Cisco UCS C460 M4 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server

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1 Spec Sheet Cisco UCS C460 M4 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server CISCO SYSTEMS PUBLICATION HISTORY 170 WEST TASMAN DR. SAN JOSE, CA, REV A.16 AUGUST 13,

2 CONTENTS OVERVIEW DETAILED VIEWS Chassis Front View Chassis Rear View BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKU STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S) STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY STEP 4 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVEs or SOLID STATE DRIVEs STEP 5 CHOOSE RAID CONFIGURATION STEP 6 CHOOSE PCIe OPTION CARD(S) STEP 7 CHOOSE PCIe RISERS STEP 8 ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES STEP 9 ORDER GPU CARDS and ACCESSORIES (OPTIONAL) STEP 10 ORDER POWER SUPPLIES STEP 11 SELECT AC POWER CORD(s) STEP 12 ORDER OPTIONAL SLIDE RAIL KIT STEP 13 ORDER OPTIONAL CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM STEP 14 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SD CARD MODULE (OPTIONAL) STEP 15 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE STEP 16 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE STEP 17 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT STEP 18 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACKS OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL CHASSIS CPUs and DIMMs Physical Layout Memory Population Rules Memory Population Order RACKS PDUs KVM CABLE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions and Weight Power Specifications Environmental Specifications Compliance Requirements

3 OVERVIEW OVERVIEW The Cisco UCS C460 M4 High-Performance Rack Server (Figure 1) is a four-rack-unit (4RU) server supporting the Intel Xeon E v2 and E v2 series processor family CPUs, with up to 6 terabytes (TB) of double-data-rate 3 (DDR3) memory 1 in 96 slots, and up to 12 small form factor (SFF), hot-swappable 2 SAS and SATA disk drives. 10 PCI Express (PCIe) slots support the Cisco UCS C-Series network adapters, with additional I/O provided by 2 Gigabit Ethernet LOM ports, 2 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports, and one dedicated out-of-band (OOB) management port. A separate PCIe slot is reserved inside the chassis for a RAID controller card. Figure 1 Cisco UCS C460 M4 High-Density Rack Server Front View Rear View Notes A maximum of 6 TB memory is available using 64 GB DIMMs, when available. 2. Hot-swap replacement means that you do not have to precondition or shut down the component in software before you remove it. 3

4 DETAILED VIEWS DETAILED VIEWS Chassis Front View Figure 2 is a detailed front view of the Cisco UCS C460 M4 General-Purpose Rack Server. Figure 2 Chassis Front View FAN 1 FAN 2 FAN 3 FAN 4 HDD 01 HDD 05 HDD 09 HDD 02 HDD 06 HDD 10 HDD 03 HDD 07 HDD 11 HDD 04 HDD 08 HDD Cooling fans (hot-swappable and accessible from the front panel) 7 Temperature status LED 2 Operations panel 8 Power supply status LED 3 Power button/led 9 Network link activity LED 4 Identification button/led 10 SAS/SATA drive bays 1 12 (hot-swappable) 5 System status LED 11 KVM console connector (used with a KVM cable that provides two USBs, one VGA, and one serial connector) 1 6 Fan status LED 12 Pull-out asset tag Notes For more details on the KVM connector, see KVM CABLE on page 64. 4

5 DETAILED VIEWS Chassis Rear View Figure 3 shows the external features of the rear panel. Figure 3 Chassis Rear View 2 1 PCIe 6 PCIe 7 PCIe 1 PCIe 2 PSU 1 PCIe 8 PCIe 9 Riser 2 PCIe 3 PCIe 4 Riser 1 PSU 2 PCIe 10 PCIe 5 PSU 3 PSU PCIe riser 1 (slots 1 5) 6 10 Gb Ethernet ports (two) 2 PCIe riser 2 (slots 6 10) 7 USB 2.0 ports (three) 3 Serial port (DB-9 connector) 8 1 Gb Ethernet ports (two) 4 VGA video port (DB-15 connector) 9 Rear identification LED 5 10/100/1000 Ethernet dedicated management port M1 10 Power supplies 1 4 (hot-swappable, redundant as 2+2) 5

