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2.
Prepare the drive.
3. Install the drive.
4. Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions ("Hot-plug drive LED definitions" on
page 15).
To configure arrays, see the HPE Smart Storage Administrator User Guide on the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/info/smartstorage/docs).
Drive cable options
Use these drive cable options to install a Host Bus Adapter or a Smart Array Controller board option.
For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility,
see the product QuickSpecs on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/info/qs).
Host Bus Adapter Mini-SAS cable option
To install the component:
1. Power down the server (on page 17).
2. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Place the server on its side.
4. Remove the access panel (on page 17).
5. If installed, remove the PCI air baffle (on page 20).
6. Remove the system air baffle (on page 21).
7. Disconnect the existing Mini-SAS cables from the drive backplane and the Mini-SAS connectors on
the system board.
8. Connect one end of the cable to the Host Bus Adapter, route the cable underneath the metal tabs,
and then connect the other end to the drive backplane.
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