Cisco has introduced software application versions from the Cisco® Unified Communications portfolio (Versions 8.0(2) and later) that are supported for production use on specific configurations of VMware vSphere (ESXi), Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS™) servers, and various storage configurations:
• Tested reference configurations are provided for the following servers and described as follows:
– Cisco UCS B200 M2, B230 M2, and B440 M2 Blade Servers with third-party Fibre Channel SAN-attached disk arrays are supported (including a diskless server for VMware "boot from SAN" option).
– Cisco UCS C260 M2 Rack-Mount Server with a specific configuration of direct attached storage (DAS) is supported.
– Cisco UCS C210 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Servers with specific configurations of either DAS or Fibre Channel SAN are supported (including a diskless server for VMware "boot from SAN" option).
– The Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server with specific configurations of DAS is supported.
• Other server and storage options are available with "specifications-based VMware support", which is described at http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Specification-Based_Hardware_Support. Note that this approach has design and Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support implications. In addition, only select Cisco Unified Communications applications support this model.
Cisco Unified Communications applications require use of VMware vSphere 4 or 5 (ESXi) or Cisco Unified Communications Virtualization Foundation to support Cisco Unified Computing System hardware. No applications run or install directly on the server hardware; all applications run only as virtual machines. Cisco Unified Communications does not support a physical, bare-metal, or nonvirtualized installation on this server hardware.
Cisco Unified Computing System configurations for Cisco Unified Communications must follow the criteria listed in this document to be supported. Deviations from the tested reference configurations are not supported unless such support is explicitly indicated at http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Tested_Reference_Configurations_(TRC). Also note that Cisco Unified Communications applications require specific minimum versions to be supported on these platforms.
The following sections provide Cisco part numbers for all procurement options, as well as support policies for configurations that differ from the tested reference configurations.
Note that for all procurement options, the server part numbers ordered are independent of the Cisco Unified Communications applications and versions installed to run as VMware virtual machines on the server hardware.
Rack-mount kits, power supplies, and power cords are not included with Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers. These components are purchased with the Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis and Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects.
Rack-mount kits, power supplies, and power cords are included with tested reference configurations of Cisco UCS C210 and UCS C200 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Servers if they are ordered using the fixed-configuration part numbers listed in Table 1.
Table 1. Shipping and Supported Tested Reference Configurations for Cisco Unified Computing System
Specifications for Supported Tested Reference Configurations
Cisco Unified Communications Virtualization Foundation can only be purchased from Cisco.
R-VMW-UC-FND
• Ships Cisco UC Virtualization Foundation 4.1, with serial number for a server with two populated CPU sockets and maximum total 30-GB virtual memory across all virtual machines
• Larger deployments requiring more CPUs or more total virtual memory must instead purchase VMware vSphere Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Enterprise Plus Edition. For details, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/vmware
• If Version 5.0 is required, order R-VMW-UC-FND5-K9
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
UCS-B230M2-VCDL1 or refer to Table 6 for data center part numbers
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
UCS-B200M2-VCS1 or refer to Table 2 for data center part numbers
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
This configuration is sold only through Cisco Data Center part numbers in Table 5, not Cisco Collaboration part numbers.
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)
• Four additional Ethernet ports (all for network)
UCS-C260M2-VCD2 or refer to Table 8 for Data Center part numbers
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
• Ten 146-GB (or 300-GB) hard drives with Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expander
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)
• Four additional Ethernet ports (all for network)
UCS-C210M2-VCD2 or refer to Table 9 for Data Center part numbers
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
• Two 146-GB (or 300-GB) hard drives with SAS extender
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)
• Four additional Ethernet ports (all for network)
• Host bus adapter (HBA) with two 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
This configuration is sold only through Cisco Data Center part numbers in Table 10, not Cisco Collaboration part numbers.
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)
• Four additional Ethernet ports (all for network)
• Host bus adapter (HBA) with two 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
This configuration is sold only through Cisco Data Center part numbers in Table 11, not Cisco Collaboration part numbers.
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)
Either UCS-C200M2-VCD2 (generic deployments) or if part of Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition 6000 bundles, one of UCS-C200M2-VCD2BE, UCS-C200M2-BE6K, or UCS-C200M2-WL8, or refer to Table 12 for Data Center part numbers.
