Cisco Ucs C24 Server Raid Cabling; Sff 24-Drive Backplane With Expander Cabling - Cisco UCS C24 Installation And Service Manual

RAID Controller Cabling

Cisco UCS C24 Server RAID Cabling

SFF 24-Drive Backplane With Expander Cabling

The cable connections required for each type of controller are as follows:
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9220-8i or 9240-8i PCIe Card
These options can control up to 16 drives.
The required
drives 9–16.
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i or 9265CV-8i PCIe Card
These options can control up to 24 drives.
The required
drives 13–24.
Cisco UCS C24 Server Installation and Service Guide
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cable kit has two cables. Cable 1 controls drives 1–8 and cable 2 controls
UCSC-CABLE-A4
1. Connect SAS cable 1 from card connector SAS 0 to the Port0 connector on the expander.
Connect SAS cable 2 from card connector SAS 1 on the card to the Port1 connector on the
2.
expander.
cable kit has two cables. Cable 1 controls drives 1–12 and cable 2 controls
UCSC-CABLE-A4
Connect SAS cable 1 from card connector SAS 0 to the Port0 connector on the expander.
1.
Connect SAS cable 2 from card connector SAS 1 on the card to the Port1 connector on the
2.
expander.
If you are using the 9265CV-8i card, you can also install an SCPM for RAID backup. Install the
3.
SCPM (see Replacing a SuperCap Power Module (RAID Backup Unit), page
the cable from the card to the SCPM.
Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations
3-34), then attach
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