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Cisco UCS C22 Server Installation and Service Guide
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Chapter 1      Overview
PCIe I/O Two horizontal PCIe
4
 expansion slots on risers. 
See Replacing a PCIe Card, page 3-30 for slot specifications.
Note In a single-CPU configuration, only PCIe slot 1 is active.
Storage Drives are installed into front-panel drive bays that provide hot-pluggable access. 
  • Small Form Factor drives—The server can hold up to eight 2.5 in. (63.5 mm) 
SAS
5
 or SATA
6
 hard drives or solid state drives. 
  •
Internal USB 
support
The server has one internal USB 2.0 socket on the motherboard that you can use with 
a USB thumb drive for additional storage.
The server can be ordered with an optional blank 8-GB Cisco USB Flash Drive 
pre-installed in the internal USB port.
Cisco USB Flash 
Drive 
with pre-loaded 
utilities
The server can be ordered with one pre-loaded 16-GB Cisco USB flash drive in the 
accessory kit.
This drive is pre-loaded with Cisco C-series Server utilities. This drive contains four 
virtual drives. The four virtual drives contain, respectively:
  • Cisco Server Configuration Utility
  • Cisco Host Upgrade Utility
  • Cisco C-Series server drivers set
  • A blank virtual drive on which you can install an OS or a hypervisor 
See Overview of the Pre-Loaded 16-GB Cisco USB Flash Drive, page 3-33 for more 
information about enabling and booting the virtual drives.
Disk 
Management
(RAID)
For a list of RAID
7
 controller options and required cables, see RAID Controller 
Considerations, page C-1.
RAID Backup There is one mounting point inside the chassis that can be used for the SuperCap 
power module that can be used with an LSI MegaRAID-CV card. 
Video Matrox G200e video controller. Resolution up to 1920 x1200, 16bpp at 60 Hz. Up 
to 256 MB of video memory.
1. DIMM = dual inline memory module
2. VGA = video graphics array
3. USB = universal serial bus
4. PCIe = peripheral component interconnect express
5. SAS = serial attached SCSI
6. SATA = serial advanced technology attachment
7. RAID = redundant array of independent disks
Table 1-1 Cisco UCS C22 Server Features  (continued)