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  • Page 1 Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server ISCO YSTEMS UBLICATION ISTORY 170 W ASMAN , CA, 95134 17, 2016 CTOBER CISCO...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    VIC 1340/1240 and Port Expander ........47 Connectivity Using the Cisco UCS 2304 Fabric Extender ..... . 48 Connectivity Using the Cisco UCS 2208XP Fabric Extender .

  • Page 3: Overview

    UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis means the UCS B420 can handle up to 3 TB of memory without compromise to CPU speed or core count. Up to four UCS B420 M4 Blade Servers can be installed in the UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis.

  • Page 4: Detailed Views

    DETAILED VIEWS DETAILED VIEWS Blade Server Front View Figure 2 is a detailed front view of the Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server. Figure 2 Blade Server Front View 10 11 Drive bay 1 Power button and LED Drive bay 2...

  • Page 5: Base Server Standard Capabilities And Features

    Capability/Feature Description Blade server chassis The full-width UCS B420 M4 Blade Server mounts in a Cisco UCS 5100 series blade server chassis Up to four Intel® E5-4600 v3 or v4 series processor family CPUs. 2- and 4-CPU configurations are supported on the UCS B420 M4.
  • Page 6 CPU. You can use the tool to run a sanity check on the state of your Cisco UCS Blade Servers after you fix or replace a hardware component. You can also use this tool to run comprehensive burn-in tests before you deploy a new Cisco UCS Blade Server in your production environment.

  • Page 7: Configuring The Server

    CONFIGURING the SERVER CONFIGURING the SERVER Follow these steps to configure the Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server: STEP 1 VERIFY SERVER SKU, page 8 ■ STEP 2 CHOOSE CPU(S), page 9 ■ STEP 3 CHOOSE MEMORY, page 11 ■...

  • Page 8: Step 1 Verify Server Sku

    Product ID (PID) Description UCSB-B420-M4 UCS B420 M4 Blade Server with no CPU, memory, HDD, SSD, or adapter cards The base Cisco UCS B420 M4 blade server does not include the following components. They must be selected during product ordering: CPUs ■...

  • Page 9: Step 2 Choose Cpu(S)

    Cache sizes of up to 45 MB for v3 CPUs and 55 MB for v4 CPUs ■ Select CPUs The supported Intel Xeon E5-4600 v3 and v4 series CPUs on the UCS B420 M4 are listed in Table Table 3 Supported Intel CPUs: E5-4600 v3 and v4 Series Processor Family CPUs...
  • Page 10 For 2-CPU systems, only 24 DIMM slots are functional (channels A - H). ■ Table 12 on page 23 for supported adapter combinations in 2-CPU systems. ■ For 4-CPU systems, all 48 DIMM slots are functional. ■ Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 11: Step 3 Choose Memory

    Channel M CPU 3 CPU 4 N1 N2 Channel J Channel N O1 O2 Channel K Channel O P1 P2 Channel L Channel P 48 DIMMS 4 memory channels per CPU 3 DIMMs per channel Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 12 The order in which DIMMs must be installed in a channel is Bank 1 (blue socket), then Bank 2 (black socket), then Bank 3 (white socket). — You cannot mix DIMM capacities within a bank — You can mix DIMM capacities within a channel Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 13 3 DPC 1333 1600 1333 Table 7 DIMM Speeds for 1600-MHz E5-4600 v3 Series CPUs DIMM Type 64 GB (TSV) 16/32 GB (DR) 8 GB (SR) 1DPC 1600 1600 1600 2DPC 1600 1600 1600 Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 14 2133 2133 2133 3 DPC 1866 1866 1866 DIMM FREQ - 2400 1 DPC 1866 1866 1866 1866 CPU FREQ - 1866 2 DPC 1866 1866 1866 1866 3 DPC 1866 1600 1866 1600 Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 15 (2) With memory mirroring: Select 4 DIMMs per CPU (installed in bank 1), 8 DIMMs per CPU (installed in banks 1, 2), or 12 ■ DIMMs per CPU (installed in banks 1, 2, 3). Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 16: Step 4 Choose Raid Controller And Disk Drive Bays

    STEP 4 CHOOSE RAID CONTROLLER AND DISK DRIVE BAYS The UCS B420 M4 can be ordered with or without the Cisco FlexStorage RAID controller with disk drive bays (local storage subsystem). There is no RAID or local storage controller or drive bays included (embedded) with the B420 M4 server.
  • Page 17 CONFIGURING the SERVER Figure 4 UCS B420 M4 With and Without Drive Bays (Top View) RAID Controller Disk Drive (integrated Bays (4) in drive bay) Blanking Panels (b) Server with no drive bays (a) Server with four drive bays Figure 5...
  • Page 18 RAID controller DRAM write cache to flash. Once power is restored, the data in the NAND flash is copied back into the DRAM write cache until it can be flushed to the disk drives. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 19: Step 5 Choose Hard Disk Drives Or Solid-State Drives (Optional)

