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[Mohammed]

Dear all,

Please advice

Best Regards,

 

[sretalla]

The first step would be to see if you can get a FreeNAS install USB stick to boot.

If that boots, try to install to the same location as your current install (effectively an upgrade/repair).

If that works, back up your config and think about changing your boot drive. (at very least be ready to do that soon)

 

[Mohammed]

thanks a lot dear for reply I will try it when I reach home ,
I am using to 2 16G sandisk cruzer blade for booting .

 

[HoneyBadger]

@Mohammed - please see the stickied thread in the Hardware subforum here about a bug related to the Avoton (C2000) series of Atom processors:

https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...s-system-fault-may-lead-to-dead-system.50314/

Do you know if the C2750 on your ASRock board (C2750D4I) is potentially impacted by this bug?

 

[Mohammed]

@sretalla
1- reinstall on same usb stick ( same issue )
2- reinstall on new usb stick & restore the backup ( same issue )
3- ???? :)

@HoneyBadger
thanks dear for reply. I bought this motherboard before 4 years because only it is support 12 SATA ports.
For bug from you only I know this :(

More than 20 tb data !!!!! , :(

 

[Redcoat]

@Mohammed, read this thread https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/how-long-your-asrock-c2550d4i-or-c2750d4i-lasted.45445/ which covers many users affected by the Intel issue with your specific motherboard.

You will see:

(a) it is very likely that Asrock will cover your board under warranty if indeed it has failed in the typical manner - you should contact them and discuss as their extended warranty is, AFAIK, 4 years.

(b) that you should anticipate that you will not lose data - one of the best features of FreeNAS's use of ZFS is that the data storage is substantially independent of the OS - so, once you again have a functional FreeNAS system, hook up your HDD's to it and your data should be there.

Good luck! Let us know how you get on with Asrock.

 

[Mohammed]

@Redcoat it is not under warranty , it is motherboard issue ?
how I can get my data if it's 12 HDD ??

 

[Redcoat]

If it's the SATA port quantity that is troubling you - the solution is a motherboard of your choice plus a compatible HBA (host bus adapter) that will provide the additional SATA ports that you need. See information here about HBA's.

 

[Mohammed]

thanks @Redcoat for all information.
I have HP server in my office lab ProLiant DL360 G7
could you advice me to buy HP Smart Array P410 or I have to bay one of this cards (Dell H200 PERC, Fujitsu D2607, IBM M1015 ) & it's will help me ???

 

[sretalla]

That card has only 2 ports for mini-SAS, so will only connect 8 SATA drives directly. If you have another 4 SATA ports on the motherboard, you could get to 12 disks this way.... but...

The card is, however, a RAID controller, so not really a good match for FreeNAS (and I can't quickly see if it can be flashed to IT mode to eliminate the hardware RAID functions), so I would recommend looking for an LSI or LSI flashable card.

The IBM and Dell cards you mention are in the list of recommended cards on page 12 of the hardware guide which can be downloaded here: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?resources/hardware-recommendations-guide.12/ you would only be connecting 8 drives to each of those cards you mentioned, so still need to consider if you have 2 on the motherboard or will get 2 cards.

 

[Mohammed]

thanks all, really I appreciate your support,
there is 2 ports on the motherboard , I will order one recommended card.

thanks & regards

 

[Redcoat]

I don't feel qualified to help you with your question. I hope that someone familiar with that machine may step up to advise you. Maybe you should post another question with that machine name in the subject line and ask about adding disks.

I see that machine has two PCIe expansion slots and has a possible 4/6 drive bays. I could not see how many SATA ports the motherboard has. Whatever, you will need a shelf and power supply(ies) to get to 12 disks as well as HBA(s).