HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9

Hardware options installation 123
10.
Install the access panel (on page 28).
11. Do one of the following:
a. Slide the server into the rack.
b. Install the server into the rack.
12. Connect each power cord to the server.
13. Connect each power cord to the power source.
14. Before powering on the system, be sure the HPE Smart Storage Battery ("Smart Storage Battery" on
page 114) is installed.
15. Power up the server ("Powering up the server" on page 26).
12G SAS Expander Card
Before installing the 12G SAS Expander Card, observe the following requirements:
• The following components must be installed:
o Storage controller
o Drive cages:
— For 24SFF drive configuration—Bay 1 and bay 2 8SFF front drive cages
— For 12LFF drive configuration—12LFF front drive cage
— For configurations using the rear drive cage—2SFF rear drive cage or 3LFF rear drive cage
• The preferred slot to install the SAS expander card is slot 3 of the primary PCI riser cage, if the slot is
not occupied. It is not supported in the secondary PCI riser cage.
• To ensure cables are connected correctly, observe the labels on the cable and component
connectors.
• Be sure you have the latest firmware for the controllers, HBAs, and the expander card. To download
the latest firmware, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
(http://www.hpe.com/support/hpesc).
• Understand the required cable connections:
o Group A—Controller to SAS expander card
Cable Description
Connection to SAS
expander
Connection to
controller
776408-001
X4 Mini-SAS cable
Port 2
Port 2
776409-001
X4 Mini-SAS cable
Port 1
Port 1
781580-001
2 x4 Mini-SAS to x-8
Mini-SAS Y cable
Ports 1 and 2
Port 1
o Group B—SAS expander card to front LFF drive cage
Cable Description
Connection to SAS
expander
Connection to drive bay
747576-001
2 x4 mini-SAS cable
Port 3
Port 4
12 LFF Port 1
12 LFF Port 2
747577-001
x4 mini-SAS cable
Port 5
12 LFF Port 3
o Group C—SAS expander card to front SFF drive cages