Cisco UCS C220 M4

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Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations
RAID Controller Cabling
Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server Cabling
This section contains the following topics:
• SFF 8-Drive Backplane Cabling, page C-9
• LFF 4-Drive Backplane Cabling, page C-10
SFF 8-Drive Backplane Cabling
The cable connections required for each type of controller are as follows:
Embedded RAID
This option can control up to eight SATA drives.
The required UCS-220CBLSR8= cable kit has two mini-SAS cables (mini-SAS HD to mini-SAS iPass
connectors).
Step 1 Connect mini-SAS cable 1 from the PORT A motherboard connector to the PORT A connector on the
backplane.
Step 2 Connect mini-SAS cable 2 from the PORT B motherboard connector to the PORT B connector on the
backplane.
Cisco UCS 12G Modular RAID Controller
This option can control up to eight SAS/SATA drives.
The required UCS-220CBLMR8= cable kit has one Y-cable with a mini-SAS HD double connector on
one end and two mini-SAS HD single connectors on the other end.
Step 1 Connect the mini-SAS double connector to the modular RAID controller card.
Step 2 Connect single connector PORT A to the PORT A connector on the backplane.
Step 3 Connect single connector PORT B to the PORT B connector on the backplane.
Cisco UCS SAS 9300-8i HBA
This option can control up to eight SAS/SATA drives (non-RAID).
The required UCS-220CBLHBA8= cable kit has one Y-cable with a mini-SAS HD double connector on
one end and two mini-SAS HD single connectors on the other end.
Step 1 Connect the mini-SAS double connector to the HBA card.
Step 2 Connect single connector PORT A to the PORT A connector on the backplane.
Step 3 Connect single connector PORT B to the PORT B connector on the backplane.