Supported Raid And Hard Drive Configurations (Cisco Vsm) - Cisco UCS Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Supported Applications
Table 2-1
Option
factory_raid5
rescue

Supported RAID and Hard Drive Configurations (Cisco VSM)

Table 2-2
Cisco CSS UCSM5 1RU server supports RAID 1 and 5, while the Cisco CSS UCSM5 2RU server
supports RAID levels 1, 5 and 6.
Table 2-2
KIN-UCSM5-1RU-K9
KIN-UCSM5-2RU-K9
Requirements and Conditions
The following notes apply to drive configurations, recovery and expansion.
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Recovery Options
Description
Restores a Cisco CSS UCSM5 2RU server to the factory default settings,
including:
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Caution
Boot to prompt from USB media.
Use this option to recover a password or for other administrative tasks
defines the drive configurations supported by the Cisco Video Surveillance Manager. The
Supported Drive Configurations
All drives must be installed in the lowest numbered available slot.
Hot Standby drives are not supported.
Mixing RAID configurations is not supported. For example, 6 drives in RAID 6, and 6 drives in
RAID 5).
RAID expansion is not supported during a "Recovery" installation (RAID configuration remains the
same during a "Recovery" installation).
RAID configuration may be changed during a "Factory" reimage (note that all data will be lost
unless backed up prior to the procedure).
Cisco CSS UCS Platform Series User Guide, KIN-UCSM5-1RU-K9 / KIN-UCSM5-2RU-K9
Cisco Video Surveillance Manager, Release 7.11.1 and Higher
Reinstalls the operating system
Clears and reconfigures the RAID. You must disconnect any external
storage before using this option.
Recorded video and configurations are deleted
Valid only on the Cisco CSS UCSM5 2RU. See
This action deletes all data and video files.
2 drives RAID 1
4 drives RAID 5
2 drives RAID 1
6 drives RAID 5 or RAID 6
12 drives
Table 2-2.
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