How To Reset An Areca 1882 Controller Back To Factory

mwroobel

Does anyone know if there is a way to reset the admin countersign? I bought a card 2d-hand off of eBay and the default countersign is not working. I tin can get into the card BIOS and that password works, simply not the one for the web management console.

There is a master hardcoded password in some of the older cards, can but be used in the bios.

mno974315743924

See if that works. Works in the 11xx and 12xx cards for sure, not sure nearly newer cards but give information technology a shot.

Spyderman

Yes, that countersign works. Or, I should say worked. I was able to utilize that password to become into the BIOS and change the BIOS countersign. What I can't log into is the web management console through the NIC interface. I know the default username/password is admin/0000, but that is not working. I'm trying to find a way to reset information technology. The previous owner must have changed information technology.

Blue Fox

Password should be consistent be it BIOS access, telnet, or the spider web server last I checked.

Spyderman

Wow, I feel like I'1000 going crazy hither. I must not be communicating this effectively. I have been using Areca controllers for over x years and there has e'er been 2 separate passwords:

i) Main password (default MNO974315743924) - This is the password used to protect the option ROM BIOS and needs to be entered once you are in the BIOS to brand whatsoever changes.

In this case, for the ARC-1260 that I only picked upwardly off of eBay, this countersign worked fine and I was able to create the RAID fix and then I changed the password using the BIOS option for the countersign.

2) WebGUI username/countersign (default admin/0000) - this is the password used to log into the web direction console either using the ArcHTTP locally installed direction tool or when logging into the born out-of-band web management interface that runs on cards that accept a built-in NIC. This web GUI can exist used for online access to configure/monitor/update firmware without requiring a reboot as well as accessing the management panel from remote computers..

This is the password that is not working. I take tried using the the default WebGUI password, the default main password, and the new main password that I gear up. None of them work. In this case, I was able to complete what I was trying to practice (upgrade firmware) past booting to DOS and upgrading it in that manner. Yet, I would REALLY like to be able to utilize the spider web management console. I was hoping there was a way to change this password without being able to log in such as by using the CLI or some other method.

rdmustang1

Wow, I feel like I'yard going crazy here. I must not be communicating this effectively. I have been using Areca controllers for over x years and there has always been 2 separate passwords:
1) Master password (default MNO974315743924) - This is the password used to protect the option ROM BIOS and needs to be entered once you are in the BIOS to brand any changes.

In this case, for the ARC-1260 that I just picked up off of eBay, this password worked fine and I was able to create the RAID set and and then I changed the password using the BIOS option for the password.

2) WebGUI username/password (default admin/0000) - this is the countersign used to log into the web management console either using the ArcHTTP locally installed management tool or when logging into the built-in out-of-ring web management interface that runs on cards that have a built-in NIC. This web GUI can be used for online access to configure/monitor/update firmware without requiring a reboot besides as accessing the direction console from remote computers..

This is the password that is non working. I have tried using the the default WebGUI countersign, the default primary countersign, and the new chief password that I set. None of them work. In this case, I was able to consummate what I was trying to do (upgrade firmware) by booting to DOS and upgrading it in that way. All the same, I would REALLY like to be able to use the web management panel. I was hoping in that location was a way to modify this password without being able to log in such as by using the CLI or some other method.

Equally Blue_Fox said, in that location is but 1 password. If you change the BIOS password then that same password should work in the WebUI. If it doesn't then maybe there is something wrong with the carte. I have iv dissimilar model Areca cards and they all work that way.

oldy · Dec 11, 2015

how-do-you-do

i actually need your help guys

i have a very big library (over 100 TB ) on synology DS3615xs and i do need to exercise a dorsum upward to another server constantly (daily sync) and so i find this used server :

Supermicro 4U Server

CSE-847

36x three.5″ Bays (24 in front / 12 in back)
36x Trays Included

X8DTN+ Motherboard
2x Intel Xeon E5620 2.4ghz Quad Core 12mb Cache five.86 GT/s
8x 4gb DDR3 Retentivity
SIMLP-3+ IPMI Remote Access Card
2x 1400w Ability Supplies

the chief thing here that it dont have its ain raid carte and i know nothing about raid cards so i need you to help me to discover the correct raid card for this server (36 HDD) with a reasonable price which support : ( SAS and is a low contour bill of fare so it tin can fit into the chassis )

and sorry if i put this in a wrong thread

Blue Fox

Do you know which backplane that chassis has (pictures or full model proper noun should say)? That'south going to exist a crucial piece of data concerning which RAID card y'all can use or if it will even be possible to use a single one.

