Users Guide

Inventorying 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
To view PCIe SSD backplane information:
racadm storage get enclosures
NOTE: For all the mentioned commands, PERC devices are also displayed.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/
esmmanuals.
Preparing to remove PCIe SSD
PCIe SSDs support orderly hot swap allowing you to add or remove a device without halting or rebooting
the system in which the devices are installed. To prevent data loss, it is mandatory that you use the
Prepare to Remove operation before physically removing a device.
NOTE:
• Orderly hot swap is only supported when PCIe SSDs are installed in a supported system running
a supported operating system. To make sure that you have the correct configuration for your
PCIe SSD, see the system-specific Owner's Manual.
• The Prepare to Remove task is not supported for PCIe SSDs on VMware vSphere (ESXi) systems.
NOTE: Prepare to Remove task is supported on systems with ESXi 6.0 with iDRAC Service
Module version 2.1.
• The Prepare to Remove task can only be staged and real-time is not supported. However, the
task can be performed in real-time using iDRAC Service Module.
The Prepare to Remove operation stops any background activity and any ongoing I/O activity so that
device can be removed safely. It causes the status LEDs on the device to blink. You can safely remove the
device from the system under the following conditions after you initiate the Prepare to Remove
operation:
• The PCIe SSD is blinking the safe to remove LED pattern.
• The PCIe SSD is no longer accessible by the system.
Before preparing the PCIe SSD for removal, make sure that:
• iDRAC Service Module is installed.
• Lifecycle Controller is enabled.
• You have Server Control and Login privileges
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