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1. 4 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES Table 1 lists the capabilities and features of the base server Details about how to configure the server for a particular feature or capability for example number of processors disk drives or amount of memory are provided in CONFIGURING the SERVER on page 6 Table 1 Capabilities and Features Capability Feature Description Chassis CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots Storage controller Internal storage devices Video Interfaces Power subsystem Fans Integrated management processor Cisco UCS Diagnostics for Cisco UCS B Series Blade Servers The B230 M2 Blade Server mounts in a Cisco UCS 5100 series chassis Either 1 or 2 Intel Xeon E7 2800 or E7 8800 series processors Intel amp 7510 chipset 32 slots for registered DIMMs up to 512 GB One mezzanine slot is provided LSI SAS 2008 RAID controller onboard version of LSI MegaRAID 9240 Up to two optional front accessible hot swappable low height 7 mm form factor SATA solid state disk drives SSDs The server CIMC chip includes a Matrox G200 core The first 8 MB of memory are allocated to the video core One front accessible console connector see ORDER OPTIONAL KVM CABLE on page 24 Integrated in the Cisco UCS 5100 series chassis Integrated in the Cisco UCS 5100 series chassis The built in Cisco Integrate2. Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 15 CONFIGURING the SERVER Table 9 OSs and Value Added Software for 2 CPU servers continued PID Description Product ID PID Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 25 1G 1A RHEL 25 1G 3A RHEL 25 4G 1A RHEL 25 4G 3A RHEL 25 UG 1A RHEL 25 UG 3A RHEL HA 25 1A RHEL HA 25 3A RHEL RS 25 1A RHEL RS 25 3A RHEL SFS 25 1A RHEL SFS 25 3A BMC BMC 012 BMC SE 4C BMC SE 6C BMC SE 8C BMC SE 10C BMC AE 4C BMC AE 6C BMC AE 8C BMC AE 10C RHEL 2 Socket 1 Guest 1Yr Svcs Required RHEL 2 Socket 1 Guest 3Yr Svcs Required RHEL 2 Socket 4 Guest 1Yr Svcs Required RHEL 2 Socket 4 Guest 3Yr Svcs Required RHEL 2 Socket U Guest 1Yr Svcs Required RHEL 2 Socket U Guest 3Yr Svcs Required RHEL Option High Availability 2 Socket 1Yr Svcs Required RHEL Option High Availability 2 Socket 3Yr Svcs Required RHEL Option Resilient w Ha 2 Socket 1 Yr Svcs Required RHEL Option Resilient Storage w HA 2 Socket 3 Yr Svcs Reqd RHEL Option Scalable File System 2 Socket 1 Yr Svcs Required RHEL Option Scalable File System 2 Socket 1 Yr Svcs Required BMC BPPM Per Server BMC BladeLogic Standard Edition 4 Cores Support Required BMC BladeLogic Standard Edition 6 Cores Support Required BMC BladeLogic Standard Edition 8 Cores Support Required BMC BladeLogic Standard Edition 10 Cores Support Required BMC BladeLogic Advanced Edition 4 Cores Support Required BMC BladeLogic Advanced Edition 6 Cores Support Required BMC Bl
3. 2 CPU Unlim VM No Cisco Svc SUSE SLES SVR 2S 1G 1A SUSE Linux Enterprise Srvr 1 2 CPU 1 Phys SLES SVR 2S 1G 3A SUSE Linux Enterprise Srvr 1 2 CPU 1 Phys SLES SVR 2S 1G 5A SUSE Linux Enterprise Srvr 1 2 CPU 1 Phys SLES SVR 2S UG 1A SUSE Linux Enterprise Svr 1 2 CPU Unl Vrt SLES SVR 2S UG 3A SUSE Linux Enterprise Svr 1 2 CPU Unl Vrt SLES SVR 2S UG 5A SUSE Linux Enterprise Svr 1 2 CPU Unl Vrt 1yr Support Reqd 3yr Support Reqd 5yr Support Reqd 1yr Support Reqd 3yr Support Reqd Nr v N 5yr Support Reqd SLES SHA 2S 1A SUSE Linux High Availability Ext 1 2 CPU 1yr Support Reqd SLES SHA 2S 3A SUSE Linux High Availability Ext 1 2 CPU 3yr Support Reqd SLES SHA 2S 5A SUSE Linux High Availability Ext 1 2 CPU 5yr Support Reqd SLES HGC 2S 1A SUSE Linux GEO Clustering for HA 1 2 CPU 1yr Support Reqd SLES HGC 2S 3A SUSE Linux GEO Clustering for HA 1 2 CPU 3yr Support Reqd SLES HGC 2S 5A SUSE Linux GEO Clustering for HA 1 2 CPU 5yr Support Reqd SLES SAP 2S 1G 1A SLES for SAP Applications 1 2 CPU 1 Phys 1yr Support Reqd SLES SAP 2S 1G 3A SLES for SAP Applications 1 2 CPU 1 Phys 3yr Support Reqd SLES SAP 2S 1G 5A SLES for SAP Applications 1 2 CPU 1 Phys 5yr Support Reqd SLES SAP 2S UG 1A SLES for SAP Applications 1 2 CPU Unl Vrt 1yr Support Reqd SLES SAP 2S UG 3A SLES for SAP Applications 1 2 CPU Unl Vrt 3yr Support Reqd SLES SAP 2S UG 5A SLES for SAP Applications 1 2 CPU Unl Vrt 5yr Support Reqd