oldy · Dec 13, 2015

Do you know which backplane that chassis has (pictures or full model proper name should say)? That's going to be a crucial piece of data concerning which RAID menu yous can use or if it will even be possible to utilise a unmarried one.

http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/847/SC847E1-R1400LP.cfm

this is the same server that i want to buy (the seller didnt specify the backplane included just i believe information technology will exist the same)

SAS and is a low profile bill of fare can control at least (36 HDDs)

cheers for reply

update :

i contact the seller and he told me the server have (BPN-SAS2-826EL1) backplane

Spyderman

As Blue_Fox said, there is only 1 countersign. If you alter the BIOS countersign then that same password should work in the WebUI. If information technology doesn't then maybe in that location is something wrong with the card. I accept iv unlike model Areca cards and they all work that fashion.

That'south odd, none of the cards I have worked with have worked that manner. Of course, they accept all been older legacy cards (ARC-1220s and ARC-1260s mostly). In this example information technology is an ARC-1260. Either style, the password I set up in the BIOS is not working in either the ArcHTTP login or for the congenital-in McRAID web console.

Blue Fox

http://world wide web.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/847/SC847E1-R1400LP.cfm
this is the same server that i want to buy (the seller didnt specify the backplane included but i believe it will be the aforementioned)

SAS and is a low contour carte tin can control at to the lowest degree (36 HDDs)

thanks for answer

update :

i contact the seller and he told me the server accept (BPN-SAS2-826EL1) backplane

Just about whatever Areca SAS menu volition work and so. Areca 1880i/1882i/1883i would exist optimal. If y'all do not need RAID functionality or desire non-Areca options, any LSI SAS card should work well as well similar the 9211-8i or newer.

That's odd, none of the cards I have worked with take worked that fashion. Of course, they take all been older legacy cards (ARC-1220s and ARC-1260s mostly). In this case it is an ARC-1260. Either way, the password I set in the BIOS is not working in either the ArcHTTP login or for the born McRAID spider web console.

Any luck with telnet?

oldy

Just about whatsoever Areca SAS card will work then. Areca 1880i/1882i/1883i would exist optimal. If yous practise not need RAID functionality or want non-Areca options, any LSI SAS card should work well too like the 9211-8i or newer.

thanks for answer

i search for these cards online and they are expensive if yous know some card on (200-300 dollar) range will be bully (support raid - low profile - support upwards to 100 HDD)

i accept a storage server (synology nas) and need it to do another storage server for back up

Blue Fox

Any problems with buying used off eBay? Here's an example of a decent modern carte in that cost range that supports 128 disks: http://world wide web.ebay.com/itm/151916078200

Then pick up a low profile adapter for $10: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131382787620

At that place are a few other LSI card models under $300 if you look around as well. The Areca ones I mentioned can popular up in that toll range from time to fourth dimension too.

oldy

Whatsoever problems with ownership used off eBay? Hither'due south an example of a decent modern bill of fare in that price range that supports 128 disks: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151916078200
And then pick up a low profile adapter for $x: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131382787620

There are a few other LSI card models under $300 if y'all await around too. The Areca ones I mentioned can popular up in that price range from time to time too.

this is a expert price thank you

but is there a redundancy way so if a raid bill of fare failed dont crash the volumes and data in the hdds with information technology or should i just replace it with other card and every things go dorsum to normal ? (i am a real beginner hither but hope you go the idea)

Blue Fox · Dec 18, 2015

There are, just none are going to fit in your upkeep. RAID cards seldom fail though, so I wouldn't worry near information technology also much.

oldy

In that location are, but none are going to fit in your budget. RAID cards seldom fail though, and so I wouldn't worry nearly it likewise much.

i will buy some card in 200-300 dollars range for now merely considering to add "raid dorsum upward or what ever it called" and want to know if that is possible thing

and then if a raid bill of fare neglect all the arrays and data volition fail too with no run a risk to repair them ? (what are the chances for this to happen)

Blue Fox

It'southward a lot more than yous think. Yous need SAS drives, dual port backplanes, etc, on tiptop of software that can handle that. It's not something one does for habitation use.

