HPE ProLiant DL180, User Manual

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Drive options
Drive guidelines
Depending on the configuration, the server supports SAS, SATA, and NVMe drives.
Observe the following general guidelines:
• The system automatically sets all drive numbers.
• If only one drive is used, install it in the bay with the lowest drive number.
For drive numbering, see Drive bay numbering on page 29.
• The NVMe SSD is a PCIe bus device. Devices attached to a PCIe bus cannot be removed without
allowing the device and bus to complete and cease the signal/traffic flow.
Do not remove an NVMe SSD from the drive bay while the Do not remove LED is flashing. The Do not
remove LED flashes to indicate that the device is still in use. Removal of the NVMe SSD before the
device has completed and ceased signal/traffic flow can cause loss of data.
• Drives with the same capacity provide the greatest storage space efficiency when grouped into the
same drive array.
Drive support information
Depending on the drive cage option installed, the server supports the following drive types:
• Hot-plug LFF SATA or SAS drives
• Hot-plug SFF SATA or SAS drives
• Hot-plug NVMe SSDs
The embedded HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 Controller supports SATA drive installation. For SAS
support, install a Smart Array Gen10 type-a or type-p controller option.
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