October 31, 201510 yr m3ki, In the IPMI Settings, what is the current setting for "Fan Mode"? Mine is set to "Set Fan to Standard Speed" Optimal, that allows for independent control of FANA vs rest i think I changed the fan mode and got the new Noctua HDD Fans. Everything is working perfect now... my unRaid box is in my office room and is quite now. Very nice thread by m3ki that motivated and helped me. Thank you m3ki!
October 31, 201510 yr Author m3ki, In the IPMI Settings, what is the current setting for "Fan Mode"? Mine is set to "Set Fan to Standard Speed" Optimal, that allows for independent control of FANA vs rest i think I changed the fan mode and got the new Noctua HDD Fans. Everything is working perfect now... my unRaid box is in my office room and is quite now. Very nice thread by m3ki that motivated and helped me. Thank you m3ki! Sweet! Did you get FANA vs CPU Fans working independently? Also you should test if cpu fan actually spins up as cpu heats up, but do it carefully. Also try to keep all your HDD temperatures below 39C if they get above HDD failure rates go up dramatically. Another thing I did I stuffed unused hdd trays with Styrofoam cutouts to make sure air flows properly
October 31, 201510 yr If you're going with unraid or freenas or any software based raid arrangment you will NEED to flash your raid card into IT mode because you need to make the card to not appear as RAID card to OS. So regardless if I go with Supermicro or an ASRock board, I have to flash the on-board SAS/SATA controller to IT mode? Steps I needed to get everything working: Install the motherboard Chose correct setting in the bios for add on raid cards in bios ( correct GEN, for m1015 it was gen2) Disable onboard SAS card to boot using option rom(option rom is simply a config utility) Flash m1015 -> it mode without option rom(no need for system to boot into that either) Flash second m1015 to IT mode. If you're a silent freak or you want good control of fans: configure linux fan control utility to control your cpu fan. configure autofan to control your array fans... That's about it, nothing scary. Thanks for listing the steps out so plainly, this will help me a lot. Plus I gotta say unraid has an awesome community and good people who are willing to help. Agreed! Also why do you want such an expensive motherboard? I'm not sure, I don't have that much experience in choosing a motherboard. I basically went on Newegg and found the motherboard with the highest number of onboard SAS/SATA ports (to delay buying a HBA controller) and that supported ECC ram and a Xeon E5-1650 v3. Do you think there is a better option for me? I'm hoping to future proof myself as much as possible. Another thing I did I stuffed unused hdd trays with Styrofoam cutouts to make sure air flows properly I don't think you need to stuff the empty bays with styrofoam, there is a vent you can close. Watch this short video:
October 31, 201510 yr Author If you're going with unraid or freenas or any software based raid arrangment you will NEED to flash your raid card into IT mode because you need to make the card to not appear as RAID card to OS. So regardless if I go with Supermicro or an ASRock board, I have to flash the on-board SAS/SATA controller to IT mode? Hmm... onboard one on SM I had to flash yes, because by default it came in IR mode (raid) it's very simple to do anyway. SM has a file on their website and instructions are inside. it's almost identical to steps for flashing m1015. It's actually easier because there is only one script to run. You boot from UEFI bios using IPMI remote desktop, run script, enter your controller address (there is a sticker on the mobo) and boom you're done. Also why do you want such an expensive motherboard? I'm not sure, I don't have that much experience in choosing a motherboard. I basically went on Newegg and found the motherboard with the highest number of onboard SAS/SATA ports (to delay buying a HBA controller) and that supported ECC ram and a Xeon E5-1650 v3. Do you think there is a better option for me? I'm hoping to future proof myself as much as possible. I see, I think you're better off looking on supermicro site, since they have all the specs, then once you find your model you go and look on something like PCpartspicker to find cheapert place. Also is this computer going to be used ONLY as nas? in that case there may not be a need to get Xeon E5... What do you mean by futureproof? Another thing I did I stuffed unused hdd trays with Styrofoam cutouts to make sure air flows properly I don't think you need to stuff the empty bays with styrofoam, there is a vent you can close. Watch this short video: Sweet! ... damn it I just looked mine dont have closable vents!
