Cisco UCS C2. 40 M4 Server Installation and Service Guide RAID Considerations Cisco UCS C Series Rack ServersRAID Controller Cabling. This section includes the following topics Cable Routing. The RAID controller connectors in this server are shown in Figure C 1. The red line shows the recommended cable routing path from the Cisco modular RAID controller card or the embedded SATA RAID interposer board to the drive backplane or expander. Cable clips on the chassis wall secure the cables. The blue line shows the recommended cable routing path from the Cisco modular RAID controller to the SCPM on the removable air baffle. The SCPM cable should pass through the opening on the rear of the air baffle to avoid interfering with the top cover. The green line shows the recommended cable routing path from an HBA in slot 1 to the drive backplane or expander. Figure C 1RAID Controller Connectors and Cable Paths. Drive backplane The SFF 1. LFF 1. 2 drive options have an expander integrated into the backplane. Cisco modular RAID controller PCIe slot dedicated slot on motherboard2. Expander The SFF 2. Embedded SATA RAID interposer board socket on motherboard. SCPM mounting location on removable air baffle air baffle not shownCisco UCS C2. M4 Server RAID Controller Cabling Instructions. This section contains cabling instructions for controlling front facing drives in the four server versions and their supported cables SFF 8 Drive Direct Connect Backplane, No Expander. Good Morning Dave Wav File on this page. The SFF 8 drive option does not use a SAS expander, so connections from the controller are made directly to the backplane. Install Windows 8 Raid 0' title='Install Windows 8 Raid 0' />The cable connections required for each type of controller are as follows Embedded RAIDThis option can control up to eight front facing SATA drives in two groups of four drives. The required UCSC IP PCH C2. M4 kit includes the SATA interposer board and one Y cable mini SAS HD to mini SAS 3. Make the following connections1. Connect the PORT A cable connector to the PORT A connector on the interposer board. Connect the PORT B cable connector to the PORT B connector on the interposer board. Connect the single mini SAS HD cable connector to the single connector on the backplane. Cisco UCS 1. 2G Modular RAID Controller. Step by step guide to resize RAID 5 partition in Windows Server 2016201220032008 R2 without data loss or rebuilding RAID 5 array with Partition Magic Server Software. AfvGid4.jpg?1' alt='Install Windows 8 Raid 0' title='Install Windows 8 Raid 0' />How to install solid state drive SSD into iMac 2011. Full tutorial. Parts, instructions, procedure. Solved Windows Cant Be Installed On Drive 0 Partition 2 solved Fresh Win 10 install on SSD 840 EVO 250GB windows cant be installed on drive 0 partition 2 selected. Install Windows 8 Raid 0' title='Install Windows 8 Raid 0' />This option can control up to eight drives. The required UCS 2. CBLMR8 cable kit has one cable with a mini SAS HD connector on each end. Make the following connections1. Connect one end of the cable to the modular RAID controller card. Connect the other end of the cable to the single mini SAS HD connector on the backplane. Install Windows 8 Raid 0' title='Install Windows 8 Raid 0' />SFF 1. Drive Backplane with Integrated Expander. The SFF 1. 6 drive option has a SAS expander integrated with the backplane. Cisco UCS 1. 2G Modular RAID Controller. This option can control up to 1. The required UCS C2. CBLMR1. 6 cable kit has one cable with a mini SAS HD connector on each end. Make the following connections1. Connect one end of the cable to the modular RAID controller card. Connect the other end of the cable to the single mini SAS HD connector on the backplane. SFF 2. 4 Drive Backplane with Expander Cabling. The SFF 2. 4 drive option has a backplane and SAS expander. NoteNo cabling is required for the embedded SATA RAID controller to control the internal SSD boot drives. Cisco UCS 1. 2G Modular RAID Controller. This option can control up to 2. The required UCS 2. CBLMR2. 4 cable kit has one cable with a mini SAS HD connector on each end. Make the following connections1. Connect one end of the cable to the modular RAID controller card. Connect the other end of the cable to the single mini SAS HD connector on the expander. Cisco UCS SAS 9. 30. HBAThis option can control up to 2. RAID. The required 2. CBLHBA2. 4 cable kit has one cable with a mini SAS HD connector on each end. Make the following connections1. Connect one end of the cable to the modular RAID controller card. Connect the other end of the cable to the single mini SAS HD connector on the expander. LFF 1. 2 Drive Backplane with Expander. The LFF 1. 2 drive option has a SAS expander integrated with the backplane. NoteNo cabling is required for the embedded SATA RAID controller to control the internal SSD boot drives. Cisco UCS 1. 2G Modular RAID Controller. This option can control up to 1. The required UCS 2. CBLMR1. 2 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. Connect the mini SAS double connector to the modular RAID controller card. Connect single connector PORT A to the PORT A connector on the backplane. Connect single connector PORT B to the PORT B connector on the backplane. Cisco UCS SAS 9. 30. HBAThis option can control up to 1. RAID. The required. Y cable with a mini SAS HD double connector on one end and two mini SAS HD single connectors on the other end. Make the following connections1. Connect the mini SAS double connector to the modular RAID controller card. Connect single connector PORT A to the PORT A connector on the backplane. Connect single connector PORT B to the PORT B connector on the backplane. Embedded SATA RAID Controller NoteVMware ESXESXi or any other virtualized environments are not supported for use with the embedded Mega. RAID controller. Hypervisors such as Hyper V, Xen, or KVM are also not supported for use with the embedded Mega. RAID controller. This server includes an embedded Mega. RAID controller hub that can control up to eight SATA only front facing drives SFF 8 drive server only. It can also control up to two internal boot SSDs SFF 2. LFF 1. 2 drive servers only. This section contains the following topics Embedded SATA RAID Controller Requirements For Front Facing Drive Control. The embedded SATA RAID controller hub requires the following items For front facing drive controlThe SFF, 8 drive version of the server. The embedded RAID option is available for front facing drive control only with the SFF 8 drive, direct connect backplane. A SATA interposer board and Y cable bundled as UCSC IP PCH C2. M4. This interposer board plugs into the motherboard and provides cable connectors. Optional A SATA RAID 5 key module. This optional module can be installed to a motherboard header to add SATA RAID 5 support for front facing drives. The embedded SATA RAID controller must be enabled in the server BIOS. Optional LSI Mega. SR drivers for Windows or Linux. NoteThe embedded SATA RAID controller can also manage internal SSD boot drives in a RAID 1 array. For that case, the requirement is either the LFF 1. SFF 2. 4 drive version of the server. Only the LFF 1. 2 drive and the SFF 2. SSDs. No cabling is required for managing the internal SSD boot drives. Embedded SATA RAID Two SATA Controllers. The embedded RAID Patsburgh controller hub PCH is split into two controllers SATA and s. SATA secondary SATA. These two controllers are seen as separate RAID controllers in the Cisco IMC interface and are configurable separately. The first SATA controller controls front facing drives 14 it can also control the two internal SATA SSD boot drives see. Table C 4. The secondary s. SATA controller controls front facing drives 58 see. Table C 4. Table C 4SATA and s. SATA Listing of Drives in LSI SW RAID Utilities. SATAs. SATA0Front HDD 0. Front HDD 0. 51Front HDD 0. Front HDD 0. 62Front HDD 0. Front HDD 0. 73Front HDD 0. Front HDD 0. 84SSD internal boot drive. SSD internal boot drive.