@Quazz I was curious about the LiveCD thing, so I tried it. I can confirm that it DOES reorder the drives on successive LiveCD boots. lsblk switched the drive order after one successive boot.
In fact I think I ran into this when first installing the OSes on these machines, and thought it was weird when it happened, but didn’t think much of it at the time.
@george1421 I placed one of these machines in legacy mode to see if the drives would exhibit the same behavior and ran the tests you prescribed earlier. Indeed, after two reboots, they did switch, so we can probably rule BIOS type out. Here are the outputs:
State 1:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
nvme0n1 259:0 0 238.5G 0 disk
nvme1n1 259:1 0 477G 0 disk
|-nvme1n1p1 259:2 0 499M 0 part
|-nvme1n1p2 259:3 0 100M 0 part
|-nvme1n1p3 259:4 0 16M 0 part
|-nvme1n1p4 259:5 0 341.2G 0 part
`-nvme1n1p5 259:6 0 135.1G 0 part
> nvme list
Node SN Model Namespace Usage Format FW Rev
---------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------- --------- -------------------------- ---------------- --------
/dev/nvme0n1 S499NX0M113634 SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 1 2.95 GB / 256.06 GB 512 B + 0 B EXD71HAQ
/dev/nvme1n1 S498NA0M403426 SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2 1 149.49 GB / 512.11 GB 512 B + 0 B EXA71HAQ
> nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme0n1 -H
NVME Identify Controller:
vid : 0x144d
ssvid : 0x144d
sn : S499NX0M113634
mn : SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2
fr : EXD71HAQ
rab : 2
ieee : 002538
cmic : 0
[2:2] : 0 PCI
[1:1] : 0 Single Controller
[0:0] : 0 Single Port
mdts : 9
cntlid : 4
ver : 10200
rtd3r : 186a0
rtd3e : 7a1200
oaes : 0
[8:8] : 0 Namespace Attribute Changed Event Not Supported
oacs : 0x17
[15:4] : 0x1 Reserved
[3:3] : 0 NS Management and Attachment Not Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 FW Commit and Download Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Format NVM Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Sec. Send and Receive Supported
acl : 7
aerl : 7
frmw : 0x16
[4:4] : 0x1 Firmware Activate Without Reset Supported
[3:1] : 0x3 Number of Firmware Slots
[0:0] : 0 Firmware Slot 1 Read/Write
lpa : 0x3
[1:1] : 0x1 Command Effects Log Page Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 SMART/Health Log Page per NS Supported
elpe : 255
npss : 4
avscc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Admin Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
apsta : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Autonomous Power State Transitions Supported
wctemp : 354
cctemp : 355
mtfa : 50
hmpre : 0
hmmin : 0
tnvmcap : 256060514304
unvmcap : 0
rpmbs : 0
[31:24]: 0 Access Size
[23:16]: 0 Total Size
[5:3] : 0 Authentication Method
[2:0] : 0 Number of RPMB Units
sqes : 0x66
[7:4] : 0x6 Max SQ Entry Size (64)
[3:0] : 0x6 Min SQ Entry Size (64)
cqes : 0x44
[7:4] : 0x4 Max CQ Entry Size (16)
[3:0] : 0x4 Min CQ Entry Size (16)
nn : 1
oncs : 0x1f
[5:5] : 0 Reservations Not Supported
[4:4] : 0x1 Save and Select Supported
[3:3] : 0x1 Write Zeroes Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 Data Set Management Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Write Uncorrectable Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Compare Supported
fuses : 0
[0:0] : 0 Fused Compare and Write Not Supported
fna : 0
[2:2] : 0 Crypto Erase Not Supported as part of Secure Erase
[1:1] : 0 Crypto Erase Applies to Single Namespace(s)
[0:0] : 0 Format Applies to Single Namespace(s)
vwc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Volatile Write Cache Present
awun : 1023
awupf : 0
nvscc : 1
[0:0] : 0x1 NVM Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
acwu : 0
sgls : 0
[0:0] : 0 Scatter-Gather Lists Not Supported
subnqn :
ps 0 : mp:7.02W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:0 rrl:0
rwt:0 rwl:0 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 1 : mp:6.30W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:1 rrl:1
rwt:1 rwl:1 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 2 : mp:3.50W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:2 rrl:2
