Netgate 8200 connection questions
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thanks @stephenw10 !
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@stephenw10 said in Netgate 8200 connection questions:
Yes it is possible to fit two NVMe drives and install to them as a zfs mirror:
Got my 8200 now
Just a quick Q: M.2 SATA won't work, right?
I ordered 2 of those, but now I think not a match?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09ZYPV5RW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1If not, any recomendation?
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@MacUsers said in Netgate 8200 connection questions:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09ZYPV5RW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
Indeed m.2 SATA won't work they must be NVMe.
I don't have any specific recommendations there, I have tested some Intel Optane drives but they are 16GB. The cheapest I could get to test with!
There are some threads in the Netgate hardware section with drives others have used. By aware of this bug detailing some drives that caused issues: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15110
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Not sure why Netgate had to choose a motherboard with such an uncommon configuration as pretty much 99% M.2 NVMe drives are all M-Key type
I'm giving this a try now.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09P58BJ2L/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?th=1 -
@MacUsers said in Netgate 8200 connection questions:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09P58BJ2L/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?th=1
Pretty sure that's also M keyed. Pretty much anything that fits the B keyed slot will be M+B keyed. I don't think I've ever seen a B key only SSD.
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You are righ!
now I see: judging by this pin-out:
looks like pretty much nothing available
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Never heard of 'em, but that's the only thing I could find in Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0DL5WYGJ1/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A14U8PTXJ71BWF&th=1
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@MacUsers said in Netgate 8200 connection questions:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0DL5WYGJ1/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A14U8PTXJ71BWF&th=1
Hmm, me either.
There is a recent recommendation here: https://forum.netgate.com/topic/195962/netgate-6100-replacement-128gb-nvme-drive
Not in the UK though.
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Yeah, I was looking in that post as well......... I couldn't find anywhere to buy Innodisk from.
BTW, do you know how to get to the BIOS? I'm on Mac and pressing
ESCis not entering BIOS setup at all.-S
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There is no conventional bios setup in blinkboot. The only options there are the efi boot device table and the reset and pxe hotkeys.
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Another disspoinment - the GiGimundo disk I have been sent (by Amazon) is actualy a K-Key only. Either the picture in the listing is worng or I was genuinely sent a worng item by warehouse staff. But I now believe the former is the case.
But that makes a lot bigger concern: if a B+M key cannot be sourced, what happens if the HDD fails, especially after the warranty. We will be left witha very expensive paper-weaight, I suppose.
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@MacUsers said in Netgate 8200 connection questions:
if a B+M key cannot be sourced
More then enough :
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MR5O5YS/ref=sspa_dk_hqp_detail_aax_0?sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9ocXBfc2hhcmVk&th=1Note : both are B+M keyed drives, the image tells me so, and it's written in the sales text.
If they send you something different, X keyed, suggest that they pause building boosters and give more love to the shipping department
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That's SATA not NVMe. Must be an NVMe drive in 8200 / 6100 / 4100.
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This should work: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C64DVYZ9
I haven't tested it though.
I can say that the 16G Intel Optane drives work well and are readily available used since nobody wants them any longer.
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@Gertjan
There is hardly any B+K NVMe availabe in UK that can be reasonably sourced; plenty of SATA availabe though. I'm looking for one eversince I got my 8200.-S
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@stephenw10 said in Netgate 8200 connection questions:
This should work: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C64DVYZ9
Thanks!
I'm goinna give it a try. Hopefully the picture and listing is correct.-S
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Mmm, I'm pretty sure it will boot but I have no idea if it will hit the reboot issue.
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okay, finally worked!!
I wanted to a have a bit bigger disk than 128G, so picked up a pair of those from eBay
So far, running for 8 hrs. without any rebooting issue.
Here is the mirror:
$ zpool list -v NAME SIZE ALLOC FREE CKPOINT EXPANDSZ FRAG CAP DEDUP HEALTH ALTROOT pfSense 238G 1.34G 237G - - 0% 0% 1.00x ONLINE - mirror-0 238G 1.34G 237G - - 0% 0.56% - ONLINE nda0s2 238G - - - - - - - ONLINE nda1s2 238G - - - - - - - ONLINEHere is the detais:
$ geom disk list Geom name: nda0 Providers: 1. Name: nda0 Mediasize: 256060514304 (238G) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r1w1e2 descr: WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-256G-1001 lunid: e8238fa6bf530001001b444a44c4182e ident: 194926444415 rotationrate: 0 fwsectors: 0 fwheads: 0 Geom name: nda1 Providers: 1. Name: nda1 Mediasize: 256060514304 (238G) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r1w1e2 descr: WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-256G-1001 lunid: e8238fa6bf530001001b444a44c452d1 ident: 194926472104 rotationrate: 0 fwsectors: 0 fwheads: 0-S
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Nice! Yes I think we have seen reports of those WD 520 series working but not available new any longer AFAIK.
Did you move the support screw or use adapters for those?
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@stephenw10 said in Netgate 8200 connection questions:
Nice! Yes I think we have seen reports of those WD 520 series working but not available new any longer AFAIK.
yeah, that's the only issue; I wish I could buy new
I think, I'll buy another pair, to keep as the spare.Did you move the support screw or use adapters for those?
Just moved the support screws.
Was pleased to see that mainboard has the native support of diffrent-length M.2 and Netgate was kind enough to supply the extra screws.
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