Netgate 8200 connection questions

[stephenw10]

There is no conventional bios setup in blinkboot. The only options there are the efi boot device table and the reset and pxe hotkeys.

[MacUsers]

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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[Gertjan]

@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=1

Never delete a file anymore drive :
https://www.amazon.com/KingSpec-Performance-Internal-Solid-Ultrabook/dp/B08FQVNY5K/ref=pd_ci_mcx_pspc_dp_2_i_4?pd_rd_w=v7kTV&content-id=amzn1.sym.cd152278-debd-42b9-91b9-6f271389fda7&pf_rd_p=cd152278-debd-42b9-91b9-6f271389fda7&pf_rd_r=RQCEC0V1HR020ZW6463P&pd_rd_wg=tl5tJ&pd_rd_r=834c8db7-5bd2-47d3-b2f0-10d25fd34507&pd_rd_i=B08FQVNY5K&th=1

Note : 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

[stephenw10]

That's SATA not NVMe. Must be an NVMe drive in 8200 / 6100 / 4100.

[stephenw10]

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.

[MacUsers]

@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

[MacUsers]

@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

[stephenw10]

Mmm, I'm pretty sure it will boot but I have no idea if it will hit the reboot issue.

[MacUsers]

okay, finally worked!!
I wanted to a have a bit bigger disk than 128G, so picked up a pair of those from eBay

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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      -      -        -         -      -      -      -    ONLINE

Here 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

[stephenw10]

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?

[MacUsers]

@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.
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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.