Cisco UCS C240 M3, Specifications

Page 1: ...CISCO SYSTEMS PUBLICATION HISTORY 170 WEST TASMAN DR SAN JOSE CA 95134 REV D 8 FEBRUARY 2 2014 WWW CISCO COM Spec Sheet Cisco UCS C240 M3 High Density Rack Server Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model ...

Page 2: ...SB 2 0 DRIVE 51 STEP 15 SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE ADDED SOFTWARE 52 STEP 16 SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT 55 STEP 17 SELECT SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL 56 OPTIONAL STEP ORDER RACK s 61 OPTIONAL STEP ORDER PDU 62 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 63 CHASSIS 63 CPUs and DIMMs 64 Physical Layout 64 Memory Population Rules 66 DIMM Population Order 67 Recommended Memory Configuration 68 Supported DIMM Po...

Page 3: ...all Form Factor Disk Drive Model 3 KVM CABLE 83 Motherboard USB and SD Ports and RAID Card Backup Locations 84 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 85 Dimensions and Weight 85 Power Specifications 85 Environmental Specifications 88 Compliance Requirements 89 ...

Page 4: ...Cisco UCS C240 M3 High Density Rack Server Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model 4 CONTENTS ...

Page 5: ...bilities of Cisco s Unified Computing System portfolio in a 2U form factor with the addition of the Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2 and E5 2600 series processor family CPUs that deliver the best combination of performance flexibility and efficiency gains In addition the UCS C240 M3 server provides 24 DIMM slots up to 24 drives and 4 x 1 GbE LOM ports to provide outstanding levels of internal memory and stor...

Page 6: ... used with KVM cable that provides two USB one VGA and one serial connector 6 Temperature status LED 2 Asset tag serial number 7 Fan status LED 3 Drives up to 24 2 5 inch hot swappable drives 8 System status LED 4 Network link activity LED 9 Identification button LED 5 Power supply status LED 10 Power button power status LED HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 HDD 5 HDD 6 HDD 7 HDD 8 HDD 9 HDD 10 HDD 11 HDD 1...

Page 7: ...gth 9 64 in x8 lane width x16 connector no NCSI2 support 9 Quad 1 GbE ports LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 and LAN4 4 VGA video connector 10 Standard profile PCIe slots on riser 1 three PCIe 1 full height 3 4 length x8 lane width x16 connector1 PCIe 2 full height 3 4 length approximately 10 5 in long x16 lane width x24 connector GPU ready and supports Cisco Virtual Interface Card VIC PCIe 3 full height half lengt...

Page 8: ...cards Riser 1 PCIe slots 1 2 and 3 Riser 2 PCIe slots 4 and 5 Internal storage devices Drives are installed into front panel drive bays that provide hot pluggable access Small Form Factor SFF drives The server can hold up to 24 2 5 inch 63 5 mm SAS or SATA hard drives HDDs or solid state drives SSDs with the 24 drive backplane server configuration 16 2 5 inch 63 5 mm SAS or SATA HDDs or SSDs with ...

Page 9: ... RAID MZ 240 Note that mezzanine cards are used as follows A mezzanine card in a 16 drive backplane system can support up to 8 drives The reason for this is that the 16 drive backplane does not support a SAS expander A mezzanine card in a 24 drive backplane system can support up to 16 drives due to a 16 drive limit for a RAID volume for this card PCIe RAID Controllers 6 Gbs LSI MegaRAID SAS 9271 8...

Page 10: ...er HBA ports Front panel One KVM console connector supplies two USB 2 0 one VGA and one serial connector WoL The 1 Gb Base T Ethernet LAN ports support the wake on LAN WoL standard InfiniBand The bus slots in this server support the InfiniBand architecture Front Panel A front panel controller provides status indications and control buttons Power subsystem One power supply is required either 650 W ...

Page 11: ... 33 STEP 7 ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES page 35 STEP 8 ORDER GPU CARDS and ACCESSORIES OPTIONAL page 40 STEP 9 ORDER POWER SUPPLY page 44 STEP 10 SELECT AC POWER CORD s page 45 STEP 11 ORDER OPTIONAL REVERSIBLE CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM page 48 STEP 12 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE OPTIONAL page 49 STEP 13 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SD CARD MODULE OPTIONAL page 50 STEP 14 ORDER OPTIONAL US...

Page 12: ...C C240 M3S2 UCS C240 M3 SFF no CPU memory HDD power supply or PCIe with rail kit 16 drive backplane and no SAS expander UCSC C240 M3S UCS C240 M3 SFF no CPU memory HDD power supply or PCIe with rail kit 24 drive backplane and SAS expander NOTE Embedded RAID can only be used with the 16 drive backplane version of the server Mezzanine cards can be used as follows A mezzanine card in a 16 drive backp...

