Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server CISCO SYSTEMS 170 WEST TASMAN DR. SAN JOSE, CA, 95134 WWW.CISCO.COM PUBLICATION HISTORY REV A.
CONTENTS OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 DETAILED VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Blade Server Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CONFIGURING the SERVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OVERVIEW OVERVIEW Designed for demanding virtualization and database workloads, the UCS B420 M4 combines a large memory footprint with four-socket scalability, leveraging the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-4600 v3 product family. The UCS B420 M4 supports 2133 MHz DDR4 memory and utilizes UCS Virtual Interface Card (VIC) technology to achieve up to 160 Gb aggregate I/O bandwidth, all in a dense, full-width blade form factor.
DETAILED VIEWS DETAILED VIEWS Blade Server Front View Figure 2 is a detailed front view of the Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server.
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 7. NOTE: The B420 M4 blade server requires UCS Manager (UCSM) to operate as part of the UCS system. ■ The B420 M4 with E5-4600 v3 CPUs requires UCSM 2.
BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES Table 1 Capabilities and Features (continued) Capability/Feature Video Description The Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) provides video using the Matrox G200e video/graphics controller: ■ ■ Integrated 2D graphics core with hardware acceleration DDR2/3 memory interface supports up to 512 MB of addressable memory (8 MB is allocated by default to video memory) ■ Supports display resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 16bpp @ 60Hz ■ High-speed integrated
CONFIGURING the SERVER CONFIGURING the SERVER Follow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server: ■ STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU, page 8 ■ STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S), page 9 ■ STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY, page 11 ■ STEP 5 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVES or SOLID-STATE DRIVES (OPTIONAL), page 18 ■ STEP 6 CHOOSE ADAPTERS, page 20 ■ STEP 7 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL), page 24 ■ STEP 8 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SECURE DIGITAL CARDS, page 25 ■ STEP 9 ORDER INTERNAL USB 2.
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU Verify the product ID (PID) of the server as shown in Table 2. Table 2 PID of the Base UCS B420 M4 Blade Server Product ID (PID) UCSB-B420-M4 Description UCS B420 M4 Blade Server with no CPU, memory, HDD, SSD, or adapter cards The base Cisco UCS B420 M4 blade server does not include the following components.
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S) The standard CPU features are: ■ Intel Xeon processor E5-4600 v3 series processor family CPUs ■ Core counts of up to 18 ■ Cache sizes of up to 45 MB Select CPUs The supported Intel Xeon E5-4600 v3 series CPUs on the UCS B420 M4 are listed in Table 3.
CONFIGURING the SERVER Supported Configurations (1) Two-CPU Configuration ■ Choose two identical CPUs from any one of the rows of Table 3. CPUs 1 and 2 will be populated. (2) Four-CPU Configuration ■ Choose four identical CPUs from any one of the rows of Table 3. ■ The system will run at the lowest CPU or DIMM clock speed. ■ System speed is also dependent on how many DIMMs are populated per channel. ■ For 2-CPU systems, only 24 DIMM slots are functional (channels A - H).
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY The standard memory features are: DDR4 ECC registered DIMMs — Clock speed: 2133 MHz — Ranks per DIMM: up to 8 — Operational voltage: 1.2 V Memory is organized with four memory channels per CPU, with up to three DIMMs per channel (DPC), as shown in Figure 3.
CONFIGURING the SERVER Choose DIMMs and Memory Mirroring Select the memory configuration and whether or not you want the memory mirroring option. The supported memory DIMMs and the mirroring option are listed in Table 4. When memory mirroring is enabled, the memory subsystem simultaneously writes identical data to two adjacent 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.
CONFIGURING the SERVER ■ For systems shipping with E5-4600 v3 series processor family CPUs, DIMM speeds are as shown in Table 5, Table 6, and Table 7 on page 13.
CONFIGURING the SERVER Supported Configurations (1) Without memory mirroring: ■ Select from 1 to 12 DIMMs per CPU (note that there are 12 DIMM slots per CPU). There must be at least 1 DIMM per CPU. (2) With memory mirroring: ■ 14 Select 4 DIMMs per CPU (installed in bank 1), 8 DIMMs per CPU (installed in banks 1, 2), or 12 DIMMs per CPU (installed in banks 1, 2, 3).
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 4 CHOOSE RAID CONTROLLER AND DISK DRIVE BAYS The UCS B420 M4 can be ordered with or without the Cisco FlexStorage RAID controller with disk drive bays (local storage subsystem). There is no RAID or local storage controller or drive bays included (embedded) with the B420 M4 server. Therefore, the Cisco FlexStorage RAID controller with drive bays must be purchased in order to support any (1, 2, 3, or 4) local hard disk drives (HDDs) or solid state drives (SSDs).
