Figure 30: Mini-Storage Module Carrier
Securing clips
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Location of socket on motherboard
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Alignment pegs
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Replacing an M.2 SSD in a Mini-Storage Carrier For M.2
This topic describes how to remove and replace an M.2 SATA or M.2 NVMe SSD in a mini-storage carrier
for M.2 (UCS-MSTOR-M2). The carrier has one M.2 SSD socket on its top and one socket on its underside.
Population Rules For Mini-Storage M.2 SSDs
• Both M.2 SSDs must be either SATA or NVMe; do not mix types in the carrier.
• You can use one or two M.2 SSDs in the carrier.
• M.2 socket 1 is on the top side of the carrier; M.2 socket 2 is on the underside of the carrier (the same
side as the carrier's motherboard connector).
• Dual SATA M.2 SSDs can be configured in a RAID 1 array with the BIOS Setup Utility's built in
embedded SATA RAID utility. See
Embedded SATA RAID Controller, on page 96
.
If M.2 NVMe SSDs are installed in the M.2 module, the embedded SATA controller is automatically
disabled.
You cannot control M.2 SATA SSDs in the server with a HW RAID controller.
Note
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Maintaining the Server
Replacing an M.2 SSD in a Mini-Storage Carrier For M.2
