Physical Device Properties
The following table lists the physical device properties for PCIe-SSD.
Properties | Description |
Name | Displays the name of the PCIe-SSD. The name comprises the bay ID and the slot in which the PCIe-SSD is installed. |
State | Displays the health state of the PCIe-SSD. |
Bus Protocol | Displays the technology that the PCIe-SSD is using. |
Media | Displays the media type of the physical disk. |
Device Life Status | Displays the life status of the PCIe-SSD. The device life status is determined by the following attributes: Percent Lifetime Used — This attribute is determined by the elapsed time since the start of use (up to three years) or percentage of total bytes written (TBW). Write Protect Progress — This attribute is determined by the reduction in number of available spare sectors. If the available spare sectors is less than 10 percent of the original pool, the drive enters read-only mode. Possible values for the device life status are: Drive Health Good — The drive is used within the TBW specification. The drive health is good as sufficient spare blocks are available. The drive health status is good if the values for percent lifetime used and write protect progress is less than 100 percent. Approaching Warranty Coverage Expiry — The drive is reaching the specified TBW, indicating that it is close to the end of warranty coverage. However, the drive will be functional as the number of spare blocks available are still above the threshold for entering the read-only mode. The drive approaches the warranty coverage expiry if the value for percent lifetime used is greater than or equal to 90 percent and that for write protect progress is less than the threshold value, which is 90 percent. Warranty Coverage Expired — The drive has reached the TBW threshold and met the life expectancy specification. The drive is functional as the number of spare blocks available are still above the threshold for entering the read-only mode. But, the specified data retention period (amount of time that data can be read from the drive after TBW is reached) drops, if TBW specification is exceeded and the warranty for the drive expires. The warranty coverage for the drive expires if the value for percent lifetime used is equal to 100 percent and that for write protect progress is less than 100 percent. Approaching Read Only — The drive is running out of spare sectors and is reaching the read-only mode. However, the health status of the drive is good and data retention is unaffected. The drive is stated to be approaching the read-only mode if the value for percent lifetime used is less than 100 percent and that for write protect progress is greater than or equal to 90 percent. Read Only — The drive is in read-only mode. Users must save open files, if any, to another device and replace or remove the device. If this scenario occurs within three years of the device installation, this failure is covered under warranty. The drive is in read-only mode if the value for percent lifetime used is less than 100 percent and that for write protect progress is equal to 90 percent. |
Driver Version | Displays the version of the driver that is installed on the PCIe-SSD sub-system. |
Device Life Remaining | Displays the warranted wear out level of the PCIe-SSD (in percentage). |
Revision | Displays the available firmware version on the PCIe-SSD. |
Model Number | Displays the Piece Part Identification (PPID) of the PCIe-SSD. |
Capacity | Displays the capacity of the device. |
Vendor ID | Displays the hardware vendor of the device. |
Product ID | Displays the product ID of the device. |
Serial No. | Displays the serial number of the device. |
Negotiated Speed | Displays the speed of data transfer that the device negotiated during initial communication. The negotiated speed depends on the speed of the device, the capable speed of the PCIe extender card, and the current speed of the PCIe extender card on that connector. |
Capable Speed | Displays the highest possible speed at which the device can transfer data. |
Fluid Cache Pool Member | Indicates whether the PCIe-SSD is a part of a Fluid Cache pool or not. |