Mini Storage

Mini Storage

The mini storage slot is a new slot that is present on the Cisco UCS M5 blade and rack servers. This slot can be empty, populated with an SD storage module, or populated with an M.2 SATA module.


Note

Cisco UCS Manager does not support micro-SD card.

The mini storage SD module consists of an in-built SD controller and two SD cardslots. These cards have RAID 1 capability.

The mini M.2 SATA module consists of two SATA slots. The PCH controller present on the server controls the SATA drives on this module.

You can use Cisco UCS Manager to inventory and manage the mini storage modules.

Viewing Mini Storage Properties

Mini storage modules are supported only on M5 and higher servers.

Procedure

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

UCS-A# scope server [chassis-num/server-num | dynamic-uuid]

Enters server mode for the specified server.

Step 2

UCS-A /chassis/server # show mini-storage [detail]

Displays detailed information about the mini storage module for the specified server.

Example

This example displays detailed information about the mini storage module for server 6: 

UCS-A# scope server 1/6
UCS-A /chassis/server # show mini-storage detail

Mini Storage Module:
    ID: 1
    Type: M2
    Model: UCS-MSTOR-M2
    Vendor: Cisco Systems Inc
    HW Rev: 0
    Serial: FCH2050JDHM
    VID: V00
    Part Number: 73-17926-04
    Product Name: Cisco UCS Mini-Storage Carrier for M.2
    Caption: Cisco UCS Mini-Storage Carrier for M.2 (holds up to 2)
    Description: Dual M.2 Mini-Storage Carrier (holds up to 2 M.2 modules)

Viewing the Storage Controller for the Mini Storage

Mini storage modules are supported only on M5 and higher servers.

Procedure

  Command or Action Purpose
Step 1

UCS-A# scope server [chassis-num/server-num | dynamic-uuid]

Enters server mode for the specified server.

Step 2

UCS-A /chassis/server # scope mini-storage id m2 | sd

Enters mini-storage mode for the specified server and mini storage card type.

Step 3

UCS-A /chassis/server/mini-storage # show referenced-controller [detail]

Displays information about the storage controller referenced by the mini storage module for the specified server.

Example

This example displays information about the storage controller for the M.2 mini storage card in server 6: 

UCS-A# scope server 1/6
UCS-A /chassis/server # scope mini-storage 1 m2
UCS-A /chassis/server/mini-storage # show referenced-controller detail

Referenced Controller:
    ID: 1
    Type: PCH

This example displays information about the storage controller for the SD mini storage card in server 3: 

UCS-A# scope server 1/3
UCS-A /chassis/server # scope mini-storage 1 sd
UCS-A /chassis/server/mini-storage # show referenced-controller detail

Referenced Controller:
    ID: 1
    Type: PCH