Cisco UCS C460 M2 User manual

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Spec Sheet
Cisco UCS C460 M2
High-Performance
Rack-Mount Server

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CONTENTS
OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DETAILED VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chassis Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chassis Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CONFIGURING the SERVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
STEP 4 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVEs or SOLID STATE DRIVEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
STEP 5 CHOOSE RAID CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
STEP 6 CHOOSE PCIe OPTION CARD(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
STEP 7 ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
STEP 8 ORDER POWER SUPPLIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
STEP 9 SELECT AC POWER CORD(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
STEP 10 ORDER OPTIONAL SLIDE RAIL KIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
STEP 11 ORDER OPTIONAL CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
STEP 12 ORDER OPTIONAL INTERNAL FLASH eUSB DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
STEP 13 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
STEP 14 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
STEP 15 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
STEP 16 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CHASSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CPUs and DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Physical Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Memory Population Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
RACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
PDUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compliance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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OVERVIEW
The Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack Server (Figure 1) is a four-rack-unit (4RU) server supporting
the Intel® Xeon® processor E7-4800 and E7-8800 product families, with up to 2 terabytes (TB) of
double-data-rate 3 (DDR3) memory in 64 slots, and up to 12 small form factor (SFF), hot-pluggable SAS and
SATA disk drives.
10 PCI Express (PCIe) slots support the Cisco UCS C-Series network adapters, with an eleventh PCIe slot
reserved for a hard disk drive array controller card. Additional I/O is provided by 2 Gigabit Ethernet LOM
ports, 2 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports, and 2 dedicated out-of-band (OOB) management ports.
Figure 1 Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Density Rack Server
Front View
Rear View

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DETAILED VIEWS
Chassis Front View
Figure 2 is a detailed front view of the Cisco UCS C460 M2 General-Purpose Rack Server.
Figure 2 Chassis Front View
Figure 3 is a detailed view of operator panel.
1HDDs (up to 12) 6CPU status LED
2SATA DVD drive 7Network activity LED
3Fans (up to 8) 8Operations panel (see Figure 3 on page 5 for a
detailed view)
4Power supply status LED 9VGA connector
5Memory status LED 10 USB ports (3)
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Figure 3 Chassis Front View
1ID LED 6Power status LED
2ID button 7Power button
3HDD fault LED 8Reset button
4System health LED 9NMI button
5Fan fault LED
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Chassis Rear View
Figure 4 shows the external features of the rear panel.
Figure 4 Chassis Rear View
1Power supplies (up to 4) 710G SFP+ LOM ports, two total
2ID button 81 Gigabit LOM ports (2 total)
3USB ports (2 total) 910/100 Management ports M1 and M2
4VGA connector 10 Serial connector
510GBase-T LOM ports, two total 11 PCIe slots 1 through 10 (left to right as
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6SAS riser slot 12 Power supply LEDs
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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 CONFIGURING the SERVER on page 10.
Table 1 Capabilities and Features
Capability/Feature Description
Chassis Four rack unit (4RU) chassis
CPU Either 2 or 4 Intel® Xeon® E7-8800/4800 family processors
Two-CPU configurations require 2 power supplies
Four-CPU configurations require 4 power supplies
Chipset Intel® 7500 chipset and Intel 7510 scalable memory buffer
Memory Eight slots for memory riser boards. Each memory riser can hold up to 8
DIMMs, for a maximum DIMM population of 64 DIMMs.
Maximum memory capacity is 2 TB. This is accomplished with 64 DIMMs,
consisting of 32 DIMM kits (2 32 GB matched DIMMs per kit) in a 4-CPU
configuration.
USB Flash drive Optional 2 GB internal eUSB flash drives (up to 2) can be used as bootable
drives
Expansion slots There are 10 PCIe expansion slots:
■Slots 1 and 2: Gen 2x8, 3/4 length card, x24 hot-swappable connectors
■Slots 3 and 4: Gen 2x4, 1/2 length card, x8 connectors
■Slot 5: Gen 2x16, 3/4 length card, x16 connector
■Slots 6 and 7: Gen 2x8, 3/4 length card, x8 hot-swappable connectors
■Slot 8: Gen 1x4, 3/4 length card, x8 connector
■Slot 9: Gen 1x4, 1/2 length card, x8 connector
■Slot 10: Gen 2x4, 1/2 length card, x8 connector
NOTE: CPU3 must be installed to support PCIe slots 5, 6, 7, 9, and
10. Legacy I/O devices like video cards are only supported on slots
1,2,3, 4 and 8.

