User's Manual

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PCIe Extender Cards
The PCIe Extender Card is attached to the backplane of the system and
provides PCIe connectivity for upto four PCIe SSD devices at the front of the
chassis.
NOTE: The PCIe Extender Card does not have any properties or tasks.
Table 5-2 lists the PCIe Extender Card Properties.
Physical Device Properties
You can view information about PCIe SSDs and run PCIe SSD tasks on the
Physical Device Properties screen. To view the complete PCIe SSD
properties, click the Full View link on the top of the screen.
Table 5-3 lists the physical device properties for PCIe SSD.
Table 5-2. PCIe Extender Card Properties
Properties Description
Name This property displays the name of the Extender Card.
State This property displays the current status of the Extender Card.
Possible values are:
Ready—The Extender Card is functioning normally.
Degraded—The Extender Card has encountered a failure and is
operating in a degraded state.
Failed—The Extender Card has encountered a failure and is no
longer functioning.
Table 5-3. Physical Device Properties
Properties Description
Name Displays the name of the PCIe SSD. The name is comprised
of the bay ID, and the slot in which the PCIe SSD is installed.
State Displays the health state of the PCIe SSD.
Bus Protocol Displays the technology that the PCIe SSD is using.
Media Displays the media type of the physical disk.