Data Sheet
Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers
Modular, Dense, and Power-Efficient Computing Platform for Cloud-Scale Applications
Cisco UCS® M-Series Modular Servers (Figure 1) are designed to meet the high-performance demands of
massively parallelized, predominantly single-threaded applications. The unique design of the Cisco UCS M-Series
combines Cisco® virtual interface card (VIC) technology and server fabric management with x86 computing
elements in a dense, modular architecture that delivers uncompromising application performance. Cisco UCS
M-Series servers are cost effective, scalable, and easy to manage. Unlike conventional x86 rack and blade
servers, the Cisco UCS M-Series is a specialized platform targeted at applications that perform optimally across
many smaller computing elements, such as cloud-scale computing, high-performance computing, online gaming,
engineering design automation, data analytics, and risk modeling.
Figure 1.
Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers
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Product Overview
Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers are built using Cisco’s next-generation VIC technology and the proven
policy-based management provided by Cisco UCS Manager. The unique technology of the Cisco UCS M-Series
enables exceptional centralization of components across multiple servers, which are typically captive and
redundant in every server. The Cisco UCS M-Series consists of two elements: the chassis and the cartridge. The
chassis houses compute cartridges and the central components that are shared by the cartridges.
Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers include:
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Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis
◦ 2-rack-unit (2RU) chassis: 3.5 x 30.5 x 17.5 in. (H x L x W)
◦ Compute cartridges
◦ Up to 8 Cisco UCS M142 and M1414 Compute Cartridges
◦ Up to 4 Cisco UCS M2814 Compute Cartridges
◦ You can mix cartridges in a single chassis
◦ Redundant 1400-watt (W) power supply
◦ Cisco 12-Gbps modular RAID controller with 2-GB flash-backed write cache (FBWC)
◦ 2 x 40-Gbps Uplinks
◦ Up to 4 solid-state disk (SSD) drives: Choice of SAS or SATA drives with capacities ranging from 400 GB
to 1.6 TB per disk
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Cisco UCS M142 Compute Cartridge
◦ 2 independent servers powered by a single-socket Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 CPU
◦ CPU choices are low-power-consuming processors
◦ Intel Xeon processor E3-1275L v3 at 2.7 GHz, with 4 cores, 8-MB cache, and 45W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E3-1240L v3 at 2.0 GHz, with 4 cores, 8-MB cache, and 25W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E3-1220L v3 at 1.1 GHz, with 2 cores, 4-MB cache, and 13W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E3-1265L v4 at 2.3 GHz, with 4 cores, 6-MB cache, and 35W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E3-1270L v4 at 3.0 GHz, with 4 cores, 6-MB cache, and 45W
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Cisco UCS M1414 Compute Cartridge
◦ Single-socket Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 CPUs
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5-1231 v3 at 3.4 GHz, with 4 cores, 8-MB cache, and 80W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5-1241 v3 at 3.5 GHz, with 4 cores, 8-MB cache, and 80W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5-1271 v3 at 3.6 GHz, with 4 cores, 8-MB cache, and 82W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E3-1281 v3 at 3.7 GHz, with 4 cores, 8-MB cache, and 82W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E3-1285L v4 at 3.4 GHz, with 4 cores, 6-MB cache, and 65W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E3-1285 v4 at 3.5 GHz, with 4 cores, 6-MB cache, and 95W
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Cisco UCS M2814 Compute Cartridge
◦ Dual-socket Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2630 v3 at 2.4 GHz, with 8 cores, 20-MB cache, and 85W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2640 v3 at 2.6 GHz, with 8 cores, 200MB cache, and 90W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2650 v3 at 2.3 GHz, with 10 cores, 25-MB cache, and 105W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2660 v3 at 2.6 GHz, with 10 cores, 25-MB cache, and 105W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2680 v3 at 2.5 GHz, with 12 cores, 30-MB cache, and 120W
(single CPU only)
◦ Dual-socket Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 processors
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2620 v4 2.1 GHz; 8 cores; 20 MB cache; 85 W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2630 v4 2.2 GHz; 10 cores; 25 MB cache; 85 W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2640 v4 2.4 GHz; 10 cores; 25 MB cache; 90 W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2650 v4 2.2 GHz; 12 cores; 30 MB cache; 105 W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2660 v4 2.0 GHz; 14 cores; 35 MB cache; 105 W
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2680 v4 2.4 GHz; 14 cores; 35 MB cache; 120 W1
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2683 v4 2.1 GHz; 16 cores; 35 MB cache; 120 W1
◦ Intel Xeon processor E5 2690 v4 2.6 GHz; 14 cores; 35 MB cache; 135 W [single CPU only]
The Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis is physically cabled to the Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects.
Fabric interconnects provide the management and communication backbone for the chassis and the installed
compute cartridges. Up to 20 Cisco UCS M4308 chassis and the associated cartridges can be attached to a pair of
fabric interconnects and managed as part of a single domain. Centralized unified management is provided by
Cisco UCS Manager, which comes embedded on the fabric interconnects at no additional charge.
Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers Features and Benefits
Table 1 summarizes the features and benefits of the Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers.
Table 1.
Features and Benefits
Feature
Benefit
Unique architecture enabling 16 servers in a 2RU footprint and up
to 320 servers (1280 cores) in a single data center rack
Industry-leading server density offers significant cost savings for data
center customers deploying a large number of smaller servers to host
highly parallelized workloads.
Unified embedded management provided by the proven Cisco UCS Single-pane view to provision and manage all components in the rack
Manager for servers, network, and storage
without the need to switch from one console to another.
Policy-based provisioning and management enabled by Cisco UCS Service profiles augmented with storage profiles significantly enable the
service profiles
dynamic slicing of centralized resources and help ensure quality of
service (QoS) for the deployed workloads.
1
Modular chassis with hot-pluggable components
The Cisco UCS M-Series enhances serviceability by providing easy
tool-free replacement options for almost all the field-replaceable units
(FRUs) to reduce or eliminate downtime.
Reduced power consumption per server
The Cisco UCS M-Series uses the latest low-power-consuming CPUs to
deliver optimized performance per watt.
Dual CPU configurations will not have power supply redundancy.
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Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers: Domain-Level Features
Table 2 presents the domain-level features of the Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers.
Table 2.
Domain-Level Features
Chassis size
2RU
Maximum chassis per domain
20 Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis
Maximum computing nodes per domain
320 nodes (servers) per domain
Processors per node (server)
1 Intel Xeon processor E3 series, with up to 4 cores and up to 64GB of memory
2 Intel Xeon processor E5 series, with up to 512 GB of memory
Maximum aggregate cores per domain
1280 processor cores per domain
Maximum aggregate memory per domain
40,960 GB (20 TB)
Aggregate internal storage per domain
Up to 128-TB SSD drive
Aggregate I/O per domain
1600 Gbps from Cisco UCS M4308 Modular Chassis to Cisco UCS fabric interconnect
Management and connectivity
Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects
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