rwt:2 rwl:2 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 3 : mp:0.0760W non-operational enlat:210 exlat:1200 rrt:3 rrl:3
rwt:3 rwl:3 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 4 : mp:0.0050W non-operational enlat:2000 exlat:8000 rrt:4 rrl:4
rwt:4 rwl:4 idle_power:- active_power:-
nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme1n1 -H
NVME Identify Controller:
vid : 0x144d
ssvid : 0x144d
sn : S498NA0M403426
mn : SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2
fr : EXA71HAQ
rab : 2
ieee : 002538
cmic : 0
[2:2] : 0 PCI
[1:1] : 0 Single Controller
[0:0] : 0 Single Port
mdts : 9
cntlid : 4
ver : 10200
rtd3r : 186a0
rtd3e : 7a1200
oaes : 0
[8:8] : 0 Namespace Attribute Changed Event Not Supported
oacs : 0x17
[15:4] : 0x1 Reserved
[3:3] : 0 NS Management and Attachment Not Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 FW Commit and Download Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Format NVM Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Sec. Send and Receive Supported
acl : 7
aerl : 7
frmw : 0x16
[4:4] : 0x1 Firmware Activate Without Reset Supported
[3:1] : 0x3 Number of Firmware Slots
[0:0] : 0 Firmware Slot 1 Read/Write
lpa : 0x3
[1:1] : 0x1 Command Effects Log Page Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 SMART/Health Log Page per NS Supported
elpe : 255
npss : 4
avscc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Admin Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
apsta : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Autonomous Power State Transitions Supported
wctemp : 354
cctemp : 355
mtfa : 50
hmpre : 0
hmmin : 0
tnvmcap : 512110190592
unvmcap : 0
rpmbs : 0
[31:24]: 0 Access Size
[23:16]: 0 Total Size
[5:3] : 0 Authentication Method
[2:0] : 0 Number of RPMB Units
sqes : 0x66
[7:4] : 0x6 Max SQ Entry Size (64)
[3:0] : 0x6 Min SQ Entry Size (64)
cqes : 0x44
[7:4] : 0x4 Max CQ Entry Size (16)
[3:0] : 0x4 Min CQ Entry Size (16)
nn : 1
oncs : 0x1f
[5:5] : 0 Reservations Not Supported
[4:4] : 0x1 Save and Select Supported
[3:3] : 0x1 Write Zeroes Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 Data Set Management Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Write Uncorrectable Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Compare Supported
fuses : 0
[0:0] : 0 Fused Compare and Write Not Supported
fna : 0
[2:2] : 0 Crypto Erase Not Supported as part of Secure Erase
[1:1] : 0 Crypto Erase Applies to Single Namespace(s)
[0:0] : 0 Format Applies to Single Namespace(s)
vwc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Volatile Write Cache Present
awun : 1023
awupf : 0
nvscc : 1
[0:0] : 0x1 NVM Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
acwu : 0
sgls : 0
[0:0] : 0 Scatter-Gather Lists Not Supported
subnqn :
ps 0 : mp:7.02W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:0 rrl:0
rwt:0 rwl:0 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 1 : mp:6.30W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:1 rrl:1
rwt:1 rwl:1 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 2 : mp:3.50W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:2 rrl:2
rwt:2 rwl:2 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 3 : mp:0.0760W non-operational enlat:210 exlat:1200 rrt:3 rrl:3
rwt:3 rwl:3 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 4 : mp:0.0050W non-operational enlat:2000 exlat:8000 rrt:4 rrl:4
rwt:4 rwl:4 idle_power:- active_power:-
After one reboot, the lsblk command reversed the order of the listing, but still had the drives identified correctly:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
nvme1n1 259:0 0 477G 0 disk
|-nvme1n1p1 259:2 0 499M 0 part
|-nvme1n1p2 259:3 0 100M 0 part
|-nvme1n1p3 259:4 0 16M 0 part
|-nvme1n1p4 259:5 0 341.2G 0 part
`-nvme1n1p5 259:6 0 135.1G 0 part
nvme0n1 259:1 0 238.5G 0 disk
(I did not run the nvme commands in this state)
After one more reboot, the drives switched:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
nvme0n1 259:0 0 477G 0 disk
|-nvme0n1p1 259:2 0 499M 0 part
|-nvme0n1p2 259:3 0 100M 0 part
|-nvme0n1p3 259:4 0 16M 0 part
|-nvme0n1p4 259:5 0 341.2G 0 part
`-nvme0n1p5 259:6 0 135.1G 0 part
nvme1n1 259:1 0 238.5G 0 disk