To answer your other question, generally, no, if a RAID card dies, you usually don't lose your data. Just attach a replacement RAID carte du jour that'due south similar (ie make) and import the disks and your assortment should still exist intact.

oldy

It's a lot more than yous recall. You need SAS drives, dual port backplanes, etc, on summit of software that tin can handle that. It's not something 1 does for home use.
To answer your other question, mostly, no, if a RAID card dies, yous unremarkably don't lose your data. Simply adhere a replacement RAID card that's similar (ie brand) and import the disks and your array should all the same be intact.

i see

so if a raid card dies "which is unusual right" ? i should still have my data ?

also i read nearly something chosen "CacheVault flash enshroud protection and heat-tolerant bombardment backup" will this Prevents a card from dying or what is information technology task ?

Hammer8

I have a couple of 188x cards with battery backup. The batteries are failing and I'grand wondering if anyone knows a source for the battery only without having to buy a whole new package from Areca...Cheers!

rdmustang1

Does anyone know if there is a maximum drive size supported past the 1880?

Blue Fox

i run across
then if a raid carte du jour dies "which is unusual right" ? i should notwithstanding have my data ?

also i read about something called "CacheVault flash cache protection and estrus-tolerant battery backup" will this Prevents a card from dying or what is it job ?

Data is all stored on the disks, so yeah. In that location are rare exceptions, but I wouldn't worry near it likewise much since y'all should have backups (RAID is not a replacement for backups after all).

The battery backup and CacheVault selection is to preclude data loss when using the on lath enshroud (cards frequently accept 1GB of DDR3) in the result of a ability outage. The battery keeps the enshroud powered for a day or two until you are able to restore ability.

I accept a couple of 188x cards with bombardment backup. The batteries are declining and I'm wondering if anyone knows a source for the bombardment merely without having to purchase a whole new package from Areca...Thanks!

I believe information technology'southward only a sec of three AA or 18650 batteries in there. I'thou pretty sure I've seen someone supercede the batteries in at that place themselves. Might have fifty-fifty been in this thread? Should be able to notice it with a bit of searching I think.

Does anyone know if at that place is a maximum bulldoze size supported by the 1880?

None that I'yard aware of. Even the oldest Areca cards had 2TB+ back up. Plenty of people running 8TB drives in them.

oldy · Dec 24, 2015

Data is all stored on the disks, so yes. There are rare exceptions, but I wouldn't worry nigh it as well much since you should have backups (RAID is not a replacement for backups after all).
The battery fill-in and CacheVault option is to prevent information loss when using the on lath cache (cards often have 1GB of DDR3) in the event of a power outage. The bombardment keeps the cache powered for a 24-hour interval or two until you lot are able to restore ability.

yep i will have two systems with identical data on them (i of them is synology ds3615xs with 36 bays and the new one which i will buy soon supermicro with 36 bays)

in that location is one thing left
tin can i use a wd red for the supermicro server ( i dont need a speed or performances only the reliability and compatibility with the sas back plane )

i read on supermicro page that i can only install sas or "enterprise sata" disks

so is ruddy an enterprise disks "the normal red non the pro ane" or non ?

i will use the server for daily dorsum ups from the synology one and as plex transcoding server for HD videos

Blue Fox

Supermicro recommends enterprise drives, however just about anything will piece of work (including those WD Red drives). I take a mix of desktop drives in my 36 bay chassis continued to an Areca 1880i with no problems.

oldy

Supermicro recommends enterprise drives, nonetheless just about anything will work (including those WD Blood-red drives). I have a mix of desktop drives in my 36 bay chassis connected to an Areca 1880i with no issues.

well i only received a bulletin from the seller says the server will but support up to 2 tb drive and this is actually dislocated me (i will but install 6 Tb drives to lucifer my other synology server)

this is the server on ebay :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Supermicro-...506344?hash=item35f3614ae8:m:OMkAAOSwEeFVSlze

the dorsum plane as i told from the seller is : BPN-SAS2-826EL1

and i already bought a raid bill of fare : LSI SAS 9271-8i

is this server really cant take over 2 tb bulldoze ?

cheers

Blue Fox

The older backplanes had bug with larger drives (regardless of whether or not they were enterprise), but that part number is for a newer one. I've had no issues 2TB+ drives in mine (newer model). I imagine with a fleck of searching, you'll detect reports confirming this too.

pclausen

I know this is late, simply thought I'd chime in anyways. I'thousand running a mix of 2TB (Hitachi), 4TB (Seagate) and 6TB (WD Red) on a BPN-SAS2-826EL1 backplane with no problems.

