SAS SFF-8644 to SFF-8470 cables ?.
Hi Guys, Anyone know where I can source SAS HD SFF-8644 (ext) to SFF-8470 (CX4 ext) cables. I am looking to connect a LSi 9202-16e to a Dell MD1000 JBOD chassis. Thanks RB
View ArticleComparison of Intel C602 and LSI 2308 on a SuperMicro server
Trying to decide what kind of machine to get for a Ubuntu / ZFS (on Linux) install. The drives will be 3.5" SATA drives (no SSD for cost reasons), and most likely Green drives (again, for cost...
View ArticleController for Dell C6100
Can anyone shed some light on which branded controllers will work with any drives whether it's SAS or SATA? For example, the Dell Y8Y69 mezzanine card doesn't play ball with anything except for Dell...
View ArticleIBM M5014 - Convert RAID0 to RAID5?
Hey guys, So I took your advice and bought myself a M5014. I flashed the firmware to the LSI firmware and everything works perfectly. Right now I have 7 drives in a RAID0 configuration, with an 8th...
View ArticleNew IBM 5015 BBU charge issue
Hi Guys, I'm new here, and new to RAID controllers in general, Googled myself to this nice place, which seemed to be the best place on the internet to ask. My problem is, that my brand new IBM...
View Articlewhat's the point of flashing the raid controller into it mode?
why don't simply connect all drivers to the mother board? what's the benefit of having an IT mode raid controller? just for the extra sata port?
View Articleplease help, ZFS or hardware raid10.. Thought I wanted ZFS but not so sure...
So I've been messing with an all-in-1 setup ESXi box with Nexenta and to a smaller extent, openindiana. My plan was a RAID10 style setup with ZFS for the reliability and robustness, the problem I've...
View Articlelsi 9206-16e on ebay
First one (well 10) on ebay, put it here as not a bargain @ $617 LSI Logic LSI00299 LSI SAS 9206 16E SGL 16port Ctlr 6GB s SATA SAS PCIe 3 0 | eBay For those not in the know, the 9206 comes with dual...
View ArticleSAS2208 Initiator Target firmware?
Bought a M5120 to play with. Does SAS2208 IT firmware exist for this, or is IR the only flavor floating around?
View ArticleLSI 9211-8i & TRIM
I had a spare 9211-8i IT lying around for some time and now an 840 Pro SSD, so I was curious whether TRIM actually works with those two. I booted up Linux and the drive actually seems to advertise this...
View Articleesxi local storage upgrade - request advice/comments
Hello to All, I'm looking to upgrade local storage on esxi host, and after reviewing the great posts and articles on this site I would like to ask for any advice and comments from more experienced...
View ArticleHow to confirm link speeds with SAS2008 in IT mode
Can someone experience with LSI-related tools suggest a way to confirm link speeds on a SAS2008-based controller (M1015) with SATA disks connected via an unknown expander - an expander built into a...
View ArticleLSI 9205-8e? Anyone Try these?
Saw this on the bay: LSI SAS RAID Card 6GB s Controller SAS9205 8E 9205 8E | eBay LSI 2308 based 2x external SFF-8088 ports. LSI 9205-8e Specs IO Controller LSISAS2308, Fusion MPT 2.0 Storage...
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IBM m1015 Problems...
well let's dive right in. installed the IBM M1015 on the top PCIe in the motherboard (Intel DZ77RE-75K - BIOS version is the latest- 0064). the end result would be having 4-6 4TB drives (for now)...
View ArticleNeed Help with a DELL Perc H810 Controller
I Purchased a Dell Perc H810 to use in my PC Server. The motherboard does not post at all. The Error code is FF. I removed all the PCIe cards but the Graphics and the Dell. I moved the Dell to every...
View ArticleHP P410 Pass-through?
I recently purchased one of those HP DL180 G6's off ebay with 14xdrive bays and an HP P410 controller to act as a home based virtual environment. I am running into a problem attempting to use this...
View ArticleCross-flashing M5015: The latest working LSI-firmware?
First, greetings to all forum-members from passer-by! I just obtained IBM M5015 controller and was scared by terribly long boot-time, so I started looking for some info and found this forum by chance....
View Articlestrange problems with Dell Perc 5i
Guys I have a very strange problem that I can't explain. Our home file server is a Dell Precision 390 it runs a Perc 5i I have two virtual raid 5 disk groups created. The first disk group is all...
View ArticleHow to boot win8 in GPT mode with 9211?
I have a lsi 9211-8i and flash it to IT mode ,now ,I connect a Hard disk on this card and format this disk in GPT mode , when I boot with motherboard efi shell and install win8 ,it needs me to install...
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Error while flashing M1015 to IT mode
I am building a new storage system, this is the specs: Quote: Chasis: SUPERMICRO SuperChassis CSE-846A-R1200B Black 4U Rackmount Server Case 1200W Redundant 3x Sata card: IBM ServeRaid M1015 CPU: Intel...
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