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Cisco UCS C220 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations
Supported RAID Controllers and Required Cables
Ta b l e C-2 Cisco UCS C220 M3 Large Form Factor Drives RAID Options
Controller Style
Maximum
Dri
ves SCPM
1
1. SCPM = SuperCap power module (RAID backup unit). See RAID Backup Units, page C-4.
RAID Levels Required Cables
Embedded MegaRAID
2
2. Migrations from a RAID card to the embedded controller are not supported after-factory. See RAID Controller Migration, page C-6.
Onboard 4 SATA or
4 SAS
3
internal
3. Support for four SAS drives requires an optional SCU upgrade ROM module on the motherboard.
No 0, 1, 5
4
, 10
4. Support for RAID 5 requires an optional RAID 5 software key module on the motherboard.
4 drives:
1 mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE3)
Cisco UCS RAID SAS
200
8M-8i:
PID
UCSC-RAID-MZ-C220
Mezzanine 4 internal No 0, 1, 1E, 10 4 drives:
1 mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE3)
Cisco UCS RAID SAS
200
8M-8i:
PID
UCSC-RAID-11-C220
(Includes RAID 5 & 50)
Mezzanine 4 internal No 0, 1, 1E, 5, 10,
50
4 drives:
1 mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE3)
LSI MegaRAID SAS
926
6CV-8i
The cache memory of this
co
ntroller is ECC-protected.
PCIe 4 internal SCPM 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,
50
, 60
4 drives:
1 mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE3)
LSI MegaRAID SAS
9271-8i
The cache memory of this
co
ntroller is ECC-protected.
PCIe 8 internal No 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,
50
, 60
4 drives:
1 mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE1)
8 drives:
2 mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE1)
LSI MegaRAID SAS
9271CV-8i
The cache memory of this
co
ntroller is ECC-protected.
PCIe 8 internal SCPM 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,
50
, 60
4 drives:
1 mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE1)
8 drives:
2 mini-SAS (UCSC-CABLE1)
LSI MegaRAID SAS
928
5CV-8e
PCIe 8 external SCPM 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,
50, 60
Not sold by Cisco
LSI MegaRAID SAS
9286CV-8e
PCIe 8 external SCPM 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,
50
, 60
Not sold by Cisco