Supported Storage Controllers and Cables
At this time, the node supports these storage control options (either one or the other):
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SAS RAID control with a RAID card installed in PCIe riser 1 and a preinstalled SAS cable.
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SATA pass-through JBOD control with a SATA cable attached to the Slimline connector on PCIe riser 1.
The controller in each node controls up to six front-panel SAS/SATA drives, in the group that corresponds to the node's position in the chassis (group 1, 2, 3, 4)
This server supports the controller options and cable requirements shown in the following table.
Controller |
Server Version/Maximum Drives Controlled |
RAID Levels |
Optional Supercap Backup? |
Required Cables |
Broadcom 9400-8i 6G SATA / 12G SAS controller UCSC-9400-8I |
Six front-loading SAS/SATA drives in the C4200 chassis. |
Non-RAID |
No |
Use the SAS cable UCSC-SAS-C125 (preinstalled in the node) and connect it between the SAS connector on the card and the board connector. |
Cisco 12G 9460-8i RAID Controller Includes 2-GB flash-backed write cache (FBWC) UCSC-SAS9460-8i |
Six front-loading SAS/SATA drives in the C4200 chassis. |
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 |
Yes The RAID controller in each node is backed up by one supercap unit that installs to the C4200 chassis. |
Use the SAS cable UCSC-SAS-C125 (preinstalled in the node) and connect it between the SAS connector on the card and the board connector. If installing a RAID controller card to the node for the first time, you can order the card, supercap, SAS cable, and supercap cable as kit UCSC-RAID-C125-KIT. |
SATA pass-through JBOD |
Six front-loading SATA drives in the C4200 chassis. |
Non-RAID |
No |
Use cable UCSC-SATA-C125 and connect it between the Slimline connector on PCIe riser 1 and the board connector. |