    STEP 5 CHOOSE HARD DISK DRIVES or SOLID-STATE DRIVES (OPTIONAL) The UCS B420 M4 can be ordered with or without drives. If you ordered one of the RAID controller with drive bay options in CHOOSE RAID CONTROLLER AND DISK DRIVE BAYS on page (UCSB-MRAID12G or UCSB-MRAID12G-HE for drive bays one and two, and optionally UCSB-LSTOR-PT for drive bays three and four), you can order drives listed in this section.
  • Page 20 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. ■ Multiple RAID volumes are supported. RAID volumes should use the same media type. ■ Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 21: Step 6 Choose Adapters

    Cisco Virtual Interface Cards (VICs) ■ Cisco developed 1300 Series and 1200 Series Virtual Interface Cards (VICs) to provide flexibility to create multiple NIC and HBA devices. The VICs also support adapter Fabric Extender and Virtual Machine Fabric Extender technologies. The VIC features are listed here: —...
  • Page 22 1. Fusion io storage accelerators must be identical if you choose two of them. 2. As of UCSM version 2.2(4b), the Cisco UCS Storage Accelerators are capable of providing additional ports for increased bandwidth if placed in adapter slot 2, similar to the Cisco UCS Port Expander Card for VIC.
  • Page 23 2 x 62xx or 2 x 63xx VIC 1240 Port Expander VIC 1280 2 x 62xx or Card support 2 x 63xx Notes 1. 2304XP is only supported with B420 M4 v4 CPUs starting with UCSM 3.1(2) Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 24 5. If running 2.2(4b) or greater and equipped with either storage accelerator SKU UCSB-F-FIO-1300MP or UCSB-F-FIO-1600MS, then there is a dual 40G 4x10 port-channel interface for the 2208 or a dual native 40G interface for the 2304. Otherwise, the bandwidth is 20G (2x10G port-channel) per FI. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 25: Step 7 Order A Trusted Platform Module (Optional)

    TPM. If there is no existing TPM in the server, you can install TPM 2.0. You must first upgrade to UCS firmware that supports Intel E5-4600 v4 CPUs, which is Cisco UCS Manager Release 2.2(8) and later or Release 3.1(2) and later (because Cisco aligned support for TPM 2.0 with these CPUs).

  • Page 26: Step 8 Order Cisco Flexible Flash Secure Digital Cards

    UCS-SD-32G-S 32 GB SD Card for UCS servers Supported Configurations (1) Select one or two Cisco Flexible Flash secure digital cards Select up to two 32 GB SD cards or two 64 GB SD cards ■ (2) Do not mix 64 GB cards and 32 GB cards...

  • Page 27: Step 9 Order Internal Usb 3.0 Drive (Optional)

    You can order one optional internal USB 3.0 drive. The USB drive ordering information is listed in Table Table 17 USB 3.0 Drive Product ID (PID) PID Description UCS-USBFLSHB-16GB UCS Servers 16 GB Flash USB Drive Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 28: Step 10 Choose Operating System And Value-Added Software

    CEM-DC-PER Perpetual License Key for Cisco Energy Management for DC UCS Director CUIC-PHY-SERV-BM-U Cisco UCS Director Resource Lic - 1 Phy Sevr node bare metal CUIC-PHY-SERV-U Cisco UCS Director Resource Lic - One physical Server node CUIC-TERM Acceptance of Cisco UCS Director License Terms...
  • Page 29 Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (2 CPU/2 VMs) MSWS-12R2-DC2S Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter (2 CPU/Unlimited VMs) MSWS-12R2-ST2S-NS Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (2 CPU/2 VMs) No Cisco SVC MSWS-12R2-DC2S-NS Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacen (2 CPU/Unlim VM) No Cisco Svc Red Hat RHEL-2S2V-3A Red Hat Enterprise Linux (1-2 CPU,1-2 VN);...
  • Page 30 SUSE Linux High Availability Ext (1-2 CPU); 5yr SnS SLES-2S-GC-1S SUSE Linux GEO Clustering for HA (1-2 CPU); 1yr Sns SLES-2S-GC-3S SUSE Linux GEO Clustering for HA (1-2 CPU); 3yr SnS SLES-2S-GC-5S SUSE Linux GEO Clustering for HA (1-2 CPU); 5yr SnS Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 31: Step 11 Choose Operating System Media Kit (Optional)

