The document introduces Cisco's UCS C4200 series, a density-optimized multi-node compute platform designed for compute-intensive workloads in various sectors. It emphasizes improved efficiency and integration within existing environments while avoiding technology silos through built-in automation and management tools. Key features include AMD EPYC processors, flexible storage options, and support for scalable computing with enhanced remote management capabilities.

1. Marc Schneider
Product Manager
October 18, 2018
Density Optimized Multinode Compute Platform
Cisco UCS C-Series C4200

2. Marc Schneider
Product Manager
October 15th, 2018
Density Optimized Multinode Compute Platform
Cisco UCS C-Series C4200

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New solution enablement
UCS portfolio expansion: Multinode C4200
Intersight
Improving UCS reach to compute-intensive workloads
x480 M5
Memory
StorageCompute
S3260 M5NEW! C4200
High Tech &
Aerospace
Finance
Research &
Education
Oil & GasManufacturing
Scale out NFVI Transcode Gaming

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• Enable compute-intensive, scale-out workloads with the simplicity and built-
in automation Cisco UCS®
• Maximize data center space and efficiency with a shared infrastructure solution designed to
integrate easily into existing environments
• Avoid technology silos and streamline operations with Cisco UCS Management for
dense, multi-site computing where automation is a priority
Cisco UCS C4200 series rack server chassis
Four independent serversin 2U form factor

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Cisco UCS C4200 Enclosure
FAN
4 Hot-Pluggable
Fans
Chassis Mgmt
Controller
4x RAID Controller
SuperCaps
SAS/SATA/NVMe
Backplane

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Cisco UCS C4200 Node to Drive Mapping
Node-1
Physical
1-6
Node-2
Physical
7-12
Node-3
Physical
13-18
Node-4
Physical
19-24
Front View

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Cisco UCS C125 M5 Rack Server Node
Two AMD® EPYC™ 7000 series processors
OCP 2.0 dedicated networking slot
TPM 2.0 (and 1.2)
16 DIMMs
Modular SD or M.2
1x rear PCIe 3.0 x8 slot for RAID
controller or add-on-cards
1x rear PCIe 3.0 x16 slot for VIC
Expander, Flash Storage, Crypto, or
Networking
Management Port
KVM Port
USB 3.0 port
UID and Power button

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Why AMD EPYC for the Cisco UCS C125 M5?
• Performance per watt
• Flexible core count
Economics
• Highest core density for x86
architecture
• Highest memory bandwidth
• Abundant PCI lanes
Performance

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C125 M5 Server Node – Open Compute Project
• What is Open Compute Project (OCP)?
• Open Source Hardware for Scalable Computing
• Open Compute Project (OCP) 2.0 Specification
• (1) PCIe Gen3 x16 Mezzanine Slot on C125 M5 Node
• Optional OCP 1.0 and 2.0* Adapters:
• UCSC-OCP-QD10GC Qlogic Dual Port QL41132HORJ 10Gbase-T OCP 1.0
• UCSC-OCP-QD25GF Qlogic Dual Port QL41232HOCU 10G/25G SFP28 OCP 1.0
• Mellanox ConnectX-5 MCX545A-ECAN Single Port 100G IB/Ethernet *
*Post FCS

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Storage Options
• (6) Front-Facing Drives per Node
• SAS/SATA HDD/SSD via Cisco 9460-8i RAID Controller
• SATA via AMD Server Controller Hub (SCH)
• AHCI Only – No SWRAID via SCH Controller
• (2) Internal M.2 Drives
• SATA via AMD Server Controller Hub (SCH)
• AHCI Only – No SWRAID via SCH Controller
• (2) Internal SD Drives
• Cisco FlexFlash Controller
• Mirroring Only
• (1) Internal MicroSD Drive
• Cisco FlexUtil Controller
M.2 “gumstick” holder
M.2 “gumstick”
SD card holder
HDD/SSD

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C4200 + 4xC125 M5 Server Node
with/without RAID Controller – Mixed NVMe/SAS/SATA Configurations
*Post FCS
PCIe Gen3
x8
Server
Motherboard
RAID Controller
LSI3508
Server
Motherboard
RAID Controller
LSI3508
Server
Motherboard
Server
Motherboard
RAID Controller
LSI3508
SAS 12Gb
SATA 6Gb
Per Disk
M.2/SD
SATA x2
USB 3.0 x1
PCIe Gen 3 x4*
NVMe*
PCIe
Gen3 x2
Per Disk
SATA 6Gb
Per Disk
AMD
EPYC
AMD
EPYC
AMD
EPYC

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• Out-of-Band Remote Management
• CLI, Web UI, Redfish, XML API Interfaces
• Python & PowerShell SDK Support
• KVM, Scriptable vMedia, SNMP, Syslog,
LDAP, Serial over LAN, IPMI
• IPv6, Dynamic DNS, CDN (W2012R2)
• BIOS Signing, UEFI Secure Boot
UCS C125 M5 Standalone Cisco Integrated
Management Controller (IMC)
Management Tools
& Integrations

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Cisco UCS C4200 DevOps Tools
UCS
PowerTool

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Cisco UCS C125 M5 rack server node
Unlock the power of data with high
performance computing at any scale
More performance
128% more cores
per rack than our most dense
rack servers
100% more servers
per rack than our most dense
rack servers
20% more storage
per rack than our most dense
rack servers
Less complexity
Easy integration
with existing UCS or
standalone servers
Programmable infrastructure
consistently configure hundreds
of servers as easily as you
manage a single one
Secure multitenancy
• Dedicated security subsystem
• Encrypt all memory and VMs
• No changes to applications

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Flexible subsystem optimization tradeoffs
Compute
optimized
C125 M5
Blade
B200 M5
Rack
C220 M5
Storage
optimized
S3260 M5
Max Per 42U Rack
Servers 84 56 42 20
Cores 5,376 3,136 2,352 880
Memory, TB 168 168 126 36
Storage, TB 3,830 862 3,192 7,200
Cables* 210 56 168 80
Power, kW**
***
56
35
37
17.5
38
27
16
10
Per RU
Servers 2 1.3 1 .5
Cores 128 75 56 21
Memory, TB 4 4 3 .85
Storage, TB 91 20.5 76 171
Cisco UCS
C125 M5
Cisco UCS
B200 M5
Cisco UCS
C220 M5
Cisco UCS
S3260 M5
*Power and I/O 10Gbps per server
**Worst case
***More realistic
Memory
Cores
Servers
per rack
Disk

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Simplified cloud-based management
Cisco Intersight™ for Cisco UCS
Intersight
SaaS
simplicity
Actionable
intelligence
Intuitive
experience
Enhanced
connected support
Proactive guidance
Secure and
extensible
SaaS delivered

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VDI, VSI, distributed databases, CI, enterprise
applications: Oracle and SAP HANA, big data and
analytics, AI/ML with GPUs
Mainstream workloads
B200 M5, C220 M5, C240
M5, & HyperFlex
Cloud computing, microprocessor design and
simulation, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), high
frequency trading (HFT,) fraud detection, online gaming
Scale out / compute
intensive applications
C4200 & C125
6400 Series Fabric
Interconnects
One system for all workloads
Memory-intensive mission-critical enterprise
applications: in-memory databases, and AI/ML
with dense GPUs
Scale up workloads
B480 M5 & C480 M5
Data protection, SDS, scale-out unstructured data
repositories, media streaming, and content distribution
Data intensive workloads
S3260 M5

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