UCSC-C480-8NVME: Cisco UCS C480 M5 Drive Module for 8x NVMe drives (front facing cage)
Also listed as: UCSC-C480-8NVME=
Cisco UCSC-C480-8NVME is listed as UCS C480 M5 Drive Module for 8x NVMe drives (front facing cage). It is a solid state drive that the vendor documents for Cisco UCS C480 M5 show as an orderable option. Spares are ordered as UCSC-C480-8NVME=. Check the exact model and generation before buying, because option lists differ between product generations.
Specifications
| Part number | UCSC-C480-8NVME |
|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco |
| Type | SSDs |
| Other numbers | UCSC-C480-8NVME= |
| Interface | NVMe PCIe |
About the UCSC-C480-8NVME
UCS C480 M5 Drive Module for 8x NVMe drives (front facing cage) is sold by Cisco under product ID UCSC-C480-8NVME; the same item ordered as a spare carries the suffix = (UCSC-C480-8NVME=). It is a solid state drive in the Cisco option range and appears in the ordering or configuration tables of the vendor documents cited in the sources. Key figures taken from the listing: interface NVMe PCIe. The product ID is the number brokers and buyers search for, so match it exactly rather than by capacity or description alone.
Compatibility
The Cisco documents cited in the sources list UCSC-C480-8NVME as an option for Cisco UCS C480 M5. That listing is the only compatibility claim recorded here: the part is not assumed to fit other generations or other product lines of the same brand. Firmware, software, slot, backplane and controller requirements are set out in the vendor documentation for the specific product, and the vendor's compatibility tool should be checked before ordering a second-hand unit.
Buying used
Ask for the SMART wear and power-on hours report, and confirm the drive shows its capacity and a healthy state in the server management controller. A drive with a Cisco label and matching product ID is preferable to a bare OEM drive, which may lack the Cisco firmware.
Fits these models
Check compatibility with Cisco
Before you buy, confirm the exact configuration against the vendor's own lists: firmware levels, operating systems, adapters and optics that Cisco has tested with the Cisco UCSC-C480-8NVME.
- Compatibility Cisco UCS Hardware Compatibility List
- Compatibility Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix
- Support Cisco Support and Downloads
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Sources
- Cisco UCS C480 M5 High-Performance Rack Server Spec Sheet, checked 2026-10-28