arc1882IX

[mrjoli021]

Hello,

I know that the ARC1882IX is supported by FreeNAS. Is it natively supported or do I need to flash it somehow to get it to work with FreeNAS?

If I need to flash it where do I get the firmware and what it the recommended firmware?

The card has printed on it version 3.0

thanks,

 

[jgreco]

No, we do not suggest using the Areca cards. You may be able to get the disks to show up, but all the various warnings and caveats about using MFI-based LSI RAID controllers are generally applicable to other RAID cards.

You are best off replacing it with an HBA, or if you need more tha 8 ports, more than one HBA. The LSI 9211-8i or any of its OEM equivalents works swimmingly well and the OEM ones like the Dell PERC H200/H310 are often available for $40 or less on eBay.

 

[jgreco]

Also see

https://www.ixsystems.com/community/threads/adaptec-8805-support.74533/post-517284

 

[mrjoli021]

My server is a super micro with 16 drives. What would be the recommended card to use? I plan on putting drives larger than 4TB on it. I would also like it to support both SAS and Sata Drives.

 

[SweetAndLow]

My server is a super micro with 16 drives. What would be the recommended card to use? I plan on putting drives larger than 4TB on it. I would also like it to support both SAS and Sata Drives.

Check it the resource section. There is an entire thread dedicated to hba's.

 

[jgreco]

My server is a super micro with 16 drives. What would be the recommended card to use? I plan on putting drives larger than 4TB on it. I would also like it to support both SAS and Sata Drives.

Already answered;

You are best off replacing it with an HBA, or if you need more tha 8 ports, more than one HBA. The LSI 9211-8i or any of its OEM equivalents works swimmingly well and the OEM ones like the Dell PERC H200/H310 are often available for $40 or less on eBay.