For service, the Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card contains updatable flash ROM for storing the BIOS and firmware, as well as NVRAM for storing nonvolatile configuration data. Use Oracle Hardware Management Pack to monitor and service the Oracle F160 Flash Card. You can also use Oracle Hardware Management Pack for troubleshooting. See Servicing the Oracle F160 Flash Card Using Oracle Hardware Management Pack.
In addition, you can monitor Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card health and flash media drive life through card bracket status indicators. The Oracle F160 Flash Card has four status indicators on the card bracket to indicate activity, drive health, and status. See Status Indicators.
The Oracle Flash Accelerator F160 PCIe Card requires no periodic maintenance. For data protection, the Oracle F160 Flash Card is designed with energy storage components to complete buffered writes to the persistent flash storage in case of a sudden power loss. These energy storage components are designed for the life of the Oracle F160 Flash Card and do not require periodic maintenance.