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
Note: Additional tested reference configurations will be added in the future as testing and characterization work proceeds. Refer to the "Older Servers" section for end-of-sale configurations that are still supported.
Special Ordering Instructions for Cisco Unified Computing System
You have these options to order servers:
• Follow the tested reference configuration (recommended if new to virtualization and hardware sizing). Order either the preset Cisco Collaboration part number in Table 1 or the equivalent build-to-order set of data center part numbers in Tables 2 through 9. Either order will ship the parts listed in Tables 2 through 9. Few parts substitution options are supported (such as additional memory); refer to http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized for what is supported. Parts substitutions will result in slight differences from Tables 2 through 9, and are available only through build-to-order data center part numbers.
• Order a custom configuration (recommended if highly proficient with virtualization and hardware sizing, and customer needs something different from the tested reference configuration). Order a set of build-to-order data center part numbers, and follow the "specifications-based VMware support" policy described at http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized. You can use Tables 2 through 9 as guidance to assist with hardware sizing.
Additionally, a Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server deployment contains several components (blade server, blade server chassis, fabric extender, and fabric interconnect switch) without which you do not have a complete solution. For Cisco Unified Communications application deployments you plan to run on this hardware, you must ensure that all solution components are in place. You must use Cisco Commerce Workspace or the Netformx DesignXpert ordering tool UCS Advisor to ensure that all other required components in addition to the blade server are in place and correctly ordered. These solutions have several other components besides the server hardware, such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet networking, Fibre Channel storage network access, and third-party disk arrays. You must follow solution design guidelines and prerequisites to help ensure a complete solution and customer success. Refer to http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized and http://www.cisco.com/go/ucsrnd for more details.
Both Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server and UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server deployments require specific VMware software to support Cisco Unified Communications. Requirements are described at http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized.
This tested reference configuration is typically used for deployments that would normally run on Cisco MCS 7835 or MCS 7845 servers. Application co-residency is supported as described at http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized.
Table 2 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration.
146GB or 300 GB 6Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
1
N20-AC0002
UCS M81KR Virtual Interface Card/PCIe/2-port 10Gb
2
N20-BHTS1
Auto-Included: CPU Heat Sink for UCS B200 M1 Blade Server
Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server solutions also require several other components: blade server chassis, fabric extenders, and fabric interconnect switches. For illustration only, Tables 3 and 4 provide sample configurations for these solution components. These components are available only as Cisco Data Center part numbers. You must use the Cisco Commerce Workspace or Netformx DesignXpert ordering tool UCS Advisor to properly configure and order these components.
A sample configuration of the required Cisco UCS 5100 Blade Server Chassis, including the Cisco UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender, is listed in Table 3. Note that the same chassis can support both blade servers for Cisco Unified Communications and adjacent blade servers for third-party software. This configuration uses the maximum amount of configurable power supplies and fabric extender ports.
Table 3. Sample Configuration of Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade-Server Chassis with Cisco UCS 2104XP Fabric Extenders
Quantity
Cisco Part Number
Description
1
N20-C6508
UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
2
N20-I6584
UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
4
N20-PAC5-2500W
2500W power supply unit for UCS 5108
8
SFP-H10GB-CU3M
10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 3 Meter
Note: For illustration only. Does not include required or optional blanking panels, power modules, power cords, fan modules, firmware packages, etc. Please use Cisco Commerce Workspace or Netformx DesignXpert UCS Advisor to correctly configure Cisco UCS 2100 and UCS 5100 Series.
A sample configuration of the required Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects is shown in Table 4. This configuration is sized for up to 12 connected chassis, 8 blades per chassis, and 4 virtual machines per blade, each generating sustained 200 Mbps of LAN traffic and 6.4 Mbps of Fibre Channel SAN traffic (based on average 200 I/O operations per second [IOPS] with 4-kilobyte block size). Different designs may produce a different configuration and higher cost.
Table 4. Sample Configuration of Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects
Note: For illustration only. Does not include accessories or required selection of Cisco UCS Manager software, power cords, and network cables. Please use Cisco Commerce Workspace or Netformx DesignXpert UCS Advisor to correctly configure the Cisco UCS 6100 Series.
