Cisco UCS B420 M3 User manual

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CONTENTS
OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DETAILED VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Blade Server Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
BASE SERVER STANDARD CAPABILITIES and FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CONFIGURING the SERVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
STEP 4 CHOOSE DISK DRIVES (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
STEP 5 CHOOSE ADAPTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
STEP 6 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
STEP 7 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SECURE DIGITAL CARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
STEP 8 ORDER INTERNAL USB 2.0 DRIVE (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
STEP 9 ORDER FLASH-BACKED WRITE CACHE (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
STEP 10 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
STEP 11 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
STEP 12 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
STEP 13 CHOOSE LOCAL KVM I/O CABLE* (OPTIONAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
DIMM and CPU Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
DIMM Population Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Network Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
VIC 1240 and Port Expander for VIC 1240 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Connectivity Using the Cisco UCS 2208XP Fabric Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Connectivity using the Cisco UCS 2204XP Fabric Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Connectivity using the Cisco UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server
OVERVIEW
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OVERVIEW
Designed for enterprise performance and scalability, the Cisco® UCS B420 M3 Blade Server combines the
advantage of 4-socket computing with the cost-effective latest Intel® Xeon® E5-4600 v2 and E5-4600 series
processor family CPUs, for demanding virtualization and database workloads.
With industry-leading compute density, I/O bandwidth and memory footprint, the UCS B420 M3 is a
balanced, high-performance platform that complements the UCS blade server portfolio. The full-width UCS
B420 M3 supports 1.5 TB of memory and leverages UCS VIC technology for up to 160 Gb aggregate I/O
bandwidth.
The UCS B420 M3 is part of the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) that combines blade and rack servers
with networking and storage access into a single unified system. Centrally configured through unified,
model-based management, Cisco UCS simplifies and speeds deployment of enterprise-class applications
running in bare-metal, virtualized and cloud-computing environments.
Figure 1 Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server

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DETAILED VIEWS
DETAILED VIEWS
Blade Server Front View
Figure 2 is a detailed front view of the Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server.
Figure 2 Blade Server Front View
1Drive bay 1 8Power button and LED
2Drive bay 2 9Network link status LED
3Drive bay 3 10 Blade health LED
4Drive bay 4 11 Console connector1
Notes
1. For information about the KVM local I/O cable that plugs into the console connector (a cable is included with
every Cisco UCS 5100 Series blade server chassis accessory kit), see CHOOSE LOCAL KVM I/O CABLE*
(OPTIONAL) on page 34.
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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 7.
NOTE: The B420 M3 blade server requires UCS Manager (UCSM) to operate as part of
the UCS system.
■The B420 M3 with E5-4600 CPUs requires UCSM 2.0 (4b) or later
■The B420 M3 with E5-4600 v2 CPUs requires UCSM 2.2 (2c) or later
Table 1 Capabilities and Features
Capability/Feature Description
Blade server chassis The full-width UCS B420 M3 Blade Server mounts in a Cisco UCS 5100 series
blade server chassis
CPU Up to four Intel® E5-4600 v2 or E5-4600 series processor family CPUs.
2- and 4-CPU configurations are supported on the UCS B420 M3.
Chipset Intel® C600 series chipset
Memory 48 total slots for registered ECC DIMMs
I/O 3 configurable adapter slots:
■One slot supports the Cisco VIC 1240 adapter only.
■Two slots support Cisco adapters, Emulex and QLogic adapters, and Cisco
UCS Storage Accelerator adapters.
Storage controller Integrated LSI Logic SAS 2208R controller
■SAS/SATA/SSD support
■RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
■Optional 1 GB flash-backed write cache
Internal storage devices Four hot-plug 2.5” SFF drive bays
One internal USB 2.0 port
Two Cisco Flexible Flash secure digital card slots
Video The Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) provides video:
■Matrox G200e video controller
■Integrated 2D graphics core with hardware acceleration
■Supports all display resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 x 16 bpp resolution at
60 Hz
■24-bit color depth for all resolutions less than 1600x1200
■Up to 256 MB video memory

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Interfaces Front panel
■One console connector
(see CHOOSE LOCAL KVM I/O CABLE* (OPTIONAL) on page 34)
Power subsystem Integrated in the Cisco UCS 5100 series blade server chassis
Fans Integrated in the Cisco UCS 5100 series blade server chassis
Integrated management
processor
The built-in Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) GUI or CLI
interface enables you to monitor the server inventory, health, and system
event logs.
Table 1 Capabilities and Features (continued)
Capability/Feature Description

