Modular RAID (mRAID) riser, can optionally be a
riser that supports either:
• Hardware RAID controller card
• Interposer card for embedded SATA RAID
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Mini-storage module socket. Options:
• SD card module with two SD card slots
• M.2 module with slots for either two SATA
M.2 drives or two NVMe M.2 drives
• Cisco Boot-Optimized M.2 RAID Controller
(module with two slots for SATA M.2 drives,
plus an integrated SATA RAID controller that
can control the two M.2 drives in a RAID 1
array)
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PCIe cable connectors for front-loading NVMe SSDs
on PCIe riser 2
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Chassis intrusion switch (optional)
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Micro-SD card socket on PCIe riser 1
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Internal USB 3.0 port on motherboard
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RTC battery, vertical socket
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The Technical Specifications Sheets for all versions of this server, which include supported component part
numbers, are at
Cisco UCS Servers Technical Specifications Sheets
(scroll down to
Technical Specifications
).
Replacing SAS/SATA Hard Drives or Solid State Drives
You do not have to shut down the server or drive to replace SAS/SATA hard drives or SSDs because they
are hot-swappable. To replace an NVMe PCIe SSD drive, which must be shut down before removal, see
Replacing a Front-Loading NVMe SSD, on page 16
.
Note
SAS/SATA Drive Population Guidelines
The server is orderable in three different versions, each with a different front panel/drive-backplane
configuration.
• Cisco UCS C220 M5 (UCSC-220-M5SX)—Small form-factor (SFF) drives, with 10-drive backplane.
Supports up to 10 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives. Drive bays 1 and 2 support NVMe SSDs.
• Cisco UCS C220 M5 (UCSC-220-M5SN)—SFF drives, with 10-drive backplane. Supports up to 10
2.5-inch NVMe-only SSDs.
• Cisco UCS C220 M5 (UCSC-220-M5L)—Large form-factor (LFF) drives, with four-drive backplane.
Supports up to four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives. Drive bays 1 and 2 support NVMe SSDs. A size-converter
drive sled is required to hold 2.5-inch SSDs.
Drive bay numbering is shown in the following figures.
Maintaining the Server
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Maintaining the Server
Replacing SAS/SATA Hard Drives or Solid State Drives