https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/msa2012i-hot-plug/m-p/5410643#M45104 <P>Hi,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>We have a MSA2012i with 4 x drives and we're looking to fully populate it with an additional 8 drives.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Is the MSA2012i fully hot plug, i.e can the disks be inserted and then configured whilst the MSA is powered on or does it need to be powered down ?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Steve</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:04:54 GMT Steve O'Brien_1 2011-12-06T17:04:54Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/msa2012i-hot-plug/m-p/5410643#M45104 <P>Hi,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>We have a MSA2012i with 4 x drives and we're looking to fully populate it with an additional 8 drives.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Is the MSA2012i fully hot plug, i.e can the disks be inserted and then configured whilst the MSA is powered on or does it need to be powered down ?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Steve</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:04:54 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/msa2012i-hot-plug/m-p/5410643#M45104 Steve O'Brien_1 2011-12-06T17:04:54Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/msa2012i-hot-plug/m-p/5411169#M45106 It must be up and running while inserting disks. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:06:20 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/msa2012i-hot-plug/m-p/5411169#M45106 Torsten. 2011-12-07T06:06:20Z