Cisco Systems UCS C210 manual RAID Controller Considerations

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RAID Controller Considerations

This appendix contains the following sections:

•Supported RAID Controllers and Required Cables, page C-1

•Enabling the Integrated Intel ICH10R RAID Controller in the BIOS, page C-2

•Enabling the Mezzanine Card RAID Controller in the BIOS, page C-3

•RAID Controller Cabling, page C-3

•How to Determine Which Controller Is in Your Server, page C-4

•How to Disable Quiet Boot for CIMC Firmware Earlier Than Release 1.2(1), page C-5

•How To Launch Option ROM-Based Controller Utilities, page C-5

•Restoring RAID Configuration After Replacing a RAID Controller, page C-6

•For More Information, page C-7

Supported RAID Controllers and Required Cables

This server supports the RAID controller options and cable requirements shown in Table C-1.

Note

Note

This server contains a default drive backplane called an extender, which supports controller connection for up to 8 drives. To control more than 8 drives (maximum 16), the server must be ordered with the optional expander backplane. The extender/expander backplanes are not field-upgradeable.

Different cables might be required when connecting to the extender versus the expander, as described in Table C-1.

Note Do not mix controller types in the server. Dual controllers are not supported.

Cisco UCS C210 Server Installation and Service Guide

OL-20887-02 C-1