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Cisco UCS M6 and M7 servers combine compute, network, storage access, and virtualization resources into a single converged system. Cisco UCS integrates a low-latency, lossless 10 GbE, 25 GbE, 40 GbE or 100 GbE unified network fabric with x86-architecture servers.
Cisco UCS B-Series blade servers and Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers provide:
For VMware deployments, the 3-Tier Platform can scale from three to hundreds of Cisco UCS servers.
Note: For any M7 server that is used in and existing UCSM environment there will still need to be a Intersight license purchased with the server for it to function in UCSM.
The following table shows the maximum number of Cisco UCS servers that the 3-Tier Platform supports:
Table 2. Tier-3-supported Cisco UCS servers
Server model and type | Servers per domain |
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4th generation Cisco UCS 6454 FI | 4th generation Cisco UCS 63108 FI | Fifth Generation Cisco UCS 6536 FI | Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 switch | |||
Cisco UCS 6454 FI | Cisco UCS 63108 FI | Cisco UCS 6536 FI | ||||
Cisco UCS B200 M6 | 88 | 160 | 128 | 616 | 1,120 | 1024 |
Cisco UCS X210c M6 or M7 Compute Node | 88 | 160 | 112 | 1120 | 560 | 784 |
Cisco UCS X410c M7 Compute Node | 44 | 80 | 56 | 560 | 280 | 392 |
Cisco UCS C220 M6 C240 M6 C220 M7 C240 M7 (direct-connect) | 44 | 80 | 32 | 308 | 560 | 224 |
Chassis count | Cisco UCS B-Series blade servers | Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers | ||||
4th generation Cisco UCS 64108 FI | 4th generation Cisco UCS 6454 FI | 5th generation Cisco UCS 6536 FI | 4th generation Cisco UCS 64108 FI | 4th generation Cisco UCS 6454 FI | 5th generation Cisco UCS 6536 FI | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 88 | 32 |
1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 84 | 30 |
2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 80 | 28 |
3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 76 | 26 |
4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 72 | 24 |
5 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 68 | 22 |
6 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 20 | 64 | 20 |
7 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 16 | 60 | 18 |
8 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 12 | 54
| 16 |
9 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 8 | 50 | 14 |
10 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 | 46 | 12 |
11 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 42 | 10 |
12 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
13 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
14 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
15 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
16 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
17 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
18 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
19 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
20 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table shows the maximum number of Cisco UCS B-Series blade servers to deploy that are directly connected with Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers in the same domain:
Table 3. Cisco UCS B-Series deployment details
Chassis count | Cisco UCS B-Series blade servers | Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers | ||||
4th generation Cisco UCS 64108 FI | 4th generation Cisco UCS 6454 FI | 5th generation Cisco UCS 6536 FI | 4th generation Cisco UCS 64108 FI | 4th generation Cisco UCS 6454 FI | 5th generation Cisco UCS 6536 FI | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 88 | 32 |
1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 84 | 30 |
2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 80 | 28 |
3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 76 | 26 |
4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 72 | 24 |
5 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 68 | 22 |
6 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 20 | 64 | 20 |
7 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 16 | 60 | 18 |
8 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 12 | 54
| 16 |
9 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 8 | 50 | 14 |
10 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 4 | 46 | 12 |
11 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 42 | 10 |
12 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
13 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
14 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
15 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
16 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
17 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
18 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
19 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
20 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table shows the CPUs and memory that the Tier-3 Platform supports:
Table 4. Supported CPUs and memory
Cisco UCS server | CPUs (maximum) | Memory (maximum) |
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Order CPUs from the factory or by requesting an additional server through the expansion services. All Cisco UCS servers are pre-configured with local M.2 cards for operating system booting. For issues and concerns related to CPUs that are ordered as part of a converged system, Dell Technologies liaises directly with Cisco support.
Cisco UCS B-Series blade servers and Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers contain at least one physical Cisco UCS virtual interface card (VIC) for server connectivity.
The VIC passes converged FC and IP network traffic through the Cisco UCS 5108 blade server chassis midplane to the FEX.
The Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers can connect directly to each FI.
Cisco UCS-X Compute Nodes, UCS B-Series Blade Servers, and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers contain at least one physical Cisco UCS VIC for server connectivity.
For the Cisco UCS servers, the VIC passes converged FC and IP network traffic through the Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis midplane to the FEX.
The Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers can connect directly to each FI with direct connect mode, or to a pair of FEX connected to the FIs.
The Cisco UCS X9508 supports the Cisco UCS X210c M6 and M7, as well as, the X410c M7 Compute Node.