Cisco UCS B200 M2: Tested Reference Configuration 2 (Data Center Part Numbers Only; No Collaboration Part Number)
This tested reference configuration is identical to the Cisco UCS B200 M2 Tested Reference Configuration 1 except that it is a diskless server for use with VMware's "boot from SAN" feature.
Table 5 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration. Note that it is the same parts list as Tested Reference Configuration 1 except that it is diskless.
This tested reference configuration is typically used for deployments that would normally run on Cisco MCS 7835 or MCS 7845 servers. Application co-residency is supported as described at http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized.
Table 8 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration.
This tested reference configuration is typically used for deployments that would normally run on Cisco MCS 7835 or MCS 7845 servers. Application co-residency is supported as described at http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized.
Table 9 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration.
650W power supply unit for UCS C200 M1 or C210 M1 Rack Server
1
R200-1032RAIL or R2XX-G31032RAIL
Rail Kit for the UCS 200, 210, C250 Rack Servers
1
R210-ODVDRW
DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
6
N20-BBLKD
Auto-Included: HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
3
R200-PCIBLKF1
Auto-Included: PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
2
R210-BHTS1
Auto-Included: CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
1
R2X0-PSU2-650W
Auto-Included: 650W power supply unit for UCS C200 M1 or C210 M1 Server
1
SASCBLSHORT-003
Auto-Included: 2 Short SAS Cables for UCS C210 Server (for SAS Expander)
Cisco UCS C210 M2: Tested Reference Configuration 2 (Data Center Part Numbers Only; No Collaboration Part Number)
This tested reference configuration is typically used for deployments that would normally run on Cisco MCS 7835 or MCS 7845 servers. Application co-residency is supported as described at http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized. Table 10 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration.
650W power supply unit for UCS C200 M1 or C210 M1 Rack Server
1
R200-1032RAIL or R2XX-G31032RAIL
Rail Kit for the UCS 200, 210, C250 Rack Servers
1
R210-ODVDRW
DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
1
N2XX-AQPCI03
Qlogic QLE2462, 4Gb dual port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
14
N20-BBLKD
Auto-Included: HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
2
R200-PCIBLKF1
Auto-Included: PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
2
R210-BHTS1
Auto-Included: CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
2
R210-SASCBL-002
Auto-Included: Long SAS Cable for C210 (connects to SAS Extender)
1
R210-SASXTDR
Auto-Included: SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
1
R2X0-PSU2-650W
Auto-Included: 650W power supply unit for UCS C200 M1 or C210 M1 Server
Cisco UCS C210 M2: Tested Reference Configuration 3 (Data Center Part Numbers Only; No Collaboration Part Number)
This tested reference configuration is identical to the Cisco UCS C210 M2 Tested Reference Configuration 2 except that it is a diskless server for use with VMware's "boot from SAN" feature.
Table 11 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration. Note that it is the same parts list as Tested Reference Configuration 2 except that it is diskless.
This tested reference configuration is typically used for deployments that would normally run on Cisco MCS 7816, MCS 7825, or MCS 7828 servers. Application co-residency is supported as described at http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized; note that this server is sized only for virtual machines supporting 1000 users or fewer. If you are purchasing this server as part of Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition 6000, note that you must order a different part number (refer to Table 1).
Table 12 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration.
Table 12. Components of Cisco UCS C200 M2 Tested Reference Configuration 1 (UCS-C200M2-VCD2 or UCS C200M2 BE6K)
Quantity
Cisco Part Number
Description
1
R200-1120402W
UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
• Refer to the following sections for policies for deviating from this tested reference configuration using a build-to-order option
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
This configuration was sold only through Cisco Data Center part numbers, not Cisco Collaboration part numbers.
• Refer to the following sections for policies for deviating from this tested reference configuration using a build-to-order option
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)
UCS-C210M1-VCD1
• Refer to the following sections for policies for deviating from this tested reference configuration using a build-to-order option
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)
• Four additional Ethernet ports (all for network)
UCS-C210M1-VCD2
• Refer to the following sections for policies for deviating from this tested reference configuration using a build-to-order option
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)
• Four additional Ethernet ports (all for network)
• HBA with two 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
This configuration was sold only through Cisco Data Center part numbers, not Cisco Collaboration part numbers.
