Energy Pack Options; Hpe Smart Storage Battery - HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 User Manual

Energy pack options

Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers two centralized backup power source options to back up write cache content on P-class
Smart Array controllers in case of an unplanned server power outage.

HPE Smart Storage Battery

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• HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor
IMPORTANT: The HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor is only supported on Gen10 and later servers that support
the 96W HPE Smart Storage Battery.
One energy pack option can support multiple devices. An energy pack option is required for P-class Smart Array controllers.
Once installed, the status of the energy pack displays in HPE iLO. For more information, see the HPE iLO user guide on the
Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (https://www.hpe.com/support/ilo-docs).
HPE Smart Storage Battery
The HPE Smart Storage Battery supports the following devices:
• HPE Smart Array SR controllers
• HPE Smart Array MR controllers
• NVDIMMs
IMPORTANT: To support NVDIMMs, the HPE Smart Storage Battery must be installed.
A single 96W battery can support up to 24 devices.
After the battery is installed, it might take up to two hours to charge. Controller features requiring backup power are not re-
enabled until the battery is capable of supporting the backup power.
This server supports the 96W HPE Smart Storage Battery with the 145mm cable.
Installing a Smart Storage Battery
Prerequisites
Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have the following items available:
The components included with the hardware option kit
NOTE: System ROM and firmware messages might display "energy pack" in place of "Smart Storage Battery." Energy pack
refers to both HPE Smart Storage batteries and HPE Smart Storage Hybrid capacitors.
Procedure
1. Power down the server .
2. Do one of the following:
• Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
• Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Do one of the following:
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