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Syncro CS 9361-8i and Syncro CS 9380-8e Controllers User Guide
November 2014
Chapter 2: Hardware and Software Setup
Syncro CS Cluster-in-a-Box Software Setup
Refer to the 12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software at
ww.lsi.com/downloads/
for information about
running the configuration utilities and installing the software drivers.
Refer to the Syncro CS 9361-8i and Syncro CS 9380-8e Solution User Guide
http://www.lsi.com/downloads/
for the
procedures used to create the HA-DAS cluster configuration after the hardware is fully configured and the
operating system is installed.
2.5
Syncro CS Cluster-in-a-Box Software Setup
Perform the following steps to set up the software for a Syncro CS CiB configuration.
1.
Configure the drive groups and the virtual drives on the two controllers.
For specific instructions, refer to the Syncro CS 9361-8i and Syncro CS 9380-8e S at
http://www.lsi.com/downloads/
. You can use the WebBIOS, StorCLI, or MegaRAID Storage Manager configuration
utilities to create the groups and virtual drives.
2.
Install the operating system driver on both server nodes.
You must install the software driver first, before you install the operating system.
You can view the supported operating systems and download the latest drivers for the Syncro CS controllers from
the LSI website at
http://www.lsi.com/support/Pages/download-search.aspx
. Access the download center, and
follow the steps to download the appropriate driver.
Refer to the MegaRAID SAS Device Driv at
ww.lsi.com/downloads/
for more
information about installing the driver. Be sure to review the readme file that accompanies the driver.
3.
Install the operating system on both server nodes, following the instructions from the operating system vendor.
Make sure you apply all of the latest operating system updates and service packs to ensure proper functionality.
You have two options for installing the operating system for each controller node:
—
Install it on a private volume connected to the system-native storage controller. The recommended best
practice is to install the operating system on this private volume because the disks in the clustering
configuration cannot see this volume. Therefore, no danger exists of accidentally overwriting the operating
system disk when you set up clustering.
—
Install it on an exclusive virtual drive connected to the Syncro CS controller. Exclusive host access is required
for a boot volume so the volume is not overwritten accidentally when you create virtual drives for data
storage. For instructions on how to create exclusive virtual drives using the WebBIOS utility, refer to the
Syncro CS 9361-8i and Syncro CS 9380-8e S at
ww.lsi.com/downloads/
.
NOTE
The Syncro CS solution does not support booting from a shared
operating system volume.
4.
Install StorCLI and MegaRAID Storage Manager for the Windows® and Linux® operating systems following the
installation steps outlined in the StorCLI Reference Manual and 12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
http://www.lsi.com/downloads/
.