Installing a hot-plug drive in the rear drive cage

CAUTION: Do not operate the server with any of the rear drive bays empty. To maintain proper airflow and sufficient cooling in the rear drive cage, all drive bays in this cage should have a drive or a drive blank. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends installing at least one drive in the rear drive cage before operating the server.
  1. Access the product rear panel.
  2. Remove the drive blank:
    • LFF drive blank
      Remove the drive blank
    • SFF drive blank
      Remove the drive blank
  3. Open the drive release lever:
    • LFF drive: Press the latch to open the release lever.
      Open the drive release lever
    • SFF drive: Press the Do Not Remove button to open the release lever.
      Open the drive release lever
  4. Install the drive:

    • LFF drive

      Install the drive

    • SFF drive

      Install the drive
  5. Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions.

To configure arrays, see the HPE Smart Storage Administrator User Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.