Installing A Hot-Plug Hard Drive - HP ProLiant DL585 User Manual

When adding hard drives to the server, observe the following general guidelines:
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The system automatically sets all device numbers.
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If only one hard drive is used, install it in the bay with the lowest device number.
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Hard drives must be SFF types.
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Drives should be the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space efficiency when drives are
grouped together into the same drive array.
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The server supports up to eight SAS or SATA hot-plug hard drives.

Installing a hot-plug hard drive

CAUTION:
all bays are populated with either a component or a blank.
Prepare the hard drive.
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Install the hard drive into the server. Be sure that the hard drive seats firmly into the connector in the
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back of the drive cage.
To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless
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