Node SN Model Namespace Usage Format FW Rev
---------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------- --------- -------------------------- ---------------- --------
/dev/nvme0n1 S498NA0M403426 SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2 1 149.49 GB / 512.11 GB 512 B + 0 B EXA71HAQ
/dev/nvme1n1 S499NX0M113634 SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 1 2.95 GB / 256.06 GB 512 B + 0 B EXD71HAQ
> nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme0n1 -H
NVME Identify Controller:
vid : 0x144d
ssvid : 0x144d
sn : S498NA0M403426
mn : SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2
fr : EXA71HAQ
rab : 2
ieee : 002538
cmic : 0
[2:2] : 0 PCI
[1:1] : 0 Single Controller
[0:0] : 0 Single Port
mdts : 9
cntlid : 4
ver : 10200
rtd3r : 186a0
rtd3e : 7a1200
oaes : 0
[8:8] : 0 Namespace Attribute Changed Event Not Supported
oacs : 0x17
[15:4] : 0x1 Reserved
[3:3] : 0 NS Management and Attachment Not Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 FW Commit and Download Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Format NVM Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Sec. Send and Receive Supported
acl : 7
aerl : 7
frmw : 0x16
[4:4] : 0x1 Firmware Activate Without Reset Supported
[3:1] : 0x3 Number of Firmware Slots
[0:0] : 0 Firmware Slot 1 Read/Write
lpa : 0x3
[1:1] : 0x1 Command Effects Log Page Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 SMART/Health Log Page per NS Supported
elpe : 255
npss : 4
avscc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Admin Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
apsta : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Autonomous Power State Transitions Supported
wctemp : 354
cctemp : 355
mtfa : 50
hmpre : 0
hmmin : 0
tnvmcap : 512110190592
unvmcap : 0
rpmbs : 0
[31:24]: 0 Access Size
[23:16]: 0 Total Size
[5:3] : 0 Authentication Method
[2:0] : 0 Number of RPMB Units
sqes : 0x66
[7:4] : 0x6 Max SQ Entry Size (64)
[3:0] : 0x6 Min SQ Entry Size (64)
cqes : 0x44
[7:4] : 0x4 Max CQ Entry Size (16)
[3:0] : 0x4 Min CQ Entry Size (16)
nn : 1
oncs : 0x1f
[5:5] : 0 Reservations Not Supported
[4:4] : 0x1 Save and Select Supported
[3:3] : 0x1 Write Zeroes Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 Data Set Management Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Write Uncorrectable Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Compare Supported
fuses : 0
[0:0] : 0 Fused Compare and Write Not Supported
fna : 0
[2:2] : 0 Crypto Erase Not Supported as part of Secure Erase
[1:1] : 0 Crypto Erase Applies to Single Namespace(s)
[0:0] : 0 Format Applies to Single Namespace(s)
vwc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Volatile Write Cache Present
awun : 1023
awupf : 0
nvscc : 1
[0:0] : 0x1 NVM Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
acwu : 0
sgls : 0
[0:0] : 0 Scatter-Gather Lists Not Supported
subnqn :
ps 0 : mp:7.02W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:0 rrl:0
rwt:0 rwl:0 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 1 : mp:6.30W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:1 rrl:1
rwt:1 rwl:1 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 2 : mp:3.50W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:2 rrl:2
rwt:2 rwl:2 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 3 : mp:0.0760W non-operational enlat:210 exlat:1200 rrt:3 rrl:3
rwt:3 rwl:3 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 4 : mp:0.0050W non-operational enlat:2000 exlat:8000 rrt:4 rrl:4
rwt:4 rwl:4 idle_power:- active_power:-
> nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme1n1 -H
NVME Identify Controller:
vid : 0x144d
ssvid : 0x144d
sn : S499NX0M113634
mn : SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2
fr : EXD71HAQ
rab : 2
ieee : 002538
cmic : 0
[2:2] : 0 PCI
[1:1] : 0 Single Controller
[0:0] : 0 Single Port
mdts : 9
cntlid : 4
ver : 10200
rtd3r : 186a0
rtd3e : 7a1200
oaes : 0
[8:8] : 0 Namespace Attribute Changed Event Not Supported
oacs : 0x17
[15:4] : 0x1 Reserved
