The Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) combines Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and B-Series Blade Servers with networking and storage access in a single converged system that simplifies management and delivers greater cost efficiency and agility with increased visibility and control. The server increases computing density and balanced price per performance, through more cores and cache balanced with ample memory capacity and disk drives. Together these server improvements and complementary Cisco UCS advancements deliver the best combination of features and cost efficiency required to support IT's diverse server needs.The Cisco UCS C22 M3 Rack Server combines outstanding economics and a density-optimized feature set over a range of scale-out workloads, from IT and web infrastructure to distributed applications. Building on the success of the Cisco UCS C-Series servers, the C22 M3 server and the Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card (VIC) further extend the capabilities of the Cisco UCS portfolio in a 1RU form factor with the addition of the Intel Xeon processor product family, which delivers an optimal combination of performance and efficiency gains. In addition, the Cisco UCS C22 M3 2-socket server offers 12 DIMM slots, up to eight disk drives, 2 PCI Express (PCIe) Generation 3.0 slots, and two 1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN-on-motherboard (LOM) ports, providing both an excellent price-to-performance ratio and a compact form factor.