Users Guide

NOTE: The Prepare to Remove task for PCIe SSDs is supported on systems running the VMware
vSphere (ESXi) 6.0 operating system. However, this task is not supported on prior versions of
VMware vSphere (ESXi) operating system.
Select the Prepare to Remove task to safely remove a PCIe SSD from the system. This task causes the
status LEDs on the device to blink. You can safely remove the device from the system under the following
conditions after you initiate the Prepare to Remove task:
• The PCIe SSD is blinking the safe to remove LED pattern.
• The PCIe SSD is no longer accessible by the system.
Exporting The Log
The export log contains debug information for the PCIe SSD and can be useful when troubleshooting.
You can export the reliability log from the Physical Device Available Tasks drop-down list.
Related links
To Locate Export Log In Storage Management For NVMe PCIe SSDs
Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
NOTE: After you hot plug an NVMe PCIe SSD, the NVMe PCIe SSD may take several seconds to be
displayed on Storage Management.
CAUTION: Cryptographic Erase permanently erases all data present on the disk.
Performing a Cryptographic Erase on an NVMe PCIe SSD overwrites all blocks and results in permanent
loss of all data on the NVMe PCIe SSD. During Cryptographic Erase, the host is unable to access the
NVMe PCIe SSD.
NOTE: If the system reboots or experiences a power loss during Cryptographic Erase, the operation
is canceled. You must reboot the system and restart the process.
NOTE: On systems running the VMware vSphere (ESXi) operating system, Storage Management only
performs the Cryptographic Erase task and does not report the status of the task. If the
Cryptographic Erase task does not function as expected for some NVMe devices, the status is not
reported or displayed on Server Administrator.
Related Task
• To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
Related links
To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD
Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD
To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller
objects.
2. Expand a controller object.
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