4. QPI 6 40 6 40 6 40 6 40 6 40 4 80 B You must choose one processor or two identical processors Highest DDR3 DIMM Clock Support MHz 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 1333 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP3 CHOOSE MEMORY The standard memory features are B DIMMs Maximum memory bandwidth 800 MHz for E7 2803 1066 MHz for all other CPUs Ranks per DIMM 1 2 or 4 Operational voltage 1 35 V Registered DIMMs RDIMMs Mirroring option Advanced error correcting code ECC Double device data correction DDDC e NOTE DDDC support applies to x4 DIMMs only b B Each CPU controls four DDR3 channels Each of the channels controls four DIMMs The maximum number of DIMMs that can be installed per CPU is 16 8 DIMM kits See Figure 3 NOTE Memory mirroring is supported and settable using the UCSM Service Profile NI Memory RAS Configuration setting Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 9 CONFIGURING the SERVER Figure 3 B230 M2 Memory Organization Bank4 P Banki i Memory buffer Mernory bulfer AD A2 i Bl B3 H3 Bi i Memony buffer afer Al A3 A3 A SH pap L PI p2 DO Memory buffer fer _ Cz Co p Chan C i D3 DI y buffer CI cs Ci 32 DIMMS 512 GB maximum memory 4 memory channels per CPU up to 4 DIMMs per channel Select DIMMs DIMMs are available as t
5. et an a Se _ EM i fp m pu apt s M P ur i al A Lim m dl mE n m mem m mr y a ee oe m in al z m m zl i e E x h a Li were a T hb e Li A _ n E d aa a I m lige A A n ome Shia n ea Fallen E e nn TAN Ue i fp ati 20 e a a C BALA MAU e M7 i mL DI T n A af D O UE ST ee Cu tms ru a eu nr e ET E Connector to server front panel E VGA connector for a monitor DB 9 serial connector Two port USB 2 0 connector for a mouse and keyboard 24 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Motherboard A top view of the B230 M2 motherboard is shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 B230 M2 Motherboard ME DIMM slots Dm DIMM slots En CPU 1 and heat sink B i Mezzanine adapter card connector Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 25 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL DIMM and CPU Layout Each CPU controls four memory channels as shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 B230 M2 Memory Organization ur i 32 DIMMS 512 GB maximum memory 4 memory channels per CPU up to 4 DIMMs per channel B CPU1 Channels A B C and D Bank 1 BO B1 DO D1 blue DIMM slots Bank2 B2 B3 D2 D3 yellow DIMM slots Bank 3 AO A1 CO C1 white DIMM slots Bank 4 A2 A3 C2 C3 black DIMM slots B CPU2 Channels A B C and D Bank 1 BO B1 DO D1 blue DIMM slots Bank 2 B2 B3 D2 D3 yellow DIMM
6. slots Bank 3 AO A1 CO C1 white DIMM slots Bank 4 A2 A3 C2 C3 black DIMM slots The DIMM and CPU physical layout is shown in Figure 7 CPU 1 is located on the upper half of the board and controls the upper DIMMs CPU 2 is located on the lower half of the board and controls the lower DIMMs 26 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Figure 7 DIMM and CPU Layout o NOTE DIMMs installed in slots for an absent CPU are not recognized Memory Population Recommendations Table 18 shows the preferred order for installing upgrade DIMMs and while other configurations may work if problems arise moving them to the preferred arrangement should help Note that the bank installation order is Bank 1 Bank 3 Bank 2 Bank 4 Table 18 Preferred DIMM Population Order DIMMs per CPU Numbered Slots 8 blue white BO B1 DO D1 A0 A1 CO C1 16 blue white BO B1 DO D1 A0 A1 CO C1 yellow black B2 B3 D2 D3 A2 A3 C2 C3 Notes 1 The slots inside the parentheses are electrically paired with each other and should be populated with identically matched DIMMs that were ordered as a pair Do not swap a paired DIMM with a DIMM that is not identical in manufacturer part number Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 27 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL When considering the memory configuration of your server you should observe the f
