Page 3 - CONTENTS
Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 3 CONTENTS Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 5 - OVERVIEW; Figure 1
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) OVERVIEW 5 OVERVIEW The Cisco® UCS C220 M3 rack server is designed for performance and density over a wide range of business workloads from web serving to distributed database. The enterprise-class UCS C220 M3 ...
Page 6 - DETAILED VIEWS; Chassis Front View
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 6 DETAILED VIEWS DETAILED VIEWS Chassis Front View Figure 2 shows the Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density SFF Rack Server. Figure 2 Chassis Front View For more information about the KVM cable connection, see KVM CAB...
Page 7 - Chassis Rear View; Figure 3
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) DETAILED VIEWS 7 Chassis Rear View Figure 3 shows the external features of the rear panel. Figure 3 Chassis Rear View 1 Power supplies (up to two) 6 One 10/100/1000 Ethernet dedicated management port 2 Slot 2: ...
Page 8 - BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES; Table 1 Capabilities and Features
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 8 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 pa...
Page 9 - Description
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES 9 Video The Emulex Pilot 3 Integrated Baseboard Management Controller provides video: ■ Matrox G200e video controller ■ Integrated 2D graphics core with hardware a...
Page 11 - CONFIGURING the SERVER
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 11 CONFIGURING the SERVER Follow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density SFF Rack Server: ■ STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU, page 12 ■ STEP 2 SELECT CPU(s), page 13 ■ STEP 3 ...
Page 12 - VERIFY SERVER SKU; Table 2 PID of the C220 M3 High-Density SFF Rack Base Server
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 12 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU Verify the product ID (PID) of the server as shown in Table 2 . The Cisco C220 M3 server: ■ Includes one tool-less rail kit (UCSC-RAIL1) ■ Does not include pow...
Page 15 - Approved Configurations; Caveats
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 15 Approved Configurations (1) 1-CPU configurations: ■ Select any one CPU listed in Table 3 . (2) 2-CPU Configurations: ■ Select two identical CPUs from any one of the rows of Table 3 on ...
Page 16 - SELECT MEMORY; Figure 4
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 16 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 3 SELECT MEMORY The standard memory features are: ■ DIMMs — Clock speed: 1866, 1600, or 1333 MHz — Ranks per DIMM: 1, 2, or 4 — Operational voltage: 1.5 V or 1.35 V — Registered o...
Page 20 - Table 5 DIMM Memory Speeds
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 20 CONFIGURING the SERVER Caveats ■ System speed is dependent on how many DIMMs are populated per channel. See Table 5 for details. ■ For optimum performance, do not mix DIMMs with different frequencies. If you...
Page 22 - SELECT RAID CONFIGURATION
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 22 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 4 SELECT RAID CONFIGURATION The RAID controller choices are: (1) Embedded RAID (on motherboard) (2) Mezzanine RAID controller cards (not supported in 1-CPU configurations) (3) PCI...
Page 24 - Table 8 Available PCIe RAID Controller Options; Table 7 Available Mezzanine Card RAID Options
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 24 CONFIGURING the SERVER UCSC-RAID-11-C220 Cisco UCSC RAID SAS 2008M-8i Mezzanine Card (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 supported), operating at 6 Gbs. ■ Supports up to eight internal SAS+SATA drives. SAS and SATA dr...
Page 25 - Super Capacitor Option
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 25 UCS-RAID-9285CV-E orUCS-RAID9286CV-8E LSI MegaRAID SAS 9285CV-8e or 9286CV-8e (RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10) ■ Supports from one to eight external SAS ports (up to 240 external drives). ■ Inclu...
Page 29 - SELECT HARD DISK DRIVES (HDDs) or SOLID STATE DRIVES
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 29 STEP 5 SELECT HARD DISK DRIVES (HDDs) or SOLID STATE DRIVES (SSDs) The standard disk drive features are: ■ 2.5-inch small form factor ■ Hot-pluggable ■ Sled-mounted Select Drives The a...
Page 31 - Select PCIe Option Cards
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 31 STEP 6 SELECT PCIe OPTION CARD(s) The standard PCie card offerings are: ■ Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) ■ Network Interface Cards (NICs) ■ Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) ■ UCS Storage Ac...
Page 34 - ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 34 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 7 ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES Copper twinax cables and SFP optical modules may be ordered to support the two-port network cards that are available with the server. Cho...
Page 36 - Table 14 PCIe Card Compatibility
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 36 CONFIGURING the SERVER Table 14 PCIe Card Compatibility PCIe Cards Twinax Cables Cisco SFP Modules SFP-10G-SR DS-SFP-FC8G-SW Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) UCSC-PCIE-BSFP (Broadcom 57712 Dual Port 10Gb SF...
