- Front-loading drive bays 1—24 support 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.
- Optionally, front-loading drive bays 1 and 2 support 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
- Optionally, the two rear-loading drive bays support up to two 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives; or up to two 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
- Front-loading drive bays 1—8 support 2.5-inch NVMe PCIe SSDs only.
- Front-loading drive bays 9—24 support 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.
- The two rear-loading drive bays support up to two 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs only.
- Front-loading drive bays 1—8 support 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.
- Optionally, front-loading drive bays 1 and 2 support 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
- Optionally, the two rear-loading drive bays support up to two 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives; or up to two 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
- Front-loading drive bays 1—12 support 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.
- Optionally, front-loading drive bays 1 and 2 support 3.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
- Optionally, the two rear-loading drive bays support up to two 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives; or up to two 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
External Features
This topic shows the external features of the server versions.
For definitions of LED states, see Front-Panel LEDs.
Cisco UCS C240 M5 Server (SFF Drives, 24-Drive) Front Panel Features
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- UCSC-C240-M5SX: Drive bays 1—24 support SAS/SATA drives.
- UCSC-C240-M5SN: Drive bays 9—24 support SAS/SATA drives.
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Temperature status LED
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- UCSC-C240-M5SX: Drive bays 1 and 2 support NVMe PCIe SSDs.
- UCSC-C240-M5SN: Drive bays 1—8 support only NVMe PCIe SSDs.
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Power supply status LED
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Power button/power status LED
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Network link activity LED
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Unit identification button/LED
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Pull-out asset tag
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System status LED
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KVM connector (used with KVM cable that provides one DB-15 VGA, one DB-9 serial, and two USB connectors)
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Cisco UCS C240 M5 Server (SFF Drives, 8-Drive) Front Panel Features
The following figure shows the front panel features of the small form-factor (SFF) drive, 8-drive version of the server (UCSC-C240-M5S).
For definitions of LED states, see Front-Panel LEDs.
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UCSC-C240-M5S: Drive bays 1—8 support SAS/SATA drives.
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Temperature status LED
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UCSC-C240-M5S: Drive bays 1 and 2 support NVMe PCIe SSDs.
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Power supply status LED
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Power button/power status LED
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Network link activity LED
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Unit identification button/LED
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System status LED
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Pull-out asset tag
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KVM connector (used with KVM cable that provides one DB-15 VGA, one DB-9 serial, and two USB connectors)
Cisco UCS C240 M5 Server (LFF Drives, 12-Drive) Front Panel Features
The following figure shows the front panel features of the large form-factor (LFF) drive version of the server (UCSC-C240-M5L).
For definitions of LED states, see Front-Panel LEDs.
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UCSC-C240-M5L: Drive bays 1—12 support 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.
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Temperature status LED
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Drive bays 1 and 2 support 3.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
A size-converter drive sled is required to hold 2.5-inch SSDs.
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Power supply status LED
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Power button/power status LED
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Network link activity LED
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Unit identification button/LED
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KVM connector (used with KVM cable that provides one DB-15 VGA, one DB-9 serial, and two USB connectors)
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System health LED
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Pull-out asset tag
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Cisco UCS C240 M5 Server Rear Panel Features
The rear panel features are the same for all versions of the server.
For definitions of LED states, see Rear-Panel LEDs.
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PCIe riser 1 (PCIe slot 1, 2, 3), with the following options:
- 1—Slots 1 (x8), 2 (x16), 3 (x8); slot 3 requires CPU2.
- 1B—Slots 1 (x8), 2 (x8), 3 (x8); all slots supported by CPU1
See PCIe Slot Specifications for slot specifications.
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USB 3.0 ports (two)
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PCIe riser 2 (PCIe slots 4, 5, 6), with the following options:
- 2A—Slots 4 (x16), 5 (x16), and 6 (x8).
- 2B—Slots 4 (x8), 5 (x16), and 6 (x8); includes cable connector for rear-loading NVMe SSDs.
- 2C—With slots 4 (x8), 5 (x8), and 6 (x8); includes two cable connectors for rear-loading and front-loading NVMe SSDs.
