HPE Smart Storage Battery
The HPE Smart Storage Battery supports the following devices:
• HPE Smart Array SR controllers
• HPE Smart Array MR controllers
• NVDIMMs
IMPORTANT: To support NVDIMMs, the HPE Smart Storage Battery must be installed.
A single 96W battery can support up to 24 devices.
After the battery is installed, it might take up to two hours to charge. Controller features requiring backup
power are not re-enabled until the battery is capable of supporting the backup power.
This server supports the 96W HPE Smart Storage Battery with the 145mm cable.
HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor
The HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor supports the following devices:
• HPE Smart Array SR controllers
• HPE Smart Array MR controllers
IMPORTANT: NVDIMMs are only supported by the HPE Smart Storage Battery.
The capacitor pack can support up to three devices.
This server supports the HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor with the 145mm cable.
Before installing the HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor, verify that the system BIOS meets the minimum
firmware requirements to support the capacitor pack.
IMPORTANT: If the system BIOS or controller firmware is older than the minimum recommended
firmware versions, the capacitor pack will only support one device.
The capacitor pack is fully charged after the system boots.
Minimum firmware versions
Product Minimum firmware version
HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen10 Server system ROM
2.00
HPE Smart Array SR controllers 1.90
HPE Smart Array MR controllers 24.23.0-0041
Installing an energy pack
The server supports two Smart Storage batteries or one HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor.
NOTE: This server does not support mixing of HPE Smart Storage batteries and the HPE Smart Storage
Hybrid Capacitor.
Installing hardware options 149