®
FlexPod
FlexPod Technical Overview
Customer Presentation
May 30, 2012
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Data Centers Are at a Critical Juncture
Empowered
User
Real-Time
Information
Collaborative
Applications
Economic
Uncertainty
New Business
Pressures
Operational
Challenges
Energy
Consumption
Asset
Utilization
Complex
Provisioning
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Integrity and
Availability
2
FlexPod®
Transitioning from Virtualization to Cloud
ApplicationBased Silos
Zones of
Virtualization
Private Cloud
Public Cloud
Apps
Servers
Network
Hybrid
Storage
Workloads moving increasingly toward virtualized cloud infrastructure
 Private cloud: Behind the firewall of an enterprise, closed to public
 Public cloud: Accessible through service providers for general purchase
 Hybrid cloud: Private clouds linked to public clouds
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FlexPod®
Technical Design Requirements
NetApp Design Principles
 Operational continuity/high availability (HA)
 Access flexibility such as Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE), and network-attached storage (NAS)
protocols
 NetApp® Data ONTAP® for scalability
Cisco Design Principles
 Operational continuity/HA
 Transport flexibility such as FC, Ethernet/FCoE, and Overlay
Transport Virtualization (OTV)
 NX-OS for scalability
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Data Center Platform
Prevalidated, Flexible Unified Architecture
Features
Cisco UCS™ B-Series
Blade Servers (and/or
C-Series Rack Mount)
and Cisco UCS
Manager
Cisco Nexus®
Family Switches
®
NetApp FAS
OnCommand™
Software Suite
10GE and FCoE
 Standard, prevalidated, best-in-class converged
platform:

Virtualized and nonvirtualized environments
 Flexible: One platform scales up or out to fit
many mixed workloads:

Add applications and workload
Benefits
 Flexibility: Future-proof platform to meet
today’s challenges and scale for future needs
 Built-in data center efficiencies: Lower total
cost of ownership (TCO) with simplified
deployments and rapid provisioning of
resources
 Reduce risk: Prevalidated architecture with
prescriptive sizing and design guides
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FlexPod®
Future-Proof, Validated FlexPod
Meeting Needs of Today and Tomorrow in One Platform
Production
Balanced Infrastructure
VDI
FlexPod
Higher performance
blades and more
input/output operations
per second (IOPS)
®
CPU
Memory
Capacity
IOPS
Develop
and Test
More computing and
less storage
Data Protection
and Backup
Starting Out
Deploy entry system,
then scale up
Less computing and
more storage
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Scale Out with FlexPod Repeatable,
Consistent Deployments
 Scale out with standard and
proven configurations:
 Predictable and highly efficient:

Capacity and performance

Floor space, power, and cooling
 Benefits:
 Reduce effort for architecture,
design, deployment, and testing
 Reduce infrastructure deployment
cycle time by up to 50%
 Manage pools consisting of
storage, compute, and networking
resources, not individual systems
Increased performance and capacity
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Helps IT Accelerate the Business
Service Request
Service Available
Traditional
Many Weeks or Months
Design and
Size
DC
Planning
Procure
X
Detailed
Design
Deploy
Test
X
With FlexPod®
 Reference BoM
 Validated design
 Precise deployment
 Standard test plan
> 50% Faster
DC
Planning
Procure
Deploy
Test
Service Available
Preprovisioned FlexPod
Benefits
 Rapid deployment of applications
 Shared pools meet most requirements
 Agile service delivery
 Higher productivity
 Faster deployment
 Higher quality
 Simpler planning
DC
Planning
Procure
Deploy
Test
Service Available
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Reduce Risk with FlexPod
Prescriptive Deployment Collateral
Wide range of resources available:
validated design, deployment, and
solution guides

Step-by-step instructions for repeatable
high-quality deployments, including
these use cases:

