Hardware options installation 56
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Drives should be the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space efficiency when drives are
grouped together into the same drive array.
Installing a hot-plug SAS or SATA hard drive
The server can support 8 SAS or SATA hard drives in a SFF or LFF configuration, or 16 drives in a SFF
configuration with the optional hard drive cage ("
Hard drive cage option
" on page
77
).
To install the component:
1.
Remove the drive blank.
2.
Prepare the drive.
3.
Install the drive.
4.
Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions (on page
19
).
Summary of Contents for ProLiant DL380p Gen8
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Page 47: ...Hardware options installation 47 14 Install the heatsink 15 Remove the two fan blanks ...
Page 92: ...Cabling 92 LFF hard drive cabling Optical drive cabling ...
Page 93: ...Cabling 93 FBWC cabling 8 or 16 drive SFF 8 drive LFF ...
Page 98: ...Cabling 98 Connect the cable as indicated ...
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