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Storage controller Factory-configured RAID support options:
■RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 support for up to 12 SAS or SATA drives
with either the optional LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i controller, or
■RAID 0 and 1 support for up to 8 SAS or SATA drives with the optional LSI
MegaRAID 9240-8I RAID controller.
There is a dedicated SAS riser slot in the chassis for either RAID controller
card.
There is also a location inside the chassis for the optional LSI RAID battery
backup unit that can be used with the 9260-8i controller card.
Internal storage devices Up to 12 SFF 2.5” SAS or SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid state drives
(SSDs).
UCS Storage Accelerators are also available. These PCIe flash storage devices
provide independent high-speed storage.
Video The server CIMC chip includes a Matrox G200 core. The first 8 MB of memory
are allocated to the video core.
■1280 x 1024 resolution
■32-bit color depth
■8 MB video memory
Interfaces ■Rear panel
• Two 10/100 dedicated management Ethernet ports
• Two 1-Gigabit ports (10/100/1000 Mbps capable). These integrated
Gigabit ports support the Wake on LAN (WoL) and TCP/IP Offload
Engine (TOE) standards
• Two 10-Gigabit Base-T Ethernet ports
• Two 10-Gigabit SFP+ Ethernet ports
• One RS232 serial connector
• One 15-pin VGA connector
• Two USB 2.0 connectors
■Front panel
• One 15-pin VGA connector
• Three USB 2.0 connectors
Table 1 Capabilities and Features (continued)
Capability/Feature Description

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Power subsystem ■Either 2 or 4 850 W power supplies
■Power supplies are hot-swappable, rear-accessible, and redundant as
2+2 or 3+1
Fans Chassis:
■8 fans, hot-swappable
Power supply:
■Each of the 4 power supplies is equipped with a fan.
Integrated management
processor
The built-in Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) GUI or CLI
interface enables you to monitor the server inventory, health, and system
event logs.
Table 1 Capabilities and Features (continued)
Capability/Feature Description
NOTE: You can use 2 power supplies with a 2-CPU configuration. In
this case, 1+1 redundancy is supported only if your server’s overall
power consumption can be supported by a single 850W power supply
during the failure and hot-swap. For more information about your
server’s power consumption, use the power calculator accessible at
http://www.cisco.com/assets/cdc_content_elements/flash/dataC
enter/cisco_ucs_power_calculator/

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CONFIGURING the SERVER
Follow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack Server:
■STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKU, page 11
■STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S), page 12
■STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY, page 13
■STEP 4 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVEs or SOLID STATE DRIVEs, page 18
■STEP 5 CHOOSE RAID CONFIGURATION, page 20
■STEP 6 CHOOSE PCIe OPTION CARD(S), page 22
■STEP 7 ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES, page 26
■STEP 8 ORDER POWER SUPPLIES, page 29
■STEP 9 SELECT AC POWER CORD(s), page 30
■STEP 10 ORDER OPTIONAL SLIDE RAIL KIT, page 33
■STEP 11 ORDER OPTIONAL CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM, page 34
■STEP 12 ORDER OPTIONAL INTERNAL FLASH eUSB DRIVE, page 35
■STEP 13 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE, page 36
■STEP 14 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE, page 37
■STEP 15 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT, page 40
■STEP 16 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL, page 41
■OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACKS on page 46
■OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU on page 47

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STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKU
Verify the product ID (PID) of the base server as shown in Table 2.
The base server:
■Includes:
— Two 850 W power supplies (required for 2-CPU systems)
— Blanking panels for empty drive locations (to maintain cooling air flow)
— Cable management arm
—Railkit
■Does not include:
— Third and fourth 850 W power supplies (required for 4-CPU systems)
—CPUs
— Four empty memory riser boards (for 2-CPU systems) or 8 empty memory riser
boards (for 4-CPU systems)
— Hard disk drives (HDDs)
— Solid-state Drives (SSDs)
— Plug-in PCIe cards.
Table 2 PID of the Base C460 M2 Rack Server
Product ID (PID) Description
UCSC-BASE-M2-C460 UCS C460 M2 Rack SVR w/o CPU, Mem, HDD, PCIe
NOTE: Use the steps on the following pages to configure the server with
the components that you want to include.

