Overview - Cisco APIC M4 Installation And Service Manual

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Cisco APIC Server M4 and L4 (APIC-SERVER-M4 and APIC-SERVER-L4)- Server is a one-rack unit

server that can be used standalone, or as part of the Cisco Unified Computing System, which unifies computing,

networking, management, virtualization, and storage access into a single integrated architecture. Cisco UCS

also enables end-to-end server visibility, management, and control in both bare metal and virtualized

environments.

Cisco APIC Server M4 and L4 (APIC-SERVER-M4 and APIC-SERVER-L4)- orderable in two versions:

Cisco APIC Server M4 and L4 (APIC-SERVER-M4 and APIC-SERVER-L4)-Small form-factor (SFF)

drives, with 10-drive HD back-plane front panel configuration.

• Front-loading drive bays 1-10 support 2.5-inch SAS/SATA drives.

• Optionally, front-loading drive bays 1 to 4 support 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs (with optional front NVMe

NVMe drives version (UCSC-C225-M6N), with 10-drive NVMe back-plane front panel configuration:

• Front-loading drive bays 1-10 supports 2.5-inch NVMe-only SSDs.

Cisco APIC Server M4 and L4 (APIC-SERVER-M4 and APIC-SERVER-L4) drives, with four-drive backplane.

Supports up to four 3.5-inch SAS/SATA drives. Drive bays 1 and 2 support NVMe SSDs. A size-converter

drive sled is required to hold 2.5-inch SSDs.

Following PCIe Riser combinations are available:

• Two full-height riser cards Riser 1 and 3

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