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Cisco UCS B420 M3

Blade Server

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

DETAILED VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Blade Server Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CONFIGURING the SERVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

STEP 4 CHOOSE DISK DRIVES (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

STEP 5 CHOOSE ADAPTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

STEP 6 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

STEP 7 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SECURE DIGITAL CARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

STEP 8 ORDER INTERNAL USB 2.0 DRIVE (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

STEP 9 ORDER FLASH-BACKED WRITE CACHE (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

STEP 10 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

STEP 11 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

STEP 12 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

STEP 13 CHOOSE LOCAL KVM I/O CABLE* (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

DIMM and CPU Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

DIMM Population Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Network Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

VIC 1240 and Port Expander for VIC 1240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Connectivity Using the Cisco UCS 2208XP Fabric Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Connectivity using the Cisco UCS 2204XP Fabric Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connectivity using the Cisco UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

OVERVIEW

Designed for enterprise performance and scalability, the Cisco® UCS B420 M3 Blade Server combines the

advantage of 4-socket computing with the cost-effective Intel® Xeon® processor E5-4600 product family,

for demanding virtualization and database workloads.

With industry-leading compute density, I/O bandwidth and memory footprint, the UCS B420 M3 is a

balanced, high-performance platform that complements the UCS blade server portfolio. The full-width UCS

B420 M3 supports 1.5 TB of memory and leverages UCS VIC technology for up to 160 Gb aggregate I/O

bandwidth.

The UCS B420 M3 is part of the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) that combines blade and rack servers

with networking and storage access into a single unified system. Centrally configured through unified,

model-based management, Cisco UCS simplifies and speeds deployment of enterprise-class applications

running in bare-metal, virtualized and cloud-computing environments.

Figure 1 Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

DETAILED VIEWS

Blade Server Front View

Figure 2 is a detailed front view of the Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server.

Figure 2 Blade Server Front View

1 Drive bay 1 8 Power button and LED

2 Drive bay 2 9 Network link status LED

3 Drive bay 3 10 Blade health LED

4 Drive bay 4 11

Console connector

Notes

1. For information about the KVM local I/O cable that plugs into the console connector (a cable is included with

every Cisco UCS 5100 Series blade server chassis accessory kit), see CHOOSE LOCAL KVM I/O CABLE*

(OPTIONAL) on page 32.

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Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

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 M3 blade server requires UCS Manager 2.0 (4b) or later to operate

as part of the UCS system.

Table 1 Capabilities and Features

Capability/Feature Description

Blade server chassis The full-width UCS B420 M3 Blade Server mounts in a Cisco UCS 5100 series

blade server chassis

CPU Up to four Intel® E5-4600 series processor family CPUs.

2- and 4-CPU configurations are supported on the UCS B420 M3.

Chipset Intel® C600 series chipset

Memory 48 total slots for registered ECC DIMMs

I/O 3 configurable adapter slots:

■ One slot supports the Cisco VIC 1240 adapter only.

■ Two slots support Cisco adapters, Emulex and QLogic adapters, and Cisco

UCS Storage Accelerator adapters.

Storage controller Integrated LSI Logic SAS 2208R controller

■ SAS/SATA/SSD support

■ RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

■ Optional 1 GB flash-backed write cache

Internal storage devices Four hot-plug 2.5” SFF drive bays

One internal USB 2.0 port

Two Cisco Flexible Flash secure digital card slots

Video The Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) provides video:

■ Matrox G200e video controller

■ Integrated 2D graphics core with hardware acceleration

■ Supports all display resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 x 16 bpp resolution at

60 Hz

■ 24-bit color depth for all resolutions less than 1600x1200

■ Up to 256 MB video memory

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Interfaces Front panel

■ One console connector

(see CHOOSE LOCAL KVM I/O CABLE* (OPTIONAL) on page 32)

Power subsystem Integrated in the Cisco UCS 5100 series blade server chassis

Fans Integrated in the Cisco UCS 5100 series blade server chassis

Integrated management

processor

The built-in Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) GUI or CLI

interface enables you to monitor the server inventory, health, and system

event logs.

