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Cisco Secure Network Server

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Contents
Product overview 3
Product specifications 4
Security applications 5
Ordering information 5
Network connective 7
Supported ISE versions 7
Connectors and LEDs 8
Form factor 10
Environmental 10
Compliance requirements 11
Cisco Capital 12
How to buy 12
For more information 12
Document history 13

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Product overview
Granting and denying network access has evolved beyond simple username and password verifications. Today,
additional attributes related to users and their devices are used as decision criteria in determining authorized
network access. Additionally, network service provisioning can be based on data such as the type of device
accessing the network, including whether it is a corporate or personal device.

The Cisco® Secure Network Server is a scalable solution that helps network administrators meet complex
network access control demands by managing the many different operations that can place heavy loads on
applications and servers, including:

● Authorization and authentication requests

● Queries to identity stores such as Active Directory (on-premise or Azure), LDAP, and other databases

◦ API queries to fetch attributes from third-party systems (such as ServiceNow)

● Device profiling and compliance checking
● Enforcement actions to remove devices from the network
● Reporting

The Cisco Secure Network Server is based on the Cisco UCS® C220 Rack Server and is configured specifically
to support the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) security application. The Secure Network Server supports
these applications in three versions. The Cisco Secure Network Server 3715 is designed for small deployments.
The Secure Network Server 3755 and 3795 have several redundant components such as hard disks and power
supplies, making it suitable for larger deployments that require highly reliable system configurations.

Figure 1 shows the Cisco Secure Network Server.

Figure 1.
Cisco SNS-3715, SNS-3755, and SNS-3795 Secure Network Server

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Product specifications
Table 1 lists specifications of the Cisco Secure Network Server.

Table 1.

Product name SNS-3715 SNS-3755 SNS-3795

Processor Intel 4310 Intel 4316 Intel 4316

2.1GHz 2.3GHz 2.3GHz

Cores per processor 12 Cores and 24 Threads 20 Cores and 40 Threads 20 Cores and 40 Threads

Memory 32GB 96GB 256GB

2 X 16GB 6 X 16GB 8 X 32GB

Hard disk 1 4 8
60012G SAS 10K RPM SFF 60012G SAS 10K RPM SFF 60012G SAS 10K RPM SFF
HDD HDD HDD
Or Or Or
800GB 2.5in Enterprise 800GB 2.5in Enterprise 800GB 2.5in Enterprise
Performance 12G SAS SSD Performance 12G SAS SSD Performance 12G SAS SSD
(3X endurance) (3X endurance) (3X endurance)
Or Or Or
960GB 2.5 in Enterprise value 960GB 2.5 in Enterprise value 960GB 2.5 in Enterprise value
SATA SSD Self Encrypted SATA SSD Self Encrypted SATA SSD Self Encrypted
Drive (1X , SED) Drive (1X , SED) Drive (1X , SED)

Hardware RAID Level 0 Level 10 Level 10

Cisco 12G SAS Modular Cisco 12G SAS Modular
RAID Controller RAID Controller

Network interface 2 X 10Gbase-T 2 X 10Gbase-T 2 X 10Gbase-T

4 X 10GE SFP 4 X 10GE SFP 4 X 10GE SFP

Power supplies 1 X 1050W 2 X 1050W 2 X 1050W

TPM chip Yes Yes Yes

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Security applications
The Cisco Secure Network Server supports Cisco’s powerful network access and control security applications:
Cisco Identity Services Engine
An integral component to Cisco’s cybersecurity initiative, the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a
revolutionary product that extends the network access and admission control capabilities. Looking beyond
username and password, the Identity Services Engine delivers unprecedented abilities to acquire user and
device identity and context information to forge flexible and powerful policies that govern authorized network
access. ISE is an all-in-one enterprise policy control platform that can reliably provide secure access for wired,
wireless, VPN, and Private 5G networks. ISE can also help IT with secure BYOD on-boarding and allow IT to
provide differentiated Guest Access. The Identity Services Engine provides enforcement actions that allow
administrators to restrict devices from the network that are violating access and policies.