Page 13: ...Clock Support MHz 1 Intel Xeon E5 2600 v2 UCS CPU E52697B E5 2697B v2 2 70 130 30 12 8 GT s 1866 UCS CPU E52695B E5 2695B v2 2 40 115 30 12 8 GT s 1866 UCS CPU E52690B E5 2690B v2 3 00 130 25 10 8 GT s 1866 UCS CPU E52680B E5 2680B v2 2 80 115 25 10 8 GT s 1866 UCS CPU E52670B E5 2670B v2 2 50 115 25 10 8 GT s 1866 UCS CPU E52667B E5 2667B v2 3 30 130 25 8 8 GT s 1866 UCS CPU E52660B E5 2660B v2 2...

Page 14: ...5 2643 3 30 130 10 4 8 GT s 1600 UCS CPU E5 2640 E5 2640 2 50 95 15 6 7 2 GT s 1333 UCS CPU E5 2630 E5 2630 2 30 95 15 6 7 2 GT s 1333 UCS CPU E5 2630L E5 2630L 2 00 60 15 6 7 2 GT s 1333 UCS CPU E5 2620 E5 2620 2 00 95 15 6 7 2 GT s 1333 UCS CPU E5 2609 E5 2609 2 40 80 10 4 6 4 GT s 1066 Notes 1 If higher or lower speed DIMMs are selected than what is shown in the table for a given CPU the DIMMs ...

Page 15: ... CPU Configurations Select two identical CPUs from any one of the rows of Table 3 on page 13 Caveats You can select either one processor or two identical processors For optimal performance select DIMMs with the highest clock speed for a given processor see Table 3 on page 13 If you select DIMMs whose speeds are lower or higher than that shown in the tables suboptimal performance will result ...

Page 16: ...atures are DIMMs Clock speed 1866 1600 or 1333 MHz Ranks per DIMM 1 2 or 4 Operational voltage 1 5 V or 1 35 V Registered or unbuffered ECC DDR3 DIMMs RDIMMs or UDIMMs or load reduced DIMMs LRDIMMs Memory is organized with four memory channels per CPU with up to three DIMMs per channel as shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 C240 M3 SFF Memory Organization ...

Page 17: ...e DDR3 DIMMs Product ID PID PID Description Voltage Ranks DIMM DIMM Options1 Notes 1 1866 MHz DIMMs cannot be used with Intel Xeon E5 2600 CPUs UCS ML 1X324RY A 32 GB DDR3 1600 MHz LR DIMM PC3 12800 4R x4 1 35v 1 5 1 35 V2 2 Dual voltage DIMM operates at 1 5 V with BIOS is set for memory performance mode default or 1 35 V when BIOS is set for power savings mode 4 UCS ML 1X324RZ A 32 GB DDR3 1866 M...

Page 18: ...1 MMIRROR as shown in Table 4 on page 17 3 2 CPU configuration without memory mirroring Select from 1 to 12 DIMMs per CPU Refer to Memory Population Rules page 66 for more detailed information Total Number of DIMMs CPU 1 DIMM Placement in Channels for identical DIMMs Blue Slot Slot 1 Black Slot Slot 2 Black Slots Slot 3 2 A1 B1 4 A1 B1 C1 D1 61 Notes 1 Not recommended for performance reasons A1 B1...

Page 19: ... Blue Slots Black Slots Black Slots Blue Slots Black Slots Black Slots 2 A1 B1 E1 F1 4 A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H1 61 Notes 1 Not recommended for performance reasons A1 B1 C1 A2 B2 C2 E1 F1 G1 E2 F2 G2 8 A1 B1 C1 D1 A2 B2 C2 D2 E1 F1 G1 H1 E2 F2 G2 H2 122 2 If this 3DPC configuration is implemented with quad rank DIMMs the 32 GB LR DIMM the maximum DIMM speed will be 1066 MHz even though the DIMM is s...

Page 20: ...able CPU 1866 MHz Capable CPU LRDIMM RDIMM DR SR LRDIMM RDIMM DR SR LRDIMM RDIMM DR SR Voltages Voltages Voltages Voltages Voltages Voltages 1 3 V 1 5 V 1 3 V 1 5 V 1 3 V 1 5 V 1 3 V 1 5 V 1 3 V 1 5 V 1 3 V 1 5 V 1333 DIMM 1DPC 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 2DPC 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 3DPC 1066 1066 NA1 Notes 1 NA not applicable 10...

Page 21: ...er channel memory always runs at 1 5 V regardless if the BIOS setting is power savings mode 1 35 V or performance mode 1 5 V With 3 LRDIMMs populated per channel memory can operate at 1 5 V or 1 35 V depending on the BIOS setting With 3 DIMMs populated per channel 16 GB and 8 GB 1600 MHz RDIMMs run at a maximum speed of 1333 and 1066 MHz respectively for 1600 and 1866 MHz CPUs Other memory devices...

Page 22: ...nly drives RAID 0 1 10 NOTE The UCSC C240 M3S 24 drive server does not support embedded RAID which is normally installed on the motherboard and does not consume a PCIe slot The only RAID support available for the 24 drive version is through a PCIe RAID controller or a mezzanine card NOTE When creating a RAID volume follow these guidelines Use the same capacity for each drive in the volume Use eith...

