Product Overview
The Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS™) combines Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and B-Series Blade Servers with networking and storage access in a single converged system that simplifies management and delivers greater cost efficiency and agility with increased visibility and control. The latest expansion of the Cisco UCS portfolio includes the new 1RU, Cisco UCS C22 M3 Rack Server and the 2RU, Cisco UCS C24 M3 Rack Server. These two new servers increase computing density and balanced price per performance, through more cores and cache balanced with ample memory capacity and disk drives. Together these server improvements and complementary Cisco UCS advancements deliver the best combination of features and cost efficiency required to support IT’s diverse server needs.
The Cisco UCS C22 M3 Rack Server (Figure 1) combines outstanding economics and a density-optimized feature set. The C22 M3 Rack Server targets entry level enterprise to SMB with applications such as scale out, virtualization, IT and web infrastructure, VPN servers, file/print servers and appliances. Building on the success of the Cisco UCS C-Series servers, the C22 M3 server and the Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1225 (VIC) further extend the capabilities of the Cisco UCS portfolio in a 1RU form factor with the addition of the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2400 product family, which delivers an optimal combination of performance and efficiency gains. In addition, the Cisco UCS C22 M3 2-socket server offers 12 DIMM slots, up to 4 LFF (Large Form Factor) or 8 SFF (Small Form Factor) disk drives, 2 PCI Express (PCIe) Generation 3.0 slots, and two 1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN-on-motherboard (LOM) ports, providing both an excellent price-to-performance ratio and a compact form factor.
The Cisco UCS C22 M3 server interfaces with Cisco UCS using another unique Cisco® innovation: the Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1225 (VIC 1225). The Cisco UCS VIC 1225 is a virtualization-optimized Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) PCIe 2.0 x8 10-Gbps adapter designed for use with Cisco UCS C-Series servers. The VIC is a dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe adapter that can support up to 256 PCIe standards-compliant virtual interfaces, which can be dynamically configured so that both their interface type (network interface card [NIC] or host bus adapter [HBA]) and identity (MAC address and worldwide name [WWN]) are established using just-in-time provisioning. In addition, the Cisco UCS VIC 1225 can support network interface virtualization and Cisco Data Center Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM-FEX) technology.
The Cisco UCS C22 M3 server is a high-density, scale-out 2-socket server optimized to deliver balanced price and performance for a range of enterprise to SMB workloads, including:
● Density-constrained applications
● Web infrastructure
● SMB applications
● File and print server
● VPN Server
● Small virtualization
Cisco UCS Servers Change the Economics of the Data Center
Cisco continues to lead in data center innovation with infrastructure as a service (IaaS), bare metal, virtualized servers, and cloud computing with the introduction of new building blocks such as the C22 M3 Server for Cisco UCS that extend the system’s exceptional simplicity, agility, and efficiency (Figure 2). The Cisco C22 M3 rack server also continues Cisco’s commitment to delivering uniquely differentiated value, fabric integration, and ease of management that is exceptional in the marketplace.
For example, Cisco innovations, such as the form-factor-agnostic Cisco UCS Manager software, allow administrators to create a software model of a desired server (using Cisco service profiles and templates) and then instantiate that server and its I/O connectivity by associating a model with physical resources. This stateless approach contrasts with the traditional method of configuring each system resource manually, one at a time, through individual element managers. Unlike vendors of traditional systems, Cisco uses a unified management model with service profiles that can be moved easily between any Cisco UCS servers, whether blade server or rack server, in a Cisco UCS Manager domain.
Other Cisco UCS building blocks include enhanced server I/O options and expanded Cisco UCS fabric interconnects that extend scalability, investment protection, and management simplicity for both rack and blade systems. Here are a few examples of Cisco UCS investment protection:
● Fabric extenders can be upgraded using the same fabric interconnects and the same Cisco UCS VIC 1225.
● Fabric interconnect hardware can be upgraded independently of fabric extenders and rack servers.
In addition, Cisco continues to innovate in nearly all hardware and software components of Cisco UCS, helping ensure that more powerful rack servers have adequate I/O bandwidth, management scalability, and investment protection both now and in the future.
The Cisco UCS C22 M3 is also part of a larger family of rack servers: the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers. Designed to operate both in standalone environments and as part of Cisco UCS, all Cisco UCS C-Series servers complement and extend Cisco innovation, investment protection, and simplicity. Cisco UCS C-Series servers provide innovations such as:
● Standards-based unified network fabric
● Cisco Data Center VM-FEX virtualization support
● Cisco UCS Manager software
● Cisco fabric extender and fabric interconnect architectures
● Cisco Extended Memory Technology
With Cisco UCS C-Series innovations, Cisco UCS architectural advantages, software advances, continuous innovation, and unique rack and blade server designs, Cisco UCS is the first truly unified data center platform. In addition, Cisco UCS can transform IT departments through policy-based automation and deep integration with familiar systems management and orchestration tools.
Unique Benefits in a Familiar Package
Available from Cisco and its data center partners, the Cisco UCS C22 M3 Rack Server advances the market with the features listed in Table 1.
Table 1. Features and Benefits
Table 2 lists the specifications for the Cisco UCS C22 M3 server.
Table 2. Product Specifications
For a complete list of RAID options, please refer to the corresponding SFF SpecSheet or LFF SpecSheet |
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Up to 4 (LFF) or 8 (SFF) front-accessible, hot-swappable, SAS, SATA drives |
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2.5-inch (SFF) and 3.5-inch (LFF) drive options:
● For a complete list of drive options, please refer to the correspondingSFF SpecSheet orLFF SpecSheet
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● Power button/power status
● Identification
● System status
● Fan status
● Temperature status
● Power supply status
● Network link activity
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Additional interfaces including a VGA video port (DB - 15), 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Gigabit Ethernet dedicated management port, dual 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports, a serial port (DB-9) |
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41 to 104°F (5 to 40°C) (derate the maximum temperature by 1°C per every 305m of altitude above sea level) |
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0 to 10,000 ft (0 to 3000m); maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C per 300m |
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Table 3 lists regulatory standards compliance information.
Table 3. Regulatory Standards Compliance: Safety and EMC
For a complete list of part numbers, please refer to the corresponding SFF SpecSheet or LFF SpecSheet.
Cisco Unified Computing Services
Using a unified view of data center resources, Cisco and our industry-leading partners deliver services that accelerate your transition to a Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server solution. Cisco Unified Computing Services helps you quickly deploy the servers, optimize ongoing operations to better meet your business needs, and migrate to Cisco’s unified computing architecture. For more information, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputingservices.
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