[3:3] : 0 NS Management and Attachment Not Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 FW Commit and Download Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Format NVM Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Sec. Send and Receive Supported
acl : 7
aerl : 7
frmw : 0x16
[4:4] : 0x1 Firmware Activate Without Reset Supported
[3:1] : 0x3 Number of Firmware Slots
[0:0] : 0 Firmware Slot 1 Read/Write
lpa : 0x3
[1:1] : 0x1 Command Effects Log Page Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 SMART/Health Log Page per NS Supported
elpe : 255
npss : 4
avscc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Admin Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
apsta : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Autonomous Power State Transitions Supported
wctemp : 354
cctemp : 355
mtfa : 50
hmpre : 0
hmmin : 0
tnvmcap : 256060514304
unvmcap : 0
rpmbs : 0
[31:24]: 0 Access Size
[23:16]: 0 Total Size
[5:3] : 0 Authentication Method
[2:0] : 0 Number of RPMB Units
sqes : 0x66
[7:4] : 0x6 Max SQ Entry Size (64)
[3:0] : 0x6 Min SQ Entry Size (64)
cqes : 0x44
[7:4] : 0x4 Max CQ Entry Size (16)
[3:0] : 0x4 Min CQ Entry Size (16)
nn : 1
oncs : 0x1f
[5:5] : 0 Reservations Not Supported
[4:4] : 0x1 Save and Select Supported
[3:3] : 0x1 Write Zeroes Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 Data Set Management Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Write Uncorrectable Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Compare Supported
fuses : 0
[0:0] : 0 Fused Compare and Write Not Supported
fna : 0
[2:2] : 0 Crypto Erase Not Supported as part of Secure Erase
[1:1] : 0 Crypto Erase Applies to Single Namespace(s)
[0:0] : 0 Format Applies to Single Namespace(s)
vwc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Volatile Write Cache Present
awun : 1023
awupf : 0
nvscc : 1
[0:0] : 0x1 NVM Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
acwu : 0
sgls : 0
[0:0] : 0 Scatter-Gather Lists Not Supported
subnqn :
ps 0 : mp:7.02W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:0 rrl:0
rwt:0 rwl:0 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 1 : mp:6.30W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:1 rrl:1
rwt:1 rwl:1 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 2 : mp:3.50W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:2 rrl:2
rwt:2 rwl:2 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 3 : mp:0.0760W non-operational enlat:210 exlat:1200 rrt:3 rrl:3
rwt:3 rwl:3 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 4 : mp:0.0050W non-operational enlat:2000 exlat:8000 rrt:4 rrl:4
rwt:4 rwl:4 idle_power:- active_power:-
@george1421 No worries. Just making sure there wasn’t something you knew that I didn’t 
@george1421 Sure. I understand about narrowing down the possibilities. I can switch one of these to legacy and see what happens with the drives. To be clear, these are HP workstations with Samsung NVME M.2 drives. Are either of those companies related to Lenovo in some way?
@Sebastian-Roth Thanks for asking!
The initial issue was that we were receiving the error restoring GPT partition tables sometimes on these particular machines. We have two NVME M.2 drives on these machines, that we now know are becoming available seemingly randomly based upon a race condition as to which one becomes available to the OS first. Our drives happen to be different sizes (256GB/512GB), and we want the larger drive to be the primary drive with the OS installed, and the smaller drive to be an extra storage drive. I have set up an image as Multiple Partition - All Disks (not resizeable) to deploy to these machines. Also, these machines are booting UEFI, without secure boot.
If the correct drive wins the race, the image goes through swimmingly. If it doesn’t, I get the error that started this thread as the drive it’s trying to restore the partition tables to is not large enough to hold the image.
So, long story short, no. But that’s OK because now I know what’s causing the issue, and although it’s a bit annoying, I can work around it knowing that it’s not a larger hardware issue. And I’m happy to help troubleshoot to try to get to a resolution for it, as it would benefit me greatly as this setup composes about 25% of my lab deployments at present.