Page 23: ... PID Description Embedded RAID Controllers 16 drive backplane server option only UCSC RAID ROM5 Onboard RAID consisting of a plug in storage controller unit SCU supporting up to 8 internal SAS SATA drives SAS and SATA drives can be mixed This option supports RAID 0 1 and 10 and operates at 3 Gb s Operating systems supported are Windows and Linux only no VMware support UCSC RAID ROM55 Onboard RAID ...

Page 24: ...for 1 CPU systems and slot 4 for 2 CPU systems and for the UCSC C240 M3S2 16 drive backplane systems the controllers are installed by default in slot 3 for 1 CPU systems and in slots 4 and 3 for 2 CPU systems UCS RAID9271 8I or UCS RAID9271CV 8I LSI MegaRAID SAS 9271 8i or 9271CV 8i RAID controller card with data cache backup RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 operating at 6 Gbs The UCSC C240 M3S2 server h...

Page 25: ...xed 1 GB data cache backup 200 GB flash memory Supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 Operates at 6 Gbps Supported only in the 24 drive backplane version of the server Table 8 Available PCIe RAID Controller Options continued Product ID PID PID Description NOTE For SAS 9285CV 8e or 9286CV 8e external drive enclosure support see the compatibility list enclosure section at the following link http tinyurl...

Page 26: ...actly two drives with the same size speed capacity R2XX RAID5 Factory preconfigured RAID option Enable RAID 5 Setting Requires a minimum of three drives of the same size speed capacity R2XX RAID6 Factory preconfigured RAID option Enable RAID 6 Setting Requires a minimum of four drives of the same size speed capacity R2XX RAID10 Factory preconfigured RAID option Enable RAID 10 Setting Requires a ev...

Page 27: ...e backplane For the UCSC C240 M3S2 server a two CPU system is required to support two 9271 8i or 9271CV 8i PCIe cards and up to 16 drives For the UCSC C240 M3 server a single 9271 8i or 9271CV 8i PCIe card supports up to 24 drives in either a one CPU or two CPU system The Cisco Nytro MegaRAID 200 GB card supports up to 24 internal drives for the 2 CPU 24 drive backplane only LSI MegaRAID SAS 9285C...

Page 28: ...240 M3 SFF 24 HDD 2 Not allowed Not allowed8 Installed Slot 3 Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed 24 internal A A O A A C240 M3 SFF 24 HDD 2 Not allowed Card absent Not allowed Card absent Not allowed Installed any slot 0 internal 240 external A A A A A C240 M3 SFF 24 HDD 2 Not allowed Installed Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed Installed any slot 16 internal 240 external A A A A A C240 M3 SFF 2...

Page 29: ...tem will not boot If you remove the mezzanine card and disable its OPROM you can boot from another bootable device RAID card embedded RAID or from SAN via an HBA or CNA card When you boot from a device make sure its OPROM is enabled it is in the proper boot sequence and its BIOS is configured for a bootable device 3 If you want to boot from a device other than the 9271 8i or 9271CV 8i MegaRAID PCI...

Page 30: ... of riser 1 and one in slot 5 of riser 2 The primary slot for a VIC card is slot 2 If you have only one of these cards install it in slot 2 For the PCIe RAID controllers you can choose an optional RAID configuration RAID 0 1 5 6 or 10 which is preconfigured at the factory The RAID level you choose must be an available RAID choice for the controller selected RAID levels 50 and 60 are supported alth...

Page 31: ...S HDD900GI2F106 900 GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 900 GB A03 D600GA2 600 GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 600 GB A03 D500GC3 500 GB SATA 7 2K RPM SFF HDD SATA 500 GB A03 D300GA2 300 GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 300 GB SSDs UCS SD800G0KS2 EP 800 GB 2 5 inch Enterprise Performance SAS SSD SAS 800 GB UCS SD400G0KS2 EP 400 GB 2 5 inch Enterprise Performance SAS SSD SAS 400 GB UCS SD400G0KA2 G 400 GB ...

Page 32: ...55 embedded RAID upgrade or a mezzanine card Select up to 16 drives for the SAS 9271 8i or 9271CV 8i controller Note that two identical RAID controllers are required to support 16 drives each controller supports up to 8 drives For systems with a 24 drive backplane Select up to 16 drives for mezzanine cards only supported in 2 CPU systems Select up to 24 drives for the SAS 9271 8i or 9271CV 8i cont...

Page 33: ...FP Emulex OCe11102 FX dual port 10 GbE FCoE CNA Gen 3 CNA Half UCSC PCIE QSFP QLogic QLE8242 CU dual port 10 GbE FCoE CNA Half UCSC PCIE B3SFP Broadcom 57810 10Gb A FEX SFP Half UCSC PCIE Q8362 Qlogic QLE8362 dual port 10 GbE FCoE CNA Half Network Interface Cards NICs N2XX ABPCI01 M3 Broadcom 5709 Dual Port 1Gb w TOE iSCSI for M3 Servers Half N2XX ABPCI03 M3 Broadcom 5709 Quad Port 1Gb w TOE iSCSI...

