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Technical specifications provide details about the hardware components in a FlexPod solution, such as chassis, servers, switches, and storage controllers.
Cisco UCS fabric interconnects
The technical specifications for Cisco UCS fabric interconnect include form factor, the total number of ports and expansion slots, and throughput capacity. Refer to the table below for Cisco UCS fabric interconnect datasheets.
| Component | Cisco UCS datasheet |
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Cisco UCS 6664 |
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Cisco UCS 6652 |
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Cisco UCS 6536 |
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Cisco UCS 6454 |
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Cisco UCS 64108 |
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Cisco UCS 9108 100G Fabric Interconnect |
Cisco UCS 9108 100G Fabric Interconnect for Cisco UCS X-Series Direct |
Cisco UCS X-Series chassis
The technical specifications for Cisco UCS X-Series chassis, as shown in the table below, include the following components:
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Number of rack units
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Maximum number of nodes
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Unified Fabric capability
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Number of I/O bays for IFMs
| Component | Cisco UCS X9508 chassis |
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Rack units |
7 |
Maximum number of nodes |
8 |
Capable of Unified Fabric |
Yes |
I/O bays for IFMs |
Two bays for Cisco UCS 9108 Intelligent Fabric Modules (IFMs) |
For more information, see the Cisco UCS X9508 X-Series Chassis Datasheet.
Cisco UCS X-Series compute node
The technical specifications for Cisco UCS X-Series compute node include the following components:
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Number of processor sockets
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Processor support
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Memory capacity
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Size and speed
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SAN boot support
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Number of mezzanine adapter slots
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I/O maximum throughput
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Form factor
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Maximum number of compute nodes per chassis
Refer to the table below for the technical specifications for Cisco UCS X-Series compute nodes.
Component |
Cisco UCS datasheet |
Cisco UCS X210c M7 |
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Cisco UCS X210c M8 |
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Cisco UCS X215c M8 |
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Cisco UCS X410c M7 |
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Cisco UCS X410c M8 |
Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers
The technical specifications for the Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers include processor support, maximum memory capacity, the number of PCIe slots, and form factor. For additional details on compatible UCS server models, see the Cisco Hardware Compatibility list.
Refer to the table below for the technical specifications for Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers.
| Component | Cisco UCS datasheet |
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Cisco UCS C220 M7 |
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Cisco UCS C220 M8 |
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Cisco UCS C225 M6 |
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Cisco UCS C240 M7 |
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Cisco UCS C240 M8 |
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Cisco UCS C245 M6 |
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Cisco UCS C245 M8 |
Refer to the table below for the technical specifications and GPU options for Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers optimized for AI use cases.
| Cisco UCS C-Series rack server | Technical specifications |
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Cisco UCS C845A M8 |
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Cisco UCS C880A M8 |
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Cisco UCS C885A M8 |
Cisco UCS VIC adapters
The technical specifications for Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card (VIC) adapters for Cisco Servers include the following components:
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Number of uplink ports
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Performance per port (IOPS)
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Power
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Number of blade ports
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Hardware offload
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Single root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV) support
All currently validated FlexPod architectures use a Cisco UCS VIC. Other adapters are supported if they are listed on the NetApp IMT and are compatible with your deployment of FlexPod, but they might not deliver all the features that are outlined in corresponding reference architectures. The following table illustrates the Cisco UCS VIC adapter datasheets.
| Component | Cisco UCS datasheet |
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Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Adapters |
Cisco Nexus switches
The technical specifications for Cisco Nexus Switches are contained in the datasheet for each model. Specifications include the form factor size; the number of supervisors, fabric module, and line card slots; and the maximum number of ports. These datasheets can be found in the following table.
| Component | Cisco Nexus datasheet |
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Cisco Nexus 9200 Series |
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Cisco Nexus 9300 Series |
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Cisco Nexus 9400 Series |
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Cisco Nexus 9500 Series |
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Cisco Nexus 9800 Series |
Cisco MDS options
The technical specifications for Cisco Nexus Switches are contained in the datasheet for each model which are listed in the following table.
| Cisco MDS Switch | Description |
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Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switches |
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Cisco MDS 9200 Series Switches |
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Cisco MDS 9300 Series Switches |
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Cisco MDS 9700 Series directors |
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure controller
When you deploy Cisco ACI, you must configure three Cisco APICs. The following table lists the Cisco APIC datasheet.
| Component | Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure datasheet |
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Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller |
SFP modules
For information about the SFP modules, review the following resources:
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For information about the Cisco 10Gb SFP, see Cisco 10 Gigabit Modules.
