Users Guide

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PCI Express Solid-State Device Support
This section provides an overview of the Storage Management device management support for Peripheral Component Interconnect
Express (PCIe) Solid-State Drive (SSD) and its associated devices like the backplane and extender card.
In Storage Management, PCIe SSD appears under Storage in the tree view. Storage Management reports the PCIe SSD devices and
its various properties.
NOTE: Storage Management does not support RAID management or conguration on PCIe SSD sub systems.
What Is PCIe SSD?
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) solid-state device (SSD) is a high-performance storage device designed for
solutions requiring low latency, high Input Output Operations per Second (IOPS), and enterprise class storage reliability and
serviceability. The PCIe SSD is designed based on Single Level Cell (SLC) NAND ash technology with a high-speed PCIe 2.0
compliant interface. The high-speed PCIe 2.0 compliant interface helps improve performance for I/O bound solutions.
PCIe SSD Features
Following are the key features of PCIe SSD:
• Hot plug capability
• High-performance device
• Support for 2.5-inch HDD Form Factor
PCIe SSD Subsystem Properties
The PCIe SSD subsystem comprises of the following components:
• Backplane
• PCIe Solid-State Device
Table 3. PCIe SSD Subsystem Properties
Properties Description
ID Displays the subsystem ID assigned to the PCIe SSD subsystem
by Storage Management. Storage Management numbers the
controllers and PCIe SSD subsystems attached to the system
starting with zero. This number is the same as the PCIe SSD
subsystem ID number reported by the omreportcommand. For
information on Command Line Interface, see the Server
Administrator Command Line Interface User's Guide.
NOTE: In CLI commands, the PCIe SSD subsystem ID is
displayed as the controller ID.
Status These icons represent the severity or health of the PCIe SSD
Subsystem.
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