TorresVault Documentation

This is an old revision of the document!

TorresVault Flash Array (SSD Pool)

This page documents the full SSD layout, serial numbers, physical placement, and ZFS vdev assignments for the all-flash array inside the PVE-NAS node.

This array uses 22 × Samsung PM863 1.92TB SSDs arranged as 11 mirrored vdevs.

📦 Drive Inventory – Master Table

ID	Serial Number	Model	Size	Port Mapping	Physical Location	VDEV	Role	Notes
—–	—————-	——–	——–	—————–	————————-	——–	——–	——–
D01		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 01 – Upper	Mirror 01	Data
D02		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 01 – Upper	Mirror 01	Data
D03		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 02 – Upper	Mirror 02	Data
D04		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 02 – Upper	Mirror 02	Data
D05		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 03 – Upper	Mirror 03	Data
D06		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 03 – Upper	Mirror 03	Data
D07		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 04 – Upper	Mirror 04	Data
D08		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 04 – Upper	Mirror 04	Data
D09		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 05 – Upper	Mirror 05	Data
D10		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 05 – Upper	Mirror 05	Data
D11		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 06 – Lower	Mirror 06	Data
D12		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 06 – Lower	Mirror 06	Data
D13		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 07 – Lower	Mirror 07	Data
D14		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 07 – Lower	Mirror 07	Data
D15		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 08 – Lower	Mirror 08	Data
D16		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 08 – Lower	Mirror 08	Data
D17		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 09 – Rear	Mirror 09	Data
D18		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 09 – Rear	Mirror 09	Data
D19		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 10 – Rear	Mirror 10	Data
D20		PM863	1.92 TB		Tray 10 – Rear	Mirror 10	Data
D21		PM863	1.92 TB		Behind Motherboard	Mirror 11	Data
D22		PM863	1.92 TB		Behind Motherboard	Mirror 11	Data

🧩 VDEV Layout Map

Each tray houses two drives which form a mirrored vdev.

Mirror 01 → D01 + D02
Mirror 02 → D03 + D04
Mirror 03 → D05 + D06
Mirror 04 → D07 + D08
Mirror 05 → D09 + D10
Mirror 06 → D11 + D12
Mirror 07 → D13 + D14
Mirror 08 → D15 + D16
Mirror 09 → D17 + D18
Mirror 10 → D19 + D20
Mirror 11 → D21 + D22

Total Usable Capacity: ~21 TB Flash Total Drives: 22 VDEV Count: 11 mirrored pairs

🗺 Physical Placement Diagram

This helps identify drives quickly without opening trays or following cables manually.

Front Drive Stack (Upper Section)

Tray 01 → D01, D02
Tray 02 → D03, D04
Tray 03 → D05, D06
Tray 04 → D07, D08
Tray 05 → D09, D10

Front Drive Stack (Lower Section)

Tray 06 → D11, D12
Tray 07 → D13, D14
Tray 08 → D15, D16

Rear / PSU Shroud / Inline Mount Areas

Tray 09 → D17, D18
Tray 10 → D19, D20

Behind Motherboard / Cable Channel

Inline → D21, D22

🔌 Port Mapping (To Fill In)

Document the exact SATA/SAS/HBA port numbers for future replacements.

Drive ID	Controller	Port Number	Notes
———-	————-	————–	——–
D01	HBA1	Port X
D02	HBA1	Port X
D03	HBA1	Port X
D04	HBA1	Port X
D05	HBA1	Port X
D06	HBA1	Port X
D07	HBA1	Port X
D08	HBA1	Port X
D09	HBA1	Port X
D10	HBA1	Port X
D11	HBA2	Port X
D12	HBA2	Port X
D13	HBA2	Port X
D14	HBA2	Port X
D15	HBA2	Port X
D16	HBA2	Port X
D17	HBA2	Port X
D18	HBA2	Port X
D19	SATA	Port X
D20	SATA	Port X
D21	SATA	Port X
D22	SATA	Port X

🧪 Burn-In Checklist (Optional but Recommended)

For each drive (D01–D22):

[ ] SMART extended test
[ ] Write/verify test
[ ] Check power-on hours
[ ] Check wear level
[ ] Confirm firmware
[ ] Confirm TrueNAS recognizes it
[ ] Assign to correct vdev
[ ] Update this page

📝 Replacement Procedure

1. Identify failing drive from TrueNAS alert 2. Locate drive in this table 3. Check physical tray for that ID 4. Power down host 5. Remove SSD from its tray / stack 6. Insert replacement drive and label it 7. Update wiki entry 8. Online replace the disk in TrueNAS 9. Verify resilver 10. Mark task completed

📚 Notes

*All SSDs are Samsung PM863 enterprise-grade SATA 1.92 TB drives salvaged from Nimble arrays.* *All vdevs are mirrors for maximum IOPS, redundancy, and resilver performance.*

Table of Contents