UCS X-Series Refuse to Lose M8 Offer Ordering Guide

 

Introduction

This ordering guide covers the ordering information for the below products:

The Cisco UCS X9508 chassis:

The Cisco UCS® X-Series Modular System begins with the Cisco UCS X9508 chassis, engineered to be adaptable and future ready. It is a standard, open system designed to deploy and automate faster in concert with your hybrid cloud environment.

With a midplane-free design, I/O connectivity for the X9508 chassis is accomplished with front-loading, vertically oriented compute nodes intersecting with horizontally oriented I/O connectivity modules in the rear of the chassis. A Unified Ethernet fabric is supplied with the Cisco UCS 9108 Intelligent Fabric Modules. Cisco UCS X-Fabric Technology interconnects enable connectivity between the compute and resource nodes using PCIe Gen4 and will supply other industry-standard protocols as standards emerge. Interconnections can be easily updated with new modules.

The 7 rack-unit (7RU) Cisco UCS X9508 chassis has 8 flexible slots that can house a combination of compute nodes and a pool of current and future I/O resources that may include GPU accelerators, disk storage, and nonvolatile memory.

UCS X215c M8 Compute Node:

The Cisco UCS X215c M8 Compute Node is integrated into the Cisco UCS X-Series Modular System. Up to eight compute nodes can reside in the 7-Rack-Unit (7RU) Cisco UCS X9508 Chassis, offering one of the highest densities of compute, IO, and storage per rack unit in the industry.

The Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect (FI):

The Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect (FI) is a core part of the Cisco Unified Computing System, providing both network connectivity and management capabilities for the system (Figure 2). The Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect offer line-rate, low-latency, lossless 10/25/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and Fibre Channel functions.

The Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect provide the management and communication backbone for the Cisco UCS X-Series compute nodes, UCS X9508 X-series chassis, UCS B-Series Blade Servers, UCS 5108 B-Series Server Chassis, UCS Managed C-Series Rack Servers, and UCS S-Series Storage Servers. All servers attached to a Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect become part of a single, highly available management domain. In addition, by supporting a unified fabric, Cisco UCS 6536 Fabric Interconnect provides both the LAN and SAN connectivity for all servers within its domain.

Purpose, Audience, and Scope

Purpose

This document describes how to order the UCS X-Series Refuse to Lose M8 Offer.

Scope

This ordering guide describes the information for:

●    Ordering Structure of Cisco UCS X-Series Refuse to Lose M8 Offer.

●    Catalog of Product IDs

●    Ordering Server Hardware and Software options

●    Links to additional resources

Audience

 Buy Method Through Cisco (Eg: Direct Customer & Tier 1 Partners):

●      Scenario 1: Customer Without Enterprise Agreement for Cisco Intersight Software License

●      Scenario 2: Customer With Enterprise Agreement for Cisco Intersight Software License

Buy Method Through Distributor (Eg: Tier 1 & Tier 2 Partners):

●      Scenario 1: Customer Without Enterprise Agreement for Cisco Intersight Software License

●      Scenario 2: Customer With Enterprise Agreement for Cisco Intersight Software License

Ordering Structure of UCS X-Series Refuse to Lose M8 Offer

Catalog of Product IDs (PIDs)

Note:      For a complete list of part numbers for the see the Cisco UCS X215c M8 Compute Node Spec Sheet, Cisco UCS X9508 Chassis Spec Sheet

Table 1.        PID of Major Line Bundle (MLB)

Table 2.        Cisco Hardware Major Line PIDs

Table 3.        Cisco Intersight Major Line PIDs

Step By Step Ordering Process

Buy Method Through Cisco (Eg: Direct Customer & Tier 1 Partners)

Scenario 1: Customer Without Enterprise Agreement for Cisco Intersight Software License

Step 1.   

a.     In CCW, search for MLB PID and click on “Add”

b.     Click on “Select Options” to enter the configurator.

Step 2.   

a.     Paid Node: UCSX-215C-M8-U is preselected with QTY 3 and can be selected in QTY of 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30……300.

a.     Notice the UCSX-215C-M8-U ATO Status is invalid as further configuration needed.

b.     Select ‘Edit Options’ to enter the configurator.

