Hi,

over the last days i swapped out my old LSI SAS 9305-16i HBA and connected all my disks to the LSI SAS 9600-24i eHBA card.

previously some were on the m/b sata controller and some were on the 16i.

 

• All my disks are SATA.
• All array disks do not remain in the spindown
• Some but not all unassigned disks remain in the spindown.
• I have flashed the latest firmware (9600_24i_Pkg_8.10.1.0-00000-00001) via storcli2 in uefi mode. Old version was v8.1.1.0...
  • The Personality of the Tri-Mode Controller is set to eHBA and the drives are all configured as JBOD
  • System Drivers
    • mpi3mr    MPI3 Storage Controller Device Driver    Inuse    scsi/mpi3mr
    • mpt3sas    LSI MPT Fusion SAS 3.0 Device Driver    System    scsi/mpt3sas
• I have flashed the latest UEFI firmware of my Motherboard (MSI Prestige X570 Creation - 7C36-002R)
• I Upgraded my Unraid from 6.12.6 to 6.12.13

 

Everything is running great except that the drives perform the spin down audibly but are woken up again after about 2 minutes. In the syslog you can see after the spin down that smart values are queried, but as far as I know this also seems to be the case with normal/scheduled wakeups.
I am very grateful for any help and would hate to remove the controller again.

Thank you very much!

 

Edited October 12, 20241 yr by #Tobias
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Try this.  Had something like yours trouble me a long time til I found that setting.

 

OMG thank you so much! i hope this helps... just implemented... I'll report today whether it has done any good

 

PS: If this is the solution... Is it possible to increase the value? because querying all 24h SMART values is too often for me because some of my drives are in spindown for weeks...

Edited October 12, 20241 yr by #Tobias

No success... despite the new setting, the disks started up again approx. 4-5 minutes later after spindown 🤥

My only other thought is to be sure the hba power control/monitor settings are all disabled so unraid doesn't fight it.

That's what I thought too! I checked a few values of the controller when I flashed it. I noticed that in the JBOD list of drives, all drives were listed as “GOOD”. Maybe the problem here is that the controller simply queries the smart values too often via firmware.

but why do 4 of my 5 unassigned drives remain in spindown?

Mine was weird too.  Kept getting Svr emhttpd: read SMART /dev/sdg on just some drives.  That timer in the setting above changed it to a 24hr query.

Edit: never figured out why it was just some drives.

Edited October 12, 20241 yr by Veah

Wanna see my log of ther last 12 hours?

Sure.  Attached diagnostics better attract the real pros attention 

Okay sec... meanwhile my syslog

After the Green lines i made changes to the Disk-Settings... and that didn't work, as we found out

Edited October 12, 20241 yr by #Tobias

Ya something is telling them to check smart 

So google and ai and other voodoo magic is pushing the long blurbage below regarding power features on your card.  See if you can verify all this junk is turned off so unraid can do it's thing.

 

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The LSI 9600-24i is a Tri-Mode 24G SAS eHBA, and its power settings can be configured through the Broadcom documentation and user guides. Here are the key points to consider:

 

Power Management: The 9600-24i supports various power management features, including Link Power Management (LPM) and Port Power Management (PPM). These features help reduce power consumption by dynamically adjusting link speeds and port power states.

Power Settings: The recommended power settings for the 9600-24i are:

LPM: Enabled (default)

PPM: Enabled (default)

Link Speed: Auto-negotiate (default)

Configuration: To configure power settings, refer to the Broadcom documentation and user guides, specifically the “96xx-MR-eHBA-Tri-Mode-UG” document available on the Broadcom website.

Note: The 9600-24i is designed to operate within specific power envelopes, and excessive power consumption may affect its performance or longevity. Ensure that your system’s power supply and cooling infrastructure can support the 9600-24i’s power requirements.

Additional Considerations

 

Backplane and Expander Compatibility: When using expanders or backplanes with the 9600-24i, ensure they support the required power levels and have adequate power filtering to prevent noise and interference.

System-Level Power Management: Configure your system’s power management settings to optimize power consumption and performance. This may involve adjusting BIOS settings, operating system power profiles, or using third-party power management tools.

By following these guidelines and consulting the relevant documentation, you should be able to configure the power settings for your LSI 9600-24i to ensure optimal performance and power efficiency.

35 minutes ago, Veah said:

Power Settings: The recommended power settings for the 9600-24i are:

LPM: Enabled (default)

PPM: Enabled (default)

Link Speed: Auto-negotiate (default)

Configuration: To configure power settings, refer to the Broadcom documentation and user guides, specifically the “96xx-MR-eHBA-Tri-Mode-UG” document available on the

Do u have any idea to make sure any of this settings?

In any case if it helps... this is an output of my lspci -vvv

 

lspci-vvv_2024.10.12-19.33.52.log

Hello,

Old thread, but were you able to resolve the drive spindown issue with your 9600-24i which uses the mpi3mr driver?