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PCI Express Solid-State Device
Support
This section gives an overview of the OpenManage Storage Management
(OMSM) device management support for Peripheral Component
Interconnect Express (PCIe) Solid-State Drive (SSD) and its associated
devices like the backplane and extender card.
In OMSS, PCIe SSD appears under the storage management. OMSM reports
the PCIe SSD devices and its various properties.
NOTE: OMSM does not support RAID management or configuration on PCIe SSD
sub systems.
What is PCIe SSD
Dell 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 Dell PCIe SSD is
designed based on Single Level Cell (SLC) NAND flash technology with a
high-speed PCIe 2.0 compliant interface. The high-speed PCIe 2.0 compliant
interface helps improve performance for I/O bound solutions.
PCIe SSD Features
Following are the key features of PCIe SSD:
• Hot plug capability
• High-performance device
• Support for 2.5-inch HDD Form Factor