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PCIe SSD
Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD In
Slot Card
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.
The following error messages will be displayed based on the actions performed while performing Crytographic erase
NOTE: The error messages will not be displayed in CLI mode.
• If drive is mountedWhen you perform the 'Cryptographic Erase' operation, any data on the disk will
be lost permanently. This device is cusrrently mounted(/mnt/temp) and may still be in use. We
recomment un-assigning them before continuing. Are you sure you want to continue?
NOTE
: The mount path/drive letters is displayed in () brackets, in this case it is (/mnt/temp).
• If any Raw IO in progressWhen you perform the 'Cryptographic Erase' operation, any data on the disk
will be lost permanently.This device may still be in use. We recommend that you stop all
applications accessing the device before continuing. Areyou sure you want to continue?
NOTE
: If the system reboots or experiences a power loss during a Cryptographic Erase, the operation is canceled. You must
reboot the system and restart the operation.
NOTE: On systems running the VMware vSphere (ESXi) operating system, Storage Management performs only 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 For A PCIe SSD In Slot Card
To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management For A PCIe SSD In
Slot Card
1 In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller objects.
2 Expand a controller object.
3 Select the PCIe SSD in Slot object.
4 Select Cryptographic Erase from the Tasks drop-down menu of the physical device you want to clear.
5 Click Execute.
PCIe SSD Subsystem Health
Indicates the roll-up health status of physical devices. The individual health status of the physical devices appears at the respective level.
PCI Express Solid-State Device Support
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