AMCC 16 Port 9650SE-16ML Will it work?

[mathomas3]

I just picked up a AMCC 16 Port PCI-E RAID Controller With Battery BBU 9650SE-16ML... Cant say that I have seen this card here before... 

 

Could someone take a look at the specs and let me know if they think it will work... 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMCC-16-Port-PCI-E-RAID-Controller-With-Battery-BBU-9650SE-16ML-/142220992914?epid=666459515&hash=item211d082192:g:9LAAAOSwLOtYXCyr

[CHBMB]

Quick search on the forums for 9650SE.

[CHBMB]

But there appears to be firmware for it.....

[mathomas3]

thanks for finding that out... 

 

time to do some more research

[mathomas3]

welp all...

 

I was able to update the card... and it sees HDDs that are larger then 3tb... (my current largest is 5)

 

so... that's a win... now... I just need to get unraid to see that card...

 

advice?

 

I am updating unraid first to see if that will correct the error...

 

forward progress

[mathomas3]

 

the disk drives are MIA... I have attached my logs... and advice to what direction I should go in would greatly be accepted...

 

this is my 2nd ever SAS controller... and what else I might need to change or configure...

 

perhaps its related to drivers? but it's an old card... so... it should work...

 

I should note... that the SAS card doesnt have the BIOS loaded into it... (but new firmware) I would assume that this means that the disks would be presented as a jbob to the OS...

 

Would i need to load a BIOS onto the card?

 

diag.txt

Edited September 28, 2017 by mathomas3

[mathomas3]

after some reading... the msg 3ware BIOS not loaded... is a mute point... 

 

that shouldnt hinder the operation of unraid communicating with this card...

 

Help! -__-

 

[mathomas3]

diag.txt

 

This is my hardware profile

Edited September 28, 2017 by mathomas3

[mathomas3]

tower-diagnostics-20170927-1907.zip

[JorgeB]

Controller is detected and a driver loaded, but don't see any attempt to find devices:
 

Sep 27 18:38:37 Tower kernel: 3w-9xxx: scsi1: AEN: INFO (0x04:0x0053): Battery capacity test is overdue:.
Sep 27 18:38:37 Tower kernel: 3w-9xxx: scsi1: Found a 3ware 9000 Storage Controller at 0xfe520000, IRQ: 43.
Sep 27 18:38:37 Tower kernel: 3w-9xxx: scsi1: Firmware FE9X 4.10.00.027, BIOS BE9X 4.08.00.004, Ports: 16.

 

No idea why it doesn't work, but IMO you should have bough a known supported controller, like an LSI.

[mathomas3]

5 hours ago, johnnie.black said:

Controller is detected and a driver loaded, but don't see any attempt to find devices:
 

Sep 27 18:38:37 Tower kernel: 3w-9xxx: scsi1: AEN: INFO (0x04:0x0053): Battery capacity test is overdue:.
Sep 27 18:38:37 Tower kernel: 3w-9xxx: scsi1: Found a 3ware 9000 Storage Controller at 0xfe520000, IRQ: 43.
Sep 27 18:38:37 Tower kernel: 3w-9xxx: scsi1: Firmware FE9X 4.10.00.027, BIOS BE9X 4.08.00.004, Ports: 16.

 

No idea why it doesn't work, but IMO you should have bough a known supported controller, like an LSI.

hmmm... well... at least i know it's not a a driver issue...

 

now what?

[tstor]

Did you check the export JBOD setting? Details are in my reply to your other post:

 

BTW the 9650SE is a SATA only, not a SAS controller.