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Getting Started With NVMe PCIe SSD

The Dell PowerEdge Express Flash Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Peripheral Component

Interconnect Express (PCIe) Solid State Devices (SSD) you ordered with your system are preconfigured

and ready for use. For more information, see

Systems, or see

Configuring And Managing Your NVMe PCIe

Configuring NVMe PCIe SSDs In Different Operating

Systems

In Windows-based systems, Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs have a controller entity and a

device entity. The controller entity is displayed under the Storage controller menu in the Device

Manager.

Use the controller entity when installing or updating the NVMe PCIe SSD driver. You can configure the

NVMe PCIe SSD for use on Windows from, Computer Management → Storage → Disk Management

Tool.

On Linux-based systems, you can configure the NVMe PCIe SSD from the partitioning tool by specifying

or selecting the device name. The device name for NVMe PCIe SSDs is /dev/nvmeXn1, where X is the

number corresponding to each NVMe PCIe SSD in the system (for example: /dev/nvme0n1; /dev/

nvme1n1; /dev/nvme2n1 and so on).

Use OpenManage Server Administrator for managing and performing NVMe PCIe SSD-related tasks. For

more information, see

Configuring And Managing Your NVMe PCIe

In VMware systems, you can configure the NVMe PCIe SSD as datastore or for a passthrough operation.

You can use vSphere Client to configure the NVMe PCIe SSD. Configuring NVMe PCIe devices as

passthrough has the following limitations:

•

You will not be able to take snapshots of the Virtual Machine (VM).

•

Your VM will no longer be able to use failover features such as VMotion and Distributed Resources

Scheduler (DRS).

•

You will not be able to hot add any other device to the VM such as a USB key. To add an additional

device, first shut down the VM.

Servicing Your NVMe PCIe SSD

If you need to remove or replace your NVMe PCIe SSD, you can remove the NVMe PCIe SSD from a

system that is operational through an orderly removal process. This operation is only supported on

Windows and Linux based systems. See

Configuring NVMe PCIe SSDs In Different Operating

SSD.

Supported Operating Systems For NVMe PCIe

SSD.