Page 37 - Figure 5
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 37 Figure 5 Network Card Connections
Page 38 - ORDER POWER SUPPLY; Power Supply PIDs
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 38 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 8 ORDER POWER SUPPLY The C220 M3 SFF server accommodates two power supplies. A lightly loaded server can operate from one 650 W power supply. A fully loaded server might need to b...
Page 39 - Table 16 Available Power Cords
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 39 STEP 9 SELECT AC POWER CORD(s) Using Table 16 , select the appropriate AC power cords. You can select a minimum of no power cords and a maximum of two. If you select the option R2XX-DM...
Page 42 - ORDER OPTIONAL REVERSIBLE CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM; Cable Management Arm
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 42 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 10 ORDER OPTIONAL REVERSIBLE CABLE MANAGEMENT ARM The reversible cable management arm mounts on either the right or left slide rails at the rear of the server and is used for cabl...
Page 43 - ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL)
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 43 STEP 11 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a computer chip (microcontroller) that can securely store artifacts used to authenticate the platfor...
Page 44 - ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SD CARD MODULE (OPTIONAL); PID Description
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 44 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 12 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SD CARD MODULE (OPTIONAL) You can order up to two optional preloaded 16 GB Cisco Flexible Flash secure digital (SD) cards. The first SD card contains...
Page 45 - ORDER OPTIONAL USB 2.0 DRIVE
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 45 STEP 13 ORDER OPTIONAL USB 2.0 DRIVE You can order one optional USB 2.0 drive. The USB drive ordering information is listed in Table 21 . See Figure 6 on page 57 for the location of th...
Page 46 - SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 46 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 14 SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE Several operating systems and value-added software programs are available. Select as desired from Table 22 . Table 22 OSs and V...
Page 47 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 47 Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL-2S-1G-1A RHEL/2 Socket/1 Guest/1Yr Svcs Required RHEL-2S-1G-3A RHEL/2 Socket/1 Guest/3Yr Svcs Required RHEL-2S-4G-1A RHEL/2 Socket/4 Guest/1Yr Svcs Requir...
Page 48 - VMware 5
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 48 CONFIGURING the SERVER VMware 5 VMW-VS5-STD-1A VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor, 1 Year, Support Rqd VMW-VS5-STD-2A VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor, 2 Year, Support Rqd VMW-VS5-STD-3A VMwa...
Page 49 - SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT; OS Media
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 49 STEP 15 SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT Select the optional operating system media listed in Table 23 . Table 23 OS Media Product ID (PID) PID Description RHEL-6 RHEL 6 Recovery Medi...
Page 50 - SELECT SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL; Unified Computing Warranty, No Contract
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 50 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 16 SELECT 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 imple...
Page 51 - SMARTnet for UCS Hardware Only Service
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 51 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 ...
Page 52 - Unified Computing Combined Support Service; Partner Support Service for UCS
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 52 CONFIGURING the SERVER 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. ...
Page 53 - NCFCS; NCFE
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 53 You can choose a service listed in Table 28 . Unified Computing Drive Retention Service With the Cisco Unified Computing Drive Retention (UCDR) Service, you can obtain a new disk drive...
Page 55 - Racks and Rack Options
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACK(s) 55 OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER RACK(s) The optional R42610 rack is available from Cisco for the C-Series servers, including the C220 M3 SFF server. This rack is a standard 19-inch rack a...
Page 56 - OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU; PDU Options
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 56 OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU An optional power distribution unit (PDU) is available from Cisco for the C-Series rack servers, including theC220 M3 server. This PDU is available in a ze...
Page 57 - SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL; CHASSIS
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 57 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL CHASSIS An internal view of the C220 M3 chassis with the top cover removed is shown in Figure 6 . Figure 6 C220 M3 SFF With Top Cover Off 1 Drives (hot-swappable, ...
Page 58 - CPUs and DIMMs; Physical Layout
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 58 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL CPUs and DIMMs Physical Layout Each CPU has four DIMM channels: ■ CPU1 has channels A, B, C, and D ■ CPU2 has channels E, F, G, and H Each DIMM channel has two banks: bank 1 and bank 2....
Page 59 - Front of Server
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 59 Figure 7 Physical Layout of CPU DIMM Channels and Banks C1 C2 D1 D2 B2 B1 A2 A1 G1 G2 H2 H1 F2 F1 E1 E2 Front of Server CPU1 CPU2 331707
Page 60 - Memory Population Rules; DIMM Parameter
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 60 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Memory Population Rules When considering the memory configuration of your server, you should consider the following items: ■ Each channel has two DIMM slots (for example, channel A = sl...