Page 34: ... on page 7 These are the three slots on the right when looking at the rear of the server Neither the PCIe riser 2 with the two PCIe slots numbered PCIe 4 and PCIe 5 at the left when viewing the server from the rear nor the mezzanine card are supported on 1 CPU systems Only a single VIC card the half height Cisco VIC 1225 PCIe card may be installed on a 1 CPU system and it must be installed in slot...

Page 35: ...co VIC 1225 Supports 10G SFP optical and copper twinax connections The server supports installation of up to two Cisco VIC 1225 cards and they are supported only in PCIe slots 2 and 5 The primary slot for the Cisco VIC 1225 is PCIe slot 2 If there is only one card it must be installed in PCIe slot 2 To use the Cisco Card NIC mode this card must be installed in PCIe slot 2 Slot 2 can operate while ...

Page 36: ...edundant network switching equipment Choose Optional SFP Modules Optical Cisco SFP modules are listed in Table 13 Approved Configurations 1 Choose Up to Two SFP Modules for Each Network Card Ordered You may choose one or two SFP optical modules cables for each compatible PCIe network card ordered You would normally order two modules for connecting to the primary and Table 12 Available Twinax Cable...

Page 37: ...network switching equipment With the SFP optical modules you can use common fiber optic cables widely available See Figure 5 on page 39 for typical SFP and twinax connections to the network cards Caveats Check the table on the following page for compatibility between the PCIe network cards and SFPs or twinax cables ...

Page 38: ...for M3 Servers Yes No No N2XX ABPCI03 M3 Broadcom 5709 Quad Port 10 100 1Gb NIC w TOE iSCSI for M3 Servers Use RJ45 Ethernet cable N2XX AIPCI01 Intel X520 Dual Port 10Gb SFP Adapter Yes Use Intel SFP UCSC PCIE ITG Intel X540 Dual Port 10GBase T Adapter Yes No No UCSC PCIE IRJ45 Intel i350 Quad Port 1Gb Adapter Use RJ45 Ethernet cable UCSC PCIE BTG Broadcom 57712 Dual Port 10GBASE T w TOE iSCSI Yes...

Page 39: ...Cisco UCS C240 M3 High Density Rack Server Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model CONFIGURING the SERVER 39 Figure 5 Network Card Connections ...

Page 40: ...aight power cable for single GPU and an adapter cable for the power cables1 Notes 1 The upgrade kit is not needed for new server orders It is only required for the older V01 C240 M3 chassis version N A GPU PCIe Cards UCSC GPU VGXK1 NVIDIA GRID K1 Full height double wide UCSC GPU VGXK2 NVIDIA GRID K2 Full height double wide UCSC GPU K10 NVIDIA Tesla K10 Full height double wide UCSC GPU K20 NVIDIA T...

Page 41: ...t Population Rules Table 17 shows the rules for populating NVIDIA Tesla GPU cards in the server CAUTION When using dual NVIDIA GRID K2 GPU cards you must preserve at least 10 mm of space between servers to ensure adequate airflow and cooling NVIDIA GRID K1 GPU cards do not require this gap CAUTION When using GRID GPU cards the operating temperature range is 32 to 95 F 0 to 35 C NOTE Mixing differe...

Page 42: ...ds you must preserve at least 10 mm of space between servers to ensure adequate airflow and cooling CAUTION When using NVIDIA Tesla GPU cards the operating temperature range is 32 to 95 F 0 to 35 C NOTE Mixing different GPU cards in the same server is not supported NOTE All GPU cards require two CPUs and two 1200 W power supplies in the server Table 17 NVIDIA Tesla GPU Population Rules by Server V...

Page 43: ...Density Rack Server Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model CONFIGURING the SERVER 43 Figure 6 Serial Number Label and Chassis Version ID 1 PID VID label on top of server 2 Version ID on label UCSC C240 M3S V01 PID VID 2 1 336574 ...

Page 44: ...ires at least one 1200 W power supply a server with two GPUs requires two 1200 W power supplies Use the power calculator at the following link to determine the needed power based on the options chosen CPUs drives memory and so on https express salire com Go Cisco Cisco UCS Power Calculator aspx Table 18 Power Supply Product ID PID PID Description UCSC PSU 650W 650 W power supply CSCI platinum UCSC...

Page 45: ...Table 19 Available Power Cords Product ID PID PID Description Images R2XX DMYMPWRCORD No power cord dummy PID to allow for a no power cord option Not applicable CAB N5K6A NA Power Cord 200 240V 6A North America CAB AC L620 C13 AC Power Cord NEMA L6 20 C13 2M 6 5ft CAB C13 CBN CABASY WIRE JUMPER CORD 27 L C13 C14 10A 250V CAB C13 C14 2M CABASY WIRE JUMPER CORD PWR 2 Meter C13 C14 10A 250V CAB C13 C...

Page 46: ...lable Power Cords Product ID PID PID Description Images 186571 2500 mm Cordset rating 10 A 250 500 V MAX Length 8 2 ft Plug EL 219 IRAM 2073 Connector EL 701 IEC60320 C13 Plug Cordset rating 10 A 250 V 500 V MAX Length 2500mm 186580 Connector EL 701C EN 60320 C15 EL 210 BS 1363A 13 AMP fuse Cordset rating 10A 250V 2500 mm Plug EL 218 CCEE GB2009 186573 Connector EL 701 IEC60320 C13 Connector VSCC1...

