Users Guide

NOTE: Orderly hot swap is only supported when the PCIe SSDs are installed in a supported system running a supported
operating system. To ensure that you have the correct configuration for your PCIe SSD, see the system-specific Owner's
Manual.
NOTE: The Prepare to Remove task for PCIe SSDs is supported on systems running the VMware vSphere (ESXi) 6.0
and above operating system. However, this task is not supported on prior versions of VMware vSphere (ESXi) operating
system.
Select the Prepare to Remove task to safely remove a PCIe SSD from the system. This task 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 task:
● The PCIe SSD is blinking the safe to remove LED pattern.
● The PCIe SSD is no longer accessible by the system.
Exporting The Log
The export log contains debug information for the PCIe SSD and can be useful when troubleshooting. You can export the
reliability log from the Physical Device Available Tasks drop-down list.
In the Export Log page, the following attributes are displayed
● Host Name
● Path
● File Name - In this text box, you can provide a custom file name for the log file. The default file name is NVME_<serial
name>_<monthdayhourminutesecond>.log.
Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD
NOTE:
The virtual disk with RAID 10 configuration cannot be created for the selected number of physical disks. Please refer
OpenManage CLI guide for details.
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
NOTE:
After you hot plug an NVMe PCIe SSD, the NVMe PCIe SSD may take several seconds to be displayed on Storage
Management.
CAUTION: Cryptographic Erase permanently erases all data present on the disk.
Performing a Cryptographic Erase on an NVMe PCIe SSD overwrites all blocks and results in permanent loss of all data on the
NVMe PCIe SSD. During Cryptographic Erase, the host is unable to access the NVMe PCIe SSD.
NOTE:
If the system reboots or experiences a power loss during Cryptographic Erase, the operation is canceled. You must
reboot the system and restart the process.
NOTE: Storage Management only performs the Cryptographic Erase task and does not report the status of the task. On
some NVMe devices the Storage Management performs Sanitize cryptographic erase task. There is a delay observed in
reporting the alert on Sanitize cryptographic erase when compared to the Cryptographic Erase.
NOTE: Cryptographic Erase operation is not supported on Intel P4800X.
Related Task
● To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
NOTE: Cryptographic Erase is not supported for NVMe devices connected to SWRAID controller.
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller objects.
2. Expand a controller object.
3. Expand the enclosure or backplane object.
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