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Cisco UCS C210 M2
General-Purpose
Rack-Mount Server
Spec Sheet
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CONTENTS
OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DETAILED VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chassis Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chassis Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CONFIGURING the SERVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
STEP 4 CHOOSE RAID CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
STEP 5 ORDER SAS EXPANDER AS NEEDED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
STEP 6 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVES or SOLID STATE DRIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
STEP 7 CHOOSE PCIe OPTION CARD(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
STEP 8 ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
STEP 9 CHOOSE OPTIONAL DVD-RW DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
STEP 10 ORDER OPTIONAL REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
STEP 11 CHOOSE AC POWER CORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
STEP 12 ORDER TOOL-LESS OPTIONAL RAIL KIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
STEP 13 ORDER OPTIONAL CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
STEP 14 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
STEP 15 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
STEP 16 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
STEP 17 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACK(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
CHASSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
CPUs and DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Physical Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Memory Population Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Low-Voltage DIMM Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recommended Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Configuration Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
SAS EXTENDER and SAS EXPANDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SAS Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SAS Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
RACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
POWER SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
KVM CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Motherboard USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Compliance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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OVERVIEW
Front View
Rear View
OVERVIEW
The Cisco® UCS C210 M2 server is a general-purpose, two-socket, two rack-unit (2RU) rack server that
builds on the success of the UCS C210 M1 server. The UCS C210 M2 server (shown in
capabilities of the Cisco Unified Computing System™. The server uses Intel's latest Xeon 5600 Series
multicore processors with 12 DIMM slots, 5 PCIe slots, embedded dual-port gigabit Ethernet controller, and
up to 16 2.5-inch SAS/SATA hot-swappable hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs).
Figure 1 Cisco UCS C210 M2 High-Density Rack Server
Figure 1) extends the
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DETAILED VIEWS
DETAILED VIEWS
Chassis Front View
Figure 2 shows the Cisco UCS C210 M2 General-Purpose Rack Server.
Figure 2 Chassis Front View
1 Locator LED/Locator Button 6 Memory fault LED
2 Network Activity LED 7 Power supply fault LED
3 System fault LED 8 Console connector (with supplied KVM cable,
provides DB15 video, DB9 serial, and two
USB 2.0 connectors)
4 Power button/Power status LED 9 DVD-RW drive, with dual-layer (DL) media
support (optional)
5 CPU fault LED 10 Hard drives (up to 16 2.5” HDD)
For more information regarding the KVM cable connection, see KVM CABLE on page 57.
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Chassis Rear View
Figure 3 shows the external features of the rear panel.
Figure 3 Chassis Rear View
1 Power supply (up to 2) 5 Serial connector (DB9)
DETAILED VIEWS
2 USB 2.0 connectors (2) 6 10/100/1000 Megabit Ethernet ports (2)
3 10/100 Ethernet management port (RJ-45) 7 Standard-profile PCIe card slots (five total)
4 Video connector (DB15 VGA)
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BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES
BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES
Table 1 lists the capabilities and features of the base server. Details about how to configure the server for
a particular feature or capability (for example, number of processors, disk drives, or amount of memory)
are provided in
Table 1 Capabilities and Features
Capability/Feature Description
Chassis Two rack unit (2RU) chassis
CPU Up to two quad-core Intel® Xeon® 5500 or 5600 series processors
Chipset Intel® 5520 (Tylersburg) chipset
Memory 12 slots for registered ECC DIMMS (up to 192 GB), supporting Intel SDDC
NIC Embedded dual-port Intel 82576NS PCIe-based Gigabit Ethernet controller
Expansion slots Five PCIe slots (on a riser card)
CONFIGURING the SERVER on page 8.
