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Intel Solid-State Drive Data Center Tool 2.3.1

The Intel SSD DCT is a drive management tool for Intel SSD Data Center Family of products, providing the following key features for both Intel SATA and Intel PCIe drives.

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Features:
  • Detecting Intel SSD Data Center PCIe® NVMe and SATA devices attached to a host system
  • Parsing a drive's Identify Device information
  • Parsing a drive's SMART (Self-Monitoring and Reporting Technology) information
  • Resizing the SSD's usable storage capacity by changing its maximum LBA setting
  • Updating SSD firmware:
  • The tool carries a firmware payload for all supported drives
  • When drive information is displayed, the tool will indicate if a new firmware release is available
  • The tool does not update firmware on Engineering Sample (ES) drives
  • Calculating drive life expectancy (Endurance Analyzer feature)
  • Enable/Disable Latency Tracking
  • Parsing read and write commands Latency Tracking logs
  • Read and/or modify the SM Bus Address for PCIe® NVMe™ family drives
  • The DCT features a Command Line Interface (CLI) for both Windows* and Linux*.
  • The DCT User Guide is included in both of the downloadable ZIP files, one for Microsoft Windows and one for Linux, along with a copy of the software license.
  • Setting the Power Governor Mode (vendor unique feature). Three Modes are supported:
    • 0: 25-watts for PCIe® NVMe™ devices; 40W for PCIe® NVMe™ x8 devices; Unconstrained for SATA devices.
    • 1: 20-watts for PCIe® NVMe™ devices; 35W for PCIe® NVMe™ x8 devices; Typical (7-watts) for SATA devices
    • 2: 10-watts for PCIe® NVMe™ devices; 25W for PCIe® NVMe™ x8 devices; Low (5-watts) for SATA devices.

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