Page 61 - DIMM Population Order; DIMM Population Order per CPU
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 61 DIMM Population Order Populate the DIMMs for a CPU according to Table 33 . Table 33 DIMM Population Order per CPU DIMMs per CPU Populate CPU 1 Slots Populate CPU 2 Slots 1 A1 E1 2 A1, B...
Page 62 - Recommended Memory Configuration
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 62 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Recommended Memory Configuration This section explains the recommended DIMM population order rules for the C220 M3 server. ■ All DIMMs must be DDR3 DIMMs. ■ Do not mix: — DIMMs with dif...
Page 63 - Supported DIMM Populations
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 63 Supported DIMM Populations The supported DIMM populations are listed in Table 35 . Table 35 Supported DIMM Configurations CPU 1 DIMMs Total DIMMs for CPU 1 CPU 1 Capacity CPU 2 DIMMs To...
Page 64 - Low-Voltage DIMM Considerations
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 64 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Low-Voltage DIMM Considerations The C220 M3 server can be ordered with dual-voltage (1.5/1.35 V) DIMMs only. Note the following considerations: ■ Low-voltage DIMMs within the server mus...
Page 65 - RAID Details
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 65 RAID Details The available RAID configurations are shown in this section. (1) 1-CPU Configurations Mezzanine cards are not supported for 1-CPU configurations, Therefore, only the follow...
Page 66 - Figure 8
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 66 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RAID Option ROM (OPROM) Settings The server contains an Option ROM (OPROM) for the PCIe slots. The server has a finite amount of option ROM with which it can boot up devices. Go into th...
Page 67 - Serial Port Details; Figure 9
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 67 Serial Port Details The pinout details of the rear RJ-45 serial port connector are shown in Figure 9 . Figure 9 Serial Port (Female RJ-45 Connector) Pinout 1 2345678 Pin Serial Port (RJ...
Page 68 - Upgrade and Servicing-Related Parts
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 68 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Upgrade and Servicing-Related Parts This section lists the upgrade and servicing-related parts you may need during the life of your server. Some of these parts are configured with every...
Page 69 - Drive Blanking Panels; Adding an Additional CPU (with CPU heat sink)
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 69 Drive Blanking Panels A drive blanking panel (N20-BBLKD=) must be installed if you remove a disk drive from a UCS server. These panels are required to maintain system temperatures at sa...
Page 70 - Thermal Grease (with syringe applicator) for CPU to Heatsink Seal
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 70 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220/install/replace.html#wp1233864 Thermal Grease (with syringe applicator) for CPU to Heatsink Seal Thermal grease must be a...
Page 71 - RACKS; Parameter
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 71 RACKS The Cisco R42610 rack (see Figure 10 ) is certified for Cisco UCS installation at customer sites and is suitable for the following equipment: ■ Cisco UCS B-Series servers and fabr...
Page 73 - PDUs
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 73 PDUs Cisco RP Series Power Distribution Units (PDUs) offer power distribution with branch circuit protection. Cisco RP Series PDU models distribute power to up to 24 outlets. The archit...
Page 74 - KVM CABLE; KVM Cable
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 74 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 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 ports for a keyboard and mouse. With this ca...
Page 75 - Motherboard USB and SD Ports, and RAID Card Backup Location
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 75 Motherboard USB and SD Ports, and RAID Card Backup Location The C220 M3 SFF motherboard has a general-purpose USB socket, and two SD sockets as shown in Figure 13 . The mounting locatio...
Page 76 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS; Dimensions and Weight
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 76 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions and Weight Power Specifications The general power specifications for the C220 M3 SFF server 450 W (AC) power supply are listed in Table 40 . Table...
Page 78 - Table 42 UCS C240 M3 SFF Power Specifications 930 W DC power supply)
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 78 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS The general power specifications for the C220 M3 SFF server 930 W (DC) power supply are listed in Table 42 For configuration-specific power specifications, use the Cisco UCS Power Ca...
Page 79 - Environmental Specifications; Table 43 UCS C220 M3 Environmental Specifications
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 79 Environmental Specifications The power specifications for the C220 M3 server are listed in Table 43 . Table 43 UCS C220 M3 Environmental Specifications Parameter Minimum Temperature ...
Page 80 - Compliance Requirements; Table 44 UCS C-Series Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 80 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Compliance Requirements The regulatory compliance requirements for C-Series servers are listed in Table 44 . Table 44 UCS C-Series Regulatory Compliance Requirements Parameter Descri...
