Installing a standup PCIe plug-in Smart Array controller (type-p)

Prerequisites

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

  • Smart Array standup controller option kit

  • If you are installing a Smart Array P-class type-p Gen10 controller, an energy pack option is required.

  • T-15 Torx screwdriver

Before you perform this procedure, perform the following steps:

  1. Back up data on the system.

  2. Close all applications.

  3. Update the server firmware if it is not the latest revision.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • If the new Smart Array is the new boot device, install the device drivers.

    • If the new Smart Array is not the new boot device, go to the next step.

  5. Ensure that users are logged off and that all tasks are completed on the server.

CAUTION: In systems that use external data storage, be sure that the server is the first unit to be powered down and the last to be powered back up. Taking this precaution ensures that the system does not erroneously mark the drives as failed when the server is powered up.
Procedure
  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. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
  4. Do one of the following:
  5. Remove the access panel.
  6. Remove the PCI air baffle.
  7. Remove the system air baffle.
  8. If you are installing a Smart Array P-class type-p Gen10 controller, install an energy pack now.
  9. Remove the PCI slot blank:
    1. Open the PCI slot retainer.

      Removing the PCIe slot cover retainer and slot blank
    2. Remove the PCI slot blank.

      Removing the PCI slo blank
  10. Install the standup storage controller.

    Installing a storage controller

    Make sure that the controller board is firmly seated in the slot.

  11. Close the PCI slot retainer.

    Closing the PCI slot retainer
  12. Cable the controller.
  13. To enable HPE Smart Array SR SmartCache in a Smart Array P-class type-p Gen10 controller, connect the storage controller backup power cable.

    SmartCache and CacheCade enable solid-state drives to be used as caching devices for hard drive media. These features accelerate access to frequently used data by caching hot data from the hard drives onto the solid-state drives.

  14. Install the system air baffle.
  15. Install the PCI air baffle.
  16. Install the access panel.
  17. Do one of the following:
  18. Connect all peripheral cables to the server.
  19. Connect each power cord to the server.
  20. Connect each power cord to the power source.
  21. Configuring an HPE Smart Array Gen10 controller.

The installation is complete.