Page 47: ...g North America CAB 250V 10A BR Power Cord 250V 10A Brazil CAB JPN 3PIN Power Cord 3PIN Japan Image not available Table 19 Available Power Cords Product ID PID PID Description Images Plug I 3G CEI 23 16 Connector C15M EN60320 C15 Cordset rating 10 A 250 V Length 8 ft 2 in 2 5 m 186575 Plug MP232 R Cordset rating 10 A 250 V Length 8 ft 2 in 2 5 m 186578 Connector IEC 60320 C15 Plug Cordset rating 1...

Page 48: ...e server and is used for cable management Use Table 20 to order a cable management arm For more information about the cable management arm see the Cisco UCS C240 M3 Installation and Service Guide at this URL http www cisco com en US docs unified_computing ucs c hw C240 install C240 pdf Table 20 Cable Management Arm Product ID PID PID Description UCSC CMA2 Cable Management Arm for C240 rack servers...

Page 49: ...store platform measurements that help ensure that the platform remains trustworthy Authentication ensuring that the platform can prove that it is what it claims to be and attestation a process helping to prove that a platform is trustworthy and has not been breached are necessary steps to ensure safer computing in all environments The TPM ordering information is listed in Table 21 Table 21 Trusted...

Page 50: ...ering information is listed in Table 22 See Figure 7 on page 63 for the location of the SD cards There are two locations SD1 and SD2 Table 22 Secure Digital SD Card preloaded with software Product ID PID PID Description UCSC SD 16G C240 16GB SD Card for C240 servers NOTE You can order an optional second blank SD card The PID for the second SD blank card is shown in Table 23 The second SD card can ...

Page 51: ... OPTIONAL USB 2 0 DRIVE You can order one optional USB 2 0 drive The USB drive ordering information is listed in Table 24 See Figure 7 on page 63 for the location of the USB connector Table 24 USB 2 0 Drive Product ID PID PID Description UCS USBFLSH S 4GB 4GB Flash USB Drive shorter length for all servers except C260 ...

Page 52: ... 5A SUSE Linux Enterprise Srvr 1 2 CPU 1 Phys 5yr Support Reqd SLES SVR 2S UG 1A SUSE Linux Enterprise Svr 1 2 CPU Unl Vrt 1yr Support Reqd SLES SVR 2S UG 3A SUSE Linux Enterprise Svr 1 2 CPU Unl Vrt 3yr Support Reqd SLES SVR 2S UG 5A SUSE Linux Enterprise Svr 1 2 CPU Unl Vrt 5yr Support Reqd SLES SHA 2S 1A SUSE Linux High Availability Ext 1 2 CPU 1yr Support Reqd SLES SHA 2S 3A SUSE Linux High Av...

Page 53: ...ic Standard Edition 4 Cores Support Required BMC SE 6C BMC BladeLogic Standard Edition 6 Cores Support Required BMC SE 8C BMC BladeLogic Standard Edition 8 Cores Support Required BMC SE 10C BMC BladeLogic Standard Edition 10 Cores Support Required BMC AE 4C BMC BladeLogic Advanced Edition 4 Cores Support Required BMC AE 6C BMC BladeLogic Advanced Edition 6 Cores Support Required BMC AE 8C BMC Blad...

Page 54: ...S5 ENT 5A VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise for 1 CPU 5 Yr Support Rqd VMW VS5 ENTP 1A VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1 Processor 1 Year Support Rqd VMW VS5 ENTP 2A VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1 CPU 2 Yr Support Rqd VMW VS5 ENTP 3A VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1 Processor 3 Year Support Rqd VMW VS5 ENTP 4A VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1 Processor 4 Year Support Rqd VMW VS5...

Page 55: ...ID PID PID Description RHEL 6 RHEL 6 Recovery Media Only Multilingual SLES 11 SLES 11 media only multilingual MSWS 08R2 STHV RM Windows Svr 2008 R2 ST 1 4CPU 5CAL Media MSWS 08R2 ENHV RM Windows Svr 2008 R2 EN 1 8CPU 25CAL Media MSWS 08R2 DCHV RM Windows Svr 2008 R2 DC 1 8CPU 25CAL Media MSWS 12 ST2S RM Windows Server 2012 Standard 2 CPU 2 VMs Recovery Media MSWS 12 DC2S RM Windows Server 2012 Dat...

Page 56: ...nified computing environment Access to Cisco Technical Assistance Center TAC is provided around the clock from anywhere in the world For UCS blade servers there is Smart Call Home which provides proactive embedded diagnostics and real time alerts For systems that include Unified Computing System Manager the support service includes downloads of UCSM upgrades The Cisco SMARTnet for UCS Service incl...

Page 57: ...mers Cisco PSS provides partners with access to Cisco s support infrastructure and assets to help them Expand their service portfolios to support the most complex network environments Lower delivery costs Deliver services that increase customer loyalty Partner Unified Computing Support Options enable eligible Cisco partners to develop and consistently deliver high value technical support that capi...

