Drive numbering – HP ProLiant DL388e Gen8 Server User Manual
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Component identification 15
administrators is to restart the system. Resetting the system erases any information which could support
problem analysis, but the NMI feature preserves that information by performing a memory dump before a
system reset.
To force the system to invoke the NMI handler and generate a crash dump log, do one of the following:
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Use the iLO Virtual NMI feature.
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Short the NMI header ("
" on page
For more information, see the HP website
Drive numbering
In an 8-bay drive cage, when only one SATA cable is connected, the server can only support a 4-drive
configuration. In this configuration, drive bays 1 through 4 are populated, while drive bays 5 through 8 have
drive blanks.
When the two-port SATA cable option ("
" on page
) is connected, the server
supports a 6-drive configuration. In this configuration, drive bays 1 through 6 are populated, while drive
bays 7 and 8 have drive blanks.
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8-bay SFF drive model
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8-bay LFF drive model
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8+8-bay SFF drive model