6 BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES Table 1 lists the capabilities and features of the base server. Details about how to configure the server for a particular feature or capability (for example, number of processors, disk drives, or amount of memory) are provided in CONFIGURING the SERVER on page 9. Table 1 Capabilities and Features Capability/Feature Chassis CPU InfiniBand Chipset Memory Expansion slots Description Four rack unit (4RU) chassis Either 2 or 4 Intel Xeon E v2 or E v2 series processor family CPUs Four power supplies are required for both 2-CPU and 4-CPU configurations. The bus slots in this server support the InfiniBand architecture. Intel C602J chipset Eight motherboard slots for memory riser boards. Each memory riser can hold up to 12 DIMMs, for a maximum DIMM population of 96 DIMMs. Each CPU can control 2 memory risers (up to 24 DIMMs). Memory risers are hot-pluggable 1. Maximum memory capacity is 6 TB 2. This is accomplished with 96 DIMMs, consisting of 48 DIMM kits (2 64 GB matched DIMMs per kit) in a 4-CPU configuration. There are 10 full-height PCIe expansion slots: Slot 1: CPU1 controlled, Gen-3 8x, 98-pin Slot 2: CPU1 controlled, Gen-3 16x, NCSI, 230-pin Slot 3: CPU2 controlled, Gen-3 4x, NCSI, 230-pin Slot 4: CPU2 controlled, Gen-3 8x, NCSI, 230-pin Slot 5: CPU2 controlled, Gen-3 8x, NCSI, 230-pin Slot 6: CPU4 controlled, Gen-3 8x, 98-pin Slot 7: CPU3 controlled, Gen-3 16x, NCSI, 230-pin Slot 8: CPU4 controlled, Gen-3 8x, NCSI, 230-pin Slot 9: CPU3 controlled, Gen-3 16x, NCSI, 230-pin Slot 10: CPU4 controlled, Gen-3 8x, NCSI, 230-pin NOTE: CPUs must be installed as indicated to support specific slots. The CPU installation options are either CPU1 and CPU2 or CPU1, CPU2, CPU3, and CPU4. See CHOOSE PCIe OPTION CARD(S) on page 23 for more details. 6

7 BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES Table 1 Capabilities and Features (continued) Capability/Feature Flexible Drive Connectors Description Twelve connectors are available from the front of the server, and flexibly support hot-pluggable drive sleds or PCIe devices, as follows: All 12 connectors support hot-plug SAS/SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs) The initial RAID controller offering supports up to 8 SFF 2.5 SAS or SATA HDDs or SSDs. A future RAID controller offering includes support for 12 drives. Storage controller Factory-configured RAID support options: LSI MegaRAID SAS 9361CV-8i controller, for support of up to 8 internal SAS or SATA drives. Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10. This RAID controller has an on-board 1 GB cache and chassis-mounted (remote) supercap for data cache power backup There is a dedicated PCIe slot inside the chassis for the SAS i controller RAID controller card. This RAID controller cannot control PCIe drives. Internal storage devices Up to 8 SFF 2.5 SAS or SATA HDDs or SSDs. Future support of up to 12 drives. UCS Storage Accelerators are also available. These PCIe flash storage devices plug into the rear-accessible PCIe slots and provide independent high-speed storage. Cisco Flexible Flash drive Internal USB Video The server has provision for two optional blank internal Cisco Flexible Flash drives (SD cards), on the internal media riser. The server includes one internal USB 2.0 slot on the internal media riser. The server CIMC chip includes a Matrox G200e core. The first 8 MB of memory are allocated to the video core x 1024 resolution 32-bit color depth 8 MB video memory 7