@george1421 I forgot I still had one of these up and running. It looks like the firmware for the MOBO is not at latest version, and the BIOS is also not at latest version. Not sure about NVME firmware. I think this is the 981 which is an OEM version of the Samsung 970, but not sure if the same firmware applies.
@george1421 Ok. This is on an HP Z2 G4 workstation.
and
I’m not sure about the firmware, but will check and let you know which firmware was installed. This will probably be tomorrow as there is a scheduled power outage for our campus tomorrow morning and we’ve shut these machines down for the day in preparation.
it took 2 reboots to switch, and did not require a hard reboot.
The BIOS does have legacy mode…I have not tried this in legacy mode, mainly as we are moving our dual-boot setup using GRUB2 to EFI on boot. I’ve never booted this machine in legacy mode. Secure boot is disabled.
@george1421 Cool. Glad I could help. Let me know if/when you need any other testing done.
@george1421 And from State 2 (reversed):
> nvme list
Node SN Model Namespace Usage Format FW Rev
---------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------- --------- -------------------------- ---------------- --------
/dev/nvme0n1 S498NA0M403426 SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2 1 149.49 GB / 512.11 GB 512 B + 0 B EXA71HAQ
/dev/nvme1n1 S499NX0M113634 SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 1 2.95 GB / 256.06 GB 512 B + 0 B EXD71HAQ
> nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme0n1 -H
NVME Identify Controller:
vid : 0x144d
ssvid : 0x144d
sn : S498NA0M403426
mn : SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2
fr : EXA71HAQ
rab : 2
ieee : 002538
cmic : 0
[2:2] : 0 PCI
[1:1] : 0 Single Controller
[0:0] : 0 Single Port
mdts : 9
cntlid : 4
ver : 10200
rtd3r : 186a0
rtd3e : 7a1200
oaes : 0
[8:8] : 0 Namespace Attribute Changed Event Not Supported
oacs : 0x17
[15:4] : 0x1 Reserved
[3:3] : 0 NS Management and Attachment Not Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 FW Commit and Download Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Format NVM Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Sec. Send and Receive Supported
acl : 7
aerl : 7
frmw : 0x16
[4:4] : 0x1 Firmware Activate Without Reset Supported
[3:1] : 0x3 Number of Firmware Slots
[0:0] : 0 Firmware Slot 1 Read/Write
lpa : 0x3
[1:1] : 0x1 Command Effects Log Page Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 SMART/Health Log Page per NS Supported
elpe : 255
npss : 4
avscc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Admin Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
apsta : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Autonomous Power State Transitions Supported
wctemp : 354
cctemp : 355
mtfa : 50
hmpre : 0
hmmin : 0
tnvmcap : 512110190592
unvmcap : 0
rpmbs : 0
[31:24]: 0 Access Size
[23:16]: 0 Total Size
[5:3] : 0 Authentication Method
[2:0] : 0 Number of RPMB Units
sqes : 0x66
[7:4] : 0x6 Max SQ Entry Size (64)
[3:0] : 0x6 Min SQ Entry Size (64)
cqes : 0x44
[7:4] : 0x4 Max CQ Entry Size (16)
[3:0] : 0x4 Min CQ Entry Size (16)
nn : 1
oncs : 0x1f
[5:5] : 0 Reservations Not Supported
[4:4] : 0x1 Save and Select Supported
[3:3] : 0x1 Write Zeroes Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 Data Set Management Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Write Uncorrectable Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Compare Supported
fuses : 0
[0:0] : 0 Fused Compare and Write Not Supported
fna : 0
[2:2] : 0 Crypto Erase Not Supported as part of Secure Erase
[1:1] : 0 Crypto Erase Applies to Single Namespace(s)
[0:0] : 0 Format Applies to Single Namespace(s)
vwc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Volatile Write Cache Present
awun : 1023
awupf : 0
nvscc : 1
[0:0] : 0x1 NVM Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
acwu : 0
sgls : 0
[0:0] : 0 Scatter-Gather Lists Not Supported
subnqn :
ps 0 : mp:7.02W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:0 rrl:0
rwt:0 rwl:0 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 1 : mp:6.30W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:1 rrl:1
