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Properties Description
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.
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.
Device Protocol Displays the device protocol of the physical device, such as Non-
Volatile Memory Express (NVMe).
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 are 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
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