8 BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES Table 1 Capabilities and Features (continued) Capability/Feature Description Interfaces Rear panel One 10/100/1000 dedicated management Ethernet ports Two 1-Gigabit ports (10/100/1000 Mbps capable). These integrated Gigabit ports support the Wake on LAN (WoL) and TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) standards Two 10-Gigabit Base-T Ethernet ports (1 Gbps/10 Gbps capable) One RS232 serial connector One 15-pin VGA connector Three USB 2.0 connectors Front panel One KVM connector WoL The 1-Gb Base-T Ethernet LAN ports support the wake-on-lan (WoL) standard. Power subsystem Four 1400 W power supplies are required Power supplies are hot-swappable, rear-accessible, and redundant as 2+2 NOTE: For more information about your server s power consumption, use the power calculator accessible at enter/cisco_ucs_power_calculator/ ACPI Fans Integrated management processor This server supports the advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) 4.0 standard. Chassis: 4 fans, hot-swappable Power supply: Each of the 4 power supplies is equipped with a fan. The built-in Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) GUI or CLI interface enables you to monitor the server inventory, health, and system event logs. Notes Hot-pluggable = Software shutdown of the component is required before removing while the server is powered on. 2. With 64 GB DIMMs, when available 8

9 CONFIGURING the SERVER Follow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS C460 M4 High-Performance Rack Server: STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKU, page 10 STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S), page 11 STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY, page 12 STEP 4 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVEs or SOLID STATE DRIVEs, page 19 STEP 5 CHOOSE RAID CONFIGURATION, page 21 STEP 6 CHOOSE PCIe OPTION CARD(S), page 23 STEP 7 CHOOSE PCIe RISERS, page 27 STEP 8 ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES, page 28 STEP 9 ORDER GPU CARDS and ACCESSORIES (OPTIONAL), page 32 STEP 10 ORDER POWER SUPPLIES, page 34 STEP 11 SELECT AC POWER CORD(s), page 35 STEP 12 ORDER OPTIONAL SLIDE RAIL KIT, page 37 STEP 13 ORDER OPTIONAL CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM, page 38 STEP 14 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SD CARD MODULE (OPTIONAL), page 39 STEP 15 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE, page 40 STEP 16 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE, page 41 STEP 17 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT, page 44 STEP 18 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL, page 45 OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACKS on page 50 OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU on page 51 9

10 STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKU Verify the product ID (PID) of the base server as shown in Table 2. Table 2 PID of the Base C460 M4 Rack Server Product ID (PID) UCSC-C460-M4 Description UCS C460 M4 base chassis no CPU/DIMM/HDD/PCIe/memory risers The base server: Includes: Blanking panels for empty drive locations (to maintain cooling air flow) Rail kit Does not include: CPUs DIMMs Memory risers Power supplies Hard disk drives (HDDs) Solid-state Drives (SSDs) Plug-in PCIe cards PCIe risers NOTE: Use the steps on the following pages to configure the server with the components that you want to include. 10

11 STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S) The standard CPU features are: Intel Xeon E v2 or E v2 (Ivy Bridge EX) series processor family CPUs Intel C602J chipset Cache size of up to 37.5 MB Choose CPUs The available CPUs are listed in Table 3. Table 3 Available CPUs: Intel Xeon E v2/e v2 Family Product ID (PID) Intel Number Clock Freq (GHz) Power (W) Cache Size (MB) Cores QPI (GT/s) Highest DDR3 DIMM Clock Support (MHz) UCS-CPU-E74809B E v UCS-CPU-E74820B E v UCS-CPU-E74830B E v UCS-CPU-E74850B E v UCS-CPU-E74860B E v UCS-CPU-E74870B E v UCS-CPU-E74880B E v UCS-CPU-E74890B E v UCS-CPU-E78880LB E7-8880L v UCS-CPU-E78857B E v UCS-CPU-E78891B E v UCS-CPU-E78893B E v Approved Configurations (1) Two-CPU Configuration Choose two identical CPUs from Table 3. (2) Four-CPU Configuration Choose four identical CPUs from Table 3. Caveats You must select either two or four identical processors. 11

12 STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY The standard memory features are: Plug-In Memory Riser Boards DIMMs Up to 12 DIMMs per riser board Riser boards plug vertically into the motherboard Four riser boards for 2-CPU option Eight riser boards for 4-CPU option Clock speed: 1600 or 1333 MHz Ranks per DIMM: 2, 4, or 8 Operational voltage: 1.5 or 1.35 V Registered DIMM (RDIMM) or load-reduced registered DIMM (LRDIMM) Each CPU controls four serial memory interface 2 (SMI-2) channels. Memory buffers on the memory risers convert each SMI channel into two DDR3 subchannels. There are two memory risers for each CPU. Memory is organized as three DIMMs per subchannel, as shown in Figure 4. 12

