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Product Overview
The Cisco MCS 7845-H2 Unified Communications Manager Appliance is a high-availability server platform for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and an integral part of a complete, scalable architecture for a new generation of high-quality unified communications solutions for enterprise data networks. It delivers the high performance and availability that today's enterprise networks demand - and it is easy to deploy and highly cost-effective. The server appliance is preinstalled with an operating system and Cisco Unified Communications Manager. It is fully operational upon startup, requiring entry of just a few configuration variables such as IP address and domain. At just 2 rack units (2RU) high, the Cisco MCS 7845-H2 offers tremendous power in a low-profile chassis that minimizes rack space. The appliance supports up to 7500 Cisco Unified IP Phones per appliance and 30,000 Cisco Unified IP Phones per cluster.
Key Features and Benefits
Performance
The Cisco MCS 7845-H2 Unified Communications Manager Appliance is a robust, highly available server platform designed to support today's unified communications applications. It uses a Smart Array P400 Controller with 256-MB cache to provide onboard Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) support. The appliance occupies only 2RU of space while providing the features most requested in a high-availability server platform.
High Availability
High availability on the Cisco MCS 7845-H2 Unified Communications Manager Appliance is achieved through the following mechanisms:
• Redundant hot-swap power supplies
• Redundant hot-swap fans
• Hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard drives configured using RAID 1
Serviceability
System Health LEDs
The Cisco MCS 7845-H2 Unified Communications Manager Appliance provides system health LEDs and unit identification lights on the front and back of the server to ease identification of system problems. When an internal component fails, this indication is made on an internal component LED (amber) and on the front panel of the appliance. If the item can be serviced without removing the server hood, as in the case of a redundant power supply, the external health LED illuminates. If the item can be serviced by removing the hood, as in the case of a fan failure, the internal health LED illuminates. If no failures have occurred, the system health LEDs are green. If a failure has occurred but a redundant feature has enabled the system to continue running, the LED is amber. If the failure is critical and has caused the system to shut down, the LED is red.
Integrated Lights Out
The Integrated Lights Out 2 (iLO2) standard is included on the motherboard. Combining essential management functions and diagnostics with basic lights-out functions as standard components of the server, iLO2 is available at no charge. It offers maximum security, availability, and control over business-critical servers without the need to visit the systems physically.
The iLO2 standard also provides fundamental server control and monitoring by integrating essential lights-out technology directly into the Cisco MCS 7845-H2 Unified Communications Manager Appliance architecture.
• Essential lights-out features include remote power control, text-based console, logs, status, and alert forwarding.
• The easy-to-use, dedicated lights-out LAN port is accessible through a browser interface.
• The iLO2 standard saves a valuable peripheral-component-interconnect (PCI) slot for additional functions and reduces installation and setup time.
• The iLO2 standard eliminates the need for an external power adapter or any other internal or external cables.
• The iLO2 standard provides a rich suite of security features, including Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
• The iLO2 standard provides a scalable solution by allowing group administration of iLO2 processors.
Tape Drive Support
The Cisco MCS 7845-H2 Unified Communications Manager Appliance can support an optional 36/72-GB universal-serial-bus (USB) external Digital Audio Tape (DAT) drive (part number DAT-USB-EXT-72=) or an optional USB rack-mount DAT drive (part number DAT-USB-RM-72=). This tape drive connects through one of the 4 USB 2.0 ports provided by the Cisco MCS 7845-H2 Unified Communications Manager Appliance server.
Product Specifications
Tables 1 through 7 list the appliance configurations.
