Dell iDRAC8 Inventory and Monitoring PCIe SSDs

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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