I’m trying to upgrade my backup PLEX server. It’s an OptiPlex 390 (don’t laugh): i5 maxed at 8Gb RAM. I picked up an H310 raid card (Dell PERC H310 9240-8i M1015 SAS SATA 8-Port Raid Controller) but I’m having two issues that I can’t get past:

  1. I’m trying to raid 0 two 14Tb drives, it will only let me select one or the other, not both.

  2. “. . . megaraid_sas failed to init . . .”

The raid configuration (Ctrl-R) works and it’s posting, but when Ubuntu loads I get the failed to init msg.

Am I wasting my time?

  • Visual-Bowl-624@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I wouldnt use hardware raid i suggest zfs , as well as follow what the other guys are saying and set it in IT mode

    • Major_Bummer501@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Thank you for you advice, misadvised as it it. Like so many others you are missing the point. It is not how to make the configuration to work, it is to get Ubuntu to recognize the card. As I have said before, this is a throwaway system that I’m trying to make work as a learning experience. The card is recognized in Windows 10, but neither version of Ubuntu (focal / jammy) can load the card. And what I’m trying to figure out is why not. Finding a way around it doesn’t answer that question.

      There’s a big difference between making it work, and making it work right.

  • Major_Bummer501@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    UPDATE: I threw in an old windows 10 drive into the machine and booted to that. It is having absolutely zero issues with the card. All drives on the RAID are fully visible and usable.

    THEREFORE: The issue is with Ubuntu, not the card.

    NOW: Any suggestions on how to get the card to init in Ubuntu?

  • thequickbenEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Honestly, I stay away from hardware raid myself. I’ve used software raid (zfs) for over 10 years and it’s been great for me.