Cisco UCS B480 M5

The model Cisco UCS B480 M5 refers to the server equipment, which is used when you need to expand capabilities when working with large amounts of data or in the process of solving any tasks that require large resource capacity..

UCS B480 M5 are installed at the edge of the network and are considered optimal server solutions, as well as systems to maintain the performance of any application projects that work with large amounts of data..

Description of the Cisco UCS B480 M5

The main difference of this model is its high computing power and optimized to perform any tasks under critical loads, if we compare it with the previous generation of Cisco servers.

In view of this, such server equipment can be used for:

• work with corporate software, which requires the use of RAM in large amounts;
• large database management systems;
• different resource-intensive virtualized workloads;
• different resource-intensive virtualized workloads;
• working with programs that consume a lot of hardware resources;

working with programs that consume a lot of hardware resources.

The high-performance resource component of the Cisco UCS B480 M5, as well as its proprietary management system Cisco UCS Manager, is also enhanced security and the ability to process large amounts of information without compromising reliability, manageability, and performance requirements.

Optimal solution for resource-intensive tasks

The UCS B480 M5 model is based on Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and can be equipped with up to 4 chips on each “blade”. This allows for up to 112 cores on a single machine.

In addition, this model can be equipped with up to 12TB of DDR4 RAM, which allows you to work with visualization projects of various scales, as well as to support the work of databases, process online transactions, etc., without compromising overall system performance.

Information on this server can be stored on SATA, SAS or NVMe drives, or on M.2 boot drives. The server also supports solid state drives. This server can store information on SATA, SAS, or NVMe drives, or on M.2 boot drives.

The features of the Cisco UCS B480 M5 chassis do not provide separate management modules and cabling for them, which makes the architecture as flexible as possible, while reducing the financial cost of maintaining such equipment..

All servers run the unified proprietary Cisco UCS Manager system, allowing for maximum productivity, simplicity, and transparency with all Cisco servers connected to it through the unified factory.

Characteristics of the Cisco UCS B480 M5 blade server

The model has the following regular parameters:

• the ability to connect up to 4 Intel Xeon Scalable series processors, incl. 2nd generation;
• DDR4 type RAM with a frequency of 2666/2933 megahertz. The server has 48 DIMM-slots, supporting 16, 32, 64 or 128 GB each, with a maximum of 6 TB of RAM;
• Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Modules (DCPMM) – 128G, 256G, and 512G;
• half of the slots can be installed Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Modules (DCPMM) – 128G, 256G, and 512G;
• 5 slots for connecting PCIe 3.0.1 devices:
  • 1 mLOM slot at the back supports Cisco UCS VIC 1340 adapter;
  • 2 mezzanine slots in the back work with Cisco VIC and GPU;
  • An additional 2 front mezzanine slots are for GPUs;
• the server’s optional storage system allows for up to 4 2.5-inch SSD, SATA or SAS drives, as well as PCIe NVMe.

Benefits of Cisco UCS B480 M5 blade servers

The use of Intel Xeon Scalable/2nd Generation processor family in the model, as well as the ability to connect DDR4 2666/2933 Mhz DRAM up to 6TB gives a performance increase of 85%, if we compare this figure with the previous generation of servers – M4..

To expand the functionality of the blade server, the end user is provided with maximum opportunities in the form of 5 slots for expansion cards compact form factor mLom and mezzanine. Optionally it is possible to install Cisco FlexStorage RAID controller, which operates at a speed of 12 Gbit/sec.

In addition, the UCS B480 M5 server hardware can utilize 2 Cisco FlexFlash SD-type cards, which have RAID 0 support, and are used for the hypervisor or operating system..