Dell iDRAC8 manual Managing Enclosures or Backplanes, Erasing PCIe SSD Device Data Using Racadm

4.From the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select one of the following options:

•At Next Reboot — Select this option to apply the actions during the next system reboot. This is the default option for PERC 8 controllers.

•At Scheduled Time — Select this option to apply the actions at a scheduled day and time:

–Start Time and End Time — Click the calendar icons and select the days. From the drop-down menus, select the time. The action is applied between the start time and end time.

–From the drop-down menu, select the type of reboot:

*No Reboot (Manually Reboot System)

*Graceful Shutdown

*Force Shutdown

*Power Cycle System (cold boot)

NOTE: For PERC 8 or earlier controllers, Graceful Shutdown is the default option. For PERC 9 controllers, No Reboot (Manually Reboot System) is the default option.

5.Click Apply.

If the job is not created, a message indicating that the job creation was not successful is displayed. Also, the message ID and the recommended response action is displayed.

If the job is created successfully, a message indicating that the job ID is created for the selected controller is displayed. Click Job Queue to view the progress of the job in the Job Queue page.

If pending operation is not created, an error message is displayed. If pending operation is successful and job creation is not successful, then an error message is displayed.

Erasing PCIe SSD Device Data Using RACADM

To perform a secure erase on PCIeSSD device, run the following command:

racadm storage secureerase:<PCIeSSD FQDD>

To create the target job after executing secureerase command, run the following command:

racadm jobqueue create <PCIe SSD FQDD> -s TIME_NOW --realtime

To query the job ID returned, run the following command:

racadm jobqueue view -i <job ID>

For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/ esmmanuals.

Managing Enclosures or Backplanes

You can perform the following for enclosures or backplanes:

•View properties

•Configure universal mode or split mode

•View slot information (universal or shared)

•Set SGPIO mode

Related Links

Summary of Supported Features for Storage Devices

Supported Enclosures

Configuring Backplane Mode

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