improvements.
DB15-000357-00 Version 1.0
January 2006 Initial release of document.
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Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction to Integrated RAID
1.1 Introduction 1-1
1.2 Integrated RAID Benefits and Features 1-2
1.3 Using this Manual 1-3
Chapter 2
Overview of Integrated Mirroring and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced
2.1 Introduction 2-1
2.2 IM and IME Features 2-2
2.3 IM/IME Description 2-3
2.4 Integrated RAID Firmware 2-5
2.4.1 Resynchronization with Concurrent Host I/O
Operation 2-5
2.4.2 Metadata Support 2-5
2.4.3 Hot Swapping 2-6
2.4.4 SMART Support 2-6
2.4.5 Hot Spare Disk 2-6
2.4.6 Media Verification 2-7
2.4.7 Disk Write Caching 2-7
2.4.8 NVSRAM Usage 2-7
2.5 Fusion-MPT Support 2-7
Chapter 3
Creating IM and IME Volumes
3.1 IM/IME Configuration Overview 3-1
3.2 Creating IM and IME Volumes 3-2
3.2.1 Creating an IM Volume 3-3
3.2.2 Creating an IME Volume 3-5
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3.3 Creating a Second IM or IME Volume 3-5
3.4 Managing Hot Spares 3-6
3.5 Other Configuration Tasks 3-8
3.5.1 Viewing Volume Properties 3-8
3.5.2 Synchronizing an Array 3-8
3.5.3 Activating an Array 3-9
3.5.4 Deleting an Array 3-9
3.5.5 Locating a Disk Drive, or Multiple Disk Drives in a
Volume 3-10
3.5.6 Selecting a Boot Disk 3-10
Chapter 4
Overview of Integrated Striping
4.1 Introduction 4-1
4.2 IS Features 4-2
4.3 IS Description 4-2
4.4 Integrated Striping Firmware 4-4
4.4.1 Metadata Support 4-4
4.4.2 SMART Support 4-4
4.4.3 Disk Write Caching 4-4
4.5 Fusion-MPT Support 4-4
Chapter 5
Creating Integrated Striping Volumes
5.1 IS Configuration Overview 5-1
5.2 Creating IS Volumes 5-2
5.3 Creating a Second IS Volume 5-4
5.4 Other Configuration Tasks 5-5
5.4.1 Viewing IS Volume Properties 5-5
5.4.2 Activating an Array 5-5
5.4.3 Deleting an Array 5-6
5.4.4 Locating a Disk Drive, or Multiple Disk Drives in a
Volume 5-6
5.4.5 Selecting a Boot Disk 5-7
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Appendix A
Using the CFGGEN IR Configuration Utility
A.1 Hardware and Software Requirements A-2
A.2 CFGGEN Interface Description A-3
A.3 CFGGEN Commands A-3
A.3.1 Common Command Line Parameters A-4
A.3.2 CREATE Command A-5
A.3.3 DEFAULTS Command A-6
A.3.4 DISPLAY Command A-7
A.3.5 FORMAT Command A-10
A.3.6 HOTSPARE Command A-11
A.3.7 STATUS Command A-12
A.3.8 SETOFFLINE Command A-13
A.3.9 SETONLINE Command A-14
A.3.10 AUTO Command (EFI Version Only) A-15
A.3.11 DISABLEIR Command (EFI Version Only) A-16
A.3.12 ENABLEIR Command (EFI Version Only) A-17
A.3.13 LIST Command (EFI Version Only) A-18
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