26TB NAS need install commands for LSI 3Ware 9650SE-16ML 16-port SATA Raid Controller driver

[DrachenComputer]

Holle everyone,

i am new her sorry and i am new to FreeNas.
Today I setup a new NAS-Server with 26TB running in Raid 6. The Raid Build is done and the installation of FreeNas 9.2.1.9 also done. I try to set up an ZFS Volume but an Error: Unable to GPT format the disk "da0" comes back! :(
I think i have an driver problem with my Raid Controller LSI 3Ware 9650SE-16ML 16-port SATA Raid Controller card and secondary i like te get acces to the cards webinterface. I need the shell commands for installing the drivers and config the webinterface. This is an option but i have problems with the code in freebsd eg freenas: http://www.arnebrodowski.de/wiki/3Ware/

The drivers are here:
http://www.lsi.com/support/pages/download-results.aspx?component=Storage Component&productfamily=Legacy RAID Controllers&productcode=P00079&assettype=0&productname=3ware 9650SE-16ML
The exact driver for the card i hope: http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/SATA/SATA Common Files/driver_freebsd-95xx-96xx_9.5.5.1codeset.zip
and the software for the webinterface i hope: http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/SATA/SATA Common Files/3DM2_CLI-freebsd_10.2.2.1_9.5.5.1.zip
The Mainboard:
Asus H81T with an Patium CPU and 4GB Ram
System SSD: Intel Server SSD 30GB
Case: 16 Slot Rackserver SATA/SAS with 16 x 2TB Samsung HD204UI
The RAID is setup to an RAID 6
Server IP: 192.168.0.200

So now what i need:
The complett commands to install the driver and the webinterface...

Please Help me :( i think my is some of the biggist in this forum??

thank you for your quick Help and support to my projekt!

 

[danb35]

I'm sorry, but you really need to RTFM and some of the sticky threads. Your hardware is quite inappropriate for this application, and the use of a hardware RAID controller is never recommended with FreeNAS. Here are a few links to get you started:
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/hardware-recommendations-read-this-first.23069/
https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...ning-vdev-zpool-zil-and-l2arc-for-noobs.7775/
http://web.freenas.org/images/resources/freenas9.2.1/freenas9.2.1_guide.pdf

Depending on your CPU, you may be able to reuse it. Your motherboard, RAM, and likely your HBA will need to be replaced.

 

[DrachenComputer]

So can what can i do? Buying new or other Hardware is Not an Option! So what is with the drivers?


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[danb35]

You spent over $2000 on hardware without even looking at the hardware requirements for the OS you were trying to run? That doesn't sound very smart, now does it?

Your hardware is, as I wrote (and as the documentation states) completely inappropriate. You don't have near enough RAM (you'd need at least 16 GB for the amount of storage you're using, and possibly more), it isn't ECC, and you should never use a hardware RAID controller with FreeNAS unless it can be used in a pure HBA mode. Even the most cursory review of the hardware requirements would have made all three of these points obvious. Your options are either new hardware or a different OS.

If you want to install new drivers, you need to recompile FreeNAS from source. That isn't too difficult if you know your way around the command line. But even if a lack of drivers for your card is your immediate problem (which may or may not be the case), you've got no business running FreeNAS on your hardware.

 

[Ericloewe]

Let me hammer this in, DrachenComputer:

You have two options: Follow the very correct advice danb35 is giving OR ignore everything and pretend you know more than the forum.

Next time, READ before BUYING.

 

[cyberjock]

Yeah, like the guys above. Your options with FreeNAS are basically... zero. You are now in the boat of buying more appropriate hardware or going with a different OS. I'll let you decide which you are going to do.

 

[DrachenComputer]

ok I will buy a secound system for as high porformanc software raid.
I find this:
Spezifikationen:

Hersteller SUN Oracle

Gerätetyp Server

Bauart Rack Server

Modell Sun Fire X4275

Prozessor 8 x 2,93 GHz - 2x Intel Quad-Core Xeon X5570
( SUN P/N: 371 - 4298 )

Arbeitsspeicher 48 GB RAM - 12 Samsung 4 GB 2Rx4 PC3-10600R
( SUN P/N: 371-4288-01 )

Festplatten 12 x Hitachi Ultrastar, 1TB, 7,2k RPM, Hot-Swap-fähig
( SUN P/N: 390-0381-04)

Maße ( B x T x H ) 436,5 x 762 x 87,6 mm


Gewicht ca. 30 kg
You find it hier:
12 x 4 TB in Software raid 6 ist that Possibel with this hardware for zfs for free nas?

