Page 1: Table Of Contents
Configuring thinkServer rAiD 100 on the Lenovo® tS130 ContentS Overview Embedded RAID 100 features on TS130 RAID Overview Choosing the RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 Configuring RAID BIOS Setup RAID Configuration Understanding Options Matrix RAID Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non-RAID RAID Ready Recovery Volume Driver Installation Manually Installing the Driver During OS Installation Manually Installing the Driver After OS Installation Managing ThinkServer RAID 100 on TS130 Installing the Storage Management Console Using the Storage Management Console Appendix – Monitor Service Event Detection To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 2: Overview
CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 overview ChooSing the rAiD LeveL The RAID configuration selected should be based on consideration of several factors, the This paper provides an overview of Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 100 on the TS130, and most important being performance and fault tolerance. gives basic instructions for using the pre-boot Configuration Utility to setup RAID storage configurations on the server. The paper also describes how to manage and monitor the • Maximize virtual drive performance by creating a RAID 0 array with striping. Data storage subsystem using the Intel Rapid Storage User Interface application. is broken into segments and is simultaneously written to or read from several different stripes on both drives in the array. embeDDeD rAiD 100 feAtureS on tS130 • Maximize fault tolerance to protect against loss of data by creating a RAID 1 drive group with mirroring. All data is written to the primary drive in the drive group and ThinkServer RAID 100 provides the following features: is also written (mirrored) to the second drive.
Page 3: Configuring Raid
CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 rAiD 1 bioS Setup RAID level 1 combines both hard drives so that all data is copied concurrently across the Configure BIOS for RAID operation. The SATA controller must be set to RAID mode. drives in the array. This creates real-time redundancy of all data on the first drive, also 1. Power on the TS130. called a mirror. 2. Press the ENTER key to bring up boot options. figure 2 - RAID 1 The RAID 1 volume appears as a single physical hard drive with a capacity equal to that of the smaller hard drive 3. Press the f1 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. This capacity statement assumes that only one RAID volume is configured in the array. Two RAID volumes are supported per array (see the section on Matrix RAID for more information). Configuring rAiD This section provides a basic overview of the steps required to setup and configure a RAID array on TS130. To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 4: Raid Configuration
CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 4. In the BIOS Setup Utility, go to the “Devices” tab and select “ATA Drive Setup.” 6. To accept the changes press f10 and select “Yes” when prompted to “Save Configuration and Exit.” figure 2 - RAID 1 5. Set “SATA Controller” to “Enabled” and “Configure SATA as” to “RAID.” If the SATA Controller is set to “Disabled” then internal SATA drive support will not rAiD ConfigurAtion be enabled and the option to configure RAID will not be available. Configure RAID using the pre-boot configuration utility. “Hard Disk Pre-delay can be set to “Disabled” (the default). 1. If BIOS was just configured for RAID operation, the TS130 will soon restart itself. Otherwise reboot the TS130. If two HDD’s are installed, and the SATA controller was configured for RAID mode, the following prompt will be displayed. At the prompt, again press CTRL-I to bring up the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Configuration Utility. To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 5 CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 2. The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Configuration Utility will allow the creation, 4. Press TAB to move to the next entry. Select the RAID Level from the selection using management, and deletion of RAID volumes on drives installed on the TS130. the up and down arrow keys. The physical disks installed and the ports they are on are displayed in the “Disk/ In this example, select “RAID0 (Stripe).” Volume Information” area. 5. Press TAB to move to the next entry. Enter the strip size. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select from the menu, “1. Create RAID Volume” and press ENTER key to enter the “Create Volume Menu.” In this example, use the default 128KB. 3. Type a name for the new RAID volume to be created. Help text provides guidance on the value to select for Strip size. Strip size is not applicable for a RAID 1 configuration. In this example, the default “Volume0” is used. To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 6 CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 6. Press TAB to move to the next entry. Enter the size to be given to this RAID volume. A warning message will pop up on screen. Confirm that any previous data on the drives is no longer needed. Press “Y” to create the new RAID volume, or press “N” to cancel the operation. The default value displayed is the maximum capacity that can be used given the physical disks involved. Entering a lower value will allow the creation of two volumes on these disks (for example, a RAID 0 and a RAID 1 volume on the same disks). 8. After the RAID volume is created, the main menu is displayed. “Disk/Volume Information” displays key information such as Volume ID Number, RAID Volume Name, RAID Level, Strip Size, Volume Size, Status, and whether this is a bootable volume. 7. Press TAB to highlight “Create Volume”, and Press ENTER to create the specified volume. Confirm the RAID array has been configured properly. To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 7: Understanding Options
CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 unDerStAnDing optionS reCovery voLume A recovery volume is a “RAID-like” configuration that utilizes RAID 1 functionality to copy data from a designated Master drive to a designated Recovery drive. The data on mAtrix rAiD the master drive is configured to update to the Recovery drive either continuously or on ThinkServer RAID 100 will support up to two logical RAID volumes in the same array. request. This mode is generally not recommended for use in a server environment. When configuring the array, simply allocate less than the maximum available space for the array for the first logical volume. The remaining disk space can be used for the second array.
