5.4.1 Manage NVMe Drives from Controller Level

You can add one or more devices by configuring the drive with the proper label, update the label of the configured drive as needed and also remove them by unconfiguring the drive.

Note: Only the configured drives that are not part of an array can be unconfigured.

To configure NVMe drives at the controller level:

In Enterprise View, select a controller.
On the ribbon, in the Physical Device group, click Set Properties ribbon icon.
The Set Properties window opens. The Manage NVMe Drives tab is selected, by default.
Select Configure option from Operation Type drop-down list.
Select the checkboxes to configure and add the drives. Provide a label in ASCII format that does not include spaces and has a maximum of eight characters. This label is further used to identify each NVMe drive.
Click OK.
The checked drives will get added.

To unconfigure NVMe drives at the controller level:

In Enterprise View, select a controller.
On the ribbon, in the Physical Device group, click Set Properties ribbon icon.
The Set Properties window opens. The Manage NVMe Drives tab is selected, by default.
Select Unconfigure option from Operation Type drop-down list.
Select the checkbox to unconfigure the drive that has to be removed.
Click OK.
The checked drives will get removed.

To update the label of the NVMe drives at controller level:

In Enterprise View, select a controller.
On the ribbon, in the Physical Device group, click Set Properties ribbon icon.
The Set Properties window opens. The Manage NVMe Drives tab is selected, by default.
Select Update Label option from Operation Type drop-down list.
Select the checkbox corresponding to the drive whose label needs to be modified. Provide a label in ASCII format that does not include spaces and has a maximum of eight characters. This label is further used to identify each NVMe drive.
Click OK.
The label will get updated for the selected drivers.