Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) E-Series servers bring data center-class, virtualization-ready blade servers to the branch office. Cisco UCS E-Series Servers are high-density, single-socket blade servers designed to balance simplicity, performance, and application density while operating in an energy-efficient environment. These powerful, small form-factor (SFF), x86 64-bit blade servers are housed within Cisco Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2) and Cisco 4451-X ISR networking platforms and are designed to host essential infrastructure services and mission-critical business applications in the lean branch office.Cisco UCS E-Series Servers deliver next-generation processor E5-2400 and E3-1100 product family technology in combination with integrated remote lights-out management in a blade server form factor. These powerful processors deliver multiple cores and threads in a reduced-power envelope, providing improved performance and better energy efficiency than preceding models, making them an excellent platform for introducing virtualization into the branch office. The innovative, zero-footprint form factor of the Cisco UCS E- Series Servers in conjunction with the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 and E3-1100 product families offer significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO), increased business agility, and greater reliability when compared to standalone rack-mount and tower servers.
Reduced operation burden
Through consolidated, wire-free infrastructure, Cisco UCS E-Series servers reduce operation burden and make addition of new services and infrastructure quick and easy.
Simplified system maintenance
Cisco UCS E-Series Blade servers accelerate and simplify physical server provisioning and simplify system maintenance.
Enhanced server management
Built-in lights-out server management through Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) runs on the same dedicated baseboard management controller (BMC) hardware found in all Cisco UCS products. This feature provides standalone management consistency with Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers for both local and remote server monitoring and configuration management.
Increased physical security
Cisco UCS E-Series Servers provide better physical security. With no external network cables or physical keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) required, the Cisco UCS E-Series blades can be easily secured in a wiring closet or other secure location without compromising manageability, which is difficult to do with traditional tower and rack-mount servers.
Decreased footprint
Cisco UCS E-Series blade servers include multicore x86 64-bit Intel Xeon processors that provide customers with the capability to reduce the branch-office server footprint by incorporating high-performance, power-optimized blade servers directly into Cisco ISR G2 branch-office routers. All are integrated and housed in a single Cisco ISR G2 chassis, delivering an excellent all-in-one platform for the lean branch office.
