identify M.2 SSD from BASH Script

Question

I am writing an installation automation BASH script. I'd like to install the nvme-cli package only if an NVMe SSD is actually present. I couldn't find a simple way to query the hardware (say, using lshw) to get a kind-of-yes-or-no answer. Any of you can give a way to extract the specific answer from within a BASH script? I'd like to use the case conditioning to either install it or not.

score 14 · Answer 1 · 2021-06-01T07:31:24.900

A directory test is sufficient:
(the path /sys/class/nvme is created by the module nvme. However, this does not say anything about the operational state of the drive(s) or even if a drive exists, though).

#!/bin/bash
if [[ -d /sys/class/nvme ]]; then
  apt-get -y install nvme-cli
fi

Or, if you prefer using globbing to check for the existence of a file(s), a for-loop will have the advantage of avoiding a subshell:

shopt -s nullglob
for _ in /dev/nvme*; do
  apt-get -y install nvme-cli; break
done

Also, if you can, you should avoid globbing as an argument, where there are alternatives, e.g., in this case, the use of echo or printf is preferable (which is, in reality, a loop construct).

shopt -s nullglob
if [[ -n $(echo /dev/nvme*) ]]; then
  apt-get -y install nvme-cli
fi

Criggie · Answer 2 · 2021-05-31T19:41:10.980

4

dmesg | grep -q nvme
if [ $? = 0 ]  ; then 
      apt install nvme-cli -y
fi

All of these solutions should work about the same; they're all testing to see if the kernel has found a NVME device in any way.

If the installer runs at boot, this is probably adequate. If the installer might run long after boot, then the first line would be better as:

grep -q nvme /var/log/dmesg

edited May 31 '21 at 19:41

answered May 31 '21 at 03:37

Criggie

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered May 30 '21 at 14:47

3

Check to see if any nvme device files exist:

if ls /dev/nvme*
then 
    echo "Install NVME-CLI" 
fi

answered May 30 '21 at 14:47

user10489

5,533

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered May 30 '21 at 13:42

2

Try using lsscsi:

 NVMECOUNT=`lsscsi | grep nvme | wc -l`
    if [ $NVMECOUNT -gt 1 ]
    then 
        echo "Install NVME-CLI" 
    fi

answered May 30 '21 at 13:42

Adrian Challinor

182

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered May 30 '21 at 15:18

2

Check if the nvme driver is loaded

if grep -q nvme /proc/devices
then 
    echo "Install NVME-CLI" 
fi

answered May 30 '21 at 15:18

user10489

5,533

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 31 '21 at 11:34

In some cases, free space is an issue, besides, i am a firm believer in not installing redundant packaged as a rule, so, eventually I went with:

 NVMECOUNT=`lsblk | grep nvme | wc -l`
    if [ $NVMECOUNT -gt 1 ]
    then 
        apt -y install nvme-cli
    fi

Thanks!

identify M.2 SSD from BASH Script

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