If you got them from Dell, talk to Dell about them misbehaving. If you didn't, then I have even fewer constructive ideas.
- Rich On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Andy Lubel <alu...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss