Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:07:48 -0500 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: Michael Gmelin <grembo@freebsd.org> Cc: Alexander Motin <mav@freebsd.org>, Freebsd current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: SAS/SATA controllers: 8 port that support 8TB Drives Message-ID: <17529e76a2fd0a402a76d758c4f0afd2@lerctr.org> In-Reply-To: <F44C5611-5147-42B4-BBE5-403DCBB5157C@freebsd.org> References: <5936c6368df3c7d762d4710d23e7c57c@lerctr.org> <F44C5611-5147-42B4-BBE5-403DCBB5157C@freebsd.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 06/18/2022 3:54 am, Michael Gmelin wrote: [SNIP] Subvendor is Fujitsu Siemens - so I guess this is integrated into a system by them. Seems like flashing the 2108 to an IT firmware isn't an option (based on what I found online). You could check if there are firmware updates available though. How did you configure the drives in the megaraid utility (ctrl-h after boot)? Did you create a RAID-0 for each disk? And what capacity is shown in there? Based on [0], 2108 based controllers don't support 4kn. IT mode would help (true passthrough), but as written above, I don't think it's an option for this model. -m [0] https://bitdeals.tech/blogs/news/4kn-lsi-compatibility-list as I said earlier in the thread, I've bought 2 of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/194910024856 which if I'm reading that chart right should work with the 4Kn drives. -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 214-642-9640 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 5708 Sabbia Dr, Round Rock, TX 78665-2106 [-- Attachment #2 --] <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /></head><body style='font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif'> <p id="reply-intro">On 06/18/2022 3:54 am, Michael Gmelin wrote:</p> <p>[SNIP]</p> <div id="replybody1"> <div dir="auto"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div> </div> <div>Subvendor is Fujitsu Siemens - so I guess this is integrated into a system by them.</div> <div> </div> <div>Seems like flashing the 2108 to an IT firmware isn't an option (based on what I found online). You could check if there are firmware updates available though. How did you configure the drives in the megaraid utility (ctrl-h after boot)? Did you create a RAID-0 for each disk? And what capacity is shown in there?</div> <div> </div> <div>Based on [0], 2108 based controllers don't support 4kn. IT mode would help (true passthrough), but as written above, I don't think it's an option for this model.</div> <div> </div> <div>-m</div> <div dir="ltr"> </div> [0] <a href="https://bitdeals.tech/blogs/news/4kn-lsi-compatibility-list" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bitdeals.tech/blogs/news/4kn-lsi-compatibility-list</a></div>; <div dir="ltr"><br /> <div dir="ltr"><span></span><br /><br />as I said earlier in the thread, I've bought 2 of these:<br /><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/194910024856" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ebay.com/itm/194910024856</a></div>; <div dir="ltr"> </div> <div dir="ltr">which if I'm reading that chart right should work with the 4Kn drives. </div> <div dir="ltr"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><br /></p> <div id="signature"> <div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span class="sig">-- <br />Larry Rosenman <a href="http://www.lerctr.org/~ler" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.lerctr.org/~ler</a><br />Phone: +1 214-642-9640 E-Mail: <a href="mailto:ler@lerctr.org">ler@lerctr.org</a><br />US Mail: 5708 Sabbia Dr, Round Rock, TX 78665-2106<br /></span></div> </div> </body></html>help
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