7. 19 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP1 VERIFY BASE SKU Verify the product ID PID of the base server as shown in Table 2 Table 2 PID of the Base B230 M2 Server Product ID PID Description B230 BASE M2 UCS B230 M2 Blade Server w o CPU memory SSD mezzanine The B230 BASE M2 base server m Does not include CPUs memory DIMMs solid state Drives SSDs or a mezzanine card o NOTE Use the steps on the following pages to configure the server with the components that you want to include Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 7 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP2 CHOOSE CPU S The standard CPU features are B Intel Xeon E7 2800 or E7 8800 series CPUs m Intel 7510 chipset B Cache size of 18 24 or 30 MB Choose CPUs The available CPUs are listed in Table 3 Table 3 Available CPUs Intel Xeon E7 28xx 8867L Family Intel Cock Power SEGHE Product ID PID Number Freq W Size Cores GHz MB UCS CPU E78867L E 8867L 2 13 105 30 10 UCS CPU E72870 E7 2870 2 40 130 30 10 UCS CPU E72860 E 2860 2 26 130 24 10 UCS CPU E72850 E7 2850 2 00 130 24 10 UCS CPU E27830 E7 2830 2 13 105 24 8 UCS CPU E72803 E7 2803 1 73 105 18 6 Notes 1 Maximum operational speed 1066 MHz 2 Maximum operational speed 800 MHz Approved Configurations 1 One CPU Configuration m Choose one CPU from Table 3 2 Two CPU Configuration m Choose two CPUs from any one row of Table 3 Caveats
8. Apafi Spec Sheet CISCO Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server Cisco SYSTEMS PUBLICATION HISTORY 170 WEST TASMAN DR SAN JOSE CA 95134 REV A 18 SEPTEMBER 25 2014 WWW CISCO COM OVERVIEW 33 xx ddd Xx 5 xxcx 33x xx 3d xXx x X DETAILED VIEWS 5 33 933 4 3 33 3 8 908 33 io Ra Chassis Front View s 4 lina oe ew eee ORC Shue BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES CONFIGURING the SERVER 00 00 cena ena nnaes STEP IVERIFFBASESKO pride ee eos Oe NUR ee ee ee EUR 3o Slee 2CHOOSE CPUS iii STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY LL STEP 4 CHOOSE SOLID STATE DRIVES LL 13 STEP 5 CHOOSE MEZZANINE OPTION CARD eee hs 14 STEP 6 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE ADDED SOFTWARE 15 STEP 7 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT eI 18 STEP 8 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL 19 ORDER OPTIONAL KVM CABLE 2 2 2 ee ee ee ee ee ee eee eee 24 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL eee eee ee eee 2D dedii P rrr 25 DIMM ana CPU Layout 2 23 23 3 799 iii 30 RERO Xo Sua aeree ess 26 Memory Population Recommendations eee ee eee ee eee tees 27 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 0 20 cee eee ee es 29 Dimensions and Weight pinta EE 3 RISE 29 Power Specifications 24444 4 3 3 8 78 10509 19 3936 909 9 85022679 3 314898 09908 1 08 TI 29 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server OVERVIEW OVERVIEW The Cisco amp UCS B230 M2 Blade Server is a two socket half width blade server that
9. CS Hardware Only Service provides remote access any time to Cisco support professionals who can determine if a return materials authorization RMA is required You can choose a service listed in Table 12 Table 12 SMART net for UCS Hardware Only Service Service On A Product ID PID Level GSP Site Description CON UCW7 B230M2 UCW7 Yes UC PLUS 24X7X40S B230 M2 Blade Server CON UCW5 B230M2 UCW5 Yes UC PLUS 8X5XNBDOS B230 M2 Blade Server Unified Computing Partner Support Service Cisco Partner Support Service PSS is a Cisco Collaborative Services service offering that is designed for partners to deliver their own branded support and managed services to enterprise customers Cisco PSS provides partners with access to Cisco s support infrastructure and assets to help them B Expand their service portfolios to support the most complex network environments B Lower delivery costs B Deliver services that increase customer loyalty Partner Unified Computing Support Options enable eligible Cisco partners to develop and consistently deliver high value technical support that capitalizes on Cisco intellectual assets This helps partners to realize higher margins and expand their practice PSS is available to all Cisco PSS partners but requires additional specializations and requirements For additional information see the following URL WWW cisco com go partnerucssupport The two Partner Unified Computing Support Options include B Partner Su