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CONFIGURING the SERVER
Follow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server:
■STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU, page 8
■STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S), page 9
■STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY, page 11
■STEP 4 CHOOSE DISK DRIVES (OPTIONAL), page 15
■STEP 5 CHOOSE ADAPTERS, page 17
■STEP 6 ORDER A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (OPTIONAL), page 21
■STEP 7 ORDER CISCO FLEXIBLE FLASH SECURE DIGITAL CARDS, page 22
■STEP 8 ORDER INTERNAL USB 2.0 DRIVE (OPTIONAL), page 23
■STEP 9 ORDER FLASH-BACKED WRITE CACHE (OPTIONAL), page 24
■STEP 10 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM AND VALUE-ADDED SOFTWARE, page 25
■STEP 11 CHOOSE OPERATING SYSTEM MEDIA KIT (OPTIONAL), page 28
■STEP 12 CHOOSE SERVICE and SUPPORT LEVEL, page 29
■STEP 13 CHOOSE LOCAL KVM I/O CABLE* (OPTIONAL), page 34

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STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU
Verify the product ID (PID) of the server as shown in Table 2.
The base Cisco UCS B420 M3 blade server does not include the following components. They must
be selected during product ordering:
■CPUs
■Memory
■Disk drives
■Cisco adapters (such as the VIC 1240, VIC 1280, and Port Expander for VIC 1240)
■Emulex and QLogic network adapters
■Cisco UCS Storage Accelerators (such as the Fusion-io and LSI Logic adapters)
Table 2 PID of the Base UCS B420 M3 Blade Server
Product ID (PID) Description
UCSB-B420-M3 UCS B420 M3 Blade Server with no CPU, memory, HDD, SSD, mLOM, or adapter
card
NOTE: Use the steps on the following pages to order servers with the
configurable components that you want configured in your servers.

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STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S)
The standard CPU features are:
■Intel Xeon processor E5-4600 v2 or E5-4600 series processor family CPUs
■Core counts of up to 12
■Cache sizes of up to 30 MB
Select CPUs
The supported Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 and E5-4600 series CPUs on the UCS B420 M3 are listed in
Table 3.
Table 3 Supported Intel CPUs: E5-4600 v2 and E5-4600 Series Processor Family CPUs
Product ID (PID) Intel
Number
Clock
Freq
(GHz)
Power
(W) Cache Size (MB) Cores QPI Highest DDR3 DIMM Clock Support (MHz)
Intel Xeon E5-4600 v21
Notes
1. When using E5-4600 v2 CPUs, the server must be controlled with UCS Manager (UCSM) version 2.2.
UCS-CPU-E54657LB E5-4657L v2 2.40 115 30 12 8 GT/s 1866
UCS-CPU-E54650B E5-4650 v2 2.40 95 25 10 8 GT/s 1866
UCS-CPU-E54640 E5-4640 v2 2.20 95 20 10 8 GT/s 1866
UCS-CPU-E54627B E5-4627 v2 3.3 130 16 87.2 GT/s 1866
UCS-CPU-E54620B E5-4620 v2 2.6 95 20 87.2 GT/s 1600
UCS-CPU-E54610B E5-4610 v2 2.3 95 16 87.2 GT/s 1600
UCS-CPU-E54607B E5-4607 v2 2.6 95 15 66.4 GT/s 1333
UCS-CPU-E54603B E5-4603 v2 2.2 95 10 46.4 GT/s 1333
Intel Xeon E5-4600
UCS-CPU-E5-4650 E5-4650 2.70 130 20 88 GT/s 1600
UCS-CPU-E5-4650L E5-4650L 2.60 115 20 88 GT/s 1600
UCS-CPU-E5-4640 E5-4640 2.40 95 20 88 GT/s 1600
UCS-CPU-E5-4620 E5-4620 2.20 95 16 87.2 GT/s 1333
UCS-CPU-E5-4617 E5-4617 2.90 130 15 67.2 GT/s 1600
UCS-CPU-E5-4610 E5-4610 2.40 95 15 67.2 GT/s 1333
UCS-CPU-E5-4607 E5-4607 2.20 95 12 66.4 GT/s 1066
UCS-CPU-E5-4603 E5-4603 2.00 95 10 46.4 GT/s 1066