    Windows Server 2012 Standard (2 CPU/2 VMs) Recovery Media MSWS-12-DC2S-RM Windows Server 2012 Datacenter (2 CPU/Unlimited VM) Rec Media MSWS-12R2-ST2S-RM Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (2 CPU/2 VMs) Recovery Media MSWS-12R2-DC2S-RM Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacen(2 CPU/Unlimited VM) Rec Media Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 32: Step 12 Choose Service And Support Level

    SMARTnet for UCS For support of the entire Unified Computing System, Cisco offers the Cisco SMARTnet for UCS Service. This service provides expert software and hardware support to help sustain performance and high availability of the unified computing environment. Access to Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) is provided around the clock, from anywhere in the world.
  • Page 33 For faster parts replacement than is provided with the standard Cisco Unified Computing System warranty, Cisco offers the Cisco SMARTnet for UCS Hardware Only Service. You can choose from two levels of advanced onsite parts replacement coverage in as little as four hours. SMARTnet for UCS Hardware Only Service provides remote access any time to Cisco support professionals who can determine if a return materials authorization (RMA) is required.
  • Page 34 SMARTnet services for UCS help increase the availability of your vital data center infrastructure and realize the most value from your unified computing investment. The more benefits you realize from the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS), the more important the technology becomes to your business. These services allow you to: Optimize the uptime, performance, and efficiency of your UCS ■...
  • Page 35 With the Cisco Unified Computing Drive Retention (UCDR) Service, you can obtain a new disk drive in exchange for a faulty drive without returning the faulty drive. In exchange for a Cisco replacement drive, you provide a signed Certificate of Destruction (CoD) confirming that the drive has been removed from the system listed, is no longer in service, and has been destroyed.
  • Page 36 UCS HW+DR UCWD5 8x5xNBD Onsite CON-UCWD5-B420M4 Retention For more service and support information, see the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/services/ps2961/ps10312/Unified_Computing_Services_Overview.pdf For a complete listing of available services for Cisco Unified Computing System, see this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10312/serv_group_home.html Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 37: Step 13 Choose Local Kvm I/O Cable* (Optional)

    Local KVM I/O Cable Connector (to server front panel) VGA connector (for a monitor) DB-9 serial connector Two-port USB connector (for a mouse and keyboard) NOTE: *The blade chassis ships with the local KVM I/O cable. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 38: Supplemental Material

    SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL System Board A top view of the UCS B420 M4 system board is shown in Figure Figure 7 UCS B420 M4 System Board Ejector thumbscrew Heat sink and CPU (underneath) SD card slots CPU heat sink install guide pins...
  • Page 39 Adapter 2 is the slot on the left (when ■ facing the server) and partially covers Adapter 1 Adapter 3 is the slot on the right ■ (facing the server) DIMM slots Diagnostic button Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 40: Dimm And Cpu Layout

    Channel I CPU 3 CPU 4 N1 N2 Channel J Channel N O1 O2 Channel K Channel O P1 P2 Channel L Channel P 48 DIMMS 4 memory channels per CPU 3 DIMMs per channel Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 41: Dimm Population Order

    Not recommended for performance reasons A1, B1, C1, E1, F1, G1, I1, J1, K1, M1, N1, O1, A2, B2, C2 E2, F2, G2 I2, J2, K2 M2, N2, O2 Not recommended for performance reasons Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 42 Table 29 DIMM Population Quick Reference for CPU 1 (for 3, 5, 6, or 9 DIMMS) CPU Channel Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 empty empty empty Notes 1. Not recommended for performance reasons Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 43 CPU 3 Channel A - D DIMMs for CPU 1 Channel I - L DIMMs for CPU 3 Channel E - H DIMMs for CPU 2 Channels M - P DIMMs for CPU 4 Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 44 The DIMM slots are contiguous to their associated CPU. Figure 10 Physical Representation of DIMMs and CPUs CPU 1 CPU 4 CPU 2 CPU 3 Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 45: Network Connectivity

    8 x 10 Gb KR ports from the VIC 1380/1280 adapter ■ 4 x 10 Gb from a Cisco Storage Accelerator when placed in adapter slot 2, similar to the ■ Cisco UCS Port Expander Card for VIC. Requires UCSM 2.2(4b) or later.
  • Page 46 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Figure 11 UCS B420 M4 Connections to the Fabric Extenders To Fabric Interconnects To Fabric Interconnects UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis Fabric Fabric Extender A Extender B Port Expander or VIC 1380/1280 VIC 1340/1240 4 x 10G KR...

