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• 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 flash 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 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 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 Offline
• 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.
Related concepts
Inventorying and monitoring PCIe SSDs on page 206
Preparing to remove PCIe SSD on page 207
Erasing PCIe SSD device data on page 208
Inventorying and monitoring PCIe SSDs
The following inventory and monitoring information is available for PCIe SSDs:
• Hardware information:
○ PCIe SSD Extender card
○ PCIe SSD Backplane
If the system has a dedicated PCIe backplane, two FQDDs are displayed. One FQDD is for regular drives and the other is for SSDs.
If the backplane is shared (universal), only one FQDD is displayed.
• Software inventory includes only the firmware version for the PCIe SSD.
Inventorying 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.
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