Energy Pack Options; Hpe Smart Storage Battery; Installing A Smart Storage Battery - HPE ProLiant DL388 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.
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HPE Smart Storage Battery

• 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 (http://www.hpe.com/support/ilo-
docs).
HPE Smart Storage Battery
The HPE Smart Storage Battery supports the following devices:
• HPE Smart Storage SR controllers
• HPE Smart Storage 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
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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