Page 58: ... to Optimize the uptime performance and efficiency of your UCS Protect your vital business applications by rapidly identifying and addressing issues Strengthen in house expertise through knowledge transfer and mentoring Improve operational efficiency by allowing UCS experts to augment your internal staff resources Enhance business agility by diagnosing potential issues before they affect your oper...

Page 59: ...isk of any potential liabilities This service also enables you to comply with regulatory local and federal requirements If your company has a need to control confidential classified sensitive or proprietary data you might want to consider one of the Drive Retention Services listed in Table 32 Table 31 UCS Computing Combined Support Service Product ID PID Service Level GSP On Site Description CON N...

Page 60: ... for Cisco Unified Computing System see this URL http www cisco com en US products ps10312 serv_group_home html Table 32 Drive Retention Service Options Service Description Service Program Name Service Level GSP Service Level Product ID PID SMARTnet for UCS Service with Drive Retention UCS DR UCSD7 24x7x4 Onsite CON UCSD7 C240M3SF UCSD7 8x5xNBD Onsite CON UCSD5 C240M3SF SMARTnet for UCS HW ONLY Dr...

Page 61: ...SFF server For more information about the R42610 rack see RACKS page 80 Table 33 Racks and Rack Options Product ID PID PID Description RACK UCS1 Notes 1 Use these same base PIDs to order spare racks available only as next day replacements Cisco R42610 expansion rack no side panels RACK UCS21 Cisco R42610 standard rack w side panels RACK BLANK 001 Filler panels qty 12 1U plastic toolless RACK CBLMG...

Page 62: ...ER PDU An optional power distribution unit PDU is available from Cisco for the C Series rack servers including theC240 M3 server This PDU is available in a zero rack unit RU style see Table 33 For more information about the PDU see PDUs page 82 Table 34 PDU Options Product ID PID PID Description RP208 30 2P U 2 Zero RU PDU ...

Page 63: ...2 Trusted platform module socket on motherboard 3 Drive backplane expander required for 24 drive configuration 13 PCIe riser 1 three standard profile slots 4 RTC battery on motherboard under fan tray 14 PCIe riser 2 one standard profile slot and one low profile slot 5 Fan modules six 15 Cisco Flexible Flash card slot SD2 6 DIMM slots on motherboard 24 16 Cisco Flexible Flash card slot SD1 7 CPUs a...

Page 64: ...annels are physically laid out on the motherboard The DIMM slots on the top channels A B C and D are associated with CPU 1 while the DIMM slots on the bottom channels E F G and H are associated with CPU 2 The bank 1 blue DIMM slots are always located farther away from a CPU than the corresponding bank 2 or 3 black slots Bank 1 slots blue are populated before bank 2 and 3 slots black 8 SCU upgrade ...

Page 65: ...ack Server Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 65 Figure 8 Physical Layout of CPU DIMM Channels and Banks Front of Server CPU 1 CPU 2 F3 F2 F1 E3 E2 E1 G1 G2 G3 H1 H2 H3 B3 B2 B1 A3 A2 A1 C1 C2 C3 D1 D2 D3 331840 ...

Page 66: ...e bank this will result in less than optimal performance For optimal performance all DIMMs in the same bank should be identical DIMM Capacity RDIMM 4 8 or 16 GB LRDIMM 32 GB UDIMM 4 GB DIMMs in the same channel for example A1 A2 A3 can have different capacities You cannot mix 32 GB LRDIMMs with any RDIMM or UDIMM You cannot mix 4 GB UDIMMs with any RDIMM or LRIMM For best performance DIMMs in the ...

Page 67: ...6 Table 36 DIMM Population Order per CPU DIMMs per CPU Populate CPU 1 Slots Populate CPU 2 Slots 1 A1 E1 2 A1 B1 E1 F1 3 A1 B1 C1 E1 F1 G1 4 A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H1 61 Notes 1 Not recommended for performance reasons A1 B1 C1 A2 B2 C2 E1 F1 G1 E2 F2 G2 8 A1 B1 C1 D1 A2 B2 C2 D2 E1 F1 G1 H1 E2 F2 G2 H2 12 A1 B1 C1 D1 A2 B2 C2 D2 A3 B3 C3 D3 E1 F1 G1 H1 E2 F2 G2 H2 E3 F3 G3 H3 ...

Page 68: ...est results follow Table 37 when populating DIMMs Table 37 Recommended Memory Configurations1 Total System Memory Size CPU 1 DIMMs CPU 2 DIMMs DIMM Max Speed MHz Total DIMMs Blue Slots Bank 1 A1 B1 C1 D1 Black Slots Bank 2 A2 B2 C2 D2 Black Slots Bank 3 A3 B3 C3 D3 Blue Slots Bank 1 E1 F1 G1 H1 Black Slots Bank 2 E2 F2 G2 H2 Black Slots Bank 3 E3 F3 G3 H3 32 GB 4x4 GB 4x4 GB 1600 8 2x8 GB 2x8 GB 1...

