LSI card : Did i get the right one as I do not see any sata on it?

[jbesclapez]

Hi there,

I am totally new to FreeNas (moved from Xpenology) and I got myself an LSI SAS9200-16e to put 4 new sata drives of 10Tb.
I bought this card following the recommendations and did some reading but even with that, I am not sure I can do this learning curve without asking too many questions that mays be stupid to you!
Basically I have no cable with the LSI card, so I presume I will have to buy some, but will it even work? Also the cables are going OUT of the pc box ... I will need a longer cable to go back into the box. What cables should i buy then?

Thanks

 

[Samuel Tai]

If all your disks are internal, then you got the wrong card. Is this new retail, or did you buy one already pre-flashed to IT mode?

 

[jgreco]

https://www.ixsystems.com/community/threads/confused-about-that-lsi-card-join-the-crowd.11901/

You need something that can be made into an LSI 9211-8i.

 

[jbesclapez]

If all your disks are internal, then you got the wrong card. Is this new retail, or did you buy one already pre-flashed to IT mode?

God, Sam, I made another mistake then!
@jgreco, I just bought the one you mentionned: The IBM ServeRAID M1015
However, it comes with no cable... so now looking for cables!!! rrrrhhh....

 

[jbesclapez]

https://www.ixsystems.com/community/threads/confused-about-that-lsi-card-join-the-crowd.11901/

You need something that can be made into an LSI 9211-8i.

@jgreco Do you think this one is the right cable for the IBM ServerRaid M1015 :
https://www.allekabels.nl/sata-kabel/1763/1083890/sata-sata-sas-kabel-7-polig-1-meter.html#

 

[Samuel Tai]

Cables are easy to find. Amazon has plenty of SFF-8087 to 4x SATA breakout cables. The one you found will work. However, please verify the HBA has been flashed to IT mode.

 

[Samuel Tai]

IBM ServeRAID M1015 Part 4: Cross flashing to a LSI9211-8i in IT or IR mode

Guide for the IBM ServeRAID M1015 Part 4: Cross flashing to a LSI9211-8i in IT or IR mode

www.servethehome.com

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

I prefer the cables offered by Supermicro like this:

Cable Matrix | Supermicro

www.supermicro.com

They are very thin and easy to arrange inside your enclosure, yet in my experience 100% reliable.

 

[jgreco]

God, Sam, I made another mistake then!
@jgreco, I just bought the one you mentionned: The IBM ServeRAID M1015
However, it comes with no cable... so now looking for cables!!! rrrrhhh.... :)

https://www.ixsystems.com/community...-sas-sy-a-primer-on-basic-sas-and-sata.26145/

Sorry, I'm not really focused this morning as I work on a big project here...

 

[jbesclapez]

I hear you guys! Thanks for sharing that info.
@Samuel Tai Thanks again, I will check that it is in IT mode when I have the card.

 

[jbesclapez]

IBM ServeRAID M1015 Part 4: Cross flashing to a LSI9211-8i in IT or IR mode

Guide for the IBM ServeRAID M1015 Part 4: Cross flashing to a LSI9211-8i in IT or IR mode

www.servethehome.com

Hi guys! Hope you are fine!
I just got the IBM ServeRAID M1015 card i ordered. I am going to follow the tutorial you send me, but this tutorial is from 2011 and I wanted to know from you if I still should follow it or did it get updated? Is there updates from the files the person stores in this post?
Thanks!

See> https://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/topic/29059-sas2008-lsi92409211-firmware-files/

 

[jbesclapez]

Oh God! This tutorial is probably the worst one I followed in years!... I will write one for dummies like me as I think I faced all the possible issues possible!

I now flash the card and Firmware version is 15. Should I update it? Also there is no image for x86-bios!!!!

 

[jbesclapez]

I wrote a clear guide to flash the card. Have a look here.
https://www.ixsystems.com/community...ike-the-ibm-m1015-to-a-lsi9211-it-mode.86118/