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Appendix C
RAID Controller Considerations
SFF 24-Drive Backplane with Expander Cabling
The SFF 24-drive option has a backplane and SAS expander.
Note
No cabling is required for the embedded SATA RAID controller to control the internal SSD boot drives.
Cisco UCS 12G Modular RAID Controller
This option can control up to 24 drives.
The required
Make the following connections:
Cisco UCS SAS 9300-8i HBA
This option can control up to 24 drives (non-RAID).
The required
Make the following connections:
LFF 12-Drive Backplane with Expander
The LFF 12-drive option has a SAS expander integrated with the backplane.
Note
No cabling is required for the embedded SATA RAID controller to control the internal SSD boot drives.
Cisco UCS 12G Modular RAID Controller
This option can control up to 12 drives.
The required
one end and two mini-SAS HD single connectors on the other end.
Cisco UCS SAS 9300-8i HBA
This option can control up to 12 drives (non-RAID).
The required
end and two mini-SAS HD single connectors on the other end.
Make the following connections:
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UCS-240CBLMR24=
1.
Connect one end of the cable to the modular RAID controller card.
2.
Connect the other end of the cable to the single mini-SAS HD connector on the expander.
cable kit has one cable with a mini-SAS HD connector on each end.
240CBLHBA24=
1.
Connect one end of the cable to the modular RAID controller card.
2.
Connect the other end of the cable to the single mini-SAS HD connector on the expander.
UCS-240CBLMR12=
1.
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.
2.
Connect single connector PORT B to the PORT B connector on the backplane.
3.
cable kit has one Y-cable with a mini-SAS HD double connector on one
240CBLHBA12=
1.
Connect the mini-SAS double connector to the modular RAID controller card.
cable kit has one cable with a mini-SAS HD connector on each end.
cable kit has one Y-cable with a mini-SAS HD double connector on
Cisco UCS C240 M4 Server Installation and Service Guide
RAID Controller Cabling
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