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NOTE: These attributes are applicable only for SAS/SATA drives and not for PCIeSSD.
Storage.PhysicalDisk.BlockSizeInBytes (Read Only)
Description
This property indicates the logical block size of the physical drive that this virtual disk belongs to.
Legal Values
● 512
● 4096
Default Value Not Applicable
Write Privilege Not Applicable
License Required iDRAC Express or iDRAC Enterprise
Dependency None
Storage.PhysicalDisk.BusProtocol (Read Only)
Description Indicates the technology that the physical disk or NVMe PCIe SSD is using to communicate to the
controller.
NOTE: When PCIe drives are behind SW RAID, the bus protocol is displayed as NVMe. It is displayed
as PCIe when these drives are not behind SW RAID.
Legal Values
● None
● SAS
● SATA
● PCIe
● NVMe
Default Value None
Write Privilege None
License Required iDRAC Basic, iDRAC Express, or iDRAC Enterprise
Dependency None
Storage.PhysicalDisk.Certified (Read Only)
Description
Indicates if the drive is DELL certified or not. This attribute is available via Server Configuration Profile
(SCP) only.
Legal Values
● Unknown
● Yes
● No
Default Value Unknown
Write Privilege None
License Required iDRAC Basic, iDRAC Express, or iDRAC Enterprise
Dependency None
Storage.PhysicalDisk.MaxCapableSpeed (Read Only)
Description
This property represents the data transfer speed that the disk is capable of.
Storage Attributes 683