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NOTE: Dell provides the DUP to update drivers on systems running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1,
Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 operating systems. DUP is an executable
application that updates drivers for specific devices. DUP supports command line interface and
silent execution. For more information, see the driver release notes at dell.com/support/drivers.
When DUPs are not used to upgrade the driver, follow the instructions below:
1.
Insert the media containing the latest driver that you downloaded in
Drivers.
2.
Click Start → Control Panel → System and Security.
3.
Select Device Manager under the System option.
The Device Manager screen is displayed.
4.
Double-click the entry to expand Storage controllers. Alternatively, you can click on the plus symbol
next to the Storage controllers.
For example, a 1.6 TB NVMe PCIe SSD device is displayed as Dell Express Flash NVMe XS1715
1.6TB.
NOTE: If there is no NVMe PCIe SSD driver installed, the NVMe PCIe device will be listed under
the Other devices option. In this case, the NVMe PCIe device is displayed as PCIe device.
5.
Double-click the NVMe PCIe device for which you want to install or update the driver.
6.
Click the Driver tab, and click Update Driver.
The Update Device Driver screen is displayed.
7.
Select Browse my computer for driver software.
8.
Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
9.
Select Have Disk.
10. Follow the steps in the wizard and browse to the location of the driver files.
11. Select the INF file from the driver media.
12. Click OK to exit the wizard.
13. Click Next.
NOTE: If there is more than one NVMe PCIe SSD in the system, repeat steps 4–13 for all
remaining devices in the system.
14. Restart the system for the changes to take effect.
Installing Or Upgrading The NVMe PCIe SSD Driver For
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
NOTE: For a complete list of supported operating systems, see
NVMe PCIe
SSD.
NOTE: Use the procedures in this section to install or upgrade the driver for Linux. The driver is
updated frequently. To ensure that you have the current version of the driver, download the latest
Linux driver from dell.com/support. For more information, see
Drivers.
NOTE: RHEL 6.5 and RHEL 7 contain an in-box NVMe driver; however Dell requires updating to the
latest driver to ensure full express flash NVMe PCIe support.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 drivers are provided in the Kernel Module Package (KMP) format while
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 drivers are provided in the Kernel Module Loader (KMOD) format. KMODs are
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Supported Operating Systems For
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