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    Pfsence 2.7.2 and SCSI Perc 4/SC

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      mvikman
      last edited by mvikman

      I have noticed from multiple threads that Dell Perc-controller seem to require hw.mfi.mrsas_enable="1" to work...

      pfSense Plus 24.11-RELEASE (amd64)
      Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF
      Core i5-6500, 8GB RAM, 2x 240GB SSD (ZFS Mirror)
      HPE 561T (X540-AT2), 2-port 10Gb RJ45
      HPE 562SFP+ (X710-DA2), 2-port 10Gb SFP+

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        flipflip @mvikman
        last edited by

        Hello, thank you for your responses.

        @stephenw10 I'm not very familiar with ZFS, but in its current state, I'm unable to connect the disques to anything other than the perc card on this server.

        @mvikman For the parameter hw.mfi.mrsas_enable="1", at what point should it be indicated? During the boot options?

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          mvikman
          last edited by

          Here's a post with instructions
          https://forum.netgate.com/post/102137

          pfSense Plus 24.11-RELEASE (amd64)
          Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF
          Core i5-6500, 8GB RAM, 2x 240GB SSD (ZFS Mirror)
          HPE 561T (X540-AT2), 2-port 10Gb RJ45
          HPE 562SFP+ (X710-DA2), 2-port 10Gb SFP+

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            flipflip @mvikman
            last edited by flipflip

            @mvikman OK, I just tested it and when I enter the command

            set hw.mfi.mrsas_enable="1"
            

            I get an "unknown command" error.

            I tried replacing the " with ' and I no longer get the error, but the installer does not detect the disks during partitioning (automatic or manual) and only offers the partition of the USB key.

            I also tested the solution in that post https://forum.netgate.com/topic/184640/mfi0-i-o-error-as-soon-as-the-installation-starts-need-to-use-mrsas-driver-instead-mfi-how-to-do-that-please/9

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              You'd have to enter that command at the loader prompt: OK>

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                flipflip @stephenw10
                last edited by

                @stephenw10 Yes

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  So how did/does the disc appear in 2.6?

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                    flipflip @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    Hi,

                    It is recognized immediately by the installer without any particular action on my part.

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                    With the 2.7.2 installer, I only see the partition of my USB key da0.

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Hmm, interesting. It's because the amr driver doesn't exist in 2.7.X:

                      DEPRECATION NOTICE
                             The amr driver is not present in	FreeBSD	14.0.
                      

                      I'm not sure there anything we can do about that. How old is that hardware?

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                        flipflip @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        Darn, I'll have to find another server. Too bad, it was working really well :(

                        The machine must be 15 years old, but at the time it was a powerful server.

                        Thank

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Well can you connect the disk(s) directly without that controller? Since they are not SAS.

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