support of PCIe NVME drives

[Miroslav Lachman]

Chris wrote on 04/17/2020 05:51:
> On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:57:21 -0700 Mel Pilgrim 
> list_freebsd at 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