Reference Guide

Driver installation

For the current list of operating systems supported by NVMe PCIe SSD, see Supported operating systems for NVMe PCIe SSD .

Topics:

• Downloading NVMe PCIe SSD drivers

• Installing or upgrading NVMe PCIe SSD driver for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016

• Installing or upgrading NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5 inch SFF driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

• Installing or upgrading NVMe PCIe SSD driver for VMware

• Booting from NVMe PCIe SSD

Downloading NVMe PCIe SSD drivers

To download NVMe PCIe SSD drivers:

1 Go to Dell.com/support.

2 Specify a Service Tag or express service code in the Enter a Service Tag or Express Service Code eld or in the Browse for a

product option click the View products drop-down.

3 Select Servers, Storage, & Networking.

4 Select PowerEdge.

5 Select your system.

The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.

6 Select Drivers and Downloads.

7 Select Solid State Storage.

The NVMe PCIe SSD drivers that are applicable to your system are displayed.

From the available list, download the latest NVMe PCIe SSD drivers to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.

Installing or upgrading NVMe PCIe SSD driver for

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012

R2, and 2016

NOTE

: For a complete list of supported operating systems, see Supported operating systems for NVMe PCIe SSD .

NOTE: Use the procedures in this section to install or upgrade the driver for Windows. The driver is updated frequently. To

ensure that you have the current version of the driver, download the latest Windows driver from Dell.com/support. For more

information, see Downloading NVMe PCIe SSD drivers.

NOTE: Close all applications on your system before you update the driver.

NOTE: Windows Server 2012 R2 contains an in-box NVMe driver; however Dell requires updating to the latest driver to ensure

full Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD support.

NOTE: Windows Server 2016 contains an in-box NVMe driver fully supported by Dell. However, we still recommend you to check

Dell.com/support for the latest driver updates.

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