Item Description Status
1 Locate • O—Normal
• Solid blue—The drive is being identified by a host
application
• Flashing blue—The drive firmware is being updated or
requires an update
2 uFF drive ejection latch Removes the uFF drive when released
3 Do not remove LED • O—OK to remove the drive. Removing the drive does not
cause a logical drive to fail.
• Solid white—Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive
causes one or more of the logical drives to fail.
4 Drive status LED • O—The drive is not configured by a RAID controller
• Solid green—The drive is a member of one or more logical
drives
• Flashing green (4 Hz)—The drive is operating normally and
has activity
• Flashing green (1 Hz)—The drive is rebuilding or
performing a RAID migration, stripe size migration, capacity
expansion, logical drive extension, or is erasing
• Flashing amber/green (1 Hz)—The drive is a member of one
or more logical drives that predicts the drive will fail
• Solid amber—The drive has failed
• Flashing amber (1 Hz)—The drive is not configured and
predicts the drive will fail
5
Adapter ejection release latch and
handle
Removes the SFF flash adapter when released
PCIe expansion slot definitions
Slot number
Type Form factor Connector link width Negotiable link width
1
1
PCIe 40 Full-height/full-length x16 16, 8, 4, 1
2
2
PCIe 40 Half-height/half-length x16 16, 8, 4, 1
3
3
PCIe 40
Half-height/half-length
or
Full-height/half-length
x16 16, 8, 4, 1
1
HPE Smart Array plug-in controller is not supported in slot 1 due to the cable limitation.
2
Slot 2 is not available when a slimline primary riser or full height secondary riser is installed.
3
Slot 3 is not available when a slimline secondary riser is installed.
Component identification 23