13 Figure 4 C460 M4 Memory Organization 13

14 Choose Memory Riser Boards You may choose riser boards as follows: Four memory riser boards for a two-cpu system, or Eight memory riser boards for a four-cpu system. Table 4 Available Memory Riser Boards Product ID (PID) PID Description Max DIMMs per Riser Riser Board Options UCSC-MRBD-12 Memory riser board with 12 DIMM slots 12 Approved Configurations (1) Two-CPU System Choose four memory riser boards from Table 4. (1) Four-CPU System Choose eight memory riser boards from Table 4. Caveats You should order enough risers with enough sockets to accommodate your maximum forseeable memory needs. Choose DIMMs and Memory Mirroring Select the memory configuration and whether or not you want the memory mirroring option. The available memory DIMMs and mirroring option are listed in Table 5. NOTE: When memory mirroring is enabled, the memory subsystem simultaneously writes identical data to two channels. If a memory read from one of the channels returns incorrect data due to an uncorrectable memory error, the system automatically retrieves the data from the other channel. A transient or soft error in one channel does not affect the mirrored data, and operation continues unless there is a simultaneous error in exactly the same location on a DIMM and its mirrored DIMM. Memory mirroring reduces the amount of memory available to the operating system by 50% because only one of the two populated channels provides data. 14

15 DIMMs are orderable as kits, with two DIMMs per kit. Choose the desired number of DIMMs and the memory mirroring option if desired. The available memory DIMMs are listed in Table 5. Table 5 Available DDR3 DIMMs and DIMM Kits (2 DIMMs per kit) Product ID (PID) PID Description Voltage (V) Ranks/ DIMM DIMM Options UCS-ML-2X648RY-E 2x64GB 1 DDR MHz LRDIMM/PC-10600/octal rank 1.35v 1.5/ UCS-MR-2X162RY-E 2X16GB DDR MHz RDIMM/PC-12800/dual rank 1.35v 1.5/ UCS-ML-2X324RY-E 2x32GB DDR MHz LRDIMM/PC-12800/quad rank 1.35v 1.5/ UCS-MR-2X082RY-E 2X8GB DDR MHz RDIMM/PC-12800/dual rank 1.35v 1.5/ Memory Mirroring Option N01-MMIRROR Memory mirroring option Notes Systems with 64 GB DIMMs are limited to a maximum ambient temperature of 32 C (89.6 F). In addition, systems with 64 GB DIMMs cannot implement any GPUs. Approved Configurations (1) Minimum Configuration without memory mirroring One memory riser with at least one matched DIMM pair. The memory riser must be installed in a slot controlled by either CPU1 or CPU2. All four CPUs can run from a single DIMM pair. (2) Maximum Configuration without memory mirroring Eight memory risers with at least one matched DIMM pair per riser (16 DIMMs total) and up to six matched DIMM pairs per riser (96 DIMMs total). (3) Minimum Configuration with memory mirroring One memory riser with at least two matched DIMM pairs. (4) Maximum Configuration with memory mirroring 15

16 Eight memory risers with at least two matched DIMM pairs per riser (16 DIMMs total) and up to six matched DIMM pairs per riser (96 DIMMs total). NOTE: There are three memory mirroring modes: 1 Intra-socket mirroring 2 Inter-socket cross-memory-controller mirroring 3 Inter-socket complete master-slave mirroring Mirroring mode can be configured using the UCS Manager BIOS Policy RAS Memory tab. Available DIMM Configurations See Table 6 for the possible DIMM configurations in 2-CPU and 4-CPU systems. Table 6 Available DIMM Configurations Desired DIMMs per CPU 2-CPU System 4-CPU System DIMM Kit Qty Total DIMMs DIMM Kit Qty Total DIMMs (see Table 5 on page 15) (see Table 5 on page 15) Caveats Memory Mode. System speed is dependent on how many DIMMs are populated per channel, the CPU DIMM speed support, and the BIOS memory mode. The BIOS default memory mode is performance mode. However, the BIOS can be changed to support lockstep mode. 16

