Users Guide

PCIe Extender Cards
The PCIe extender card is attached to the backplane of the system and provides PCIe connectivity for up
to four PCIe SSD devices at the front of the chassis.
NOTE: The PCIe extender card does not have any properties or tasks.
Table 4. PCIe Extender Card
Properties Description
ID
Displays the ID assigned to the PCIe extender card
by Storage Management.
Status These icons represent the severity or health of the
PCIe extender card.
— Normal/OK
— Warning/Non-critical
— Critical/Failure/Error
Name Displays the name of the extender card.
State Displays the status of the extender card. Possible
values are:
Ready — The extender card is functioning
normally.
Degraded — The extender card has encountered a
failure and is operating in a degraded state.
Failed — The extender card has encountered a
failure and is no longer functioning.
Related Concepts
What Is PCIe SSD?
Physical Device Properties
You can view information about PCIe SSDs and perform PCIe SSD tasks on the Physical Device
Properties page. To view the complete PCIe SSD properties, click Full View on the top of the page. For
more information, see Physical Device Tasks.
The following table lists the physical device properties for PCIe SSD.
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