Level Cell (SLC) and Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND flash technology with a high-speed PCIe 2.0 or PCIe 3.0 compliant interface.

Using iDRAC interfaces, you can view and configure NVMe PCIe SSDs.

The key features of PCIe SSD are:

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 the PCIe SSD to be removed

Securely erase the data

Blink or unblink the device LED

Related Links

Inventory and Monitoring PCIe SSDs

Preparing to Remove PCIe SSD

Erasing PCIe SSD Device Data

Inventory 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.

Inventory 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.

Inventory 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

To view PCIe extender cards:

racadm storage get controllers

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