10. Service Service Program Name Level GSP SMART net for UCS UCWD7 HW ONLY Drive UCS HW DR Retention UCWD5 For more service and support information see the following URL Service Level 24x7x4 Onsite 8x5xNBD Onsite Product ID PID CON UCWD7 B230M2 CON UCWD5 B230M2 http www cisco com en US services ps2961 ps10312 Unified Computing Services Overview pdf For a complete listing of available services for Cisco Unified Computing System see this URL http www cisco com en US products ps10312 serv group home html Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 23 CONFIGURING the SERVER ORDER OPTIONAL KVM CABLE The KVM cable provides a connection into the server providing a DB9 serial connector a VGA connector for a monitor and dual USB 2 0 ports for a keyboard and mouse With this cable you can create a direct connection to the operating system and the BIOS running on the server The KVM cable ordering information is listed in Table 17 Table 17 KVM Cable Product ID PID PID Description 3 1016 01 KVM Cable Figure 4 KVM Cable oi HE A me a EET A a Mm ii LE d m n i x ar ee Enn m Y ij u ze n om BEEN uus p men Mer RU n n M M if f ea eme x E i fila ai E ng I era u LL 1 EN 5 i i F m ECT ne nn m Xo 1 pue ur in f e e ars ie a v 1 i ee ma re ee _ hol a
11. adeLogic Advanced Edition 8 Cores Support Required BMC BladeLogic Standard Edition 10 Cores Support Required Nexus 1000V for Hyper V and vSphere N1K VSG UCS BUN N1K VLEM UCS 1 VSG VLEM UCS 1 UCS Director Over half off NTK and VSG w purchase of UCS B C Series Nexus 1000V License Paper Delivery 1 CPU for bundles VSG License Paper Delivery 1 CPU for bundles CUIC PHY SERV BM U CUIC PHY SERV U CUIC TERM Cisco Cloupia Resource Lic One Phy Server node bare metal Cisco Cloupia Resource Lic One physical Server node Acceptance of Cisco Cloupia License Terms 16 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server CONFIGURING the SERVER Table 9 OSs and Value Added Software for 2 CPU servers continued PID Description VMware 5 VMW VS5 STD 1A VMW VS5 STD 2A VMW VS5 STD 3A VMW VS5 STD 4A VMW VS5 STD 5A VMW VS5 ENT 1A VMW VS5 ENT 2A VMW VS5 ENT 3A VMW VS5 ENT 4A VMW VS5 ENT 5A VMW VS5 ENTP 1A VMW VS5 ENTP 2A VMW VS5 ENTP 3A VMW VS5 ENTP 4A VMW VS5 ENTP 5A VMW VC5 STD 1A VMW VC5 STD 2A VMW VC5 STD 3A VMW VC5 STD 4A VMW VC5 STD 5A UCS VMW TERMS Product ID PID VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor 1 Year Support Rqd VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor 2 Year Support Rqd VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor 3 Year Support Rqd VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor 4 Year Support Rqd VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor 5 Year Support Rqd VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise for 1 Processor 1 Year S
12. d Management Controller CIMC GUI or CLI interface enables you to monitor the server inventory health and system event logs The Cisco UCS Blade Server Diagnostics tool for Cisco UCS Blade Servers enables you to verify the health of the hardware components on your servers The diagnostics tool provides a variety of tests to exercise and stress the various hardware subsystems on the Cisco UCS Blade Servers such as memory and CPU You can use the tool to run a sanity check on the state of your Cisco UCS Blade Servers after you fix or replace a hardware component You can also use this tool to run comprehensive burn in tests before you deploy a new Cisco UCS Blade Server in your production environment See the following links for more information User Guide http www cisco com c en us td docs unified computing ucs sw ucs di agnostics b UCS Blade Server Diagnostics User Guide html ISO Download http www cisco com cisco software navigator html Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 5 CONFIGURING the SERVER CONFIGURING the SERVER Follow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS B230 M2 Server STEP 1 VERIFY BASE SKU page 7 STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU S page 8 STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY page 9 STEP 4 CHOOSE SOLID STATE DRIVES page 13 STEP 5 CHOOSE MEZZANINE OPTION CARD page 14 STEP 6 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE ADDED SOFTWARE page 15 STEP 7 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT page 18 STEP 8 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL page
