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LSI_SAS2_2003.TXT
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Installation Guide for the LSI Fusion-MPT (TM) Drivers:
LSI_SAS2.SYS (StorPort) V2.00.63
This file describes the features and use of the LSI Fusion-MPT SAS (Serial
Attached SCSI) Gen2 device drivers for the Windows Server 2003 operating
system environment. It is divided into the following sections:
Introduction for Windows Server 2003
Features
LSI Devices Supported
Description
Installing the Driver(s)
New System Installation
CD/DVD-ROM Installation
Existing System Installation
Performance Tuning for Windows Server 2003
Miniport Driver Configuration Options and WDCFG Utility
WinPE Installation
Troubleshooting
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1.0 Introduction for Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 is an operating system designed to run on Intel
architecture (x86, 32-bit), Itanium Processor Family (IA64), and Extended-64
(x64, AMD64/EM64T) processors using current technology. It provides a graphical
user interface environment incorporating many high-level features. Refer to the
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 documentation for details.
An I/O manager handles I/O requests in Windows Server 2003. To address a
peripheral, the I/O manager goes through the appropriate drivers. Windows
Server 2003 provides class drivers for hard disk, optical, CD/DVD-ROM, printer,
and scanner peripherals. Other class drivers, provided by peripheral
manufacturers, may be added to support new devices. Tape device support is
built into the operating system itself and does not require a class driver.
Microsoft provides the port driver and LSI Corporation provides the miniport
driver, which is called LSI_SAS2.SYS. This driver completes the path to the
LSI controller or processor with an optional SAS BIOS.
This miniport driver uses the Microsoft StorPort port driver (rather than
the Microsoft ScsiPort driver in earlier versions of Windows). The StorPort
driver has architectural enhancements that provide performance improvements on
large server systems with many storage adapters. This miniport driver is
designed to take advantage of these enhancements for improved performance.
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1.1 Features
The LSI_SAS2.SYS miniport driver supports these features:
o Supports End-to-End Data Protection (EEDP)
o Supports 1.5Gb, 3Gb and 6Gb SAS expanders/devices and SATA devices
o Supports PCI-Express bus protocols
o Supports LSI Fusion-MPT common software interface
o Supports multiple host adapters
o Supports multiple Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs)
o Supports Scatter-Gather
o Supports SCSI pass-through functionality
o Supports disk array configurations with no LUN 0
o Supports disk array configurations with non-contiguous LUNs
o Auto request sense
o Maximum block size support: 1 Mbyte (32-bit), 2 Mbyte (64-bit)
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1.2 LSI Devices Supported
o LSISAS2004
o LSISAS2008
o LSISAS2108
o LSISAS2116
o LSISAS2208
o LSISAS2308
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1.3 Description
The LSI_SAS2.SYS driver meets the Microsoft specification for miniport
drivers. This driver allows connection of SAS devices including disk drives,
CD/DVD-ROMs, and tape drives for PCI-Express based machines. To support a
different SAS device type, the Windows Server 2003 architecture requires that
a class driver for that type of device be present (usually supplied by
Microsoft, or possibly by the peripheral manufacturer). No changes to the LSI
driver is required. The driver supports only Windows Server 2003 Service Pack
1 and all subsequent Service Packs.
A Windows application passes SCSI commands directly to the SAS Protocol devices
by using the SCSI pass-through facility. This facility allows applications to
directly control and access devices by filling in a data structure and calling
into the port or class driver. Refer to the Microsoft Windows Server 2003
documentation for more details.
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2.0 Installing the LSI_SAS2.SYS Driver
This procedure installs the LSI_SAS2.SYS driver onto a new or existing Windows
Server 2003 system. Depending upon the media used to distribute LSI drivers
(web or CD/DVD-ROM) and the type of adapter, you will create a driver diskette.
