Brian Blater
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Hi everyone,
Been a long time user of Openfiler, but after a 5 year run it crashed hard, so I decided to give FreeNAS a go. I picked up a Supermicro case etc off ebay. Here's the specs:
3U Supermicro 16bay Server X7DB8+ 2x Intel Quad Core L5420
16GB Memory
Supermicro BPN-SAS-836TQ 16 SAS/SATA blackplane
I've got 5 Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 7200rpm SATAII drives (HUA721010KLA330)
I've got FreeNAS 9.2.1.9 installed on a 8 GB SanDisk usb thumb drive.
Now, I've been able to run FreeNAS and have it see 4 drives using the on board SATA ports, but I'll be adding more drives eventually, so I've got some Areca ARC1280ml controllers and some IBM 1015 controllers in LSI9211-IT mode.
So, here's the problem I'm having. I've tried the Areca card and the IBM card connected with some SFF-8087 mini-SAS to SATA breakout cables to the supermicro backplane. No matter what, I cannot get the drives to be seen by the card (Areca for sure - not sure if the IBM in IT mode will show drives connected or not) or in FreeNAS. So, I'm not sure if I've got problems with the Hitachi drives connecting with the controllers, since they are seen by the MB SATA ports, a problem with the cards, or a problem with the breakout cables.
I don't think it is the IBM cards (unless these were bad - but the installed the new firmware without issue) as they are the go-to for FreeNAS. So, I'm wondering if there is a problem with the Hitatchi drives or more than likely the breakout cables.
Anyone know of any issues with this model Hitachi drive and SAS/SATA controllers etc?
Anyone know a respectable place that sells known good SFF-8087 mini-SAS to SATA breakout cables? The ones I have were bought off eBay, so no telling if they are good or not.
Thanks for any help or suggestions.
Brian
Been a long time user of Openfiler, but after a 5 year run it crashed hard, so I decided to give FreeNAS a go. I picked up a Supermicro case etc off ebay. Here's the specs:
3U Supermicro 16bay Server X7DB8+ 2x Intel Quad Core L5420
16GB Memory
Supermicro BPN-SAS-836TQ 16 SAS/SATA blackplane
I've got 5 Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 7200rpm SATAII drives (HUA721010KLA330)
I've got FreeNAS 9.2.1.9 installed on a 8 GB SanDisk usb thumb drive.
Now, I've been able to run FreeNAS and have it see 4 drives using the on board SATA ports, but I'll be adding more drives eventually, so I've got some Areca ARC1280ml controllers and some IBM 1015 controllers in LSI9211-IT mode.
So, here's the problem I'm having. I've tried the Areca card and the IBM card connected with some SFF-8087 mini-SAS to SATA breakout cables to the supermicro backplane. No matter what, I cannot get the drives to be seen by the card (Areca for sure - not sure if the IBM in IT mode will show drives connected or not) or in FreeNAS. So, I'm not sure if I've got problems with the Hitachi drives connecting with the controllers, since they are seen by the MB SATA ports, a problem with the cards, or a problem with the breakout cables.
I don't think it is the IBM cards (unless these were bad - but the installed the new firmware without issue) as they are the go-to for FreeNAS. So, I'm wondering if there is a problem with the Hitatchi drives or more than likely the breakout cables.
Anyone know of any issues with this model Hitachi drive and SAS/SATA controllers etc?
Anyone know a respectable place that sells known good SFF-8087 mini-SAS to SATA breakout cables? The ones I have were bought off eBay, so no telling if they are good or not.
Thanks for any help or suggestions.
Brian