Table 1 Capabilities and Features (continued)

Capability/Feature Description

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

CONFIGURING the SERVER

Follow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server:

■ STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU, page 8

■ STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S), page 9

■ STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY, page 10

■ STEP 4 CHOOSE DISK DRIVES (OPTIONAL), page 13

■ STEP 5 CHOOSE ADAPTERS, page 15

■ STEP 6 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL), page 19

■ STEP 7 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SECURE DIGITAL CARDS, page 20

■ STEP 8 ORDER INTERNAL USB 2.0 DRIVE (OPTIONAL), page 21

■ STEP 9 ORDER FLASH-BACKED WRITE CACHE (OPTIONAL), page 22

■ STEP 10 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE, page 23

■ STEP 11 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT (OPTIONAL), page 26

■ STEP 12 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL, page 27

■ STEP 13 CHOOSE LOCAL KVM I/O CABLE* (OPTIONAL), page 32

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STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU

Verify the product ID (PID) of the server as shown in Table 2.

The base Cisco UCS B420 M3 blade server does not include the following components. They must

be selected during product ordering:

■ CPUs

■ Memory

■ Disk drives

■ Cisco adapters (such as the VIC 1240, VIC 1280, and Port Expander for VIC 1240)

■ Emulex and QLogic network adapters

■ Cisco UCS Storage Accelerators (such as the LSI Logic adapter)

Table 2 PID of the Base UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

Product ID (PID) Description

UCSB-B420-M3 UCS B420 M3 Blade Server with no CPU, memory, HDD, SSD, mLOM, or adapter

card

NOTE: Use the steps on the following pages to order servers with the

configurable components that you want configured in your servers.

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STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S)

The standard CPU features are:

■ Intel Xeon processor E5-4600 series CPUs

■ Core counts of 4, 6, or 8

■ Cache sizes of 10, 12, 15, 16, or 20 MB

Select CPUs

The supported Intel Xeon E5-4600 series CPUs on the UCS B420 M3 are listed in Table 3.

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.

Notes

■ The system will run at the lowest CPU or DIMM clock speed. For example, when using

1600-MHz DIMMs with an E5-4603 CPU (which can only support up to 1066-MHz DIMMs), the

system will run at the lower speed of 1066 MHz.

■ 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). See Table 9 on page

17 for supported adapter combinations in 2-CPU systems.

■ For 4-CPU systems, all 48 DIMM slots are functional.

Table 3 Supported Intel CPUs: E5-4600 Series Processor Family CPUs

Product ID (PID)

Intel

Number

Clock

Freq

(GHz)

Power

(W)

Cache Size

(MB)

Cores QPI

Highest DDR3 DIMM

Clock Support (MHz)

UCS-CPU-E5-4650 E5-4650 2.70 130 20 8 8 GT/s 1600

UCS-CPU-E5-4650L E5-4650L 2.60 115 20 8 8 GT/s 1600

UCS-CPU-E5-4640 E5-4640 2.40 95 20 8 8 GT/s 1600

UCS-CPU-E5-4620 E5-4620 2.20 95 16 8 7.2 GT/s 1333

UCS-CPU-E5-4617 E5-4617 2.90 130 15 6 7.2 GT/s 1600

UCS-CPU-E5-4610 E5-4610 2.40 95 15 6 7.2 GT/s 1333

UCS-CPU-E5-4607 E5-4607 2.20 95 12 6 6.4 GT/s 1066

UCS-CPU-E5-4603 E5-4603 2.00 95 10 4 6.4 GT/s 1066

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STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY

The standard memory features are:

■ DIMMs

— Clock speed: 1600 MHz

— Ranks per DIMM: 1 or 2

— Operational voltage: dual (1.5 or 1.35 V); default = 1.5 V

—Registered

■ DDR3 ECC registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) or load-reduced DIMMS (LRDIMMS)

■ Memory is organized with four memory channels per CPU, with up to three DIMMs per

channel (DPC), as shown in

Figure 3.

Figure 3 UCS B420 M3 Memory Organization

CPU 1 CPU 2

48 DIMMS

4 memory channels per CPU

3 DIMMs per channel

CPU 3 CPU 4

Channel A

Channel B

Channel C

Channel D

Channel E

Channel F

Channel G

Channel H

Channel M

Channel N

Channel O

Channel P

Channel I

Channel J

Channel K

Channel L

A0A1A2

B0B1

C0C1

D0D1

Bank 0

Bank 1

Bank 2

E0 E1

F0 F1

G0 G1

H0 H1

Bank 0

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 0

Bank 1

Bank 2

M0 M1

N0 N1

O0 O1

P0 P1

I0I1

J0J1

K0K1

I0I1

Bank 0

Bank 1

Bank 2

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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. 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.

Notes

■ DIMM configuration rules:

— The minimum configuration is 1 DIMM per CPU

— The order in which DIMMs must be installed in a channel is Bank 0 (blue socket),

then Bank 1 (black socket), then Bank 2 (white socket).