Copy the files listed in this section to the root directory of a clean
diskette as shown below. Label this diskette "Windows Server 2003 Driver
Diskette". You will use this diskette during the installation process.
txtsetup.oem
lsi_sas2.tag
lsi_sas2.inf
lsi_sas2.sys
lsinodrv.inf
s2k332.cat (for x86) or
s2k3ia64.cat (for IA64) or
s2k3am64.cat (for x64)
For a driver upgrade the driver files can also be copied onto a hard drive,
CD or DVD, or a USB flash drive.
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2.1 New System Installation
This procedure installs the LSI_SAS2.SYS driver onto a Windows Server 2003
system. Use this procedure when installing Windows Server 2003 onto an unused
drive. Windows Server 2003 automatically adds the driver to the registry and
copies the driver to the appropriate directory.
The method for installing Windows Server 2003 on a new system involves using
a CD/DVD-ROM. Installation using boot floppy diskettes is not supported by
Windows Server 2003.
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2.1.1 CD/DVD-ROM Installation
1. Start the Windows Server 2003 installation by booting from the Windows
Server 2003 CD/DVD-ROM:
The system BIOS must support booting from a CD/DVD-ROM. BIOS settings may
need to be changed to allow CD/DVD-ROM booting.
2. Press the F6 key to install the LSI_SAS2.SYS driver when the screen displays
"Windows Setup".
This must be done or else the new driver will not be recognized.
Note: Be sure to press the F6 key as any driver loaded later in the
installation process is not recognized by Windows Server 2003 Setup.
If F6 is not pressed, all devices controlled by the drivers are
not available during Windows Server 2003 setup.
3. Choose S to specify an additional device when the screen displays "Setup
could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices...".
NOTE: If this screen is not displayed as the first user input, then
pressing the F6 key was not seen by the setup program. Reboot the
system and try again.
The system prompts for the manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk.
4. Insert the appropriate driver diskette containing the Windows Server 2003
driver required to support your LSI adapter(s) and press Enter.
Note: Current Windows Server 2003 drivers can be downloaded from the
LSI Corporation web site at:
http://www.lsi.com/cm/DownloadSearch.do
After you are connected to this web site, select the product
category, family, and the appropriate product. Select the desired
Windows 2003 driver to begin the download.
5. The screen will display one entry to select, depending on the system
platform (x86, IA64, or x64):
"LSI Fusion-MPT SAS2 Driver (Server 2003 32-bit)"
or
"LSI Fusion-MPT SAS2 Driver (Server 2003 IA64)"
or
"LSI Fusion-MPT SAS2 Driver (Server 2003 x64)"
Verify the driver displayed matches the processor architecture of the
system (32-bit, IA64 or x64). Press Enter to proceed.
Return to the Windows Server 2003 Setup screen.
6. Press Enter to proceed.
The message about setup loading files appears.
7. Follow the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 installation procedure
at this point.
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2.2 Existing System Installation
This procedure installs or upgrades the LSI_SAS2.SYS driver onto an existing
Windows Server 2003 system.
Note: When a LSI SAS Gen2 adapter is added to an existing system installation,
the new adapter is automatically detected at the next reboot. When the
Device Driver Wizard appears at boot, click on the Next button and
continue at step 8 below.
1. Boot Windows Server 2003 and logon as a user that has Administrator
privileges.
2. Click on the Start button, then right-click on the My Computer entry in
the menu.
3. Click on the Properties selection.
4. Click on the Hardware tab, and then the Device Manager button.
5. Click the "+" to the left of the SCSI and RAID controllers line. Find the
adapter desired for the driver upgrade and double-click the entry. Click
on the Driver tab.
6. Information on the currently installed driver is displayed, and additional
driver details can be viewed by clicking the "Driver Details" button.
7. Click on the "Update Driver" button to update the existing driver. The
Hardware Update Wizard begins.
8. Click on the "Install from a list or specific location..." button to select
it, then click on the Next button.
9. Click on the "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install." button
to select it, then click on the Next button.
