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Date:      Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:45:50 -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:  <7c70b29bd38a656420e141c64fbd43d2@lerctr.org>
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On 06/18/2022 8:30 am, Michael Gmelin wrote:

>> On 18. Jun 2022, at 15:10, Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> That certainly sounds promising.
> Best
> Michael
> 
>> --
>> 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

And I realized I didn't answer the question about how stuff was 
configured, each disk is Raid0.  the current

pool is 10x3T disks, and I'm adding 6x8T since the pool is 70% full 
(bacula backups, Time Machine Backups, random other stuff).

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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
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<p id=3D"reply-intro">On 06/18/2022 8:30 am, Michael Gmelin wrote:</p>
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<p id=3D"v1reply-intro">On 06/18/2022 3:54 am, Michael Gmelin wrote:</p>
<p>[SNIP]</p>
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<div>Subvendor is Fujitsu Siemens - so I guess this is integrated into a sy=
stem by them.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</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>
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<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>
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<div>-m</div>
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[0]&nbsp;<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>
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<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>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">which if I'm reading that chart right should work with the=
 4Kn drives.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>That certainly sounds promising.</div>
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Best
<div>Michael<br />
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lank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">http://www.lerctr.org/~ler</a><br />Phone=
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sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E-Mail: <a href=3D"mailto:ler@lerctr=
=2Eorg" rel=3D"noreferrer">ler@lerctr.org</a><br />US Mail: 5708 Sabbia Dr,=
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<p>And I realized I didn't answer the question about how stuff was configur=
ed, each disk is Raid0.&nbsp; the current</p>
<p>pool is 10x3T disks, and I'm adding 6x8T since the pool is 70% full (bac=
ula backups, Time Machine Backups, random other stuff).</p>
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