— You cannot mix DIMM capacities within a bank

— You can mix DIMM capacities within a channel

— You cannot mix RDIMMs with LRDIMMs

— LRDIMMs run at a maximum of 1333 MHz

— DIMMs default to performance mode (1.5 V). To run DIMMs in power-savings mode

(1.35 V), change the server BIOS settings.

■ To optimize memory performance:

— Configure DIMMs identically for each CPU

Table 4 Supported DDR3 DIMMs and Memory Mirroring Option

Product ID (PID) PID Description Voltage

Ranks

/DIMM

DIMM Options

UCS-ML-1X324RY-A 32 GB DDR3-1600-MHz LRDIMM/PC3-12800/4R/x4/1.35v/35nm 1.35/1.5 V 4

UCS-MR-1X162RY-A 16 GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM PC3-12800/2R/x4/1.35v/35nm 1.35/1.5 V 2

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A 8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM PC3-12800/2R/x4/1.35v/35nm 1.35/1.5 V 2

UCS-MR-1X041RY-A 4GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM PC3-12800/1R/x4/1.35v/35nm 1.35/1.5 V 1

Memory Mirroring Option

N01-MMIRROR Memory mirroring option

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— Fill banks equally across the CPU. See DIMM population guidelines in Table 23,

Table 24, and Table 25 on page 37.

—Populate less than 3 DPC

— Select DIMMs with the highest clock speed for a given processor

■ For 3 DPC configurations:

— Maximum memory speed is 1333 MHz when using 16 GB DIMMs with E5-4650,

E5-4640, or E5-4617 CPUs. Maximum memory speed for all other configurations is

1066 MHz.

— Memory always runs at 1.5 V regardless if the BIOS setting is low-power mode

(1.35 V) or performance mode (1.5 V)

For more information regarding memory, see DIMM and CPU Layout on page 35.

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:

■ Select 4 DIMMs per CPU (installed in bank 0), 8 DIMMs per CPU (installed in banks 0, 1), or 12

DIMMs per CPU (installed in banks 0, 1, 2).

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STEP 4 CHOOSE DISK DRIVES (OPTIONAL)

The UCS B420 M3 can be ordered with or without drives. The B420 M3 provides:

■ Four hot plug 2.5” SFF drive bays

■ An embedded LSI 2208R RAID controller to provide RAID 0/1/5/10.

Choose Drives

The supported drives in the UCS B420 M3 are listed in Table 5.

NOTE: The UCS B420 M3 blade server meets the external storage target and switch

certifications as described in the following link:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/interoperabilit

y/matrix/Matrix8.html#wp323852

Table 5 Supported Hot Plug Drives

Product ID (PID) PID Description

Drive

Type

Capacity

HDDs

UCS-HDD900GI2F106 900 GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 900 GB

A03-D600GA2 600 GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 600 GB

UCS-HDD300GI2F105 300 GB 6Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD SAS 300 GB

A03-D300GA2 300 GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 300 GB

A03-D146GC2 146 GB 6Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD SAS 146 GB

A03-D1TBSATA 1 TB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF HDD SATA 1 TB

A03-D500GC3 500 GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF HDD SATA 500 GB

SSDs

UCS-SD400G0KA2-G 400 GB SATA 2.5" Enterprise Value SSD SATA 400 GB

UCS-SD300G0KA2-E 300 GB Std Height 15mm SATA SSD SATA 300 GB

UCS-SD200G0KA2-E 200 GB Std Height 15mm SATA SSD SATA 200 GB

UCS-SD100G0KA2-G 100 GB SATA 2.5" Enterprise Value SSD SATA 100 GB

UCS-SD100G0KA2-E 100 GB Std Height 15mm SATA SSD SATA 100 GB

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Supported Configurations

■ Select 1, 2, 3, or 4 of the drives listed in Table 5.

Notes

■ 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. RAID volumes should

use the same media type.

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STEP 5 CHOOSE ADAPTERS

The adapter offerings are:

■ Cisco Virtual Interface Cards (VICs)

Cisco-developed Virtual Interface Cards (VICs) provide flexibility to create multiple NIC and HBA

devices. The VICs also support UCS Fabric Extender technologies.

■ Converged Network Adapters (CNAs)

Emulex and QLogic Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) consolidate Ethernet and Storage (FC)

traffic on the Cisco Unified Fabric.

■ Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator Adapters

Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator adapters are designed specifically for the Cisco UCS B-series M3

blade servers and integrate seamlessly to allow improvement in performance and relief of I/O

bottlenecks.