17 Memory Performance Mode. In this mode, the main memory channel from the CPU to the memory buffer runs at double the clock rate of each of the two memory subchannels from the buffer to the DIMMs, and each DIMM subchannel is accessed sequentially. For example, if the CPU channel clock speed is 2667 MHz, each of the DIMM subchannels operates at 1333 MHz. For this reason, performance mode is referred to as 2:1. Performance mode does not provide data protection, but can yield up to 1.5 times the performance of lockstep mode and is the best choice for high throughput requirements. Memory Lockstep Mode. In this mode, the main memory channel from the CPU to the memory buffer runs at the same clock rate of each of the two memory subchannels from the buffer to the DIMMs, and both DIMM subchannels are accessed simultaneously for a double-width access. For example, if the CPU channel clock speed is 1600 MHz, each of the DIMM subchannels operates at 1600 MHz. For this reason, lockstep mode is referred to as 1:1. Memory lockstep mode provides protection against both single-bit and multi-bit errors. Memory lockstep lets two memory channels work as a single channel, moving a data word two channels wide and providing eight bits of memory correction. CPU Effect on DIMM Performance Table 7 CPU Effect on DIMM Performance CPU Memory Mode Advanced CPU GT/s QPI Standard CPU GT/s QPI Basic CPU GT/s QPI Lockstep Mode (1:1) 1600 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz Performance Mode (2:1) 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 1066 MHz Notes CPU examples: E7-4890/4880/4870/4860 v2, E7-8893/8891/8857 v2 2. CPU examples: E7-4850/4830/4820 v2 3. CPU example: E v2 DIMM Clock Speeds DIMMs run at various clock speeds depending on the DIMM voltage and number of DIMMs per channel. See Table 8 and Table 9. Table 8 DIMM Performance (at 1.5 V) DIMM GB/Rank/Type Performance Mode (2:1) 1.5 V DIMM Lockstep Mode (1:1) 1.5 V DIMM 1 DPC 2 DPC 3 DPC 1 DPC 2 DPC 3 DPC 8 GB/2R/RDIMM 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 16 GB/2R/RDIMM 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1066 MHz 32 GB/4R/LRDIMM 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 17

18 Table 9 DIMM Performance (at 1.35 V) DIMM GB/Rank/Type Performance Mode (2:1) 1.35 V DIMM Lockstep Mode (1:1) 1.35 V DIMM 1 DPC 2 DPC 3 DPC 1 DPC 2 DPC 3 DPC 8 GB/2R/RDIMM 1333 MHz 1066 MHz N/A 1333 MHz 1066 MHz N/A 16 GB/2R/RDIMM 1333 MHz 1066 MHz N/A 1333 MHz 1066 MHz N/A 32 GB/4R/LRDIMM 1333 MHz 1333 MHz N/A 1333 MHz 1333 MHz N/A The minimum DIMM configuration is at least one matched DIMM pair installed in a memory riser on either CPU1 or CPU2. All four CPUs can run from a single DIMM pair. DIMMs are required to be populated in pairs. DIMMs for this server are available as two-dimm kits. The DIMMs in any given pair must be identical. Any DIMM installed in a memory riser corresponding to an empty CPU slot becomes inaccessible. For optimal performance, distribute DIMMs evenly across all installed CPUs and memory buffers. Do not mix RDIMMs and LRDIMMs. DIMMs within a channel are populated starting with the DIMMs farthest from the memory buffer in a fill-farthest approach. Matched pairs of risers on paired DDR3 channels must have identical DIMM configurations. If any GPU is installed, the maximum amount of DIMM memory allowed in the server is 1 TB (for example, 32x32 GB DIMMs or 64x16 GB DIMMs). If a system uses 64 GB DIMMs, the maximum ambient temperature is 32 C (89.6 F). In addition, systems with 64 GB DIMMs cannot implement any GPUs. For more information about memory, see CPUs and DIMMs on page

