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#HP SMART ARRAY CONTROLLER NVME INSTALL#
Some people next insert the cable to the memory, however I like to install the memory first as sometimes the cable restricts free movement of the module. That little PCB connector fits into the battery’s receptacle and the connector fits in securely. The first step is to insert the BBU cable into the battery as can be seen below: HP P411 Insert Cable to Battery
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The battery can be remotely mounted in a chassis once installation is complete. That white connector is used to connect a cable to the battery. The 512MB DRAM cache looks somewhat like a laptop SODIMM with a white connector on top. In fact there is also a flash-backed write cache kit/ version available for the P411. Also, the kits to expand the memory size are also widely available and the HP P411 was made to easily upgrade. Since HP sells a ton of servers, and the P411 is a popular card, it is widely available from many sources. As far as cards go, the HP Smart Array P411 is a fairly mundane low-profile PCIe x8 card with two SFF-8088 connectors that can link to the SFF-8088 port on the HP SAS Expander if building one’s own SAS expander chassis. A similar setup must be used in order to do things like flash the HP SAS Expander with new firmware. This is a quick guide installing a 512MB DRAM plus BBU kit to the controller. To enhance performance, the HP Smart Array P411 has a variety of cache options available. The HP Smart Array P411 is a fairly inexpensive 6.0gbps SAS 2 and SATA III controller.