H740p mini and SAS Intel SSD PX05SMB040

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Ertu

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Hi everyone,
Happy Christmas :)

I just put 10x of this SDD drive on my Dell R640 with Perc H740p mini controler.
I tried to put them on eHBA Mode but no way :/
According to Dell, they must be on "non-raid state" before enabling them for a virtual drive

Exemple for Dell site
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They are recognizedd by the controller and i can't do anything else.
The controler is on eHBA mode already and the disk are visible but not in non-raid status.

Here is my Idrac screen shot:
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The Proxmox side doesn't show them at all ...

Any help will be greatly appreciated
Merry Christmas again :)

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btw i can't do a traditionnal raid either..
If i put the controler on raid mode, i don't have the option to create a virtual drive :/
 
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Luckily for you, you dont have to be dependent on the firmware controls.

once booted to PVE, install megacli/perccli. from there, you can

Code: 
/path/to/MegaCli64 -pdlist -a0
/path/to/MegaCli64 -AdpSetProp -EnableJBOD 1 -a0
/path/to/MegaCli64 -pdmakegood -physdrv [your drives identified in line 1] -force –a0
/path/to/MegaCli64 -pdmakejbod -physdrv [your drives identified in line 1] –a0

perccli syntax is different but the sequence will be the same. if you dont know where to get the tools, see https://gist.github.com/metajiji/cf859a7fc65a63690ecb208d11ea8407 or https://www.helotu.com/2023/05/22/install-perccli-on-debian-proxmox/
 
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Hi got this error
root@px5:/# /opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64 -h
/opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64: error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
 
ahh right. ncurses5 is not available to trixie- but the good news is that we dont actually NEED it. we just need to fool the system into thinking we already have it, like so:

apt install -y libncurses6
ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libncurses.so.6 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5
ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libncurses.so.6 /usr/lib/libtinfo.so.5
 
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Got it to work

root@px5:/# find /usr/lib* -name 'libncurses.so.6'
root@px5:/# ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libncurses.so.6 /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5

Symlink and it's ok
 
Got this and an error :/

root@px5:/# /opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64 -pdlist -a0

Adapter #0

Enclosure Device ID: 64
Slot Number: 0
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 0
WWN: 50000397CC90015F
Sequence Number: 1
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 2
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 0 KB [0x2e9390b0 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2e83cfb4 Sectors]
Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2e800000 Sectors]
Sector Size: 520
Firmware state: Unconfigured(good), Spun Up
Device Firmware Level: NA04
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on : N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x50000397cc90015d
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: NETAPP X575_TPM4V400AMDNA04A0UET0EE
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: Unknown
Link Speed: Unknown
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive: Not Supported
Drive Temperature :21C (69.80 F)
PI Eligibility: No
Drive is formatted for PI information: No
PI: No PI
Port-0 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Port-1 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Drive has flagged a S.M.A.R.T alert : No



Enclosure Device ID: 64
Slot Number: 1
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 1
WWN: 58CE38EE201BB6D8
Sequence Number: 1
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 2
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 0 KB [0x2dd987b9 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc9c6bd Sectors]
Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc80000 Sectors]
Sector Size: 520
Firmware state: Unconfigured(good), Spun Up
Device Firmware Level: 5806
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on : N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x58ce38ee201bb6da
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: TOSHIBA PX05SMB040 58062830A03W18029H1
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: Unknown
Link Speed: Unknown
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive: Not Supported
Drive Temperature :22C (71.60 F)
PI Eligibility: No
Drive is formatted for PI information: No
PI: No PI
Port-0 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Port-1 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Drive has flagged a S.M.A.R.T alert : No



Enclosure Device ID: 64
Slot Number: 2
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 2
WWN: 58CE38EE201BB70C
Sequence Number: 1
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 2
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 0 KB [0x2dd987b9 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc9c6bd Sectors]
Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc80000 Sectors]
Sector Size: 520
Firmware state: Unconfigured(good), Spun Up
Device Firmware Level: 5806
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on : N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x58ce38ee201bb70e
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: TOSHIBA PX05SMB040 58062830A04918029H1
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: Unknown
Link Speed: Unknown
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive: Not Supported
Drive Temperature :22C (71.60 F)
PI Eligibility: No
Drive is formatted for PI information: No
PI: No PI
Port-0 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Port-1 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Drive has flagged a S.M.A.R.T alert : No



