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Dasharo Compatibility: M.2 automatic SATA/NVMe switching support

MSS001.001 M.2 automatic SATA/NVMe switching support (Ubuntu)

Test description

This test aims to verify detection of the NVMe and SATA disk in M.2 hybrid slot via the Operating System slot.

Test configuration data

  1. FIRMWARE = Dasharo
  2. OPERATING_SYSTEM = Ubuntu

Test setup

  1. Proceed with the Generic test setup: firmware.
  2. Insert an NVMe disk into the M.2 slot on the DUT.
  3. Proceed with the Generic test setup: OS installer.

Test steps

  1. Power on the DUT.
  2. Boot into the system.
  3. Log into the system by using the proper login and password.
  4. Open a terminal window and execute sudo parted -l.
  5. Check if the connected disk is present on the list.
  6. Power off the DUT.
  7. Replace the NVMe disk with SATA M.2 disk.
  8. Repeat steps 1-5.

Expected result

  1. The NVMe M.2 disk is detected in OS:

    Model: SAMSUNG MZVLB256HBHQ-00000 (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 256GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name                  Flags
 1      1049kB  2097kB  1049kB
 2      2097kB  540MB   538MB   fat32        EFI System Partition  boot, esp
 3      540MB   67,6GB  67,1GB  ext4
 6      67,6GB  126GB   57,9GB  ext4
 4      126GB   193GB   67,7GB  ext4
 5      193GB   256GB   62,9GB  ext4

  2. The SATA M.2 disk is detected in OS:

    Model: ATA Hoodisk SSD (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 32,0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name                  Flags
 1      1049kB  538MB   537MB   fat32        EFI System Partition  boot, esp
 2      538MB   32,0GB  31,5GB  ext4