19 STEP 4 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVEs or SOLID STATE DRIVEs The standard disk drive features are: 2.5-inch small form factor Hot-swappable Sled-mounted Choose Drives The available drives are listed in Table 10. Table 10 Available Hot-Pluggable Sled-Mounted HDDs and SSDs Product ID (PID) PID Description Drive Type Capacity HDDs UCS-HD600G15KS2-E 600 GB SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD SAS 600 GB UCS-HD450G15KS2-E 450 GB SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD SAS 450 GB UCS-HD12T10KS2-E 1.2 TB 6 Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 1.2 TB UCS-HD1T7KS2-E 1 TB SAS 7.2K RPM SFF HDD SAS 1.0 TB UCS-HDD900GI2F GB 6 Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 900 GB A03-D600GA2 600 GB 6 Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 600 GB UCS-HDD300GI2F GB 6 Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD SAS 300 GB A03-D300GA2 300 GB 6 Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 300 GB SSDs UCS-SD16T12S2-EP 1.6 TB 12 Gb SAS 2.5 inch Enterprise performance SSD SAS 1.6 TB UCS-SD800G0KS2-EP 800 GB SAS 2.5 inch Enterprise Performance SSD SAS 800 GB UCS-SD400G12S2-EP 400 GB 12 Gb SAS 2.5 inch Enterprise performance SSD SAS 400 GB UCS-SD400G0KS2-EP 400 GB SAS 2.5 inch Enterprise Performance SSD SAS 400 GB UCS-SD400G0KA2-G 400 GB SATA 2.5 inch Enterprise Value SSD SATA 400 GB UCS-SD200G0KS2-EP 200 GB SAS 2.5 inch Enterprise Performance SSD SAS 200 GB UCS-SD100G0KA2-G 100 GB SATA 2.5 inch Enterprise Value SSD SATA 100 GB 19

20 Approved Configurations (1) LSI MegaRAID SAS 9361CV-8i RAID controller Select up to 8 SAS or SATA internal drives listed in Table 10. You can mix SAS/SATA drives. You can also mix HDD and SSD drives, as long as all the HDDs are in the same RAID volume and all the SSDs are in the same RAID volume. This configuration supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10. Caveats SSDs and HDDs should not be mixed in the same RAID volume. 20

21 STEP 5 CHOOSE RAID CONFIGURATION The C460 M4 server accommodates the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9361CV-8i for internal drives. The C460 M4 chassis contains a front drive bay housing up to 12 HDDs or SSDs. Cisco can provide factory-configured RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 systems depending on the RAID implementation chosen, the RAID controller chosen, and the number of drives ordered. Factory-configured RAID options are listed at the end of Table 11. Note that RAID levels 50 and 60 are supported on the 9361CV-8i, but are not factory configurable. Choose RAID Options Choose one internal RAID controller with a desired RAID configuration option from Table 11. Table 11 Available RAID Options Product ID (PID) RAID Controllers UCS-RAID9361CV-8I RAID Configuration R2XX-RAID0 R2XX-RAID1 R2XX-RAID5 R2XX-RAID6 R2XX-RAID10 PID Description LSI MegaRAID SAS 9361CV-8i (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 supported) Plugs into a dedicated PCIe slot on the server motherboard (see Figure 7 on page 52). Supports from 1 to 8 internal SAS or SATA drives Includes a 1 GB Transportable Memory Module (TMM) and a chassis-mounted (remote) supercapacitor for data cache power backup Factory-configured RAID options: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 (see the RAID PIDs section in this table) Factory pre-configured RAID striping option Enable RAID 0 Setting. Requires a minimum of 1 hard drive. Factory pre-configured RAID mirroring option Enable RAID 1 Setting. Requires exactly 2 drives, with same size, speed, capacity. Factory pre-configured RAID option Enable RAID 5 Setting. Requires minimum 3 drives of same size, speed, capacity. Factory pre-configured RAID option Enable RAID 6 Setting. Requires minimum 4 drives of same size, speed, capacity. Factory pre-configured RAID option Enable RAID 10 Setting. Requires an even number of drives (minimum 4 drives) of same size, speed, capacity. 21

