FreeNAS in poweredge r710

[crosshamlet03]

Hello friends:
My query about how to save my server to a FreeNAS server, I have a PERC 6 card / with 256 MB of battery-backed cache (poweredge r710), and 3 hdds, two of them are 2 tb (For a raid 0 or 1) and The third only 320gb (for the installation of FreeNAS operating system), please if you can help me with this consultation I will be deeply grateful.
Thanks and have a good day.

 

[m0nkey_]

I have a PERC 6 card / with 256 MB of battery-backed cache

This controller does not work well with FreeNAS. You will need an LSI HBA flashed to IT mode in order to use it.

 

[BigDave]

^^^ +1 ^^^
There are many posts in this forum regarding the Perc 6 card and the issues connected with it.
Please use the forum search feature to see why @m0nkey_ has responded with this answer.

 

[crosshamlet03]

Hello friends:
My query about how to save my server to a FreeNAS server, I have a PERC 6 card / with 256 MB of battery-backed cache (poweredge r710), and 3 hdds, two of them are 2 tb (For a raid 0 or 1) and The third only 320gb (for the installation of FreeNAS operating system), please if you can help me with this consultation I will be deeply grateful.
Thanks and have a good day.

 

[crosshamlet03]

Hi, thank you very much for your answer, but I have another question.
Does DELL have an LSI HBA card compatible with the poweredge r710 server?

 

[m0nkey_]

A LSI 9211 in IT mode would work.

 

[BigDave]

It would not have to be a Dell brand, but I've seen people in here having success with
the H200 & H310 models. AFAIK, both these cards are based on the 9211 chipset.

Do a search for Dell HBA controller here in the forum, it should return lots of good info...

 

[Donny Davis]

You don't need a Dell specific card. Like Big Dave said above, grab a 9211. You won't have any issues with your pool down the road. Nobody worries about their data until they lose it once or twice