Data sheet

Overview

Cisco Unified Edge brings together compute, storage, routing, switching, and security into a single configurable solution to help IT organizations simplify the deployment, operations, and lifecycle management of edge infrastructure at global scale. Cisco Unified Edge is a fully integrated, edge-optimized, AI-ready, and SaaS-managed platform, engineered to deliver a superior user experience with unprecedented visibility, consistency, and control for a host of edge use cases.

Cisco Unified Edge is a modular edge platform, with a 3 RU, short-depth, multi-mountable chassis with features to operate in extended temperature range (up to 0 to 45°C)¹, maintain a quiet acoustic profile (40s dBA or lower under certain conditions)², and offer protection against airborne pollutants, allowing deployments in a wide range of physical spaces.

The Cisco UCS® XE150c M8 is a family of 2 RU, half-width, short-depth compute nodes; up to two Cisco UCS XE150c M8 compute nodes can be housed inside a Cisco UCS XE9305 chassis. It delivers enterprise-class performance, versatility, and density but in a compact edge-optimized form factor. Powered by the Intel® Xeon® 6 SoC processors with Performance-cores (P-cores) and available in two configurations ("Storage-Optimized" and "IO-Optimized"), the Cisco UCS XE150c M8 offers industry-leading adaptability at the edge, supporting an expanded range of higher wattage, FHFL PCIe accelerators (such as the NVIDIA RTX Pro 4500/6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs, and L40S), PCIe NIC and FC adapters, and integrated dual 25 Gbps connectivity to the in-chassis network mid-plane. This versatility enables the Cisco UCS XE150c M8 as a building block in the deployment of a wide range of workloads, including bare-metal servers, virtualization, containers, and AI/ML.

1. Actual operating temperature ranges are dependent on multiple factors including workload, chassis and node configurations, and the operating altitude. 

2. Actual operating acoustics are dependent on multiple factors including workload, chassis and node configurations, operating temperature, and spatial considerations.

Platform highlights

Simplify edge infrastructure and operations 

• Modular edge-optimized solution, combining compute, storage, networking, and security into a single platform, significantly reducing complexity for IT teams. By integrating all these components, edge IT teams can streamline deployment and simplify infrastructure management.
• Zero-touch deployment, eliminating the need for skilled IT staff to be physically present at the edge with easy serviceability and remote deployment, and enabling IT teams to efficiently roll out new services and updates while reducing costly truck rolls.
• Centralized management, providing global consistency, repeatability, and control, and enabling the deployment of fleet blueprints, full-stack plug-and-play policies and settings at scale, leading to uniformity and ease of management across highly distributed edge locations.
• End-to-end visualization, offering global fleet visualization and cross-domain context visibility, improving operations for both server and network teams. This comprehensive view allows IT teams to monitor and manage their entire edge infrastructure effectively, enhancing operational efficiency and coordination across various domains.

Unify edge systems

• Unifying edge systems, by bringing together key technologies to meet the distinctive needs of edge environments, while assuring security, manageability, and performance.
• Unified platform, a modular, edge-optimized, AI-ready, and SaaS-managed platform integrating compute, network, storage, and security so IT teams can streamline deployment and simplify lifecycle management.
• Optimized for edge environments, meeting unique edge requirements for power, cooling, acoustics, and space while supporting workloads of today and tomorrow.
• Integrated protection, extending advanced compute and networking platform-level physical and digital security across the entire system to protect edge operations. SaaS management platforms ensure that users are verified and authenticated before granting access, minimizing risks and protecting sensitive data.
• Streamline lifecycle management, reusing chassis power and cooling infrastructure across multiple generations or types of nodes, enhancing longevity, sustainability, and serviceability. The modular architecture lets organizations adopt technologies at their pace, simplifying lifecycle management with less risk.

Redefine edge solutions 

• Redefining edge solutions for AI era, by integrating smoothly with existing edge environments, while delivering the accelerated performance required for AI applications. Cisco Unified Edge acts as a springboard to help organizations unlock new levels of data-powered efficiency and innovation.
• AI-ready system, with support for advanced processors and accelerators, helping ensure that IT teams can efficiently run evolving workload demands without compromising on performance or efficiency.
• Ecosystem integration, offering a choice of infrastructure software, such as Nutanix, Red Hat, VMware, and SUSE, provides flexibility to address any use case. This integration capability allows IT teams to tailor solutions to specific needs, for compatibility and optimized performance.
• Validated edge solutions, offering tested and certified solutions for vertical-specific use cases, ensuring reliability. IT teams can deploy with confidence, knowing that the solutions are tailored to meet the unique challenges of their specific industry.
• Continuous SaaS enhancements, offering advanced end-to-end visibility and remediation capabilities, allows IT teams to quickly identify and resolve issues, maintaining system integrity and performance over time.

The Cisco UCS XE150c M8 empowers organizations to unlock the full potential of their edge data by providing a modular, high-performance compute foundation that is ready for the next decade of AI innovation.

Models and specifications

*Pending finalization

Chassis

See Cisco UCS XE9305 Chassis data sheet.

Ordering information

For information about installing or upgrading your Cisco UCS XE150c M8 Compute Node, see the Hardware Installation guide. For ordering information, see the Cisco UCS XE150c M8 Compute Node spec sheet or the Cisco Unified Edge ordering guide.

Warranty

The Cisco UCS XE150c M8 Compute Node has a three-year Next-Business-Day (NBD) hardware warranty and a 90-day software warranty. Augmenting the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS) warranty, Cisco Support provides AI and human expertise for greater uptime, performance, and resilience. Composed of three simple tiers (Basic, Standard, and Signature), Cisco Support is designed to meet every support need.

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Sustainability profile

Cisco is embedding sustainability into the product lifecycle—from manufacturing to end of use. Designed with consideration for Cisco's Circular Design Principles, our products feature both individual and portfolio-wide programs and innovations, including those that address efficient architecture design, power consumption, energy management, packaging sustainability, and takeback. These elements are pivotal in reducing operational costs and advancing net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, and other sustainability-related ambitions.

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Cisco and partner services

Cisco and our industry-leading partners deliver services that accelerate your transition to a Cisco Unified Edge solution. Cisco Unified Computing Services (UCS) can help you create an agile infrastructure, accelerate time to value, reduce costs and risks, and maintain availability during deployment and migration. After deployment, our services can help you improve performance, availability, and resiliency as your business needs evolve, and help you further mitigate risk. For more information, visit https://www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputingservices.

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