RAID has become popular because it improves I/O performance and increases storage subsystem reliability. RAID Levels Supported by Cisco UCS C220/C240 M3 Rack Servers The RAID levels supported on any Cisco UCS C-Series server vary by RAID controller and can be verified in Cisco IMC.
Cisco Integrated Management Controller Overview The Cisco IMC is the management service for the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers. Cisco IMC runs within the server. The Cisco IMC GUI is a web-based management interface. You can launch the GUI and manage the server from any remote host that meets the following minimum requirements: ●...
Use the Cisco IMC GUI to invoke the Cisco IMC CLI ● View a command that has been invoked through the Cisco IMC CLI in the Cisco IMC GUI ● Generate Cisco IMC CLI output from the Cisco IMC GUI...
Step 1: To create a global hot spare, log in to Cisco IMC and navigate to the Storage tab and then the Physical Drive Info tab. Step 2: Select the unconfigured drive; the options for creating a global or dedicated hot spare are displayed in the Actions area.
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Step 1: To create a dedicated hot spare, log in to Cisco IMC and select the Storage tab and then the Physical Drive Info tab. Step 2: Select the unconfigured drive, and in the Actions area select Make Dedicated Hot Spare.
You can track the rebuild process from the Cisco IMC. Step 1: Log in to Cisco IMC and navigate to the Storage tab. In the example shown here, the RAID 1 virtual drive is created by using two physical drives (drives 5 and 6).
MegaCLI Command to Show Migration Progress Conclusion This document has described the RAID levels, how to create RAID virtual drives on Cisco UCS C220 and C240 servers from Cisco IMC, and also how to migrate virtual drive RAID levels from WebBIOS and MegaCLI.