 

[Ericloewe]

Big question is whether it will boot, I'm not familiar with Sun's stuff (didn't even know they had x86 servers). If it has a PC-compatible BIOS that supports UEFI booting, it should work. However, Core 2-era stuff can be rather slow with ZFS.

 

[DrachenComputer]

Hi, I will boot the system from an ssd insiede.
But why Core 2-era stuff can be rather slow with ZFS?
I think it has an PC-compatible BIOS that supports UEFI booting because some operatings systems mention in Data sheet.
The Data Sheet: http://www.oracle.com/us/034677.pdf
Or is there an better alternitiv for it? I need at lest minimun 10x4 in Raid 6 12x4 TB solutions for free nas?

 

[zambanini]

RTFM. raidz2 is not raid6.

I hope you do not build this system for a customer.

before we talk about the hw...what kind of data do you want to serve with the freenas box?

 

[Ericloewe]

Hi, I will boot the system from an ssd insiede.
But why Core 2-era stuff can be rather slow with ZFS?
I think it has an PC-compatible BIOS that supports UEFI booting because some operatings systems mention in Data sheet.
The Data Sheet: http://www.oracle.com/us/034677.pdf
Or is there an better alternitiv for it? I need at lest minimun 10x4 in Raid 6 12x4 TB solutions for free nas?

Well, there are plenty of alternatives, like generic Supermicro servers.

 

[RXWatcher]

Wow..that box is going to be noisy. 69.8 dBA operating, 67.6 dBA idling.

I spent a month reading on here, Serve the Home and the unraid HW forums before I bought my HW..it's all Supermicro X10 with a E5 v3, Samsung DD4 RAM and a used SC836 chassis...why? because I wanted a system that worked. I can't spend money on things that will not work. I'm married and my wife handles the budget so she knows exactly what I spend on things.

I have 3 old Sunfires and a DL380 G4 that sit on a shelf..they were free but once I fired them up the noise and power usage were not at all worth it for a box that will run 24x7. I'll end up trashing them once I use them as instructional devices for the new guys at work.

My advice is to walk away from that HW and buy a Supermicro X10 board with a Supermicro chassis off ebay and never look back.

 

[Ericloewe]

Wow..that box is going to be noisy. 69.8 dBA operating, 67.6 dBA idling.

At that point, one wonders why they bothered to list the idle noise...

 

[DrachenComputer]

Noisy is not a Problem I have a Server Room and some 28he cupords. Data Videos Archivs and Images and Backups the aray should be run in 1Gbs enviroment.
Supermicro do you mean something like that: http://shop.jacob-computer.de/super...9qBfKjm7Eu_-W5bMhJF_W24LoS88yaX9zcaAvww8P8HAQ
not fast enough need more sata ports or LSI-ports for 12 Sata Disks and more Ram for 48TB or not?

 

[zambanini]

CSE-837E16-RJBOD1 tuts doch auch

 

[DrachenComputer]

Moin, ne mit einschüben hinter ist schlecht der schrank ist ambesten von vorne zugänglich.

 

[zambanini]

anyway, since you did not tell us more about the use of the freenas appliance, you will do further noob errors.

you should go back to the drawing board, learn more about freenas and zfs.
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there is plenty information about reccmmended hardware‎, there are enough supermicro jbods and so on.

it does not make much sense if you did not read the manual and the FAQ

 

[danb35]

Supermicro do you mean something like that: http://shop.jacob-computer.de/super...9qBfKjm7Eu_-W5bMhJF_W24LoS88yaX9zcaAvww8P8HAQ
not fast enough need more sata ports or LSI-ports for 12 Sata Disks and more Ram for 48TB or not?

What you've linked there isn't a server, it's a case, and thus isn't fast or slow, doesn't have any SATA or SAS ports, can't accept any RAM, etc. That case with a suitable motherboard (the Supermicro X10SL7-F would be a good choice) would support up to 12 hot-swap disks. If you need more than 12 disks, you could add a disk shelf/JBOD, or you could use a bigger case to start with.

 

[DrachenComputer]

Hey,
so I found this Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8
is that possible for ZFS Software Raids?

 

[zambanini]

are you really to lazy to look up the chip and do a forum search?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=SASLP-MV8+based


buy a LSI card. as the pinned forum posts tell you.