The Cisco UCS B230 M2 Server  extends the capabilities of the Cisco Unified Computing System and delivers new levels of performance, efficiency, and reliability. With the Intel^® Xeon^® processor E7-2800 product family, the 2-socket Cisco UCS B230 M2 Server  platform delivers high performance and density in a compact, half-width form factor.

The UCS B230 M2 Server  offers:

• Intel^® Xeon&^® processor E7-2800 product family
• Enhanced memory capacity and bandwidth to support your virtualized environment
• Advanced reliability features for mission-critical workloads

In addition, the B230 M2 provides one dual-port mezzanine card for up to 20 Gbps I/O per blade. Options include a Cisco UCS M81KR Virtual Interface Card or converged network adapter (Emulex or QLogic compatible). Other features include:

• 32 dual in-line memory module (DIMM) slots
• Up to 512GB memory at 1066 MHz, based on Samsung 40-nanometer class (DDR3) technology
• Two optional front-accessible, hot-swappable solid-state drives (SSDs) and an LSI SAS2108 RAID Controller
• Simplified deployment and systems management, embedded integration into Cisco UCS Manager