Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:20:32 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: "azathanai@icloud.com" <azathanai@icloud.com> Cc: "freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Question of installing over SAS controller and USB flash Message-ID: <CANCZdfrz1KZGavcCCpSUjpWUVN2Vem5XBWEzOii6yd=dUxTNJw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AM6PR02MB4471B8EABD99C690DE9B9F49A5CDA@AM6PR02MB4471.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 2:36 PM azathanai@icloud.com <azathanai@icloud.com> wrote: > Hi all, > a newbie in FreeBSD here trying to install a RAIDZ2 on a server with mps > SAS controller with drives which are not visible in the boot order in BIOS. > So, I cannot install directly on the drives, despite that the installer > "sees" them, because the BIOS does not see the controller and its drives as > option. > Have you enabled the BIOS on the mps card itself? Otherwise it won't install a BIOS fragment to run at boot, and the drives won't be seen. On the other hand, I have a card reader with a flash card on it (4gigs) > from which I can boot and where I can have my /boot partition with the > kernel. > I've a lot of questions and I still cannot find the answers to most of > them, despite going through the handbook, the boot process explanation, the > installation process handbook and a lot of more reading. > > > - How should the flash card be partitioned and with what mountpoints? > The server is BIOS capable. > - How should the rest of the drives be partitioned with ZFS and the > mountpoints? The standard configuration from the installer on RAIDZ2 is > good for me. > > I've experience with Linux but is not helping a lot here. The setup looks > quite different .... probably because of the ZFS. > > Any help, links, ideas and comments will be much appreciated! > That's a workaround, but you should be able to enable the BIOS part of the mps/mpr cards and boot off them. I've done that before. Warner > > Cyberly yours, > deragoth > > > [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 2:36 PM <a href="mailto:azathanai@icloud.com">azathanai@icloud.com</a> <<a href="mailto:azathanai@icloud.com">azathanai@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg3591499380673637635"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Hi all,</div> <div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> a newbie in FreeBSD here trying to install a RAIDZ2 on a server with mps SAS controller with drives which are not visible in the boot order in BIOS.</div> <div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> So, I cannot install directly on the drives, despite that the installer "sees" them, because the BIOS does not see the controller and its drives as option.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Have you enabled the BIOS on the mps card itself? Otherwise it won't install a BIOS fragment to run at boot, and the drives won't be seen.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg3591499380673637635"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">On the other hand, I have a card reader with a flash card on it (4gigs) from which I can boot and where I can have my /boot partition with the kernel. </div> <div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> I've a lot of questions and I still cannot find the answers to most of them, despite going through the handbook, the boot process explanation, the installation process handbook and a lot of more reading.</div> <div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:"- ""><span>How should the flash card be partitioned and with what mountpoints? The server is BIOS capable.<br> </span></li><li style="list-style-type:"- ""><span>How should the rest of the drives be partitioned with ZFS and the mountpoints? The standard configuration from the installer on RAIDZ2 is good for me.</span></li></ul> <div><span>I've experience with Linux but is not helping a lot here. The setup looks quite different .... probably because of the ZFS.</span></div> <div><span><br> </span></div> <div><span>Any help, links, ideas and comments will be much appreciated!</span></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>That's a workaround, but you should be able to enable the BIOS part of the mps/mpr cards and boot off them. I've done that before.</div><div><br></div><div>Warner</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg3591499380673637635"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div><span><br> </span></div> <div><span>Cyberly yours,</span></div> <div><span>deragoth</span></div> <div><span><br> </span></div> <div><span><br> </span></div> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></div></div>help
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