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For information about the Cisco 25Gb SFP, see Cisco 25 Gigabit Modules.
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For information about the Cisco QSFP module, see the Cisco 40GBASE QSFP Modules datasheet.
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For information about the Cisco 100Gb SFP, see Cisco 100 Gigabit Modules.
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For information about the Cisco 200GB QSFP, see Cisco 200G QSFP56 Modules datasheet.
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For information about the Cisco 400GB QSFP, see Cisco 400G QSFP56 Modules datasheet.
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For information about the Cisco FC SFP module, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Pluggable Transceivers datasheet.
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For information about all supported Cisco SFP and transceiver modules, see Cisco SFP and SFP+ Transceiver Module Installation Notes and Cisco Transceiver Modules.
NetApp storage controllers
The technical specifications for NetApp storage controllers include the platform configuration, max raw capacity, memory, form factor, ONTAP version requirements, disk shelves, etc.
NetApp AFF A-Series
NetApp AFF A-Series storage controllers are supported for use in FlexPod Datacenter. Additional information can be found in the AFF A-series Technical Specifications datasheet and in the NetApp Hardware Universe. See the platform-specific documentation listed in the following table for detailed information about a specific AFF Model.
| Component | AFF A-Series controller platform documentation |
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NetApp AFF A20 |
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NetApp AFF A30 |
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NetApp AFF A50 |
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NetApp AFF A70 |
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NetApp AFF A90 |
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NetApp AFF A1K |
NetApp AFF C-Series
NetApp AFF C-Series storage controllers are supported for use in FlexPod Datacenter. Additional information can be found in the AFF C-Series Technical Specifications datasheet and in the NetApp Hardware Universe. See the platform- specific documentation listed in the following table for detailed information about a specific AFF Model.
| Component | AFF C-Series controller platform documentation |
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NetApp AFF C30 |
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NetApp AFF C60 |
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NetApp AFF C80 |
NetApp ASA
NetApp ASA storage controllers are supported for use in FlexPod Datacenter. Additional information can be found in the NetApp ASA Technical Specifications datasheet and in the NetApp Hardware Universe. See the platform- specific documentation listed in the following table for detailed information about a specific ASA Model.
| Component | NetApp ASA controller platform documentation |
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NetApp ASA A20 |
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NetApp ASA A30 |
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NetApp ASA C30 |
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NetApp ASA A50 |
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NetApp ASA A70 |
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NetApp ASA A90 |
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NetApp ASA A1K |
NetApp FAS Series
FAS storage controllers are supported for use in FlexPod Datacenter. Additional information can be found in NetApp FAS Technical Specifications and the NetApp Hardware Universe. See the platform-specific documentation listed in the following table for detailed information about a specific FAS model.
| Component | FAS Series controller platform documentation |
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NetApp FAS2750 |
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NetApp FAS2820 |
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NetApp FAS50 |
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NetApp FAS70 |
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NetApp FAS90 |
NetApp AFX
NetApp AFX storage controllers are supported for use in FlexPod Datacenter. Additional information can be found in the NetApp AFX Technical Specifications datasheet and in the NetApp Hardware Universe. See the platform-specific documentation listed in the following table for detailed information about a specific AFX Model.
Component |
NetApp AFX controller platform documentation |
NetApp AFX 1K |
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NetApp AFX 2K |
NetApp disk shelves
The technical specifications for NetApp disk shelves include the form factor size, the number of drives per enclosure, and the shelf I/O modules; this documentation can be found in the following table. For more information, refer to the NetApp Hardware Universe.
| Component | NetApp FAS/AFF disk shelf documentation |
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NetApp DS212C Disk Shelf |
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NetApp DS224C Disk Shelf |
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NetApp DS460C Disk Shelf |
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NetApp NS224 Disk Shelf |
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NetApp NS224 w/NSM 100B Disk Shelf |
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NetApp NX224 Disk Shelf |
NetApp drives
The technical specifications for NetApp drives include the form factor size, disk capacity, disk RPM, supporting controllers, and ONTAP version requirements. These specifications can be found in the Drives section of the NetApp Hardware Universe.