- 2D—Slots 4 (x16), 5 (x8), and 6 (x8); includes cable connector for rear-loading NVMe SSDs. This riser version is available only in the NVMe-optimized server UCSC-C240-M5SN. Slot 4 is dedicated for an NVMe-switch card.
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Dual 1-Gb/10-Gb Ethernet ports (LAN1 and LAN2)
The dual LAN ports can support 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps, depending on the link partner capability.
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Rear 2.5-inch drive bays:
- Server PID UCSC-C240-M5SN supports up to two rear NVMe PCIe SSDs only.
- All other C240 M5 PIDs support up to two drives:
- When using a hardware-RAID controller card in the server, SAS/SATA drives or NVMe SSDs are supported in the rear bays.
- When using software RAID in the server, only NVMe SSDs are supported in the rear bays.
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VGA video port (DB-15 connector)
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Power supplies (two, redundant as 1+1)
See Power Specifications for specifications and supported options.
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1-Gb Ethernet dedicated management port
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Threaded holes for dual-hole grounding lug.
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Serial port (RJ-45 connector)
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Modular LAN-on-motherboard (mLOM) card slot (x16)
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Rear unit identification button/LED
Serviceable Component Locations
This topic shows the locations of the field-replaceable components and service-related items. The view in the following figure shows the server with the top cover removed.
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Front-loading drive bays.
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Power supplies (hot-swappable when redundant as 1+1)
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Cooling fan modules (six, hot-swappable)
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Rear 2.5-inch drive bays:
- Server PID UCSC-C240-M5SN supports up to two rear NVMe PCIe SSDs only.
- All other C240 M5 PIDs support up to two drives:
- When using a hardware-RAID controller card in the server, SAS/SATA drives or NVMe SSDs are supported in the rear bays.
- When using software RAID in the server, only NVMe SSDs are supported in the rear bays.
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DIMM sockets on motherboard (up to 12 per CPU)
Not visible under air baffle in this view.
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Trusted platform module (TPM) socket on motherboard (not visible in this view)
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CPUs and heatsinks (up to two)
Not visible under air baffle in this view.
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PCIe riser 2 (PCIe slots 4, 5, 6), with the following options:
- 2A—Slots 4 (x16), 5 (x16), and 6 (x8).
- 2B—Slots 4 (x8), 5 (x16), and 6 (x8); includes cable connector for rear-loading NVMe SSDs.
- 2C—With slots 4 (x8), 5 (x8), and 6 (x8); includes two cable connectors for rear-loading and front-loading NVMe SSDs.
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Supercap unit (RAID backup) mounting bracket
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Micro-SD card socket on PCIe riser 1
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Internal, vertical USB 3.0 port on motherboard
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PCIe riser 1 (PCIe slot 1, 2, 3), with the following options:
- 1A—Slots 1 (x8), 2 (x16), 3 (x8); slot 2 requires CPU2.
- 1B—Slots 1 (x8), 2 (x8), 3 (x8); all slots supported by CPU1
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Mini-storage module socket. Options:
- SD card module with two SD card slots
- M.2 module with slots for either two SATA M.2 drives or two NVMe M.2 drives
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Modular LOM (mLOM) card bay on chassis floor (x16 PCIe lane), not visible in this view
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Chassis intrusion switch (optional)
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Cisco modular RAID controller PCIe slot (dedicated slot)
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PCIe cable connectors for NVMe SSDs, only on these PCIe riser 2 options:
- 2B: One connector for rear NVMe SSDs.
- 2C: One connector for rear NVMe SSDs plus one connector for front-loading NVMe SSDs
- 2D: One connector for rear NVMe SSDs. (This riser version is available only in the NVMe-optimized server UCSC-C240-M5SN.)
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RTC battery, vertical socket
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Rear-drive backplane assembly
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Securing clips for GPU cards on air baffle
The Technical Specifications Sheets for all versions of this server, which include supported component part numbers, are at Cisco UCS Servers Technical Specifications Sheets (scroll down to Technical Specifications).
Summary of Server Features
The following table lists a summary of server features.
Feature
Description
Two rack-unit (2RU) chassis
Up to two CPUs from the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family. This includes CPUs from the following series:
- Intel Xeon Bronze 3XXX Processors
- Intel Xeon Silver 4XXX Processors
- Intel Xeon Gold 5XXX Processors
- Intel Xeon Gold 6XXX Processors
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8XXX Processors
24 DDR4 DIMM sockets on the motherboard (12 each CPU)
Multi-bit error protection
Multi-bit error protection is supported
BMC, running Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC) firmware.