Step 3.   

a.     Configure UCSX-215C-M8-U by selecting peripherals from category window on the left.

b.     PIDs are listed in the window on the right. Some PIDs like Memory and Drives are grouped according to type or series; select from the grouped options located above SKU window on the right.

c.     Follow warning messages to configure the minimum required option PIDs.

d.     Select Done when completed.

Step 4.    

a.     Note Status is now showing as Valid.

a.     Increase the quantity for multiples of same configuration.

b.     Click the “PLUS” to add and configure the same product with different option/quantities or select a different product.

Step 5.   

a.     Click on “Edit Services/Subscriptions” to edit Term Duration for HW Support.

Note:      It is recommended that Term Duration for HW Support must align with Software Subscription Duration.

Step 6.   

a.     Enter the Term Duration

a.     Click on “Apply” and “Done”

Step 7.   

a.     Free Node: UCSX-215C-M8-FRE is preselected with QTY 1 and can be selected in QTY of (QTY of Paid Node: UCSX-215C-M8-U / 3).

b.     Notice the UCSX-215C-M8-FRE ATO Status is invalid as further configuration needed.

c.     Click on ‘Edit Option’ to enter the configurator.

Note:      Configuration of Paid Node and Free Node should be identical.

Step 8.   

a.     Configure UCSX-215C-M8-FRE by selecting peripherals from category window on the left.

a.     PIDs are listed in the window on the right. Some PIDs like Memory and storage drives are grouped according to type or series; select from the grouped options located above SKU window on the right.

b.     Follow warning messages to configure the minimum required option PIDs.

c.     Click on “Done” when completed.

Step 9.   

a.     Note Status is now showing as “Valid”.

b.     Increase the quantity for multiples of same configuration.

c.     Click the “PLUS” to add and configure the same product with different option/quantities or select a different product.

Step 10.   

a.     Click on “Edit Services/Subscriptions” to edit Term Duration for HW Support.

Note:      It is recommended that Term Duration for HW Support must align with Software Subscription Duration.

Step 11.   

a.     Enter the Term Duration.

b.     Click on “Apply” and “Done”

Step 12.   

a.     Please note that each UCSX 9508 Chassis can consume maximum 8 Servers. If You have more number of Servers selected than number of Chassis currently you have can consume, consider selecting Additional Spare Chassis: UCSX-9508-D=

Step 13.   

b.     Fabric Interconnect (FI) is an optional selection under this MLB

c.     You can select the required FI accordingly.

Step 14.   

a.     It is recommended that Term Duration for HW Support align with Software Subscription Duration.

b.     Intersight is a required selection, if you have not previously purchased Cisco Intersight Software. Please make selection by clicking “PLUS”. Click on Edit Options to configure.

Step 15.   

a.     Requested Start Date (RSD) is now dependent on HW Ship Date and will automatically starts when the HW ships. If you change the RSD, the Software will start either on the RSD you picked or the HW Ship Date whichever is later.

b.     End Date (duration in months) is defaulted to 36 Months, Auto Renewal (on/off) is defaulted to On and Billing Frequency is defaulted to Prepaid Term. You can still change the setting accordingly.

Step 16.   

a.     The quantity of Cisco Intersight 2.0 Infrastructure Services License under Offer: DC-MGT-SAAS should be equal to the quantity of Server selected. Enter the quantity.

Step 17.   

a.     The Cisco Intersight License comes with separate Support. Basic Embedded Support is the default selection. It is recommended that Customer should upgrade to Solution Support or CX Success Track L1 or L2 for the HW.

Step 18.   

a.     Configuration for MLB is completed when status of each Product is Valid and warning messages are cleared.

b.     Click on the “PLUS” to expand and view the selections made for each Product.

c.     Click on the “DONE” to complete the MLB Configuration.

Scenario 2: Customer With Enterprise Agreement for Cisco Intersight Software License

Step 1.   

a.     In CCW, search for MLB PID and click on “Add”

b.     Click on “Select Options” to enter the configurator.

