Cisco Systems UCS C210 Max Internal Opt Controller Style Drives, RAID Levels Required Cables

Appendix

Table C-1	Cisco UCS C210 RAID Controller Options
			Max.
			Internal			Opt.
Controller		Style	Drives	SAS	SATA	BBU	RAID Levels	Required Cables
Intel ICH10R1		Integrated	4	No	Yes	No	0, 1	1 SATA2
								(R210-SATACBL)
LSI 1064E		Mezzanine	4	Yes3	Yes	No	0, 1, 1E	Extender:
								1 Long SAS
								(R210-SASCBL)
								Expander:
								1 Short SAS
								(SASCBLSHORT)
LSI MegaRAID		PCIe	4	Yes4	Yes	Yes	0, 1, 5, 6, 10,	Extender:
9280-4i4e							50, 60	1 long SAS
								(R210-SASCBL)
								Expander:
								1 Short SAS
								(SASCBLSHORT)
LSI MegaRAID		PCIe	16	Yes	Yes	Yes	0, 1, 5, 6, 10,	Extender:
9261-8i							50, 60	2 Long SAS
								(R210-SASCBL)
								Expander:
								2 Short SAS
								(SASCBLSHORT)

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 C210 server.

2.The integrated ICH10R controller cannot be used with the optional expander.

3.You cannot mix SAS and SATA drives when using a 1064E-based controller.

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. Set SATA Mode to SW RAID.

Step 4 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the utility.

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