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The following table lists the physical device properties for PCIe-SSD.
Table 5. Physical Device Properties
Properties Description
Name Displays the name of the PCIe-SSD. The name comprises
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.
Device Life Status
Displays the life status of the PCIe-SSD. The device life
status is determined by the following attributes:
Percent Lifetime Used — This attribute is determined by
the elapsed time since the start of use (up to three years)
or percentage of total bytes written (TBW).
Write Protect Progress — This attribute is determined by
the reduction in number of available spare sectors. If the
available spare sectors is less than 10 percent of the
original pool, the drive enters read-only mode.
Possible values for the device life status are:
Drive Health Good — The drive is used within the TBW
specification. The drive health is good as sufficient spare
blocks are available. The drive health status is good if the
values for percent lifetime used and write protect
progress is less than 100 percent.
Approaching Warranty Coverage Expiry — The drive is
reaching the specified TBW, indicating that it is close to
the end of warranty coverage. However, the drive will be
functional as the number of spare blocks available are still
above the threshold for entering the read-only mode. The
drive approaches the warranty coverage expiry if the
value for percent lifetime used is greater than or equal to
90 percent and that for write protect progress is less than
the threshold value, which is 90 percent.
Warranty Coverage Expired — The drive has reached the
TBW threshold and met the life expectancy specification.
The drive is functional as the number of spare blocks
available are still above the threshold for entering the
read-only mode. But, the specified data retention period
(amount of time that data can be read from the drive after
TBW is reached) drops, if TBW specification is exceeded
and the warranty for the drive expires. The warranty
coverage for the drive expires if the value for percent
lifetime used is equal to 100 percent and that for write
protect progress is less than 100 percent.
Approaching Read Only — The drive is running out of
spare sectors and is reaching the read-only mode.
However, the health status of the drive is good and data
retention is unaffected. The drive is stated to be
approaching the read-only mode if the value for percent
lifetime used is less than 100 percent and that for write
protect progress is greater than or equal to 90 percent.
Read Only — The drive is in read-only mode. Users must
save open files, if any, to another device and replace or
remove the device. If this scenario occurs within three
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