HPE Smart Array P204i SR Gen10 Controller option

When the HPE Smart Array P204i SR Gen10 Controller is installed, this server blade supports the following options:

  • Up to two SAS or SATA SSDs

  • Up to two SAS or SATA hard drives

  • Up to two SFF Flash Adapters (up to 4 uFF drives)

Prerequisites

To support this storage controller, the SAS/SATA backplane is installed on the server blade. For server blades that support NVMe drives, an NVMe backplane is installed and an NVMe passthrough board will be installed in this location.

Procedure
  1. Back up all server blade data.
  2. Power down the server blade.
  3. Remove the server blade.
  4. Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
  5. Remove the access panel.
  6. Remove the direct connect SATA cable, if installed (Remove the direct connect SATA cable).
  7. Prepare the storage controller for installation.
    Preparing the storage controller for installation
  8. Align the storage controller with the alignment pins and lower it onto the connector.
    Installing the storage controller
  9. Close the storage controller handle to seat the storage controller on the connector.
    Seating the storage controller
  10. Install the access panel.
  11. Install the server blade.
  12. Power up the server blade.