CONFIGURING the SERVER Figure 4 UCS B420 M4 With and Without Drive Bays (Top View) RAID Controller (integrated in drive bay) Disk Drive Bays (4) Blanking Panels (a) Server with four drive bays Figure 5 (b) Server with no drive bays UCS B420 M4 With and Without Drive Bays (Front View) Blanking Panels (a) Server with four drive bays (b) Server with no drive bays Blanking Panel 16 Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server
CONFIGURING the SERVER Supported Configurations1 (1) Four Drive Bays with RAID 0, 1, 10 ■ Choose the following: — One UCSB-MRAID12G. This provides two drive bays installed on the left side of the blade server (viewed from the front). The RAID controller is integrated in the drive bays and provides RAID 0,1,10. — One UCSB-LSTOR-PT.
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 5 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVES or SOLID-STATE DRIVES (OPTIONAL) The UCS B420 M4 can be ordered with or without drives. If you ordered one of the RAID controller with drive bay options in CHOOSE RAID CONTROLLER AND DISK DRIVE BAYS on page 15 (UCSB-MRAID12G for drive bays one and two, and optionally UCSB-LSTOR-PT for drive bays three and four), you can order drives listed in this section. The B420 M4 provides up to four hot plug 2.5” SFF drive bays.
CONFIGURING the SERVER Supported Configurations ■ Select up to 4 of the drives listed in Table 9. This is dependent on the number of drive bays selected in CHOOSE RAID CONTROLLER AND DISK DRIVE BAYS on page 15. ■ When creating a RAID volume, mixing different capacity drives causes the system to use the lowest-capacity drive. ■ Mixing of drive types is supported, but performance may be impacted. ■ Multiple RAID volumes are supported. RAID volumes should use the same media type.
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 6 CHOOSE ADAPTERS The adapter offerings are: ■ Cisco Virtual Interface Cards (VICs) Cisco developed 1300 Series and 1200 Series Virtual Interface Cards (VICs) to provide flexibility to create multiple NIC and HBA devices. The VICs also support adapter Fabric Extender and Virtual Machine Fabric Extender technologies.
CONFIGURING the SERVER Choose an Adapter The supported mezzanine adapters in the UCS B420 M4 are listed in Table 10.
CONFIGURING the SERVER Select an adapter combination according to Table 11 or Table 12 on page 23. NOTE: CPU1 controls adapter slot 1, CPU 2 controls adapter slot 3, and CPU 4 controls adapter slot 2.
CONFIGURING the SERVER Table 12 Supported Adapter Combinations for 2 CPUs Installed Fabric Extenders Aggregate Bandwidth Adapter Configurations Adapter Slot 1 Fabric Interconnects Adapter Slot 3 2 x 2208XP 2 x 2204XP VIC 1340 Adapter Slot 21 not populated not populated 40 Gb/s 20 Gb/s 2 x 62xx VIC 1340 Port Expander Card not populated 80 Gb/s 40 Gb/s 2 x 62xx VIC 1340 Port Expander Card VIC 1380 160 Gb/s 80 Gb/s 2 x 62xx VIC 1340 not populated VIC 1380 120 Gb/s 60 Gb/s 2 x 62xx
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 7 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a computer chip (microcontroller) that can securely store artifacts used to authenticate the platform (server). These artifacts can include passwords, certificates, or encryption keys. A TPM can also be used to store platform measurements that help ensure that the platform remains trustworthy.
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 8 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SECURE DIGITAL CARDS Dual SDHC flash card sockets are provided on the front left side of the server. Mirroring of two SDHC cards is supported. The SDHC card ordering information is listed in Table 14.
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 9 ORDER INTERNAL USB 2.0 DRIVE (OPTIONAL) You can order one optional internal USB 2.0 drive. The USB drive ordering information is listed in Table 15. Table 15 26 USB 2.
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 10 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE Several operating systems and value-added software programs are available. Select as desired from Table 16.
