Hello. In Windows Server Storage Spaces direct,  RAID controller cards will still been viewed in RAID status even after changing the operating mode to HBA. We recommend that you use exclusively supported HBA cards for the respective servers. P/N K6V6W for R930 and P/N 2PHG9 for R730XD
Hello. We are evaluating Windows Server 2016 TP3 and Storage Spaces Direct.We have following lab: [IMAGE] Firmware/Driver Information for Controller PERC H730 Mini:Firmware Version 25.3.0.0016 Driver Version 6.602.12.00 Storport Driver Version 10.0.10514.0  When we do Get-PhysicalDisk OS recognizes physical disks and their non-raid properties but BusType is still RAID.RAID BusType doesn't let us to pass through "Storage Spaces Direct" Cluster validation test and get those drives for S2D pool creation until we set: (Get-Cluster).DASModeBusTypes=0x100 This allows to create S2D Cluster but as Microsoft states changing DASModeBusTypes flag is for testing purposes only and not for production. [URL]  PS > Get-PhysicalDisk | Sort-Object FriendlyName | ft FriendlyName,HealthStatus,Size,BusType,MediaType  FriendlyName         HealthStatus          Size BusType MediaType ------------         ------------          ---- ------- --------- ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD ATA INTEL SSDSC2BX20 Healthy       199179108352 RAID    SSD SEAGATE ST1200MM0088 Healthy      1199369617408 RAID    HDD SEAGATE ST1200MM0088 Healthy      1199369617408 RAID    HDD SEAGATE ST1200MM0088 Healthy      1199369617408 RAID    HDD SEAGATE ST1200MM0088 Healthy      1199369617408 RAID    HDD SEAGATE ST1200MM0088 Healthy      1199369617408 RAID    HDD SEAGATE ST1200MM0088 Healthy      1199369617408 RAID    HDD SEAGATE ST1200MM0088 Healthy      1199369617408 RAID    HDD SEAGATE ST1200MM0088 Healthy      1199369617408 RAID    HDD SEAGATE ST1200MM0088 Healthy      1199369617408 RAID    HDD .... ***********************************************************   Is there any problem with Storage Controller driver that it's still giving "RAID BusType" us instead of SAS/SATA of non-RAID disks? Does it mean we won't be able to use such design for production? Thoughts?
Dell R730xd with H730 Mini and Non-RAID/HBA mode and W2016 Storage Spaces Direct