Installing the HPE NS204i-p NVMe OS Boot Device option

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment, remove power from the server by removing the power cord. The front panel Power On/Standby button does not shut off system power. Portions of the power supply and some internal circuitry remain active until AC power is removed.
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all PCI slots have either an expansion slot cover or an expansion board installed.
Prerequisites

Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have the following items available:

  • The components included with the hardware option kit

  • T-10 Torx screwdriver

Before beginning installation, ensure that the server is updated with the latest operating system firmware and drivers.

Procedure

Installing drives onto the boot device

  1. Remove the liner from the thermal interface pad.
    Installing the M.2 SSD drive onto the boot controller
  2. Install the drives.
    Installing the M.2 SSD drive onto the boot controller

Installing the boot device

  1. Power down the server.
  2. Remove all power:
    1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
    2. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
  3. Do one of the following:
  4. Remove the access panel (Removing the access panel).
    CAUTION: Do not operate the server for long periods with the access panel open or removed. Operating the server in this manner results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal damage.

  5. Remove the riser cage (Removing a PCIe riser cage).
  6. Select any available PCIe expansion slot that is x8 physical size and x4 electrical.
  7. Remove the expansion slot blank from the riser cage.

    The primary PCIe riser cage is shown.

    Removing the air baffle
  8. Install the boot device.
    Removing the air baffle
  9. Install the riser cage.
  10. Install the access panel (Installing the access panel).
  11. Install the server into the rack (Installing the server into the rack).
  12. Connect each power cord to the server.
  13. Connect each power cord to the power source.
  14. Power up the server.

Deploying an operating system

  1. Deploy a supported operating system to the boot device drive.

    For more information, see the product QuickSpecs (https://www.hpe.com/info/qs).

    After the OS installation completes, the system automatically copies the operating system to the second, mirrored drive on the boot device.

  2. Proceed with normal system setup and operation.