INTEL 2U 4node H2000JF with S2600JF : problem with sas/sata HD

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Hal

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Hi to everyone,
some weeks ago I bought an INTEL 2U 4node H2000JF with S2600JF...... a nice deal but....
I have not yet found the right config for work with the HDD.
Every node S2600JF have an internal DOM for the OS (working very well) but I want add some HDD / SSD to the system in the caddies without luck. Of course I haven't optional storage upgrade keys (sata or sas). Are they mandatory for the use of HDDs?

Thanks guys
 

Hal

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Thanks @Marsh.
sorry for the delay but I work far from home (and homelab too)
I've tried with Ubuntu 16 like you wrote but no luck. From OS I don't see the sata HDDs....
The server is an EMC version PHBOP 2U 4Node with S2600JF (Intel HNS2600JF - H2216JF)
The OS that I want use is Proxmox.
I setup the Bios like you write but no HDD in dmesg (in Ubuntu is the same) except DOM and USB / virtual CD....
In the sensors table I may look at the sensors of HDD like green too....
I'm thinking to buy 4 sas upgrade key but I want be sure that after I may use the 16 tray... My budget is running low.
Next weekend I test with Windows....
 

Marsh

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I capture some dmesg from my Intel S2600 mining rig

Ubuntu server OS is just plain installation.

May be you spot the difference between my rig and your rig.

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial

# dmesg | grep -i dmi

[ 0.000000] DMI: Intel Corporation S2600JF/S2600JF, BIOS

SE5C600.86B.02.05.0004.051120151007 05/11/2015

# dmesg | grep -i sas

[ 3.671964] isci: Intel(R) C600 SAS Controller Driver - version 1.2.0
[ 3.699241] isci 0000:04:00.0: OEM SAS parameters (version: 1.1) loaded (platform)

[ 3.671964] isci: Intel(R) C600 SAS Controller Driver - version 1.2.0

# dmesg | grep -i scsi

[ 0.771741] SCSI subsystem initialized
[ 1.492591] Block layer SCSI generic (bsg) driver version 0.4 loaded (major 249)
[ 3.581114] scsi host0: ahci
[ 3.671856] scsi host1: ahci
[ 3.712806] scsi host2: ahci
[ 3.719723] scsi host3: ahci
[ 3.741675] scsi host5: ahci
[ 3.748322] scsi host6: ahci
[ 3.833115] scsi host4: isci
[ 4.852664] sas: Enter sas_scsi_recover_host busy: 0 failed: 0
[ 5.035370] sas: --- Exit sas_scsi_recover_host: busy: 0 failed: 0 tries: 1
[ 5.049899] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA KINGSTON SVP100S 0202 PQ: 0
ANSI: 5
[ 5.059856] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
[ 5.097289] sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
[ 96.851850] Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-870.
[ 96.864809] iscsi: registered transport (tcp)
[ 96.920074] iscsi: registered transport (iser)
 

buggy

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@Hal, did you solve the problem?

I have the same problem with this system, none of the disks connected to the backplane are detected on the BIOS or OS as you reported.
SAS upgrade keys are installed but makes no difference, i tested every configuration possible.

I have another system like this one working fine but it has one difference, the node bridges are different (the working unit has an USB and SATA port, while this one has a mini SAS port). I start believing that this configuration may need an additional SAS controller...

Does anyone know something about?
 

Hal

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@buggy, no I have not found a solution.....
I tried some Intel activation key without luck too.... with many combinations of BIOS setups
To use this server (very good except storage.... but it could be my ignorance) I have used 4 SSD on Pcie......

Anyway if someone could find a solution I shall be very happy to connect some big HDs (now use an external storage for this issue)
 

buggy

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@buggy, no I have not found a solution.....
I tried some Intel activation key without luck too.... with many combinations of BIOS setups
To use this server (very good except storage.... but it could be my ignorance) I have used 4 SSD on Pcie......

Anyway if someone could find a solution I shall be very happy to connect some big HDs (now use an external storage for this issue)
As i though this server has two node bridge configurations as shown on pages 38 to 42:
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/s...ver/sb/492081_g42283_011_h2000jf_sg_r1_91.pdf

I'll try with a compatible 6G PCIe SAS controller and report.
 

buggy

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As i though this server has two node bridge configurations as shown on pages 38 to 42:
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/s...ver/sb/492081_g42283_011_h2000jf_sg_r1_91.pdf

I'll try with a compatible 6G PCIe SAS controller and report.
@Hal,

So I tried with the SAS/RAID PCIe controller card and it works!

So if you want to connect disks to the backplane you have two options:
a) Replace the SAS node bridge with the SATA one
b) Use the SAS bridge and connect a compatible SAS controller