Cisco RAID Controllers in UAE — Dubai, Abu Dhabi UCS Spares with 1-Day Aramex
ICD Group serves UAE enterprise Cisco UCS fleets from a Cairo-primary / Dubai-consolidation model: Aramex DXB is our UAE mailbox, Cairo holds live stock, and the Dubai-to-emirate delivery window runs one business day door-to-door. The Cisco UCS RAID controllers and HBAs we carry focuses on the Expo-2020 deployment generation (C220/C240 M5 and M6, B200 M5 blades in 5108 chassis) now rolling into the Cisco SmartNet EOSL window 2026-2028, plus current C220 M7/M8 and X210c M7/M8 refresh SKUs for hyperscale tenants in Khazna, Moro Hub, and Equinix DX Dubai.
TDRA type-approval is not a friction point here either: UCS servers are outside TDRA scope (server chassis, CPUs, DIMMs, HDDs, SSDs, HBAs, non-wireless NICs all clear on standard Mirsal 2 declarations). Our structural edge against UK-origin refurb competition is transit: ICD-to-Dubai via Aramex or DHL is 1-2 days; Techbuyer / EMPA / ETB Tech ship ex-UK at 3-5 days plus 5% GCC Common External Tariff unless they route JAFZA. For customers who want GCC-origin paperwork, ICD’s Cairo-Egypt origin + Aramex DXB path is structurally faster than European refurb.
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 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
- UCS C220 M7 — 1U rack, Xeon Scalable Gen4/5, DDR5 4800/5600
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.
UAE Delivery, Duty, and Free Zone Routing
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah: one business day via Aramex DXB or DHL Express from Cairo, clearing under HS 8473.30 / 8471.70 with TDRA unaffected. Bonded / re-export orders route through Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) at 0% duty for onward GCC shipment — useful for KSA or Oman customers who want UAE-origin documentation to simplify downstream SABER / Saudi customs. Dubai South DWC is a secondary option for air-freight consolidation. VAT on imports is FTA standard 5% on CIF + duty; B2B export outside UAE is zero-rated when documented with Mirsal 2 exit declaration + AWB.
Payment norms favor USD wire for cross-border B2B (roughly 80% of ICD UAE deals), AED bank transfer for resident invoices, LC via FAB / ENBD / Mashreq for orders above USD 50K, and TT 30/70 (30% advance, 70% against scan of shipping documents) common for refurb UCS raid controllers orders. Post-SmartNet Cisco UCS raid controllers renewal pricing has climbed visibly — ICD Care+ third-party maintenance displaces SmartNet renewals at 40-60% lower annual cost with 4-hour parts SLAs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
ICD Care+ Post-SmartNet in UAE
Post-SmartNet support with 4-hour parts SLA across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, next-day to Sharjah, RAK. ICD Care+ contracts in AED or USD, annual or multi-year, typically 40-55% below Cisco SmartNet renewal. Arabic + English L2/L3. Structured for banks (FAB, ENBD, ADCB) and sovereign IT (ADIA, Mubadala) still running UCS C240 M5/M6 post-EOSL, plus hyperscale colocation tenants at Khazna, Moro Hub, Equinix DX.
Request a Quote — Cisco UCS RAID Controllers for UAE
For Dubai / Abu Dhabi delivery, send the list to [email protected] or WhatsApp +20 104 022 22 14. Aramex DXB routing confirmed at quote time. Response 2-4 business hours.