This cable matrix is intended as a supporting material when upgrading your HP ProLiant Gen9
server to include a dierent Smart Array Controller or Smart Host Bus Adapter to increase
storage expansion during a eld or a channel upgrade event. This matrix does not include any
Conguration to Order (CTO) upgrade event as it will be handled by CTO conguration rules.
Cable Kit P/N 775927-B21 contains ve cables; two cables to support P440, two cables to support H240, and one cable to support the 2 SFF Universal Bays.
2
When adding P840 on slot one of server, please purchase P840 special option kit part number 766205-B21 that contains the required cable.
3
When adding the two SFF Universal Bay, cable is included in the two SFF Universal Bay Kit to connect from B140i to the Universal Bay.
8 LFF HP driveNot supportedNot supported72 5577- B21
LFF conguration
12 LFF HP driveNot supportedNot supportedN/A725574 -B21
1
Part number 725578-B21 is a HP DL180 Gen9 8 SFF Smart Array Cable Kit.
2
When upgrading from B140i to H240 PCIe, use the cable that was connected to B140i.
3
When adding the second 8 SFF drive cage using the H240, add cable kit 774870-B21.
4
P440 and P840 are not supported on the NHP drive congurations.
5
Part number 725577-B21 is a HP DL180 Gen9 8 LFF Smart Array Cable Kit.
6
Part number 725574-B21 is a HP DL180 Gen9 12 LFF HP Enablement Kit; kit contains the backplane and cables necessary to upgrade from 8 LFF HP to 12 LFF HP
with the P840.
7
12 LFF conguration can be supported with two H240 cards. Starting with the 8 LFF HP and the H240 conguration (see note 2 on this conguration), add the
4
Not supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
4
Not supportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
5
72557 7-B21
2
2
52
6
72 55 74-B2 17Not supported
Not supportedEmbedded
Not supported
N/A
725574-B21 12 LFF HP Enablement Kit (see note 6 on the Enablement Kit).
2
Compatibility matrix | H P Smart Storage Cables
HP ProLiant DL160 Gen9
H240ar P440arP440 P840H240SAS ExpanderB14 0i
8 SFF drive Not supportedNot supported774 619- B21Not supported774621-B21Not supportedEmbedded
SFF conguration
4 LFF drive Not supportedNot supported725593-B21Not supported725590-B21Not supportedEmbedded
LFF conguration
HP ProLiant DL120 Gen9
H240ar P440arP440 P840H240SAS ExpanderB14 0i
1
8 SFF drive Not supportedNot supported777418-B21
Not supported777421-B21
SFF conguration
4 LFF drive Not supportedNot supported777382-B213Not supported777385-B21
LFF conguration
1
Part number 777418-B21 HP DL120 Gen9 8 SFF P440 Cbl Kit is required to upgrade from B140i to a P440.
2
Part number 777421-B21 HP DL120 Gen9 8 SFF H240 Cbl Kit is required to upgrade from B140i to a H240.
3
Part number 777382-B21 HP DL60/120 Gen9 4 LFF P440 Cbl Kit is required to upgrade from B140i to P440.
4
Part number 777385-B21 HP DL60/120 Gen9 4 LFF H240 Cbl Kit is required to upgrade from B140i to H240.
4 LFF HP driveNot supportedNot supported784608-B21
8 LFF HP driveNot supportedNot supported784608-B21
LFF conguration
5
10 LFF HP drive
Not supportedNot supported784608-B21
N/A784606-B212Not supported
3
N/A784606-B21
2
(quantity of 2)
3
N/A784606-B21
2
Not supported
Not supported
(quantity of 2)
1
B140i can’t mix with any standup internal controller; this controller has to be disabled.
2
Part number 784606-B21 HP ML150 Gen9 Mini SAS H240 Cable Kit is required when upgrading from the B140i to the H240.
3
Part number 784608-B21 HP ML150 Gen9 Mini SAS P440/P840 Cable Kit is required when upgrading from the B140i to the P440 or the P840 Controller
4
P440 and P840 are not supported on the NHP drive congurations.
5
To support 10 LFF drives, two 4 LFF NHP drive cage and 10 LFF enablement kit part number 788567-B21 are required.
1
Additional notes:
• P440 or P840 BTO option kits do not include the HP Smart Storage Battery, the backup power source necessary to protect the data on the
Flash-backed Write Cache. The part number for the HP Smart Storage Battery supporting the ML/DL servers is 727258-B21 and this battery
has to be ordered. When adding these controllers during CTO, the battery will added by the CTO conguration rules.