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Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Storage
Drives are installed into front-panel drive bays that provide hot-pluggable access.
The server is orderable in three different versions, each with one of three different
front panel/backplane configurations
:
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Cisco UCS C240 (small form-factor (SFF) drives, with 24-drive backplane
and expander). Holds up to twenty-four 2.5-inch hard drives or solid state
drives.
•
Cisco UCS C240 (small form-factor (SFF) drives, with 16-drive backplane, no
expander). Holds up to sixteen 2.5-inch hard drives or solid state drives.
•
Cisco UCS C240 (large form-factor (LFF) drives, with 12-drive backplane and
expander). Holds up to twelve 3.5-inch hard drives.
The server also contains one internal USB port on the motherboard that you can
use with a USB thumb drive for additional storage.
The server also has two internal bays for SD cards.
Disk
Management
(RAID)
For a list of RAID
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controller options and required cabling, see
RAID Backup
There are two mounting points inside the chassis that can be used for RAID backup
units. This unit can be either of the following:
•
The LSI battery backup unit that can be used with LSI MegaRAID cards.
•
The SuperCap power module that can be used with LSI MegaRAID-CV cards.
Video
Resolution up to 1600x1200, 16bpp at 60 Hz. Up to 256 MB of video memory.
1. DIMM = dual inline memory module
2. DDR3 = double data rate, type 3
3.
VGA = video graphics array
4.
USB = universal serial bus
5.
PCIe = peripheral component interconnect express
6.
RAID = redundant array of independent disks
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Cisco UCS C240 Server Features (continued)