Depending on your Cisco IMC settings, Cisco IMC can be accessed through the 1-Gb dedicated management port, the 1-Gb/10-Gb Ethernet LAN ports, or a Cisco virtual interface card.
Network and management I/O
- One 1-Gb Ethernet dedicated management port (RJ-45 connector)
- Two 1-Gb/10-Gb BASE-T Ethernet LAN ports (RJ-45 connectors) The dual LAN ports can support 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps, depending on the link partner capability.
- One RS-232 serial port (RJ-45 connector)
- One VGA video connector port (DB-15 connector)
- Two USB 3.0 ports
- One front-panel keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) connector that is used with the KVM cable, which provides two USB 2.0, one VGA, and one DB-9 serial connector.
One dedicated socket (x16 PCIe lane) that can be used to add an mLOM card for additional rear-panel connectivity.
Two power supplies, redundant as 1+1:
- AC power supplies 770 W AC each
- AC power supplies 1050 W AC each
- AC power supplies 1600 W AC each
- DC power supplies 1050 W DC each
Do not mix power supply types or wattages in the server.
The advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) 4.0 standard is supported.
Six hot-swappable fan modules for front-to-rear cooling.
Six horizontal PCIe expansion slots on two PCIe riser assemblies.
See PCIe Slot Specifications for specifications of the slots.
The PCIe bus slots in this server support the InfiniBand architecture.
The server is orderable in different versions, each with a different front panel/drive-backplane configuration.
- Cisco UCS C240 M5 (UCSC-C240-M5SX)—Small form-factor (SFF) drives, with 24-drive backplane.
- Front-loading drive bays 1—24 support 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.
- Optionally, front-loading drive bays 1 and 2 support 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
- Optionally, the two rear-loading drive bays support up to two 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives; or up to two 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
- Front-loading drive bays 1—8 support 2.5-inch NVMe PCIe SSDs only.
- Front-loading drive bays 9—24 support 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.
- The two rear-loading drive bays support up to two 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs only.
- Front-loading drive bays 1—8 support 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.
- Optionally, front-loading drive bays 1 and 2 support 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
- Optionally, the two rear-loading drive bays support up to two 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives; or up to two 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
- Front-loading drive bays 1—12 support 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.
- Optionally, front-loading drive bays 1 and 2 support 3.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
- Optionally, the two rear-loading drive bays support up to two 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives; or up to two 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs.
SAS/SATA drives are hot-swappable. NVMe SSDs are hot-pluggable, meaning that they must be shut down in the operating system before hot-removal.
The server can be ordered with a rear-drive backplane assembly that provides bays for two rear-loading, 2.5-inch drives:
- Server PID UCSC-C240-M5SN supports up to two rear NVMe PCIe SSDs only.
- All other C240 M5 PIDs support up to two drives:
- When using a hardware-RAID controller card in the server, SAS/SATA drives or NVMe SSDs are supported in the rear bays.
- When using software RAID in the server, only NVMe SSDs are supported in the rear bays.
The server has these internal storage options:
- One USB 3.0 port on the motherboard.
- One micro-SD card socket on PCIe riser 1.
- Mini-storage module socket, optionally with either:
- SD card carrier. Supports up to two SD cards.
- M.2 SSD carrier. Supports either two SATA M.2 SSDs or two NVMe M.2 SSDs.
- Cisco Boot-Optimized M.2 RAID Controller (module with two slots for SATA M.2 drives, plus an integrated SATA RAID controller that can control the two SATA M.2 drives in a RAID 1 array)
Other removable media
The SFF drives, 8-drive version of the server supports a front-loading DVD drive option.
The server has a dedicated internal socket that supports one of the following storage-controller options:
- A PCIe-style Cisco modular RAID controller card (SAS/SATA).
- A PCIe-style interposer card for the server’s embedded SATA RAID controller.
For a detailed list of storage controller options, see Supported Storage Controllers and Cables.
The server has a mounting bracket on the removable air baffle for one supercap unit that is used with the Cisco modular RAID controller card.