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14. e features are B mm low height form factor solid state drives B Hot pluggable B Sled mounted Choose Drives The available drives are listed in Table 7 Table 7 Available Hot Pluggable Sled Mounted SSDs Product ID PID PID Description n Capacity UCS SD300GOKA2 T 300 GB SATA 7 mm Enterprise Performance SSD SATA 300 GB UCS SD200GOKA2 T 200 GB SATA 7 mm Enterprise Performance SSD SATA 200 GB UCS SSD100GI1F105 100 GB SATA 7 mm Enterprise Performance SSD SATA 100 GB UCS SD400GOKA2 S 400 GB SATA 7 mm Enterprise Value SSD SATA 400 GB UCS SD100GOKA2 S 100 GB SATA 7 mm Enterprise Value SSD SATA 100 GB Approved Configurations 1 1 Drive Configuration B Select one drive from Table 7 2 2 Drive Configuration B Select two drives from Table 7 Caveats B None Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 13 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 5 CHOOSE MEZZANINE OPTION CARD The standard PCle card offerings are B Converged Network Adapters CNA B Network Interface Cards NICs Choose a PCle Option Card The available PCle option cards are listed in Table 8 Table 8 Available PCle Option Cards Product ID PID PID Description Converged Network Adapters CNA UCSB MEZ QLG 03 Cisco UCS CNA M73KR Q Qlogic Adapter UCS VIC M82 8P Cisco UCS VIC 1280 dual 40Gb capable Virtual Interface Card N20 AC0002 UCS M81KR Virtual Interface Card PCle 2 port 10Gb Notes 1 This new M73KR Q adapter is the nearest equivalent replacement for th
15. e obsolete M72KR Q adapter 2 The UCS M81KR VIC is no longer orderable Approved Configurations 1 Select one PCle Mezzanine Card mandatory You must select one card To help ensure that your operating system is compatible with the card you have selected please check the Hardware Compatibility List at this URL http www cisco com en US products ps10477 prod technical reference list html 14 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 6 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE ADDED SOFTWARE Several operating systems and value added software programs are available Select as desired from Table 9 Table 9 OSs and Value Added Software for 2 CPU servers PID Description Product ID PID Microsoft Windows Server MSWS 08R2 STHV Windows Svr 2008 ST media R2 ST 1 4CPU 5CAL MSWS 08R2 ENHV Windows Svr 2008 EN media R2 EN 1 8CPU 25CAL MSWS 08R2 DCHV2S Windows Svr 2008 R2 2 CPU Data Center MSWS 12 ST2S Windows Server 2012 Standard 2 CPU 2 VMs MSWS 12 DC2S Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 2 CPU Unlimited VMs MSWS 12 ST2S NS Windows Server 2012 Standard 2 CPU 2 VMs No Cisco SVC MSWS 12 DC2S NS Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 2 CPU Unlim VM No Cisco SVC MSWS 12R2 ST2S Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 2 CPU 2 VMs MSWS 12R2 DC2S Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter 2 CPU Unlimited VMs MSWS 12R2 ST2S NS Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 2 CPU 2 VMs No Cisco SVC MSWS 12R2 DC2S NS Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacen
16. ed Computing Drive Retention UCDR Service you can obtain a new disk drive in exchange for a faulty drive without returning the faulty drive In exchange for a Cisco replacement drive you provide a signed Certificate of Destruction CoD confirming that the drive has been removed from the system listed is no longer in service and has been destroyed Sophisticated data recovery techniques have made classified proprietary and confidential information vulnerable even on malfunctioning disk drives The UCDR service enables you to retain your drives and ensures that the sensitive data on those drives is not compromised which reduces the risk of any potential liabilities This service also enables you to comply with regulatory local and federal requirements If your company has a need to control confidential classified sensitive or proprietary data you might want to consider one of the Drive Retention Services listed in Table 16 ce NOTE Cisco does not offer a certified drive destruction service as part of this service Table 16 Drive Retention Service Options Service Description Service Service Program Name Level GSP Service Level Product ID PID SMART net for UCS UCSD7 24x7x4 Onsite CON UCSD7 B230M2 Service with Drive UCS DR Retention UCSD7 8x5xNBD Onsite CON UCSD5 B230M2 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server CONFIGURING the SERVER Table 16 Drive Retention Service Options continued Service Description
