Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD User’s Guide
- NVMe PCIe SSD overview
- Supported operating systems
- Troubleshooting
- NVMe PCIe SSD carrier LED indicators
- Ungraceful system shutdown or power loss
- General errors
- NVMe drive properties intermittently not available in iDRAC
- NVMe PCIe SSD is not listed in the operating system
- I/O device error on write to NVMe PCIe SSD
- NVMe PCIe SSD performance measurement not optimal
- System becomes unresponsive when NVMe PCIe U.2 2.5-inch SSD is surprise removed
- System becomes unresponsive or fails when NVMe PCIe SSD is inserted
- Related documentation
- Getting help
NVMe PCIe SSD overview
Dell NVMe PCIe SSD products include both 2.5-inch (U.2) and add-in controller (AIC) form factors.
Storage management applications enable you to manage and configure the NVMe PCIe SSD. These applications also allow you
to control and monitor multiple NVMe PCIe SSDs, and provide online maintenance.
The NVMe PCIe SSD solution supports Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and Human Interface Infrastructure (HII)
for preoperating system device management, OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) application for operating system
device management, and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller for local or remote device
management. The NVMe PCIe SSD solution supports UEFI, HII, and iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller management on select
PowerEdge systems only. OMSA for NVMe PCIe SSD device management is available on all supported PowerEdge systems.
NOTE: The NVMe PCIe SSD drives support Power Loss Protection (PLP) by default.
NOTE: The Instant Secure Erase feature on NVMe PCIe SSD drives is compliant with National Institute for Standards and
Technology 800-88R1 requirements.
NOTE: This documentation assumes you use OMSA, iDRAC, or HII for all management and configuration tasks. See Related
documentation for links to information about the use of these tools.
NOTE: For the safety, regulatory, and ergonomic information that is associated with these devices, and for more
information about iDRAC/LC remote management, see your platform documentation.
NVMe PCIe U.2 SSD
Install the NVMe PCIe U.2 SSD into its carrier before installing it into the server.
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