◦ They must be either all hard drives or all solid-state drives.
◦ Drives should be the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space eiciency when drives are grouped
together into the same drive array.
• The system automatically sets all device numbers.
Installing an LFF drive
To add internal data storage to the server, install one or more LFF drives in the drive bays.
Procedure
1. Power down the server.
2. Disconnect the power cord from the AC source, and then from the server.
3. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
4.
Remove the front bezel.
5.
Install the LFF drive.
6.
Install the front bezel.
7.
Connect all peripheral cables to the server.
8.
Connect the power cord to the server power jack, and then to the AC source.
9.
Power up the server.
10.
Determine the status of the server drives from the
drive LED definitions.
11.
To configure drive arrays, do one of the following:
• If the drives are connected to the onboard LFF/SFF drive SATA port, use the Marvell Storage Utility or the
Marvell BIOS Utility.
• If the drives are connected to a Smart Array storage controller board, use the
HPE Smart Storage
Administrator.
Install the LFF drive
The LFF drives supported in this server do not require a drive caddy or a drive carrier to install.
You only have to use the
drive mounting screws on the chassis.
Prerequisites
Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have the following items available:
• T-15 Torx screwdriver
• LFF drive option
Procedure
1. Remove four drive screws from the front panel.
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