Cisco UCS B230 M2 Specifications Page 1

CISCO SYSTEMS PUBLICATION HISTORY 170 WEST TASMAN DR. SAN JOSE, CA, 95134 REV A.18 SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 WWW.CISCO.COMSpec SheetCisco UCS B230 M2 Blade

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server10CONFIGURING the SERVERFigure 3 B230 M2 Memory OrganizationSelect DIMMsDIMMs are available as two-DIMM kits. Each of

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER11Approved Configurations(1) 1-CPU Configuration 16 DIMMs capacity total Select either four or e

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server12CONFIGURING the SERVER DIMMs sold as kits are matched pairs and must remain together when installed in a particular p

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER13STEP 4 CHOOSE SOLID STATE DRIVESThe standard disk drive features are: 7 mm low-height form fact

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server14CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 5 CHOOSE MEZZANINE OPTION CARDThe standard PCIe card offerings are: Converged Network Adap

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER15STEP 6 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARESeveral operating systems and value-added

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server16CONFIGURING the SERVERRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRHEL-2S-1G-1A RHEL/2 Socket/1 Guest/1Yr Svcs RequiredRHEL-2S-1G-3A RHEL/

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER17VMware 5VMW-VS5-STD-1A VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor, 1 Year, Support RqdVMW-VS5-STD

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server18CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 7 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KITChoose the optional operating system media listed in Tab

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER19STEP 8 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVELA variety of service options are available, as described

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server2OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DETAILED VIEWS

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server20CONFIGURING the SERVERSMARTnet for UCS Hardware Only ServiceFor faster parts replacement than is provided with the sta

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER21See Table 13.Partner Support Service for UCS Hardware Only provides customers with replacement p

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server22CONFIGURING the SERVERYou can choose a service listed in Table 15.Unified Computing Drive Retention ServiceWith the Ci

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER23For more service and support information, see the following URL:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/servi

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server24CONFIGURING the SERVERORDER OPTIONAL KVM CABLEThe KVM cable provides a connection into the server, providing a DB9 ser

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL25SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALMotherboardA top view of the B230 M2 motherboard is shown in Figure 5.Figure

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server26SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALDIMM and CPU LayoutEach CPU controls four memory channels, as shown in Figure 6.Figure 6 B230 M

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL27Figure 7 DIMM and CPU LayoutMemory Population RecommendationsTable 18 shows the preferred order

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server28SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALWhen considering the memory configuration of your server, you should observe the following: DIM

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS29TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSDimensions and WeightPower SpecificationsFor configuration-specific po

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerOVERVIEW3OVERVIEWThe Cisco® UCS B230 M2 Blade Server is a two-socket, half-width blade server that extends the capabilit

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server30TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server4DETAILED VIEWSDETAILED VIEWSChassis Front ViewFigure 2 shows the front of the Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server.Figure 2

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerBASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES5BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURESTable 1 lists the capabilit

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server6CONFIGURING the SERVERCONFIGURING the SERVERFollow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS B230 M2 Server: STEP 1 VERIF

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER7STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKUVerify the product ID (PID) of the base server as shown in Table 2.The B230

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server8CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S)The standard CPU features are: Intel Xeon E7-2800 or E7-8800 series CPUs In

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER9STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORYThe standard memory features are: DIMMs— Maximum memory bandwidth: 800 MHz f