https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/d2700-implementation-is-it-straightforward/m-p/6754948#M48200 <P>Hello all</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am about to add a D2700 with a HP222A SAS controller into a file server that's a DL380p gen8 (Windows 2008 R2) to increase the amount of direct storage available on the machine.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Does anyone know if there are any issues with first installing the card, updating the firmware for the card, and then connecting the storage and configuring? How much downtime should I factor in?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Tim</P> Mon, 15 Jun 2015 07:32:36 GMT Tim Gowen 2015-06-15T07:32:36Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/d2700-implementation-is-it-straightforward/m-p/6754948#M48200 <P>Hello all</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am about to add a D2700 with a HP222A SAS controller into a file server that's a DL380p gen8 (Windows 2008 R2) to increase the amount of direct storage available on the machine.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Does anyone know if there are any issues with first installing the card, updating the firmware for the card, and then connecting the storage and configuring? How much downtime should I factor in?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Tim</P> Mon, 15 Jun 2015 07:32:36 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/d2700-implementation-is-it-straightforward/m-p/6754948#M48200 Tim Gowen 2015-06-15T07:32:36Z