Phantasm

I own an ARC-1231ml-4G - I had purchased a 3rd political party 4G DDR2 stick for information technology when I originally got the bill of fare. Its been a few years but I call back there being some back-and-forth about whether or not the bill of fare supported 4G.

I'k only wondering if the ARC-1883ix-8G I only purchased might as well support a 16GB stick of DDR3-1600, ECC/Unbuffered retentiveness if that might also work...

Thanks for your time

Blue Fox

The 1231 definitely supported 4GB sticks. I don't think I've seen anyone reporting 16GB sticks working on the 12gbit models as they've literally just but become bachelor. There'south only a single one available on newegg, so they're very rare. I don't run into why they wouldn't work nevertheless.

djshelto

That's odd, none of the cards I have worked with have worked that fashion. Of course, they have all been older legacy cards (ARC-1220s and ARC-1260s mostly). In this example it is an ARC-1260. Either way, the password I set in the BIOS is not working in either the ArcHTTP login or for the congenital-in McRAID spider web console.

for my 1220, the web login was Admin & <bare> (as in, nothing)...give it a shot, tin't hurt

pclausen

I have a ARC-1882IX-xvi that will merely run with PCI-E link speed of 2X/8G. My motherboard is a Supermicro X10SRL-F. I have an Intel X520 carte du jour that is running at 8X/5G as expected, every bit well every bit a ARC-1882LP, that is also running at 8X/5G as information technology should. I take moved the cards effectually, but the 2X speed follows the 1882IX-xvi. I'm on the latest firmware on both the mobo and 1882. I as well forced the 1882IX to run in PCI-E 2.0 way, simply I was still only getting 2X/5G.

Defective controller, or some compatibility issue between Areca and Supermicro?

CPU on the Supermicro is an E5-2683 (ES or engineering sample), but I can't imagine that having anything to practice with, could it? I merely mention information technology because I know the PCI-E slots are connected directly to the CPU starting with the LGA-2011 sockets.

Intel X520 running at 8X:

Areca 1882 running at 2X:

mwroobel

If you lot move it to some other slot in the same board (for instance, the same slot the intel is now in) does it make whatever difference?

pclausen

No departure. I also just took the menu and dropped into another rig with an Asus Maximus VI Hero mobo and it withal comes up every bit 2X/8G. And then the upshot seems specific to the controller for sure.

Phantasm

Is it possible it only needs 2x link width with the current raid array on the 1883? If more lanes were needed perhaps the card would use more?

Noob answer merely merely trying to be helpful

pclausen

So my issue is that file transfers are maxing out at effectually 750 MB/s. I should be able to become twice that and saturate my x Gig connection between servers. Then I'yard thinking the 2x is the bottleneck.

I got 4 raid sets on the controller in this server. four x Samsung 840 Pro in RAID0. 12 ten 6TB WD Reds in Raid vi, 12 x 4 TB Seagate in Raid vi and 24 x 2TB Hitachi in Raid 6 (2nd enclose connected via four 10 6Gbps SFF-8088 cable). I should be seeing at to the lowest degree 1,500 MB/s copying from the 24 drive raid six array to the raid0 SSD array. I have likewise tried copying to a RAM disk and once again, my speed is stuck at around 750 MB/s.

Friend of mine has a pair of 1880 controllers (I have 1882 controllers) and he's maxing out his ten Gig network all 24-hour interval long syncing between servers.

I have started the procedure of returning this particular controller and have purchased another one. Hopefully that volition take care of the result.

pclausen

Update. I provided Area with a screenshot of the BIOS mail service message, which is as follows:

Given that is shows both 2X/8G and # Channels viii, they agreed that the controller appears defective. Hopefully once the new controller gets here, the issue volition become away.

