Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:17:56 +0200 From: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> To: bsd-lists@BSDforge.com, Mel Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org> Subject: Re: support of PCIe NVME drives Message-ID: <66e4b922-8484-aac7-7281-d45baf78366f@quip.cz> In-Reply-To: <1ef63241ec8774a39c92b2584c0c2410@udns.ultimatedns.net> References: <1ef63241ec8774a39c92b2584c0c2410@udns.ultimatedns.net>
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Chris wrote on 04/17/2020 05:51: > On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:57:21 -0700 Mel Pilgrim > list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com said > >> On 2020-04-16 12:30, Miroslav Lachman wrote: >> > Pete Wright wrote on 04/16/2020 20:23: >> >> >> >> >> >> On 4/16/20 11:12 AM, Miroslav Lachman wrote: >> >>> Kurt Jaeger wrote on 04/16/2020 20:07: >> > >> I would try booting via UEFI if you can. I just installed a >> laptop >> yesterday which has a nvme root device, it was detected by >> the >> 12-STABLE snapshot I used to boot from. no other modifications >> were >> necessary on my end. >> > > I changed BIOS settings to use UEFI boot method, booted 12.1 >> installer > ISO but without luck. Still no NVME disks :( >> > > You can see it on printscreen from iDRAC https://ibb.co/tPnymL7 >> > > Anything more I can test? >> >> Looking at server specs, the R6515's NVME support is only through the >> PERC S150 RAID controller. If that's the case, I'm pretty sure you're >> out of luck. The PERC S-series controllers are software-based RAID >> that require Dell's Windows or Linux drivers. You'd need a PERC >> H-series card to get support in FreeBSD. That's something I didn't expect at all. So there is nothing which can be fixed on FreeBSD side? :( >> Someone please correct me if I'm wrong? > As I mentioned. I was suspicious of this. He should be able to flash the > card, > making it a pass. I do a lot of them. If someone doesn't beat me to it. > I'll > dig through what I have, and see if I can't find the right image(s), and > program(s). This is rented dedicated machine. I cannot flash anything on it. I can ask the provider if they can install some card. Do you have some recommendation? What is supported by Dell and FreeBSD for ZFS? I really appreciate your help! Kind regards Miroslav Lachman
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