Kjetil Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 The seller of controllers had the needed quantities of these two: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-LSI-6Gbps-SAS-HBA-LSI-9211-8i-9201-8i-P20-IT-Mode-ZFS-FreeNAS-unRAID/163846248833 https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-H220-6Gbps-SAS-PCI-E-3-0-HBA-LSI-9207-8i-P20-IT-Mode-for-ZFS-FreeNAS-unRAID/162862201664 Which of these two models would you all recommend I buy ? Kind regards, Kjetil Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Main difference between is that 9207 supports PCIe 3.0, since your board is PCIe 2.0 they will work the same, and like mentioned for normal HDDs 9211 is more than enough, unless using a SAS expander which is not the case, so unless you're thinking on some future upgrade I would go with the cheaper 9211. Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Thanks for the feedback. So I guess I will order these. When it comes to switching these out, will the server understand which drive is which after change of controllers ? Or do I need to write down the serial number of each drive and tell the server manually which drive is which ? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Devices are tracked by serial number, you just need to replace the controller and power back on. Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Sounds good Do I need new cables, or are the cables and connections the same ? Quote Link to comment
RedReddington Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) You also need SAS to Sata cables (SFF-8087). And you should flash the controllers to the latest firmware in it mode. I also flashed mine without the bios to speed boot times a little bit. And it is also good to attach a small 40mm fan to the heatsink to keep things cool. Edited January 29, 2020 by RedReddington Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Am I not using SAS to Sata cables now on the SASLP controllers ? I have no idea how to update firmware, should I ask the seller about this ? What exactly should I ask him ? There are some info in the ebay add, but I dont understand much about it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-LSI-6Gbps-SAS-HBA-LSI-9211-8i-9201-8i-P20-IT-Mode-ZFS-FreeNAS-unRAID/163846248833 Quote Link to comment
rl2664 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) These cards from this Ebay seller are pre flashed with it-mode firmware and ready to go. Cooling the cards is importent if there is no airflow in your case. Edited January 29, 2020 by rl2664 Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 The server has ample cooling with fans, so that should be ok. Does not feel hot inside. But just wanted to clarify about cables, so I need to buy new cables ? The cables for SASLP, are they not also SAS to Sata cables ? Quote Link to comment
RedReddington Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) I also have lots of airflow in my case, but the card still ran very hot. If your saslp card also has the sff-8087 connector, then you can keep the cables. You could ask the ebay seller to flash the card without the bios. You only need that, if you want to boot from the sas controller, otherwise it is useless in my opinion. Edited January 29, 2020 by RedReddington Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 From what I can see I have these controllers, are they sff-8087 ? https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/accessories/addon/AOC-SASLP-MV8.php Add a few photos too here... Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) Reading a bit more - yes it seems they are SFF 8087 - which is great as the cables would be quite a work to exchange. It would have required me to disassemble most of the server... Edited January 29, 2020 by Kjetil Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Yes, cables are the same. Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Hi again. Finally new controllers have arrived and I have installed them (9211i). The server is turned on, and up and running. But I have not started the array yet. How shall we proceed to start fixing the parity problem and the disc error ? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 If the status is the same as last screenshot you need to re-enable both disks, you can do both at the same time: https://wiki.unraid.net/Troubleshooting#Re-enable_the_drive Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Should I do a diagnostics or something first maybe ? Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Here it is federalreserve-diagnostics-20200220-1944.zip Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Damn! You're using 5 LSI controllers! 😛 Everything looks fine so far, all are in IT mode and using latest firmware, no errors for now, make sure there's some airflow on the controllers, especially if they are stacked together, and some must be for so many. Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 All 5 cards are all close together, so there is not much I can do about that. Fans are running so not sure what more I can do ? Should I do a smart test of the discs before I proceed ? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I don't know what type o case you're using but as long as there's some airflow around them it should be fine, e.g. server cases usually have fans at the front for fresh air intake and then at the back for exhaust, that's enough to create some airflow, depending on the fans used and speed they rotate. 15 minutes ago, Kjetil said: Should I do a smart test of the discs before I proceed ? Seems unnecessary to me in this case. Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Ok, so what do I do next ? Do I rebuild both drives with error at once ? It would be great with a step to step description, so I dont do anything wrong at this point Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 -Unassign both disabled disks -Start array -Stop array -Re-assign both disks (to their original slots) -Start array to begin parity sync/data rebuild If there are any issues grab diags before rebooting or shutting down. Quote Link to comment
Kjetil Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Is unasign the same as to set it as "no device" ? Quote Link to comment
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