Installing an NVMe SSD
The RV2 features an M.2 Key-B socket that provides the flexibility to install either an NVMe SSD for enhanced storage or a 4G/5G modem card for fast internet connectivity. In our setup, we selected a KingSpec PCIe Gen 3×2 NVMe SSD with a generous 1TB capacity, which was successfully identified by the Immortal OpenWRT snapshot we tested on this device. If you aim to enhance the cooling of the card, consider adding a large heatsink, however, it’s important to note that this is not essential.
Installing a Key-b 2242 nVMe
NVMe SSD Benchmarking
#write Test
root@OpenWrt:~# hdparm -Tt /dev/nvme0n1
/dev/nvme0n1:
Timing cached reads: 1960 MB In 2.00 seconds = 979.91 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 1224 MB In 3.00 seconds = 407.78 MB/sec#write Test
root@OpenWrt:/# dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/nvme/testfile bs=1M count=1024 conv=fdatasync
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB, 1.0 GiB) copied, 3.19605 s, 336 MB/s
#Read test
root@OpenWrt:/# dd if=/mnt/nvme/testfile of=/dev/null bs=1M count=1024
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB, 1.0 GiB) copied, 2.55502 s, 420 MB/s
