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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    need hba and use sg_format to 512 byte sector. cant use raid card to do it. drives likely 4k or 520 byte sector. 710 cant do 4k.
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    ConnectX-3 custom firmware files

    well connectx can be picky. all i know with latest firm and latest drivers connex4 just works. im sure there is a combo to get the older c onnectx3 card working, but on server 2022 latest firm and latest driver it would not work. even after fully enabling sriov in firmware via command line.
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    ConnectX-3 custom firmware files

    even on a supposed supported connectx-3 sriov would not work properly. driver support is just dead for that line
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    Does OPNsense has as good bufferbloat mitigation as OpenWRT?

    https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=7911.0 works well if you follow the guide
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    ConnectX-3 custom firmware files

    make backup of original firmware--- flint -d mt4117_pciconf0 query full > flint_query.txt flint -d mt4117_pciconf0 hw query > flint_hwinfo4117.txt flint -d mt4099_pciconf0 ri orig_firmware4099.mlx <----------- get you your mlx file to edit. obv change name to your card flint -d...
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    Cachecade enabled, but option not available

    are your virtual drives 512e ? if 4kn thats why you cant create a cachecade. both ssd's and the regular drives need to be 512n or 512e
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    Cachecade Pro 2.0, still worth using in 2023?

    From Reading though you cant use drives that are 4kn. have to format them to 512e to be able to use with cachecade. not sure if you lose much doing that.
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    ebay dell mellanox dual 10gbe

    after running update from dell website https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER08004795M/1/Network_Firmware_91K7J_WN64_14.31.22.50.EXE...
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    ebay dell mellanox dual 10gbe

    It should work. Although I'm now using a connectx4 card. Connect x3 are stuck on older winof driver stack. Not updated anymore. Connect x4 uses winof2 Personally I would find a connectx4 lx card...
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    ZFS with Broadcom/LSI 3108 in JBOD mode

    disable and add a pci card. 9361-8i or go it 9300-8i
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    Samsung SSD PM1643 3.8TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A 2.5" @ $289.98

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gYSioci--keEa4qYVdjaeVRuQ6rfbBu8/view?usp=sharing only have na53. but here it is
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    Samsung SSD PM1643 3.8TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A 2.5" @ $289.98

    try formatting to 512 and see. ive seen weird issues on some drives including 3par 520 drives. 512 has fixed
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    please, help convert HGST He10 and He12 to 4kn

    https://superuser.com/questions/1576894/how-to-convert-the-western-digital-ultrastar-dc-hc530-14tb-hdd-from-512e-to-4 https://github.com/pig1800/WD4kConverter and stop trying to do this from a vm or docker. use bare metal
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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    parted magic and use the security removal? using the qr code with a scanner or type it out
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    [SOLVED]Mellanox ConnectX 3 can't get 40G only 10G

    dont worry about bricking your device just backup your firmware first. saved me a few times when after a flsh i couldnt get an ip even though it showed a link. flint -d <devicename> rrom original.mlx
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    ebay dell mellanox dual 10gbe

    wanted to add to this there is official dell firmware for this card that is as new or newer than nvidia. 02.42.50.58 dated 24 Aug 2021 was even able to flash the dell card on a supermicro server. :) https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER07319590M/1/Network_Firmware_H9RJP_WN64_02.42.50.58.EXE
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    Samsung SSD PM1643 3.8TB SAS 12Gb/s MZ-ILT3T8A 2.5" @ $289.98

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MzPiC6K4ZCToGCEftgO73lRO1iBeyH4D/view?usp=sharing here ya go
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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    so looks like jbod only likes 4k or 512 at least for lsi as well. once formatted to 520 all the drives show up as unsupported and wont pass any info to the os. hdsentinel no longer can grab any smart info. pic attached. my guess is once u have drives formatted to 4k or 512 they will pass...
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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    so i grabbed a few drives that were 512 bps and they are formatting fine to 520 with sg tools in windows. also drives are showing all information in hd sentinel. so acting just like an hba. maybe a driver issue as well since ur using linux? usually the driver should change when in jbod...
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    How to reformat HDD & SSD to 512B Sector Size

    seems like the controller is acting like an lsi card would with jbod mode. ill see if i can try my 3108 lsi card in jbod mode and format a 520 drive. cant promise when ill run this test.