Page 8 CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 1. Start the Windows installation by booting from the appropriate Windows CD-ROM. 4. To install the driver, click “Load Driver.” The system BIOS must support booting from a CD-ROM. BIOS settings might require changes to allow CD-ROM booting. See your system documentation. 2. Begin the Operating System installation selecting the language, the OS version to install, and finally reading and accepting the license agreement. 3. When presented with the screen “What type of installation do you want?” select “Custom (advanced)” install. 5. Insert the media that contains the driver and select “Browse.” To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 9: Manually Installing The Driver After Os Installation
CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 6. Navigate to where the driver is located (device and folder). The correct driver mAnuALLy inStALLing the Driver After oS inStALLAtion should be highlighted. If not, select the “Intel Desktop/Workstation/Server Perform the following steps to install the device driver after the OS has been installed, Express Chipset RAID Controller” driver and select Next. or to upgrade a driver to a newer version. The driver installation automatically adds the driver to the registry and copies the driver to the appropriate directory. 1. To install the driver manually, launch the “Device Manager” in the Operating System. 2. Locate the “Intel Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller” device within “Storage Controllers.” Right click to access the context menu and select “Update Device Software” from the menu. 7. At this point, Windows installation will continue. The remaining steps are the standard steps to complete the OS installation. To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 10: Managing Thinkserver Raid 100 On Ts130
CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 3. Select Browse to locate the driver. 5. The driver will be installed. When prompted, restart the server to complete the installation. 4. Navigate to the folder where the driver is located and press NEXT mAnAging thinkServer rAiD 100 on tS130 The Intel Rapid Storage Technology User Interface software is a utility that enables configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of storage configurations. This section gives a basic overview of the storage management console, how to manage arrays, and how to setup alerts and notifications. Additional information is available from the Help menu from within the application. Rapid Storage Technology User Interface can be downloaded from the following link: http://206.17.82.1/en_US/downloads/detail.page?&DocID=HT051085 To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 11: Installing The Storage Management Console
CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 inStALLing the StorAge mAnAgement ConSoLe 2. Check “.NET framework 3.5 features” from the list. After installing an operating system onto a RAID volume or on a SATA hard drive when in RAID mode, the Rapid Storage Technology User Interface can be loaded from within Windows. This installs the user interface (the Storage Management Console), the tray icon service, and the monitor service onto the system, enabling the health of the RAID volumes and hard drives to be monitored locally. The Storage Manager also enables the creation and deletion of RAID volumes, as well as other configuration and management features that the pre-boot Configuration Utility does not support.
Page 12 CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 4. Click Next. 6. Click Install. 5. Click Next. 7. Installation of the selected features and roles will begin. To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 13: Using The Storage Management Console
CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 8. At the completion of the installation, a confirmation will be displayed. 1. When the system is active, a notification icon in the system tray reports basic Press Close to exit. health status of the RAID array and the member drives. Clicking the icon will open the management console. 2. from the console status tab, health status of the storage subsystem is readily available. 9. The Storage Management Console application can now be installed by executing the installation file, and completing the steps as directed. uSing the StorAge mAnAgement ConSoLe The Storage management Console can be used to locally manage RAID volumes and member drives, as well as configure alerts and notifications. This section gives a basic...
Page 14 CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 3. Clicking on the RAID Volume icon provides access to additional details about the 5. In the “Preferences” tab, System Preferences allows configuration of the types of array, and enables various management tasks. notifications to be indicated locally in the system tray notification icon (see the 6. Appendix – Monitor Service Event Detection for a list of supported events). Select from the choices provided or disable notifications completely. 4. Clicking on the physical disk icon provides access to additional details about the HDD. 7. In the “Preferences” tab, E-mail Preferences enables configuring the platform to send alert emails for each storage subsystem event that gets reported by the RST monitor service (see the To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 15 CONfIgURINg RAID 100 ON TS130 8. Appendix – Monitor Service Event Detection for a list of supported events). Select from the choices provided to choose the types of notifications to be sent to an email address, or disable notifications completely. If notifications are selected, also provide the e-mail configuration settings: • SMTP host (required) • Port (required) • Return email address (required) • Recipient email addresses (one address required, up to 3 maximum) Test e-mails can be sent to all addresses specified. To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...
Page 16: Appendix - Monitor Service Event Detection
Volume {n}: Initialization complete. Unlocked Info Volume {n}: Unlocked. NotPresent Info Volume {n}: No longer present on system. RebuildStarted Info Volume {n}: Rebuilding in progress. VerifyStarted Info Volume {n}: Verification in progress. VerifyAndRepairStarted Info Volume {n}: Verification and repair in progress. MigrationStarted Info Volume {n}: Data migration in progress. InitializeStarted Info Volume {n}: Initialization in progress. general events Server start failed Error Server failed to start. Additional information: Event manager started Info Started the event manager ©2011 Lenovo. All rights reserved. Availability: Offers, prices, specifications and availability may change without notice. Lenovo is not responsible for photographic or typographic errors. Warranty: for a copy of applicable warranties, write to: Warranty Information, 500 Park Offices Drive, RTP, NC, 27709, Attn: Dept. ZPYA/B600. Lenovo makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services. Trademarks: Lenovo, the Lenovo logo, Rescue and Recovery, ThinkStation, ThinkVantage, and ThinkVision are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lenovo. Microsoft, Windows, and Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Core, Core Inside, Xeon and Xeon Inside are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Visit www.lenovo.com/safecomputing periodically for the latest information on safe and effective computing. To learn more go to www.lenovo.com/thinkserver...

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