The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/kahn2k on 2025-07-21 08:41:14.
Hi all,
I've just bought a used HP Ultrium 15000 LTO-7 internal drive and tried to connect it with my new LSI 9500-8i HBA card. However, the drive booted up with error in the Power-On-Self-Test with blinking orange on the DRIVE and TAPE LED.
So I'm wondering if my LSI 9500-8i card is compatible with the drive? Asked the question on ChatGPT and it says the 9500-8i card might not have the full set of SCSI commands and is not compatible with the TAPE drive.
I've ran the Storcli command on the card and this is the output:
CLI Version = 007.3404.0000.0000 April 18, 2025
Operating system = Windows 11
Controller = 0
Status = Success
Description = None
Basics :
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Controller = 0
Adapter Type = SAS3808(A0)
Model = HBA 9500-8i
Serial Number = SPC********
Current System Date/time = 07/19/2025 19:01:14
Concurrent commands supported = 5248
SAS Address = 5000***********
PCI Address = 00:17:00:00
Version :
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Firmware Package Build = 21.00.00.00
Firmware Version = 21.00.00.00
Bios Version = 09.41.00.00_21.00.00.00
NVDATA Version = 21.00.00.09
Driver Name = ItSas35
Driver Version = 2.61.79.00
PCI Version :
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Vendor Id = 0x1000
Device Id = 0xE6
SubVendor Id = 0x1000
SubDevice Id = 0x4060
Host Interface = PCIE
Device Interface = SAS-12G
Bus Number = 23
Device Number = 0
Function Number = 0
Domain ID = 0
Pending Images in Flash :
=======================
Image name = No pending images
Status :
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Controller has booted into certificate provision mode = No
Package Stamp Mismatch = No
Supported Adapter Operations :
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Support more than 8 Phys = Yes
Support Enclosure Enumeration = Yes
Support Allowed Operations = Yes
Support Multipath = Yes
Support Security = Yes
support EKM = No
Support Secure Boot = Yes
Support Platform Security = No
Support Package Stamp Mismatch Reporting = Yes
Support PSOC Update = No
Support PSOC Part Information = No
Support PSOC Version Information = No
Supported PD Operations :
=======================
Support Physical Link Speed = Yes
HwCfg :
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ChipRevision = A0
BatteryFRU = N/A
Front End Port Count = 1
Backend Port Count = 11
Serial Debugger = Absent
NVRAM Size = 0KB
Flash Size = 16MB
Temperature Sensor for ROC = Present
Temperature Sensor for Controller = Absent
ROC temperature(Degree Celsius) = 55
Boot :
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Max Drives to Spinup at One Time = 2
Maximum number of direct attached drives to spin up in 1 min = 60
Delay Among Spinup Groups (sec) = 2
Capabilities :
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Supported Drives = SAS, SATA, NVMe
Enable JBOD = Yes
Max Parallel Commands = 5248
Max SGE Count = 128
Max Data Transfer Size = 32 sectors
Secure Boot :
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Secure Boot Enabled = Yes
Controller in Soft Secure Mode = No
Controller in Hard Secure Mode = Yes
Key Update Pending = No
Remaining Secure Boot Key Slots = 7
Security Protocol properties :
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Security Protocol = None
Enclosure Information :
=====================
------------------------------------------------------------------
EID State Slots PD PS Fans TSs Alms SIM ProdID VendorSpecific
------------------------------------------------------------------
0 OK 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 VirtualSES
------------------------------------------------------------------
Physical Device Information :
===========================
Tape Drive /c0/e0/s4 :
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Device Id = 1
Slot No = 4
SCSI Device Type = Tape
SAS address = 0x5005*********
Interface Type = SAS
Link Speed = 6.0Gb/s
Manufacturer Id = HP
Model Number = Ultrium 7-SCSI
SN = 9*********
Firmware Revision = Q387
State = JBOD
Inquiry Data =
01 80 06 12 41 01 10 02 48 50 20 20 20 20 20 20
55 6c 74 72 69 75 6d 20 37 2d 53 43 53 49 20 20
51 33 38 37 00 00 6a 00 01 6c 02 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a2 0c 28 04 60
05 20 0a 28 05 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Is there anything wrong with the HBA card or I've just been sold a defective TAPE drive.