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Jjdancer replied to the thread HW-based RAID corrupted something, VMs won't start anymore.Hopefully you have backups. I strongly recommend using a pure IT/HBA-mode storage controller. Use software-defined storage (ZFS, LVM, Ceph) to handle your storage needs. I use a LSI3008 IT-mode storage controller (Dell HBA330) in production...
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Jjdancer replied to the thread [SOLVED] Using RAID in HBA mode or remove RAID?.Seriously, ditch the PERC HBA-mode drama and get a Dell HBA330 which is a true IT/HBA-mode controller. Uses the much simpler mpt3sas driver. Be sure to update to latest firmware at dell.com/support Super cheap to get and no more drama! LOL!
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Jjdancer replied to the thread Is a 3-node Full Mesh Setup For Ceph and Corosync Good or Bad.While it's true that 3-nodes is the bare minimum for Ceph, losing a node and depending on the other 2 to pick up the slack workload will make me nervous. For best practices, start with 5-nodes. With Ceph, more nodes/OSDs = more IOPS. As been...