■ Slots 1 and 4 are full-height, full length, x8 lane, with a x16 connector
■ Slots 2, 3, and 5 are full-height, half-length, x8 lane, with a x16
connector
Storage controller One of the following:
■ An onboard SATA RAID 0/1 controller integrated on motherboard
(Intel ICH10R) that can control up to four SATA drives (only), or
■ An optional RAID mezzanine card:
• LSI® 1064E 4-port controller mezzanine card
(RAID levels 0, 1, or 1E) for up to 4 internal SAS or SATA drives with
the factory default SAS Extender or the optional SAS Expander
installed, or
■ One of these optional RAID PCIe plug-in cards (installed in PCIe slot #4):
• LSI 6G MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e controller
(RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, or 60 support) for up to 4 internal SAS
or SATA drives (no mixing) with the factory default SAS Extender, plus
external JBOD expansion, or
• LSI 6G MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i controller
(RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, or 60 support) for up to 8 internal SAS
or SATA drives with the factory default SAS Extender, or up to 16 SAS
or SATA drives with a SAS Expander installed
Video ■ 1280 x 1024 resolution
■ 32-bit color depth
■ 8 MB video memory
Internal storage devices ■ Up to 16 2.5-inch SAS or SATA hot-swappable hard disk drives (HDDs) or
solid state drives (SSDs)
■ USB socket on motherboard
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BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES
Capability/Feature Description
Interfaces ■ Rear panel
• One DB9 serial port connector
• Two USB 2.0 port connectors
• One DB15 VGA connector
• Two RJ-45 10/100/1000 Ethernet port connectors
• One RJ-45 10/100 Ethernet management port
■ Front panel
• One KVM console connector
Front Panel ■ Optional DVD-RW optical drive, with dual-layer (DL) media support
Power subsystem Up to two 650 W power supplies (N+1 or nonredundant configuration options)
Fans Chassis:
■ Three 80-mm redundant fans
Power supply:
■ Each power supply is equipped with a fan.
Integrated management
processor
Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) (with integrated video, KVM
redirection, Security Intelligence Operations (SIO), fan speed control,
Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI), and voltage monitoring)
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CONFIGURING the SERVER
CONFIGURING the SER VER
Follow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS C210 M2 General-Purpose Rack Server:
■ STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKU, page 9
■ STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S), page 10
■ STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY, page 13
■ STEP 4 CHOOSE RAID CONFIGURATION, page 17
■ STEP 5 ORDER SAS EXPANDER AS NEEDED, page 20
■ STEP 6 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVES or SOLID STATE DRIVES, page 21
■ STEP 7 CHOOSE PCIe OPTION CARD(S), page 23
■ STEP 8 ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES, page 25
■ STEP 9 CHOOSE OPTIONAL DVD-RW DRIVE, page 28
■ STEP 10 ORDER OPTIONAL REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY, page 29
■ STEP 11 CHOOSE AC POWER CORDS, page 30
■ STEP 12 ORDER TOOL-LESS OPTIONAL RAIL KIT, page 33
■ STEP 13 ORDER OPTIONAL CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM, page 34
■ STEP 14 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE, page 35
■ STEP 15 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE, page 36
■ STEP 16 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT, page 39
■ STEP 17 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL, page 40
■ OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACK(s) on page 44
■ OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU on page 45
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STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKU
Verify the product ID (PID) of the base server as shown in Table 2.
Table 2 PID of the Base C210 M2 Rack Server
Product ID (PID) Description
R210-2121605W UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
The R210-2121605W base server:
■ Includes one power supply.
■ Does not include CPU, memory, hard disk drives (HDDs), Solid-State Drives (SSDs), plug-in
PCIe cards, or optional DVD-RW drive.
NOTE: Use the steps on the following pages to configure the server with
the components that you want to include.
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Notes . . .
STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S)
The standard CPU features are:
■ Intel Xeon 5600-series (Westmere-EP) or Intel Xeon 5500-series (Nehalem) CPUs
■ Intel 5520 chipset
■ Cache size of 4, 8, or 12 MB
Choose CPUs
The available CPUs are listed in Table 3.
Table 3 Available CPUs: Intel Xeon Westmere-EP x56xx Family
Product ID (PID)
Intel
Number
Clock
Freq
(GHz)
Power
(W)
Cache
Size (MB)
Cores QPI
Highest DDR3 DIMM
Clock Support (MHz)
A01-X0117 X5675 3.06 95 12 6 6.4 GT/s 1333
A01-X0102 X5670 2.93 95 12 6 6.4 GT/s 1333
A01-X0105 X5650 2.66 95 12 6 6.4 GT/s 1333
A01-X0109 E5640 2.66 80 12 4 5.86 GT/s 1066
A01-X0120 E5649 2.53 80 12 6 5.86 GT/s 1333
UCS-CPU-E5645 E5645 2.40 80 12 6 5.86 GT/s 1333
A01-X0111 E5620 2.40 80 12 4 5.86 GT/s 1066
A01-X0106 L5640 2.26 60 4 6 5.86 GT/s 1333
A01-X0107 L5630 2.13 40 12 4 5.86 GT/s 1066
A01-X0123 E5606 2.13 80 8 4 4.8 GT/s 1066
A01-X0108 L5609 1.86 40 12 4 4.8 GT/s 1066
1. If higher or lower speed DIMMs are selected than what is shown in the table for a given CPU, the DIMMs will be
clocked at the lowest common denominator of CPU clock and DIMM clock. For example:
Selecting lower-speed DIMMs
DIMMs, the DIMMs will be clocked at the lower speed of 1066 MHz.
