TrueNAS Boot Failed

[kartik]

Device: DELL NX3240 Storage Server
Boot Mode: UEFI
Installation Target: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB SSD X2

Problem: A Fresh TruesNAS on dual SSDs installed in the DELL Server. After removing the USB and rebooting the Server system TrueNas filaed to boot. Please have a look at the attached Images for a better understanding.

 

[Ericloewe]

Although it may be unrelated to the immediate issue, that RAID controller that the system firmware is loudly announcing is not appropriate for use with ZFS.

Problem: A Fresh TruesNAS on dual SSDs installed in the DELL Server. After removing the USB and rebooting the Server system TrueNas filaed to boot. Please have a look at the attached Images for a better understanding.

TrueNAS SCALE, presumably? And how are the SSDs attached, using the BOSS card thing?

 

[kartik]

Thanks @Ericloewe for your help.
Yes, It is TrueNAS SCALE.
We have used SSD Adapter Card for SSD attachment configuration as seen in the attached image below.

 

[Ericloewe]

We have used SSD Adapter Card for SSD attachment

That's very vague. What type, model, manufacturer, ...?

 

[kartik]

TYPE: SSD Samsung Evo 970 Plus M.2 NVMe
Size: 500 GB
Server : Dell PowerEdge NX3240

 

[Ericloewe]

You had already told us about those, it's the adapter card that's missing.

 

[kartik]

Adapter Card Details:
Product ID: DUAL-M2-PCIE-CARD-B
Link to the product: https://www.startech.com/en-us/hdd/dual-m2-pcie-card-b

 

[Ericloewe]

Okay, so that is as straightforward as it gets... Só where's the problem? Some people have reported that some Dell servers don't like to boot from arbitrary NVMe devices connected to the internal slots. Since you're using Scale, you can do a dirty workaround and take a USB flash drive, load it with ZFS Boot Menu, and boot to that instead of GRUB on the SSDs. ZBM can then load the OS proper.
It's hacky and ugly, but the alternative might be to complain to Dell...

 

[kartik]

Thanks for the help @Ericloewe.
The problem is Dell Server Bootloader is not detecting PCIE SSD as a boot device.
Yes, I have tried ZFS boot menu hack (using an external USB loaded with ZFS menu bootloader and running up TrueNAS) but it's not the Permanent solution because you reboot the Server every time the USB should be attached to the server.

I have contacted DELL Support but they didn't help because this PCIE SSD card is a non-DELL product.

 

[Ericloewe]

Yes, I have tried ZFS boot menu hack (using an external USB loaded with ZFS menu bootloader and running up TrueNAS) but it's not the Permanent solution because you reboot the Server every time the USB should be attached to the server.

That's what the internal USB port is for.