Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA drive

WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from electric shock, do not install more than one drive carrier at a time.

The server can support up to 24 drives in an LFF configuration and up to 48 drives in an SFF configuration.

To install the component:

Procedure

Do one of the following:
- For tower models, open and remove the tower bezel.
- For rack models, if installed, remove the security bezel.
Remove the drive blank.
Prepare the drive.
Install the drive.
Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions.
Do one of the following:
- For tower models, install the tower bezel.
- For rack models, if removed, install the security bezel.

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