Selecting higher-speed DIMMs:
DIMMs), the DIMMS will be clocked at the lower speed of 1066 MHz.
: If you use an X5650 CPU (which can support up to 1333-MHz DIMMs) with 1066-MHz
If you use 1333-MHz DIMMs with an E5620 CPU (which can support up to 1066-MHz
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The available 5500-series CPUs are listed in Table 4.
Notes . . .
Table 4 Available Intel CPUs: Xeon Nehalem x55xx Family
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Product ID (PID)
Intel
Number
Clock
Freq
(GHz)
Power
(W)
Cache
Size (MB)
Cores QPI
Highest DDR3 DIMM
Clock Support (MHz)
N20-X00001 X5570 2.93 95 8 4 6.4 GT/s 1333
N20-X00006 X5550 2.66 95 8 4 6.4 GT/s 1333
N20-X00002 E5540 2.53 80 8 4 5.86 GT/s 1066
N20-X00003 E5520 2.26 80 8 4 5.86 GT/s 1066
N20-X00004 L5520 2.26 60 8 4 5.86 GT/s 1066
N20-X00009 E5504 2.00 80 4 4 4.8 GT/s 800
A01-X0113 E5506 2.13 80 4 4 4.8 GT/s 800
1. If higher or lower speed DIMMs are selected than what is shown in the table for a given CPU, the DIMMs will be
clocked at the lowest common denominator of CPU clock and DIMM clock. For example:
Selecting lower-speed DIMMs
DIMMs, the DIMMs will be clocked at the lower speed of 1066 MHz.
Selecting higher-speed DIMMs:
DIMMs), the DIMMS will be clocked at the lower speed of 800 MHz.
: if you use an X5570 CPU (which can support up to 1333-MHz DIMMs) with 1066-MHz
If you use 1333-MHz DIMMs with an E5506 CPU (which can support up to 800-MHz
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Approved Configurations
(1) Single-CPU configurations:
■ Choose any one CPU listed in Table 3 on page 10 or Table 4 on page 11.
(2) Two-CPU Configurations:
■ Choose two identical CPUs from any one of the rows of Table 3 on page 10 or Table 4 on
page 11.
Caveats
■ You can select either one processor or two identical processors.
■ For optimal performance, select DIMMs with the highest clock speed for a given processor
(see
Table 5 on page 14). If you select DIMMs whose speeds are lower or higher than that
shown in the tables, suboptimal performance will result.
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STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY
The standard memory features are:
■ DIMMs
— Clock speed: 800 MHz, 1066 MHz, or 1333 MHz
— Ranks per DIMM: 1, 2, or 4
— Operational voltage: single voltage (1.5 V) or dual voltage (1.35 V/1.5 V)
—Registered
■ DDR3 ECC registered DIMMs (RDIMMs), supporting Intel SDDC
■ Memory is organized with three memory channels per CPU, with up to two DIMMs per
channel (DPC), as shown in
Figure 4 C210 M2 Memory Organization
Figure 4.
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Choose DIMMs and Memory Mirroring
Choose the memory configuration and whether or not you want the memory mirroring option.
The available memory DIMMs and mirroring option are listed in
NOTE: When memory mirroring is enabled, the memory subsystem simultaneously
writes identical data to two channels. If a memory read from one of the channels
returns incorrect data due to an uncorrectable memory error, the system
automatically retrieves the data from the other channel. A transient or soft error in
one channel does not affect the mirrored data, and operation continues unless there
is a simultaneous error in exactly the same location on a DIMM and its mirrored
DIMM. Memory mirroring reduces the amount of memory available to the operating
system by 50% because only one of the two populated channels provides data.
Table 5 Available DDR3 DIMMs
Table 5.
