Cisco UCS B200 M6 Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your UCS B200 M6 (M6). Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
Verified Specifications
| Processor Options | 1 or 2 sockets, 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable (Ice Lake), up to 40 cores per processor |
| Memory Configuration | 32 DIMM slots, DDR4 RDIMM/LRDIMM; up to 4 TB DDR4 (32x 128 GB); up to 10 TB with mix of 16x 128 GB DIMMs + 16x 512 GB Intel Optane PMem |
| Drive Configurations | 2 front drive bays: up to 2x 2.5-inch SFF SSD (up to 7.6 TB each) or 2x 2.5-inch NVMe (up to 6.4 TB each); plus mini-storage with up to 4x M.2 SATA (240/960 GB) |
| Power Supply Options | Integrated in Cisco UCS 5108 blade server chassis (no server-level PSU) |
| RAID Controllers | Cisco FlexStorage 12G RAID controller module or FlexStorage NVMe pass-through module (front mezzanine); UCS-M2-HWRAID boot-optimized RAID for M.2 |
| Networking Options | 1x mLOM slot: Cisco VIC 1440 (UCSB-MLOM-40G-04) or VIC 15411 (UCSB-ML-V5Q10G); 1x rear mezzanine: VIC 1480 (UCSB-VIC-M84-4P) or Port Expander |
| Specification Source | Cisco official documentation (verified 2026-07-02) |
Upgrade Storage
Moving from spinning disk to SSD or NVMe storage provides the largest single performance improvement — often 10-50x faster I/O. Consider NVMe for boot drives and high-IOPS workloads.
B22 Cisco M3 UCS M3 Blade Server
B22 Cisco M3 UCS M3 Blade Server
B230 Cisco M2 UCS M2 Blade Server
B230 Cisco M2 UCS M2 Blade Server
B260 Cisco M4 UCS M4 Blade Server
B260 Cisco M4 UCS M4 Blade Server
Upgrade Power & Cooling
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.
Cisco 2811 Fan Kit CISCO2811 Fan Kit
Cisco 36076 04 Cooling Fan for UCS C240 M3
Cisco Air Duct for Intel 5TH Gen Xeon Processors (C220 M7)
Cisco C5020 Fan Fan Module for Nexus 5020 Series
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Type 1 Replacement Fan Module
Cisco Catalyst 9300 Fan Tray
Upgrade Processors
CPU upgrades deliver more cores and higher clock speeds. If your workload is CPU-bound (compilation, analytics, HPC), upgrading from 8-core to 16+ core processors provides significant throughput improvement.
Cisco Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y 3.2GHz 8-Core 12MB 140W Processor
Cisco Intel Xeon Gold 5317 3.0GHz 12-Core 18MB 150W Processor
Cisco Intel Xeon Gold 5318N 2.1GHz 24-Core 36MB 150W Processor
Cisco Intel Xeon Gold 5318S (3RD Gen Ice Lake) for C-series M6 Processor
Cisco Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y 2.1GHz 24-Core 36MB 165W Processor
Cisco Intel Xeon Gold 5320 2.2GHz 26-Core 39MB 185W Processor
Upgrade Memory
Memory is the most impactful upgrade for virtualization and database workloads. Upgrading from 64GB to 128GB or 256GB can dramatically improve VM density and application response times.
Cisco 128GB DDR4 LRDIMM 3200MHz 4DRx4 3DS Memory
Cisco 128GB DDR4 LRDIMM 3200MHz 4Rx4 Memory
Cisco 128GB DDR5 RDIMM 4800MHz 4Rx4 3DS ECC Memory
Cisco 128GB DDR5 RDIMM 4800MHz 4Rx4 Memory
Cisco 128GB DDR5 RDIMM 4800MHz 4Rx4 Memory (UCS X-Series)
Cisco 128GB DDR5 RDIMM 5600MHz 4Rx4 3DS ECC Memory
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