Installing the SFF flash adapter option
CAUTION:
To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the compute module or the enclosure
unless all drive and device bays are populated with either a component or a blank.
Prequisites
The SFF flash adapter option is supported when any of the following components are installed:
•
HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller
•
HPE Smart Array P240nr Controller
•
HPE H240nr Host Bus Adapter
•
HPE Smart Array P542D Controller (with HPE Synergy 480 Gen9 compute module backplane installed)
To install the component:
Procedure
1. Remove the drive blank.
2. Install the uFF drives in the SFF flash adapter.
3. Install the SFF flash adapter by pushing firmly near the left-side adapter ejection handle until the latching
spring engages in the drive bay.
Installing the controller option
For more information about supported options, see the product QuickSpecs on the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website.
CAUTION:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends performing a complete backup of all compute module data
before performing a controller or adapter installation or removal.
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Installing the SFF flash adapter option