User's Manual

PCI Express Solid-State Device Support 63

• Prepare to Remove

•Export Log

To run a physical device task:

Expand the

Storage

tree object to display the storage component objects.

Expand the

PCIe-SSD SubSystem

object.

Expand the

Connector

object.

Expand the

Enclosure (Backplane)

object.

Select the

Physical Devices

object.

Select a task from the

Available Tasks

drop-down menu.

Click

Execute

Blink and Unblink

The Blink task allows you to find a device within a system by blinking one of

the LEDs on the device. You can use this task to locate a failed device. If you

need to cancel the Blink task or if the physical device continues to blink

Indefinitely, use the Unblink task.

Full Initialization

CAUTION: Performing a full initialization on a PCIe SSD overwrites all blocks and

will result in permanent loss of all data on the PCIe SSD.

NOTE: During full initialization, the host is unable to access the PCIe SSD.

NOTE: If the system reboots or experiences a power loss during full intialization,

the operation aborts. You must reboot the system and restart the process.

Prepare to Remove

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.

NOTE: Orderly hot swap is only supported when 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.