Hot-plug hard drive options, Installing a hot-plug sas or sata hard drive – HP ProLiant DL380 Server User Manual

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7.

Install the DIMM.

8.

Install the access panel (on page

23

).

9.

Install the server into the rack ("

Installing the server into the rack

" on page

35

).

10.

Connect each power cord to the server.

11.

Connect each power cord to the power source.

12.

Power up the server (on page

21

).

Use RBSU ("

HP ROM-Based Setup Utility

" on page

94

) to configure the memory mode.

For more information about LEDs and troubleshooting failed DIMMs, see "Systems Insight Display LED
combinations (on page

11

)."

Hot-plug hard drive options

When adding hard drives to the server, observe the following general guidelines:

The system automatically sets all device numbers.

If only one hard drive is used, install it in the bay with the lowest device number.

Drives should be the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space efficiency when drives are

grouped together into the same drive array.

Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive

The server can support 8 SAS or SATA hard drives in a SFF or LFF configuration, or 16 drives in a SFF
configuration with the optional hard drive cage ("

Hard drive cage option

" on page

68

).

To install the component:

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