Chapter 1
Overview
Table 1-1
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Table 1-1
Chassis
Processors
Memory
Baseboard
management
Network and
management I/O
Power
Cooling
PCIe I/O
Storage
Internal USB
support
Cisco USB Flash
Drive
with pre-loaded
utilities
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lists a summary of server features.
Cisco UCS C24 Server Features
Two rack-unit (2RU) chassis.
Two Intel Xeon E5-2400 Series processors.
The server provides 12 DIMM
Pilot III BMC, running Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) firmware.
Depending on your CIMC settings, the CIMC can be accessed through the
10/100/1000 Ethernet dedicated management port, the 1-Gb Ethernet LOM ports, or
a Cisco P81E virtual interface card.
The server provides these connectors:
One 1-Gb Ethernet dedicated management port
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Two 1-Gb Base-T Ethernet LAN ports
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One RS-232 serial port (DB-9 connector)
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One 15-pin VGA
3
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Six USB
2.0 connectors
Two power supplies: Both either 450 W each or 650 W each. Do not mix power
supply types.
Redundant as 1+1. See
Four hot-swappable fan modules for front-to-rear cooling.
Five horizontal PCIe
See
PCIe Slots, page 3-31
Drives are installed into front-panel drive bays that provide hot-pluggable access.
•
Cisco UCS C24 (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.
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The server has one internal USB 2.0 socket on the motherboard that you can use with
a USB thumb drive for additional storage.
The server can be ordered with an optional blank 8-GB Cisco USB Flash Drive
pre-installed in the internal USB port.
The server can be ordered with one pre-loaded 16-GB Cisco USB flash drive in the
accessory kit.
This drive is pre-loaded with Cisco C-series Server utilities. This drive contains four
virtual drives. The four virtual drives contain, respectively:
•
Cisco Server Configuration Utility
•
Cisco Host Upgrade Utility
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Cisco C-Series server drivers set
A blank virtual drive on which you can install an OS or a hypervisor
•
See
Overview of the Pre-Loaded 16-GB Cisco USB Flash Drive, page 3-36
information about enabling and booting the virtual drives.
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sockets on the motherboard.
2
connector
Power Specifications, page
4
expansion slots on two risers.
for specifications of the slots.
Cisco UCS C24 Server Installation and Service Guide
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for more
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