Cisco UCS C240 M5 24 SFF Rack Server | 2U, Enterprise, PCIe — CON-L1NCD-C240M5SX

Keep critical applications close to the hardware they need with a rack server designed for dense, mixed-workload environments. The Cisco UCS C240 M5 24 SFF configuration provides 24 front-accessible small-form-factor drive bays and 2 rear drive positions, making it a strong fit for storage-heavy virtualization, database tiers, and application hosting where rack space matters. This SKU is sold without CPU, memory, drives, PCIe cards, or power supplies, giving teams the freedom to specify the exact configuration required for the workload. That matters when standardizing on approved processors, memory footprints, storage tiers, and redundancy policies across a fleet. The 2U chassis format also helps preserve serviceability while delivering the expansion headroom expected from a premium enterprise server. For organizations that need a platform they can tune precisely, this Cisco UCS node offers the right starting point: high drive density, rear-drive flexibility, and room to build around your performance, resiliency, and lifecycle requirements. Ideal For Virtualization host with high-density local storage Database server requiring configurable CPU and memory selection Application server tier in a standardized Cisco UCS environment Storage-rich compute node for enterprise rack deployments Why This Product 1 More drive density than typical 8-bay or 12-bay rack servers 2 Barebones chassis lets teams match CPU and memory to the workload 3 2 rear drive positions add flexibility for boot or cache roles 4 Cisco UCS platform fits standardized enterprise infrastructure