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Cisco UCS B460 M4

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Cisco UCS B460 M4blade4 × SFF 2.5" bays

The Cisco UCS B460 M4 was a 4-socket mission-critical blade server composed of two coupled full-width blade modules in the Cisco UCS 5108 chassis. Powered by Intel Xeon E7-8800 or E7-4800 v3/v4 processors and holding up to 96 DDR4 DIMMs (up to 6TB RAM), it supported the largest in-memory database and SAP HANA deployments.

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Specifications

BrandCisco
FamilyUCS B-Series
Form factorblade
ReleasedSep 2014
End of saleAug 2018
End of supportAug 2023
ProcessorUp to 4x Intel Xeon E7-8800 or E7-4800 v3 or v4 processors up to 24 cores each
Memory96x DDR4 DIMM slots supporting up to 6TB memory
Drive baysUp to 4x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA/SSD drives
Mezzanine slotsUp to 4x mezzanine slots for Cisco VIC 1340 adapters
NetworkMultiple Cisco VIC adapters providing up to 160Gbps unified fabric
Chassis compatibilityCisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis (occupies 4 half-width slots)
ManagementCisco UCS Manager

Generations

Compatible parts

Hard drives

Memory

SSDs

Network adapters

TPM modules

Works together

How the Cisco UCS B460 M4 connects to servers, storage and the network: 4 ways, with the parts and products on each path.

Fibre Channel SANiSCSI and NVMe/TCP over EthernetDirect-attached SASFile storage (NFS and SMB)

Fibre Channel SAN

Match the speed: 16Gb and 32Gb FC HBAs, switches and array ports work together, and each generation also runs one or two speeds below its own (a 32Gb port runs at 16Gb and 8Gb).

Adapters for the server (check the fit list)

Switches

Storage

Optics

Fibre Channel SAN: how it fits together

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet

Keep the speed the same at all three points: a 25GbE server, a 25GbE switch port and a 25GbE array port. Mixed speeds work but the slowest link sets the pace.

Adapters for the server (check the fit list)

Switches

Storage

Optics

iSCSI and NVMe/TCP over Ethernet: how it fits together

Direct-attached SAS

12Gb SAS uses Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) connectors; older 6Gb gear uses Mini-SAS (SFF-8088). Adapter cables exist, but the link runs at the slower speed.

Adapters for the server (check the fit list)

Storage

Direct-attached SAS: how it fits together

File storage (NFS and SMB)

Front-end ports face the clients; back-end ports (on scale-out systems) connect the nodes to each other and need their own switch pair.

Adapters for the server (check the fit list)

Switches

Storage

Optics

File storage (NFS and SMB): how it fits together

Plan and size it

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 UCS B460 M4.

Equivalent models from other brands

FAQ

How many chassis slots did the UCS B460 M4 occupy?

The B460 M4 occupied 4 half-width slots (half of a UCS 5108 chassis) by coupling two full-width blades.

What successor replaced the B460 M4?

The B480 M5 succeeded the B460 M4, providing 4 sockets in a single full-width blade.

Buying or selling UCS B460 M4?

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