Reconfigure Unraid array.

[psykix]

I currently run Unraid on my HP Gen8 Microserver.

 

I have no parity drives. The server has a LSI RAID card in it and it's in IT mode. I originally switched to the LSI card with the intention of adding an external drive enclosure via SFF but that never happened as I just added larger drives.

 

I want to remove the LSI card and go back to using the internal B120i card so that I can install a 10Gbe network card. The server only contains media and a few apps and drives are mechanical so no need for blazing fast performance.

 

I originally moved the drives from B120i to the LSI card and did it without losing any data. I presume I can do the reverse but I cannot for the life of me remember how I did it.

 

Any pointers on how to achieve this?

 

[itimpi]

If they are both HBA then it is just a case of re plugging the drives.

[psykix]

Hmm I'm not sure about that. I know when I used to run Windows on it as the OS then I had to configure it into AHCI mode. I presume UNRAID will just want it as RAID.

 

I'll have a search around.

 

[JorgeB]

That is a fakeRAID controller, Unraid should always use AHCI with it.

[psykix]

Couldn't have been easier.. Just moved the SAS cable from the LSI card to the internal one. Everything working as per normal!

 

 

 

[psykix]

Just one issue though. I always used to get a warning in fix common problems about write caching being disabled on my Cache drive which has always been attached to the B120i controller. Now I am getting that warning on my array drives too. Is this something that can be enabled on the controller or do I have to do the hdparm thing from command prompt every time I restart the server for every drive??

 

[psykix]

nvm.. I had to enable it in the BIOS