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Sun LSI 106x RAID User’s Guide

For LSI-based Controllers That Support Integrated RAID

820-4933-15



Contents

Preface

Part I BIOS RAID Configuration Utility

1. Introduction to Integrated RAID

Does Your LSI Controller Support Integrated RAID?

Integrated RAID Features

Using this Manual

2. Overview of Integrated Mirroring and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced

Introduction

IM and IME Features

IM/IME Description

Integrated RAID Firmware

Re-synchronization with Concurrent Host I/O Operation

Metadata Support

Hot Swapping

SMART Support

Hot Spare Disk

Media Verification

Disk Write Caching

Write Journaling

Fusion-MPT Support

3. Creating IM and IME Volumes

IM/IME Configuration Overview

Creating IM and IME Volumes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create an IME Volume

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create an IM Volume

Creating a Second IM or IME Volume

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Second IM or IME Volume

Managing Hot Spares

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create Global Hot-Spare Disks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete a Global Hot-Spare

Other Configuration Tasks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View Volume Properties

Synchronizing an Array

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Synchronize an Array

Activating an Array

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Activate an Array

Deleting an Array

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete an Array

Locating a Disk Drive or Multiple Disk Drives in a Volume

Selecting a Boot Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Select a Boot Disk

4. Overview of Integrated Striping

Introduction

IS Features

IS Description

Integrated Striping Firmware

Metadata Support

SMART Support

Disk Write Caching

Fusion-MPT Support

5. Creating Integrated Striping Volumes

IS Configuration Overview

Creating IS Volumes

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create IS Volumes

Creating a Second IS Volume

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Second IS Volume, Method I

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Second IS Volume, Method II

Other Configuration Tasks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View IS Volume Properties

Activating an Array

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Activate a Selected Array

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete an Array

Locating a Disk Drive or Multiple Disk Drives in a Volume

Selecting a Boot Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Select a Boot Disk

Part II LSI cfggen Utility

6. The LSI cfggen Utility

Installing the cfggen Utility

Overview of cfggen

cfggen Syntax

cfggen Command Conventions

Common Command-Line Parameters

Supported Commands

auto Command

create Command

delete Command

display Command

hotspare command

list command

rebuild command

status noreset command

status Command

Monitoring and Managing RAID Arrays

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a RAID 0 Array

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Fail RAID 0

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a RAID 1 Array

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Rebuild a RAID 1 Array

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete a RAID Array

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the Status of a RAID1 Volume

Part III MegaRAID Storage Manager

7. MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM) Installation

Overview

Installing the Program

Installing MSM on the Windows OS

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install MSM on the Windows OS

Windows Installation Error Messages

Installing Windows Drivers

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install MSM on the Linux OS

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Partition and Filesystem on Linux OS

8. Using MegaRAID Storage Manager

Starting the MSM Program

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start MSM on the Windows 2003 Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start MSM on a RHEL 4 Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start MSM on a SLES 10 Server

Running MSM

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access Servers on Alternate Subnets

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Log in to MSM

MSM Windows

Physical/Logical View Panel

Event Log Panel

Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel

Dual-Path SAS Disk Drives

Menu Bar

Using the MSM RAID Configuration Wizard

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Start the MSM RAID Configuration Wizard

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a RAID Partition and File System (Windows 2003)

Changing Virtual Disk Properties

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Change a Virtual Disk Property

Deleting a Virtual Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Delete A Virtual Disk

Saving a Storage Configuration to Disk

Clearing a Storage Configuration From a Controller

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Clear a Configuration from a Controller

Monitoring System Events and Storage Devices

Monitoring System Events

Monitoring Controllers

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display All Controller Information

Monitoring Disk Drives

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display Complete Disk Drive Information

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display a Graphical View of a Disk Drive

Monitoring Virtual Disks

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Display a Graphical View of a Virtual Disk

Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes

Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Scan for New Drives

Rebuilding a Drive

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Rebuild a Drive on a SAS IR System

Putting a Drive Offline or Missing

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Put a Drive Offline or Missing

Known Issues

Sun Fire X4100 M2 /X4200 M2 Server Issues

(Windows 2003 Server) MSM-IR 1.19 Does Not Reflect Correct Disk Count Information (CR 6514389)

Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server Issues

MSM-IR 1.19 Does Not Show Disk Removal Status Correctly in a Non-RAID Configuration (CR 6525255)

MSM Server and Client Must Be in Same Subnet (6533271)

Sun Blade X6240, X6440 Server Issues

Locate Virtual Disk Function Does Not Light LEDs on Disks Controlled by Server Blade (CR 6732326)

Sun Blade X6220 Server Issues

MSM "Prepare For Removal" Operation Fails in Windows 2003, 2008 (CR 6747581) for Disks in Disk Blade

9. LSI SNMP Utility

Installing and Configuring SNMP Service

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the SNMP Service on the Server Side on Windows Server 2003

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Configure the SNMP Service on the Server Side on Windows Server 2003

Installing and Configuring the SNMP Server on the Server Side on Linux

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the SNMP Agent

Installing LSI SNMP on a Remote Station

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download the LSI SNMP Agent Files

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install SNMP Files on a Remote Station

Part IV P A R T IV - Using raidctl With Solaris OS

10. Introduction to raidctl

What is raidctl?

When to Use raidctl

Using raidctl to Create RAID Volumes

Disk Names

Obtaining Disk Names in Canonical Format

Obtaining Disk Names in C.ID.L Format

The raictl -c Command

The raidctl -C Command

Other Uses For raidctl

11. The raidctl Man Page

The Man Page for raidctl

Part V Glossary and Index

Glossary

Index