Page 2 - CONTENTS
Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 2 CONTENTS OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DETAILED VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ch...
Page 3 - OVERVIEW; Figure 1
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) OVERVIEW 3 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. Building on the success of the Ci...
Page 4 - DETAILED VIEWS; Chassis Front View
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 4 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 5 - Chassis Rear View; Figure 3
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) DETAILED VIEWS 5 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 6 - 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) 6 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 7 - Description
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES 7 Storage controller ■ Embedded RAID (3 Gbs) • Embedded SATA-only RAID controller, supporting up to 4 SATA-only drives (RAID 0, 1, 10) • ROM5 embedded RAID upgrade...
Page 9 - CONFIGURING the SERVER
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 9 CONFIGURING the SERVER Follow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density SFF Rack Server: ■ STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU, page 10 ■ STEP 2 SELECT CPU(s), page 11 ■ STEP 3 S...
Page 10 - 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) 10 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 ■ Does not include power supply, CP...
Page 12 - Approved Configurations; Caveats
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 12 CONFIGURING the SERVER 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 13 - SELECT MEMORY; Figure 4
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 13 STEP 3 SELECT MEMORY The standard memory features are: ■ DIMMs — Clock speed: 1333 or 1600 MHz — Ranks per DIMM: 1, 2, or 4 — Operational voltage: dual voltage capable (1.5 V or 1.35 V...
Page 18 - SELECT RAID CONFIGURATION; Select RAID Options; Table 5 Available Embedded RAID Options
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 18 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 4 SELECT RAID CONFIGURATION The RAID controller choices are: ■ Embedded RAID (on motherboard) ■ Mezzanine RAID controller cards ■ Plug-in PCIe RAID controller cards Cisco can prov...
Page 20 - RAID Configuration Options; Table 7 Available Plug-In PCIe Card RAID Options
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 20 CONFIGURING the SERVER RAID Configuration Options R2XX-RAID0 Factory preconfigured RAID striping option Enable RAID 0 Setting. Requires a minimum of one hard drive. R2XX-RAID1 Factory preconfigured RAID mirr...
Page 22 - 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) 22 CONFIGURING the SERVER 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 24 - Select PCIe Option Cards; Table 9 Available PCIe Option Cards
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 24 CONFIGURING the SERVER 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) Select PCIe Opti...
Page 26 - ORDER OPTIONAL NETWORK CARD ACCESSORIES
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 26 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 28 - Figure 5
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 28 CONFIGURING the SERVER Figure 5 Network Card Connections
Page 29 - ORDER POWER SUPPLY; Power Supply PIDs
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 29 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 30 - Table 13 Available Power Cords
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 30 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 9 SELECT AC POWER CORD(s) Using Table 13 , 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 33 - 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) CONFIGURING the SERVER 33 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 34 - ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 34 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 11 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a computer chip (microcontroller) that can securely store artifacts used to authenticate the platform (server)....
Page 35 - 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) CONFIGURING the SERVER 35 STEP 12 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SD CARD MODULE (OPTIONAL) You can order one optional 16 GB Cisco Flexible Flash secure digital (SD) card. This SD card contains preloaded software fo...
Page 36 - ORDER OPTIONAL USB 2.0 DRIVE
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 36 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 13 ORDER OPTIONAL USB 2.0 DRIVE You may order one optional USB 2.0 drive. The USB drive ordering information is listed in Table 17 . See Figure 6 on page 47 for the location of th...
Page 37 - SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) CONFIGURING the SERVER 37 STEP 14 SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM Several operating systems are available from which to choose. Select one of the operating systems shown in Table 18 . Table 18 Operating Systems PID Des...
Page 38 - Operating Systems
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 38 CONFIGURING the SERVER VMW-VS5-STD-3A VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor, 3 Year, Support Required VMW-VS5-STD-4A VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 Processor, 4 Year, Support Required VMW-VS5-STD-5A VMw...
Page 39 - 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 39 STEP 15 SELECT OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT Select the optional operating system media listed in Table 19 . Table 19 OS Media Product ID (PID) PID Description RHEL-6 RHEL 6 Recovery Medi...
Page 40 - SELECT OPTIONAL VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE; Value Added Software
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 40 CONFIGURING the SERVER STEP 16 SELECT OPTIONAL VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE You can select from a variety of value-added software listed in Table 20 . Table 20 Value Added Software Product ID (PID) PID Description B...
Page 41 - 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) CONFIGURING the SERVER 41 STEP 17 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 42 - Unified Computing Warranty Plus Service
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 42 CONFIGURING the SERVER Unified Computing Warranty Plus Service For faster parts replacement than is provided with the standard Cisco Unified Computing System warranty, Cisco offers the Cisco Unified Computin...
Page 45 - 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) 45 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 46 - OPTIONAL STEP - ORDER PDU; PDU Options
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 46 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 47 - SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL; CHASSIS
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 47 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 48 - CPUs and DIMMs; Physical Layout
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 48 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 49 - Front of Server
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 49 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 50 - Memory Population Rules; DIMM Mixing Rules for C220 M3 Server
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 50 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Memory Population Rules When considering the memory configuration of your server, you should consider the following items: ■ For optimum performance, populate at least one DIMM per memo...
Page 51 - Recommended Memory Configuration
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 51 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 53 - Supported DIMM Populations
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 53 Supported DIMM Populations The supported DIMM populations are listed in Table 28 . Table 28 Supported DIMM Configurations CPU 1 DIMMs Total DIMMs for CPU 1 CPU 1 Capacity CPU 2 DIMMs To...
Page 54 - Low-Voltage DIMM Considerations; RAID Summary
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 54 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 55 - RACKS; Parameter
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 55 RACKS The Cisco R42610 rack (see Figure 8 ) is certified for Cisco UCS installation at customer sites and is suitable for the following equipment: ■ Cisco UCS B-Series servers and fabri...
Page 57 - PDUs; Figure 9
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 57 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 58 - KVM CABLE; KVM Cable
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 58 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 59 - 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 59 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 11 . The mounting locatio...
Page 60 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS; Dimensions and Weight; Table 31 UCS C220 M3 Dimensions and Weight
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 60 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions and Weight Power Specifications The general power specifications for the C220 M3 SFF server 450 W power supply are listed in Table 32 . Table 31 U...
Page 61 - Table 33 UCS C220 M3 LFF 650 W Power Supply Specifications
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 61 The general power specifications for the C220 M3 SFF server 650 W power supply are listed in Table 32 . For configuration-specific power specifications, use the Cisco UCS Power Calcu...
Page 62 - Environmental Specifications; Table 34 UCS C220 M3 Environmental Specifications
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) 62 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Environmental Specifications The power specifications for the C220 M3 server are listed in Table 34 . Table 34 UCS C220 M3 Environmental Specifications Parameter Minimum Temperature ...
Page 63 - Compliance Requirements; Table 35 UCS C-Series Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Cisco UCS Cisco UCS C220 M3 High-Density Rack Server (Small Form Factor Disk Drive Model) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 63 Compliance Requirements The regulatory compliance requirements for C-Series servers are listed in Table 35 . Table 35 UCS C-Series Regulatory Compliance Requirements Parameter Descri...