Product ID (PID) PID Description Voltage
DIMM Options
UCS-MR-1X041RX-A 4GB DDR3-1333-MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/1R/1.35v 1.35 1
UCS-MR-1X082RY-A 8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/2R/x4/dual voltage 1.35/1.5 V 2
UCS-MR-1X162RY-A 16GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/2R/x4/1.5v 1.35/1.5 V 4
Memory Mirroring Option
N01-MMIRROR Memory mirroring option
Approved Configurations
(1) 1-CPU configuration without memory mirroring:
■ Choose from one to six DIMMs (note that there are six DIMM slots per CPU)
(2) 1-CPU configuration with memory mirroring:
■ Choose either two or four DIMMs. The DIMMs will be placed by the factory as shown in the
following table:
Ranks/D
IMM
Number of
DIMMs
2 1 DIMM in Channel A, 1 DIMM in Channel B
4 2 DIMMs in Channel A, 2 DIMMs in Channel B
■ Choose the memory mirroring option (N01-MMIRROR) as shown in Table 5 on page 14.
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DIMM Placement in Channels
(Channel C is not used with memory mirroring)
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(3) 2-CPU configuration without memory mirroring:
■ Choose from 1 to 6 DIMMs per CPU (from 2 to 12 total DIMMs)
(4) 2-CPU configuration with memory mirroring:
■ Choose 2, 4, 6, or 8 DIMMs per CPU. The DIMMs will be placed by the factory as shown in the
following table
:
Number of
DIMMs
(Channels C and F are not used with memory mirroring)
DIMM Placement
2 CPU 1: 1 DIMM in Channel A CPU 2: 1 DIMM in Channel D
4 CPU 1: 2 DIMMs in Channel A CPU 2: 2 DIMMs in Channel D
6 CPU 1:
2 DIMMs in Channel A
1 DIMM in Channel B
8 CPU 1:
2 DIMMs in Channel A
2 DIMMs in Channel B
■ Choose the memory mirroring option (N01-MMIRROR) as shown in Table 5 on page 14.
CPU 2:
2 DIMMs in Channel D
1 DIMM in Channel E
CPU 2:
2 DIMMs in Channel D
2 DIMMs in Channel E
NOTE: System performance is optimized when the DIMM memory type and the DIMM
quantity is equal for both CPUs.
Caveats
■ DIMM voltage:
— You can mix dual voltage DIMMs (operate at either 1.5 V or 1.35 V) and single voltage
DIMMs (operate at only 1.5 V).
— Dual-voltage DIMMs can be operated in either of these modes:
• Power Saving Mode at a maximum speed of 1066 MHz
• Performance Mode at a maximum speed of 1333 MHz
If you mix both types of DIMMs in your configuration, the server forces all DIMMs to
operate in Performance Mode.
■ Memory mirroring:
If you choose the Memory RAS option, be aware that it is available only with an even
number of memory channels. For example, if you choose six DIMMs and select RAS,
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mirroring will go into effect on only two channels with two DIMMS per channel (you
cannot implement RAS on three channels). In this case, two DIMMS would go unused.
For more information regarding memory, see CPUs and DIMMs on page 47.
NOTE: For memory mirroring, DIMM pairing across buses must be identical.
If you only have two DIMMs, they need to be the same PID because you have
one DIMM on each of two buses.
If you have four DIMMs in a 2-CPU system, for example, you can have two
4-GB and two 8-GB DIMMs. One 4-GB/8-GB DIMM pair would located on
Channel A of CPU 1, and one 4-GB/8-GB DIMM pair would be located on
Channel D of CPU 2.
If you have four DIMMs in a 1-CPU system, for example, you can have two
4-GB and two 8-GB DIMMs. One 4-GB/8-GB DIMM pair would located on
Channel A of CPU 1, and one 4-GB/8-GB DIMM pair would be located on
Channel B of CPU 1.
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STEP 4 CHOOSE RAID CONFIGURATION
The base server motherboard comes with an integrated SATA RAID 0/1 controller, which supports
up to 4 SATA drives only (the integrated controller does not support SAS drives). Therefore, a
separate plug-in PCIe controller card is not required when ordering SATA drives and a RAID 0 or 1
configuration is desired.
You can use the built-in SATA RAID 0/1 controller as described in the preceding paragraph or you
can instead choose to implement a RAID configuration by using the optional mezzanine card on
the server motherboard or by using an optional plug-in PCIe RAID controller card.
