Samsung SATA SSD for Dell PowerEdge Products—User's Information About This Document This document describes the features and behavior of the Samsung SM843T Series SATA SSDs, on a Dell PowerEdge server. Compatible Hardware 12th Generation Dell PowerEdge Servers The following 12th Generation Dell PowerEdge servers are currently qualified as compatible with the Samsung SM843T Series SATA SSDs: •...
PERC S300 NOTE: PERC H800 is not qualified for use with the Samsung SM843T Series SATA SSDs. NOTE: The LSI 9207 controller card is also supported by the servers listed for use with the Samsung SM843T Series SATA SSDs. NOTE: Additional Dell servers and controllers may be qualified in the future as compatible with the Samsung SM843T Series SATA SSDs.
SSD Activity Indicator Condition Pattern Steady green Drive I/O activity occurring Drive Status Indicator The drive status indicator functions the same as that of a hard drive. SSD Status Indicator Condition Pattern (RAID Only) Blinks green two Identifying drive or preparing for removal times per second Drive ready for insertion or removal NOTE: The drive status indicator remains off until all drives are initialized after the system...
Figure 2. Controller BIOS Configuration Utility OMSA Drive Information Page SMART Predictive Failure Notification Support SMART trips for actual drive errors are noted on the Physical Disks page of the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Storage subsection. If such a drive error occurs, No is displayed in the Certified column of this page.
SMART Wear Out Indicator Not Supported The Samsung SM843T Series SATA SSDs log SMART attribute E9, Media Wear Out Indicator that captures the remaining life of the SSD as a percentage. However, the OMSA Physical Disks page does not report this indicator.
Figure 4. OMSA System Alerts Page Storage Pages On the Storage section of OMSA, a yellow warning icon appears on the controller page, and the Physical Disks page. This does not indicate an issue with the drive.
Figure 5. Controller Page Physical Disks Page On the Properties tab of the physical disks page, the drive interface speed denoted as Capable Speed is displayed as 6.00 Gbps as against the actual speed of 3.00 Gbps. This will be corrected in a future maintenance firmware update.
Using System Diagnostics If you experience a problem with your system, run the system diagnostics before contacting Dell for technical assistance. The purpose of running system diagnostics is to test your system hardware without requiring additional equipment or risking data loss. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, service and support personnel can use the diagnostics results to help you solve the problem.
The ePSA Pre-boot System Assessment window is displayed, listing all devices detected in the system. The diagnostics starts executing the tests on all the detected devices. System Diagnostic Controls Menu Description Configuration Displays the configuration and status information of all detected devices. Results Displays the results of all tests that are executed.
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