The Cisco UCS S3260 storage server is a modular dual-node x86 server designed for investment protection (see Figure 12-6). Its architectural flexibility provides high performance or high capacity for your data-intensive workloads. Using a storage server combined with the Cisco UCS Manager, you can easily deploy storage capacity from terabytes to petabytes within minutes.
Figure 12-5 UCS C-Series Rack Servers
Figure 12-6 Cisco UCS Storage Server
The Cisco UCS S3260 server is designed as a storage server to support storage and processing of huge amounts of data in the data canter. It provides dual-node capability, based on the 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor, it features up to 1,080 TB of local storage in a compact 4-Rack-Unit (4RU) form factor. The drives can be configured with enterprise-class Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) redundancy or with a pass-through Host Bus Adapter (HBA) controller. Network connectivity is provided with dual-port up to 40-Gbps nodes in each server, with expanded unified I/O capabilities for data migration between Network-Attached Storage (NAS) and SAN environments. This storage-optimized server comfortably fits in a standard 32-inch-depth rack, such as the Cisco® R 42610 Rack..