LSI passed through to FN in ESXi - why no drives?

[ChrisNAS]

I can't get the SAS connected drives to show up in FN. I don't know why. It should be supported. Is there a setting I'm missing somewhere? Please... have a look at the info and screenshots and let me know if you spot the problem. I've read all kinds of stuff and not seeing whats wrong here.

Any info here would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

System:

X11SSH-CF With onboard LSI3008 controller for 8 SAS3
XEON E3-1225 v6

Code:

root@freenas:~ # camcontrol devlist
<NECVMWar VMware SATA CD00 1.00>   at scbus3 target 0 lun 0 (cd0,pass0)
<VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive 00000001>  at scbus4 target 0 lun 0 (ada0,pass1)
<VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive 00000001>  at scbus5 target 0 lun 0 (ada1,pass2)

Code:

root@freenas:~ # pciconf -lv
LONG LIST UNRELATED, THEN:
mpt0@pci0:0:16:0:   class=0x010000 card=0x197615ad chip=0x00301000 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
	vendor	 = 'LSI Logic / Symbios Logic'
	device	 = '53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI'
	class	  = mass storage
	subclass   = SCSI
AND MORE, THEN:
ahci0@pci0:2:4:0:   class=0x010601 card=0x07e015ad chip=0x07e015ad rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
	vendor	 = 'VMware'
	device	 = 'SATA AHCI controller'
	class	  = mass storage
	subclass   = SATA
mpt1@pci0:3:0:0:   class=0x010700 card=0x197615ad chip=0x00541000 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
	vendor	 = 'LSI Logic / Symbios Logic'
	device	 = 'SAS1068 PCI-X Fusion-MPT SAS'
	class	  = mass storage
	subclass   = SAS

Code:

root@freenas:~ # geom disk list
Geom name: cd0
Providers:
1. Name: cd0
   Mediasize: 0 (0B)
   Sectorsize: 2048
   Mode: r0w0e0
   descr: NECVMWar VMware SATA CD00
   ident: (null)
   rotationrate: unknown
   fwsectors: 0
   fwheads: 0

Geom name: ada0
Providers:
1. Name: ada0
   Mediasize: 17179869184 (16G)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Mode: r1w1e2
   descr: VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive
   lunid: 5000c2963fd6bf58
   ident: 01000000000000000001
   rotationrate: 0
   fwsectors: 63
   fwheads: 15

Geom name: ada1
Providers:
1. Name: ada1
   Mediasize: 17179869184 (16G)
   Sectorsize: 512
   Mode: r1w1e2
   descr: VMware Virtual SATA Hard Drive
   lunid: 5000c29ea6597ca6
   ident: 02000000000000000001
   rotationrate: 0
   fwsectors: 63
   fwheads: 15

If there's other commands I need to run for info, please let me know.

Here's relevant screenshots:

LSI in IT mode with the drives

VMWARE passthrough active

VM Settings

 

[Chris Moore]

Did you look at the info that @Stux posted in his build log? There is a link in my signature under the useful links button.

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[ChrisNAS]

Did you look at the info that @Stux posted in his build log? There is a link in my signature under the useful links button.

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I have been going through his huge build thread. Just about half way through. But there's a lot of differences. Is there anything in particular that could apply here?

 

[HoneyBadger]

You've enabled the device for passthrough, but unless it's lower in your scroll window, you haven't actually added it (as a "PCI device") to the VM.

Might want to do that. ;)

 

[ChrisNAS]

You've enabled the device for passthrough, but unless it's lower in your scroll window, you haven't actually added it (as a "PCI device") to the VM.

Might want to do that. ;)

You GENIUS... that's freaking rad. :D

Clicked Add other Device > PCI Device ... and look at that pretty little form field...

And now MS FreeNAS haz de drives! woohoo.

Thank you much HoneyBadger - Cheers!