17. extends the capabilities of the Cisco Unified Computing System using Intel s Xeon E7 2800 and E7 8800 Series multi core processors with 32 DIMM slots one mezzanine slot and up to two solid state drives SSDs Up to eight half width blade servers can be accommodated in the Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis The UCS B230 M2 server is shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server L 99007 i oe see eccco09 000000 iL n dm pru n ur E n dii P b di dh a de L P AA wh x pl ny m d E hs i y a 0 uf voi T Y a un la T cuor BUG gor rS ci LT Er 3 Th t rx Lm EI ae T i d io ES PA p nm d LAA Y end b d a ee ui e di i b f Vou S 1 E t di na E t E L DETAILED VIEWS DETAILED VIEWS Chassis Front View Figure 2 shows the front of the Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server Figure 2 Chassis Front View gt OL M Terme p fesa 3 Sorano Stoney 3 ssi m pen A sore m enne 3 Sorano rina Eni ie I eco 7 sete oe NN wo mwemwr 00000 po Notes 1 For more information regarding the KVM cable connection see ORDER OPTIONAL KVM CABLE on page 24 2 Each server has a blank plastic tag that pulls out of the front panel provided so you can add your own asset tracking label without interfering with the intended air flow
18. nt in Numbered Colored DIMM Slots DIMMs per CPU see Figure 7 on page 27 8 CPU 1 BO B1 DO D1 blue slots AO A1 CO C1 white slots CPU 2 BO B1 DO D1 blue slots AO A1 CO C1 white slots 162 CPU 1 BO B1 DO D1 blue slots A0 A1 CO C1 white slots B2 B3 D2 D3 yellow slots A2 A3 C2 C3 black slots CPU 2 BO B1 DO D1 blue slots AO A1 CO C1 white slots B2 B3 D2 D3 yellow slots A2 A3 C2 C3 black slots Notes 1 Four UCS MR 2X041RX C or UCS MR 2X082RX C DIMM kits per CPU 2 Eight UCS MR 2X041RX C or UCS MR 2X082RX C DIMM kits per CPU Caveats B The only supported DIMM configurations are shown in Table 5 on page 11 and Table 6 on page 11 The DIMMs are sold in matched pairs which must be installed in pairs shown in the tables Switching out one of the DIMMs within the matched pair will lead to memory errors Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 11 CONFIGURING the SERVER B DIMMs sold as kits are matched pairs and must remain together when installed in a particular pair of same colored blue white yellow or black pairs of slots B The B230 M2 server needs at least four DIMM pairs installed for each CPU for optimal performance B The DIMMs installed in slots for an absent CPU are not recognized 12 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 4 CHOOSE SOLID STATE DRIVES The standard disk driv
19. ollowing B DIMMs within the blade server can be of a different size B Your selected CPU s can have some effect on performance If two CPUs are used they must both be of the same type B Performance degradation can result from the following Mixing DIMM sizes and densities within a pair is not allowed and both DIMMs in the pair will be logically removed from the memory array Unevenly populating DIMMs between CPUs Populating channels with an odd number of total ranks for example mixing single rank and dual rank DIMMs Using anything other than 8 or 16 DIMMs per CPU properly placed in the system 28 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions and Weight Table 19 UCS B200 M2 Dimensions and Weight Parameter Value Height 1 95 in 50 mm Width 8 00 in 203 mm Depth 24 4 in 620 mm Weight 18 0 lbs 8 16 kg Notes 1 The system weight given here is an estimate for a fully configured system and will vary depending on the number of CPUs memory DIMMs and other optional items Power Specifications For configuration specific power specifications use the Cisco UCS Power Calculator at https mainstayadvisor com Go Cisco Cisco UCS Power Calculator aspx Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 29 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TII CISCO Americas Headquarters Asia Pacific Headquarters Europe Headquarters Cisco Systems Inc Cisco Systems USA Pt