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STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S)
The standard CPU features are:
■Intel Xeon E7-8800 or E7-4800 (Westmere EX) series CPUs
■Intel 7500 chipset and Intel 7510 scalable memory buffer
■Cache size of 18, 24, or 30 MB
Choose CPUs
The available CPUs are listed in Table 3.
Approved Configurations
(1) Two-CPU Configuration
■Choose two identical CPUs from Table 3.
(2) Four-CPU Configuration
■Choose four identical CPUs from Table 3.
Caveats
■You must select either two or four identical processors.
Table 3 Available CPUs: Intel Xeon Westmere E7-48xx/88xx Family
Product ID (PID) Intel
Number
Clock
Freq
(GHz)
Power
(W) Cache Size (MB) Cores QPI Highest DDR3
DIMM Clock
Support (MHz)
UCS-CPU-E78837 E7-8837 2.67 130 30 86.40 1066
UCS-CPU-E74870 E7-4870 2.40 130 30 10 6.40 1066
UCS-CPU-E74860 E7-4860 2.26 130 24 10 6.40 1066
UCS-CPU-E78867L E7-8867L 2.13 105 30 10 6.40 1066
UCS-CPU-E74830 E7-4830 2.13 105 24 86.40 1066
UCS-CPU-E74850 E7-4850 2.00 130 24 10 6.40 1066
UCS-CPU-E74807 E7-4807 1.86 95 18 64.80 1066

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STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY
The standard memory features are:
■Plug-In Memory Riser Boards
— Up to eight DIMMs per riser board
— Riser boards plug vertically into the motherboard
— Up to two riser boards per CPU (total maximum of eight per system)
■DIMMs
— Clock speed: 1066 MHz
— Ranks per DIMM: 1, 2, or 4
— Operational voltage: 1.5 or 1.35 V
—Registered
■Each CPU controls four serial memory interface (SMI) channels. Memory buffers on the
memory risers convert each SMI channel into two DDR3 subchannels. There are two memory
risers for each CPU. Memory is organized as two paired-DIMM kits (4 DIMMs) per memory
channel, as shown in Figure 5.

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Figure 5 C460 M2 Memory Organization

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Choose Memory Riser Boards
You may choose four memory riser boards for a two-CPU system or eight memory riser boards for
a four-CPU system.
Approved Configurations
(1) Two-CPU System
■Choose four memory riser boards from Table 4.
(1) Four-CPU System
■Choose eight memory riser boards from Table 4.
Caveats
■You should order enough risers with enough sockets to accommodate your maximum
forseeable memory needs.
Choose DIMMs and Memory Mirroring
Select the memory configuration and whether or not you want the memory mirroring option.
The available memory DIMMs and mirroring option are listed in Table 5.
Table 4 Available Memory Riser Boards
Product ID (PID) PID Description Max DIMMs per Riser
Riser Board Options
UCSC-MRB-002-C460 Memory riser board for C460 M2 server only 8
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.

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DIMMs are orderable as kits, with two DIMMs per kit. Choose the desired number of DIMMs and
the memory mirroring option if desired. The available memory DIMMs are listed in Table 5.
Approved Configurations
(1) Minimum Configuration without memory mirroring
■One memory riser with at least one matched DIMM pair. The memory riser must be installed
in a slot controlled by either CPU1 or CPU2. All four CPUs can run from a single DIMM pair.
(2) Maximum Configuration without memory mirroring
■Eight memory risers with at least one matched DIMM pair per riser (16 DIMMs total) and up to
four matched DIMM pairs per riser (64 DIMMs total).
(3) Minimum Configuration with memory mirroring
■One memory riser with at least two matched DIMM pairs.
(4) Maximum Configuration with memory mirroring
■Eight memory risers with at least two matched DIMM pairs per riser (16 DIMMs total) and up
to four matched DIMM pairs per riser (64 DIMMs total).
Table 5 Available DDR3 DIMM Kits (2 DIMMs per Kit)
Product ID (PID) PID Description Voltage (V) Ranks/
DIMM
DIMM Options
UCS-MR-2X041RX-C 2X4GB DDR3-1333-MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/single rank/x4/1.35v 1.5/1.35 1
UCS-MR-2X082RX-C 2X8GB DDR3-1333-MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank/x2/1.35v 1.5/1.35 2
UCS-MR-2X164RX-C 2X16GB DDR3-1333-MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/quad rank/x4/1.35v 1.5/1.35 4
UCS-MR-2X324RX-C 2x32GB DDR3-1333-MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/quad rank/x4/1.35v 1.5/1.35 4
Memory Mirroring Option
N01-MMIRROR Memory mirroring option
NOTE: There are three memory mirroring modes:
1 Intra-socket mirroring
2 Inter-socket cross-memory-controller mirroring
3 Inter-socket complete master-slave mirroring
Mirroring mode can be configured using the UCS Manager BIOS Policy RAS Memory
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Caveats
■Each CPU controls four DDR3 channels.
■The minimum DIMM configuration is at least one matched DIMM pair installed in a memory
riser on either CPU1 or CPU2. All four CPUs can run from a single DIMM pair.
■DIMMs are required to be populated in pairs. DIMMs for this server are available as two-DIMM
kits.
■The DIMMs in any given pair must be identical.
■Any DIMM installed in a memory riser corresponding to an empty CPU slot becomes
inaccessible.
■For optimal performance, distribute DIMMs evenly across all installed CPUs and memory
buffers.
■DIMMs within a channel are populated starting with the DIMMs farthest from the memory
buffer in a fill-farthest approach.
■Matched pairs of risers on paired DDR3 channels must have identical DIMM configurations.
For more information about memory, see CPUs and DIMMs on page 49.

