[OmniOS-discuss] LSI SAS3041e-HP

[Eric Sproul]

That generation of LSI adapters (based on SAS1064/1068 controller
chip) is supported by the legacy, closed-source "mpt" driver.  Is the
mpt driver attaching to the device at all? `modinfo | grep mpt`

If not, you might try adding its PCI ID as another alias for mpt.
You'd do that with update_drv(1M).  Check `prtconf -d` to find the ID.
If it is attaching, but the drives are not, it could well be a
firmware issue.  The "-HP" in the part name makes me suspicious that
it could have a custom HP firmware, so re-flashing it with stock LSI
firmware would be a good first step.

Note that our mpt driver, being closed-source, will never see any
further development.  If you can get your hands on a SAS2 adapter,
those are supported by the open-source (and still-developed)
mpt_sas(7D).  Good choices include those based on the SAS200{4,8} and
SAS230{4,8}, as they can have the IT firmware.  Avoid SAS210x because
they are IR-only.  The IBM M1015 is a popular version, based on the
SAS2008 chip.

Eric