Cisco has expanded the architectural advantages of its Intel Xeon Processor 6500 and 7500 Series-based server platforms with an exceptionally high density blade server. The 2-socket Cisco UCS B230 M1 Blade Server platform delivers high performance and density in a compact, half-width form factor.

Obtain Adaptability and Advanced Reliability

This blade server offers one or two Intel Xeon 6500 or 7500 Series processors with intelligent performance that:

•   Automatically adapts to the diverse needs of a virtualized environment
•   Provides advanced reliability for mission-critical workloads

In addition, it provides one dual-port mezzanine card for up to 20 Gbps I/O per blade. Options include a Cisco UCS M81KR Virtual Interface Card or converged network adapter (Emulex or QLogic compatible).

Other features include:

•  32 dual in-line memory module (DIMM) slots and up to 256 GB at 1066 MHz based on Samsung 40-nanometer class (DDR3) technology
•  Two optional front-accessible, hot-swappable solid-state drives (SSDs) and an LSI SAS2108 RAID Controller
•  Greatly simplified deployment and systems management with embedded integration into Cisco UCS Manager.