Cisco Nexus 7000 Design Manual page 16

FlexPod Design Details
"Logical Build" section on page 29
consisting of VMware vSphere, Cisco Nexus 1000v virtual distributed switching, and NetApp storage
controllers.
Integrated System Components
The following components are required to deploy the Distinct Uplink design:
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Cisco Unified Computing System
The Cisco Unified Computing System is a next-generation solution for blade and rack server computing.
Cisco UCS is an innovative data center platform that unites compute, network, storage access, and
virtualization into a cohesive system designed to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase
business agility. The system integrates a low-latency, lossless 10 Gigabit Ethernet unified network fabric
with enterprise-class, x86-architecture servers. The system is an integrated, scalable, multi-chassis
platform in which all resources participate in a unified management domain. Managed as a single system
whether it has one server or 160 servers with thousands of virtual machines, the Cisco UCS decouples
scale from complexity. The Cisco UCS accelerates the delivery of new services simply, reliably, and
securely through end-to-end provisioning and migration support for both virtualized and non-virtualized
systems.
The Cisco Unified Computing System consists of the following components:
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VMware vSphere 5.1 on FlexPod with Nexus 7000 Using FCoE
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Cisco Unified Compute System
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch
NetApp Unified Storage capable of supporting FCoE storage target adapters
VMware vSphere
Cisco UCS Manager— Provides unified, embedded management of all software and hardware
components in the Cisco UCS. For more information on Cisco UCS Manager, see:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10281/index.html
Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects—Are a family of line-rate, low-latency, lossless,
10-Gbps Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet interconnect switches providing the management
and communication backbone for the Unified Computing System. Cisco UCS supports VM-FEX
technology, see "Cisco VM-FEX" section on page 19
UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects, see:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11544/index.html
Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis—Supports up to eight blade servers and up to two
fabric extenders in a six-rack unit (RU) enclosure. For more information on Cisco UCS 5100 Blade
Chassis, see:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10279/index.html
Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers— Increase performance, efficiency, versatility and productivity
with these Intel based blade servers. For more information on Cisco UCS Blade Servers, see:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps10280/index.html
Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Mount Server—Deliver unified computing in an industry-standard form
factor to reduce total cost of ownership and increase agility. For more information on Cisco UCS
Rack Mount Servers, see:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10493/index.html
provides more details regarding the virtual design of the environment
for details. For more information on Cisco