Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD U.2, Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD AIC User Manual
Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD User’s Guide
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Contents
1 NVMe PCIe SSD overview..............................................................................................................................4
NVMe PCIe SSD U.2......................................................................................................................................................... 4
NVMe PCIe SSD AIC.........................................................................................................................................................5
NVMe PCIe SSD features.................................................................................................................................................5
Hot swap an NVMe PCIe SSD U.2 device................................................................................................................6
Device health................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Boot from an NVMe PCIe SSD U.2............................................................................................................................7
2 Congure an NVMe PCIe SSD in dierent operating systems........................................................................8
Windows..............................................................................................................................................................................8
Linux.....................................................................................................................................................................................8
VMware...............................................................................................................................................................................8
3 Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................. 9
NVMe PCIe SSD Carrier LED indicators.........................................................................................................................9
Ungraceful system shutdown or power loss.................................................................................................................10
General errors....................................................................................................................................................................10
NVMe drive properties intermittently not available in iDRAC............................................................................... 10
NVMe PCIe SSD is not listed in the operating system.......................................................................................... 10
I/O device error on write to NVMe PCIe SSD.........................................................................................................11
NVMe PCIe SSD performance measurement not optimal.....................................................................................11
System becomes unresponsive when NVMe PCIe SSD is surprise removed..................................................... 11
System becomes unresponsive or crashes when NVMe PCIe SSD is inserted..................................................12
4 Related documentation.................................................................................................................................13
5 Getting help................................................................................................................................................. 15
Locating your system Service Tag..................................................................................................................................15
Contacting Dell EMC........................................................................................................................................................15
Documentation feedback.................................................................................................................................................15
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NVMe PCIe SSD overview
Dell NVMe PCIe SSD products include both 2.5-inch (U.2) and add-in controller (AIC) form factors.
Storage management applications enable you to manage and congure the NVMe PCIe SSD. These applications also allow you to control
and monitor multiple NVMe PCIe SSDs, and provide online maintenance.
The NVMe PCIe SSD solution supports Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) for preoperating system device management, OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) application for operating system device management,
and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller for local or remote device management. The NVMe PCIe
SSD solution supports UEFI, HII and iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller management on select PowerEdge systems only. OMSA for NVMe
PCIe SSD device management is available on all supported PowerEdge systems.
NOTE: This documentation assumes you will use OMSA, iDRAC, or HII for all management and conguration tasks. See Related
documentation for links to information on the use of these tools.
NOTE: For more information about iDRAC/LC remote management, see your platform documentation.
Topics:
• NVMe PCIe SSD U.2
• NVMe PCIe SSD AIC
• NVMe PCIe SSD features
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NVMe PCIe SSD U.2
Install the NVMe PCIe SSD U.2 into its carrier before installing it into the server.
4 NVMe PCIe SSD overview
NVMe PCIe SSD AIC
Install the NVMe PCIe SSD AIC form factor into the appropriate system board slot. See your server documentation for more information.
NVMe PCIe SSD features
NVMe PCIe SSDs oer a unique and powerful feature set including hot swap, device health, SMART, remaining rated write, device write
status, and boot capabilities.
NVMe PCIe SSD overview
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