hp proliant dl380p gen9 questions

[Yadem]

i need some help here i bought hp proliant dl380p gen9 12 bay LFF 

can i connect it with my hp workstation z820 throught ethernet caple and if not what is the methode to connect it?

is there a way to view each HDD alone not collected together on one drive ?

can i use it as a pc surfe internet and watching media as so on cause it have no sound ?

how is the data recovery work i mean if i hace 4 HDD does one of it well be reserved as a backup ? and i cant use it is storage space 

i intend to buy 5 HDD 18 terabyte is there a risck for them on the server ?

[Suman_1978]

Hi,

There is DL380p Gen8 and DL380 Gen9, please refer to their QuickSpecs to check the hardware components compatibility.
Also refer to the Smart Array user guides depending on the server generation you have to configure and perform diagnostics on the drives.
Gen8, https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=c01608507
Gen9, https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04441382

For help in connecting two devices via Ethernet cable, there are documents available on internet.
https://smallbusiness.chron.com/connect-laptop-pc-via-ethernet-cable-56523.html
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-connect-two-computers-with-an-ethernet-cable/

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