Step 2.   

a.     Paid Node: UCSX-215C-M8-U is preselected with QTY 3 and can be selected in QTY of 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30……300.

b.     Notice the UCSX-215C-M8-U ATO Status is invalid as further configuration needed.

c.     Select ‘Edit Options’ to enter the configurator.

Step 3.   

a.     Configure UCSX-215C-M8-U by selecting peripherals from category window on the left.

b.     PIDs are listed in the window on the right. Some PIDs like Memory and Drives are grouped according to type or series; select from the grouped options located above SKU window on the right.

c.     Follow warning messages to configure the minimum required option PIDs.

d.     Select Done when completed.

Step 4.    

a.     Note Status is now showing as Valid.

b.     Increase the quantity for multiples of same configuration.

c.     Click the “PLUS” to add and configure the same product with different option/quantities or select a different product.

Step 5.   

a.     Click on “Edit Services/Subscriptions” to edit Term Duration for HW Support.

Note:      It is recommended that Term Duration for HW Support must align with Software Subscription Duration.

Step 6.   

a.     Enter the Term Duration

b.     Click on “Apply” and “Done”

Step 7.   

a.     Free Node: UCSX-215C-M8-FRE is preselected with QTY 1 and can be selected in QTY of (QTY of Paid Node: UCSX-215C-M8-U / 3).

b.     Notice the UCSX-215C-M8-FRE ATO Status is invalid as further configuration needed.

c.     Click on ‘Edit Option’ to enter the configurator.

Note:      Configuration of Paid Node and Free Node should be identical.

Step 8.   

a.     Configure UCSX-215C-M8-FRE by selecting peripherals from category window on the left.

b.     PIDs are listed in the window on the right. Some PIDs like Memory and storage drives are grouped according to type or series; select from the grouped options located above SKU window on the right.

c.     Follow warning messages to configure the minimum required option PIDs.

d.     Click on “Done” when completed.

Step 9.   

a.     Note Status is now showing as “Valid”.

b.     Increase the quantity for multiples of same configuration.

c.     Click the “PLUS” to add and configure the same product with different option/quantities or select a different product.

Step 10.   

a.     Click on “Edit Services/Subscriptions” to edit Term Duration for HW Support.

Note:      It is recommended that Term Duration for HW Support must align with Software Subscription Duration.

Step 11.   

a.     Enter the Term Duration.

b.     Click on “Apply” and “Done”

Step 12.   

a.     Please note that each UCSX 9508 Chassis can consume maximum 8 Servers. If You have more number of Servers selected than number of Chassis currently you have can consume, consider selecting Additional Spare Chassis: UCSX-9508-D=

Step 13.   

a.     Fabric Interconnect (FI) is an optional selection under this MLB

b.     You can select the required FI accordingly.

Step 14.   

a.     CNDL-DESELECT-D is meant to select only if Customer has already purchased Cisco Intersight License via EA Contract or order is for Disti Fulfillment.

b.     Please note that Intersight is required selection and needed for the M8 Server to function. All orders with CNDL-DESELECT-D will be manually reviewed for Compliance.

Step 15.   

a.     Please select appropriate Reason Code

Step 16.   

a.     Configuration for MLB is completed when status of each Product is Valid and warning messages are cleared.

b.     Click on the “PLUS” to expand and view the selections made for each Product.

c.     Click on the “DONE” to complete the MLB Configuration.

Buy Method Through Distributor (Eg: Direct Customer & Tier 1 Partners)

Scenario 1: Customer Without Enterprise Agreement for Cisco Intersight Software License

Step 1.   

a.     In CCW, search for MLB PID and click on “Add”

b.     Click on “Select Options” to enter the configurator.

Step 2.   

a.     Paid Node: UCSX-215C-M8-U is preselected with QTY 3 and can be selected in QTY of 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30……300.

b.     Notice the UCSX-215C-M8-U ATO Status is invalid as further configuration needed.

c.     Select ‘Edit Options’ to enter the configurator.

