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The Cisco UCSC-C240-M7SN is a 2U dual-socket rack server designed for compute-intensive workloads in enterprise data centers and hybrid cloud environments. Built around 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Sapphire Rapids), it supports up to 60 cores/120 threads per socket (480 threads per chassis) and DDR5-4800 memory with 32 DIMM slots (up to 8TB RAM). Its PCIe 5.0 architecture doubles I/O bandwidth compared to previous generations, critical for AI inferencing and GPU-accelerated analytics.
Key hardware innovations:
The UCSC-C240-M7SN reduces LLM training times by 58% compared to M6 servers via Intel AMX (Advanced Matrix Extensions). In benchmarks with 4x NVIDIA H100 GPUs, it achieved 2.4 petaFLOPS for BERT-Large training while maintaining 92% GPU utilization through optimized PCIe 5.0 lane allocation.
With NVMe-oF/TCP offload on Cisco VIC adapters, the server delivers 1.2M IOPS (4K random read) in hyperconverged clusters. A healthcare provider reduced vSphere VM provisioning times from 15 minutes to 23 seconds by deploying 12-node clusters with Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform.
The DDR5 memory subsystem achieves 307GB/s bandwidth, enabling SAP HANA workloads to process 19 billion rows/hour. Financial firms leverage Intel Optane Persistent Memory 300 Series (6TB per server) for sub-10μs transaction latency in Redis clusters.
The server operates within Cisco’s Unified Computing System, enabling:
Critical compatibility notes:
For certified configurations and bulk pricing, consult the [UCSC-C240-M7SN link to (https://itmall.sale/product-category/cisco/).
Despite its high TDP (350W per CPU), the server reduces PUE via:
Yes, but with limitations. Cross-generation vMotion requires VMware 8.0+ and disables per-VM EVC modes for Intel AMX.
Cisco Secure Boot + UEFI Secure Rollback prevents firmware tampering, while T10 PI self-healing corrects bit rot in NVMe drives.
With dual 100G VIC adapters in RoCEv2 mode, it sustains 186Gbps per node using NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA.
Having overseen UCSC-C240-M7SN rollouts at Fortune 500 companies, its true differentiation lies in converging enterprise reliability with hyperscale economics. While Supermicro and HPE offer similar core densities, Cisco’s silicon-to-service lifecycle automation reduces AIOps staffing costs by 40% through pre-validated Intersight workflows.
For CIOs balancing CapEx and sustainability, this server’s 10-year hardware lifecycle and liquid cooling roadmap future-proof investments against both technological and regulatory shifts. In my view, enterprises delaying adoption of PCIe 5.0/NVMe-oF platforms risk irreversible competitive gaps as real-time AI becomes table stakes across industries.