Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) is a set of pre-integrated data center components that includes blade servers, rack servers, storage servers, adapters, fabric interconnects, and fabric extenders (FEX) that are integrated under a common embedded management system. This approach results in far fewer system components and much better manageability, operational efficiencies, and flexibility than comparable data center platforms.
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Reinvestment in private IT infrastructure
IDC Predicts that by 2026, 60% of enterprises will actively reinvest in private IT infrastructure to promote hybrid cloud consistency, improving data privacy, business resilience, performance, and cost optimization.*
*Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Digital Infrastructure 2026 Predictions, Doc # US53868425, October 2025
The old rules no longer apply. It's not a rack server or a blade server. It's both.
Simplify the past
Effortlessly modernize your cloud operations with the Cisco UCS X-Series and Cisco Intersight.
Adapt to the present
Instantly consolidate any app onto an efficient, modular, scalable platform.
Prepare for the future
Embrace what's coming through a system that supports rapid innovation with simplified management from the cloud.
Save time on operations
Be more efficient with a scalable operating model and adaptable hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Cisco UCS X9508 Chassis
Be ready for what's next with this 7 RU, midplane-free chassis.
Cisco UCS X-Series Direct
Designed for edge and smaller UCS X-Series deployments.
Cisco UCS X210c M8 Compute Node
With new storage options and Intel Xeon 6 CPUs, your applications will love this 2-socket server.
Cisco UCS X215c M8 Compute Node
Maximize performance and efficiency with this 2-socket AMD EPYC processor-based compute node.
Cisco UCS X410c M8 Compute Node
Based on Intel Xeon 6 CPUs, this 4-socket modular server is designed for memory-intensive apps.
Cisco UCS X410c M7 Compute Node
For the most demanding scale-up apps, this 4-socket modular server is ideal.
Cisco UCS X210c M7 Compute Node
Versatile 2-socket modular server with 4th or 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
Cisco UCS X580p PCIe Node
Accelerate AI and graphical apps by adding up to four GPUs to your compute nodes.
Cisco UCS X440p PCIe Node
Optimize modern apps by connecting GPUs to your compute nodes
Cisco UCS 9108 Intelligent Fabric Modules
Boost performance with up to 100G unified fabric.
Cisco UCS X9516 X-Fabric Module
Link up PCIe Gen 5 nodes to compute nodes with UCS X-Fabric technology.
Cisco UCS X9416 X-Fabric Module
PCIe Gen 4 X-Fabric Technology connects PCIe nodes to compute nodes.
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Dense AI GPU servers—NVIDIA HGX and AMD OAM
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PCIe and NVLink GPU servers for AI at scale
Boost AI performance with C845A and C240 rack servers with PCIe GPU density or NVLink-enabled configurations.
UCS X-Series for AI servers
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cisco UCS is the first data center platform that combines industry-standard, x86-architecture blade, rack, and storage servers with networking and storage access into a single converged system. The system is a set of pre-integrated data center components that creates a virtual server comprised of blade, rack, and storage servers, network adapters, fabric extenders, and fabric interconnects, all of which are integrated under a common embedded management system. The system is self-aware and self-integrating. It automatically discovers and inventories components. It enables cross-IT collaboration inside a single intuitive graphical interface using role-based access for multiple IT administrators (server, network, and storage).
The Cisco UCS X-Series with Cisco Intersight is a modular system managed from the cloud. It is designed to be shaped to meet the needs of modern applications and improve operational efficiency, agility, and scale through an adaptable, future-ready, modular design.
The Cisco UCS X-Series provides functionalities of both blade and rack servers by offering compute density, storage capacity, and expandability in a single system, embracing a wide range of workloads in your data center.
Benefits include:
- Adapt to any application: Consolidate onto a platform that combines the density and efficiency of blade servers with the expandability of rack servers.
- Prepare for the future: Embrace new technology and cut risk with a system designed to support future technology with management delivered as SaaS.
- Increase efficiency: Get better performance with 3rd, 4th, and 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable or 4th and 5th Gen AMD EPYC(tm) processors and up to 12 TB memory. Use Cisco UCS M8 servers with Intel Xeon 6 processors for HPC and data center applications
- Consolidate your older Cisco UCS M4 and M5 servers onto the Cisco UCS X-Series, with the following improvements:
o Reduce total power consumption by 31%
o Reduce recurring software costs by up to 27%
o Reduce operating costs by 73%
o Reduce hardware maintenance costs by 39%
For more detailed support information, please visit this Cisco UCS X-Series Modular System support page.
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