Cisco HyperFlex Express for HX240c M6, HX240c M6 All Flash, and HX240c M6 All NVMe Nodes Data Sheet
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Today’s applications live across a complex, multidomain world—from enterprise data centers and private and public clouds, to campus, branch, and edge locations. Cisco HyperFlex™ systems with Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors make it easy to modernize and simplify deployments and operations. Engineered with Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) technology, and managed through the Cisco Intersight™ cloud-operations platform, Cisco HyperFlex systems deliver flexible scale-out infrastructure that can rapidly adapt to changing business demands.
We have created Cisco HyperFlex Express to simplify the onboarding process, especially for new customers, to get products on site quickly. Cisco HyperFlex Express delivers “high-velocity transactions” with simplified ordering and fast delivery. With HyperFlex Express, we have taken our most popular Cisco HyperFlex node configurations, added a few simple and important options, priced them attractively to deliver optimal value, and reduced transaction times to help keep your plans on track.
With hybrid Small-Form-Factor (SFF) and Large-Form-Factor (LFF), or all-flash-memory storage configurations and cloud-based management, Cisco HyperFlex Express HX240c M6 systems are deployed as a preintegrated cluster with a unified pool of resources that you can quickly provision, adapt, scale, and manage to efficiently power your applications and your business (Figure 1). Based on Intel Xeon Scalable processors, these servers have faster processors, more cores, and faster and larger-capacity memory than previous-generation servers. In addition, they are ready for Intel Optane™ persistent memory (PMem) which can be used as both storage and system memory, increasing your virtual server configuration options and flexibility for applications.
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Cisco HyperFlex Express HX240c M6 Node family
The Cisco HyperFlex Express HX240c M6 Node family delivers high disk capacity (up to 28 drives) in a 2-socket, 2RU package ideal for storage-intensive applications. Physically, the system is delivered as a cluster of three or more Cisco HyperFlex Express HX240c M6 Nodes, HX240c M6 All NVMe Nodes, HX240c M6 All Flash Nodes, or HX240c M6 LFF Nodes. The nodes are integrated into a single system by a pair of Cisco UCS 6300 or 6400 series fabric interconnects, creating clusters that deliver the performance and storage capacity needed by workloads. All nodes use Intel Xeon Scalable processors and next-generation DDR4 memory and offer 12-Gbps SAS throughput.
The HX240c M6 Node family can be deployed with various Cisco UCS B-series blade servers and C-series rack servers to create a hybrid cluster. Incorporating Intel Xeon Scalable processors, these Cisco HyperFlex HX-series nodes offer an improved price-to-performance ratio that ranks them among the best values in the industry. Cloud-based management makes it easy for you to scale your cluster to support more workloads and deliver the performance, bandwidth, and low latency that your users and applications need.
Table 1. Summary of features and benefits of Cisco HyperFlex HX240c M6, HX240c M6 All Flash, and HX240c M6 All NVMe Nodes.
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| Memory |
● High memory capacity
● Up to 8 TB memory (32 x 256 GB DDR4 DIMMs1) or
● Up to 12 TB memory (16 x 256 GB DDR4 DIMMs) and 16 x 512 GB Intel Optane persistent memory modules (PMem)
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| Intel Xeon |
● High performance
● 10-nanometer (nm) processor technology
● Massive processing power
● Top-of-the-line memory-channel performance
● Improved scalability and intercore data flow
● Intel Automated Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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● Agility
● Supports highly dense virtual machine deployments
● Offers flexible virtualization technology that optimizes performance for virtualized environments, including processor support for migration and direct I/O
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● Efficiency and security
● Low-power, high-speed DDR4 memory technology
● Automated energy efficiency reduces energy costs by automatically putting the processor and memory in the lowest available power state while delivering the performance required
● Hardware-assisted security advancements
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| Unified network fabric |
● Low-latency, lossless, 2 x 100 Gigabit Ethernet connections
● Wire-once deployment model, eliminating the need to install adapters and re-cable racks and switches when changing I/O configurations
● Fewer interface cards, cables, and upstream network ports to purchase, power, configure, and maintain
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| Expansion |
● Support for up to 8 PCIe slots
● Flexibility, increased performance, and compatibility with industry standards
● High I/O bandwidth, increased flexibility, and backward compatibility with support for PCIe 2.0
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| Virtualization optimization |
● I/O virtualization and Intel Xeon Scalable processor features, extending the network directly to virtual machines
● Consistent and scalable operational model
● Increased security and efficiency with reduced complexity
● Capability to move virtual machine security features and policies from rack to rack or rack to blade
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| Cloud-based management |
Cisco Intersight simplifies operations across on-premises data centers, edge sites, and public clouds.
