Datasheet

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model)

CONFIGURING the SERVER

— Fusion ioDrive2 cards can be installed in slots 1, 2, or 3. Note that the only the Cisco

UCS 3.0 TB MLC Fusion ioDrive2 card is full-height; all other Fusion ioDrive2 cards

are half-height and therefore may need an adapter to hold them securely in the

available slots.

■ For 2-CPU systems:

— Five PCIe slots are available, three on PCIe riser 1 (PCIe slots 1, 2, and 3) and two on

PCIe riser 2 (PCIe slots 4 and 5).

— All of the slots are full-height except slot 4.

— Two VIC cards may be installed in 2-CPU systems, using slots 2 or 5. See Table 1 on

page 8 for the slot descriptions.

— Up to four Cisco UCS 3.0 TB MLC Fusion ioDrive2 full-height cards are supported and

can be installed in slots 1, 2, 3, or 5.

— Up to five of the other Fusion ioDrive2 cards (1205-, 785- and 365-GB versions) are

supported and can be installed in slots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, although an adapter may be

needed when installing one of these half-height cards in slots 1, 2, 3, or 5 (the

full-height slots).

■ Additional considerations for the Cisco 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 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 card you have selected, or

to see additional cards that have been qualified to work with the UCS C240 M3 server, but

are not sold on the Cisco pricelist, check the Hardware Compatibility List at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10477/prod_technical_reference_list.html