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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--=_3ad31caa63267658732ef3f476c4d2ab Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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 --=_3ad31caa63267658732ef3f476c4d2ab Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset= =3DUTF-8" /></head><body style=3D'font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,Helve= tica,sans-serif'> <p id=3D"reply-intro">On 06/18/2022 3:54 am, Michael Gmelin wrote:</p> <p>[SNIP]</p> <div id=3D"replybody1"> <div dir=3D"auto"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div> </div> <div>Subvendor is Fujitsu Siemens - so I guess this is integrated into a sy= stem 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 avai= lable though. How did you configure the drives in the megaraid utility (ctr= l-h after boot)? Did you create a RAID-0 for each disk? And what capacity i= s 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=3D"ltr"> </div> [0] <a href=3D"https://bitdeals.tech/blogs/news/4kn-lsi-compatibility-= list" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">https://bitdeals.tech/b= logs/news/4kn-lsi-compatibility-list</a></div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><br /> <div dir=3D"ltr"><span></span><br /><br />as I said earlier in the thread, = I've bought 2 of these:<br /><a href=3D"https://www.ebay.com/itm/1949100248= 56" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">https://www.ebay.com/itm/= 194910024856</a></div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> </div> <div dir=3D"ltr">which if I'm reading that chart right should work with the= 4Kn drives. </div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p><br /></p> <div id=3D"signature"> <div class=3D"pre" style=3D"margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">= <span class=3D"sig">-- <br />Larry Rosenman &n= bsp;  = ; <a href=3D"http://www.lerctr.org/~ler" target=3D"_blank"= rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">http://www.lerctr.org/~ler</a><br />Phone: +1 = 214-642-9640 &n= bsp; E-Mail: <a href=3D"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> --=_3ad31caa63267658732ef3f476c4d2ab--
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