Installing an SFF hot-plug drive

CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.
Procedure
  1. Remove the front bezel.
  2. Remove the drive blank.

    Removing the drive blank
  3. Prepare the drive.

    Preparing the drive
  4. Install the SFF drive.

    Installing the SFF drive
  5. If the drive is installed in an empty drive cage after the initial system boot, reboot the system to maintain optimal ventilation.
  6. Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions.
  7. Install the front bezel.
The installation is complete.

To configure arrays, see the HPE Smart Array SR Gen10 Configuration Guide at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.