22 NOTE: No RAID option can be chosen if you have one of the following configurations: A mix of SAS and SATA drives No drives Approved Configurations (1) One RAID controller card for internal drives Caveats Choose the 9361CV-8i controller listed in Table 11. You will be able to control from 1 to 8 with the 9361CV-8i RAID controller. You can choose an optional RAID configuration (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, or 10), which is pre-configured at the factory. If you do not choose a RAID configuration, the disks will be configured as a JBOD. 22

23 STEP 6 CHOOSE PCIe OPTION CARD(S) The standard PCIe card offerings are: Converged Network Adapters (CNA) Network Interface Cards (NICs) Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) UCS Storage Accelerators Choose PCIe Option Cards The available PCIe option cards are listed in Table 12. Table 12 Available PCIe Option Cards Product ID (PID) PID Description Converged Network Adapters (CNA) UCSC-PCIE-C10T-02 Cisco VIC 1225T Dual Port 10GBaseT CNA Half UCSC-PCIE-C40Q-02 Cisco VIC 1285 Dual Port 40Gb QSFP CNA Half UCSC-PCIE-CSC-02 1 Cisco VIC 1225 Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ CNA Half UCSC-PCIE-B3SFP Broadcom Gb AFEX SFP+ Half UCSC-PCIE-ESFP Emulex OCe11102-FX Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ CNA Half UCSC-PCIE-Q8362 Qlogic QLE8362 dual-port 10 GbE FCoE CNA Half Network Interface Cards (NICs) N2XX-ABPCI03-M3 Broadcom 5709 Quad Port 1Gb w/toe iscsi for M3 Servers Half N2XX-AIPCI01 Intel X520 Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ Adapter Half UCSC-PCIE-B3SFP Broadcom Gb AFEX SFP+ Half UCSC-PCIE-IRJ45 Intel i350 Quad Port 1Gb Adapter Half UCSC-PCIE-ITG 1 Intel X540 Dual Port 10GBase-T Adapter Half Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) N2XX-AEPCI03 Emulex LPe Dual Port 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA Half N2XX-AEPCI05 Emulex LPe Dual Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA Half UCSC-PCIE-E16002 Emulex Lpe M6, 16Gb Dual Port Fibre Channel HBA with SR Optics Half N2XX-AQPCI03 Qlogic QLE2462 Dual Port 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA Half N2XX-AQPCI05 Qlogic QLE2562 Dual Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA Half Card Height UCSC-PCIE-Q2672 Qlogic QLE2672-CSC, 16Gb Dual Port Fibre Channel HBA with SR Optics Half 23

24 Table 12 Available PCIe Option Cards (continued) Product ID (PID) UCS Storage Accelerators PID Description UCSC-F-FIO-1205M Cisco UCS 1205 GB MLC Fusion iodrive2 for C-Series Servers Half UCSC-F-FIO-3000M Cisco UCS 3.0 TB MLC Fusion iodrive2 for C-Series Servers Full UCSC-F-FIO-365M Cisco UCS 365GB MLC Fusion iodrive2 for C-Series Servers Half UCSC-F-FIO-785M Cisco UCS 785 GB MLC Fusion iodrive2 for C-Series Servers Half Notes The UCSC-PCIE-ITG and UCSC-PCIE-CSC-02 cannot be installed in the same system. Card Height Approved Configurations (1) Select up to 10 PCIe Cards Use Table 13 and Table 14 on page 25 as a guide for adding PCIe cards. See Figure 5 for the slot locations. Table 13 PCIe Expansion Slot Numbering Slot Number Slot Characteristics 1 CPU1 controlled, PCIe Gen 3, x8 lanes, full-length card, x8 connector 2 CPU1 controlled, PCIe Gen 3, x16 lanes, NCSI, full-length card, x16 connector 3 CPU2 controlled, PCIe Gen 3, x4 lanes, NCSI, 3/4-length card, x16 connector 4 1 CPU2 controlled, PCIe Gen 3, x8 lanes, NCSI, 3/4-length card, x16 connector 5 1 CPU2 controlled, PCIe Gen 3, x8 lanes, NCSI, 1/2-length card, x16 connector 6 CPU4 controlled, PCIe Gen 3, x8 lanes, full-length card, x8 connector 7 CPU3 controlled, PCIe Gen 3, x16 lanes, NCSI, full-length card, x16 connector 8 CPU4 controlled, PCIe Gen 3, x8 lanes, NCSI, 3/4-length card, x16 connector 9 1 CPU3 controlled, PCIe Gen 3, x16 lanes, NCSI, 3/4-length card, x16 connector 10 1 CPU4 controlled, PCIe Gen 3, x8 lanes, 1/2-length card, x16 connector Notes Slots 4, 5, 9 and 10 can be enabled for 12-volt VIC standby power (only one at a time). 24