Table 2 lists ISE endpoint scalability metrics for the Secure Network Servers.

Table 2. Identity Services Engine deployment scalability (ISE 3.1 P6 and later)

Secure Network Secure Network Secure Network

Server 3715 Server 3755 Server 3795

Concurrent active endpoints supported by 50,000 100,000 100,000

a dedicated PSN
(Cisco ISE node only has PSN persona.)

Concurrent active endpoints supported by 25,000 50,000 50,000

a shared PSN
(Cisco ISE node has multiple personas.)

Note: Cisco SNS-3795 is equipped with better RAM, Disk R/W performance. It is best suited for
dedicated PAN, dedicated MnT or dedicated PAN/MnT personas.

Ordering information
Table 3 lists ordering information for the Cisco Secure Network Servers.

Each SNS server can be ordered with HDD, SSD or SED as a configuration option.

Table 3. Product ordering information

Server part numbers Server description

SNS-3715-K9 Secure Network Server for ISE applications (small)

SNS-3755-K9 Secure Network Server for ISE applications (medium)

SNS-3795-K9 Secure Network Server for ISE applications (large)

SSD offers improved performance in disk read/write operations and other ISE operations like reboot,
installation, upgrades, database intensive tasks like backup and restore, reports generation, and so on.

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Performance improvements vary between an average of 15% in fresh installation, 40% in upgrades, and 80% in
exporting extensive reports with tens of millions of records.

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Table 4 lists the Secure Network Server component spares that can be used as Field Replaceable Units (FRUs).

Table 4. Spare components for the Cisco Secure Network Server

Secure network server Component part number Component description

3715/3755/3795 UCS-HD600G10K12N= 600-GB 12-Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF hard disk; hot
pluggable; drive sled mounted

3715/3755/3795 UCS-SD800GK3XEP= 800GB 2.5 in Enterprise Performance 12G SAS SSD (3X
endurance)

3715/3755/3795 UCS-SD960GM2NK9= 960GB Enterprise value SATA SSD (1X , SED)

UCSC-PSU1-1050W= 1050W power supply

3715/3755/3795 UCSC-PSU1-1050ELV= UCSC-PSU1-1050ELV is required for Low Line Voltage

110VAC and below (e.g., Japan)

3715/3755/3795 N20-BKVM= KVM cable

3715/3755/3795 UCSC-RAIL-M6= Rail kit

Network connective
Copper PID:

GLC-TE - 1000BASE-T SFP transceiver module for Category 5 copper wire

Fiber PIDs:

UCS M6 10G NIC Interoperability with Cisco Cables/Optics

Supported ISE versions

The Cisco Secure Network Server 37XX supports ISE 3.1 P6 and later versions only. Upon receiving the SNS-
37XX, it is recommended to install the latest patch of the ISE suggested release.

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Connectors and LEDs

Table 5 lists Connectors and LEDs on the Cisco SNS-3715, SNS-3755, and SNS-3795 Secure Network
Servers.

Table 5. SNS-3715, SNS-3755, and SNS-3795 Connectors and LEDs

LED Name States

1 Power LED Off - There is no AC power to the server.

Amber - The server is in standby power mode. Power is supplied only to
the Cisco IMC and some motherboard functions.
Green - The server is in main power mode. Power is supplied to all server
components.

2 Unit Identification Off - The unit identification function is not in use.

Blue, blinking - The unit identification function is activated.

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 LED Name States

3 System Health Green - The server is running in normal operating condition.

Green, blinking - The server is performing system initialization and memory
check.
Amber, steady - The server is in a degraded operational state (minor fault).
For example:
● Power supply redundancy is lost.
● CPUs are mismatched.
● At least one CPU is faulty.
● At least one DIMM is faulty.
● At least one drive in a RAID configuration failed.

