Creating a Backup Server from a HP DL380 G8 (StoreOnce 2900) | HW to SW RAID Conversion | Rambling

I converted an older #HP #DL380 Gen8 (aka a StoreOnce 2900) from using a hard #RAID controller to an HBA for software RAID. The conversion is simple, but the video is long af because I spend a lot of time discussing the "why" more than the "how".
If you want to hear yet more tangential ranting that I cut from this video, observe this:
• RAID TCO Rant (or Why ...
"RAID TCO Rant (or Why I Used 4TB Drives in a Backup Server)"

[@JasonsLabVideos]

Good video sir, keep them coming. !!

[@NANA-yn3fp]

Great content, I enjoy all of your video's. The screws may be M3.5x5 screws not sure

[@henrythoreau3681]

Wow, you're alive.

[@krinzyjewaldo1697]

Great video

[@maxime_vhw]

I changed my internal drives to an hba but now i no longer have drive indicator lights. Any idea how to fix this?

[@Sircliffe]

Get a security frontbezel and pretend they're on behind it.

[@victorshane4134]

Some infos. If you are using ZFS, youll be fine with 8gb of ram as long as you DO NOT enable DEDUP. If you plan to Enable it, youll need a couple of high quality ssds for metadata and tons of ram, around 1gb ram/1tb of storage. Plan accordingly.

[@magraopb]

You'r able to boot from nvme pcie card?

[@arshamghafari4906]

Lovely explanation, but the video is just too long!!!!!!