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- Page 1 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide SSD6204 Debian 10.8 Installation Guide Version 1.00 Copyright © 2021 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Last updated on March 17, 2021...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Table of Contents 1 Overview............................... 1 2 Installing Debian 10.8 to the SSD6204 controller ................1 Step 1 Prepare Your Hardware for Installation ................. 1 Step 2 Create an Array ........................1 Method 1：Create a RAID array using the Motherboard BIOS ..........1 Method 2：Create a RAID array using the UEFI Tool ............ -
Page 3: Overview
Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide 1 Overview This guide explains how to install Debian to an NVMe SSD or array hosted by the SSD6204 controller. For Debian 10.8 Mirror link: https://www.debian.org/distrib/ 2 Installing Debian 10.8 to the SSD6204 controller Step 1 Prepare Your Hardware for Installation After installing the NVMe SSDs into the SSD6204 controller, you can configure the SSD’s as a RAID array, or use them as separate, single disks. - Page 4 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Next, under "Advanced->PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration", change “CPU Slot x PCI-E OPROM" to "EFI". “x” refers to the slot number (slot 2 was used when the screenshot was taken). Please consult the motherboard manual for more information. Creating the RAID array: Select “Advanced→Marvell NVMe Configuration Utility”...
- Page 5 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Select “Create RAID Configuration”. Press “Enter” to open the Configuration Menu: Set “RAID Configuration Menu” to “Enabled”, and select “Goto RAID Config”. - 3 -...
- Page 6 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide For “Would you like to create this virtual disk” select “Yes”, then select “Accept” to create the RAID0 array. When the page displays “Successful!” select OK, to exit the menu. - 4 -...
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Page 7: Method 2：Create A Raid Array Using The Uefi Tool
Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Method 2：Create a RAID array using the UEFI Tool First, prepare the UEFI Tool. This file should be copied to the root of a bootable USB flash drive. Using the SuperMicro X11DPi-NT motherboard as an example: Set ‘Boot mode select’... - Page 8 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide After entering UEFI Shell, select "FS0:" to access the USB flash drive: Note: ”FS0” is the name of the USB flash drive used for this example Next, locate the “mnv_cli.efi” program and run it: Note: if the CLI reports that “No NVMe Controller is found”, please see Appendix –troubleshooting.
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Page 9: Method 3：Create The Raid Array Using A Windows Operating System, And The Webgui Management Software
Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Method 3：Create the RAID array using a Windows operating System, and the WebGUI management software: This method assumes you have access to a Windows Server 2019 system and have installed the WebGUI software. Open the WebGUI, select the Logical tab. Click “Create Array”, and configure the array as desired using the drop-down menus and selection boxes. -
Page 10: Method 4：Create A Raid Array In Redhat 8.3 Using The Cli Tool
Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Method 4：Create a RAID array in Redhat 8.3 using the CLI Tool This method assumes that you have already prepared a Debain system. Boot the system, and enter the username and password to start Debian. Copy the CLI package into the root directory of a USB flash drive. -
Page 11: Step 3 Adjust The Motherboard Bios Settings
Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Step 3 Adjust the Motherboard BIOS Settings Using the Super Micro X11DPi-NT motherboard as an example: In the system BIOS SETUP menu, change ‘Boot mode select’ to ‘UEFI; Under "Advanced→PCIe/PCI/PnP Configuration, change the setting for “CPU Slot x PCI-E OPROM"... - Page 12 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide - 10 -...
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Page 13: Step 4 Install Debian 10.8
Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Step 4 Install Debian 10.8 1. Boot from the Debian 10.8 Installation DVD (UEFI mode). a. When the Installation screen appears, please select " Graphcal install " to install Debian 10.8 When the installation switches to the graphical interface, choose “Guided-use entire disk” and then click "continue"... - Page 14 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Select the RAID array as the target disk to install the Debian 10.8. You can then proceed normally - follow the onscreen prompts to install Debian 10.8 to the array. After installation is complete, select the appropriate startup item to enter the system. Enter the user name and password to log into Debian 10.8.
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Page 15: Appendix
Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Appendix Troubleshooting The CLI reports that “No NVMe Controller is found” 1) After starting “mnv-cli.efi” , the utility reports “No NVME Controller is found” (as shown below): 2) You will need check and make sure the system recognizes the SSD6204. First, enter the following command using the UEFI tool: pci -b 3) If the interface reports “Vendor 1B4B Device 2241 Prog Interface 2”, the SSD6204 is... - Page 16 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Diagram after replacing NVMe to the new SSD6204: This problem can be resolved by importing the array using the new host controller. There are 3 ways to import an existing RAID configuration. This command is a Simple API feature to import a VD when an importable VD roams from one controller to another.
- Page 17 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide 5) Click “Import”. 6) After restarting the system, you can recognized the RAID0 and can see that the status of the RAID has changed by entering “Virtual device information→[0]New_VD” - 15 -...
- Page 18 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide Method 2：Import the RAID array using the UEFI Utility 1) Copy mnv_cli to the root directory of a bootable USB flash drive. 2) Boot to the flash drive and enter the following command: import –l 0 3) After restarting the system, you can recognized the RAID0 and can see that the status of the RAID has changed by entering the command：...
- Page 19 Debian 10.8 SSD6204 Installation Guide 2) Entering the command： import –l 0 3) After restarting the system, you can recognized the RAID0 and can see that the status of the RAID has changed by entering the command： info -o vd - 17 -...
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