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IBM ServeRAID M1015One of the most popular SAS 6.0gbps/ SATA III controllers for enthusiasts is the IBM M1015. In its native form, it is a very capable host bus adapter (HBA) based on the LSI SAS2008 chip. With the low price on places such as ebay (s

IBM M1215 LSI SAS3008 HBA If you are looking to get a new host bus adapter (HBA) the LSI SAS3008 controller is perhaps the most popular 12gbps SAS controller on the market. It supports features such as the LSI DataBolt which

If you are using LSI SAS 2008 based HBA/RAID cards such as the LSI 9211-8i FreeNAS recommend run in IT (Initiator Target) mode. Don’t use cards in IR (Integrated RAID) mode. For update  firmware and BIOS check current firmware ver

1.sas2flash/sas3flash

1.1.sas2flash for LSI SAS 6 Gb/sec HBAs (Windows/Linux/EFI)

1.1.1.Cannot be used to flash to older firmware

1.1.2.Cannot be used to flash from IT to IR firmware or from IR to IT firmware

1.1.3.Can be used to flash the controller BIOS and/or EFI

2.sas2flsh for LSI SAS 6 Gb/sec HBAs (DOS)

2.1.Can be used to flash to older firmware

2.2.Can be used to flash from IT to IR firmware or from IR to IT firmware

3.sas3flash for LSI SAS 12 Gb/sec HBAs (Windows/Linux/EFI)

3.1.Cannot be used to flash to older firmware

3.2.Cannot be used to flash from IT to IR firmware or from IR to IT firmware

3.3.Can be used to flash the controller BIOS and/or EFI

4.sas3flsh for LSI SAS 12 Gb/sec HBAs (DOS)

4.1.Can be used to flash to older firmware

4.2.Can be used to flash from IT to IR firmware or from IR to IT firmware

This small article may be useful for owners of the RMS25JB080 module or for administrators who are looking for a good solution for building inexpensive disk storages. Prehistory There was a need to work out a budget and reliab

Revised 2 February 2017. Its critical for data integrity that the LSI HBA cards run in IT (Initiator Target) mode with the correct firmware revision matched to your FreeNAS software. It is possible to pay some vendors to perform the co

Prerequisites: -1) a) move your H200 card from storage slot to another PCI-E slot; b) get longer cables from DELL to connect the backplane to the H200; c) verify the system is still working well.

OEM version of the LSI SAS 9211-8i, such as the Dell H200, H310 or IBM M1015 are quite popular for use with FreeNAS. However, they need to be flashed with a regular LSI firmware to disable their RAID capabilities in order to passthrough the dri

A lot of people have asked me how to revert the Perc H310 back to it’s original state.You’ll need the newer zip file I’ve created with all the necessary files. LSI 9211-8i zip file.Here are the steps:If you have more than one card installed you can i

Default firmware for this guide is:2118it.binVersion 20.00.07.00Release date: 11-FEB-16WARNING: If you have an Integrated, Mini or Mini Mono Perc H310 do NOT try to crossflash with these steps.So this guide will be the update to my first guide… witho