● Use a software-as-a-service platform that bridges applications with infrastructure
● Gain instant access to clusters regardless of where they are deployed
● Correlate visibility and management across bare-metal servers, hypervisors, Kubernetes, and serverless and application components
● Transform operations with artificial intelligence to reach needed scale and velocity
● Collaborate and work smarter and faster by automating lifecycle workflows
● Support compliance and governance with extensible, open capabilities that natively integrate with third-party platforms and tools
● Proactively respond to impending issues with a recommendation engine that determines when capacity needs to be scaled
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Additional management capabilities include:
● Support for the VMware vSphere plug-in
● Support for the Cisco HyperFlex Connect interface with an HTML 5 presentation layer accessible on desktop and laptop computers and mobile devices
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| Storage |
● Support for all-flash, hybrid (HDD and SSD memory), or all-NVMe configurations
● Deliver high-capacity configurations for the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform capacity layer
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| Enterprise data protection |
● Pointer-based snapshot capabilities
● Native snapshots for iSCSI LUNs, including a consistency group for snapshot operations, instantaneous snapshot creation, and RESTful APIs for snapshot creation and third-party backup use
● Snapshot integration with MEDITECH BridgeHead for electronic health records and databases
● Near-instant cloning
● Inline deduplication and compression
● Native replication for disaster recovery
● N:1 replication for data-center clusters with fabric interconnects and more than 4 nodes, as well as a flexible retention policy for local and remote point-in-time copies
● Data-at-rest encryption using self-encrypting drives and enterprise key management integration
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| Security |
● Locking bezel option to protect against unauthorized access to disk drives
● Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a chip (microcontroller) that can securely store artifacts, including passwords, certificates, and encryption keys, which are used to authenticate the platform (node)
● Supports TPM 2.0
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| Software |
● Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software (software subscription, data-center license)
● VMware vSphere 6.7 or 7 software preinstalled
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Product specifications
Table 2. Common specifications for Cisco HyperFlex Express HX240c M6, HX240c M6 All Flash, and HX240c M6 All NVMe Nodes
| Feature |
Common specifications across the HX240c M6 Node family |
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| Chassis |
● 2RU of rack space per node
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| Processors |
● One or two 3
rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Ice Lake)
● A 2-CPU configuration is required when using NVMe caching drives or All NVMe systems
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| Interconnect |
● 3 Intel UPI channels per processor, each capable of 11.2 gigatransfers per second (GTPS)
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| Chip set |
● Intel C621A series
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| Memory |
● Capability to use 16-, 32-, 64-, 128-, or 256-GB DIMMs
● 16 slots for RDIMMs, LRLDIMMs per node
● Advanced Error-Correcting Code (ECC)
● Independent channel mode
● Lockstep channel mode
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| Storage |
● All-flash-memory, all-NVMe, or hybrid storage configurations
(combination of Hard-Disk Drives [HDDs], and solid-state-disks [SSDs])
● Cisco 12-Gbps Modular SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA) with internal SAS connectivity M.2 SATA SSD drive for boot
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| PCIe |
● Up to 8 PCIe slots
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| Expansion slots |
● Up to 6 full-height, full-length slots
● 2 slots capable of Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) support for enhanced Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) capabilities
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● 3 full-height, full-length slots
● 3 full-height, 3/4-length slots
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| Modular LAN on Motherboard (mLOM) slot |
● Up to 256 I/O devices programmable on demand for hypervisor and virtual machine support
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| Network |
● Dual 10-, 25- or 100-Gbps Ethernet ports per node
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| Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) |
● Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