rwt:1 rwl:1 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 2 : mp:3.50W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:2 rrl:2
rwt:2 rwl:2 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 3 : mp:0.0760W non-operational enlat:210 exlat:1200 rrt:3 rrl:3
rwt:3 rwl:3 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 4 : mp:0.0050W non-operational enlat:2000 exlat:8000 rrt:4 rrl:4
rwt:4 rwl:4 idle_power:- active_power:-
> nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme1n1 -H
NVME Identify Controller:
vid : 0x144d
ssvid : 0x144d
sn : S499NX0M113634
mn : SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2
fr : EXD71HAQ
rab : 2
ieee : 002538
cmic : 0
[2:2] : 0 PCI
[1:1] : 0 Single Controller
[0:0] : 0 Single Port
mdts : 9
cntlid : 4
ver : 10200
rtd3r : 186a0
rtd3e : 7a1200
oaes : 0
[8:8] : 0 Namespace Attribute Changed Event Not Supported
oacs : 0x17
[15:4] : 0x1 Reserved
[3:3] : 0 NS Management and Attachment Not Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 FW Commit and Download Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Format NVM Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Sec. Send and Receive Supported
acl : 7
aerl : 7
frmw : 0x16
[4:4] : 0x1 Firmware Activate Without Reset Supported
[3:1] : 0x3 Number of Firmware Slots
[0:0] : 0 Firmware Slot 1 Read/Write
lpa : 0x3
[1:1] : 0x1 Command Effects Log Page Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 SMART/Health Log Page per NS Supported
elpe : 255
npss : 4
avscc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Admin Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
apsta : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Autonomous Power State Transitions Supported
wctemp : 354
cctemp : 355
mtfa : 50
hmpre : 0
hmmin : 0
tnvmcap : 256060514304
unvmcap : 0
rpmbs : 0
[31:24]: 0 Access Size
[23:16]: 0 Total Size
[5:3] : 0 Authentication Method
[2:0] : 0 Number of RPMB Units
sqes : 0x66
[7:4] : 0x6 Max SQ Entry Size (64)
[3:0] : 0x6 Min SQ Entry Size (64)
cqes : 0x44
[7:4] : 0x4 Max CQ Entry Size (16)
[3:0] : 0x4 Min CQ Entry Size (16)
nn : 1
oncs : 0x1f
[5:5] : 0 Reservations Not Supported
[4:4] : 0x1 Save and Select Supported
[3:3] : 0x1 Write Zeroes Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 Data Set Management Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Write Uncorrectable Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Compare Supported
fuses : 0
[0:0] : 0 Fused Compare and Write Not Supported
fna : 0
[2:2] : 0 Crypto Erase Not Supported as part of Secure Erase
[1:1] : 0 Crypto Erase Applies to Single Namespace(s)
[0:0] : 0 Format Applies to Single Namespace(s)
vwc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Volatile Write Cache Present
awun : 1023
awupf : 0
nvscc : 1
[0:0] : 0x1 NVM Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
acwu : 0
sgls : 0
[0:0] : 0 Scatter-Gather Lists Not Supported
subnqn :
ps 0 : mp:7.02W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:0 rrl:0
rwt:0 rwl:0 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 1 : mp:6.30W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:1 rrl:1
rwt:1 rwl:1 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 2 : mp:3.50W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:2 rrl:2
rwt:2 rwl:2 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 3 : mp:0.0760W non-operational enlat:210 exlat:1200 rrt:3 rrl:3
rwt:3 rwl:3 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 4 : mp:0.0050W non-operational enlat:2000 exlat:8000 rrt:4 rrl:4
rwt:4 rwl:4 idle_power:- active_power:-
@george1421 Here is the information from State 1:
State 1:
> nvme list
Node SN Model Namespace Usage Format FW Rev
---------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------- --------- -------------------------- ---------------- --------
/dev/nvme0n1 S499NX0M113634 SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2 1 2.95 GB / 256.06 GB 512 B + 0 B EXD71HAQ
/dev/nvme1n1 S498NA0M403426 SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2 1 149.49 GB / 512.11 GB 512 B + 0 B EXA71HAQ
> nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme0n1 -H
NVME Identify Controller:
vid : 0x144d
ssvid : 0x144d
sn : S499NX0M113634
mn : SAMSUNG MZVLB256HAHQ-000H2
fr : EXD71HAQ
rab : 2
ieee : 002538
cmic : 0
[2:2] : 0 PCI
[1:1] : 0 Single Controller
[0:0] : 0 Single Port
mdts : 9
cntlid : 4
ver : 10200
rtd3r : 186a0
rtd3e : 7a1200
oaes : 0
[8:8] : 0 Namespace Attribute Changed Event Not Supported
oacs : 0x17
[15:4] : 0x1 Reserved
[3:3] : 0 NS Management and Attachment Not Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 FW Commit and Download Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Format NVM Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Sec. Send and Receive Supported
acl : 7
aerl : 7
frmw : 0x16
[4:4] : 0x1 Firmware Activate Without Reset Supported
[3:1] : 0x3 Number of Firmware Slots
[0:0] : 0 Firmware Slot 1 Read/Write
lpa : 0x3
[1:1] : 0x1 Command Effects Log Page Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 SMART/Health Log Page per NS Supported
elpe : 255
npss : 4
avscc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Admin Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
apsta : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Autonomous Power State Transitions Supported
wctemp : 354
cctemp : 355
mtfa : 50
hmpre : 0
hmmin : 0
tnvmcap : 256060514304
unvmcap : 0
rpmbs : 0
[31:24]: 0 Access Size
[23:16]: 0 Total Size
[5:3] : 0 Authentication Method
[2:0] : 0 Number of RPMB Units
sqes : 0x66
[7:4] : 0x6 Max SQ Entry Size (64)
[3:0] : 0x6 Min SQ Entry Size (64)
cqes : 0x44
[7:4] : 0x4 Max CQ Entry Size (16)
[3:0] : 0x4 Min CQ Entry Size (16)
nn : 1
oncs : 0x1f
[5:5] : 0 Reservations Not Supported
[4:4] : 0x1 Save and Select Supported
[3:3] : 0x1 Write Zeroes Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 Data Set Management Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Write Uncorrectable Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Compare Supported
fuses : 0
[0:0] : 0 Fused Compare and Write Not Supported
fna : 0
[2:2] : 0 Crypto Erase Not Supported as part of Secure Erase
[1:1] : 0 Crypto Erase Applies to Single Namespace(s)
[0:0] : 0 Format Applies to Single Namespace(s)
vwc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Volatile Write Cache Present
awun : 1023
awupf : 0
nvscc : 1
[0:0] : 0x1 NVM Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
acwu : 0
sgls : 0
[0:0] : 0 Scatter-Gather Lists Not Supported
subnqn :
ps 0 : mp:7.02W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:0 rrl:0
rwt:0 rwl:0 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 1 : mp:6.30W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:1 rrl:1
rwt:1 rwl:1 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 2 : mp:3.50W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:2 rrl:2
rwt:2 rwl:2 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 3 : mp:0.0760W non-operational enlat:210 exlat:1200 rrt:3 rrl:3
rwt:3 rwl:3 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 4 : mp:0.0050W non-operational enlat:2000 exlat:8000 rrt:4 rrl:4
rwt:4 rwl:4 idle_power:- active_power:-
> nvme id-ctrl /dev/nvme1n1 -H
NVME Identify Controller:
vid : 0x144d
ssvid : 0x144d
sn : S498NA0M403426
mn : SAMSUNG MZVLB512HAJQ-000H2
fr : EXA71HAQ
rab : 2
ieee : 002538
cmic : 0
[2:2] : 0 PCI
[1:1] : 0 Single Controller
[0:0] : 0 Single Port
mdts : 9
cntlid : 4
ver : 10200
rtd3r : 186a0
rtd3e : 7a1200
oaes : 0
[8:8] : 0 Namespace Attribute Changed Event Not Supported
oacs : 0x17
[15:4] : 0x1 Reserved
[3:3] : 0 NS Management and Attachment Not Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 FW Commit and Download Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Format NVM Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Sec. Send and Receive Supported
acl : 7
aerl : 7
frmw : 0x16
[4:4] : 0x1 Firmware Activate Without Reset Supported
[3:1] : 0x3 Number of Firmware Slots
[0:0] : 0 Firmware Slot 1 Read/Write
lpa : 0x3
[1:1] : 0x1 Command Effects Log Page Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 SMART/Health Log Page per NS Supported
