NVMe device in Gen9 DL120 / DL160 PCIe3 slot

[CDGreene]

I am planning on purchasing a Gen9 DL120 or Gen9 DL160.  I want to make sure I am not about to put myself through a lot of pain and suffering and unexpected costs before executing my plan.

I want to install a 1TB Intel DC P4500 into the full height PCIe3 slot. I know I will have to use something such as a StarTech U.2 to PCe adapter.  Is this supported? I would like to boot from that drive, but it does not ruin my plans if I have to boot from something else.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/data-center-ssds/dc-p4500-series/dc-p4500-1tb-2-5inch-3d1.html

https://www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/u2-pcie-adapter-nvme-ssd~PEX4SFF8639

[SanjeevGoyal]

Hello,

I hope all is well.

I would request you follow the  DL120 Gen9 /DL160 Gen9 quick space and supported part documents before purchasing. As well as NVMe drive is not supported by the Gen9 server.

 HPE ProLiant DL160 Generation9 (Gen9)

 https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=c04375607

HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen9 Server – Overview

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04438874

HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen9 Server - Spare Parts

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04442505

HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen9 Server - Option Parts

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04442384

HPE ProLiant DL120 Gen9 Server - Spare Parts

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04518608

HPE ProLiant DL120 Gen9 Server - Option Parts

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c04517580

HPE ProLiant DL120 Gen9 Server – Overview

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04517576

HPE ProLiant DL120 Generation9 (Gen9)

https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=c04447806

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[CDGreene · Accepted solution]

I purchased a DL120 Gen9 & had a spare Intel SSD Series 750 AIC. I plugged the drive into the primary PCIe riser board & was able to install Windows Server 2019.

Although the inbox drivers recognized the device, I used the Intel RST F6 drivers.