Cisco can provide factory-configured RAID 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, and 10 systems depending on the RAID
implementation chosen and the number of drives ordered. Factory-configured RAID options are
listed at the end of
9261-8i, but are not factory configurable.
Choose RAID Options
Choose one RAID controller, one RAID configuration option, and, if desired, the battery backup
option listed in
Table 6. Note that RAID levels 50 and 60 are supported on the 9280-4i4e and
Table 6.
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Table 6 Available RAID Options
Product ID (PID) PID Description
RAID Controllers
R2X0-ML002 LSI 1064E 4-port SAS 3.0G RAID Mezzanine Card
■ Installed on the mezzanine connector inside the UCS C210 M2 server
■ Supports up to four SAS or SATA drives with the factory default SAS Extender
or the optional SAS Expander installed. You cannot mix SSD and HDD drive
types. You cannot mix SAS and SATA drives.
■ No battery backup
■ Factory-configured RAID options: RAID 0, 1, or 1E
UCSC-RAID-C-4I4E LSI MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e, four internal and four external ports
■ Takes up one of five available PCIe slots (must be installed in slot #4)
■ Supports up to 4 internal SAS or SATA drives (no mixing) plus external JBOD
expansion with the factory default SAS Extender installed. You cannot mix
SSD and HDD drive types
■ Battery backup option available (see the battery backup PID section in this
table)
■ Factory-configured RAID options: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 (see the RAID PIDs
section in this table)
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Table 6 Available RAID Options (continued)
Product ID (PID) PID Description
R2XX-PL003 LSI MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10)
■ Takes up one of five available PCIe slots (must be installed in slot #4)
■ Supports up to eight internal SAS or SATA drives with the factory default SAS
Extender installed. You can mix SAS and SATA drive types, but you cannot mix
HDD and SSD drive types.
■ Supports up to 16 internal SAS or SATA drives with the optional SAS Expander
installed. You can mix SAS and SATA drive types, but you cannot mix HDD and
SSD drive types.
■ Includes 512 MB of write cache
■ Battery backup option available (see the battery backup PID section in this
table)
■ Factory-configured RAID options: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 (see the RAID PIDs
section in this table)
RAID Battery Backup Option (not available with mezzanine card)
R2XX-LBBU2 Battery Backup
RAID Configuration (note: Mezzanine card supports only RAID 0, 1, and 1E)
R2XX-RAID0 Factory pre-configured RAID striping option
Enable RAID 0 Setting. Requires a minimum of 1 hard drive.
R2XX-RAID1 Factory pre-configured RAID mirroring option
Enable RAID 1 Setting. Requires exactly 2 drives, with same size, speed, capacity.
R2XX-RAID5 Factory pre-configured RAID option
Enable RAID 5 Setting. Requires minimum 3 drives of same size, speed, capacity.
R2XX-RAID6 Factory pre-configured RAID option
Enable RAID 6 Setting. Requires minimum 4 drives of same size, speed, capacity.
R2XX-RAID10 Factory pre-configured RAID option
Enable RAID 10 Setting. Requires an even number of drives (minimum 4 drives) of
same size, speed, capacity.
.
NOTE: No RAID option can be chosen if you have one of the following configurations:
• A mix of SAS and SATA drives
•No drives
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Approved Configurations
(1) Integrated SATA RAID 0/1 controller
■ Choose none of the options listed in Table 6. In this case, the integrated RAID 0/1 controller
will be used.
(2) Optional RAID controller
■ Choose one of the RAID controllers options (with or without battery backup) listed in
Table 6.
(3) Optional RAID configuration
■ Choose one of the RAID configuration options listed in Table 6.
NOTE: If an optional RAID configuration is not chosen, the disks will be configured as
a JBOD.
Caveats
■ The MegaRAID cards (LSI MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e or LSI MegaRAID SAS 9261-8i) must be
installed in PCIe slot #4. Refer to
■ If you choose the mezzanine RAID controller card, you will still have all five PCIe slots
Figure 3 on page 5 for PCIe slot numbering.
available for adding optional cards.
■ The two optional plug-in RAID controllers are each half-height PCIe cards. If you choose one
of these optional cards, you will still have four slots available for adding optional PCIe cards.
■ You can choose only one RAID controller (integrated controller, mezzanine card controller, or
one plug-in PCIe controller).
■ You can choose an optional RAID configuration (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, or 10), which is
pre-configured at the factory. If you do not choose a RAID configuration, the disks will be
configured as a JBOD.
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