Page 69: ...2 GB 1333 16 768 GB 4x32 GB 4x32 GB 4x32 GB 4x32 GB 4x32 GB 4x32 GB 1066 24 Notes 1 Rows marked in yellow indicate best performance Table 37 Recommended Memory Configurations1 continued Total System Memory Size CPU 1 DIMMs CPU 2 DIMMs DIMM Max Speed MHz Total DIMMs Blue Slots Bank 1 A1 B1 C1 D1 Black Slots Bank 2 A2 B2 C2 D2 Black Slots Bank 3 A3 B3 C3 D3 Blue Slots Bank 1 E1 F1 G1 H1 Black Slots ...

Page 70: ... 32 GB 4 x 8 GB 4 32 GB 64 GB 8 x 4 GB 8 32 GB 8 x 4 GB 8 32 GB 64 GB 1 x 32 GB 1 32 GB 1 x 32 GB 1 32 GB 64 GB 9 x 4 GB 9 36 GB 9 x 4 GB 9 36 GB 72 GB 5 x 8 GB 5 40 GB 5 x 8 GB 5 40 GB 80 GB 10 x 4 GB 10 40 GB 10 x 4 GB 10 40 GB 80 GB 11 x 4 GB 11 44 GB 11 x 4 GB 11 44 GB 88 GB 3 x 16 GB 3 48 GB 3 x 16 GB 3 48 GB 96 GB 6 x 8 GB 6 48 GB 6 x 8 GB 6 48 GB 96 GB 4x8GB 4x4GB 8 48 GB 4x8GB 4x4GB 8 48 G...

Page 71: ...Mode only and do not support Performance Mode 11 x 8 GB 11 88 GB 11 x 8 GB 11 88 GB 176 GB 6 x 16 GB 6 96 GB 6 x 16 GB 6 96 GB 192 GB 4x8GB 4x16GB 8 96 GB 4x8GB 4x16GB 8 96 GB 192 GB 12 x 8 GB 12 96 GB 12 x 8 GB 12 96 GB 192 GB 3 x 32 GB 3 96 GB 3 x 32 GB 3 96 GB 192 GB 7 x 16 GB 7 112 GB 7 x 16 GB 7 112 GB 224 GB 8 x 16 GB 8 128 GB 8 x 16 GB 8 128 GB 256 GB 4 x 32 GB 4 128 GB 4 x 32 GB 4 128 GB 2...

Page 72: ...from Table 7 on page 23 One internal drive RAID controller from Table 8 on page 24 One external drive RAID controller from Table 8 on page 24 One mezzanine RAID controller from Table 7 on page 23 and one external PCIe RAID controller from Table 8 on page 24 One internal drive RAID controller from Table 8 on page 24 and one external PCIe RAID controller from Table 8 on page 24 You may also select a...

Page 73: ...ID controller from Table 7 on page 23 You may also select an appropriate optional RAID configuration listed in Table 8 on page 24 NOTE In 2 CPU 24 HDD backplane configurations PCIe slot 4 is the default slot supported for an internal drive RAID controller In 2 CPU 16 HDD backplane configurations PCIe slots 4 and 3 are the default slots supported for internal drive RAID controllers The remaining sl...

Page 74: ...an Option ROM OPROM for the PCIe slots The server has a finite amount of option ROM with which it can boot up devices Go into the BIOS and disable the OPROM on the PCIe slots not used for booting so that resources are available for the slots that are used for booting An example OPROM BIOS screen is shown in Figure 9 Figure 9 Example BIOS Screen for OPROM ...

Page 75: ...details of the rear RJ 45 serial port connector are shown in Figure 10 Figure 10 Serial Port Female RJ 45 Connector Pinout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pin Serial Port RJ 45 Female Connector Signal RTS Request to Send DTR Data Terminal Ready TxD Transmit Data RxD Receive Data DSR Data Set Ready CTS Clear to Send GND Signal Ground GND Signal Ground ...

Page 76: ...MegaRAID 9271 8i or 9271CV 8i card UCSC PCIF 01H PCIe Low Profile blanking panel for UCS C Series Server UCSC PCIF 01F PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C Series Server UCSC HS C240M3 Heat Sink for UCS C240 M3 Rack Server1 UCSC AIRBAF C240 Air Baffle Replacement Kit for C240 M3 Server1 N20 MBLIBATT Replacement Lithium Battery for Server Motherboard CR2032 1 UCS RAID BBU Battery Back Up for 9...

Page 77: ... Sink Cleaning Kit when replacing a CPU 8 Notes 1 This part is included configured with your UCS server in some cases as determined by the configuration of your server 2 If your server contains an LSI MegaRAID SAS 9266 8i RAID controller card with battery backup UCS RAID 9266 the card contains a battery backup unit UCS RAID BBU which can be replaced If your server contains an LSI MegaRAID SAS 9266...

Page 78: ...ink Seal Thermal grease must be applied to the top of the CPU where it comes in contact with the heat sink Instructions for applying thermal grease are found at http www cisco com en US docs unified_computing ucs c hw C240 install replace html wp1233864 NOTE When you purchase a spare CPU the Pick n Place Toolkit is included CAUTION Use only the thermal grease specified for this server UCS CPU GREA...

