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Cisco Systems UCS C-Series C240 M8 LFF

Veeam Ready Appliance
Alliance Partner:

Cisco Systems
Alliance Product:

UCS C-series
Program Category:

Veeam Ready Appliance
Category Description:

Servers certified to support the Veeam Software Appliance or Veeam Infrastructure Appliance deployments. Passing all compatibility/functional tests, as well as extensive performance tests for both backup and restore operations.
Article ID:

3002
Veeam Product(s):
  • Veeam Backup & Replication 13
Features and Attributes:
  • Hardened Repository
  • Immutability
  • Backup Target - Disk DAS
Publication date:

2026-09-25
Last modified date:

2026-09-25

Product details

Product model name and version: Cisco UCS C-Series, C240 M8 LFF
Product firmware version: 6.0(2.260069)
Hardware Compatibility List: Red Hat https://catalog.redhat.com/en/hardware/system/detail/271827
Hardware health monitoring:

  • Redfish support level: System health and disk health
  • Alternative health reporting options: SNMP

Additional support: All configurations of the Cisco Systems UCS C-Series C240 M8 LFF appliance with specifications equivalent to or greater than those above.

Bill of Materials (BOM)
Storage type: Direct attached
CPU
Number of sockets 1
Model numberIntel(R) Xeon(R) 6515P
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Memory
Total GB128
Memory model16GB DDR5-6400 RDIMM 1Rx8 (16Gb)
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Network adapters tested
ModelUCSC-M-V5Q50GV2-D Cisco VIC 15427 4x 10/25/50G mLOM C-Series w/Secure Boot
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RAID controller(s) tested
ModelUCS-M2-HWRAID2 Cisco Boot optimized M.2 Raid controller for SATA drives
Firmware version2.3.17.2002
ModelUCSC-RAIDMP1LL32 24G Tri-Mode M1 RAID controller w/8GB FBWC LFF 32Drv
Firmware version03.01.41.040
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Operating system boot device(s)
Disk typeM.2 SATA SSD
Size480 GB
Quantity2
ModelMicron_5400_MTFDDAV480TGA - 480GB M.2 SATA SSD
Cache policyDirectIo
Strip size used64k
Data protection methodRAID 1
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Backup storage drive(s)
Disk type3.5in 12G SAS 7.2K RPM 4K HDD
Size12 TB
Quantity8
ModelST12000NM006J
Cache policyWriteBack
Strip size used128k
Data protection methodRAID 50
Storage network speed12Gbit/s SAS-3
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Veeam testing configuration

Veeam Infrastructure Appliance - 13.1.1.18_20260825

Vendor recommended configuration

Documentation with guidelines on RAID controller configuration, Remote access settings, UEFI settings, and firmware upgrade instructions:

  • For the most up-to-date step-by-step instructions and screenshots, please visit the vendor's website.
  • Archive PDF of the vendor documentation.

Vendor contacts

Customer support contact:

  • Web: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/index.html
  • E-mail: support@cisco.com
  • Phone: +1 800-553-2447

How to install Veeam Hardened Repository

Please refer to this link: https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/linux_infrastructure_appliance_install.html

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