Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:54:10 -0400 From: Rich <rercola@acm.jhu.edu> To: Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LSI 9260: is there a way to configure it JBOD like mps? Message-ID: <CAOeNLupTOE3nXhiPVjgSJivokvHj8YjnF_gLaxhBTViu8bE1UQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303211430240.91480@woozle.rinet.ru> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303192140400.39428@woozle.rinet.ru> <C7A43E844BBD4CFA8435A9414463DA06@multiplay.co.uk> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303211430240.91480@woozle.rinet.ru>
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On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 6:31 AM, Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru> wrote: > On Wed, 20 Mar 2013, Steven Hartland wrote: > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dmitry Morozovsky" <marck@rinet.ru> >> >> > I'm currently in process of making new backup server, based on LSI 9260 >> > controller. I'm planning to use ZFS over disks, hence the most natural way >> > seems to configure mfi to JBOD mode - but I can't find easy way to reach >> > this, neither in BIOS utilities nor via MegaCli >> > >> > Any hints? >> >> I don't remember the model number, but you may find there's an >> IT mode FW which will make it report under mps and not mfi. >> >> If that's one of the versions which has no IT mode FW then you >> can try configuring JBOD under mfi with something like:- >> >> MegaCli -AdpSetProp -EnableJBOD -1 -aALL > > I did. No luck :( > > Well, it seems I'll have to create 12 RAOI0 volumes :-/ 924x will do JBOD, 926x will not. One of those annoying little caveats for no clear reason. But yes, I'd imagine you can destructively reflash it from DOS into a 9211-8i if it's the 2008 chipset. [If it's 2108/2208, that's a different FW but same concept.] - Rich
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