Users Guide

Exporting The Log
The export log contains debug information for the PCIe SSD and can be useful when troubleshooting. You can export the reliability
log from the Physical Device Available Tasks drop-down list.
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To Locate Export Log In Storage Management For NVMe PCIe SSDs
Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
NOTE: After you hot plug an NVMe PCIe SSD, the NVMe PCIe SSD may take several seconds to be displayed on Storage
Management.
CAUTION: Cryptographic Erase permanently erases all data present on the disk.
Performing a Cryptographic Erase on an NVMe PCIe SSD overwrites all blocks and results in permanent loss of all data on the NVMe
PCIe SSD. During Cryptographic Erase, the host is unable to access the NVMe PCIe SSD.
NOTE: If the system reboots or experiences a power loss during Cryptographic Erase, the operation is canceled. You
must reboot the system and restart the process.
NOTE: On systems running the VMware vSphere (ESXi) operating system, Storage Management only performs the
Cryptographic Erase task and does not report the status of the task. If the Cryptographic Erase task does not function as
expected for some NVMe devices, the status is not reported or displayed on Server Administrator.
Related Task
• To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
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To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD
Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD
To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
To Locate Cryptographic Erase 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 Cryptographic Erase from the Tasks drop-down menu of the physical device you want to clear.
7. Click Execute.
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To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD
Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD
To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
PCIe SSD In Slot Card Properties
The PCIe SSD in slot card is similar to a physical disk in Storage Management. This PCIe SSD card is directly attached to the PCIe
SSD subsystem, unlike a PCIe extender card which is attached to an enclosure or backplane. You can view information about the
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