Cisco UCS C460 User Manual

CISCO SYSTEMS PUBLICATION HISTORY 170 WEST TASMAN DR. SAN JOSE, CA, 95134 REV A.8 APRIL 24, 2012 WWW.CISCO.COMSpec SheetCisco UCS C460 M2High-Perform

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server10CONFIGURING the SERVERCONFIGURING the SERVERFollow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS C460 M

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER11STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKUVerify the product ID (PID) of the base server as sh

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server12CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S)The standard CPU features are: Intel Xeon E7-8800 or

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER13STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORYThe standard memory features are: Plug-In Memory Rise

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server14CONFIGURING the SERVERFigure 5 C460 M2 Memory Organization

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER15Choose Memory Riser BoardsYou may choose four memory riser boards for a tw

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server16CONFIGURING the SERVERDIMMs are orderable as kits, with two DIMMs per kit. Choose the desired nu

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER17 Eight memory risers with at least two matched DIMM pairs per riser (16 D

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server18CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 4 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVEs or SOLID STATE DRIVEsThe standard disk driv

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER19 Select up to 8 SAS or SATA drives listed in Ta ble 6 (you can mix SAS/S

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server2CONTENTSOVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server20CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 5 CHOOSE RAID CONFIGURATIONThe C460 M2 server accommodates either an

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER21.Approved Configurations(1) One RAID Controller Card Choose either the RC

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server22CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 6 CHOOSE PCIe OPTION CARD(S)The standard PCIe card offerings are: Co

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER23 Use Table 9 as a guide for adding PCIe cards. See Figure 6 for the slot

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server24CONFIGURING the SERVERCaveats CPU3 must be installed to support PCIe slots 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10.

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER25STEP 7 ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIESCopper twinax cables and SFP

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server26CONFIGURING the SERVERChoose Optional SFP ModulesOptical Cisco SFP+ modules are listed in Table

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER27Figure 7 Network Card Connections

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server28CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 8 ORDER POWER SUPPLIESIf you ordered a 2-CPU system, the base server

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER29STEP 9 SELECT AC POWER CORD(s)Select the appropriate AC power cords listed

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerOVERVIEW3OVERVIEWThe Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack Server (Figure 1) is a four-rack-unit

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server30CONFIGURING the SERVERSFS-250V-10A-CN Power Cord, SFS, 250V, 10A, ChinaCAB-9K10A-EU Power Cord,

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER31CAB-9K12A-NA Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North AmericaCAB-C13-C

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server32CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 10 ORDER OPTIONAL CABLE MANAGEMENT ARMA tool-less slide rail kit (PID

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER33STEP 11 ORDER OPTIONAL INTERNAL FLASH eUSB DRIVEOne or two optional 2 GB e

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server34CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 12 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULETrusted Platform Module (TPM) is a

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER35STEP 13 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEMSeveral operating systems are available fro

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server36CONFIGURING the SERVERRHEL-SFS-2S-1A-RS RHEL Option/Scalable File Sys/2 Socket/1 Yr Redhat Svcs

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER37STEP 14 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KITChoose the optional operating sys

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server38CONFIGURING the SERVERSTEP 15 CHOOSE OPTIONAL VALUE-ADDED SOFTWAREYou can select from a variety

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER39STEP 16 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVELA variety of service options are a

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server4DETAILED VIEWSDETAILED VIEWSChassis Front ViewFigure 2 is a detailed front view of the Cisco UCS

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server40CONFIGURING the SERVERoptimal efficiency and uptime of the unified computing environment. You ca

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerCONFIGURING the SERVER41Unified Computing Drive Retention ServiceWith the Cisco Unified Computing

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server42CONFIGURING the SERVERFor more service and support information, see the following URL:http://www

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerOPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACKS43OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACKSThe optional R42610 rack is available from

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server44OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDUOPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDUAn optional power distribution unit (PDU) is a

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL45SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALCHASSISAn internal view of the C460 M2 chassis with th

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server46SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALCPUs and DIMMsPhysical LayoutEach CPU controls four serial memory interface

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL47 The DIMMs in any given pair must be identical. Any DIMM installed in a m

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server48SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALRACKSThe Cisco R42610 rack (see Figure 10) is certified for Cisco UCS insta

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL49Figure 10 Cisco R42610 RackFront view - door closed Front view - door ope

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerDETAILED VIEWS5Figure 3 Chassis Front View1 ID LED 6 Power status LED2 ID button 7 Power button3

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server50SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALPDUsCisco RP Series Power Distribution Units (PDUs) offer power distributio

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS51TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSDimensions and WeightPower SpecificationsThe gen

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server52TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSEnvironmental SpecificationsThe power specifications for the C460 M2 ser

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS53

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server54TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server6DETAILED VIEWSChassis Rear ViewFigure 4 shows the external features of the rear panel.Figure 4

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerBASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES7BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURESTable

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server8BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURESStorage controller Factory-configured RAID support

Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack-Mount ServerBASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES9Power subsystem Either 2 or 4 850 W power suppli