hermsnross Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Currently have added a disk controller to may array server, with capacity of 8tb 4 slots, added 3 disk @ 6tb, 1tb and 6tb...as each additional disk was added I keep getting a rebuild on disk 5 after preclear is finished on newly installed disk, the rebuild is averaging 2.8mb/s need to know if this is normal or if there is a fix. Also during the rebuild unable to play movies on the Plex server. Currently disk 5 is being rebuilt with error, disk 6 okay running fine no error, disk 7 running good but with errors. When I originally installed disk 5 I had to do a rebuild, but it took only 17hour @ about 98mb/s. Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Go to Tools-diagnostics and attach the complete Diagnostics zip file to your NEXT post Quote Link to comment
hermsnross Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 tower-diagnostics-20200220-2140.zip Quote Link to comment
itimpi Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 You are getting continual resets on the disk being rebuilt and also less frequently on disk7 which explains the slow speed. I would carefully check the cabling to these two drives as the most likely cause. Quote Link to comment
hermsnross Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Its a single cable to a single sata interface, with currently no problem with disk 6.... Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 The 6 or 10 ports controller you're using is in fact a 2 port controller with SATA port multipliers, they are a known problem, you'll need to replace it to get rid of those timeout errors. Quote Link to comment
hermsnross Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 what do you recommend replacing the controller, or SATA port multiplier, and can you recommend a better replacement??? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 The controller includes the SATA multiplier, replace it with any LSI with a SAS2008/2308/3008/3408 chipset in IT mode, e.g., 9201-8i, 9211-8i, 9207-8i, 9300-8i, 9400-8i, etc and clones, like the Dell H200/H310 and IBM M1015, these latter ones need to be crossflashed. Quote Link to comment
hermsnross Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 can you forward me the link to the replacement device Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Look for one on ebay, this one is considered a reputable seller. Quote Link to comment
hermsnross Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Thanks for the recommendation, but I'm looking for a controller card/cable that would support a eSata external enclosure sy-enc50104, please advise. Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 There's no recommended controller to use an eSATA enclosure with port multiplier. Quote Link to comment
hermsnross Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 why am I stuck on verifying DMI pool..and can't get to BIOS....plex server in loop Quote Link to comment
sdamaged Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 eSata external enclosure is not really supported and will give you problems like you're getting As johnnie mentioned, you need a proper SAS controller If you don't want issues or problems, use recommended / supported hardware Quote Link to comment
hermsnross Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 okay thanks but this a different concern...why am I stuck on verifying DMI pool..and can't get to BIOS....plex server in loop Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 2 hours ago, hermsnross said: why am I stuck on verifying DMI pool. That likely a bios/hardware issue, clear CMOS and disconnect/remove anything attached to the board, if it boots like that then start reconnecting stuff. Quote Link to comment
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