Drive Options - HPE ProLiant ML150 Gen9 User Manual

Power up the server (on page 17).
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Install and lock the tower bezel
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Drive options

When adding drives to the server, observe the following general guidelines:
If installing a drive in a server that previously has no drive installed, reboot the server after the new drive
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installation. This action enables the drive thermal protection feature. This feature applies to all drives
supported in this server.
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The system automatically sets all device numbers.
If only one drive is used, install it in the bay with the lowest device number.
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Drives must be the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space efficiency when drives are
grouped together into the same drive array.
Installing a 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 install the component:
Remove the drive blank.
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Prepare the drive.
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("Install the tower bezel" on page 18).
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