So where do we start checking things over. |
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Confirming the controller is seen |
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| dmesg | grep aacraid |
| lspci | grep -i adaptec |
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Installing arcconf |
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Download v3 from Microchip — v4 hangs waiting for controller, v3 responds immediately: |
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| arcconf_v3_07_23980.zip from microchip.com |
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| rpm -i arcconf*.rpm |
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Check controller and disk status |
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| arcconf getconfig 1 PD |
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Look for disk showing as Ready before proceeding. |
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Create JBOD to expose disk as block device |
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| arcconf create 1 jbod 0 0 noprompt |
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Where `0 0` is channel and device ID from getconfig output. |
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Verify block device created |
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| lsblk |
| dmesg | tail -20 |
| sg_map -x |
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Partition and format |
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| parted /dev/sdX mklabel gpt |
| parted /dev/sdX mkpart primary xfs 0% 100% |
| mkfs.xfs /dev/sdX1 |
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Mount and add to fstab |
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| mkdir -p /media3 |
| mount /dev/sdX1 /media3 |
| blkid /dev/sdX1 |
| # Add UUID to /etc/fstab |
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Adding subsequent disks |
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Same process — wait for Ready status in `arcconf getconfig 1 PD` before creating JBOD! 😄 |
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Extra Notes |
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XFS vs ext4 note — worth a line explaining why XFS for large media files and the 400GB saving on 8TB from no reserved blocks. The PQual=1 explanation — one line noting that "LU temporarily unavailable" is normal while the controller initialises, just wait it out rather than panicking. |
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Developed with Claude AI assistance - Anthropic - April 2026 |
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