Differences from version 1 to 5



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- Controller: Adaptec ASR-5405Z 512MB (aacraid driver)
- Server: srv9 — AMD FX-6300, M5A78L-M USB3, 32GB RAM
- SAS Drives:
- Seagate Exos ST8000NM0075 8TB (LENOVO-X branded) — /media3
- Second identical drive arrived later — /media4
- SATA Drives: Also connected via controller

- Controller: Adaptec ASR-5405Z 512MB (aacraid driver) - Server: srv9 — AMD FX-6300, M5A78L-M USB3, 32GB RAM - SAS Drives: - Seagate Exos ST8000NM0075 8TB (LENOVO-X branded) — /media3 - Second identical drive arrived later — /media4 - SATA Drives: Also connected via controller


@@ -10,4 +6,2 @@

- Controller visible in dmesg/sg_map but no block device created
- `/dev/sg2` showed `PQual=1` "LU temporarily unavailable"
- All tools hanging — arcconf, sg commands etc
- Controller was trying to build arrays, corrupted SATA partition tables!

- Controller visible in dmesg/sg_map but no block device created - `/dev/sg2` showed `PQual=1` "LU temporarily unavailable" - All tools hanging — arcconf, sg commands etc - Controller was trying to build arrays, corrupted SATA partition tables!


@@ -16,4 +9,0 @@

arcconf (Adaptec management CLI) — version maze:
- V4 — hangs waiting for controller to be ready
- V3 — "Controllers found: 0"
- Working middle version found on Microchip site

@@ -21,2 +11,4 @@

Key commands:
{code}# Check physical devices

arcconf (Adaptec management CLI) — version maze: - V4 — hangs waiting for controller to be ready - V3 — "Controllers found: 0" - Working middle version found on Microchip site Key commands:

{code}
# Check physical devices

@@ -32 +24 @@

{code}
{/code}

@@ -35,4 +27,2 @@

- ASR-5405Z is hardware RAID controller — no passthrough mode
- Must explicitly create JBOD before OS sees disk as block device
- Without JBOD: controller holds disk in "temporarily unavailable" state
- JBOD config lives in controller flash, not on disk

- ASR-5405Z is hardware RAID controller — no passthrough mode - Must explicitly create JBOD before OS sees disk as block device - Without JBOD: controller holds disk in "temporarily unavailable" state - JBOD config lives in controller flash, not on disk


@@ -41,3 +31,2 @@

- XFS chosen over ext4 for media storage
- Reasons: large files (TV recordings), no reserved blocks (saves ~400GB on 8TB), better performance when nearly full
- Both drives formatted XFS, mounted /media3 and /media4

- XFS chosen over ext4 for media storage - Reasons: large files (TV recordings), no reserved blocks (saves ~400GB on 8TB), better performance when nearly full - Both drives formatted XFS, mounted /media3 and /media4


@@ -46,3 +35,2 @@

- Same process but smoother — crib sheet worked!
- Controller showed drive as Ready immediately
- JBOD created, partitioned, formatted, mounted

- Same process but smoother — crib sheet worked! - Controller showed drive as Ready immediately - JBOD created, partitioned, formatted, mounted


@@ -51,4 +38,0 @@

- Controller needs time to initialise — wait for "Ready" in arcconf before creating JBOD
- arcconf JBOD config survives reboots but not moving to different controller
- Moving drive to new machine needs JBOD recreated
- SATA drives also need JBOD if connected via this controller!

@@ -56,2 +40 @@

Cribsheet

https://myhomecloud.uk/wiki/ASR-5405Z+Configuration+Notes

- Controller needs time to initialise — wait for "Ready" in arcconf before creating JBOD - arcconf JBOD config survives reboots but not moving to different controller - Moving drive to new machine needs JBOD recreated - SATA drives also need JBOD if connected via this controller!


@@ -59,8 +42 @@

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{code} in Bitweaver — Fixed! 🎉

The Problem

- `{code}` smarty blocks not rendering in wiki/blog pages
- CKEditor mangling smarty tags
- Had been broken for some time

Cribsheet


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Claude Code Fixed It

- Used Claude Code to diagnose and fix
- Now working properly
- Cribsheets can now use proper code blocks!

((ASR-5405Z Configuration Notes))


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Impact

- Wiki pages with code examples now display correctly
- Makes technical documentation much more useful
- All the cribsheets from this conversation can be updated! 😄

Developed with [Claude AI](https://claude.ai) assistance - Anthropic - May 2026


@@ -78,7 +47,0 @@

Remaining Cribsheet Updates Needed

- ASR-5405Z page
- PHP84 Protection
- Fail2ban setup
- Git workflow
- Webstack setup
- All can now use `{code}` blocks properly!
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