CONFIGURING the SERVER Table 16 OSs and Value-Added Software (for 4-CPU servers) (continued) PID Description Product ID (PID) SLES-2S-GC-5S SUSE Linux GEO Clustering for HA (1-2 CPU); 5yr Support Reqd SLES-SAP-2S2V-1A SLES for SAP Applications (1-2 CPU,1 Phys); 1yr Support Reqd SLES-SAP-2S2V-3A SLES for SAP Applications (1-2 CPU,1 Phys); 3yr Support Reqd SLES-SAP-2S2V-5A SLES for SAP Applications (1-2 CPU,1 Phys); 5yr Support Reqd SLES-SAP-2SUV-1A SLES for SAP Applications (1-2 CPU,Unl Vrt);1yr
CONFIGURING the SERVER Table 16 OSs and Value-Added Software (for 4-CPU servers) (continued) PID Description Product ID (PID) CIMC-SUP-BASE-K9 IMC Supervisor One-time Site Installation License CIMC-SUP-TERM Acceptance of Cisco IMC Supervisor License Terms VMWare 5 VMW-VS5-STD-1A VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor, 1 Year, Support Rqd VMW-VS5-STD-2A VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor, 2 Year, Support Rqd VMW-VS5-STD-3A VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor, 3 Year, Support Rqd
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 11 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT (OPTIONAL) Choose the optional operating system media listed in Table 17.
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 12 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL A variety of service options are available, as described in this section. Unified Computing Warranty, No Contract If you have noncritical implementations and choose to have no service contract, the following coverage is supplied: ■ Three-year parts coverage. ■ Next business day (NBD) onsite parts replacement eight hours a day, five days a week. ■ 90-day software warranty on media.
CONFIGURING the SERVER SMARTnet for UCS Hardware Only Service For faster parts replacement than is provided with the standard Cisco Unified Computing System warranty, Cisco offers the Cisco SMARTnet for UCS Hardware Only Service. You can choose from two levels of advanced onsite parts replacement coverage in as little as four hours. SMARTnet for UCS Hardware Only Service provides remote access any time to Cisco support professionals who can determine if a return materials authorization (RMA) is required.
CONFIGURING the SERVER See Table 20.
CONFIGURING the SERVER You can choose a service listed in Table 22.
CONFIGURING the SERVER Table 23 Drive Retention Service Options Service Description Service Program Name SMARTnet for UCS Service with Drive Retention UCS DR SMARTnet for UCS HW ONLY+Drive Retention UCS HW+DR Service Level GSP Service Level Product ID (PID) UCSD7 24x7x4 Onsite CON-UCSD7-B420M4 UCSD7 8x5xNBD Onsite CON-UCSD5-B420M4 UCWD7 24x7x4 Onsite CON-UCWD7-B420M4 UCWD5 8x5xNBD Onsite CON-UCWD5-B420M4 For more service and support information, see the following URL: http://www.cisco.
CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 13 CHOOSE LOCAL KVM I/O CABLE* (OPTIONAL) The local KVM I/O cable ships with every UCS 5100 Series blade chassis accessory kit. The cable provides a connection into the server, providing a DB9 serial connector, a VGA connector for a monitor, and dual USB ports 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 local KVM I/O cable ordering information is listed in Table 24.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL System Board A top view of the UCS B420 M4 system board is shown in Figure 7.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 5 6 38 CMOS battery DIMM slots 11 12 Adapter cards: ■ Adapter 2 is the slot on the left (when facing the server) and partially covers Adapter 1 ■ Adapter 3 is the slot on the right (facing the server) Diagnostic button Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL DIMM and CPU Layout Memory is organized as shown in Figure 8.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Each CPU controls four memory channels and 12 DIMM slots, as follows: CPU1: Channels A, B, C, and D ■ — Bank 1 - A1, B1, C1, and D1 (blue DIMM slots) — Bank 2 - A2, B2, C2, and D2 (black DIMM slots) — Bank 3 - A3, B3, C3, and D3 (white DIMM slots) CPU2: Channels E, F, G, and H ■ — Bank 1 - E1, F1, G1, and H1 (blue DIMM slots) — Bank 2 - E2, F2, G2, and H2 (black DIMM slots) — Bank 3 - E3, F3, G3, and H3 (white DIMM slots) CPU3: Channels I, J, K, and L ■ — Bank 1 - I
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Table 25 DIMM Population Order per CPU (continued) DIMMs per CPU Populate CPU 1 Slots Populate CPU 2 Slots Populate CPU 3 Slots Populate CPU 4 Slots 8 A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, H1, I1, J1, K1, L1, M1, N1, O1, P1, A2, B2, C2, D2 E2, F2, G2, H2 I2, J2, K2, L2 M2, N2, O2, P2 A1, B1, C1, E1, F1, G1, I1, J1, K1, M1, N1, O1, A2, B2, C2, E2, F2, G2, I2, J2, K2, M2, N2, O2, A3, B3, C3 E3, F3, G3 I3, J3, K3 M3, N3, O3 9 10 Not recommended for performance reasons
