Storage Controller Option Population Guidelines; Installing The Storage Controller And Fbwc Module Options - HP Apollo 4200 Gen9 User Manual

CAUTION:
To prevent a server malfunction or damage to the equipment, do not add or remove the battery pack
while an array capacity expansion, RAID level migration, or stripe size migration is in progress.
CAUTION:
After the server is powered down, wait for 30 seconds, and then check the amber LED before
unplugging the cable from the cache module. If the amber LED flashes after 30 seconds, do not remove
the cable from the cache module. The cache module is backing up data. Data will be lost if the cable is
detached when the amber LED is still flashing.

Storage controller option population guidelines

To maintain optimal thermal conditions when installing a P-series Smart Array Controller or a Smart HBA
option, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends the following population guidelines:
Expansion slot
Slot 1 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) low-
profile, standup
Slot 2 PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1)
low-profile, standup
Riser slot 3 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1)
full-height, half-length
Riser slot 4 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1)
full-height, half-length
Slot 5 PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1)
low-profile, standup
Slot 6 PCIe3 x8 (8, 4, 1) low-
profile, standup
Slot 7 PCIe3 x16 (16, 8, 4, 1)
low-profile, standup
* When an H240 HBA or a P440 Smart Array Controller is installed in PCIe3 expansion slot 5, 6 or 7, a rear
drive cage must be installed.

Installing the storage controller and FBWC module options

This section only covers the installation of a storage controller board option for the front drive cage 2. The
front drive cage 1 is always connected to port 2 of the onboard Flexible Smart Array P840ar Controller.
In this server, Smart HBA option installation is only for external connectivity to tape drives, shared storage,
and external JBODs. See the option documentation for external storage cabling information.
Procedure
1. Power down the server.
2. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Remove the server from the rack.
4. Remove the access panel.
5. Remove the air baffle.
100 Storage controller option population guidelines
H240 H241
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes* Yes
Yes* Yes
Yes* Yes
P440 P441
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes* Yes
Yes* Yes
Yes* Yes
P841
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