PowerEdge: Samsung PM9D3a and PM9D5a NVMe SSDs Do Not Support SPDM

Summary: Samsung PM9D3a and PM9D5a NVMe SSDs used in PowerEdge servers lack support for the Security Protocol and Data Model (SPDM), causing SPDM‑related features to fail.

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Symptoms

The following Samsung PM9D3a and PM9D5a NVMe SSD Part Numbers do not support SPDM in PowerEdge servers.

 

Dell Part Number  Capacity Model ID / Model String Form Factor MFPN PCI ID
3J4FH 1.92TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D3a RI E3.S 1.92TB E3.S MZ3L61T9HFLT-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_234D1028&REV_00
DC30V 3.84TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D3a RI E3.S 3.84TB E3.S MZ3L63T8HFLT-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_234E1028&REV_00
XPTYJ 7.68TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D3a RI E3.S 7.68TB E3.S MZ3L67T6HBLC-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_234F1028&REV_00
NF1X4 15.36TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D3a RI E3.S 15.36TB E3.S MZ3L615THBLF-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23501028&REV_00
C88Y4 1.6TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D5a MU E3.S 1.6TB E3.S MZ3L61T6HFLT-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23591028&REV_00
TYRVN 3.2TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D5a MU E3.S 3.2TB E3.S MZ3L63T2HFLT-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_235A1028&REV_00
47MR6 6.4TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D5a MU E3.S 6.4TB E3.S MZ3L66T4HBLC-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_235B1028&REV_00
71Y2J 960GB Dell DC NVMe PM9D3a RI U.2 960GB U.2 MZWL6960HFJA-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23411028&REV_00
9MNPJ 1.92TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D3a RI U.2 1.92TB U.2 MZWL61T9HFLT-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23421028&REV_00
2H60T 3.84TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D3a RI U.2 3.84TB U.2 MZWL63T8HFLT-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23431028&REV_00
VYT6X 7.68TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D3a RI U.2 7.68TB U.2 MZWL67T6HBLC-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23441028&REV_00
H4N87 15.36TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D3a RI U.2 15.36TB U.2 MZWL615THBLF-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23451028&REV_00
53M2M 800GB Dell DC NVMe PM9D5a MU U.2 800GB U.2 MZWL6800HFJA-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23551028&REV_00
2M4HN 1.6TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D5a MU U.2 1.6TB U.2 MZWL61T6HFLT-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23561028&REV_00
85GHX 3.2TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D5a MU U.2 3.2TB U.2 MZWL63T2HFLT-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23571028&REV_00
D68YV 6.4TB Dell DC NVMe PM9D5a MU U.2 6.4TB U.2 MZWL66T4HBLC-00AD3 PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900&SUBSYS_23581028&REV_00

 

Cause

Due to limitations the listed drives cannot support SPDM. 

Resolution

There are no plans for the listed drives to support SPDM. 

Affected Products

Dell EMC XC Core XC6520, OEMR XL R670, OEMR XL R770, OEMR R360, OEMR XE R360, OEMR R650, OEMR R650xs, OEMR R6515, OEMR R6525, OEMR R660, OEMR XL R660, OEMR R660xs, OEMR R6615, OEMR R6625, OEMR R750xa, OEMR R750xs, OEMR R7515, OEMR R7525, OEMR R760 , OEMR R760xa, OEMR R760XD2, OEMR XL R760, OEMR R760xs, OEMR R7615, OEMR R7625, OEMR R860, OEMR R960, OEMR T360, OEMR T550, OEMR T560, OEMR XL R660xs, OEMR XL R6615, OEMR XL R6625, OEMR XL R6715, OEMR XL R6725, OEMR XL R760xs, OEMR XL R7615, OEMR XL R7625, OEMR XL R7715, OEMR XL R7725, OEMR XR12, OEMR XR5610, OEMR XR7620, PowerEdge C6400, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6600, PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge C6620, PowerEdge MX760c, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R670, PowerEdge R6715, PowerEdge R6725, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R770, PowerEdge R770AP, PowerEdge R7715, PowerEdge R7725, PowerEdge R7725xd, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge XE7740, PowerEdge XE7745, PowerEdge XE8640, PowerEdge XE8712, PowerEdge XE9680, PowerEdge XE9680L, PowerEdge XE9685L, PowerEdge XE9780, PowerEdge XE9780L, PowerEdge XE9780LAP, PowerEdge XE9785, PowerEdge XE9785L, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR5610, PowerEdge XR7620, PowerFlex appliance R650, PowerFlex appliance R6525, PowerFlex appliance R660, PowerFlex appliance R6625, Powerflex appliance R750, PowerFlex appliance R760, PowerFlex appliance R7625, PowerFlex appliance R860, PowerFlex custom node R650, PowerFlex custom node R6525, PowerFlex custom node R660, PowerFlex custom node R6625, PowerFlex custom node R750, PowerFlex custom node R760, PowerFlex custom node R7625, PowerFlex custom node R860, Dell vSAN Ready Node MX760c, Dell EMC vSAN R650 Ready Node, Dell EMC vSAN R6515 Ready Node, vSAN Ready Node R660, Dell vSAN R6615 Ready Node, Dell vSAN R670 Ready Node, Dell vSAN R6715 Ready Node, Dell EMC vSAN R750 Ready Node, Dell EMC vSAN R7515 Ready Node, Dell EMC vSAN R760 Ready Node, Dell vSAN R7615 Ready Node, Dell vSAN Ready Node R7625, Dell vSAN R770 Ready Node, Dell vSAN R7715 Ready Node, Dell vSAN R7725 Ready Node, PowerFlex appliance R7525 ...
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Article Number: 000459691
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 07 May 2026
Version:  1
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