CISCO SYSTEMS PUBLICATION HISTORY 170 WEST TASMAN DR. SAN JOSE, CA, 95134 REV A.2 JUNE 17, 2015 WWW.CISCO.COMCisco UCS B420 M4Blade Server
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server10CONFIGURING the SERVERSupported Configurations(1) Two-CPU Configuration Choose two identical CPUs from any one of the
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER11STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORYThe standard memory features are: DIMMs— DDR4 ECC registered DIMMs— Clock s
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server12CONFIGURING the SERVERChoose DIMMs and Memory MirroringSelect the memory configuration and whether or not you want the
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER13 For systems shipping with E5-4600 v3 series processor family CPUs, DIMM speeds are as shown in
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server14CONFIGURING the SERVERSupported Configurations(1) Without memory mirroring: Select from 1 to 12 DIMMs per CPU (note t
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER15STEP 4 CHOOSE RAID CONTROLLER AND DISK DRIVE BAYSThe UCS B420 M4 can be ordered with or without
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server16CONFIGURING the SERVERFigure 4 UCS B420 M4 With and Without Drive Bays (Top View)Figure 5 UCS B420 M4 With and Wit
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER17Supported Configurations1(1) Four Drive Bays with RAID 0, 1, 10 Choose the following:— One UCSB
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server18CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 5 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVES or SOLID-STATE DRIVES (OPTIONAL)The UCS B420 M4 can be ordered wi
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER19Supported Configurations Select up to 4 of the drives listed in Table 9. This is dependent on t
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server2CONTENTSOVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DETAIL
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server20CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 6 CHOOSE ADAPTERSThe adapter offerings are: Cisco Virtual Interface Cards (VICs)Cisco deve
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER21Choose an AdapterThe supported mezzanine adapters in the UCS B420 M4 are listed in Table 10.Supp
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server22CONFIGURING the SERVERSelect an adapter combination according to Table 11 or Table 12 on page 23.NOTE: CPU1 controls
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER23Table 12 Supported Adapter Combinations for 2 CPUs Installed Adapter ConfigurationsFabric Exten
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server24CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 7 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL)Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a computer chi
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER25STEP 8 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SECURE DIGITAL CARDSDual SDHC flash card sockets are provided
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server26CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 9 ORDER INTERNAL USB 2.0 DRIVE (OPTIONAL)You can order one optional internal USB 2.0 drive.
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER27STEP 10 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARESeveral operating systems and value-adde
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server28CONFIGURING the SERVERSLES-2S-GC-5S SUSE Linux GEO Clustering for HA (1-2 CPU); 5yr Support ReqdSLES-SAP-2S2V-1A SLES
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER29CIMC-SUP-BASE-K9 IMC Supervisor One-time Site Installation LicenseCIMC-SUP-TERM Acceptance of Ci
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerOVERVIEW3OVERVIEWDesigned for demanding virtualization and database workloads, the UCS B420 M4 combines a large memory f
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server30CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 11 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT (OPTIONAL)Choose the optional operating system media l
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER31STEP 12 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVELA variety of service options are available, as described
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server32CONFIGURING the SERVERSMARTnet for UCS Hardware Only ServiceFor faster parts replacement than is provided with the sta
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER33See Table 20.Partner Support Service for UCS Hardware Only provides customers with replacement p
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server34CONFIGURING the SERVERYou can choose a service listed in Table 22.Unified Computing Drive Retention ServiceWith the Ci
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER35For more service and support information, see the following URL:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/servi
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server36CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 13 CHOOSE LOCAL KVM I/O CABLE* (OPTIONAL)The local KVM I/O cable ships with every UCS 5100
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL37SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALSystem BoardA top view of the UCS B420 M4 system board is shown in Figure 7.
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server38SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL5 CMOS battery 11 Adapter cards: Adapter 2 is the slot on the left (when facing the server) and
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL39DIMM and CPU LayoutMemory is organized as shown in Figure 8.Figure 8 UCS B420 M4 Memory Organiz
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server4DETAILED VIEWSDETAILED VIEWSBlade Server Front ViewFigure 2 is a detailed front view of the Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Ser
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server40SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALEach CPU controls four memory channels and 12 DIMM slots, as follows: CPU1: Channels A, B, C, an
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL41A quick reference for the recommended DIMM population order is shown in Table 26 and Table 27. CP
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server42SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALDIMM Physical LayoutThe overall DIMM and CPU physical layout is shown in Figure 9.Figure 9 DIMM
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL43Figure 10 shows how channels are physically laid out on the blade server. The DIMM slots are cont
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server44SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALNetwork ConnectivityThis section shows how the supported adapter card configurations for the B420
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL45Figure 11 UCS B420 M4 Connections to the Fabric ExtendersVIC 1340/1240Adapter CardPort Expander
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server46SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALVIC 1340/1240 and Port Expander Adapter slot 1 is dedicated to the VIC 1340 or VIC 1240 adapter,
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL47Connectivity Using the Cisco UCS 2208XP Fabric ExtenderThe connectivity options shown in Figure 1
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server48SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALIn Figure 13, two ports from the VIC 1340/1240 adapter are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender A
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL49In Figure 15, two ports from the VIC 1340/1240 are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender A and two
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerBASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES5BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURESTable 1 lists the capabilit
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server50SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALIn Figure 16, two ports from the VIC 1340/1240 are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender A and two
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL51In Figure 18 (supported on 4-CPU configurations), the Storage Accelerator installed in adapter sl
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server52SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALIn Figure 20, the Storage Accelerator installed in adapter slot 2 acts as a pass-through device,
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL53Connectivity using the Cisco UCS 2204XP Fabric ExtenderThe connectivity options shown in Figure 2
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server54SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALIn Figure 21, one port from the VIC 1340/1240 is channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender A and one is
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL55In Figure 23, one port from the VIC 1340/1240 is channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender A and one is
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server56SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALIn Figure 25, two ports from the VIC 1380 are channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender A and two are c
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL57In Figure 27, one port from the VIC 1340 adapter is connected to 2204XP Fabric Extender A and one
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server58TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSDimensions and WeightPower SpecificationsFor configuration-specific po
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server6BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURESVideo The Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) provides video us
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER7CONFIGURING the SERVERFollow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server: STEP 1
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server8CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKUVerify the product ID (PID) of the server as shown in Table 2.The base Ci
Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER9STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S)The standard CPU features are: Intel Xeon processor E5-4600 v3 series proces
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