Installing an LFF hot-plug drive

CAUTION:

To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the rack unless all device bays are populated with either a component or a blank.

Prerequisites
Before you perform this procedure:
Procedure
  1. Open the front bezel.
  2. Remove the drive blank.

    Removing the LFF drive blank
  3. Prepare the drive.

    Preparing the LFF drive for installation
  4. Install the drive.

    Installing the LFF drive
  5. If the drive is installed in an empty drive cage after the initial system boot, reboot the system to maintain optimal ventilation.
  6. Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions.
  7. Close the front bezel.

The installation is complete.

To configure arrays, see the HPE Smart Array SR Gen10 Configuration Guide at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website.