![]() If you attempt to view the hard disk serial from the web UI, you'll see the same serial number for all your drives because this is coming from the RAID controller. This will give you a list of device names and gptid. After creating your first vdev and before loading any data in it, run a 'zpool status' and copy the outputs.As I stated in the preface, the HP SAs don't support JBOD mode, so you need to put each drive in its own RAID0 logical volume.Originally, the older controllers did not support drives over 2TB but the new firmware does. Update your HP SmartArray (SA) controller to start with. ![]() Here are some of the things I've done to mitigate potential issues. I know that you lose out on a lot of features by running each drive in an individual RAID0 logical volume. Keep in mind that this is for my home and the data isn't mission critical. Preface: Old HP server hardware is cheap! I have over 75TB of data and not much extra cash to drum up a proper solution. ![]() Here is my experience with HP SmartArray controllers with FreeNAS.
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