7.5.6 Removing 2.5-inch PCIe SSD modules
Customer Replaceable
Unit (CRU)
Hardware: 5 minutes
Tools: tool-less
This procedure is valid, if the PCIe SSD module is controlled by an
onboard controller or by a Retimer card. For more information, see the
"NVMe User Guide".
If the PCIe SSD module is controlled by a RAID controller of the PRAID
EP5x0i family, the PCIe SSD module can be installed during operation
(hot-plug), see "Removing 2.5-inch HDD/SSD modules" on page
175.
Preliminary steps
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Identify the physical location of the PCIe SSD module, see "Overview of
configurations" on page 167
and the "NVMe User Guide".
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Prepare the removing of the PCIe SSD module, see the "NVMe User
Guide".
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Depending on your OS (see the "NVMe User Guide"): "Shutting down the
server" on page 45.
Hard disk drive (HDD) / solid state disk (SSD)
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