Step 3.   

a.     Configure UCSX-215C-M8-U by selecting peripherals from category window on the left.

b.     PIDs are listed in the window on the right. Some PIDs like Memory and Drives are grouped according to type or series; select from the grouped options located above SKU window on the right.

c.     Follow warning messages to configure the minimum required option PIDs.

d.     Select Done when completed.

Step 4.    

a.     Note Status is now showing as Valid.

b.     Increase the quantity for multiples of same configuration.

c.     Click the “PLUS” to add and configure the same product with different option/quantities or select a different product.

Step 5.   

a.     Click on “Edit Services/Subscriptions” to edit Term Duration for HW Support.

Note:      It is recommended that Term Duration for HW Support must align with Software Subscription Duration.

Step 6.   

a.     Enter the Term Duration

b.     Click on “Apply” and “Done”

Step 7.   

a.     Free Node: UCSX-215C-M8-FRE is preselected with QTY 1 and can be selected in QTY of (QTY of Paid Node: UCSX-215C-M8-U / 3).

b.     Notice the UCSX-215C-M8-FRE ATO Status is invalid as further configuration needed.

c.     Click on ‘Edit Option’ to enter the configurator.

Note:      Configuration of Paid Node and Free Node should be identical.

Step 8.   

a.     Configure UCSX-215C-M8-FRE by selecting peripherals from category window on the left.

b.     PIDs are listed in the window on the right. Some PIDs like Memory and storage drives are grouped according to type or series; select from the grouped options located above SKU window on the right.

c.     Follow warning messages to configure the minimum required option PIDs.

d.     Click on “Done” when completed.

Step 9.   

a.     Note Status is now showing as “Valid”.

b.     Increase the quantity for multiples of same configuration.

c.     Click the “PLUS” to add and configure the same product with different option/quantities or select a different product.

Step 10.   

a.     Click on “Edit Services/Subscriptions” to edit Term Duration for HW Support.

Note:      It is recommended that Term Duration for HW Support must align with Software Subscription Duration.

Step 11.   

a.     Enter the Term Duration.

b.     Click on “Apply” and “Done”

Step 12.   

a.     Please note that each UCSX 9508 Chassis can consume maximum 8 Servers. If You have more number of Servers selected than number of Chassis currently you have can consume, consider selecting Additional Spare Chassis: UCSX-9508-D=

Step 13.   

a.     Fabric Interconnect (FI) is an optional selection under this MLB

b.     You can select the required FI accordingly.

Step 14.   

a.     CNDL-DESELECT-D is meant to select only if Customer has already purchased Cisco Intersight License via EA Contract or order is for Disti Fulfillment.

Note:      Please note that Intersight is required selection and needed for the M8 Server to function. All orders with CNDL-DESELECT-D will be manually reviewed for Compliance.

Step 15.   

a.     Please select appropriate Reason Code

Step 16.   

a.     Configuration for MLB is completed when status of each Product is Valid and warning messages are cleared.

b.     Click on the “PLUS” to expand and view the selections made for each Product.

c.     Click on the “DONE” to complete the MLB Configuration.

Step 17.   

a.     Configuration of UCSX-M8-XCCELERATE is now Valid and Line No. 1.0 represents HW only Configuration.

b.     Intersight is a required selection, if you have not previously purchased Cisco Intersight Software and needs to added in Line 2.0 which will represent SW only Configuration.

Step 18.   

a.     In CCW, search for DC-MGT-SAAS and click on “ADD”.

b.     Intersight is a required selection, if you have not previously purchased Cisco Intersight Software. Click on Select Options to enter the configurator.

Step 19.   

a.     Requested Start Date (RSD) It is recommended that when you book your SaaS Product, you select a Request Start Date (RSD) 90 days into the future.

b.     End Date (duration in months) is defaulted to 36 Months, Auto Renewal (on/off) is defaulted to On and Billing Frequency is defaulted to Prepaid Term. You can still change the setting accordingly.

Step 20.   

a.     The quantity of Cisco Intersight 2.0 Infrastructure Services License under Offer: DC-MGT-SAAS should be equal to the quantity of Server selected. Enter the quantity.

