Cisco UCS C240 M8 Rack Server Data Sheet
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The Cisco UCS® C240 M8 Rack Server delivers industry-leading performance and expandability.
The 2RU, 2-socket Cisco UCS C240 M8 Rack Server offers I/O flexibility and larger storage capacity. It combines the fastest Intel® processors and is a versatile general-purpose application and infrastructure server delivering leading performance and efficiency for a wide range of workloads, including AI, big-data analytics, databases, collaboration, virtualization, and high-performance computing.
The Cisco UCS C240 M8 Rack Server extends the capabilities of the Cisco UCS rack server portfolio by incorporating Intel Xeon® 6 CPUs. It improves security, performance, and efficiency while helping you achieve your sustainability goals with built-in accelerators such as Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX), Intel Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA), Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT), Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX), and Intel In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA).
You can deploy the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers as standalone servers or with Cisco Intersight® to simplify administration and management of your server infrastructure, thereby freeing your IT staff to focus on mission-critical and value-added projects.
You are able to decrease server Operating Expenses (OpEx) for power and cooling, management, and maintenance by consolidating older servers onto the latest generation of Cisco UCS C240 M8 Rack Servers.
The Cisco UCS C240 M8 Rack Server, with its large storage capacity and fault tolerance, provides value, performance, and flexibility for both commercial and enterprise customers.
Table 1. Features and benefits
| Feature |
Benefit |
| Intel Xeon 6 Processors |
Improved performance with AI-accelerated features and new virtual machine security features |
| All PCIe Gen5 slots |
High-speed I/O |
| E3.S 1T drive drives |
Increased storage capacity at higher speed |
| Hot-swappable M.2 SATA SSDs |
Improved serviceability for boot drives |
Table 2. Product specifications for Cisco UCS C240 M8 Rack Server
| Item |
Specifications |
| Form factor |
2RU rack server |
| Processors |
Up to 2x Intel Xeon 6700P or 6500P processors (1 or 2) |
| Memory |
32 DIMM slots (16 DIMMS per CPU):
● 16, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128, 256GB DDR5 at up to 6400 MT/s for up to 8TB of memory
● 32, 64GB MRDIMMs at up to 8000 MT/s
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| PCIe expansion |
Up to 8 PCIe 5.0 slots plus 1 dedicated 24-Gbps RAID controller slot and 1 dedicated mLOM/OCP 3.0 slot |
| RAID controllers |
● Cisco 24-Gbps modular tri-mode RAID controller supports SAS 4 or NVMe hardware RAID
● Cisco 24-Gbps modular tri-mode SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
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| Internal storage |
Backplane options:
● Up to 28 SFF SAS/SATA/U.3 NVMe drives through SAS4 tri-mode RAID or HBA controller, with optional up to eight direct-attach U.2/U.3 NVMe drives
● Up to 36 E3.S 1T direct-attach NVMe drives
● Up to 16 LFF SAS HDDs plus optional 4 rear SFF HDD/SSDs
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| mLOM/OCP 3.0 |
● One dedicated PCIe Gen5x16 slot that can be used to add an mLOM or OCP 3.0 card for additional rear-panel connectivity
● mLOM slot can flexibly accommodate 10/25/5010/25/40, and 40/100/200 100-Gbps Cisco VIC adapters
● OCP 3.0 slot features full out-of-band manageability that supports Intel X710 OCP Dual 10GBase-T via mLOM interposer
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| Power supplies |
Hot-pluggable, redundant platinum and titanium options:
● Platinum: 1050W DC and 1600W AC
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Titanium: 1200W AC and 2300W AC
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| Other storage |
● Dedicated Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) FlexMMC for utilities (on board)
● Dual M.2 SATA SSDs (internal or hot-swappable) with HW RAID support
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| GPU |
● Up to three double-wide or eight single-wide GPUs supported
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| Management |
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| Rack options |
Cisco ball-bearing rail kit with optional reversible cable management arm |
| Hardware and software interoperability |
See the Cisco Hardware and Software Interoperability lists for a complete listing of supported operating systems and peripheral options |
Table 3. System requirements for the Cisco UCS C240 M8 Rack Server
| Feature |
Description |
| Cisco IMC |
Release 4.3(6) or later |
Table 4. Ordering information
| Part # |
Product description |
| UCSC-C240-M8SX |
C240 M8 2RU standard server with up to 28x SFF drive bays |
| UCSC-C240-M8E3S |
C240 M8 2RU NVMe optimized server with up to 36x E3.S NVMe drive bays |
| UCSC-C240-M8L |
C240 M8 2RU server with up to 16x LFF drive bays |
For information about installing or upgrading your server, see the Cisco UCS C240 M8 Server Installation and Service Guide.
For ordering information, see Cisco UCS C240 M8 Rack Server specifications sheet.
The Cisco UCS C240 M8 Rack Server has a three-year, Next-Business-Day (NBD) hardware warranty and a 90-day software warranty.
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Table 5. Cisco environmental sustainability information
| Sustainability Topic |
Reference |
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| General |
Information on product-material-content laws and regulations |
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| Information on electronic waste laws and regulations, including our products, batteries, and packaging |
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| Information on product takeback and reuse program |
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| Sustainability inquiries |
Contact: csr_inquiries@cisco.com |
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| Material |
Product packaging weight and materials |
Contact: environment@cisco.com |
Product environmental information
Product environmental information for users per Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/424
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