Preparing To Remove Pcie Ssd - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

To view all PCIe SSD drives:
racadm storage get pdisks
To view PCIe extender cards:
racadm storage get controllers
To view PCIe SSD backplane information:
racadm storage get enclosures
NOTE: For all the mentioned commands, PERC devices are also displayed.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Preparing to remove PCIe SSD

PCIe SSDs support orderly hot swap allowing you to add or remove a device without halting or rebooting the system in which the
devices are installed. To prevent data loss, you must use the Prepare to Remove operation before physically removing a device.
Orderly hot swap is supported only when PCIe SSDs are installed in a supported system running a supported operating system. To
ensure that you have the correct configuration for your PCIe SSD, see the system-specific owner's manual.
The Prepare to Remove operation is not supported for PCIe SSDs on the VMware vSphere (ESXi) systems and HHHL PCIe SSD
devices.
NOTE: Prepare to Remove operation is supported on systems with ESXi 6.0 with iDRAC Service Module version 2.1 or
higher.
The Prepare to Remove operation can be performed in real-time using iDRAC Service Module.
The Prepare to Remove operation stops any background activity and any ongoing I/O activity so that device can be removed safely.
It causes the status LEDs on the device to blink. You can safely remove the device from the system under the following conditions
after you initiate the Prepare to Remove operation:
• The PCIe SSD is blinking the safe to remove LED pattern.
• The PCIe SSD is no longer accessible by the system.
Before preparing the PCIe SSD for removal, ensure that:
• iDRAC Service Module is installed.
• Lifecycle Controller is enabled.
• You have Server Control and Login privileges.
Preparing to remove PCIe SSD using web interface
To prepare the PCIe SSD for removal:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Storage → Physical Disks → Setup.
The Setup Physical Disk page is displayed.
2. From the Controller drop-down menu, select the extender to view the associated PCIe SSDs.
3. From the drop-down menus, select Prepare to Remove for one or more PCIe SSDs.
If you have selected Prepare to Remove and you want to view the other options in the drop-down menu, then select Action
and then click the drop-down menu to view the other options.
NOTE: Ensure that iSM is installed and running to perform the preparetoremove operation.
4. From the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select Apply Now to apply the actions immediately.
If there are jobs to be completed, then this option is grayed-out.
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