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Supported RAID Controllers and Required Cables
Table 7:
Full Disk
Encryption
SCPM
Required
Cables
RAID Levels
Maximum
Front-Facing
Drives
Controlled
Style
Controller
Yes
Not Available
Not required
0, 1, JBOD
SFF drives: 2
internal drives
PCIe
ENCS-MRAID
Controller
This
controller
cannot
be
ordered
with
FBWC.
Note
1 SCPM = SuperCap power module (RAID backup unit).
2 FBWC: modular flash-based write cache.
3 When using SED drive.
RAID Cabling
Cisco ENCS-MRAID card does not require additional cable to connect hard drives and RAID card. The flex
cable connected to the mainboard can be used to connect to RAID card.
RAID Card LED Indicator
When RAID card is installed, the LED indicator in the front bezel should turn in solid green.
•
RAID Card Firmware Compatibility, on page 38
•
ENCS-MRAID Controller Considerations, on page 38
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Support Matrix For ENCS-MRAID Controller, on page 38
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Drive Types and Sizes Supported, on page 39
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ENCS-MRAID Drive and Predictive Failure Behavior, on page 39
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Setting the Preferred Boot Device Order for ENCS-MRAID, on page 39
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