Moogs

Thanks for your help but your solution didn't change anything for me. I am still not able to strim in medium low... from video station on Google browser. You did reboot right?

Not sure if it will help but I had an SN missing error testing out HA showing in /var/log/messages. I added this to the bootloader: BigWorm2> cat /volumeUSB1/usbshare/boot/grub/menu_alpha.lst timeout 5 default 0 fallback 1 title gnoboot-alpha root (hd0,0) kernel /zImage syno_hw_version=DS3612xs sn=B3JN00311 title main menu configfile (hd0,0)/boot/grub/menu.lst More specifically syno_hw_version=DS3612xs sn=B3JN00311 to the kernel and I got past that issue. Check your hardware version string or omit it all together.

When I first setup the system this way, not using onboard SATA, there were no drives detected using the LSI HBA. Scouring threads here and there, there were many that said they needed to flash it to IT mode for DSM to see it. I did this before using gnoBoot, was using trantor 5.0 beta, so not sure how the card behaves with its original firmware. I am going to be testing a mirrored pair of this hardware to see if I can get HA to work so when I get the second card I can test in IR mode.

Mine can't. Tried a few hours ago. No go. GnoBoot 5.0 Update 2

No sorry I don't use either. Just an update. I switched to gnoBoot because it was able to detect the LSI 9211-i8 flashed to IT and I was able to upgrade to 5.0 Update 2.

humph. I'm just going to guess this does not work

bump. Hoping someone has.

I'm not sure I understand. Are you saying you don't have dual NICs on each server?

Good to know. Thanks for the heads up.

I think it should work. I setup a similar system with the ASROCK Avoton 2750 CPU. http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2750D4I That board doesn't need a SAS expander as it has 12 SATA ports. I did order an LSI 9211-8i HBA however to test with. Only $120 new. Should be coming in in the next day or two. I went with the 5.x beta build.

I've seen a few threads where people have tried using VMs. I wanted to see about actual matching hardware.

Anyone? Sniff....

Anyone have any luck getting HA working? Thinking of buying a matched set of hardware but it's quite an investment if HA isn't going to work. Just stick with my DS412+ rsyncs to the XPE box.

No sorry I don't use either.

I was using a Fractal 304 case with 6 drives in it running Xpenology with an i7 H87 ASUS Plus mITX board. It ran great but I need to add some drives so tossed em in a U-NAS with this Avoton Motherboard that I've been dying to use. It all works with 2 i210 LAN and PCIe LAN e1000 Intel Pro NICs. All drives detected. I didn't have to reformat either. Overall I feel the case is good, lots of screws but it's still well built. The trays are great and the lighting and front ports and indicators are clean and nice. Overall nice finish as well. Couple pics before I cleaned up the wires.

ASUS H87I-PLUS worked for me http://www.overclock.net/t/1442957/frac ... nology-dsm

Where did you read this? Post your sources.

Awesome. NFS works now and my onboard NIC works as well. Thank you for all your work!

Gonna try this today. Donation coming if this works. Been needing this to match my DS412+ system.

Sweet

So far this build seems to work, with a quad intel NIC! ASUS P8H77-i mini-itx Intell e1000 Quad Port Gigabit NIC 2 drives 256GB SSD 120GB 2.5 scrap drive. If testing goes well this is going into a fractal 304 NIC 4 way LACP BOND: RAM 16GB CPU i7 3770k