CarlB
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Server: SuperMicro CSE-846 24 Bay SAS2 BP Server w/ X9DRi-F/2x 6 Core E5-2620
HBA: HP H220 6Gbps SAS PCI-E 3.0 HBA LSI 9205-8i P20 IT Mode https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-H220-6G...9205-8i-P20-IT-Mode-From-US-Ship/192639052923
MPT2BIOS-7.25.05.00
Up until this point I've run 16 drives on this 24 bay server. Recently I decided to buy 8 more drives, so that I can move pools, then re-arrange some drives.
When I run the new 8 drives for a total of 24 slots the server gets stuck on the HP200 Series step and just shows"Initializing.." indefinitely without HDD activity lights. If I power-off, remove the new drives and only run the original 16, then the server boots properly.
Configuration that boots:
8x4tb
8x2tb
Configuration that will not boot:
16x4tb
8x2tb
Did I hit a limit of the HBA and it is time to upgrade it? Maybe the backplane?
EDIT: I just tried booting with 4 out of 8 new drives. It didn't get stuck on initializing. Making it 20 total drives and it booted to TrueNAS.
EDIT2: Moving drives around and testing with different combinations it will boot with up to 23 of 24 drives. Running a 24th drive (any of the new drives, so not isolated to a single one) in any slot causes that stuck behavior!
EDIT3: Replacing the backplane with another one resolved the issue. All 24 drives are recognized.
HBA: HP H220 6Gbps SAS PCI-E 3.0 HBA LSI 9205-8i P20 IT Mode https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-H220-6G...9205-8i-P20-IT-Mode-From-US-Ship/192639052923
MPT2BIOS-7.25.05.00
Up until this point I've run 16 drives on this 24 bay server. Recently I decided to buy 8 more drives, so that I can move pools, then re-arrange some drives.
When I run the new 8 drives for a total of 24 slots the server gets stuck on the HP200 Series step and just shows"Initializing.." indefinitely without HDD activity lights. If I power-off, remove the new drives and only run the original 16, then the server boots properly.
Configuration that boots:
8x4tb
8x2tb
Configuration that will not boot:
16x4tb
8x2tb
Did I hit a limit of the HBA and it is time to upgrade it? Maybe the backplane?
EDIT: I just tried booting with 4 out of 8 new drives. It didn't get stuck on initializing. Making it 20 total drives and it booted to TrueNAS.
EDIT2: Moving drives around and testing with different combinations it will boot with up to 23 of 24 drives. Running a 24th drive (any of the new drives, so not isolated to a single one) in any slot causes that stuck behavior!
EDIT3: Replacing the backplane with another one resolved the issue. All 24 drives are recognized.
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