Page 79: ...d during server operation The Air Baffle Replacement Kit includes the air baffles needed for one UCS C240 M3 server CPU Heat Sink Cleaning Kit The cleaning kit is used to remove the existing thermal compound from the bottom of the heat sink during a CPU replacement process Instructions for cleaning are found at the following link http www cisco com en US docs unified_computing ucs c hw C240 instal...

Page 80: ... Specifications Parameter Standard Rack Expansion Rack Dimensions H x W x D 78 74 x 24 x 43 38 in 2000 x 610 x 1102 mm 78 74 x 23 58 x 43 38 in 2000 x 599 x 1102 mm Dimensions H x W x D with packaging 89 x 33 x 47 in 2261 x 838 x 1194 mm 89 x 33 x 47 in 2261 x 838 x 1194 mm Distance from front mounting rail to rear mounting rail 29 2 in 741 mm 29 2 in 741 mm Weight 299 83 lb 136 kg 231 49 lb 105 k...

Page 81: ...Cisco UCS C240 M3 High Density Rack Server Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 81 Figure 11 Cisco R42610 Rack Front view door closed Front view door open Front view door removed ...

Page 82: ... PDU in the rack you can replace up to two dozen input power cords with just one The fixed input cord connects to the power source from overhead or under floor distribution Your IT equipment is then powered by PDU outlets in the rack using short easy to manage power cords The C series severs accept the zero rack unit 0RU PDU See Figure 12 Figure 12 Zero Rack Unit PDU PID RP208 30 2P U 2 Cisco RP S...

Page 83: ...ts for a keyboard and mouse With this cable you can create a direct connection to the operating system and the BIOS running on the server The KVM cable ordering information is listed in Table 41 Figure 13 KVM Cable Table 41 KVM Cable Product ID PID PID Description N20 BKVM KVM cable for server console port 1 Connector to server front panel 3 VGA connector for a monitor 2 DB 9 serial connector 4 Tw...

Page 84: ... as shown in Figure 14 The mounting locations for RAID card backup are also shown Figure 14 Motherboard USB and SD Ports and RAID Backup Location 1 SD1 connector on riser 2 board 3 USB connector on motherboard 2 SD2 connector on riser 2 board 4 SuperCap RAID data cache power backup unit mounting locations two on air baffle not shown in this view SAS2 SAS1 FAN1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 FAN5 FAN6 CPU1 CPU2 SA...

Page 85: ...y see Table 44 930 W DC power supply see Table 45 Table 42 UCS C240 M3 Dimensions and Weight Parameter Value Height 3 43 in 8 70 cm Width including slam latches 17 54 in 44 55 cm Depth 28 04 in 71 23 cm Front Clearance 3 in 76 mm Side Clearance 1 in 25 mm Rear Clearance 6 in 152 mm Weight1 Notes 1 Weight includes inner rail which is attached to the server Weight does not include outer rail which i...

Page 86: ...wer 12 VDC Standby power 12 VDC Power supply efficiency CSCI Platinum NOTE AC input connector is an IEC 320 C 14 15A 250VAC power inlet Table 44 UCS C240 M3 SFF Power Specifications 1200 W AC power supply Description Specification AC input voltage range 90 to 264 VAC self ranging 180 to 264 VAC nominal AC input frequency Range 47 to 63 Hz single phase 50 to 60Hz nominal Maximum AC inrush current 3...

Page 87: ...Power Calculator aspx Table 45 UCS C240 M3 SFF Power Specifications 930 W DC power supply Description Specification Class RSP1 Input DC input voltage range 40 to 72 VDC self ranging 48 to 60 VDC nominal DC line input current steady state 23 A peak at 48 VDC Output 12 V main power output 930 W 12 V standby power output 30 W Power supply output voltage Main power 12 VDC Standby power 12 VDC Rated ou...

Page 88: ...ture operating 41 to 104 F 5 to 40 C derate the maximum temperature by 1 C per every 305 m of altitude above sea level Temperature nonoperating 40 to 149 F 40 to 65 C Humidity RH operating non condensing 10 to 90 Altitude operating 0 to 3 000 m 0 to 10 000 ft Altitude nonoperating 0 to 12 192 m 0 to 40 000 ft Sound Power level Measure A weighted per ISO7779 LWAd Bels Operation at 73 F 23 C 5 8 Sou...

Page 89: ...iption Regulatory Compliance Products should comply with CE Markings per directives 2004 108 EC and 2006 95 EC Safety UL 60950 1 Second Edition CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 Second Edition EN 60950 1 Second Edition IEC 60950 1 Second Edition AS NZS 60950 1 GB4943 2001 EMC Emissions 47CFR Part 15 CFR 47 Class A AS NZS CISPR22 Class A CISPR22 Class A EN55022 Class A ICES003 Class A VCCI Class A EN61000 3...

Page 90: ...Cisco UCS C240 M3 High Density Rack Server Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 90 ...