20. pport Service for UCS B Partner Support Service for UCS Hardware Only Partner Support Service for UCS provides hardware and software support including triage support for third party software backed by Cisco technical resources and level three support 20 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server CONFIGURING the SERVER See Table 13 Table 13 Partner Support Service for UCS Product ID PID Service Level GSP On Site Description CON PSJ1 B230M2 CON PSJ2 B230M2 CON PSJ3 B230M2 CON PSJ4 B230M2 PSJ1 PSJ2 PSJ3 PSJ4 No No No No UCS SUPP PSS 8X5XNBD B230 M2 Blade Server UCS SUPP PSS 8X5X4 B230 M2 Blade Server UCS SUPP PSS 24X7X4 B230 M2 Blade Server UCS SUPP PSS 24X7X2 B230 M2 Blade Server Partner Support Service for UCS Hardware Only provides customers with replacement parts in as little as two hours See Table 14 Table 14 Partner Support Service for UCS Hardware Only Product ID PID Service Level GSP O n Site Description CON PSW2 B230M2 CON PSW3 B230M2 CON PSW4 B230M2 PSW2 PSW3 PSW4 No No No UCS W PL PSS 8X5X4 B230 M2 Blade Server UCS W PL PSS 24X7X4 B230 M2 Blade Server UCS W PL PSS 24X7X2 B230 M2 Blade Server Unified Computing Combined Support Service Combined Services makes it easier to purchase and manage required services under one contract SMARTnet services for UCS help increase the availability of your vital data center infrastructure and realize
21. r 2012 Standard 2 CPU 2 VMs Recovery Media MSWS 12 DC2S RM Windows Server 2012 Datacenter 2 CPU Unlimited VM Rec Media MSWS 12R2 ST2S RM Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 2 CPU 2 VMs Recovery Media MSWS 12R2 DC2S RM Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacen 2 CPU Unlimited VM Rec Media 18 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 8 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL A variety of service options are available as described in this section Unified Computing Warranty No Contract If you have noncritical implementations and choose to have no service contract the following coverage is supplied B Three year parts coverage Next business day NBD onsite parts replacement eight hours a day five days a week 90 day software warranty on media Ongoing downloads of BIOS drivers and firmware updates UCSM updates for systems with Unified Computing System Manager These updates include minor enhancements and bug fixes that are designed to maintain the compliance of UCSM with published specifications release notes and industry standards SMART net for UCS For support of the entire Unified Computing System Cisco offers the Cisco SMARTnet for UCS Service This service provides expert software and hardware support to help sustain performance and high availability of the unified computing environment Access to Cisco Technical Assistance Center TAC is provided around the clock from anywhere in the world For UCS blade server
22. s there is Smart Call Home which provides proactive embedded diagnostics and real time alerts For systems that include Unified Computing System Manager the support service includes downloads of UCSM upgrades The Cisco SMARTnet for UCS Service includes flexible hardware replacement options including replacement in as little as two hours There is also access to Cisco s extensive online technical resources to help maintain optimal efficiency and uptime of the unified computing environment You can choose a desired service listed in Table 11 Table 11 Cisco SMARTnet for UCS Service Product ID PID On Site Description CON PREM B230M2 Yes ONSITE 24X7X2 B230 M2 Blade Server CON OSP B230M2 Yes ONSITE 24X7X4 B230 M2 Blade Server CON OSE B230M2 Yes ONSITE 8X5X4 B230 M2 Blade Server CON OS B230M2 Yes ONSITE 8X5XNBD B230 M2 Blade Server CON S2P B230M2 NO SMARTNET 24X7X2 B230 M2 Blade Server CON SNTP B230M2 NO SMARTNET 24X7X4 B230 M2 Blade Server CON SNTE B230M2 NO SMARTNET 8X5X4 B230 M2 Blade Server CON SNT B230M2 NO SMARTNET 8X5XNBD B230 M2 Blade Server Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 19 CONFIGURING the SERVER SMARTnet for UCS Hardware Only Service For faster parts replacement than is provided with the standard Cisco Unified Computing System warranty Cisco offers the Cisco SMARTnet for UCS Hardware Only Service You can choose from two levels of advanced onsite parts replacement coverage in as little as four hours SMARTnet for U