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STEP 4 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVEs or SOLID STATE DRIVEs
The standard disk drive features are:
■2.5-inch small form factor
■Hot-pluggable
■Sled-mounted
Choose Drives
The available drives are listed in Table 6.
Approved Configurations
(1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i RAID controller (battery backup is optional)
■Select up to 12 SAS or SATA drives listed in Table 6 (you can mix SAS/SATA drives, but not
HDD/SSD drives). This configuration supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10.
(2) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i RAID controller (no battery backup)
Table 6 Available Hot-Pluggable Sled-Mounted HDDs and SSDs
Product ID (PID) PID Description Drive
Type Capacity
HDDs
A03-D146GC2 146 GB SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD SAS 146 GB
A03-D300GA2 300 GB 6 Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 300 GB
UCS-HDD300GI2F105 300 GB 6 Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD SAS 300 GB
A03-D500GC3 500 GB 6 Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF SATA 500 GB
A03-D600GA2 600 GB 6 Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 600 GB
UCS-HDD900GI2F106 900 GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 900 GB
A03-D1TBSATA 1 TB SATA 7.2K RPM SFF HDD SATA 1 TB
SSDs
UCS-SD100G0KA2-E 100 GB SATA 2.5 inch Enterprise Performance SSD SATA 100 GB
UCS-SD100G0KA2-G 100 GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value SSD SATA 100 GB
UCS-SD200G0KA2-E 200 GB 2.5 SATA Enterprise performance SSD SATA 200 GB
UCS-SD300G0KA2-E 300 GB 2.5 SATA Enterprise performance SSD SATA 300 GB
UCS-SD400G0KA2-G 400 GB 2.5 Enterprise Value SSD SATA 400 GB

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■Select up to 8 SAS or SATA drives listed in Table 6 (you can mix SAS/SATA drives, but not
HDD/SSD drives). This configuration supports RAID 0and 1.
Caveats
■SSDs and HDDs should not be mixed in the same RAID volume.

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STEP 5 CHOOSE RAID CONFIGURATION
The C460 M2 server accommodates either an LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i or LSI MegaRAID SAS
9240-8i RAID controller. The C460 M2 contains a drive bay housing up to 12 HDDs or SSDs.
Cisco can provide factory-configured RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 systems depending on the RAID
implementation chosen, the RAID controller chosen, and the number of drives ordered.
Factory-configured RAID options are listed at the end of Table 7. Note that RAID levels 50 and
60 are supported on the 9260-8i, 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 7.
Table 7 Available RAID Options
Product ID (PID) PID Description
RAID Controllers
RC460-PL001 LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 supported)
■Plugs into the dedicated SAS riser on the rear of the server on the left (see
Figure 4 on page 6).
■Supports from 1 to 12 internal SAS or SATA drives
■Battery backup (R2XX-LBBU2) is required (see the RAID Battery Backup
section later in this table)
■Factory-configured RAID options: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 (see the RAID PIDs
section in this table)
RC460-PL002 LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i (RAID 0 and 1)
■Plugs into the dedicated SAS riser on the rear of the server on the left (see
Figure 4 on page 6).
■Supports from 1 to 8 internal SAS or SATA drives
■Battery backup option not available
■Factory-configured RAID options: RAID 0 and 1 (see the RAID PIDs section in
this table)
RAID Battery Backup Option
R2XX-LBBU2 Battery Backup (for LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i controller only)
RAID Configuration
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.