Table 6 shows supported adapter slot configurations.

You must install at least one adapter in one of the three adapter slots. Also see Network

Connectivity on page 40 for more information.

To help ensure that your operating system is compatible with the cards you have selected,

please check the Hardware Compatibility List at this URL:

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

Choose an Adapter

The supported adapters are listed in Table 6.

Table 6 Supported Adapters

Product ID (PID) PID Description

Virtual Interface Cards (VICs)

UCSB-MLOM-40G-01 VIC 1240. Dual 2x10 Gb for UCS M3 Blade Servers. Installed in adapter slot 1

only.

UCSB-MLOM-PT-01 Cisco UCS Port Expander for VIC 1240. Enables an additional dual 2x10 Gb for

the VIC 1240, installed in adapter slot 2 only.

UCS-VIC-M82-8P VIC 1280. Dual 4x10 Gb Virtual Interface Card

Converged Network Adapter (CNAs)

UCSB-MEZ-QLG-03 Cisco UCS CNA M73KR-Q QLogic Adapter (dual-port 10 Gb)

UCSB-MEZ-ELX-03 Cisco UCS CNA M73KR-E Emulex (dual-port 10 Gb)

Cisco UCS Storage Accelerators

UCSB-F-FIO-785M Cisco UCS 785 GB MLC Fusion ioDrive2

UCSB-F-FIO-365M Cisco UCS 365 GB MLC Fusion ioDrive2

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“Adapter 1,” “Adapter 2,” and “Adapter 3” refer to the UCSM naming convention for the

adapter slots (this document uses the UCSM naming convention). In the server BIOS and on the

motherboard, the corresponding slots are labeled as “mLOM,” “Mezz 1,” and “Mezz 2,”

respectively. See

Table 7.

Supported Configurations

(1) 4-CPU System Configuration

■ Select an adapter combination in accordance with Table 8.

UCSB-F-LSI-400S LSI 400 GB SLC WarpDrive

Table 7 Adapter Slot Naming

Server BIOS and Motherboard Slot Naming UCSM Slot Naming

mLOM (VIC 1240 only) Adapter 1

Mezz1 Adapter 2

Mezz2 Adapter 3

Table 8 Supported Adapter

Combinations (4-CPU Configuration)

Adapter Slot 1 Adapter Slot 2 Adapter Slot 3 Total Available Bandwidth

2 x 2208 XP 2 x 2204 XP 2 x 2104 XP

VIC 1240 Not populated Not populated 40 Gb

Figure 11 on

page 44

20 Gb

Figure 23 on

page 53

20 Gb

Figure 35 on

page 62

VIC 1240 Not populated VIC 1280 120 Gb

Figure 12 on

page 44

60 Gb

Figure 24 on

page 53

40 Gb

Figure 36 on

page 62

Not populated Not populated VIC 1280 80 Gb

Figure 13 on

page 45

40 Gb

Figure 25 on

page 54

20 Gb

Figure 37 on

page 63

VIC 1240 Not populated Emulex or QLogic

adapter

60 Gb

Figure 14 on

page 45

40 Gb

Figure 26 on

page 54

40 Gb

Figure 38 on

page 63

VIC 1240 Port Expander Card

for VIC 1240

Not populated 80 Gb

Figure 15 on

page 46

40 Gb

Figure 27 on

page 55

Network I/O

not supported

Not populated Not populated Emulex or QLogic

adapter

20 Gb

Figure 16 on

page 47

20 Gb

Figure 28 on

page 55

20 Gb

Figure 39 on

page 64

Not populated Emulex or QLogic

adapter

Emulex or QLogic

adapter

40 Gb

Figure 17 on

page 47

40 Gb

Figure 29 on

page 56

Network I/O

not supported

Table 6 Supported Adapters (continued)

Product ID (PID) PID Description

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(1) 2-CPU System Configuration

■ Select an adapter combination in accordance with Table 9.

