Users Guide

• Hot plug capability
• High-performance device
The PCIe SSD subsystem consists of the Backplane, PCIe Extender card which is attached to the
backplane of the system and provides PCIe connectivity for up to four or eight PCIe SSDs at the front of
the chassis and the PCIe SSDs.
You can perform the following operations for PCIe SSDs:
• Inventory and remotely monitor the health of PCIe SSDs in the server
• Prepare to remove the PCIe SSD
• Securely erase the data
• Blink or unblink the device LED
You can perform the following operations for HHHL SSDs:
• Inventory and real-time monitoring of the HHHL SSD in the server
• Drive status reporting such as Online, Failed, and Offline
• Failed card reporting and logging in iDRAC and OMSS
• Securely erasing the data and removing the card
• TTY logs reporting
NOTE: Hot plug capability, prepare to remove, and blink or unblink the device LED is not applicable
for HHHL PCIe SSD devices.
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Inventorying and monitoring PCIe SSDs
Preparing to remove PCIe SSD
Erasing PCIe SSD device data
Inventorying and monitoring PCIe SSDs
In staged or real-time, the following inventory and monitoring information is available for PCIe SSDs:
• Hardware information:
– PCIe SSD Extender card
– PCIe SSD Backplane
• Software inventory includes only the firmware version for the PCIe SSD.
Inventorying and monitoring PCIe SSDs using web interface
To inventory and monitor PCIe SSD devices, in the iDRAC web interface, go to Overview → Storage →
Physical Disks. The Properties page is displayed. For PCIe SSDs, the Name column displays PCIe SSD.
Expand to view the properties.
Inventorying and monitoring PCIe SSDs using RACADM
Use the racadm storage get controllers:<PcieSSD controller FQDD> command to inventory
and monitor PCIe SSDs.
To view all PCIe SSD drives:
racadm storage get pdisks
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