• Refer to the following sections for policies for deviating from this tested reference configuration using a build-to-order option
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)
• Four additional Ethernet ports (all for network)
• HBA with two 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
This configuration was sold only through Cisco Data Center part numbers, not Cisco Collaboration part numbers.
• Refer to the following sections for policies for deviating from this tested reference configuration using a build-to-order option
• Check the hardware and software compatibility matrices of the Cisco Unified Communications products you plan to deploy to verify support and discover any product-specific information such as additional deployment or part-number options
This tested reference configuration is typically used for deployments that would normally run on Cisco MCS 7835 or MCS 7845 servers. Application co-residency is supported as described at http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized.
Table 14 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration.
Auto-included: CPU Heat Sink for UCS B200 M1 Blade Server
Cisco UCS B200 M1: Tested Reference Configuration 2 (Data Center Part Numbers Only; No Collaboration Part Number)
This tested reference configuration is identical to the Cisco UCS B200 M1 Tested Reference Configuration 1 except that it is a diskless server for use with VMware's "boot from SAN" feature.
Table 15 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration. Note that it is the same parts list as Tested Reference Configuration 1 except that it is diskless.
This tested reference configuration is typically used for deployments that would normally run on a single Cisco MCS 7835 or MCS 7845 server. It does not support application co-residency. Table 16 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration.
This tested reference configuration is typically used for deployments that would normally run on Cisco MCS 7835 or MCS 7845 servers. Application co-residency is supported as described at http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized.
Table 17 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration.
Auto-included: HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
1
R200-PCIBLKF1
Auto-included: PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
1
R210-BHTS1
Auto-included: CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
1
SASCBLSHORT-003
Auto-included: 2 Short SAS Cables for UCS C210 Server (for SAS Expander)
Cisco UCS C210 M1: Tested Reference Configuration 3 (Data Center Part Numbers Only; No Collaboration Part Number)
This tested reference configuration is typically used for deployments that would normally run on Cisco MCS 7835 or Cisco MCS 7845 servers, where Fibre Channel SAN connectivity is required. Application co-residency is supported as described at http://www.cisco.com/go/uc-virtualized.
Table 18 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration.
650W power supply unit for UCS C200 M1 or C210 M1 Rack Server
1
R250-SLDRAIL
Rail Kit for the C210 M1 Rack Server
1
R210-ODVDRW
DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
1
N2XX-AQPCI03
QLogic QLE2462, 4Gb dual port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
14
N20-BBLKD
Auto-included: HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
2
R200-PCIBLKF1
Auto-included: PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
2
R210-BHTS1
Auto-included: CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
2
R210-SASCBL-002
Auto-included: Long SAS Cable for C210 (connects to SAS Extender)
1
SASCBLSHORT-003
Auto-included: 2 Short SAS Cables for UCS C210 Server (for SAS Expander)
Cisco UCS C210 M1: Tested Reference Configuration 4 (Data Center Part Numbers Only; No Collaboration Part Number)
This tested reference configuration is identical to the Cisco UCS C210 M1 Tested Reference Configuration 3 except that it is a diskless server for use with VMware's "boot from SAN" feature.
Table 19 lists the components included in this tested reference configuration. Note that it is the same parts list as Tested Reference Configuration 3 except that it is diskless.
650W power supply unit for UCS C200 M1 or C210 M1 Rack Server
1
R250-SLDRAIL
Rail Kit for the C210 M1 Rack Server
1
R210-ODVDRW
DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
1
N2XX-AQPCI03
QLogic QLE2462, 4Gb dual port Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
14
N20-BBLKD
Auto-included: HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
2
R200-PCIBLKF1
Auto-included: PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
2
R210-BHTS1
Auto-included: CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
2
R210-SASCBL-002
Auto-included: Long SAS Cable for C210 (connects to SAS Extender)
1
SASCBLSHORT-003
Auto-included: 2 Short SAS Cables for UCS C210 Server (for SAS Expander)
Cisco Application Software Ordering Information
Virtualized deployment on the Cisco Unified Computing System does not change the pricing, licensing, or ordering models used for Cisco Unified Communications applications.
For example, applications priced and licensed under Cisco Unified Workspace Licensing or Cisco User Connect Licensing are configured the same way whether they are to be deployed on VMware with the Cisco Unified Computing System or the Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers.
