Cisco Systems UCS C200 M1 Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Cisco UCS C200 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations
Enabling the Mezzanine Card RAID Controller in the BIOS
Enabling the Mezzanine Card RAID Controller in the BIOS
When using the supported mezzanine-style RAID controller card, you must enable the ICH10R controller
in Enhanced mode.
Step 1 Make sure that a RAID cable is attached between the mezzanine card and the disk backplane.
Step 2 Boot the server and press F2 when prompted to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
Step 3 Select the Advanced tab, then Mass Storage Controllers Configuration.
Step 4 Set Onboard SATA Controller to Enabled.
Step 5 Set SATA Mode to Enhanced.
Step 6 Press F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup utility.
Step 7 To set up a RAID configuration when using the mezzanine card, boot the server and press Ctrl-C when
prompted to start the WebBIOS utility.
RAID Controller Cabling
The possible RAID controller connectors in this server are shown in Figure C-1. The blue line indicates the
recommended cable routing path from the backplane to the possible controller locations.
Note The Cisco UCS C200 SFF server is shown, with an eight-drive backplane. The LFF server has a four-drive
backplane.
Figure C-1 RAID Controller Connectors
1 Drive backplane 3 Mezzanine card connector(s)
2 Integrated RAID connector on
motherboard
4 LSI MegaRAID PCIe card connectors
1
2
4
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