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Supported Configurations
(1) Two-CPU Configuration
■Choose two identical CPUs from any one of the rows of Table 3. CPUs 1 and 2 will be
populated.
(2) Four-CPU Configuration
■Choose four identical CPUs from any one of the rows of Table 3.
Notes
■The system will run at the lowest CPU or DIMM clock speed. For example, when using
1600-MHz DIMMs with an E5-4603 CPU (which can only support up to 1066-MHz DIMMs), the
system will run at the lower speed of 1066 MHz.
■System speed is also dependent on how many DIMMs are populated per channel.
■For 2-CPU systems, only 24 DIMM slots are functional (channels A - H). See Table 10 on page
19 for supported adapter combinations in 2-CPU systems.
■For 4-CPU systems, all 48 DIMM slots are functional.

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STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY
The standard memory features are:
■DIMMs
— Clock speed: 1600 MHz
— Ranks per DIMM: up to 4
— Operational voltage: dual (1.5 or 1.35 V); default = 1.5 V
—Registered
■DDR3 ECC registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) or load-reduced DIMMS (LRDIMMS)
■Memory is organized with four memory channels per CPU, with up to three DIMMs per
channel (DPC), as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 UCS B420 M3 Memory Organization
CPU 1 CPU 2
48 DIMMS
4 memory channels per CPU
3 DIMMs per channel
CPU 3 CPU 4
Channel A
Channel B
Channel C
Channel D
Channel E
Channel F
Channel G
Channel H
Channel M
Channel N
Channel O
Channel P
Channel I
Channel J
Channel K
Channel L
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B2
C2
D2
I2
J2
K2
I2
M2
N2
O2
P2
E2
F2
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H2
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Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2
E0 E1
F0 F1
G0 G1
H0 H1
Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2
Bank 0 Bank 1 Bank 2
M0 M1
N0 N1
O0 O1
P0 P1
I0I1
J0J1
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Choose DIMMs and Memory Mirroring
Select the memory configuration and whether or not you want the memory mirroring option.
The supported memory DIMMs and the mirroring option are listed in Table 4.
When memory mirroring is enabled, the memory subsystem simultaneously writes identical data
to two adjacent channels. If a memory read from one of the channels returns incorrect data due
to an uncorrectable memory error, the system automatically retrieves the data from the other
channel. A transient or soft error in one channel does not affect the mirrored data, and
operation continues unless there is a simultaneous error in exactly the same location on a DIMM
and its mirrored DIMM. Memory mirroring reduces the amount of memory available to the
operating system by 50% because only one of the two populated channels provides data.
Notes
■DIMM configuration rules:
— The minimum configuration is 1 DIMM per CPU
— The order in which DIMMs must be installed in a channel is Bank 0 (blue socket),
then Bank 1 (black socket), then Bank 2 (white socket).
— You cannot mix DIMM capacities within a bank
— You can mix DIMM capacities within a channel
— You cannot mix RDIMMs with LRDIMMs
Table 4 Supported DDR3 DIMMs and Memory Mirroring Option
Product ID (PID) PID Description Voltage Ranks
/DIMM
DIMM Options
UCS-ML-1X324RZ-A 32 GB DDR3-1866-MHz1LRDIMM/PC3-12800/4R/x4/1.35v
Notes
1. 1866-MHz DIMMs are only supported with E5-4600 v2 CPUs
1.5V 4
UCS-ML-1X324RY-A 32 GB DDR3-1600-MHz LRDIMM/PC3-12800/4R/x4/1.35 1.35/1.5 V 4
UCS-ML-1X162RZ-A 16 GB DDR3-1866-MHz1RDIMM/PC3-14900/2R/x4/1.5v 1.5V 2
UCS-MR-1X162RY-A 16 GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM PC3-12800/2R/x4/1.35v 1.35/1.5 V 2
UCS-ML-1X082RZ-A 8 GB DDR3-1866-MHz1RDIMM/PC3-12800/2R/x4/1.25v 1.5 V 2
UCS-MR-1X082RY-A 8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM PC3-12800/2R/x4/1.35v 1.35/1.5 V 2
UCS-MR-1X041RY-A 4GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM PC3-12800/1R/x4/1.35v 1.35/1.5 V 1
Memory Mirroring Option
N01-MMIRROR Memory mirroring option

