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caml

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Hello,

 

I'm designing a new build that I will use to host a maximum of 9 * 3.5 drives + 1 * 3,5 drive for parity + 2 * 2.5 drives + 1 M.2 SSD for cache. My current hardware list is the following:

 

Motherboard:  Asus PRIME A320M-R

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600

RAM: G.Skill Kit 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4 3200MHz

Extra: 2 x 4 Port SATA III PCIe Controller (Marvell 88SE9215 chip)

Case: Fractal Design Node 804

PSU: Corsair CX-450W 80+

Storage: 2 x 14TB WD Drives

Cache: M.2 2280 Kingston A2000 500GB 3D TLC NVMe

Parity: 1 x 14TB WD Drive

 

My plan is to eventually buy additional storage and a graphics card to play games remotely. Currently I want to stick with this setup to direct stream Plex media and host some docker containers that require considerable processing power.

 

Is this build compatible with UnRaid ?

 

Thanks!

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5 hours ago, caml said:

Extra: 2 x 4 Port SATA III PCIe Controller (Marvell 88SE9215 chip)

As indicated by Benson, Marvell-based SATA controllers do not play well with later versions of Linux/unRAID. Drives attached to them often do not show up at all and, if they do, can drop off unexpectedly.

 

LSI/Broadcom controllers are preferred and have no such issues.   

For example, any LSI with a SAS2008/2308/3008/3408 chipset in IT mode such as the 9201-8i, 9211-8i, 9207-8i, 9300-8i, 9400-8i and clones, e.g. the Dell H200/H310 and IBM M1015.  The clones need to be cross-flashed to IT mode.

 

The above all support up to 8 SATA drives with 2x SFF-8087 forward breakout cables.

 

I use the Dell H310 cross-flashes to IT mode.

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