Enclosure Device ID: 64
Slot Number: 3
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 3
WWN: 58CE38EE201BB6FC
Sequence Number: 1
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 2
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 0 KB [0x2dd987b9 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc9c6bd Sectors]
Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc80000 Sectors]
Sector Size: 520
Firmware state: Unconfigured(good), Spun Up
Device Firmware Level: 5806
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on : N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x58ce38ee201bb6fe
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: TOSHIBA PX05SMB040 58062830A04518029H1
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: Unknown
Link Speed: Unknown
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive: Not Supported
Drive Temperature :22C (71.60 F)
PI Eligibility: No
Drive is formatted for PI information: No
PI: No PI
Port-0 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Port-1 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Drive has flagged a S.M.A.R.T alert : No



Enclosure Device ID: 64
Slot Number: 4
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 4
WWN: 58CE38EE201BB708
Sequence Number: 1
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 2
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 0 KB [0x2dd987b9 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc9c6bd Sectors]
Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc80000 Sectors]
Sector Size: 520
Firmware state: Unconfigured(good), Spun Up
Device Firmware Level: 5806
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on : N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x58ce38ee201bb70a
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: TOSHIBA PX05SMB040 58062830A04818029H1
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: Unknown
Link Speed: Unknown
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive: Not Supported
Drive Temperature :22C (71.60 F)
PI Eligibility: No
Drive is formatted for PI information: No
PI: No PI
Port-0 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Port-1 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Drive has flagged a S.M.A.R.T alert : No



Enclosure Device ID: 64
Slot Number: 5
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 5
WWN: 58CE38EE201BB704
Sequence Number: 1
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 2
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 0 KB [0x2dd987b9 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc9c6bd Sectors]
Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc80000 Sectors]
Sector Size: 520
Firmware state: Unconfigured(good), Spun Up
Device Firmware Level: 5806
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on : N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x58ce38ee201bb706
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: TOSHIBA PX05SMB040 58062830A04718029H1
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: Unknown
Link Speed: Unknown
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive: Not Supported
Drive Temperature :22C (71.60 F)
PI Eligibility: No
Drive is formatted for PI information: No
PI: No PI
Port-0 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Port-1 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Drive has flagged a S.M.A.R.T alert : No



Enclosure Device ID: 64
Slot Number: 6
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 6
WWN: 58CE38EE201BB6D4
Sequence Number: 1
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 2
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 0 KB [0x2dd987b9 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc9c6bd Sectors]
Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc80000 Sectors]
Sector Size: 520
Firmware state: Unconfigured(good), Spun Up
Device Firmware Level: 5806
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on : N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x58ce38ee201bb6d6
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: TOSHIBA PX05SMB040 58062830A03V18029H1
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: Unknown
Link Speed: Unknown
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive: Not Supported
Drive Temperature :22C (71.60 F)
PI Eligibility: No
Drive is formatted for PI information: No
PI: No PI
Port-0 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Port-1 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Drive has flagged a S.M.A.R.T alert : No



Enclosure Device ID: 64
Slot Number: 7
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 7
WWN: 58CE38EE201BB700
Sequence Number: 1
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 2
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 0 KB [0x2dd987b9 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc9c6bd Sectors]
Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc80000 Sectors]
Sector Size: 520
Firmware state: Unconfigured(good), Spun Up
Device Firmware Level: 5806
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on : N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x58ce38ee201bb702
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: TOSHIBA PX05SMB040 58062830A04618029H1
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: Unknown
Link Speed: Unknown
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive: Not Supported
Drive Temperature :21C (69.80 F)
PI Eligibility: No
Drive is formatted for PI information: No
PI: No PI
Port-0 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Port-1 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Drive has flagged a S.M.A.R.T alert : No



