isdct show -intelssd produces No results [545s / Linux]

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I just got a new Intel 545s SSD, and found out it's using 512B block size by default. I'm trying to change it to 4096B using isdct tool.

I'm doing it all on Debian testing Linux (x86_64). I downloaded the tool from here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27497?v=t Download Intel® SSD Data Center Tool and installed 64-bit deb file.

Running the tool (as root) produces this:

isdct show -a -intelssdNo results

I enabled logging, and that's what I see in the log. So it's able to find the device, but something is still wrong.

01:56:49:555898 [info] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp(158) scanPhysicalDevices: Checking device: sg2

01:56:49:555909 [info] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp(164) scanPhysicalDevices: Device is a disk drive

01:56:49:561616 [info] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp(172) scanPhysicalDevices: Device is either not USB or USB scanning is enabled

01:56:49:561745 [info] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp(181) scanPhysicalDevices: Model: INTEL SSDSC2KW51

01:56:49:561757 [info] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp(182) scanPhysicalDevices: Firmware: 002C

01:56:49:561770 [info] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp(190) scanPhysicalDevices: Found /dev/sg2

01:56:49:561779 [debug] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp(191) scanPhysicalDevices: Creating Drive object

01:56:49:561816 [debug] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp(100) detectCommandPath: Entering

01:56:49:561830 [debug] CommandPath_ATA_SCSI_SG.cpp(239) test: Entering

01:56:49:561839 [debug] CommandPath_ATA_SCSI_SG.cpp(83) sendCommand: Sending command: NOP

Current Task File:

Feature / Error : 0x00 (0)

Sector Count : 0x00 (0)

LBA Low : 0x00 (0)

LBA Mid : 0x00 (0)

LBA High : 0x00 (0)

Device : 0x40 (64)

Command / Status : 0x00 (0)

Unused : 0x00 (0)

Flags:

Data In (From Drive) : False

Data Out (To Drive) : False

Data None : True

Device Diagnostic : False

DMA : False

Extended : False

Ignore Driver Limitations : False

Clear Prior Sticky Abort : True

01:56:49:561892 [debug] CommandPath_SCSI_SG.cpp(88) sendCommand: Sending command: NOP

0000: A1 06 20 00 00 00 00 00 ........

0008: 40 00 00 00 @...

SCSI Command Descriptor Block (Typical 12-byte CDB):

CDB 0 (Op Code): 0xA1 (161)

Command Code: 0x01 (1)

Group Code: 0x5 (5)

CDB 1 (Misc/SerAct): 0x06 (6)

Misc CDB Info: 0x0 (0)

Serv Action: 0x06 (6)

CDB 2 (LBA): 0x20 (32)

CDB 3 (LBA): 0x00 (0)

CDB 4 (LBA): 0x00 (0)

CDB 5 (LBA): 0x00 (0)

Log Block Addr: 0x20000000 (536870912)

CDB 6 (Alloc Len): 0x00 (0)

CDB 7 (Alloc Len): 0x00 (0)

CDB 8 (Alloc Len): 0x40 (64)

CDB 9 (Alloc Len): 0x00 (0)

Alloc Length: 0x00004000 (16384)

CDB 10 (Misc Info): 0x00 (0)

CDB 11 (Control): 0x00 (0)

Flags:

Data In (From Drive) : False

Data Out (To Drive) : False

Data None : True

01:56:49:587112 [debug] CommandPath_SCSI_SG.cpp(210) sendCommand: Sense Data

Fixed Format Sense Data:

Response Code: 0x70 (112)

Valid: 0x0 (0)

Obsolete: 0x00 (0)

Sense Key: 0x5 (5)

Reserved (Byte 2, Bit 4): 0x0 (0)

Incorrect Length Indicator: 0x0 (0)

End-of-Medium Bit: 0x0 (0)

Filemark: 0x0 (0)

Information 0x00000000 (0)

Additional Sense Length: 0x0A (10)

Command Specific Information 0x00405104 (4215044)

Additional Sense Code: 0x21 (33)

Additional Sense Code Qualifier: 0x04 (4)

Field Replaceable Unit Code: 0x00 (0)

Sense Key Specific 1 (Byte 15): 0x00 (0)

Sense Key Specific 2 (Byte 16): 0x00 (0)

Sense Key Specific 3 (Byte 17): 0x00 (0)

Raw:

0000: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 04 51 40 00 21 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 p........Q@.!...................

01:56:49:587283 [error] CommandPath_SCSI_SG.cpp(245) sendCommand: Sense error. Response Code = 112. Sense Key = 5.

01:56:49:587304 [info] CommandPath_ATA_SCSI_SG.cpp(197) sendCommand: Response code is 0x70 . Assuming Fixed Format Sense Data

01:56:49:587316 [debug] CommandPath_ATA_SCSI_SG.cpp(220) sendCommand: Response

Current Task File:

Feature / Error : 0x04 (4)

Sector Count : 0x00 (0)

LBA Low : 0x00 (0)

LBA Mid : 0x00 (0)

LBA High : 0x00 (0)

Device : 0x40 (64)

Command / Status : 0x51 (81)

Unused : 0x00 (0)

Previous Task File:

Feature / Error : 0x00 (0)

Sector Count : 0x00 (0)

LBA Low : 0x00 (0)

LBA Mid : 0x00 (0)

LBA High : 0x00 (0)

Device : 0x00 (0)

Command / Status : 0x00 (0)

Unused : 0x00 (0)

01:56:49:587372 [error] CommandPath_ATA_SCSI_SG.cpp(226) sendCommand: Task file reported an error (bit 0 or 7)

01:56:49:587383 [debug] CommandPath_ATA_SCSI_SG.cpp(261) test: Test result: True

01:56:49:587392 [debug] CommandPath_ATA_SCSI_SG.cpp test: Exiting

01:56:49:587399 [info] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp(105) detectCommandPath: Found a supported command path: ata::scsi_sg

01:56:49:587410 [debug] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp detectCommandPath: Exiting

01:56:49:587420 [debug] DeviceFinder_SG.cpp scanPhysicalDevices: Exiting

[idata]

Hello Shmerl .,

Thank you for your interest in the Intel® SSD 545s Series.

The reason behind the output that you are getting from the Intel® SSD Data Center Tool is that the Intel® SSD 545s Series is a Consumer SSD, not a Data Center SSD. You can check the SSDs compatible with the tool here (https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27497?v=t https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27497?v=t):

Besides that, please keep in mind that our Consumer SSDs (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/consumer-ssds.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/consumer-ssds.html) only support the standard 512 KB block size, so the change that you intend to perform is not possible. If you are interested in this kind of modifications, please check our Data Center SSDs, https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/data-center-ssds.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/data-center-ssds.html. If you have any question, don't hesitate to contact us. Regards,Andres V.