LSI 9260: is there a way to configure it JBOD like mps?

Michelle Sullivan michelle at sorbs.net
Wed Dec 23 02:12:21 UTC 2015


devnullius wrote:
> I hope some guru knows? Reviving this thread for I too have a 9260-4i 6GB/S
> SATA+SAS MEGARAID RAID PCI Card (L3-25121-61A)
>
> I want to use FreeNAS / ZFS on it and for that, I need JBOD 'raid'. As far
> as I understand, I'll need IT Firmware. Which isn't available for 2960-4i
> (right?). 
>
> So now I'm wondering... (How) could I re-flash it with
> http://www.avagotech.com/products/server-storage/host-bus-adapters/sas-9211-4i#downloads
> - 9211_4i_Package_P20_IR_IT_Firmware_BIOS_for_MSDOS_Windows ? It kinda feels
> some expert voodoo would achieve what I want: my own NAS managed with ZFS... 
>
> Anyone here that can help?
>   

I am running a -16i in 2 machines...  Configure as all drives as single
drives as RAID0.. works fine... though is an arse when something fails
but if you get it right will work no issue.


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Michelle Sullivan
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