User's Manual

• Unconfigured SED drive
• Foreign configured encrypted drives
• Unconfigured and foreign SED drive even when an Encryption Key is not present in the controller
Performing A Full Initialization On A Micron PCIe SSD
Performing a Full Initialization on a Micron PCIe SSD overwrites all blocks and results in permanent loss of
all data on the Micron PCIe SSD. During Full Initialization, the host is unable to access the Micron PCIe
SSD.
NOTE: If the system reboots or experiences a power loss during Full Initialization, the operation is
canceled. You must reboot the system and restart the process.
To Locate Full Initialization In Storage Management
To locate this task in storage management:
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller
objects.
2. Expand a controller object.
3. Expand a connector object.
4. Expand the enclosure or backplane object.
5. Select the Physical Devices object.
6. Select Full Initialization from the Tasks drop-down menu of the physical device you want to clear.
7. Click Execute.
Preparing To Remove A PCIe SSD
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.
CAUTION: The identify LED pattern (blink operation) is the same LED pattern as safe to remove.
When you initiate a prepare to remove operation, ensure that your PCIe SSD is no longer
accessible by the system before physically removing the PCIe SSD.
CAUTION: To prevent data loss, it is mandatory that you use the Prepare to Remove task before
physically removing a device.
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.
NOTE: The Prepare to Remove task is not supported for PCIe SSDs on VMware vSphere (ESXi)
systems.
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 log contains debug information of the PCIe-SSD and can be useful for troubleshooting. You can
export the reliability log from the Physical Device Available Tasks drop-down list.
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