Chapter 4 Installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2

Preinstallation Work

Cisco MCS 7845 Series Servers

See Table 4-3for the preinstallation work required for the Cisco MCS 7845 series servers.

Note All Cisco MCS 7845 series servers support RAID.

Table 4-3

Preinstallation Work Required for Cisco MCS 7845 Series

 

 

 

 

Prep disk

 

Server

needed?

For more information, see

 

 

 

Cisco MCS 7845H-3.0-IPC1

Yes

See the “Configuring RAID on a Cisco MCS 7835

 

 

Series, a Cisco MCS 7845-I1-RC1, or a

 

 

Cisco MCS 7845H-3.0-IPC1” section on page 4-6.

 

 

 

Cisco MCS 7845-H1-RC1

No

See the “Creating a Logical Drive on a Cisco MCS

 

 

7845-H1-RC1” section on page 4-7.

 

 

 

Cisco MCS 7845-I1-RC1

Yes

See the “Configuring RAID on a Cisco MCS 7835

 

 

Series, a Cisco MCS 7845-I1-RC1, or a

 

 

Cisco MCS 7845H-3.0-IPC1” section on page 4-6.

 

 

 

Preinstallation Work

Topics in this section include:

Enabling RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-H1-RC1 and Cisco MCS 7825-H2-RC1, page 4-3

Enabling RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-I1-RC1, page 4-4

Enabling RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-I2-RC1, page 4-5

Configuring RAID on a Cisco MCS 7835 Series, a Cisco MCS 7845-I1-RC1, or a Cisco MCS 7845H-3.0-IPC1, page 4-6

Creating a Logical Drive on a Cisco MCS 7845-H1-RC1, page 4-7

Enabling RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-H1-RC1 and Cisco MCS 7825-H2-RC1

Follow these steps to configure the BIOS to enable RAID on a Cisco MCS 7825-H1-RC1 and the Cisco MCS 7825-H2-RC1 before installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express.

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1.2 supports RAID.

Procedure

Step 1 After the system turns on, press F9 to enter the ROM-Based Setup Utility.

Step 2 From the main menu on the left, highlight Advanced Options by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it.

Step 3 Highlight Embedded SATA RAID by using the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select it. Step 4 The system displays a warning message. Press Enter to continue.

Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express Release 1.1

 

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