VIC 1240 Port Expander Card

for VIC 1240

VIC 1280 160 Gb

Figure 18 on

page 48

80 Gb

Figure 30 on

page 57

Network I/O

not supported

VIC 1240 Not populated Cisco UCS Storage

Accelerator

40 Gb

Figure 19 on

page 49

20 Gb

Figure 31 on

page 58

20 Gb

Figure 40 on

page 64

VIC 1240 Cisco UCS Storage

Accelerator

Cisco UCS Storage

Accelerator

40 Gb

Figure 20 on

page 49

20 Gb

Figure 32 on

page 58

20 Gb

Figure 41 on

page 65

Not populated Cisco UCS Storage

Accelerator

VIC 1280 80 Gb

Figure 21 on

page 50

40 Gb

Figure 33 on

page 59

20 Gb

Figure 42 on

page 65

VIC 1240 Cisco UCS Storage

Accelerator

VIC 1280 120 Gb

Figure 22 on

page 51

60 Gb

Figure 34 on

page 60

40 Gb

Figure 43 on

page 66

Notes

1. In the server BIOS and on the motherboard, “Adapter 1,” “Adapter 2,” and “Adapter 3” are labeled as “mLOM,”

“Mezz 1,” and “Mezz 2,” respectively

2. The 2104XP fabric extender is not compatible with any network I/O card installed in adapter slot 2. However, a

Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator may be installed in adapter slot 3 if it is available.

3. This combination requires that both Storage Accelerators be identical.

Table 9 Supported Adapter

Combinations (2-CPU Configuration)

Adapter Slot 1

Adapter Slot 2

Adapter Slot 3 Total Available Bandwidth

2 x 2208XP 2 x 2204 XP 2 x 2104 XP

VIC 1240 Not populated Not populated 40 Gb

Figure 11 on

page 44

20 Gb

Figure 23 on

page 53

20 Gb

Figure 35 on

page 62

VIC 1240 Not populated VIC 1280 120 Gb

Figure 12 on

page 44

60 Gb

Figure 24 on

page 53

40 Gb

Figure 36 on

page 62

VIC 1240 Not populated Emulex or QLogic

adapter

60 Gb

Figure 14 on

page 45

40 Gb

Figure 26 on

page 54

40 Gb

Figure 38 on

page 63

VIC 1240 Port Expander

Card for VIC

1240

Not populated 80 Gb

Figure 15 on

page 46

40 Gb

Figure 27 on

page 55

Network I/O not

supported

Not populated Not populated Emulex or QLogic

adapter

20 Gb

Figure 16 on

page 47

20 Gb

Figure 28 on

page 55

20 Gb

Figure 39 on

page 64

Table 8 Supported Adapter

Combinations (4-CPU Configuration) (continued)

Adapter Slot 1 Adapter Slot 2 Adapter Slot 3 Total Available Bandwidth

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

CONFIGURING the SERVER

VIC 1240 Port Expander

Card for VIC

1240

VIC 1280 160 Gb

Figure 18 on

page 48

80 Gb

Figure 30 on

page 57

Network I/O not

supported

VIC 1240 Not populated Cisco UCS

Storage

Accelerator

40 Gb

Figure 19 on

page 49

20 Gb

Figure 31 on

page 58

20 Gb

Figure 40 on

page 64

Notes

1. In the server BIOS and on the motherboard, “Adapter 1,” “Adapter 2,” and “Adapter 3” are labeled as

“mLOM,” “Mezz 1,” and “Mezz 2,” respectively

2. Only the Port Expander for VIC 1240 is functional in adapter slot 2 in 2-CPU configurations

3. The 2104XP fabric extender is not compatible with any network I/O card installed in adapter slot 2.

Table 9 Supported Adapter

Combinations (2-CPU Configuration) (continued)

Adapter Slot 1

Adapter Slot 2

Adapter Slot 3 Total Available Bandwidth

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

CONFIGURING the SERVER

STEP 6 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. Authentication (ensuring that the platform

can prove that it is what it claims to be) and attestation (a process helping to prove that a

platform is trustworthy and has not been breached) are necessary steps to ensure safer

computing in all environments.

The TPM ordering information is listed in Table 10.

Table 10 Trusted Platform Module

Product ID (PID) PID Description

UCSX-TPM1-001 Truste d P latfo r m M o dul e f o r U CS

NOTE: The module used in this server conforms to TPM v1.3, as defined by the

Trusted Computing Group (TCG).

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

CONFIGURING the SERVER

STEP 7 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SECURE DIGITAL CARDS

Dual SDHC flash card sockets are provided on the front left side of the server.

The SDHC card ordering information is listed in Table 11.

Supported Configurations

(1) Select one or two Cisco Flexible Flash secure digital cards

Table 11 Supported Configurations - Secure Digital Card(s)

Product ID (PID) PID Description

UCS-SD-16G 16GB SD Card module for UCS Servers

NOTE: The SD card transfer rates are:

■ Sequential reads: 23 MB/s

■ Sequential writes: 20 MB/s

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