23. the most value from your unified computing investment The more benefits you realize from the Cisco Unified Computing System Cisco UCS the more important the technology becomes to your business These services allow you to Optimize the uptime performance and efficiency of your UCS Protect your vital business applications by rapidly identifying and addressing issues Strengthen in house expertise through knowledge transfer and mentoring Improve operational efficiency by allowing UCS experts to augment your internal staff resources Enhance business agility by diagnosing potential issues before they affect your operations Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 21 CONFIGURING the SERVER You can choose a service listed in Table 15 Table 15 UCS Computing Combined Support Service Service On Product ID PID Level GSP Site Description CON NCF2 B230M2 NCF2 No CMB SPT SVC 24X7X2 B230 M2 Blade Server CON NCF2P B230M2 NCF2P Yes CMB SPT SVC 24X7X20S B230 M2 Blade Server CON NCF4P B230M2 NCF4P Yes CMB SPT SVC 24X7X40S B230 M2 Blade Server CON NCF4S B230M2 NCF4S Yes CMB SPT SVC 8X5X40S B230 M2 Blade Server CON NCFCS B230M2 NCFCS Yes CMB SPT SVC 8X5XNBDOS B230 M2 Blade Server CON NCFE B230M2 NCFE No CMB SPT SVC 8X5X4 B230 M2 Blade Server CON NCFP B230M2 NCFP No CMB SPT SVC 24X7X4 B230 M2 Blade Server CON NCFT B230M2 NCFT No CMB SPT SVC 8X5XNBD B230 M2 Blade Server Unified Computing Drive Retention Service With the Cisco Unifi
24. upport Rad VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise for 1 CPU 2 Yr Support Rad VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise for 1 CPU 3 Yr Support Rad VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise for 1 Processor 4 Year Support Rad VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise for 1 CPU 5 Yr Support Rad VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1 Processor 1 Year Support Rqd VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1 CPU 2 Yr Support Rad VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1 Processor 3 Year Support Rqd VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1 Processor 4 Year Support Rqd VMware vSphere 5 Enterprise Plus for 1 Processor 5 Year Support Rqd VMware vCenter 5 Server Standard 1 yr support required VMware vCenter 5 Server Standard 2 yr support required VMware vCenter 5 Server Standard 3 yr support required VMware vCenter 5 Server Standard 4 yr support required VMware vCenter 5 Server Standard 5 yr support required Acceptance of Terms Standalone VMW License for UCS Servers Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server 17 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 7 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT Choose the optional operating system media listed in Table 10 Table 10 OS Media Product ID PID PID Description RHEL 6 RHEL 6 Recovery Media Only Multilingual SLES 11 SLES 11 media only multilingual MSWS 08R2 STHV RM Windows Svr 2008 R2 ST 1 4CPU 5CAL Media MSWS 08RS ENHV RM Windows Svr 2008 R2 EN 1 8CPU 25CAL Media MSWS 08R2 DCHV RM Windows Svr 2008 R2 DC 1 8CPU 25CAL Media MSWS 12 ST2S RM Windows Serve
25. wo DIMM kits Each of the product IDs in Table 4 specifies two DIMMs Table 4 Available DDR3 DIMMs Product ID PID PID Description Voltage pues DIMM Pair Kit Options 2 DIMMs per kit UCS MR 2X041RX C 2x4GB DDR3 1333 MHz RDIMM PC3 10600 1R x4 1 35v 1 5 1 35 V 1 UCS MR 2X082RX C 2x8GB DDR3 1333 MHz RDIMM PC3 10600 2R x4 1 35v 1 5 1 35 V 2 UCS MR 2x162RX C 2x16GB DDR3 1333 MHz RDIMM PC3 10600 2R x4 1 35v 1 5 1 35 V 2 10 Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server CONFIGURING the SERVER Approved Configurations 1 1 CPU Configuration B 16 DIMMs capacity total B Select either four or eight DIMM kits eight or 16 DIMMs per CPU The DIMMs will be placed by the factory as shown in the following table Table 5 1 CPU Configuration DIMM Placement Number of DIMM Placement in Numbered Colored DIMM Slots DIMMs see Figure 7 on page 27 81 BO B1 DO D1 blue slots AO A1 CO C1 white slots 16 BO B1 DO D1 blue slots AO A1 CO C1 white slots B2 B3 D2 D3 yellow slots A2 A3 C2 C3 black slots Notes 1 Four UCS MR 2X041RX C or UCS MR 2X082RX C DIMM kits 2 Eight UCS MR 2X041RX C or UCS MR 2X082RX C DIMM kits 2 2 CPU Configuration B 32 DIMMs capacity total B Select either four or eight DIMM kits eight to 16 DIMMs per CPU The DIMMs will be placed by the factory as shown in the following table Table 6 2 CPU Configuration DIMM Placement Number of DIMM Placeme
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