Users Guide

○ From the drop-down menu, select the type of reboot:
▪ No Reboot (Manually Reboot System)
▪ Graceful Shutdown
▪ Force Shutdown
▪ Power Cycle System (cold boot)
NOTE: For PERC 8 or earlier controllers, Graceful Shutdown is the default option. For PERC 9 controllers, No
Reboot (Manually Reboot System) is the default option.
5. Click Apply.
If the job is not created, a message indicating that the job creation was not successful is displayed. Also, the message ID and the
recommended response action is displayed.
If the job is created successfully, a message indicating that the job ID is created for the selected controller is displayed. Click Job
Queue to view the progress of the job in the Job Queue page.
If pending operation is not created, an error message is displayed. If pending operation is successful and job creation is not successful,
then an error message is displayed.
Erasing PCIe SSD device data using RACADM
To securely erase a PCIe SSD device:
racadm storage secureerase:<PCIeSSD FQDD>
To create the target job after executing the secureerase command:
racadm jobqueue create <PCIe SSD FQDD> -s TIME_NOW -e <start_time>
To query the job ID returned:
racadm jobqueue view -i <job ID>
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Managing enclosures or backplanes
You can perform the following for enclosures or backplanes:
• View properties
• Configure universal mode or split mode
• View slot information (universal or shared)
• Set SGPIO mode
Related concepts
Summary of supported features for storage devices on page 188
Supported enclosures on page 187
Configuring backplane mode on page 209
Viewing universal slots on page 212
Setting SGPIO mode on page 212
Configuring backplane mode
The Dell 13
th
generation PowerEdge servers supports a new internal storage topology, where two storage controllers (PERCs) can be
connected to a set of internal drives through a single expander. This configuration is used for high performance mode with no failover or
High Availability (HA) functionality. The expander splits the internal drive array between the two storage controllers. In this mode, virtual
disk creation only displays the drives connected to a particular controller. There are no licensing requirements for this feature. This feature
is supported only on a few systems.
Backplane supports the following modes:
Managing storage devices
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