October 31, 201510 yr If you're going with unraid or freenas or any software based raid arrangment you will NEED to flash your raid card into IT mode because you need to make the card to not appear as RAID card to OS. So regardless if I go with Supermicro or an ASRock board, I have to flash the on-board SAS/SATA controller to IT mode? Hmm... onboard one on SM I had to flash yes, because by default it came in IR mode (raid) it's very simple to do anyway. SM has a file on their website and instructions are inside. it's almost identical to steps for flashing m1015. It's actually easier because there is only one script to run. You boot from UEFI bios using IPMI remote desktop, run script, enter your controller address (there is a sticker on the mobo) and boom you're done. Ok, I think this will make more sense once I have the build in front of me and I am playing with the interface. I see, I think you're better off looking on supermicro site, since they have all the specs, then once you find your model you go and look on something like PCpartspicker to find cheapert place. PCpartspicker? OMG, I wish I knew about this site earlier ... Thanks. Also is this computer going to be used ONLY as nas? in that case there may not be a need to get Xeon E5... What do you mean by futureproof? NAS and Plex, so I would like a passmark >10,000. I was going to get a Xeon E3-1246 v3 (would be much cheaper) but I thought if I end up doing more dockers and virtualization stuff in the future, I will want more PCIe lanes than the 16 that is supported by Xeon E3 chips. Xeon E5 chips support 40 lanes. Futureproof as in make sure I don't need to build another system in the future because I can't do virtualization stuff with an E3 chip. Truthfully, I have little experience with this so I'm not sure if a Xeon E3 will be more than adequate for my future-proofing needs. I can't even tell you the biggest advantage of a Xeon E5 over an E3 other than more memory support, registered RAM, more PCIe lanes. ... damn it I just looked mine dont have closable vents! Serious? And you just bought your Norco, seems weird that their newest revision wouldn't have closable vents. IPMI <--- AWESOME!!!! you can connect to the computer and control it via web browser, no need to buy keyboard, mouse or extra screen (NOTE in any solution be it SM ipmi or intel AMT for some asrock mobos you NEED cpu that has built in videocard, you can see that on the ask intel site, my xeon does another model didnt) Wait, I thought if a motherboard had IPMI it automatically meant it had integrated graphics. Is this not true?
October 31, 201510 yr Author If i am not mistaken you still need for cpu to support onboard video. I could be wrong, I thought I read that somewhere.
October 31, 201510 yr If i am not mistaken you still need for cpu to support onboard video. I could be wrong, I thought I read that somewhere. if your board have IPMI, there is no need for CPU with video..
October 31, 201510 yr Author If i am not mistaken you still need for cpu to support onboard video. I could be wrong, I thought I read that somewhere. if your board have IPMI, there is no need for CPU with video.. That's good to know! I think you do need it to use intel AMT.
October 31, 201510 yr if your board have IPMI, there is no need for CPU with video.. Got it! Thanks. look at specs for board you chose: http://www.supermicro.nl/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X10SRA-F.cfm 1x VGA (Aspeed AST 2400 BMC for IPMI)
October 31, 201510 yr if your board have IPMI, there is no need for CPU with video.. Got it! Thanks. look at specs for board you chose: http://www.supermicro.nl/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X10SRA-F.cfm 1x VGA (Aspeed AST 2400 BMC for IPMI) Thanks, I didn't really know what that meant but I do now!
November 2, 201510 yr Sweet! Did you get FANA vs CPU Fans working independently? Also you should test if cpu fan actually spins up as cpu heats up, but do it carefully. Also try to keep all your HDD temperatures below 39C if they get above HDD failure rates go up dramatically. Another thing I did I stuffed unused hdd trays with Styrofoam cutouts to make sure air flows properly FANA vs CPU seems to be working independently. I will set the MAX value in dynamix autofan control to 39C so that the fans will spin at full-speed in that case. I don't have a hot-swap case, hence the HDD fans are located in front of the hard drive cages. So far my HDD temps vary between 28C to 32C.
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