Configuring Proxmox v6 to work with FusionIO drives

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The actual process
Download all the files. Here’s the cheatsheet, so you don’t have to waste plenty of time on this (it creates a folder /home/temp where all the files are downloaded automatically:
Code:
mkdir /home/temp && cd /home/temp && \
wget -O iomemory-vsl_3.2.16.1731-1.0.tar.gz https://www.dropbox.com/s/up8hrkmk6lhyc6f/iomemory-vsl_3.2.16.1731-1.0.tar.gz?dl=1 && \
wget -O fio-common_3.2.16.1731-1.0_amd64.deb https://www.dropbox.com/s/pd2ohfaufhwqc34/fio-common_3.2.16.1731-1.0_amd64.deb?dl=1 && \
wget -O fio-firmware-fusion_3.2.16.20180821-1_all.deb https://www.dropbox.com/s/kcn5agi6lyikicf/fio-firmware-fusion_3.2.16.20180821-1_all.deb?dl=1 && \
wget -O fio-preinstall_3.2.16.1731-1.0_amd64.deb https://www.dropbox.com/s/iq7pefjdgwtuzf1/fio-preinstall_3.2.16.1731-1.0_amd64.deb?dl=1 && \
wget -O fio-sysvinit_3.2.16.1731-1.0_all.deb https://www.dropbox.com/s/g39l6lg9of6eqze/fio-sysvinit_3.2.16.1731-1.0_all.deb?dl=1 && \
wget -O fio-util_3.2.16.1731-1.0_amd64.deb https://www.dropbox.com/s/57huby17mteg6wp/fio-util_3.2.16.1731-1.0_amd64.deb?dl=1 && \
tar zxvf iomemory-vsl_3.2.16.1731-1.0.tar.gz && cd iomemory-vsl-3.2.16.1731

then nano /etc/apt/sources.list and make sure you have this line

deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian buster pve-no-subscription

Next, run this command

apt-get install gcc fakeroot build-essential debhelper rsync pve-headers dkms

do uname -a

then install the pve-headers-yourkernelversion
example: apt install pve-headers-5.0.15-1-pve

Create the DKMS config file and edit it via the command:
Code:
nano /home/temp/iomemory-vsl-3.2.16.1731/root/usr/src/iomemory-vsl-3.2.16/dkms.conf

contents will be:

MAKE=”‘make’ DKMS_KERNEL_VERSION=$kernelver”
CLEAN=”‘make’ clean”
BUILT_MODULE_NAME=iomemory-vsl
BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION=”
PACKAGE_NAME=iomemory-vsl
PACKAGE_VERSION=3.2.16.1731
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION=/kernel/drivers/block
AUTOINSTALL=”Yes”
REMAKE_INITRD=yes

Prepare the source for being compiled, compile the drivers and load the drivers into the kernel:
Code:
cp -r /home/temp/iomemory-vsl-3.2.16.1731/root/usr/src/iomemory-vsl-3.2.16 /usr/src/ && \
mkdir -p /var/lib/dkms/iomemory-vsl/3.2.16/build && \
ln -s /usr/src/iomemory-vsl-3.2.16 /var/lib/dkms/iomemory-vsl/3.2.16/source && \
dkms build -m iomemory-vsl -v 3.2.16 && \
dkms install -m iomemory-vsl -v 3.2.16 && \
modprobe iomemory-vsl

Install all utilities and firmware:
Code:
cd /home/temp && \
dpkg -i fio-firmware-fusion_3.2.16.20180821-1_all.deb fio-util_3.2.16.1731-1.0_amd64.deb fio-sysvinit_3.2.16.1731-1.0_all.deb fio-common_3.2.16.1731-1.0_amd64.deb

You may need to compile the drivers for the other kernels present on the system:
Code:
ls /var/lib/initramfs-tools | sudo xargs -n1 /usr/lib/dkms/dkms_autoinstaller start

Reboot the OS and make sure the device is attached after the reboot by running
Code:
fio-status -a