--- title: "ssd activate" slug: "ssd-activate" tags: ["5.5"] updated: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z published: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/ssd-activate" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vastdata.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # ssd activate This command activates an SSD. ## Usage ```plaintext ssd activate --id ID ``` ## Required Parameters | `--id ID` | Specify the SSD ID. To list SSD IDs, use the [ssd list](/docs-5-5/docs/ssd-list) command. | | --- | --- | ## Example This example shows activation of SSD 2: ```plaintext vcli: admin> ssd activate --id 2 ```