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Controller BIOS Configuration Utility Behavior, OMSA Drive Information - removable storage

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SSD Drive Status Indicator Pattern (RAID Only) Condition NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are initialized after the system is turned on. Drives are not ready for insertion or removal during this time. Blinks green and off Blinks green slowly Steady green Blinks green three seconds and off six seconds Predicted drive failure Drive rebuilding Drive online Rebuild aborted Controller BIOS Configuration Utility Behavior The BIOS Configuration Utility is a storage management application embedded on PowerEdge Raid Controller (PERC) cards that configures and maintains RAID disk groups and virtual disks. (For more information on the utility, see the Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller User's Guide.) The utility's Physical Disk Management screen displays physical disk information and action menus. On the right side of the screen, the SSD's Certified field will be set to "No." This is normal behavior and does not indicate an issue with the drive. Figure 2. Controller BIOS configuration utility OMSA Drive Information Page SMART Predictive Failure Notification Support SMART trips for actual drive errors will be noted on the Physical Disks page of the OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Storage subsection. If such an error occurs, "Yes" will be displayed in the Failure Predicted column of this page. 7

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SSD Drive Status
Indicator Pattern
(RAID Only)
Condition
NOTE:
The drive status indicator remains off until all hard drives are initialized after the
system is turned on. Drives are not ready for insertion or removal during this time.
Blinks green and off
Predicted drive failure
Blinks green slowly
Drive rebuilding
Steady green
Drive online
Blinks green three
seconds and off six
seconds
Rebuild aborted
Controller BIOS Configuration Utility Behavior
The BIOS Configuration Utility is a storage management application embedded on PowerEdge Raid Controller (PERC)
cards that configures and maintains RAID disk groups and virtual disks. (For more information on the utility, see the Dell
PowerEdge RAID Controller User’s Guide.)
The utility's
Physical Disk Management
screen displays physical disk information and action menus. On the right side of
the screen, the SSD's
Certified
field will be set to “No.” This is normal behavior and does not indicate an issue with the
drive.
Figure 2. Controller BIOS configuration utility
OMSA Drive Information Page
SMART Predictive Failure Notification Support
SMART trips for actual drive errors will be noted on the
Physical Disks
page of the OpenManage Server Administrator
(OMSA)
Storage
subsection. If such an error occurs, “Yes” will be displayed in the
Failure Predicted
column of this
page.
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