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>>23006
>>23007
>buys NetApp disk shelf off eBay
>surprised Pikachu face when it doesn't "just work"
>asks 7chan of all places for help

the drives are probably NetApp-branded with firmware that doesn't work unless it's on a NetApp controller.
your HBA might be in IT mode (good), but the shelf uses expanders and maybe even ACP, which you likely plugged in backwards or ignored entirely.
half your drives are "Not Initialized," and the rest are "Offline." that's Windows saying "what the fuck is this?" and you're not answering it.

try this:

1. right-click each "offline" drive, switch it to "online" (if it gives I/O errors, move to step 2)
2. boot into Linux (should've done this in the first place. Ubuntu live USB is fine.)
3. install sg3_utils:
sudo apt install sg3-utils
4. run sg_inq /dev/sgX and smartctl -a /dev/sdX on a few of the drives
5. if they're locked or otherwise acting retarded, try sg_format or dd if=/dev/zero their boot sectors to wipe NetApp's bootloader off them
6. also check your cabling. SAS expanders go IN to your HBA, not OUT. If you used the wrong port, your drives are talking to nothing.

some NetApp shelves won't function unless you disable ACP or yank the second IOM sled.
good luck, don't brick your shit, and use better resources.

Not OP and I don't care about this thread, but that's a really wholesome interaction. Also cute girl.

OP here, that advice was wholesome AF.
Appreciate you taking the time to help a noob