NASLite Network Attached Storage

I don't think that this is the way to do it.... I have never done it this way for the 3 RAID5 that I am using on my present server. A previous incarnation had 3 x 300GB + 3 x 250GB in a 1250GB RAID5 (with another 100GB RAID5 created from the spare 50GB chunks of the 300GB disks) on an Adaptec 2610SA card.

1: Initialise each drive in the RAID card BIOS;
2: Create an array in the RAID card BIOS;
3: Build the array in the RAID card BIOS;
4: Boot into NASLite;
5: Format drive corresponding to RAID array (journal as required);
6: Export drive corresponding to RAID array;
7: Reboot NASLite.

Again, NickC has posted the comprehensive and correct howto.

Mike

OK guys, it didn't work....

I formatted every single drive, exported the drives, rebooted, created one large RAID 0 array (about 5.6 Tb), rebooted and loaded NASLite.

Disgust, despair, disbelieve: no logical disk recognized.....

The syslog is a little different:

# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] scsi0 : 3ware 9000 Storage Controller
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [4] 3w-9xxx: scsi0: Found a 3ware 9000 Storage Controller at 0xffa20000, IRQ: 16.
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [4] 3w-9xxx: scsi0: Firmware FH9X 4.04.00.016, BIOS BE9X 4.04.00.003, Ports: 128.
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [3] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access AMCC 9690SA-8I DISK 4.04 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [1] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: setting latency timer to 64
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: UHCI Host Controller
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: irq 23, io base 0x0000cc00
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: PCI INT B -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [1] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: setting latency timer to 64
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: UHCI Host Controller
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: irq 19, io base 0x0000d000
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] hub 2-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: PCI INT C -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [1] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: setting latency timer to 64
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: UHCI Host Controller
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: irq 18, io base 0x0000d400
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.3: PCI INT D -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [1] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.3: setting latency timer to 64
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.3: UHCI Host Controller
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.3: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.3: irq 16, io base 0x0000d800
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] usb usb4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] hub 4-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [4] Warning! ehci_hcd should always be loaded before uhci_hcd and ohci_hcd, not after
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: PCI INT A -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [1] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: setting latency timer to 64
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: EHCI Host Controller
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: debug port 1
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [1] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: cache line size of 128 is not supported
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: irq 23, io mem 0xff4ffc00
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] usb usb5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
# Dec 7 23:46:10 [2] hub 5-0:1.0: 8 ports detected
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] e100: Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Driver, 3.5.24-k2-NAPI
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] e100: Copyright(c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] e100 0000:06:08.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] e100 0000:06:08.0: PME# disabled
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] e100: eth0: e100_probe: addr 0xff530000, irq 20, MAC addr 00:16:76:14:3b:88
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] piix 0000:00:1f.1: IDE controller (0x8086:0x266f rev 0x03)
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] PIIX_IDE 0000:00:1f.1: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] piix 0000:00:1f.1: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] ide0: BM-DMA at 0xffa0-0xffa7
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] ide1: BM-DMA at 0xffa8-0xffaf
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [1] Probing IDE interface ide0.
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] hda: TRANSCEND, ATA DISK drive
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] usb 4-2: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [1] hda: host max PIO4 wanted PIO255(auto-tune) selected PIO4
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] hda: UDMA/66 mode selected
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [1] Probing IDE interface ide1.
# Dec 7 23:46:11 [2] usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [2] ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [2] ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [1] libata version 3.00 loaded.
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [1] ata_piix 0000:00:1f.2: version 2.13
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [2] ata_piix 0000:00:1f.2: PCI INT B -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [2] ata_piix 0000:00:1f.2: MAP [ P0 P2 P1 P3 ]
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [1] ata_piix 0000:00:1f.2: setting latency timer to 64
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [2] scsi1 : ata_piix
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [2] scsi2 : ata_piix
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [2] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xec00 ctl 0xe800 bmdma 0xdc00 irq 19
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [2] ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xe400 ctl 0xe000 bmdma 0xdc08 irq 19
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [1] ata2.01: NODEV after polling detection
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [2] ata2.00: ATAPI: TSSTcorpDVD-ROM SH-D163B, SB03, max UDMA/33
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [2] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
# Dec 7 23:46:12 [3] scsi 2:0:0:0: CD-ROM TSSTcorp DVD-ROM SH-D163B SB03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [4] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [5] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Too big for this kernel. Use a kernel compiled with support for large block devices.
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [3] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Unsupported sector size -75.
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [3] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 0 512-byte hardware sectors: (0 B/0 B)
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [3] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [1] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [3] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: disabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [3] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [2] input: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.0/input/input3
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [2] generic-usb 0003:046D:C309.0001: input: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:1d.3-2/input0
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [2] input: Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb4/4-2/4-2:1.1/input/input4
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [2] generic-usb 0003:046D:C309.0002: input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech Logitech USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:1d.3-2/input1
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [2] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [2] usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [2] ide-gd driver 1.18
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [2] hda: max request size: 128KiB
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [2] hda: 250368 sectors (128 MB) w/2KiB Cache, CHS=978/8/32
# Dec 7 23:46:13 [2] hda: hda1 hda2
# Dec 7 23:46:14 [4] Driver 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
# Dec 7 23:46:14 [4] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 4x/32x cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
# Dec 7 23:46:14 [2] Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
# Dec 7 23:46:14 [1] sr 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
# Dec 7 23:46:35 [5] hda: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
# Dec 7 23:46:35 [5] hda: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
# Dec 7 23:46:35 [5] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0xb0
# Dec 7 23:46:35 [5] hda: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
# Dec 7 23:46:35 [5] hda: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
# Dec 7 23:46:35 [5] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0xb0
# Dec 7 23:46:35 [5] hda: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
# Dec 7 23:46:35 [5] hda: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
# Dec 7 23:46:35 [5] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0xb0
# Dec 7 23:46:38 [2] e100: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex
# Dec 7 23:47:19 [5] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Too big for this kernel. Use a kernel compiled with support for large block devices.
# Dec 7 23:47:19 [3] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Unsupported sector size -75.
# Dec 7 23:47:22 [5] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Too big for this kernel. Use a kernel compiled with support for large block devices.
# Dec 7 23:47:22 [3] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Unsupported sector size -75.

I think it's time for Tony & Ralph to step in

That was - of course - my first approach! The first syslog belongs to THAT handling of arrays.

The second syslog belongs to the second method (first format as single drives in NL, then glue them together using BIOS controller)

Alas, alas.

There's a Chateau St Didier-Parnac 2007 on my desk, rendering a little comfort (http://www.chateau-st-didier-cahors.com/default.htm)

Though I like wine the girlfriend and I tend to be more beer drinkers. Paulaner Salvator double Bock being the beer of choice.

Keep us posted on the build, try reducing the stripe size to 4K and see if that fixes the problem with the OS not formatting successfully.

Mike

Hurray!

The new ISO did it. I downloaded v2.61b12-2009, updated the installed version - that went very smooth, created my desired RAID 6 array with 6 drives (that took about 4/5 hours) and NL is formatting the logical drive seemingly without hiccups.

Thanks for all the support, guys.

UPDATE: NL is - after formatting the drive in 4096 sized clusters - exporting the 3.6 TB drive as 1.6 TB drive. That does not seem right, does it?