● IPMI 2.0 compliant for management and control
● 1 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet out-of-band management interface
● Command-Line Interface (CLI) and web GUI management tool for automated, lights-out management
● Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) console
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| Advanced reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features |
● Highly available and self-healing architecture
● Robust reporting and analytics
● Hot-swappable, front-accessible drives
● Dual-redundant fans and hot-swappable, redundant power supplies for enterprise-class reliability and a convenient latching lid for easy access to internal server
● Tool-free CPU insertion, enabling processor upgrades and replacements with less risk of damage
● Tool-free access to all serviceable items, and color-coded indicators to guide users to hot-pluggable and serviceable items
● Nondisruptive rolling upgrades
● Cisco Smart Call Home and onsite 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week (24 x 7) support options
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| Front-panel connector |
● 1 KVM console connector per node
(supplies 2 USB connectors, 1 VGA connector, and 1 serial connector) |
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| Front-panel locator LED |
● Helps direct administrators to specific servers in large data center environments
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| Additional rear connectors |
● 1 Gigabit Ethernet management port
● 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
● 1 RS-232 serial port (RJ45 connector)
● 1 Video Graphics Array (VGA) video port (DB15 connector)
● 2 USB 3.0 ports
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| Power and cooling |
● One or two hot-pluggable power supplies
● Second power supply provides 1+1 redundancy
● 1050W, 1600W, or 2300W
● 6 hot-swappable fans
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| Rail-kit options |
● Cisco ball-bearing rail kit with optional reversible cable-management arm
● Cisco friction rail kit with optional reversible cable-management arm
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| Software |
● Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software (software subscription, Data Center license)
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| Feature |
Storage |
| HX240c M6 All NVMe |
● 3.8-TB or 7.6-TB NVMe (data)
● 375G Intel Optane (cache)
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| HX240c M6 All Flash |
● 3.8-TB or 7.6-TB SATA (data)
● 1.6-TB NVMe (cache)
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| HX240c M6 Hybrid (SFF) |
● 2.4-TB 10K rpm HDD (data)
● 1.6-TB SAS HDD (cache)
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Table 4. Predefined options for Cisco HyperFlex Express ordering
| Drive type |
HX240c M6 Hybrid |
HX240c All-Flash |
HX240c All NVMe |
| Server |
● HX240C-M6SX
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● HXAF240C-M6SX
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● HXAF240C-M6SN
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| CPU options |
● HX-CPU-I6348
● HX-CPU-I5320
● HX-CPU-I4314
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● HX-CPU-I6348
● HX-CPU-I5320
● HX-CPU-I4314
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● HX-CPU-I6348
● HX-CPU-I5320
● HX-CPU-I4314
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| Memory |
● HX-MR-X64G2RW
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● HX-MR-X64G2RW
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● HX-MR-X64G2RW
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| Drives |
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| Housekeeping |
● HX-SD240GM1X-EV
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● HX-SD240GM1X-EV
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● HX-NVME2H-I1000
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| Boot |
● HX-M2-240GB
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● HX-M2-240GB
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● HX-M2-240GB
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| Cache |
● HX-SD16TK3X-EP
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● HX-NVMEM6-W1600
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● HX-NVMEXPB-I375
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| Data options |
● HX-HD24TB10K4KN
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● HX-SD38T61X-EV
● HX-SD76T61X-EV
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● HX-NVMEI4-I3840
● HX-NVMEI4-I7680
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| MLOM/VIC |
● HX-M-V25-04
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● HX-M-V25-04
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● HX-M-V25-04
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For a complete list of part numbers, refer to specification sheet.
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