But for grins, I did run the Crystal DiskMark on 3 of the arrays and got some odd results:

4 x Samsung 120 GB 840 Pro SSD RAID0:

24 x Hitachi DeskStars 2TB RAID0 (HDS722020ALA330):

12 x WD RED 6TB RAID6:

Those 4k numbers are pretty awful with the 6TB reds...

seijirou

So my issue is that file transfers are maxing out at around 750 MB/s. I should be able to get twice that and saturate my 10 Gig connection betwixt servers. So I'm thinking the 2x is the bottleneck.
I got 4 raid sets on the controller in this server. 4 x Samsung 840 Pro in RAID0. 12 ten 6TB WD Reds in Raid 6, 12 x 4 TB Seagate in Raid six and 24 10 2TB Hitachi in Raid half-dozen (second enclose connected via 4 x 6Gbps SFF-8088 cable). I should be seeing at least 1,500 MB/due south copying from the 24 drive raid 6 array to the raid0 SSD array. I have also tried copying to a RAM disk and again, my speed is stuck at around 750 MB/s.

Friend of mine has a pair of 1880 controllers (I take 1882 controllers) and he'south maxing out his 10 Gig network all 24-hour interval long syncing between servers.

I have started the process of returning this particular controller and accept purchased some other i. Hopefully that will take care of the issue.

The PCIE lanes don't explain the limit. 2x PCIE i.0 would be 500MB/sec, 2x PCIE two.0 is one,000MB/sec. You're falling right in the middle, so yous can't be on i.0 or yous wouldn't encounter 750 and since you must exist 2.0 or greater you lot must have at least 1,000MB/sec in coach bandwidth which is greater than your 10Gbe.

This is the same consequence you got with ZFS too. Accept you tried doing a ramdisk to ramdisk examination? The limit could very well be on the network side, either drivers, hardware, or cable related.

pclausen

Cheers. Wasn't certain what the translation was between PCIe GT/sec and MB/sec.

Card is running PCIE iii.0 and so 2 x 8GT/sec, which, if I'm doing the math right translates to 1600 MB/sec. So you're correct, that should be enough.

I'll see almost doing some ramdisk to ramdisk tests. Also demand to redo my ifperf tests now that I'm running a direct link between the Intel X520 NICs in the servers, which rules out my switch being the clogging.

pclausen

I got my replacement 1882IX-sixteen card and information technology runs at the expected 8X/8G PCIE speed, and so all is well on that front now.

I went ahead and setup a 32GB RAM disk and did some tests writing to it from the 3 arrays on the new 1882 controller:

12x6TB WD Red array:

12x4TB Seagate array:

4x120GB SSD RAID0 array:

I would have expected the SSD RAID0 assortment to be significantly faster than the RAID6 arrays, but I suppose with data striped across 12 disks in RAID6, it performs about the same as 4 SSDs in RAID0.

Simply regardless, is looks similar whatever of these iii arrays volition be able to saturate my 10Gb/s network link. Just waiting on the RAM to go hither for the other server, and I'll get information technology upward and running and begin testing across the network.

Just for grins, I ran Crystal on the RAM disk:

Lifespeed

But regardless, is looks like whatever of these 3 arrays will be able to saturate my 10Gb/s network link. Just waiting on the RAM to go hither for the other server, and I'll get it up and running and brainstorm testing across the network.

Interesting fodder for estimator geeks. I guess it is necessary to fix a RAM deejay to properly examination these arrays, anything else would be likewise slow.

Do yous have any further info on your 10Gb network links? This is just starting to hit the mainstream and is catching my interest. Is CAT6A cable adequate?

pclausen · Jan 31, 2016

In my example I use Intel X520 SFP+ NICs (unmarried port is about $60 and dual port about $120 in eBay). These are 8X PCIe two.0 low profile cards (typically include full superlative brackets besides). They tin can connect via SFP+ Twinax cables, or via fiber using SFP+ transceiver, the type needed depending on the distance you need.

In my example, I have SFP+ transceivers and cobweb cables to connect to my switch, which is a UniFi 48 port GigE with 2 SFP and 2 SFP+ ports.

My setup is as follows:

Since I just take two SFP+ ports on my switch, only my workstation and production server can be directly connected to information technology. I then have a direct 10Gbps link between the 2 servers using a twinax cable on a separate subnet. The backup server also has a GigE connection to the switch on the main subnet for Cyberspace access and general remote access.

Lifespeed

In my example I use Intel X520 SFP+ NICs . . .

Interesting, thanks. I estimate we should not be surprised at fiber winning out over copper even in the home. I suppose I can utilise my CAT6A as pull ropes to get the cobweb through the walls.