Contents

Introduction

Prerequisites

Requirements

Components used

Configure

Local Storage MRAID - HDD

Local Storage M.2 Controller

Verify

Introduction

This document describes the configuration to boot from local storage with  MRAID/HDD and M.2 Controller on  Intersight Managed Mode (IMM) servers.

Contributed by Javier Garcia and Luis Uribe Rojas, Cisco TAC Engineers.

Prerequisites

Requirements

Cisco recommends knowledge of these topics:

- Intersight

- Local Boot

- Local Storage Devices (HDD/SSD and M.2 Drives)

- Knowledge of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configuration

Components used

The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions:

- Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect, firmware 4.2(1e)

- UCSB-B200-M5 blade server, firmware 4.2(1a)

- Intersight software as a service (SaaS)

- Storage Controllers MRAID, MSTOR-RAID

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Configure

Local Storage MRAID - HDD

Step 1. Identify the controller installed in the Server and slot ID.

Navigate to  Servers > [server name] > Inventory > Storage Controllers. Take note of the ID.

Step 2. Create Boot Order Policy:

Navigate to  Policies > Create Policy > UCS Server > Boot Order

Select UCS server and Boot order

Configure  Policy Organization, Name, and  Description.

Add  local Disk boot option, select  Legacy or  Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).

Configure the  Device Details:

- Device Name is the name for reference on the Policy.

- Slot  is the ID saved from Step 1.

- Bootloader fields (optional).

Add Virtual Media option to install the .iso image.

Configure  Device Name and Type.

Step 3. Create  Storage Policy

Name the Storage Policy and enable the  MRAID/RAID Controller Configuration.

Configure  Drive Group and  Virtual Drive.

Note: To avoid the addition of a virtual drive, use single drive RAID0 creation.

Step 4. Deploy Server profile.

Step 4.1 Apply the created policies.

Note: Other policies can be added if required. This article explains only the policies required to boot from local storage. Other policies can be added if required.

Step 5. Install the OS through the KVM.

Local Storage M.2 Controller

Step 1. Identify the controller installed in the Server and slot ID.

Navigate to  Servers > [server name] > Inventory > Storage Controllers. Take note of the ID.

Step 2. Create  Boot Order Policy:

Navigate to   Policies > Create Policy > UCS Server > Boot Order

(Configure Policy, Organization, Name, and Description).

Add local Disk boot option, select  Legacy or  Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).

Device Name is the name for reference on the Policy.

Slot is the ID saved from Step 1.

Botloader fields (optional).

Add  Virtual Media option to install the .iso image.

Step 3. Create  Storge Policy

Name the  Storge Policy and enable the  M.2 RAID Controller Configuration.

Step 4. Deploy Server profile

Note: This article explains only the policies required to boot from local storage. Other policies can be added if required.

Step 4.1 Apply the created policies.

Step 5. Install the OS through the KVM.

Verify

Use this section in order to confirm that your configuration works properly.

Launch the vKVM-Mapped vDVD.

Verify RAID is displayed through OS installation.