10. Click on the "Have Disk" button and type the path to the driver, or click
on the Browse button. Select the location for the driver package which
matches the processor architecture of the system (x86, IA64, or x64). After
the path to the driver has been established, click the OK button.
11. Select the driver from the list and click on the Next button.
12. Click on the Next button again to start the driver update.
In some cases, a message will display saying that this driver has not
passed logo testing. This message informs you that a nonsigned driver is
being installed.
Note: Drivers are digitally signed by the Microsoft Windows Hardware
Quality Lab (WHQL) on completion of logo testing. Due to the time
lag between the general customer release by LSI of Windows drivers
and the completion of WHQL logo testing, some drivers distributed
with adapters or downloaded from the www.lsi.com web site may not be
digitally signed.
13. Click STOP Installation to cancel the installation if a nonsigned driver
is not desired.
or
Click Continue Anyway to continue the installation.
The system will load the driver from the Windows Server 2003 driver
diskette. A message box may display indicating that the target (existing)
driver is newer than the source (upgrade) driver.
14. Click No to cancel the driver upgrade at this point.
or
Click Yes to continue the installation.
The system copies the driver to the system disk. For any adapter other
than the boot adapter, the updated driver will become active immediately.
For the boot adapter, a message box displays indicating that you must
reboot your system for the new driver to take effect.
15. Click on the Finish button to complete the driver upgrade.
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2.3 Performance Tuning for Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 has registry entries that can be used to tune the
performance of SCSI I/O for certain configurations. The registry settings of
NumberOfRequests and MaximumSGList are not used by StorPort and will have no
effect on the LSI_SAS2.SYS driver.
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2.3.1 Miniport Driver Configuration Options
The LSI_SAS2.SYS driver is configured by default to provide optimum
performance in most standard systems.
However, it is possible to fine-tune certain driver parameters using a utility
provided on the OS installation disk, the Windows Driver Configuration Utility
(WDCFG).
The utility comprises 2 files which must be installed manually under Windows
Server 2003. The WDCFG.EXE file should be manually copied to the \windows\system32
directory on the system volume. The DriverConfigParam.def should be manually
copied to the \ProgramData\LSI\Wdcfg directory on the system volume. Note
that this directory path must be manually created under Windows Server 2003,
and that it contains no space characters.
TO use the utility, first launch a Command Prompt window. In the Command Prompt
window, enter the "wdcfg -?" command to display full usage information. The
usage information explains how to query and set parameters, and how to use the
utility to display a list of driver configuration parameters which can be
controlled using the utility (including full explanations of each).
Note that parameter changes are only activated within the driver following a
driver initialization. This may be done by restarting the machine, or by using
Device Manager to disable and re-enable the driver (Take care not to do this
to a driver servicing the boot volume).
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2.4 WinPE Installation
WinPE is provided to system OEM's to create a Pre-install Environment image.
To use the LSI_SAS2.SYS driver with the Windows Server 2003 based WinPE,
perform the steps listed below.
1. Create an lsi_sas2 folder in the winpe_image directory under i386\system32.
For example: mkdir winpe_image\i386\system32\lsi_sas2
2. Copy the lsi_sas2 driver package to the winpe_image\i386\system32\lsi_sas2
folder.
3. Edit the winpe_image\i386\System32\Winpeoem.sif to remove the semicolons
from the [OemDriverParams] section and add the name of the lsi_sas2
directory to the OemDriverDirs entry. For example:
[OemDriverParams]
OemDriverRoot = ""
OemDriverDirs = lsi_sas2
4. You can then use oscdimg to create a bootable .iso image, or follow the
WinPE User’s Guide to create a bootable USB flash device.
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3.0 Troubleshooting
The LSI_SAS2.SYS driver will log error messages to the system error log. For
these errors, the system errorlog EventID will be 11, and the specific error
code values will be displayed at offset 0x10. Data should be displayed in words.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.