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Cisco UCS C200 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Chapter 1      Overview
 
The Cisco UCS C200 server has the following components and features. Differences between the Large 
Form Factor (LFF) version of the server (PID R200-1120402W) and the Small Form Factor (SFF) 
version of the server (PID UCS-BSE-SFF-C200) are noted.
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Ta b l e  1-1 Hardware Features of the Server  
Feature or 
Component
Cisco UCS C200 Server
Enclosure Single rack unit (1RU) chassis.
Processors Up to two quad-core Intel Xeon processors.
Memory 12 DIMM
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 slots supporting up to 96 GB of industry-standard DDR3
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 main memory.
Storage The number of drives depends on which configurable front panel you have:
  • LFF—Up to 4 internal 3.5-inch SAS
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 or SATA
4
 drives.
  • SFF—Up to 8 internal 2.5-inch SAS or SATA drives.
Server Generation M2 only—There is also one internal USB port on the 
motherboard that you can use with a USB thumb drive (see 
Figure 3-7).
Network and 
management I/O
The server provides these rear-panel connectors:
  • Two 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet ports (RJ-45 connectors).
These integrated Gigabit ports support the Wake on LAN (WoL) and TCP/IP 
Offload Engine (TOE) standards.
  • One 10/100 Ethernet port (RJ-45 connector).
  • One DB9 serial connector.
  • One DB15 VGA
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 connector.
  • Two USB
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 2.0 connectors.
The server also has one front-panel console connector (with supplied KVM
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 cable, 
provides DB15 video, DB9 serial, and two USB 2.0 connectors).
Note The Cisco UCS C200 SFF server does not include a front-panel KVM 
connector if ordered with the optional DVD module.
Removable media 
devices
One internal DVD drive:
  • LFF—The DVD drive is not field-replaceable.
  • SFF—The optional front panel DVD module is field-replaceable.
The drive supports the following media types: CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, 
DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, +R DL
Power Up to two power supplies, each with a maximum output of 650W (redundant power 
supply is optional).
Cooling Five internal fans that force front-to-rear cooling; also one fan in each power supply.
PCIe I/O Up to two PCIe
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 expansion cards, plugged into horizontal riser card sockets:
  • One standard-profile, half-length, x16-lane, x16 connector (on riser card).
  • One low-profile, half-length, x8-lane, x8 connector (on riser card).