Users Guide

• Run the jobs on each controller individually. Wait for each job to complete before starting the conguration and job creation on the next

controller.

• Schedule multiple jobs to run at a later time using the scheduling options.

Managing PCIe SSDs

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) solid-state device (SSD) is a high-performance storage device designed for solutions

requiring low latency, high Input Output Operations per Second (IOPS), and enterprise class storage reliability and serviceability. The PCIe

SSD is designed based on Single Level Cell (SLC) and Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND ash technology with a high-speed PCIe 2.0 or PCIe

3.0 compliant interface. iDRAC 2.20.20.20 and later versions support Half-Height Half-Length (HHHL) PCIe SSD cards on Dell’s 13th

generation of PowerEdge rack and tower servers and Dell PowerEdge R920 servers. The HHHL SSD card can be directly plugged in to the

PCI slot in the servers that do not have PCIe SSD supported backplanes. You can also use these cards on servers with supported

backplanes.

Using iDRAC interfaces, you can view and congure 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 to remove the PCIe SSD

• Securely erase the data

• Blink or unblink the device LED

You can perform the following operations for HHHL SSDs:

• Inventory and real-time monitoring of the HHHL SSD in the server

• Drive status reporting such as Online, Failed, and Oine

• Failed card reporting and logging in iDRAC and OMSS

• Securely erasing the data and removing the card

• TTY logs reporting

NOTE

: Hot plug capability, prepare to remove, and blink or unblink the device LED is not applicable for HHHL PCIe SSD devices.