Installing Hard Drives And Solid State Drives - Cisco UCS C210 Installation And Service Manual
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Chapter 3
Maintaining the Server
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Installing Hard Drives and Solid State Drives
The qualified and supported part numbers for this component are subject to change over time. For the most
up-to-date list of replaceable components, see the following URL and navigate to the page for your server
model and generation:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/ps10265/ps10493/c-series_part_numbers.html
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You can mix SAS and SATA drives in the same server.
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You can mix hard drives and solid state drives (SSDs) in the same server. However, You cannot configure
a logical volume (virtual drive) that contains a mix of hard drives and SSDs. That is, when you create a
logical volume, it must contain all hard drives or all SSDs.
You do not have to shut down or power off the server to replace hard drives or SSDs because they are
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hot pluggable.
If you need to make changes to your RAID configuration after installing a hard drive, use the LSI
Note
configuration utility for your mass storage device. See
more information.
Note
The onboard PCIe extender supports connection to a RAID card for up to eight hard drives. An optional
PCIe expander is required for configurations that have more than eight hard drives installed. The LSI
RAID cables that are required for cards added after-factory differ based on which configuration that you
use. See the
The SAS expander cannot be used with the onboard ICH10R controller. You must use a RAID controller
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card with the SAS expander.
If your server uses an LSI MegaRAID card for mass storage control, you might hear beeps coming from
Note
the card when you make changes to the drive array. See the
on page 3-41
To replace or install a hot-pluggable hard drive or SSD, follow these steps:
Remove the drive that you are replacing or remove a blank panel from an empty bay (see
Step 1
a.
b.
c.
OL-20887-02
"The SAS Extender and the SAS Expander" section on page
for more information.
Press the release button to expose the ejector lever.
Pull the ejector lever toward you, and then pull the drive sled from the drive bay.
If you are replacing an existing drive, remove the drive from the sled by removing the four screws
from the sides of the sled.
Installing or Replacing Components
RAID Controller Considerations, page C-1
3-39.
"LSI MegaRAID Card Beep Codes" section
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