support of PCIe NVME drives

[Chris]

On Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:17:56 +0200 Miroslav Lachman 000.fbsd at quip.cz said

> 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.
Apologies for the late reply. Unfortunately $JOB requires me to $WORK. :(
OK Given these are rentals. Probably the most I could supply for your
needs are images that allow you to poll, and change settings of the
controller(s). I have cd9660, and USB flash images of the utilities
for the 100-300 series HBAs as provided by LSI/AvGO. They boot to (MS)DOS,
or to an (U)EFI prompt. Having read what I can; the S150 controller is
Software controlled (likely explaining the "S" in it's model number), and as
I understand it *shouldn't* require any flashing. As I also understand you
*should* be able to access control of it through UEFI configs. I *think*
accessed via F2.
Apologies if this comes too late, or you've already solved this.
If you're still interested in the management software I have for the 100-300
series. Let me know, and I'll attach a copy, or provide a link for you as
needed.

--Chris

> 
> 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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