Cisco Systems R2001120402, UCS C200 M1 manual R200-SASCBL3

Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations

Enabling the Integrated Intel ICH10R RAID Controller in the BIOS

Table C-2	Cisco UCS C200 SFF RAID Options (Up to Eight 2.5-Inch Internal Drives)
			Max.
			Internal			Opt.
Controller		Style	Drives	SAS	SATA	BBU	RAID Levels	Required Cables
Intel ICH10R1		Integrated	4	No	Yes	No	0, 1	1 SATA
								R200-SATACBL
LSI 1068E		Mezzanine	8	Yes2	Yes	No	0, 1, 1E	4 drives: 1 SAS
								8 drives: 2 SAS
								R200-SASCBL3
LSI MegaRAID		PCIe	8	Yes4	Yes	Yes	0, 1, 5, 6, 10,	4 drives: 1 SAS
9260-8i							50, 60	8 drives: 2 SAS
								R200-SASCBL
LSI MegaRAID		PCIe	4	Yes	Yes	Yes	0, 1, 5, 6, 10,	1 SAS
9280-4i4e							50, 60	R200-SASCBL

1.The integrated ICH10R controller must be enabled in the BIOS. This controller is not compatible for use with VMWare ESX/ESXi Server software in any generation or version of the Cisco UCS C200 server.

2.You can mix SAS and SATA drives when using a 1068E-based controller. However, you cannot mix SAS and SATA drives within a volume.

3.Two SAS cables (R200-SASCBL) are shipped with the Cisco UCS C200 SFF server.

4.You can mix SAS and SATA drives when using an LSI MegaRAID card. However, you cannot mix SAS and SATA drives within a volume.

Enabling the Integrated Intel ICH10R RAID Controller in the BIOS

Note The integrated ICH10R RAID controller is not compatible for use with VMWare ESX/ESXi Server software in any generation or version of the Cisco UCS C200 server.

When using the integrated RAID, you must enable the ICH10R controller in SW RAID mode.

Step 1 Boot the server and press F2 when prompted to enter the BIOS Setup utility.

Step 2 Select the Advanced tab, then Mass Storage Controllers Configuration.

Step 3 Set Onboard SATA Controller to Enabled.

Step 4 Set SATA Mode to SW RAID.

Step 5 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the utility.

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