SOLVED Detecting drive + Raid

[flammeur]

Hello folks,

I have been looking for a while to solve this but didn't work .

I have a server with 4 SAS hard drive the problem is either doesn't detect my disk or detect only one:

When I use RAID 1+0 : Detect one disk (suppose 2)
When I use RAID 5 : I have been able to install FreeNAS but then on "storage" no drive detected
When I don't use RAID: unable to install FreeNAS as no disk are detected

All my disk are detected in the BIOS I don't know where to look anymore thanks for your help!

 

[nojohnny101]

Please follow the forum rules so we can help you better, post your full hardware specs along with your FreeNAS software version.

Are you using a hardware raid card?

 

[flammeur]

Sorry about that I will post this evening , and yes it's a raid controller card

 

[nojohnny101]

That would be a quite straightforward and easy fix. FreeNAS does not like hardware RAID cards unless they are flashed and simply act as a passthrough.

 

[flammeur]

Shame thanks for the quick answer !

Do you any other product without this issue?

 

[darkwarrior]

Hi there,
if you want use FreeNAS you really need to flash your RAID Controller to IT mode (if possible) ...

 

[snaptec]

Have a look at ibm m1015 and derivates. They are cheap and rocksolid

 

[flammeur]

Thanks for the answers!
Do you have a good topic to flash the RAID?
Is there a similar software without the RAID issue?

 

[snaptec]

There are plenty flash threads in the forum.
Just have a look.

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

Is there a similar software without the raid issue ?

Take a look at the various flavors of linux server, e.g. Ubuntu, potentially combined with something like Webmin for management.

 

[flammeur]

okay gonna have a look thank for your help !