25 Table 14 PCIe Expansion Slot Priorities PCIe Card Type Primary Slot (install here first) Secondary Slot (install here second) Alternate Slot (may have reduced functionality) LSI MegaRAID Card Internal RAID slot (see Figure 7 on page 52) Low-profile x8 Network Card or RAID card for external drives Slot 5 (riser 1) Slot 10 (riser 2) Slot 8 (riser 2) Slot 4 (riser 1) Slot 9 (riser 2) Slot 2 (riser 1) Slot 7 (riser 2) Slot 1 (riser 1) Slot 6 (riser 2) Slot 3 (Riser 1) VIC cards Slot 4 (Riser 1) Slot 9 (riser 2) Slot 5 (riser 1) Slot 10 (riser 2) Slot 3 (riser 1) Slot 8 (riser 2) Slot 2 (riser 1) Slot 7 (riser 2) GPU Slots 7 and 6 (riser 2) Slots 2 and 1 (riser 1) UCS Storage Accelerators Slot 5 (riser 1) Slot 10 (riser 2) Slot 8 (riser 2) Slot 4 (riser 1) Slot 7 (riser 2) Slot 2 (riser 1) Slot 6 (riser 2) Slot 1 (riser 1) Slot 10 (riser 2) Slot 3 (riser 1) 1 Notes This slot is a x4 slot, so there is some performance degradation when installing a storage accelerator in this slot. Figure 5 PCIe Slot Locations PCIe 6 PCIe 7 PCIe 1 PCIe 2 PSU 1 PCIe 8 PCIe 9 Riser 2 PCIe 3 PCIe 4 Riser 1 PSU 2 PCIe 10 PCIe 5 PSU 3 PSU 4 25

26 Caveats CPU1 and CPU2 must be installed to support PCIe slots 1 through 5. CPU2 and CPU4 must be installed to support PCIe slots 6 through 10. Legacy I/O devices such as video cards are only supported on slots 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. The Cisco Card NIC mode is currently supported only with a Cisco VIC card that is installed in PCIe slot 4, 5, 9, or 10. The C460 M4 server accommodates the Cisco Virtual Interface card, which is supported primarily in slots 4 and 9. Only one Cisco 1225 VIC can be used for both UCSM management and data traffic in the C460 M4 server The Cisco 1225 VIC in slot 4 handles management and data traffic. If a second Cisco 1225 VIC is installed in slot 9, it will be used for data traffic only. All PCIe slots are standard-height and require a standard-height mounting bracket on the PCIe card. The UCSC-PCIE-ITG and UCSC-PCIE-CSC-02 cannot be installed in the same system. You cannot have a GPU installed in slot 7 and at the same time have a QLE2562 HBA (N2XX-AQPCI05) installed in slot 9. Additional considerations for the Cisco 1225 VIC card: Supports 10G SFP+ optical and copper twinax connections To use the Cisco Card NIC mode, this card must be installed in PCIe slot 4, 5, 9, or 10. Slot 4, 5, 9, or 10 can operate while the server is in standby power mode. Requires that the server has CIMC firmware version 1.4(6) or later installed. There is a heartbeat LED on the top of the card that indicates when firmware is active. To use this card for UCS integration (Cisco UCS Manager mode) with Cisco UCS Manager 2.1(0) or later, the minimum card-firmware and uboot image level is 2.1(0.306). To help ensure that your operating system is compatible with the cards you have selected, please check the Hardware Compatibility List at this URL: 26