Unified Computing and Data Center Evolution
Data center
virtualization has created a market transition where IT organizations
are trying to reduce costs and increase flexibility. Constantly working
against inflexible existing hardware platforms, however, data center
administrators must spend significant time on manual procedures for basic
tasks instead of focusing on more strategic initiatives.
The Cisco Unified Computing System is a
next-generation data center platform that:
- Unites computing, networking, storage
access, and virtualization into a cohesive system
- Integrates a low-latency, lossless 10 Gb
Ethernet unified network fabric with enterprise-class,
x86-architecture servers
This approach decouples scale from complexity.
Whether the system has 1 server or 320 servers with thousands of virtual
machines, all resources participate in a unified management domain designed
to:
- Reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) at
the platform, site, and organizational levels
- Increase IT staff productivity and
business agility through just-in-time provisioning and mobility
support
The system incorporates:
- A standards-based unified network fabric
supported by a partner ecosystem of industry leaders
- Cisco VN-Link virtualization support
- Cisco Extended Memory Technology
It supports an incremental deployment model and protects
customer investments with a future migration path to unified computing.
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The Cisco Unified Computing System is built from
the following components:
- Cisco
UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects is a family of line-rate,
low-latency, lossless, 10-Gbps Ethernet and Fibre Channel over
Ethernet interconnect switches.
- Cisco
UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis supports up to eight blade
servers and up to two fabric extenders in a 6 rack unit (RU)
enclosure.
- Cisco
UCS 2100 Series Fabric Extenders bring unified fabric into the
blade-server chassis, providing up to four 10-Gbps connections each
between blade servers and the fabric interconnect.
- Cisco
UCS B-Series Blade Servers adapt to application demands,
intelligently scale energy use, and offer best-in-class
virtualization.
- Cisco
UCS B-Series Network Adapters offer a range of options, including
adapters optimized for virtualization, compatibility with existing
driver stacks, or efficient, high-performance Ethernet.
- New! Cisco
UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers extend the benefits of the Unified
Computing System to a rack-mount form factor.
- New! Cisco
UCS C-Series Network Adapters offer a choice of four types of PCI
Express (PCIe) adapters.
- Cisco
UCS Manager provides centralized management capabilities for the
Cisco Unified Computing System.
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