nForce Software for LinuxMediaShield User’s GuideVersion 1.0NVIDIA CorporationFebruary 13, 2007
6 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 1About NVIDIA® MediaShield™NVIDIA MediaShield FeaturesAdditional RAID FeaturesNVIDIAMediaShieldoffer
NVIDIA Corporation 7C HAPTERCONFIGURING THE BIO SThischapterprovidesinstructionsfortwobasicBIOSconfigurationtasks:• EnablingRAIDintheSyst
8 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 2Configuring the BIOSEnabling RAID in the System BIOS1 Startyourcomputer,thenpressDeletetoenter
NVIDIA Corporation 9CHAPTER 2Configuring the BIOSTheIntegratedPeripheralswindowappears.Figure 2.2Integrated Peripherals Window3 Usethearrowkeys
10 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 2Configuring the BIOS4 FromtheRAIDConfigwindow,globallyenableRAID,thenenabletheSATAports
NVIDIA Corporation 11CHAPTER 2Configuring the BIOSCreating a RAID Array Using the RAID BIOSTheNVIDIARAIDBIOSsetupletsyouchoosetheRAIDtypean
12 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 2Configuring the BIOSUnderstanding the Define a New Array WindowUsetheDefineaNewArraywindowto•
NVIDIA Corporation 13CHAPTER 2Configuring the BIOSAssigning the DisksThedisksthatyouenabledfromtheRAIDConfigBIOSsetuppageappearintheFre
14 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 2Configuring the BIOSCompleting the RAID BIOS Setup1 AfterassigningyourRAIDarraydisks,pressF7.
NVIDIA Corporation 15CHAPTER 2Configuring the BIOS3 Usethearrowkeystoselectthearraythatyouwanttosetup,thenpressBtospecifythearray
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16 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 2Configuring the BIOS
NVIDIA Corporation 17C HAPTERCREATING RAID ARRAYSThischapterprovidesinstructionsoncreatingbootableandnon‐bootableRAIDarrays.• CreatingaBoo
18 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 3Creating RAID Arrays2 InstalltheOSInserttheLinuxOSinstalldiscintotheCD/DVDROMdrive,then
NVIDIA Corporation 19CHAPTER 3Creating RAID Arraysc InsertyourSATAdriverdisketteintothefloppydriveandpress“OK”tocontinue.d Continuewith
20 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 3Creating RAID Arraysc IfaʺDriverDiskSourceʺdialogboxappears,selectʺfd0ʺandpressʺOKʺ.d At
NVIDIA Corporation 21CHAPTER 3Creating RAID ArraysCreating a Non-Bootable ArrayStep 1: Enable RAID in the system BIOSSee“EnablingRAIDintheSystem
22 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 3Creating RAID ArraysUsing the MediaShield Utility1 InstalltheNVIDIARAIDdriversThe\rpmfolderco
NVIDIA Corporation 23C HAPTERINSTALLING AND USING THE NVIDIAMEDIASHIELD APPLICATIONTheNVIDIARAIDdriverpackageincludestheMediaShieldapplication
24 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationInstalling the NVIDIA MediaShield Application
NVIDIA Corporation 25CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Application• Name:IndicatestheRAIDarraytype,drivemodelinformation,w
NVIDIA CorporationDrivers for Windows® MediaShield User’s Guide Version 1.01.About NVIDIA® MediaShield™System Requirements . . . . . . . . .
26 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationCreating an ArrayThisoptionisavailableonl
NVIDIA Corporation 27CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationTheRAIDArraySelectionpageappears.Figure 4.3RAID Array Select
28 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Application5 Selectthedisksthatyouwa nttoinclude
NVIDIA Corporation 29CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Application7 ClickNext.TheCompletingtheNVIDIAMediaShieldSetupWizard
30 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationDeleting an ArrayThisoptionisavailableonl
NVIDIA Corporation 31CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Application2 AttheWelcomepage,clickNext.TheCompletingtheNVIDIADele
32 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationRebuilding an ArrayAbout RebuildingRebuilding
NVIDIA Corporation 33CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationTheNVIDIARebuildArrayWizardopens.Figure 4.12Rebuild Array Wi
34 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationTheCompletingtheNVIDIARebuildArraypage
NVIDIA Corporation 35CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationSynchronizing an ArraySynchronizinganarraywillforcearebuild
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36 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationTheSynchronizeArrayWizardWelcomescreena
NVIDIA Corporation 37CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Application4 ClickFinish.TheStatuscolumnforthearraybeingsynchronize
38 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationManaging Spare DisksAbout Spare DisksYoucan
NVIDIA Corporation 39CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationRequirements for Designating a Spare DiskTheDesignateSpareopti
40 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationTheNVIDIASpareDiskAllocationWizard‐Welco
NVIDIA Corporation 41CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Application4 ClickNext.TheCompletingtheNVIDIASpareDiskAllocationpage
42 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationRemoving a Spare DiskTheRemovespareoption
NVIDIA Corporation 43CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationMigrating an ArrayInatraditionalRAIDenvironment,whenauser
44 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationSpecific Migrating RequirementsThefollowing
NVIDIA Corporation 45CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationMigrating Instructions1 GotothesystemBIOSandmakesurethat
NVIDIA Corporation 1C HAPTERABOUT NVIDIA® MEDIASHIELD™NVIDIAbringsRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)technology—whichisusedbytheworld’
46 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Application3 ClickNext.TheRAIDModeSelectionpageapp
NVIDIA Corporation 47CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield Application5 Selectadditionaldisks,ifneeded.Forexample,• Ifyouwantt
48 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 4Installing and Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ApplicationThenewRAIDarrayappearsintheStorageMan
NVIDIA Corporation 49C HAPTERMEDIASHIELD RAID FREQUENTLY ASKEDQUESTIONSTheFAQinthischapterareorganizedbythefollowingcategories:• BasicRAID
50 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 5MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked QuestionsBasic RAID Questions•WhatisRAID?RAIDstandsforRedunda
NVIDIA Corporation 51CHAPTER 5MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked Questions•WhyisthecumulativesizeofaRAID0(Stripe)orRAID0+1(Stripe‐Mirror)
52 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 5MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked QuestionsDedicated Disk Questions•CanIassignaded icateddiskt
NVIDIA Corporation 53CHAPTER 5MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked QuestionsMediaShield Application Questions•WhatfunctionscanbeperformedusingtheM
54 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 5MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked QuestionsKnown Issues•TheNVIDIAMediaShieldapplicationrequires
2 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 1About NVIDIA® MediaShield™System RequirementsHardware SupportTable1.1liststheNVIDIA®nForce™plat
NVIDIA Corporation 3CHAPTER 1About NVIDIA® MediaShield™RAID ArraysThissectiondescribesthefollowingtypesofRAIDarraysthatNVIDIAMediaShieldSt
4 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 1.0CHAPTER 1About NVIDIA® MediaShield™RAID 1InaRAID1array,everyreadandwriteiscarriedoutinparallelac
NVIDIA Corporation 5CHAPTER 1About NVIDIA® MediaShield™Summary of RAID ConfigurationsTable 1.2RAID Configuration SummaryArray Uses Advantages Drawbac
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