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— DIMMs default to performance mode (1.5 V). To run DIMMs in power-savings mode
(1.35 V), change the server BIOS settings.
■To optimize memory performance:
— Configure DIMMs identically for each CPU
— Fill banks equally across the CPU. See DIMM population guidelines in Table 24,
Table 25, and Table 26 on page 39.
—Populatelessthan3DPC
— Select DIMMs with the highest clock speed for a given processor
■For systems implementing 3-DPC with E5-4600 series processor family CPUs:
— Maximum memory speed for 1600-MHz DIMMs is 1333 MHz when using 16 GB DIMMs
with E5-4650, E5-4640, or E5-4617 CPUs. Maximum memory speed for all other
configurations is 1066 MHz.
— Memory always runs at 1.5 V regardless if the BIOS setting is low-power mode
(1.35 V) or performance mode (1.5 V)
■For systems shipping wit E5-4600 v2 series processor family CPUs, DIMM speeds are as shown
in Table 5.
For more information regarding memory, see DIMM and CPU Layout on page 37.
Table 5 DIMM Speeds for Systems Shipping with E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs
For Systems Shipping with E5-4600 v2 Series CPUs
DIMM
speeds DPC 1333 Capable v2 CPU 1600 Capable v2 CPU 1866 Capable v2 CPU
LRDIMM RDIMM LRDIMM RDIMM LRDIMM RDIMM
1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V 1.35V 1.5V
1600
DIMM 1DPC 1333 1333 1333 1333 1600 1600 1333 1600 1600 1600 1333 1600
2DPC 1333 1333 1333 1333 1600 1600 1333 1600 1600 1600 1333 1600
3DPC 1066 1066 NA 1066 1066 1066 NA 16 GB -
1333 1066 1066 NA 16 GB - 1333
8 GB -
1066 8 GB - 1066
1866
DIMM
(1.5V only)
1DPC NA 1333 NA 1333 NA 1600 NA 1600 NA 1866 NA 1866
2DPC NA 1333 NA 1333 NA 1600 NA 1600 NA 1866 NA 1866
3 DPC NA 1066 NA 1066 NA 1066 NA 16 GB -
1333 NA 1066 NA 1333
8 GB -
1066

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Supported Configurations
(1) Without memory mirroring:
■Select from 1 to 12 DIMMs per CPU (note that there are 12 DIMM slots per CPU). There must
be at least 1 DIMM per CPU.
(2) With memory mirroring:
■Select 4 DIMMs per CPU (installed in bank 0), 8 DIMMs per CPU (installed in banks 0, 1), or 12
DIMMs per CPU (installed in banks 0, 1, 2).

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STEP 4 CHOOSE DISK DRIVES (OPTIONAL)
The UCS B420 M3 can be ordered with or without drives. The B420 M3 provides:
■Four hot plug 2.5” SFF drive bays
■An embedded LSI 2208R RAID controller to provide RAID 0/1/5/10.
Choose Drives
The supported drives in the UCS B420 M3 are listed in Table 6.
NOTE: The UCS B420 M3 blade server meets the external storage target and switch
certifications as described in the following link:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/interoperabilit
y/matrix/Matrix8.html#wp323852
Table 6 Supported Hot Plug Drives
Product ID (PID) PID Description Drive
Type Capacity
HDDs
UCS-HDD900GI2F106 900 GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 900 GB
A03-D600GA2 600 GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 600 GB
UCS-HDD300GI2F105 300 GB 6Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF HDD SAS 300 GB
A03-D300GA2 300 GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD SAS 300 GB
A03-D1TBSATA 1 TB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF HDD SATA 1 TB
A03-D500GC3 500 GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF HDD SATA 500 GB
SSDs
UCS-SD800G0KS2-EP 800 GB SAS 2.5" Enterprise Performance SSD SAS 800 GB
UCS-SD400G0KS2-EP 400 GB SAS 2.5" Enterprise Performance SSD SAS 400 GB
UCS-SD400G0KA2-G 400 GB SATA 2.5" Enterprise Value SSD SATA 400 GB
UCS-SD200G0KS2-EP 200 GB SAS 2.5” Enterprise Performance SSD SAS 200 GB
UCS-SD100G0KA2-G 100 GB SATA 2.5" Enterprise Value SSD SATA 100 GB
UCS-SD100G0KA2-E 100 GB SATA Std Height 15mm SSD SATA 100 GB

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Supported Configurations
■Select 1, 2, 3, or 4 of the drives listed in Table 6.
Notes
■When creating a RAID volume, mixing different capacity drives causes the system to use the
lowest-capacity drive.
■Mixing of drive types is supported, but performance may be impacted. RAID volumes should
use the same media type.

