Asus RS920-E7/RS8 User Manual

ASUS RS920-E7/RS8; RS926-E7/RS8 6-23
6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache
You may manually enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option after creating a
RAID set to improve the data transmission performance.
When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs
while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives.
The WriteCache function is recommended for RAID 1 and RAID 10 sets.
To enable WriteCache
1. From the
Management Menu
, select
Objects
>
Adapter
, select an existing
adapter, and then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.
2. Select
Disk WC
, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
5. When nished, press any key to continue.
Management Menu
Congure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back)
Objects
Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Adapter 0
Rebuild Rate = 30
Chk Const Rate = 30
FGI Rate = 30
BGI Rate = 30
Disk WC = Off
Read Ahead = On
Bios State = Enable
Cont On Error = Yes
Fast Init = Enable
Auto Rebuild = On
Auto Resume = Enable
Disk Coercion = 1GB
Factory Default
LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010
BIOS Version A.10.09231523R
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
3. From the
Management Menu
, select
Objects
>
Virtual Drive
, select an
existing adapter and press <Enter>. Select
View/Update Parameters
and
press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.
4. Select
Disk WC
, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
Management Menu
Congure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Disk Write Cache Setting of VD
Objects
Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Virtual Drive
RAID = 0
Size = 148.580GB
Stripe Size = 64KB
#Stripes = 2
State = OPTIMAL
Spans = 1
Disk WC = On
Read Ahead = On
LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010
BIOS Version A.10.09231523R
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option

Asus RS920-E7/RS8 Specifications

General

Processor family	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon series	E5-4600
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C602
Compatible processor series	Intel® Xeon®
Number of processors supported	4
Maximum RDIMM memory	1024 GB
Maximum UDIMM memory	256 GB
Number of DIMM slots	32
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported RDIMM clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600 MHz
Supported UDIMM clock speeds	1066, 1333 MHz
Supported DIMM module capacities	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Hot-swap HDD bays	Yes
Storage drive sizes supported	3.5 \
Number of storage drives supported	8
Supported storage drive interfaces	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Graphics card	AST2300
Graphics card family	Aspeed
Maximum graphics card memory	16 MB
LAN controller	Intel® I350-AM4
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Chassis type	Rack (2U)
PS/2 ports quantity	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5
PCI Express x8 slots	2
Compatible operating systems	CentOS 5.6 32/64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit, RedHat Enterprise Linux AS5.6/6.0 32/64-bit, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.2 32/64-bit, VMWare ESX4.1/ESXi4.1
Safety	CE, EN55022
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90 %
Power supply	1620 W

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	750 mm
Width	444 mm
Height	88 mm
Weight	20000 g