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Feature
Benefit
Cisco Flexible Flash
(FlexFlash)
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The server supports up to two internal Cisco FlexFlash drives (secure digital [SD] cards)
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The first SD card is preloaded with 4 virtual drives, which contain the Cisco Server Configuration Utility, the
Cisco Host Upgrade Utility, the Cisco C-Series server drivers set, and a blank virtual drive on which you can
install an OS or a hypervisor. The second SD card is blank and can be used to mirror the first SD card
GPU Virtualization
Support
Offload graphics and compute processing from the C240 M3 server CPU to the NVIDIA Kepler
™
enabled GPU and
accelerate applications in physical and virtualized environments. For details, refer to NVIDIA Grid K1 and K2
datasheet
Product Specifications
Table 2 lists the specifications for the Cisco UCS C240 M3 server.
Table 2. Product Specifications
Item
Specification
Processors
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1 or 2 Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 or E5-2600 v2 product families
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For a complete list of processor options, please refer to the corresponding SFF SpecSheet or LFF SpecSheet
Memory
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24 DIMM slots
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Support for DDR3 registered DIMMs
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Support for DDR3 low-voltage DIMMs
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Advanced error-correcting code (ECC)
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Mirroring option
PCIe slots
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5 PCIe generation-3 slots:
◦ 2 PCIe Generation 3, x16 slots: both full height, 3/4 length (10.5-in);
◦ 2 PCIe Generation 3, x8 slots: one full height,1/2 length and one full height 3/4 length;
◦ 1 PCIe Generation 3, x8 slots: 1/2 height and 1/2 length
RAID card
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For a complete list of RAID options, please refer to the corresponding SFF SpecSheet or LFF SpecSheet
Hard drives
Up to 24 front-accessible, hot-swappable, 2.5-inch SAS, SATA or SSD or up to 12 front-accessible, hot-swappable,
3.5-inch SAS, SATA drives
Hard disk options
2.5-inch SFF drive options:
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For a complete list of drive options, please refer to the corresponding SFF SpecSheet
3.5-inch LFF drive options:
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For a complete list of drive options, please refer to the corresponding LFF SpecSheet
Cisco Flexible Flash
(FlexFlash) Internal USB
The server supports up to two internal 16GB Cisco FlexFlash drives (SD cards). One SD card is preloaded with four
virtual drives. The four virtual drives contain, respectively, the Cisco Server Configuration Utility, the Cisco Host
Upgrade Utility, the Cisco C-Series server drivers set, and a blank virtual drive on which you can install an OS or a
hypervisor. The second SD card is blank and can be used to mirror the first SD card.
Internal USB
The server supports one internal USB flash drive
Cisco UCS Integrated
Management Controller
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Integrated Emulex Pilot-3 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
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IPMI 2.0 compliant for management and control
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One 10/100/1000 Ethernet out-of-band management interface
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CLI and WebGUI management tool for automated, lights-out management
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KVM
Front-panel connector
One KVM console connector (supplies 2 USB, 1 VGA, and 1 serial connector)
Front-panel locator LED
Indicator to help direct administrators to specific servers in large data center environments
Additional rear
connectors
Additional interfaces including a VGA video port, 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Gigabit Ethernet dedicated management port,
quad 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports, and an RJ-45 serial port
Physical dimensions
(HxWxD)
2RU: 3.4 x 17.5 x 28.0 in. (8.7 x 44.5 x 71.2 cm)
Temperature: Operating
41 to 104° F (5 to 40° C) derate the maximum temperature by 1°C per every 305 m of altitude above sea level
Temperature:
Nonoperating
-40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)