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14. Slide the controller along the slot alignment guide, if one is present, and then press the board firmly into
the expansion slot so that the contacts on the board edge are seated properly in the slot.
15. Secure the controller in place with the retaining screw. If the slot alignment guide has a latch (near the
rear of the board), close the latch.
16. Connect the controller backup power battery cable. To determine the location of the connector, see the
server user guide.
17. Connect storage devices to the controller.
For cabling information, see the server user guide.
18. Install the HPE Smart Storage Battery.
19. Reinstall the riser.
20. Connect the controller backup power cable.
For cabling information, see the server user guide.
21. Connect peripheral devices to the server.
22. Connect the power cord to the server.
23. Connect the power cord to the power source.
24. Power up all peripheral devices.
25. Power up the server.
Installing the operating system with the HPE Smart Array MR Gen10 P824i-p
controller driver
Prerequisites
Ensure that you have the HPE Smart Array MR Gen10 P824i-p controller driver available. Obtain it by
extracting it from the SPP (http://www.hpe.com/servers/spp) or by downloading it from the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise Support website https://www.support.hpe.com.
Procedure
1. Power on the server.
2. If you are running the server in UEFI Boot Mode, select F9 (System Utilities).
3. (Optional) If running the server in Legacy Boot Mode, set the controller as the boot controller.
4. (Optional) If running the server in Legacy Boot Mode, change the controller boot order.
5. Configure a logical drive or select physical drives for JBOD mode using the Smart Array configuration
utility in UEFI System Utilities.
6. Launch the operating system installation and point to the controller driver when prompted.
7. If the operating system utility does not see the drive, repeat the step to configure the logical drive or select
physical drives for JBOD and retry the installation.
8. After the installation is complete, use MR Storage Administrator, StorCLI, or the SPP to update the
controller firmware if it is not the latest revision.
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