Users Guide

Contents
1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................5
PCIe interface.....................................................................................................................................................................5
NVMe PCIe SSD adapter features.................................................................................................................................. 5
Device health................................................................................................................................................................5
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology............................................................................................... 5
Remaining rated write endurance.............................................................................................................................. 6
Device write status...................................................................................................................................................... 6
Supported operating systems for NVMe PCIe SSD .....................................................................................................6
2 Technical specications................................................................................................................................. 7
3 Getting started with NVMe PCIe SSD adapter.............................................................................................. 9
Conguring NVMe PCIe SSD adapter in dierent operating systems........................................................................ 9
4 Replacing and conguring hardware for NVMe PCIe SSD adapter............................................................... 10
Removing NVMe PCIe SSD adapter from system....................................................................................................... 10
Installing NVMe PCIe SSD adapter in system................................................................................................................11
5 Conguring and managing your NVMe PCIe SSD adapter............................................................................12
OpenManage Server Administrator................................................................................................................................12
Storage information....................................................................................................................................................12
Congure and manage NVMe PCIe SSD adapter.................................................................................................. 13
Running physical device tasks...................................................................................................................................13
NVMe PCIe SSD adapter available tasks.................................................................................................................14
Performing cryptographic erase task for NVMe PCIe SSD...................................................................................14
Exporting the log........................................................................................................................................................ 14
Human Interface Infrastructure conguration utility.................................................................................................... 14
Entering the HII conguration utility.........................................................................................................................15
Viewing physical device properties...........................................................................................................................15
Erasing physical devices............................................................................................................................................ 15
Exporting the log........................................................................................................................................................ 15
Exiting the HII conguration utility............................................................................................................................16
6 Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................17
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology errors.........................................................................................17
Ungraceful system shutdown or power loss................................................................................................................. 17
General errors....................................................................................................................................................................17
Linux fails to boot and prompts for the root password.......................................................................................... 17
I/O device error on write to NVMe PCIe SSD........................................................................................................18
NVMe PCIe SSD performance measurement not optimal.................................................................................... 18
In Windows Server, OpenManage Server Administrator does not detect PCIe NVMe devices.......................18
System is unable to inventory or manage NVMe PCIe SSDs from HII utility......................................................19
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