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architecture for a wide range of workloads

Ideal architecture for a wide range of applications, including virtualization and deployment of bare metal applications

In addition to network equipment, the manufacturer holds a leading position in the server equipment market. Cisco launched its server solution, the UCS (Unified Computing System), on the market back in 2009

Cisco UCS unique competitive advantages

Simple architecture

Integrated centralized management system, convergence and universal network components

High performance

All the best of x86 architecture, optimal load and resource utilization

Scalability

Best scalability among data center solutions, unique holistic solution design
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UCS blade servers are the workhorses of modern data centers. The hardware platform makes it easy to handle scalable workloads.

Two server options are available to customers: half-width and full-width, UCS B200 M5 and B480 M5, respectively.

The servers are installed in a common 6U UCS 5108 chassis. This provides decent performance and compute density required to support multi-tiered and distributed applications.

Types of Cisco UCS blade servers

UCS B200 M6 UCS B200 M5 UCS B480 M5
CPU
up to 2 Intel Xeon Scalable Gen3
Up to 2 Intel Xeon Scalable Gen2
up to 4 Intel Xeon Scalable Gen2
RAM
32 DDR4 DIMM slots: 16, 32, 64, 128 at up to 3200 MHz
4 DDR4 DIMM slots: 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB with up to 2933 MHz4 DDR4 DIMM slots: 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB with up to 2933 MHz
48 DDR4 DIMM slots: 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB with up to 2933 MHz
Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory
16 DIMM slots: 128, 256 and 512 GB up to 3200 MHz
12 of 24 DIMM slots: 128, 256 and 512 GB up to 2666 MHz
24 of 48 DIMM slots: 128, 256 and 512 GB up to 2666 MHz
Network adapter mLOM
Cisco UCS VIC 1440
Cisco UCS VIC 1440 (2 x 40-Gbps)
Cisco UCS VIC 1440 (2 x 40-Gbps)
Storage controller
Diskless Configuration Cisco FlexStorage 12-Gbps SAS RAID Controller Cisco FlexStorage 12-Gbps SAS RAID Controller with 2GB cache Cisco FlexStorage NVMe pass-through module
Mezzanine adapters
Possible installation: Cisco UCS VIC 1480 mezzanine card Cisco port expander mezzanine card
Cisco UCS VIC 1480 (2 x 40-Gbps) Cisco port expander Cisco NVIDIA P6 GPU Cisco blade PCIe/NVMe drive
Storage devices
2 'hot-plug' Front Access: 7 mm form factor drives: SSD: Enterprise performance and value SSDs with up to 7.6 TB NVMe: Up to 7.7 TB Or 4 M.2: Up to 960GB
2 'hot-plug' Front Access: 7 mm form factor drives: SSD: Enterprise performance and value SSDs with up to 7.6 TB NVMe: Up to 7.7 TB Or 4 M.2: Up to 960GB
4 x 'hot-plug' 2.5" drives Front access: HDD: 10,000 or 15,000 RPM, up to 1.8 TB SSD: SATA or SAS, up to 7.6 TB NVMe: up to 7.7 TB Additionally, 2 internal SD carriers (32, 64 or 128GB with boot-mirroring) or 2 x M.2 SATA (240 or 960 GB) via LSI software RAID can be installed inside.
Management
Cisco UCS Manager Release 4.2(1)
Cisco UCS Manager 4.0
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Cisco UCS rack servers cover a wide range of tasks, allowing you to install up to 4 latest generation Intel Xeon processors and up to 18 TB of RAM (24x256GB DDR4 DIMM)

In addition to standard management through a dedicated Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC, analogous to iLO and iDRAC) interface, servers can be integrated into a single Cisco Unified Computing System architecture by connecting in Fabric Interconnect.

Types of Cisco UCS rack servers

Cisco UCS C220 M7  Cisco UCS C240 M7  Cisco UCS C220 M6
Height
1U
2U
1U
CPU
up to 2 Intel Xeon Scalable Gen4
up to 2 Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Gen4
up to 2 Intel Xeon Scalable Gen3
RAM
32 DDR5 DIMM slots: 16, 32, 64, and 128 GB up to 4800 MT/s
32 DDR5 DIMM slots: 16, 32, 64, 128, and 256 GB up to 4800 MT/s
32 DDR4 DIMM slots: 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB up to 3200 MHz
PCIe expansion slots
Up to 3 PCIe 4.0 slots or up to 2 PCIe 5.0 slots, 1 dedicated 24-Gbps RAID slot for the controller and 1 dedicated mLOM/OCP 3.0 slot
Up to 8 PCIe 4.0 slots or 4 PCIe 5.0 slots and a dedicated 24-Gbps RAID controller slot and 1 dedicated mLOM slot
3 PCIe 4.0 slots and 1 dedicated 12-Gbps RAID slot for controller and 1 dedicated mLOM slot
Accumulators
Up to 10 SAS/SATA or NVMe disk drives
Up to 28 SAS/SATA or NVMe disk drives
Up to 10 SAS/SATA or NVMe disk drives
Network adapter mLOM
1 dedicated PCIe Gen4x16 slot added to mLOM or OCP 3.0 card for additional backplane connectivity mLOM slot can flexibly accommodate 10/25/5010/25/40, and 40/100/200 100-Gbps Cisco VIC adapters OCP 3.0 slot supporting Intel X710 OCP Dual 10GBase-T via mLOM interposer
1 dedicated socket (x16 PCIe lane) added to mLOM or OCP 3.0 card for additional backplane connectivity mLOM slot can flexibly accommodate 10/25/50 and 40/100/200 100-Gbps Cisco VIC adapters OCP 3.0 slot supporting Intel X710 OCP Dual 10GBase-T via mLOM interposer
1 dedicated mLOM slot to which 10/25/40 and 100-Gbps adapters can be connected
Management
Cisco Intersight Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco Intersight Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco Intersight Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Cisco UCS Manager
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Fabric
Interconnect Converged Switches

Fabric Interconnect's converged switches combine both all LAN and SAN traffic switching and UCS infrastructure management functions

Types of Converged Switches
Fabric Interconnect

UCS-FI-6332-U UCS-FI-6332-16UP-U
Available interfaces
32×40 Gb ports
24×40 Gb + 16xUP (unified ports)
Characteristics
Ethernet & FCoE
Ethernet, FCoE, and FC

UCS infrastructure management

01

One switching point between physical servers regardless of their physical placement in the chassis

02

Universal transport for all server connections: LAN and SAN subnets in the required amount, management traffic

03

Flexible dynamic bandwidth allocation between different traffic types

04

Simple cabling, no need for physical cable rewiring

05

Full redundancy of the Cisco UCS Manager management system, requiring no deployment of separate management servers

Unified web-based management interface for Cisco UCS Manage

01

Flexible configuration of virtual LAN and SAN network adapters, assigning MAC and WWN addresses

02

Assigning server profiles that include

  • UUID, MAC, WWN
  • Type and number of virtual I/O adapters
  • BIOS settings, RAID, boot order
  • Firmware on all components
  • I/O adapter settings - NICs and HBAs
  • Energy management policies
  • Address of the remote controller
  • VLAN, QoS parameters, etc. for LAN ports
  • VSAN for FC switches
  • Access the server console
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