Step 21.   

a.     The Cisco Intersight License comes with separate Support. Basic Embedded Support is the default selection. It is recommended that Customer should upgrade to Solution Support or CX Success Track L1 or L2 for the HW.

Step 22.   

a.     Configuration for UCSX-M8-XCCELERATE and DC-MGT-SAAS is now completed, and status of each Product is Valid.

b.     Click on the “PLUS” to expand and view the selections made for each Product

Scenario 2: Customer With Enterprise Agreement for Cisco Intersight Software License

Step 1.   

a.     In CCW, search for MLB PID and click on “Add”

b.     Click on “Select Options” to enter the configurator.

Step 2.   

a.     Paid Node: UCSX-215C-M8-U is preselected with QTY 3 and can be selected in QTY of 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30……300.

b.     Notice the UCSX-215C-M8-U ATO Status is invalid as further configuration needed.

c.     Select ‘Edit Options’ to enter the configurator.

Step 3.   

a.     Configure UCSX-215C-M8-U by selecting peripherals from category window on the left.

b.     PIDs are listed in the window on the right. Some PIDs like Memory and Drives are grouped according to type or series; select from the grouped options located above SKU window on the right.

c.     Follow warning messages to configure the minimum required option PIDs.

d.     Select Done when completed.

Step 4.    

a.     Note Status is now showing as Valid.

b.     Increase the quantity for multiples of same configuration.

c.     Click the “PLUS” to add and configure the same product with different option/quantities or select a different product.

Step 5.   

a.     Click on “Edit Services/Subscriptions” to edit Term Duration for HW Support.

Note:      It is recommended that Term Duration for HW Support must align with Software Subscription Duration.

Step 6.   

a.     Enter the Term Duration

b.     Click on “Apply” and “Done”

Step 7.   

a.     Free Node: UCSX-215C-M8-FRE is preselected with QTY 1 and can be selected in QTY of (QTY of Paid Node: UCSX-215C-M8-U / 3).

b.     Notice the UCSX-215C-M8-FRE ATO Status is invalid as further configuration needed.

c.     Click on ‘Edit Option’ to enter the configurator.

Note:      Configuration of Paid Node and Free Node should be identical.

Step 8.   

a.     Configure UCSX-215C-M8-FRE by selecting peripherals from category window on the left.

b.     PIDs are listed in the window on the right. Some PIDs like Memory and storage drives are grouped according to type or series; select from the grouped options located above SKU window on the right.

c.     Follow warning messages to configure the minimum required option PIDs.

d.     Click on “Done” when completed.

Step 9.   

a.     Note Status is now showing as “Valid”.

b.     Increase the quantity for multiples of same configuration.

c.     Click the “PLUS” to add and configure the same product with different option/quantities or select a different product.

Step 10.   

a.     Click on “Edit Services/Subscriptions” to edit Term Duration for HW Support.

Note:      It is recommended that Term Duration for HW Support must align with Software Subscription Duration.

Step 11.   

a.     Enter the Term Duration.

b.     Click on “Apply” and “Done”

Step 12.   

a.     Please note that each UCSX 9508 Chassis can consume maximum 8 Servers. If You have more number of Servers selected than number of Chassis currently you have can consume, consider selecting Additional Spare Chassis: UCSX-9508-D=

Step 13.   

a.     Fabric Interconnect (FI) is an optional selection under this MLB

b.     You can select the required FI accordingly.

Step 14.   

a.     CNDL-DESELECT-D is meant to select only if Customer has already purchased Cisco Intersight License via EA Contract or order is for Disti Fulfillment.

Note:      Please note that Intersight is required selection and needed for the M8 Server to function. All orders with CNDL-DESELECT-D will be manually reviewed for Compliance.

Step 15.   

a.     Please select appropriate Reason Code

Step 16.   

a.     Configuration for MLB is completed when status of each Product is Valid and warning messages are cleared.

b.     Click on the “PLUS” to expand and view the selections made for each Product.

c.     Click on the “DONE” to complete the MLB Configuration.