Cisco UCS-E180D-M2/K9 E Blade Server

Overview
Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and Cisco UCS E-Series Network Compute Engines (NCEs) bring data center-class blade servers to the branch office. These powerful, small-form-factor, x86 64-bit blade servers reside in Cisco ® branch-office routers: the Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers and Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) networking platforms. The blades are virtualization ready and host essential infrastructure services and mission-critical business applications – all while you maintain a lean branch-office environment.

Cisco UCS E-Series Servers

Cisco UCS E-Series Servers are available in two form factors: a single-wide module and a double-wide module. ® ® The single-wide version includes a four-core Intel Xeon processor E3-1105Cv2 and occupies a single service- module slot in the Cisco 4000 Series ISR and Cisco ISR G2 platforms. The double-wide module occupies two service-module slots side by side and includes a four-, six-, or eight-core Intel Xeon processor E5-2400v2 with more RAM and storage capacity than the single-wide module. The four- and six-core Cisco UCS E-Series M1 double-wide version also has a PCI Express (PCIe) card option for expanding external network and storage I/O.

All the servers are high-density, single-socket blade servers. They balance simplicity, performance, and application density while operating in an energy-efficient environment. The servers deliver next-generation Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 and E3-1100 product family technology in combination with integrated remote lights-out management. They support multiple cores and threads in a reduced-power envelope, providing improved performance and better energy efficiency than preceding models.

They thus provide an excellent platform for introducing virtualization into the branch office and supporting mission-critical business applications. The innovative, zero-footprint form factor of the Cisco UCS E- Series Servers in conjunction with the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 and E3-1100 product families lower total cost of ownership (TCO), increase business agility, and enhance reliability when compared to standalone rack-mount and tower servers.