A recent post prompted me to think, there's a lot of confusion regarding LSI HBA/RAID cards. If you're confused, it is probably understandable... it can be a bit complicated!
ZFS users on FreeNAS should avoid using the hardware RAID features of a RAID card. ZFS and FreeNAS work best when the drive is managed directly by FreeNAS, including having SMART data available from the drive. Any use of "virtual drives" or one-drive RAID0 JBOD modes likely involves the controller writing its own...
Confused about that LSI card? Join the crowd ...
ZFS users on FreeNAS should avoid using the hardware RAID features of a RAID card. ZFS and FreeNAS work best when the drive is managed directly by FreeNAS, including having SMART data available from the drive. Any use of "virtual drives" or one-drive RAID0 JBOD modes likely involves the controller writing its own...
Confused about that LSI card? Join the crowd ...