Supermicro SuperServer 1029GQ-TRT - RAID Status Indications; Hot Swap NVMe SSDs

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SuperServer 1029GQ-T(N/X/V)RT User's Manual
F.4 Hot Swap Drives
Intel VMD enables hot-plug and hot-unplug for NVMe SSDs, whether from Intel or other
manufacturers. Under vSphere ESXi, several steps are necessary to avoid potential stability
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Hot-unplug
1. Prevent devices from being re-detected during rescan:
esxcli storage core claiming autoclaim --enabled=false
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4. Physically remove the device.
Hot-plug
• Physically install the device.
ESXi will automatically discover NVMe SSDs, but a manual scan may be required in some
cases.
Related Information Links
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2151404
 https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc/
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 https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc/
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F.3 Status Indications
An LED indicator on the drive carrier shows the RAID status of the drive.
Drive Carrier Status LED Indicator
Status State (red)
Normal function 󰀨
Locating 4 Hz blink
Fault Solid on
Rebuilding 1 Hz Blink
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