  • Page 47: Vic 1340/1240 And Port Expander

    PCIe x16 PCIe x16 CPU 2 CPU 4 CPU 1 If a Port Expander is installed in slot #2, CPU4 is optional. If a Storage Accelerator is installed in slot #2, CPU4 is required. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

  • Page 48: Connectivity Using The Cisco Ucs 2304 Fabric Extender

    SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Connectivity Using the Cisco UCS 2304 Fabric Extender The connectivity options shown in Figure 13 on page 49 through Figure 22 on page 53 are summarized in Table Table 31 Supported Adapter Combinations Using the 2304 FEX Total Available...
  • Page 49 #3 PCIe x16 PCIe x16 If a Port Expander is installed in slot #2, CPU 2 CPU 1 CPU4 CPU4 is optional. If a Storage Accelerator is installed in slot #2, CPU4 is required. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 50 #1 for VIC 1240 PCIe x16 PCIe x16 If a Port Expander is installed in slot #2, CPU4 CPU 1 CPU 2 CPU4 is optional. If a Storage Accelerator is installed in slot #2, CPU4 is required. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 51 #1 for VIC 1240 PCIe x16 PCIe x16 If a Port Expander is installed in slot #2, CPU 2 CPU4 CPU 1 CPU4 is optional. If a Storage Accelerator is installed in slot #2, CPU4 is required. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 52 Fabric Extenders. The result is 40 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender. This configuration requires 4 CPUs. Figure 20 VIC 1340 (Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator in slot 2 and adapter slot 3 empty) 2304 Fabric 2304 Fabric...
  • Page 53 40G interface to each of the Fabric Extenders. The result is 40 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender. Two identical Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator adapters are installed in slots 2 and 3, but the one in slot 3 provides no network connectivity. This configuration requires 4 CPUs.

  • Page 54: Connectivity Using The Cisco Ucs 2208Xp Fabric Extender

    SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Connectivity Using the Cisco UCS 2208XP Fabric Extender The connectivity options shown in Figure 23 on page 55 through Figure 30 on page 58 are summarized in Table Table 32 Supported Adapter Combinations Using the 2208XP FEX Total Available...
  • Page 55 #1 for VIC 1340 PCIe x16 PCIe x16 If a Port Expander is installed in slot #2, CPU 2 CPU 1 CPU4 CPU4 is optional. If a Storage Accelerator is installed in slot #2, CPU4 is required. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 56 #1 for VIC 1340/1240 PCIe x16 PCIe x16 If a Port Expander is installed in slot #2, CPU 2 CPU4 CPU 1 CPU4 is optional. If a Storage Accelerator is installed in slot #2, CPU4 is required. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 57 VIC 1340 adapter are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender A and two are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender B. The result is 40 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender. This configuration requires 4 CPUs. Figure 28 VIC 1340 (Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator in slot 2 and adapter slot 3 empty) 2208 Fabric 2208 Fabric...
  • Page 58 2208XP Fabric Extender A and two are channeled to 2208XP Fabric Extender B. The result is 40 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender. Two identical Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator adapters are installed in slots 2 and 3, but the one in slot 3 provides no network connectivity. This configuration requires 4 CPUs.

  • Page 59: Connectivity Using The Cisco Ucs 2204Xp Fabric Extender

    SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Connectivity using the Cisco UCS 2204XP Fabric Extender The connectivity options shown in Figure 31 on page 60 through Figure 38 on page 63 are shown in Table Table 33 Supported Adapter Combinations Using the 2204XP Total Available...
  • Page 60 #1 for VIC 1340 PCIe x16 PCIe x16 If a Port Expander is installed in slot #2, CPU 2 CPU4 CPU 1 CPU4 is optional. If a Storage Accelerator is installed in slot #2, CPU4 is required. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 61 #1 for VIC 1340/1240 PCIe x16 PCIe x16 If a Port Expander is installed in slot #2, CPU4 CPU 2 CPU 1 CPU4 is optional. If a Storage Accelerator is installed in slot #2, CPU4 is required. Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...
  • Page 62 Fabric Extender A and one is channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender B. The result is 20 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender. This configuration requires 4 CPUs. Figure 36 VIC 1340 (Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator in slot 2, slot 3 empty) 2204XP Fabric 2204XP Fabric...
  • Page 63 Fabric Extender A and one is channeled to 2204XP Fabric Extender B. The result is 20 Gb of bandwidth to each Fabric Extender. Two identical Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator adapters are installed in slots 2 and 3, but the one in slot 3 provides no network connectivity. This configuration requires 4 CPUs.

  • Page 64: Technical Specifications

    Fully configured server with 4 CPU, 4 heatsinks, 48 LRDIMMs, 3 Mezz, 2 RAID, 4 HDD) = ■ 33.296 lb (15.10 kg) Power Specifications For configuration-specific power specifications, use the Cisco UCS Power Calculator at: http://ucspowercalc.cisco.com Cisco UCS B420 M4 Blade Server...

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