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STEP 5 CHOOSE ADAPTERS
The adapter offerings are:
■Cisco Virtual Interface Cards (VICs)
Cisco-developed Virtual Interface Cards (VICs) provide flexibility to create multiple NIC and HBA
devices. The VICs also support UCS Fabric Extender technologies.
■Converged Network Adapters (CNAs)
Emulex and QLogic Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) consolidate Ethernet and Storage (FC)
traffic on the Cisco Unified Fabric.
■Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator Adapters
Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator adapters are designed specifically for the Cisco UCS B-series M3
blade servers and integrate seamlessly to allow improvement in performance and relief of I/O
bottlenecks.
Table 7 shows supported adapter slot configurations.
You must install at least one adapter in one of the three adapter slots. Also see Network
Connectivity on page 42 for more information.
To help ensure that your operating system is compatible with the cards 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
Choose an Adapter
The supported adapters are listed in Table 7.
Table 7 Supported Adapters
Product ID (PID) PID Description
Virtual Interface Cards (VICs)
UCSB-MLOM-40G-01 VIC 1240. Dual 2x10 Gb for UCS M3 Blade Servers. Installed in adapter slot 1
only.
UCSB-MLOM-PT-01 Cisco UCS Port Expander for VIC 1240. Enables an additional dual 2x10 Gb for
the VIC 1240, installed in adapter slot 2 only.
UCS-VIC-M82-8P VIC 1280. Dual 4x10 Gb Virtual Interface Card
Converged Network Adapter (CNAs)
UCSB-MEZ-QLG-03 Cisco UCS CNA M73KR-Q QLogic Adapter (dual-port 10 Gb)
UCSB-MEZ-ELX-03 Cisco UCS CNA M73KR-E Emulex (dual-port 10 Gb)
Cisco UCS Storage Accelerators
UCSB-F-FIO-785M Cisco UCS 785 GB MLC Fusion ioDrive2
UCSB-F-FIO-365M Cisco UCS 365 GB MLC Fusion ioDrive2

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“Adapter 1,” “Adapter 2,” and “Adapter 3” refer to the UCSM naming convention for the
adapter slots (this document uses the UCSM naming convention). In the server BIOS and on the
motherboard, the corresponding slots are labeled as “mLOM,” “Mezz 1,” and “Mezz 2,”
respectively. See Table 8.
Supported Configurations
(1) 4-CPU System Configuration
■Select an adapter combination in accordance with Table 9.
UCSB-F-LSI-400S LSI 400 GB SLC WarpDrive
Table 8 Adapter Slot Naming
Server BIOS and Motherboard Slot Naming UCSM Slot Naming
mLOM (VIC 1240 only) Adapter 1
Mezz1 Adapter 2
Mezz2 Adapter 3
Table 9 Supported Adapter1Combinations (4-CPU Configuration)
Adapter Slot 1 Adapter Slot 2 Adapter Slot 3 Total Available Bandwidth
2 x 2208 XP 2 x 2204 XP 2 x 2104 XP
VIC 1240 Not populated Not populated 40 Gb
Figure 11on
page 46
20 Gb
Figure 23 on
page 55
20 Gb
Figure 35 on
page 64
VIC 1240 Not populated VIC 1280 120 Gb
Figure 12on
page 46
60 Gb
Figure 24 on
page 55
40 Gb
Figure 36 on
page 64
Not populated Not populated VIC 1280 80 Gb
Figure 13on
page 47
40 Gb
Figure 25 on
page 56
20 Gb
Figure 37 on
page 65
VIC 1240 Not populated Emulex or QLogic
adapter
60 Gb
Figure 14on
page 47
40 Gb
Figure 26 on
page 56
40 Gb
Figure 38 on
page 65
VIC 1240 Port Expander Card
for VIC 1240
Not populated 80 Gb
Figure 15on
page 48
40 Gb
Figure 27 on
page 57
Network I/O
not supported2
Not populated Not populated Emulex or QLogic
adapter
20 Gb
Figure 16on
page 49
20 Gb
Figure 28 on
page 57
20 Gb
Figure 39 on
page 66
Not populated Emulex or QLogic
adapter
Emulex or QLogic
adapter
40 Gb
Figure 17on
page 49
40 Gb
Figure 29 on
page 58
Network I/O
not supported2
Table 7 Supported Adapters (continued)
Product ID (PID) PID Description

