topic Re: Proliant DL380 Gen9 - adding raid controllers for additional bays in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

Proliant DL380 Gen9 - adding raid controllers for additional bays

Antontheguy — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:55:01 GMT

As a beginner with HPE Proliant hardware i recently purchased a DL380 Gen9 server with a single 8xSFF drive cage and a preinstalled P440AR smart array controller(749974-B21)

I have now added an additional 8xSFF drive cage and after plugging it into the mainboard 4xSATA ports noticed that they arent visible in the ILO interface and none of the status indicators on the drive caddies are ligthing up.

Does this mean i need to install another smart array controller? if so which can i install to resolve this issue?
Using the Storage Controllers compatability list doesnt tell me quite as much as i would like.

Any advice or tips is greatly appreciated.

Query: Proliant DL380 Gen9 - adding raid controllers for additional bays

support_s — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:55:20 GMT

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1. HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 Server - Product Information Reference | System components

2. HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 Server - Product Information Reference | Product features

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Re: Proliant DL380 Gen9 - adding raid controllers for additional bays

Cali — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:16:34 GMT

Hi,

the P440ar supports up to 8 Drives. I assume they are now connected with 2 Cables on Box#1.

I assume you have Box#2 cabled to the On-Board SAS connector.
This connects to the On-Board B140i Controller, which only supports SATA Drives.

You can connect Box#2 to the P440ar by adding a SAS Expander 727250-B21.
HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 Server

Alternate add a second Raid Controller.

Cali

Re: Proliant DL380 Gen9 - adding raid controllers for additional bays

Antontheguy — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:53:14 GMT

This is exactly what i was looking for, thanks a bunch!

Re: Proliant DL380 Gen9 - adding raid controllers for additional bays

Sunitha_Mod — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 04:24:10 GMT

Hello @Antontheguy,

That's Excellent!

We are delighted to hear your concern has been addressed.