- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Overview
- Technical specifications
- Getting started with NVMe PCIe SSD
- Replacing and configuring hardware for NVMe PCIe SSD adapter
- Driver installation
- Downloading NVMe PCIe SSD drivers
- Installing or upgrading NVMe PCIe SSD driver for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016
- Installing or upgrading NVMe PCIe SSD driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Installing or upgrading NVMe PCIe SSD driver for VMware
- Configuring and managing your NVMe PCIe SSD adapter
- Troubleshooting
- Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology errors
- Ungraceful system shutdown or power loss
- General errors
- NVMe PCIe SSD description is truncated
- Software RAID array created by using PCIe SSDs is not detected after SLES 11 is rebooted
- NVMe PCIe SSD is not displayed in device management in operating system
- Cannot update firmware by using Dell Update Package (DUP)
- Linux fails to boot and prompts for the root password
- I/O device error on write to NVMe PCIe SSD
- NVMe PCIe SSD performance measurement not optimal
- In Windows Server, OpenManage Server Administrator does not detect PCIe NVMe devices
- System is unable to inventory or manage NVMe PCIe SSDs from HII utility
- Getting help
Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD Adapter User’s Guide
Technical specifications
- NOTE: The specifications provided are for information purposes only and do not constitute an extension of Dell's warranty for this product.
| Features | Description |
| NAND type | Multi-Level Cell (SM1715) |
| Triple-Level Cell (PM1725/PM1725a) | |
| Hot swappable | No |
| Embedded data protection enabled | Yes |
| Device write cache | Yes |
| Bootable device | No |
| Self-monitoring enabled | Yes |
| Offline data retention | Up to three months after total bytes written reaches 100% |
| General | |
| Model | SM1715 adapter |
| PM1725 adapter | |
| PM1725a adapter | |
| Device protocol | NVMe |
| NVMe standard | 1.0 (SM1715) |
| 1.1 (PM1725) | |
| 1.2 (PM1725a) | |
| Bus protocol | PCIe |
| Bus protocol version | 3.0 |
| Bus Link Width |
x4 (SM1715) x8 (PM1725/PM1725a) |
| Physical Dimensions | |
| Height | Max. 18.71 mm |
| Width | Max. 69.85 mm |
| Length | Max. 167.65 mm |
| Device Capacity | |
| Un-formatted capacity |
1.6 TB, 3.2 TB, and 6.4 TB |
| User-addressable sectors |
1.6 TB: 3,125,627,568 LBAs 3.2 TB: 6,251,233,968 LBAs 6.4 TB: 12,502,446,768 LBAs |
| Bytes per sector | 512 Bytes |
| Rated Write Endurance (TBW) for SM1715 family | 1.6 TB: 29.2 PB (10 DWPD) |
| 3.2 TB: 58.4 PB (10 DWPD) | |
| Rated Write Endurance (TBW) for PM1725 and PM1725a families | 1.6 GB: 14.6 PB (5 DWPD) |
| 3.2 TB: 29.2 PB (5 DWPD) | |
| 6.4 TB: 58.4 PB (5 DWPD) | |
| Environment | |
| Operating temperature | 0°C to 55°C |
| Shock | 1500 G/0.5 ms |
| Vibration | 10 HZ – 2000 Hz at 20 G |
| Power Requirements | |
| Active power | 25 W (FW Limit) |
| Electrical characteristics | |
| Voltage input | 3.3 V and 12 V |
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