Cisco RAID Controllers in Egypt — UCS Spares for Cairo, Alexandria, NAC
ICD Group supplies Cisco UCS RAID controllers and HBAs across Egypt from our Maadi warehouse (22 Street 299, Cairo) and Mohandseen branch. We are not a new-OEM volume distributor — we run a focused UCS spares inventory aimed at the exact generations Egyptian banks, petroleum operators, government ministries, and system integrators still run in production: UCS C220/C240 M4 through M8, plus a growing X210c line for the post-2024 refresh wave. Most Cisco UCS demand in Egypt today sits on Gen2/Gen3 Scalable fleets that hit Cisco SmartNet end-of-service-life between 2025 and 2028, and that is precisely where ICD Care+ post-SmartNet support replaces the renewal invoice.
One clarification we repeat often for first-time Cisco buyers in Egypt: NTRA type-approval does not apply to UCS server RAID controllers and HBAs. NTRA (Decree 992/2015) regulates wireless and RF telecom equipment — Cisco Aironet APs, Meraki APs, wireless controllers, SIP phones. Cisco UCS rack servers, DIMMs, SSDs, HDDs, RAID controllers, and PSUs ship as HS 8473.30 server parts (or 8471.70 for storage) and clear Cairo Airport (CAI) customs in three to seven working days without NTRA involvement. Our customs team routes shipments via Aramex CAI (ICLOUDIST primary) or CAI (Boulevard Egypt sister entity) to diversify clearance exposure on high-value orders.
Representative Cisco UCS RAID Controllers PNs in ICD Inventory
| Cisco Part Number | Description |
|---|---|
UCS-M10CBL-C240M5 | Cisco GPU Power Cable (a-series Gpus, C240 M7) |
UCS-M2-HWRAID-D | Cisco M.2 SATA RAID Controller (boot Optimized, 2X M.2 Slots) |
UCS-M2-NVRAID | Cisco M.2 NVMe RAID Controller (boot Optimized) |
UCS-SCAP-D | Cisco Supercap Module for RAID WRITE-CACHE Backup |
UCS-SCAP-M6 | Cisco Supercap Module for M6 RAID Controllers (write Cache Backup) |
Full UCS raid controllers list covers 42 Cisco-prefixed part numbers. This is a focused specialty inventory — send your UCS part request and we return an exact availability, cross-reference, and compatibility confirmation within the business day.
Cisco UCS Server Models We Support
Per-model parts guides for the UCS generations most common in the region:
- UCS C220 M6 — 1U rack, Xeon Scalable Gen3 (Ice Lake)
- UCS C240 M6 — 2U rack, Xeon Gen3, common EOSL target 2027-2028
- UCS C225 M6 — 1U rack, AMD EPYC Milan
- UCS C245 M6 — 2U rack, AMD EPYC Milan, GPU-ready
- UCS C220 M5 — 1U, Xeon Scalable Gen1/2, primary refurb target
- UCS C240 M5 — 2U, Xeon Gen1/2, Egypt/GCC banking-backbone generation
- UCS C480 M5 — 4U, 4-socket, mission-critical
- UCS C220 M4 — 1U, Xeon E5 v3/v4, EOSL, TPM-only support
- UCS C240 M4 — 2U, Xeon E5 v3/v4, EOSL, ICD Care+ territory
- UCS B200 M5 — B-series blade, chassis 5108
Technical Anchor: 12G SAS HBA (LSI-based) M5 vs M6 Firmware Tie
The UCS-SAS-M5HD (12G Modular SAS HBA, max 26 drives) and UCSC-SAS-M5 / UCSC-MRAID12G family on M5 are Broadcom / LSI silicon under Cisco firmware. The UCSC-RAID-M6HD, UCSC-RAID-220M6, UCSC-RAID-240M6, UCSC-SAS-220M6, UCSC-SAS-240M6 M6 line is the next Broadcom generation but Cisco firmware is deliberately not cross-compatible — UCSM / Intersight will recognize a physical M5 card plugged into an M6 system, but the management stack will refuse RAID policy push and the card logs as unsupported_in_platform. This trips up customers trying to migrate spare HBAs across generations. M6 Tri-Mode options (UCSC-RAID-M6T, UCSC-SAS-M6T, UCSC-RAID-M5-24G) add SAS/SATA/NVMe passthrough, and the M7/M8 line (UCSC-HBA-M1L16, UCSC-RAID-M1L16) is 24G Tri-Mode. Write-cache supercap modules (UCS-SCAP-D, UCS-SCAP-M6, UCSC-MRAID-SC) are generation-locked too. We stock the generation-matching supercap and RAID card for every current quote, plus the M2 boot-RAID options (UCS-M2-HWRAID-D SATA, UCS-M2-NVRAID NVMe) that have become standard in post-2022 UCS orders.
Cairo Delivery, Customs, and Payment Reality
Greater Cairo (Cairo, Giza, 6th of October, New Administrative Capital, New Cairo, Heliopolis, Nasr City) receives same-day delivery from our Maadi stock — typical window 2-6 hours via own van and courier for orders placed before 13:00. Alexandria, Mansoura, Tanta, Port Said, Suez, Ismailia, Hurghada arrive next-business-day via DHL, Aramex, or Bosta. Upper Egypt (Assiut, Luxor, Aswan) is two business days. Imported Cisco UCS raid controllers arriving from our GCC or US consolidation ships CAI 3-7 days customs clearance under HS 8473.30 / 8471.70 at 0% duty (WTO ITA schedule for Egypt).
Payment reality for Cisco UCS spares in Egypt: the OEM SmartNet renewal invoice is locked in USD. After the EGP devaluation cycle from 15.7 to ~50 per USD between 2022 and 2024, a flat-dollar renewal now costs ثلاثة أضعاف the equivalent 2022 EGP. ICD Care+ is quoted in USD but settled in EGP at CBE spot rate on payment day, with optional fixed-EGP annual contracts that remove the FX swing entirely. Letters of Credit via CIB, QNB AlAhli, or NBE are available for orders above USD 50,000; standard accounts use Net 30 on USD wire or EGP telegraphic transfer.
ICD Care+ Post-SmartNet Support in Egypt
For UCS fleets past Cisco SmartNet end-of-service-life, ICD Care+ third-party maintenance extends hardware support with Cairo same-business-day parts (M5/M6 generations), next-business-day nationwide, 4-hour and 8-hour SLAs available. Contracts quoted in USD with EGP settlement option or fixed-EGP annual pricing — typically 40-60% cheaper than the Cisco SmartNet renewal invoice in USD terms, and 60-75% cheaper in EGP-reality terms after devaluation. Arabic + English L2/L3 support. Strongest fit: banks, telcos, petroleum majors with 50+ UCS servers hitting SmartNet EOSL 2026-2028.
Request a Quote — Cisco UCS RAID Controllers for Egypt
Send your Cisco UCS parts list to [email protected], WhatsApp Taj at +20 104 022 22 14, or use the online quote form. Response within 2-4 business hours with Cisco UCS PNs, availability, Cairo delivery time, and SmartNet-displacement pricing for ICD Care+ where applicable.