Yeah, its the drives.. whipped out a Hitachi 2TB SATA 3gbps drive and plugged it in and it looks good.
looks like my problem is the ST2000NM001 - 6gbps SAS2 2TB. Problem is that I have 20 of these. I wonder what I should do now.. On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Rich <rerc...@acm.jhu.edu> wrote: > I'm guessing it has to be the drives, because > A) I don't think the SAS expander portions of the SAS protocol are > optional > B) I have tried some extremely convoluted SAS expander configurations > with OI and had them run "fine"*. > > I'd finger LSI as making any SAS things for Dell by default, as I know > they're the ones who have made it in the past, and I don't know of any > other company with SAS expanders on the market. > > - Rich > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Andy Lubel <alu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Backplane drivers should be irrelevant. The expander should speak a > common language. Not sure how to tap into things to confirm. I have tried > lsi latest IR and IT firmwares with same results under OI and sol11. > > > > On Nov 30, 2011, at 23:25, Gary <gdri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> I've found the ZFS discuss list a good source for people with a wide > >> variety of HBA knowledge. It is true that if your aren't using a > breakout > >> cable that you'll need drivers that work with whatever backplane you're > >> using instead. > >> > >> -Gary > >> _______________________________________________ > >> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > >> OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > >> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