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server
CONFIGURING the SERVER
19
(1) 2-CPU System Configuration
■Select an adapter combination in accordance with Table 10.
VIC 1240 Port Expander Card
for VIC 1240
VIC 1280 160 Gb
Figure 18on
page 50
80 Gb
Figure 30 on
page 59
Network I/O
not supported2
VIC 1240 Not populated Cisco UCS Storage
Accelerator3
40 Gb
Figure 19on
page 51
20 Gb
Figure 31 on
page 60
20 Gb
Figure 40 on
page 66
VIC 1240 Cisco UCS Storage
Accelerator3
Cisco UCS Storage
Accelerator3
40 Gb
Figure 20on
page 51
20 Gb
Figure 32 on
page 60
20 Gb
Figure 41 on
page 67
Not populated Cisco UCS Storage
Accelerator
VIC 1280 80 Gb
Figure 21on
page 52
40 Gb
Figure 33 on
page 61
20 Gb
Figure 42 on
page 67
VIC 1240 Cisco UCS Storage
Accelerator
VIC 1280 120 Gb
Figure 22on
page 53
60 Gb
Figure 34 on
page 62
40 Gb
Figure 43 on
page 68
Notes
1. In the server BIOS and on the motherboard, “Adapter 1,” “Adapter 2,” and “Adapter 3” are labeled as “mLOM,”
“Mezz 1,” and “Mezz 2,” respectively
2. The 2104XP fabric extender is not compatible with any network I/O card installed in adapter slot 2. However, a
Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator may be installed in adapter slot 3 if it is available.
3. This combination requires that both Storage Accelerators be identical.
Table 10 Supported Adapter1Combinations (2-CPU Configuration)
Adapter Slot 1 Adapter Slot 22Adapter Slot 3 Total Available Bandwidth
2 x 2208XP 2 x 2204 XP 2 x 2104 XP
VIC 1240 Not populated Not populated 40 Gb
Figure 11 on
page 46
20 Gb
Figure 23 on
page 55
20 Gb
Figure 35 on
page 64
VIC 1240 Not populated VIC 1280 120 Gb
Figure 12 on
page 46
60 Gb
Figure 24 on
page 55
40 Gb
Figure 36 on
page 64
VIC 1240 Not populated Emulex or QLogic
adapter
60 Gb
Figure 14 on
page 47
40 Gb
Figure 26 on
page 56
40 Gb
Figure 38 on
page 65
VIC 1240 Port Expander
Card for VIC
1240
Not populated 80 Gb
Figure 15 on
page 48
40 Gb
Figure 27 on
page 57
Network I/O not
supported3
Not populated Not populated Emulex or QLogic
adapter
20 Gb
Figure 16 on
page 49
20 Gb
Figure 28 on
page 57
20 Gb
Figure 39 on
page 66
Table 9 Supported Adapter1Combinations (4-CPU Configuration) (continued)
Adapter Slot 1 Adapter Slot 2 Adapter Slot 3 Total Available Bandwidth

Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server
20
CONFIGURING the SERVER
VIC 1240 Port Expander
Card for VIC
1240
VIC 1280 160 Gb
Figure 18 on
page 50
80 Gb
Figure 30 on
page 59
Network I/O not
supported3
VIC 1240 Not populated Cisco UCS
Storage
Accelerator
40 Gb
Figure 19 on
page 51
20 Gb
Figure 31 on
page 60
20 Gb
Figure 40 on
page 66
Notes
1. In the server BIOS and on the motherboard, “Adapter 1,” “Adapter 2,” and “Adapter 3” are labeled as
“mLOM,” “Mezz 1,” and “Mezz 2,” respectively
2. Only the Port Expander for VIC 1240 is functional in adapter slot 2 in 2-CPU configurations
3. The 2104XP fabric extender is not compatible with any network I/O card installed in adapter slot 2.
Table 10 Supported Adapter1Combinations (2-CPU Configuration) (continued)
Adapter Slot 1 Adapter Slot 22Adapter Slot 3 Total Available Bandwidth