Prepare an NVMe Storage Drive for Removal

Before You Begin

• To perform this task, the hotplug daemon must be enabled on the host.

• For a list of the virtual PCIe slots of NVMe drives as seen by the operating system, see NVMe Storage Drive Virtual PCIe Slot Designation. Note that the virtual PCIe slot name is not the same as the name on the server front panel label.

1. Log in to the Oracle Solaris host.
2. Find the NVMe drive virtual PCIe slot number. Type:

   # hotplug list –lc

   This command produces output similar to the following for each of the NVMe drives installed in the server:

   # hotplug list -lc
   Connection           State           Description
   Path                          
   -------------------------------------------------------
   pcie100              ENABLED         PCIe-Native
   /pci@0,0/pci8086,2f06@2,2/pci111d,80b5@0/pci111d,80b5@4
   pcie101              ENABLED         PCIe-Native
   /pci@0,0/pci8086,2f06@2,2/pci111d,80b5@0/pci111d,80b5@5
   pcie102              ENABLED         PCIe-Native
   /pci@0,0/pci8086,2f06@2,2/pci111d,80b5@0/pci111d,80b5@6
   pcie103              ENABLED         PCIe-Native
   /pci@0,0/pci8086,2f06@2,2/pci111d,80b5@0/pci111d,80b5@7

3. Prepare the NVMe drive for removal by powering off the drive slot.

   For example, to prepare NVMe0 for removal, type the following commands:

   # hotplug poweroff pcie100

   # hotplug list –lc

   The following output appears for the NVMe0 drive that has been unmounted:

   # hotplug list -lc
   Connection           State           Description
   Path                          
   -------------------------------------------------------
   pcie100              PRESENT         PCIe-Native
   /pci@0,0/pci8086,2f06@2,2/pci111d,80b5@0/pci111d,80b5@4
   pcie101              ENABLED         PCIe-Native
   /pci@0,0/pci8086,2f06@2,2/pci111d,80b5@0/pci111d,80b5@5
   pcie102              ENABLED         PCIe-Native
   /pci@0,0/pci8086,2f06@2,2/pci111d,80b5@0/pci111d,80b5@6
   pcie103              ENABLED         PCIe-Native
   /pci@0,0/pci8086,2f06@2,2/pci111d,80b5@0/pci111d,80b5@7

4. Verify that the blue OK to Remove indicator on the NVMe drive is lit.