Table 1: SAS/SATA-NVMe drive configurations
Configuration
Controllers
2 embedded SATA SSDs + 2 x4NVMe SSDs
Embedded SATA
2 embedded SATA SSDs + 6 x4NVMe SSDs with adapter
card
Embedded SATA
2 SAS/SATA SSDs + 2 x4NVMe SSDs
E208i-p or P408i-p
Supports two M.2 SSD modules per system board module
For cabling information, see
SAS/SATA-NVMe configuration cabling.
M.2 configurations
The system supports two M.2 SSD modules per system board module. Installing M.2 SSD modules requires that you install
the HPE NS204i-t Gen10 Plus NVMe Boot Controller on the system board and cable it using the HPE XL645d Gen10 Plus
M.2 Cable Kit. For installation procedure of the M.2 SSD module, see
Installing the HPE NS204i-t Gen10 Plus NVMe Boot
Controller option. For M.2 cabling, see HPE NS204i-t Gen10 Plus NVMe Boot Controller-M.2 SSD module cabling.
Backplane
Compatible configuration per system board module
Gen10 SAS/SATA
2 SAS/SATA drives with E208i-p or P408i-p cont 2
x4NVMe drives
Gen10 SAS/SATA
8 embedded SATA controllers
U.3 Premium
8 SAS/SATA drives with E208i-p or P408i-p controller
Installing a hot-plug drive
The server supports SFF SAS, SATA, and NVMe drives.
Prerequisites
Before installing this option, be sure that you have the components included with the hardware option kit.
Procedure
1. Remove the drive blank.
2. Prepare the drive.
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