elpe : 255
npss : 4
avscc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Admin Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
apsta : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Autonomous Power State Transitions Supported
wctemp : 354
cctemp : 355
mtfa : 50
hmpre : 0
hmmin : 0
tnvmcap : 512110190592
unvmcap : 0
rpmbs : 0
[31:24]: 0 Access Size
[23:16]: 0 Total Size
[5:3] : 0 Authentication Method
[2:0] : 0 Number of RPMB Units
sqes : 0x66
[7:4] : 0x6 Max SQ Entry Size (64)
[3:0] : 0x6 Min SQ Entry Size (64)
cqes : 0x44
[7:4] : 0x4 Max CQ Entry Size (16)
[3:0] : 0x4 Min CQ Entry Size (16)
nn : 1
oncs : 0x1f
[5:5] : 0 Reservations Not Supported
[4:4] : 0x1 Save and Select Supported
[3:3] : 0x1 Write Zeroes Supported
[2:2] : 0x1 Data Set Management Supported
[1:1] : 0x1 Write Uncorrectable Supported
[0:0] : 0x1 Compare Supported
fuses : 0
[0:0] : 0 Fused Compare and Write Not Supported
fna : 0
[2:2] : 0 Crypto Erase Not Supported as part of Secure Erase
[1:1] : 0 Crypto Erase Applies to Single Namespace(s)
[0:0] : 0 Format Applies to Single Namespace(s)
vwc : 0x1
[0:0] : 0x1 Volatile Write Cache Present
awun : 1023
awupf : 0
nvscc : 1
[0:0] : 0x1 NVM Vendor Specific Commands uses NVMe Format
acwu : 0
sgls : 0
[0:0] : 0 Scatter-Gather Lists Not Supported
subnqn :
ps 0 : mp:7.02W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:0 rrl:0
rwt:0 rwl:0 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 1 : mp:6.30W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:1 rrl:1
rwt:1 rwl:1 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 2 : mp:3.50W operational enlat:0 exlat:0 rrt:2 rrl:2
rwt:2 rwl:2 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 3 : mp:0.0760W non-operational enlat:210 exlat:1200 rrt:3 rrl:3
rwt:3 rwl:3 idle_power:- active_power:-
ps 4 : mp:0.0050W non-operational enlat:2000 exlat:8000 rrt:4 rrl:4
rwt:4 rwl:4 idle_power:- active_power:-
@george1421 Ok. I should have a chance to do this later today. I’m hopeful this leads to a fix for the issue.
@george1421 Sure, I’d be happy to help where I can. After reading through the thread @Quazz shared, I guess I’m lucky that we’re trying to use the large NVME drive as our OS drive…
@george1421 Possibly. Unfortunately I have a small window of opportunity here where I could help test before we need to have all of our systems with two M2 drives up and running for our Fall semester (starting Aug 27). At that point, I’d no longer have any systems to play with.
@Quazz Hmmmm… very interesting. I guess I’m OK that it seems to be a random thing. I can keeping booting until it finally, randomly, picks the right drive to be the primary. At least it doesn’t seem to be a larger HW issue. I’ll be looking for a solution to this issue if one does eventually pop up. Thanks for the quick reply.
@Quazz Do you know of any solution to the issue?
@Sebastian-Roth The interesting thing is, the process seems to work every once in a while. I’m suspecting maybe the drives are being switched around and the process is trying to use the 256GB drive as the primary OS drive, when it won’t be large enough. Is there some sort of random or race condition that might cause that? I see an option in the host setup for “Host Primary Disk” - would that alleviate this issue?
@Sebastian-Roth Still throwing the same error (original error…restoring the GPT partition tables, not the kernel panic).
FYI the image is set up as a Multiple partition image - all disks (Not resizeable). The computer contains two M.2 drives: 1 512GB with several partitions for boot/OS (dual boot Linux/Windows), and another 256GB with two paritions (one ext4 and another ntfs). The OS on the image is set to Linux-50.
@Sebastian-Roth Perfect. Thanks for the quick reply. Will do that.
After downloading the init files linked to previously, I get a kernel panic when attempting to image:
The ACPI error has been cropping up before, but has never impeded an image. The kernel panic is new to these init files. Any ideas?
Thanks
Tim
I have downloaded the init files and will be trying another deploy in this lab today.