Hardware Options Installation; Introduction; Drive Options; Drive Guidelines - HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen10 User Manual

Hardware options installation

This chapter provides detailed instructions on how to install hardware options.
For more information on supported options, see the product QuickSpecs on the HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen10
Server website at:
http://www.hpe.com/servers/ml350-gen10
To view the warranty for your server and supported options, see Warranty information on page 180.

Introduction

If more than one option is being installed, read the installation instructions for all the hardware options and
identify similar steps to streamline the installation process.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system
components to cool before touching them.
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to electrical components, properly ground the server before beginning any
installation procedure. Improper grounding can cause electrostatic discharge.

Drive options

Drive guidelines

Depending on the configuration, the server supports SAS, SATA, and NVMe drives.
Observe the following general guidelines:
• The system automatically sets all drive numbers.
• If only one drive is used, install it in the bay with the lowest drive number.
For drive numbering, see Drive bay numbering on page 22.
• The NVMe SSD is a PCIe bus device. Devices attached to a PCIe bus cannot be removed without
allowing the device and bus to complete and cease the signal/traffic flow.
Do not remove an NVMe SSD from the drive bay while the Do not remove LED is flashing. The Do not
remove LED flashes to indicate that the device is still in use. Removal of the NVMe SSD before the device
has completed and ceased signal/traffic flow can cause loss of data.
• Drives with the same capacity provide the greatest storage space efficiency when grouped into the same
drive array.

Drive support information

Depending on the drive cage option installed, the server supports the following drive types:
• Non-hot-plug LFF SATA drives
• Hot-plug LFF SATA or SAS drives
• Hot-plug SFF SATA or SAS drives (using the Smart Carrier)
• Hot-plug NVMe SSDs (using the Smart Carrier NVMe)
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