Drive Blank; Hot-Plug Drive - HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 Maintenance And Service Manual

Remove the PCIe riser board.
8.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.

Drive blank

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.
To remove the component:
Remove the drive blank.
1.
To replace the blank, slide the blank into the bay until it locks into place.

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.
To remove the component:
Back up all server data on the drive.
1.
Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions
2.
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