Cisco UCS C240 M3 Specifications Page 1

CISCO SYSTEMS PUBLICATION HISTORY 170 WEST TASMAN DR. SAN JOSE, CA, 95134 REV A.3 JUNE 28, 2012 WWW.CISCO.COMCisco UCS C240 M3High-Density Rack Serve

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)10CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 2 SELECT CPU(s)The standard CPU featu

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER11Approved Configurations(1) 1-CPU configura

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)12CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 3 SELECT MEMORYThe standard memory fe

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER13Select DIMMs and Memory MirroringSelect th

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)14CONFIGURING the SERVER Select 4, 6, 8, or 12 DIMMs. The DIMMs w

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER15Caveats For optimum performance:— Populat

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)16CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 4 SELECT RAID CONFIGURATIONThe RAID c

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER17Table 6 Available Plug-In PCIe Card RAID

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)18CONFIGURING the SERVERApproved Configurations(1) 1-CPU Configura

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER19STEP 5 SELECT HARD DISK DRIVES (HDDs)The s

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)2CONTENTSOVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)20CONFIGURING the SERVERApproved Configurations(1) Mezzanine Cards

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER21STEP 6 SELECT PCIe OPTION CARD(s)The stand

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)22CONFIGURING the SERVERApproved Configurations(1) No RAID control

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER23STEP 7 ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSO

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)24CONFIGURING the SERVERChoose Optional SFP ModulesOptical Cisco S

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER25Figure 4 Network Card Connections

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)26CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 8 ORDER POWER SUPPLIESThe C240 M3 ser

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER27STEP 9 SELECT AC POWER CORD(s)Using Table

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)28CONFIGURING the SERVERSFS-250V-10A-CN Power Cord, SFS, 250V, 10A

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER29CAB-9K12A-NA Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)OVERVIEW3OVERVIEWThe UCS C240 M3 rack server is designed for both

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)30CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 10 ORDER OPTIONAL REVERSIBLE CABLE MA

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER31STEP 11 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULETru

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)32CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 12 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SD CARD

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER33STEP 13 ORDER USB 2.0 DRIVE (OPTIONAL)You

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)34CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 14 SELECT OPERATING SYSTEMSeveral ope

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER35VMW-VS5-STD-3A VMware vSphere 5 Standard f

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)36CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 15 SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KITS

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER37STEP 16 SELECT OPTIONAL VALUE-ADDED SOFTWA

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)38CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 17 SELECT SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVELA

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER39Unified Computing Warranty Plus ServiceFor

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)4DETAILED VIEWSChassis Rear ViewFigure 2 shows the external featur

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)40CONFIGURING the SERVERMission Critical Support ServiceThis servi

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER41Mission Critical Support Service is a laye

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)42OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACK(s)OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACK(s)The op

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU43OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDUAn optional po

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)44SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALCHASSISAn internal vie

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL45CPUs and DIMMsPhysical LayoutEach CPU has f

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)46SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALFigure 6 Physical Layout of CPU DIMM Chan

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL47Memory Population Rules When considering th

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)48SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALRecommended Memory Population OrderThis sec

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL49Supported DIMM PopulationsThe supported DIM

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES5BASE SERVER STANDAR

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)50SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALLow-Voltage DIMM ConsiderationsThe C240 M3

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL51RACKSThe Cisco R42610 rack (see Figure 7) i

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)52SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALFigure 7 Cisco R42610 RackFront view - do

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL53PDUsCisco RP Series Power Distribution Unit

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)54SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALKVM CABLEThe KVM cable provides a connectio

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL55Motherboard USB and SD Ports, and RAID Card

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)56TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSDimensions and W

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS57The general power specifications for the

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)58TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSEnvironmental SpecificationsThe power sp

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS59Compliance RequirementsThe regulatory co

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)6BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURESStorage controller

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)60TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES7Power subsystem Tw

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)8CONFIGURING the SERVERCONFIGURING the SERVERFollow these steps to

Cisco UCS C240 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Large Form Factor Hard Disk Drive Model)CONFIGURING the SERVER9STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKUVerify the product