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Figure 243: Pullout Tab Location
4.5 In-band Enclosure Management
The OpenFlex Data24 3200 provides In-Band Enclosure Management functionality through the OCAPI
and OCGUI. To leverage the In-Band Management features, users must install a standalone version of the
openflex-api software onto an initiator or host and connect a management device that is presented up to
the fabric via the IOM and discoverable using
on a host to perform in-band enclosure management, see
Management (page 173)
4.6 NVMe-CLI
NVMe-CLI is an open-source management tool for NVMe storage devices in Linux. The tool allows users to
manage device firmware, erase data securely, output error logs, and other similar management functions. It is
a command-line utility and can be used to script management functions for large storage arrays.
Note:
OpenFlex Data24 3200 supports a minimum version of NVMe-CLI 1.13.
To install NVMe-CLI on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS:
sudo apt-get install -y nvme-cli
To Install NVMe-CLI on CentOS 8.5 or RHEL 8.5:
sudo yum install nvme-cli
4.5 In-band Enclosure Management
. For details on how to install the openflex-api
nvme discover
Installing Standalone OpenFlex-api for In-Band
4. Management
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