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Add a note about setting up the Dell PERC H730.
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Expand Up @@ -334,11 +334,21 @@ Reliable disk alerting and immediate reporting of a failed drive can
be obtained by using an HBA such as an Avago MegaRAID controller or a
3Ware twa-compatible controller.

.. index:: Highpoint RAID

Some Highpoint RAID controllers do not support pass-through of
S.M.A.R.T. data or other disk information, potentially including disk
serial numbers. It is best to use a different disk controller with
%brand%.


.. index:: Dell PERC H730

.. note:: Dell PERC H730 disk controllers can be problematic. For best
results, set the controller to HBA mode and add a loader
:ref:`tunable <Tunables>` of :literal:`hw.mfi.mrsas_enable="1"`.


Suggestions for testing disks before adding them to a RAID array can
be found in this
`forum post
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