HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 - Removing and Replacing Drives; Removing and Replacing a Hot-Plug Drive; Removing and Replacing an Nvme Drive

To replace the blank, slide the blank into the bay until it locks into place.
Removing and replacing drives
Removing and replacing a hot-plug drive
CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the server unless all bays are
populated with either a component or a blank.
Procedure
1.
Back up all server data on the drive.
2.
Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions.
For more information, see
SAS/SATA drive components and LEDs.
3.
Remove the drive.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.
Removing and replacing an NVMe drive
An NVMe SSD is a PCIe BUS device. Devices attached to a PCIe bus cannot be removed without allowing the device and
the bus to complete and cease signal/traic flow.
Procedure
1. Back up all server data.
2. Observe the LED status of the drive and determine if it can be removed.
Removal and replacement procedures
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