Users Guide

Chapter 1: NVMe PCIe SSD overview.............................................................................................4
NVMe PCIe U.2 SSD...........................................................................................................................................................4
Hot-plug drive serviceability....................................................................................................................................... 5
NVMe PCIe SSD AIC.......................................................................................................................................................... 6
NVMe PCIe SSD features..................................................................................................................................................6
Device health.................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Boot from an NVMe PCIe U.2 SSD........................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2: Supported operating systems...................................................................................... 7
Windows.................................................................................................................................................................................7
Linux........................................................................................................................................................................................7
VMware.................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................8
NVMe PCIe SSD carrier LED indicators.........................................................................................................................8
Ungraceful system shutdown or power loss.................................................................................................................9
General errors.......................................................................................................................................................................9
NVMe drive properties intermittently not available in iDRAC.............................................................................9
NVMe PCIe SSD is not listed in the operating system......................................................................................... 9
I/O device error on write to NVMe PCIe SSD........................................................................................................9
NVMe PCIe SSD performance measurement not optimal................................................................................. 10
System becomes unresponsive when NVMe PCIe U.2 2.5-inch SSD is surprise removed....................... 10
System becomes unresponsive or fails when NVMe PCIe SSD is inserted................................................... 10
Chapter 4: Related documentation............................................................................................... 11
Chapter 5: Getting help............................................................................................................... 13
Locating your system Service Tag.................................................................................................................................13
Contacting Dell EMC.........................................................................................................................................................13
Documentation feedback................................................................................................................................................. 13
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