HPE DL560 GEN10 Prem 6SFF+2NVME BAY3 KIT - 872231-B21

HPE 872231-B21 Premium 6SFF+2NVMe Bay3 Drive Kit

Overview

The HPE 872231-B21 is a drive bay expansion kit that adds a third drive bay cage supporting six Small Form Factor (SFF) drives plus two NVMe slots to qualifying HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen10 servers. Install this kit when the base configuration's bay count falls short for storage-dense workloads — surveillance archive servers, high-throughput NVR back-ends, and compute nodes requiring dedicated fast NVMe alongside bulk SFF storage benefit directly from this expansion. The "Premium" designation indicates this bay assembly includes the mechanical cage, backplane, and associated hardware needed for a complete, validated HPE installation rather than a field-fabricated alternative.

Compatibility

This kit is designed for the HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen10 platform specifically. The "Bay3" designation identifies the third drive cage position within the DL560 Gen10 chassis — verify your existing bay population before ordering to confirm Bay3 is unoccupied. The DL560 Gen10 is a 4-socket 2U server; this kit targets configurations where Bay1 and Bay2 are already populated and additional SFF or NVMe capacity is required. Compatibility with DL560 Gen9 or other ProLiant families (DL380, DL360, DL580) is not supported — the bay geometry and backplane connector are chassis-specific. Confirm your server's option kit compatibility list in the HPE QuickSpecs for DL560 Gen10 before purchasing.

Installation Notes

At 0.91 lb, the Bay3 cage is a tool-assisted hot-plug or cold-plug component depending on server configuration and whether drives are pre-populated. Follow HPE's documented torque and backplane seating procedures for the DL560 Gen10 — improper seating of the backplane connector is the primary cause of NVMe slot non-detection post-install. Ensure firmware (system ROM and storage controller) is at the HPE SPP-recommended revision before populating NVMe drives in the newly installed bay to avoid device enumeration issues.