Table 1. Configuration of MCS7845H2-K9-CMA2
Component
Value
Preload
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.1
Processor
Dual Intel 5140 2.33-GHz 4M L2
Memory
4-GB (4 x 1-GB) PC2-5300R
Hard disks
Four 72-GB SAS 2.5-in. hot swap
Remote management
HP iLO Advanced License
Table 2. Configuration of MCS7845H2-K9-CMA2D
Component
Value
Pre-load
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.1
Processor
Dual Intel 5140 2.33-GHz 4M L2
Memory
4-GB (4 x 1-GB) PC2-5300R
Hard disks
Four 146-GB SAS 2.5-in. hot swap
Remote management
HP iLO Advanced License
Table 3. Configuration of MCS7845H2-K9-CMB1
Component
Value
Preload
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0
Processor
Dual Intel 5140 2.33-GHz 4M L2
Memory
4-GB (4 x 1-GB) PC2-5300R
Hard disks
Four 72-GB SAS 2.5-in. hot swap
Remote management
HP iLO Advanced License
Table 4. Configuration of MCS7845H2-K9-CMB1D
Component
Value
Preload
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0
Processor
Dual Intel 5140 2.33-GHz 4M L2
Memory
4-GB (4 x 1-GB) PC2-5300R
Hard disks
Four 146-GB SAS 2.5-in. hot swap
Remote management
HP iLO Advanced License
Table 5. Configuration of MCS7845H2-K9-CMB2
Component
Value
Preload
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1
Processor
Dual Intel 5140 2.33-GHz 4M L2
Memory
4-GB (4 x 1-GB) PC2-5300R
Hard disks
Four 72-GB SAS 2.5-in. hot swap
Remote management
HP iLO Advanced License
Table 6. Configuration of MCS7845H2-K9-CMB2D
Component
Value
Preload
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1
Processor
Dual Intel 5140 2.33-GHz 4M L2
Memory
4-GB (4 x 1-GB) PC2-5300R
Hard disks
Four 146-GB SAS 2.5-in. hot swap
Remote management
HP iLO Advanced License
Table 7. Configuration of MCS7845H2-K9-CMC2
Component
Value
Preload
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1
Processor
Dual Intel 5140 2.33-GHz 4M L2
Memory
4-GB (4 x 1-GB) PC2-5300R
Hard disks
Four 146-GB SAS 2.5-in. hot swap
Remote management
HP iLO Advanced License
Table 8 lists detailed product specifications for the Cisco MCS 7845-H2 Unified Communications Manager Appliance.
You can order the appliance in one of two ways. You can enter UNIFIED-CM-7.1, UNIFIED-CM-7.0, UNIFIED-CM-6.1, UNIFIED-CM-6.0, or CALLMANAGER-5.1 into the Dynamic Configuration tool on Cisco.com and view a list of Cisco MCS Unified Communications Manager Appliances and their associated licenses. You can also order the components individually using the following product part numbers:
• MCS7845H2-K9-CMC2 (preloaded with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1)
• MCS7845H2-K9-CMC1 (preloaded with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0)
• MCS7845H2-K9-CMB2D (preloaded with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1)
• MCS7845H2-K9-CMB1D (preloaded with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0)
• MCS7845H2-K9-CMA2D (preloaded with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.1)
• LIC-CM7.0-K9-7845-H2=
• LIC-CM6.1-K9-7845-H2=
• LIC-CM6.0-K9-7845-H2=
• LIC-CM5.1-K9-7845-H2=
• KEY-CCM-ADMIN-K9= (order a minimum quantity of 2)
• DAT-USB-EXT-72= (optional external USB DAT tape drive)
• DAT-USB-RM-72= (optional rack-mount USB DAT tape drive)
• LIC-CCM7.X-2500= (optional; order if you want another 2500 users per appliance on release 7.0)
• LIC-CCM6.X-2500= (optional; order if you want another 2500 users per appliance on release 6.0)
• LIC-CCM5.X-2500= (optional; order if you want another 2500 users per appliance on release 5.0)
Appliance Spares
To order spare appliances, refer to Table 9.
Table 9. Ordering Information for Spare Appliances
Application
Spare Part Number
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1
MCS7845H2-K9-CMC2
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0
MCS7845H2-K9-CMC1
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1
MCS7845H2-K9-CMB2D
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0
MCS7845H2-K9-CMB1D
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.1
MCS7845H2-K9-CMA2D
Field-Replaceable Spares
To order spare parts for the appliance, refer to Table 10.
Table 10. Ordering Information for Appliance Spare Parts
Spare Part Number
Description
Spare 72-GB SAS 2.5 inch hot-plug drive for Cisco MCS 7845-H2
HDD-7845-H2-72=
Spare 146-GB SAS 2.5 inch hot-plug drive for Cisco MCS 7845-H2
HDD-7845-H2-146=
Spare power supply for Cisco MCS 7845-H2
PWR-7845-H2=
Spare fan for Cisco MCS 7845-H2
FAN-7845-H2=
Spare external USB 36-/72-GB DAT drive
DAT-USB-EXT-72=
Spare rack-mount USB 36-/72-GB DAT drive
DAT-USB-RM-72=
Replacement Part Numbers
With the introduction of the new configurations using 146-GB disks in place of 72-GB disks, the orderability of the old configuration expired. Table 11 provides the replacement part numbers for those products that are no longer orderable.
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