The Cisco UCS C240 M4 Rack Server is an enterprise-class 2 socket, 2U server designed to deliver exceptional performance, expandability, and efficiency for storage and I/O-intensive infrastructure workloads. The C240 M4 uses Intel E5-2600 V3 V4 series processors, DDR4 memory with 24 Dimm slots available, and, and 12GBps SAS throughput. The UCS C240 M4 server also offers maximum reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features, by using to Tool-free CPU insertion, Easy-to-use latching lid, Hot-swappable and hot-pluggable components, and Redundant Cisco Flexible Flash SD cards. The Cisco UCS C240 M4 server can be deployed standalone or as part of the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS). Cisco UCS unifies computing, networking, management, virtualization, and storage access into a single integrated architecture that can enable end-to-end server visibility, management, and control in both bare-metal and virtualized environments. Applications the C240 M4 is designed for are big data analytics, virtualization, and graphics-rich and bare-metal applications.