Amber, 2 blinks - There is a major fault with the system board.

Amber, 3 blinks - There is a major fault with the memory DIMMs.
Amber, 4 blinks - There is a major fault with the CPUs.

4 Power Supply Status Green - All power supplies are operating normally.
Amber, steady - One or more power supplies are in a degraded
operational state.
Amber, blinking - One or more power supplies are in a critical fault state.

5 Fan Status Green - All fan modules are operating properly.

Amber, blinking - One or more fan modules breached the nonrecoverable
threshold.

6 Network Link Activity Off - The Ethernet LOM port link is idle.
Green - One or more Ethernet LOM ports are link-active, but there is no
activity.
Green, blinking - One or more Ethernet LOM ports are link-active, with
activity.

7 Temperature Status Green - The server is operating at normal temperature.

Amber, steady - One or more temperature sensors breached the critical
threshold.
Amber, blinking - One or more temperature sensors breached the
nonrecoverable threshold.

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Form factor
Physical dimensions (H x W x D) 1RU: 1.7 x 16.9 x 29.8 in. (4.32 x 43 x 75.6 cm).

Environmental
Table 6 lists environmental information for the Cisco Secure Network Servers.

Table 6.

Description Specification

Temperature, operating 50 to 95°F (10 to 35°C)

Extended environment 41 to 104°F (5 to 40°C)
Derate the maximum temperature by 1°F for every 547 feet (1°C per
every 300 meters) of altitude above 3117 feet (950 m).
Note: Although the ASHRAE guidelines define multiple classes with
different operating ranges, the recommended temperature and
humidity operating range is the same for each class. The
recommended temperature and humidity ranges are:
Operating Temperature: 64.4 to 80.6°F (18 to 27°C)
For general information, see the Cisco Unified Computing System Site
Planning Guide: Data Center Power and Cooling.

Temperature, nonoperating –40 to 149°F (–40 to 65°C)

(when the server is stored or transported)
Maximum rate of change (operating and nonoperating)
20°C per hour (36°C per hour)

Humidity (RH), operating 8% to 90% and 75°F (24°C) maximum dew point temperature,
noncondensing environment

Humidity (RH), nonoperating 5 to 95% and 91°F (24°C) maximum dew point temperature,
(when the server is stored or transported) noncondensing environment

Altitude, operating 0 to 10,000 feet (0 to 3050 meters)

Altitude, nonoperating 0 to 40,000 feet (0 to 12,192 meters)

(when the server is stored or transported)

Sound power level 5.5

Measure A-weighted per ISO7779 LwAd (Bels)
Operation at 73°F (23°C)

Sound pressure level 40

Measure A-weighted per ISO7779 LpAm (dBA)
Operation at 73°F (23°C)

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Compliance requirements
Table 7 lists compliance requirements information for the Cisco Secure Network Servers.

Table 7.

Parameter Description

Regulatory compliance Products should comply with CE Markings per directives 2014/30/EU and
2014/35/EU.

Safety UL 60950-1/62368-1
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1/62368-1
IEC/EN 62368-1
AS/NZS 62368-1
GB4943.1-2022

EMC - Emissions 47CFR Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A

AS/NZS
CISPR32 Class A
CISPR32 Class A
EN55032 Class A
ICES003 Class A
VCCI Class A
EN61000-3-2
EN61000-3-3
KN32 Class A
CNS13438 Class A

EMC - Immunity EN55024

CISPR24
EN300386
KN35

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To view buying options and speak with a Cisco sales representative, visit www.cisco.com/c/en/us/buy.html.

For more information

For more information, please visit the following resources:

● Cisco Identity Services Engine: www.cisco.com/go/ISE

● Cisco UCS Servers: www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing

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Document history
New or revised topic Described in Date

Add SED disk Table 1 July, 2023

Updated performance Table 2 July, 2023

Updated PIDs Table 4 July, 2023

Printed in USA C78-726524-13 11/23

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