Cisco UCS M7 Servers FAQ

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Overview

Q.  What did Cisco announce on January 10, 2023?
A.  Cisco announced new Cisco UCS ® X-Series modular and Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers based on 4th Gen Intel ® Xeon ® Scalable processors.

All servers

Q.  How many cores do the 4 th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs support?
A.  Up to 60 cores per socket.
Q.  What new technologies do these servers support?
A.  PCIe Gen 5.0 and DDR5 memory.
Q.  What Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Cards (VICs) are supported?
A.  Cisco UCS VIC 15000 Series VICs are supported including the new 5 th Gen mLOM and Mezz 25G adapter with secure boot capability.
Q.  Are other network adapters (NICs) supported?
A.  Yes, a variety of OCP 3.0 and other third-party network cards are supported on Cisco UCS C-Series servers.
Q.  Do these servers support Intel Xeon CPU Max Series?
A.  No.
Q.  Are there new GPUs that are supported?
A.  Yes. The Intel Data Center GPU Flex 140 and Data Center GPU Flex 170 accelerators are supported.

Cisco UCS X210c M7 Compute Node

Q.  What is the Cisco UCS X210c M7 Compute Node?
A.  The X210c M7 is a two-socket modular server. Up to eight servers are supported in the Cisco UCS X9508 Server Chassis.
Q.  How much memory is supported?
A.  Up to 8 TB.
Q.  How many drives are supported?
A.  Up to six Small-Form-Factor (SFF) front-loading hot-pluggable drives – NVMe, SAS, or SATA.
Q.  Is the X210c M7 supported with the Cisco UCS X440p PCIe Node for GPU-accelerated workloads?
A.  Yes. Up to four compute nodes and four X440p nodes may be used together in a single X9508 Chassis.
Q.  Does the X210c M7 support the front GPU mezzanine module?
A.  Yes, the front GPU mezzanine module is fully supported.

Cisco UCS X410c M7 Compute Node

Q.  What is the Cisco UCS X410c M7 Compute Node?
A.  The X410c M7 is a four-socket modular server. Up to four servers are supported in the Cisco UCS X9508 Server Chassis.
Q.  How much memory is supported?
A.  Up to 16 TB.
Q.  How many drives are supported?
A.  Up to six Small-Form-Factor (SFF) front-loading hot-pluggable drives – NVMe, SAS, or SATA.
Q.  Is the X410c M7 supported with the Cisco UCS X440p PCIe Node for GPU-accelerated workloads?
A.  Yes. Each X410c M7 node supports one Cisco UCS X440p PCIe Nodes i per X9508 Chassis.
Q.  Does the X410c M7 support the front GPU mezzanine module?
A.  Yes, the front GPU mezzanine module is fully supported.

Cisco UCS C220 M7 Rack Server

Q.  What is the Cisco UCS C220 M7 Rack Server?
A.  The C220 M7 is a one-Rack-Unit (1RU), two-socket server.
Q.  How much memory is supported?
A.  Up to 4 TB. ii
Q.  How many drives are supported?
A.  Up to 10 Small-Form-Factor (SFF) front-loading hot-pluggable drives – NVMe, SAS, or SATA. M.2 boot drive options are also available.
Q.  Are there any CPU limitations for the C220 M7?
A.  The C220 M7 supports a wide range of processors up to 56 cores.
Q.  How many GPUs are supported?
A.  Up to three GPUs are supported. i

Cisco UCS C240 M7 Rack Server

Q.  What is the Cisco UCS C240 M7 Rack Server?
A.  The C240 M7 is a two-Rack-Unit (2RU), two-socket server.
Q.  How much memory is supported?
A.  Up to 8 TB. ii
Q.  How many drives are supported?
A.  Up to 28 Small-Form-Factor (SFF) hot-pluggable drives – NVMe, SAS, or SATA. M.2 boot drive options are also available.
Q.  How many GPUs are supported?
A.  Up to five GPUs are supported. i

 

 

 

iSupport for a second Cisco UCS X440p PCIe Node with a single Cisco UCS X440p PCIe Node support will be added post first customer ship.
iiPost first customer ship.

 

 

 

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