IntroductionThis chapter describes the 3-Tier Platform compute components that are supported in Cisco UCS-Managed Mode. Cisco UCS componentsCisco UCS 4th and 5th generation FI components provide compute power in the 3-Tier Platform. Cisco UCS serversCisco 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.