Enclosure Device ID: 64
Slot Number: 8
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 8
WWN: 58CE38EE201BB710
Sequence Number: 1
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 2
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 0 KB [0x2dd987b9 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc9c6bd Sectors]
Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc80000 Sectors]
Sector Size: 520
Firmware state: Unconfigured(good), Spun Up
Device Firmware Level: 5806
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on : N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x58ce38ee201bb712
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: TOSHIBA PX05SMB040 58062830A04A18029H1
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: Unknown
Link Speed: Unknown
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive: Not Supported
Drive Temperature :21C (69.80 F)
PI Eligibility: No
Drive is formatted for PI information: No
PI: No PI
Port-0 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Port-1 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Drive has flagged a S.M.A.R.T alert : No



Enclosure Device ID: 64
Slot Number: 9
Enclosure position: 1
Device Id: 9
WWN: 58CE38EE201B94EC
Sequence Number: 1
Media Error Count: 0
Other Error Count: 2
Predictive Failure Count: 0
Last Predictive Failure Event Seq Number: 0
PD Type: SAS

Raw Size: 0 KB [0x2dd987b9 Sectors]
Non Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc9c6bd Sectors]
Coerced Size: 0 KB [0x2dc80000 Sectors]
Sector Size: 520
Firmware state: Unconfigured(good), Spun Up
Device Firmware Level: 5806
Shield Counter: 0
Successful diagnostics completion on : N/A
SAS Address(0): 0x58ce38ee201b94ee
SAS Address(1): 0x0
Connected Port Number: 0(path0)
Inquiry Data: TOSHIBA PX05SMB040 58062830A00B18029H1
FDE Capable: Not Capable
FDE Enable: Disable
Secured: Unsecured
Locked: Unlocked
Needs EKM Attention: No
Foreign State: None
Device Speed: Unknown
Link Speed: Unknown
Media Type: Hard Disk Device
Drive: Not Supported
Drive Temperature :22C (71.60 F)
PI Eligibility: No
Drive is formatted for PI information: No
PI: No PI
Port-0 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Port-1 :
Port status: Active
Port's Linkspeed: Unknown
Drive has flagged a S.M.A.R.T alert : No




Exit Code: 0x00
root@px5:/# /opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64 -AdpSetProp -EnableJBOD 1 -a0

Adapter 0: Failed to Set Adapter Properties.

Exit Code: 0x01
 
What is the drive ID i should insert ?
/path/to/MegaCli64 -pdmakegood -physdrv [your drives identified in line 1] -force –a0
0 then 1 then 2 etc .. ?
 
if you intend to use this in production, I suggest you spend some time familiarizing yourself with the tool (megacli.) there are many resources online for that.

To answer your specific question, megacli expects enclosure:slot, so your command will be:
/path/to/MegaCli64 -pdmakegood -physdrv [64:0,64:1,64:2...64:9] -force –a0

but seeing how your drives are already in that state you can probably skip that step anyway.
 
OK Thanks for all your help but afetr this step there is nothing ??
And i can't see anydrive in Proxmox :(
 
Tried the last command anyway and another error :/
Adapter: 0: Failed to change PD state at EnclId-64 SlotId-0.
 
root@px5:/# /opt/MegaRAID/MegaCli/MegaCli64 -pdmakejbod -physdrv [64:0,64:1,64:2,64:3,64:4,64:5,64:6,64:7,64:8,64:9] –a0

Adapter: 0: Failed to change PD state at EnclId-64 SlotId-0.

Exit Code: 0x01
 
I just noticed this little bit for the drive in slot 0
Ertu said:
Sector Size: 520
Click to expand...
you will need to reformat this disk before you can use it. its possible that the controller firmware will not let you map it until you do; so you will need to plug the drive into a real HBA, use sgdisk to reformat to 512b sector size, and then you can use it.
 
Oh :oops:
Any linux command to do this instead of unplugging all of them and finding a HBA controler card :oops:
They are all at 520 ..
 
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