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL DIMM Physical Layout The overall DIMM and CPU physical layout is shown in Figure 9.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Figure 10 shows how channels are physically laid out on the blade server. The DIMM slots are contiguous to their associated CPU.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Network Connectivity This section shows how the supported adapter card configurations for the B420 M4 connect to the Fabric Extender modules in the 5108 blade server chassis. There are three configurable adapter slots on the B420 M4. One slot supports only the VIC 1340/1240 adapter, and two additional slots accommodate Cisco adapters, as well as Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator adapters. Table 11 on page 22 and Table 12 on page 23 show supported adapter configurations.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Figure 11 UCS B420 M4 Connections to the Fabric Extenders To Fabric Interconnects To Fabric Interconnects UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis Port Expander or VIC 1380/1280 4 x 10G KR Storage Adapter Accelerator adapter slot #3 adapter slot #2 PCIe x16 CPU 2 PCIe x16 CPU 3 2 x 10G KR 2 x 10G KR 2 x 10G KR Fabric Extender B 2 x 10G KR 4 x 10G KR 4 x 10G KR Fabric Extender A VIC 1340/1240 Adapter Card adapter slot #1 for VIC 1240 PCIe x16 CPU 1 B420 M4 Blade Server Cisco U
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL VIC 1340/1240 and Port Expander Adapter slot 1 is dedicated to the VIC 1340 or VIC 1240 adapter, and no other adapter card can be installed in this slot. There are two groups of four ports on the VIC 1340/1240: ■ Two ports of the first group and two ports of the second group are wired through the UCS 5108 Blade Server chassis to Fabric Extender A and Fabric Extender B. ■ The other two ports of each group are wired to adapter slot 2.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Connectivity Using the Cisco UCS 2208XP Fabric Extender The connectivity options shown in Figure 13 on page 48 through Figure 20 on page 52 are summarized in Table 29.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL In Figure 13, two ports from the VIC 1340/1240 adapter are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender A and two are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender B. The result is 20 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL In Figure 15, two ports from the VIC 1340/1240 are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender A and two are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender B. Adapter slot 2 is empty. The VIC 1380/1280 installed in adapter slot 3 channels four ports to each of the Fabric Extenders. The result is 60 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL In Figure 16, two ports from the VIC 1340/1240 are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender A and two are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender B. The Port Expander Card installed in adapter slot 2 acts as a pass-through device, channeling two ports to each of the Fabric Extenders. In addition, the VIC 1380/1280 channels four ports to each Fabric Extender. The result is 80 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL In Figure 18 (supported on 4-CPU configurations), the Storage Accelerator installed in adapter slot 2 acts as a pass-through device, channeling two ports to each of the Fabric Extenders. In addition, two ports from the VIC 1340 adapter are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender A and two are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender B. The result is 40 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender. This configuration requires 4 CPUs.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL In Figure 20, the Storage Accelerator installed in adapter slot 2 acts as a pass-through device, channeling two ports to each of the Fabric Extenders. In addition, two ports from the VIC 1340 adapter are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender A and two are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender B. The result is 40 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Connectivity using the Cisco UCS 2204XP Fabric Extender The connectivity options shown in Figure 21 on page 54 through Figure 28 on page 57 are shown in Table 30.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL In Figure 21, one port from the VIC 1340/1240 is channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender A and one is channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender B. The result is 10 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL In Figure 23, one port from the VIC 1340/1240 is channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender A and one is channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender B. Adapter slot 2 is empty. The VIC 1380/1280 installed in adapter slot 3 channels two ports to each of the Fabric Extenders. The result is 30 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL In Figure 25, two ports from the VIC 1380 are channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender A and two are channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender B. The VIC 1340 slot is empty and adapter slot 2 is empty. The result is 20 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender.
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL In Figure 27, one port from the VIC 1340 adapter is connected to 2204XP Fabric Extender A and one is connected to 2204XP Fabric Extender B. The result is 10 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender. The storage accelerator in slot 3 provides no network connectivity.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions and Weight Table 31 UCS B420 M4 Dimensions and Weight Parameter Value Height 1.95 in. (50 mm) Width 16.5 in.(419 mm) Depth 24.4 in. (620 mm) Weight ■ Base server weight = 17.780 lb (8.1 kg) ■ Minimally configured server with 2 CPUs, 2 heatsinks, 2 RDIMMs, 1 Mezz, 4 HDD blank) = 21.098 lb (9.57 kg) ■ Minimally configured server with 2 CPUs, 2 heatsinks, 2 LRDIMMs, 1 Mezz, 4 HDD blank) = 21.206 lb (9.
