Install An Nvme Storage Drive In The Server; Power On An Nvme Storage Drive - Oracle X5-4 Service Manual

Note that address 12:00.0, which represents PCIe slot 100 and is the drive labeled NVMe0 on
the system front panel and the drive powered off in the example shown in
Storage Drive for Removal" on page

Install an NVMe Storage Drive In the Server

Perform this procedure to physically install an NVMe storage drive into the server.
After you physically remove an NVMe drive from the server, wait at least 10 seconds before
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installing a replacement drive.
1. Remove the replacement drive from its packaging and place the drive on an
antistatic mat.
2. If necessary, remove the drive filler panel.
3. Align the replacement drive with the drive slot.
The drive is physically addressed according to the slot in which it is installed. It is important to
install a replacement drive in the same slot as the drive that was removed.
4. Slide the drive into the slot until the drive is fully seated.
See "Install a Storage Drive (CRU)" on page
Close the drive latch to lock the drive in place.
5.

Power On an NVMe Storage Drive

Linux NVMe hot plug requires the kernel boot argument "pci=pcie_bus_perf" be set in
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order to get proper MPS (MaxPayloadSize) and MRR (MaxReadRequest). Fatal errors will
occur without this argument.
For a list of the virtual PCIe slots of NVMe drives as seen by the operating system, see
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"NVMe Storage Drive Virtual PCIe Slot Designation" on page
PCIe slot name is not the same as the name on the server front panel label.
1. To power on the slot for the drive. Type:
#
echo 1 /sys/bus/pci/slots/slot_number/power
Where slot_number is the PCIe slot number (e.g., 100, which represents the drive labeled
NVMe0 on the system front panel).
Install an NVMe Storage Drive In the Server
126, is not listed.
118.
"Prepare an NVMe
115. Note that the virtual
Servicing CRU Components 129