Product Overview
The Cisco UCS C885A M8 Rack Server is a high-density GPU server designed to deliver massive, scalable performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads. It is built on the NVIDIA HGX platform and supports advanced AI tasks such as Large Language Model (LLM) training, fine-tuning, large model inferencing, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).
Features and Benefits
- Supports 8 NVIDIA HGX H100/H200 Tensor Core GPUs or 8 AMD MI300X/MI350X OAM GPUs for exceptional computational power.
- Equipped with high-performance AMD EPYC CPUs optimized for training operations.
- Features high-speed networking with NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NICs or NVIDIA BlueField-3 SuperNICs for scalable cluster training.
- Offers high-speed local storage with NVMe SSDs for efficient data caching.
- Includes hot-swappable, redundant power supplies for enhanced availability.
- Managed by Cisco Intersight for reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and increased business agility.
Product Specifications
The Cisco UCS C885A M8 is an 8RU Rack Server configurable with various AMD EPYC CPUs, DDR5 memory options, and a choice of NVIDIA or AMD GPUs. It supports multiple NVMe SSDs for boot and internal storage, and offers flexible PCIe slot configurations for networking, including NVIDIA ConnectX-7 and NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs.
Ordering Information
Cisco UCS C885A M8 servers are available in fixed configurations optimized for intensive AI and HPC workloads. Specific part numbers detail the CPU, GPU, memory, storage, and networking configurations. For detailed ordering information, please refer to the official Cisco documentation.
Warranty and Support
Cisco UCS C885A M8 Rack Servers come with a three-year Next-Business-Day (NBD) hardware warranty and a 90-day software warranty. Cisco Success Tracks provides enhanced support services, combining digital and human intelligence.
Sustainability
Cisco is committed to environmental sustainability. Information regarding product material content, electronic waste compliance, and takeback programs is available through Cisco's CSR and sustainability reporting. For inquiries, contact csr_inquiries@cisco.com.
For detailed product environmental information, please visit: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/424.
Cisco Services
Cisco and its partners offer services to accelerate the adoption of Cisco UCS solutions for AI and HPC. These services help create agile infrastructures, reduce costs and risks, and improve performance and availability.
Cisco Capital
Cisco Capital provides flexible payment solutions to help organizations acquire necessary technology, enabling business transformation and maintaining competitiveness. Learn more about how Cisco Capital can help reduce TCO and accelerate growth.
Document History
This document is updated periodically. Recent revisions include support for additional fixed configurations and product environmental information updates in February 2025.
