Cisco UCS Mini brings the powerful capabilities of UCS to branch offices, retail locations, and compact IT environments. Designed for deployments with fewer servers, UCS Mini integrates compute, storage, and 10 Gigabit networking in a compact, easy-to-manage platform powered by UCS Manager.
Key Components:
- Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server: High-density, versatile compute platform ideal for a wide range of workloads.
- Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis: Supports up to eight half-width B200 M3 blade servers.
- Cisco UCS 6324 Fabric Interconnect: Embedded in the chassis, it offers unified server and networking functions.
- Cisco UCS Manager: Provides centralized, embedded management of all UCS Mini components.
Optional Components:
- Cisco UCS C220 M3 Rack Server: 1RU server with Intel® Xeon® E5-2600/v2, up to 512 GB RAM, and 4 LFF or 8 SFF drives.
- Cisco UCS C240 M3 Rack Server: 2RU server offering 768 GB RAM, up to 24 SFF drives, and a VIC 1225 10 Gb adapter.
- Cisco UCS Central: Manages multiple UCS Mini and UCS domains.
Scalability:
- Supports up to eight B200 M3 blade servers (768 GB RAM, dual drives, 8 x 10 Gb connections).
- Integrates up to seven rack servers (C220/C240 M3).
Connectivity:
- Standard: 4 x SFP+ unified ports (1/10 Gb Ethernet or 2/4/8 Gb Fibre Channel).
- Optional: QSFP+ expansion.
Power Requirements:
- 100–120V or 200–240V AC.
Software Requirements:
- Minimum UCS Manager version: 3.0(1a).
Ideal For:
- Edge deployments needing robust compute, networking, and storage in a small, integrated form factor without sacrificing UCS enterprise-grade manageability.