Secure multi-tenancy and secure
separation

VMware® vSphere® and View™

SAP® applications

Microsoft® Exchange applications
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FlexPod®
Supported and Validated FlexPod Configurations
 The documentation and collateral specifies the individual
validated versions of FlexPod®:
 CVD = Cisco® Validated Design
 This documentation only describes a single point-in-time
configuration; it is not the only available configuration
 Can be flexed into different supported configurations based on the
supported list in Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT)
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Supported and Validated FlexPod Configurations
(cont.)
CPU
Memory
Disk Capacity
IOPS
Adding
Performance
Adding
Performance
Software
and Firmware
Changes
Software
and Firmware
Changes
Validated
Supported
S
upported
Validated
S
upported
Validated
Supported
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FlexPod®
Flexing a FlexPod Configuration
Required Components
Flexible Components
 Cisco Unified Computing
 Cisco UCS blade model and
System™ (Cisco UCS™) chassis
quantity
 Cisco UCS blades with VIC
adapter
 Redundant Cisco UCS Fabric
Interconnects (FIs)
 Redundant Cisco Nexus® 5k
 Redundant NetApp® FAS
 Port count of Cisco Nexus 5k
 Fabric-attached storage (FAS)
controller size
 FAS disk type, count, and size
 Add-on cards, modules, and
interfaces
 Certain software and redundancy
features
For more information, refer to the FlexPod® Technical Specifications:
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Technical Collateral
References







TR-4036: FlexPod Technical Specifications
TR-4019: FlexPod Implementation Guide
TR-3884: FlexPod Solutions Guide
TR-4030: FlexPod Data Center Solutions Upgrade Guide
FlexPod Technical FAQs
FlexPod Technical Overview: SE Training Presentation
FlexPod Technical Overview: Customer Presentation –
Technical Buyer
For more information, refer to the FlexPod® Binder:
https://fieldportal.netapp.com/viewcontent.asp?qv=1&docid=29140
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FlexPod®
Public FlexPod Customers
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FlexPod®
Methods to Obtain a FlexPod Data Center
Solution
 Purchase individual components through a partner:
 Assembled in-house, based on CVDs and other technical
collateral
 Leverage existing equipment:
 Purchase additional equipment to complete the environment
 Leverage CVDs and other technical collateral to assemble
 Purchase the complete solution through a partner:
 Prepackaged, tested, and validated through a trusted partner
 Delivered and ready to deploy
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FlexPod®
Leverage Existing Investments
Cisco Unified
Computing System™
FlexPod®
Unify
computing
Cisco
Nexus® Family
Unify
fabric
Fibre Channel
SAN
Virtualize
storage
NetApp®
V-Series Systems

Protect existing investments

Achieve benefits in each layer
as you go

Stepwise rather than all at once
Storage
Array
Existing
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Connectivity
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FlexPod®
FlexPod FCoE Connectivity
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FlexPod®
FlexPod FC Connectivity
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FlexPod®
FlexPod IP Storage-Based Connectivity
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FlexPod®
SAN Boot Benefits
 Centralized backup of boot images:
 Enables disaster recovery (DR) and ease of backup
 Abstract the service profile (MAC, world wide port name
[WWPN], firmware, BIOS, and so on) from the Cisco UCS™
hardware:
 Allows easy swap or upgrade of server hardware
 NetApp® FlexClone®:
 Zero-cost, writable copies of the bare-metal operating system
(OS)
 Highly scalable
 Reduced deployment time
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FlexPod®
Validated Workloads and
Use Cases on FlexPod
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FlexPod®
Simplify Your Journey to the Cloud
Share
®
Point
Enterprise
Apps
MS
Apps
VDI
SQL
®
Server
VDI
Exch
2010
Secure Multi-Tenancy
Validated
Designs
Apps
Network
Hybrid
Storage
FlexPod®
Validated Data Center
Design
Joint Pathways
Servers
Cooperative Services and Support
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Data Center Solutions





VMware® (Exchange, SQL Server®, SharePoint®, View™)
Citrix XenDesktop
SAP® applications
Microsoft® private cloud/Hyper-V™
Red Hat Enterprise Linux®
MS
SharePoint
VMware
MS
Exchange
View
Secure Separation
Hyper-V
RedHat
Validated
workloads
MS SQL
Server
Optional
security
Bare-metal
OS
Secure Multi-Tenancy
VMware vSphere®
Performance-balanced server,
network, and storage
components
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FlexPod®
VMware vSphere Built on
FlexPod
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FlexPod®
VMware vSphere Built on FlexPod
Complete data center in one rack cabinet
VMware®
vSphere® and
vCenter™
Cisco UCS™
B-Series and
Cisco UCS
Manager
Cisco Nexus®
Family Switches:
Cisco Nexus
1000V, 1010V
 Base configuration tested and validated
for 1,500 users for four workload
applications simultaneously:
 VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
(VDI)
 Microsoft® Exchange
 Microsoft SharePoint®
 Microsoft SQL Server®
 Plus headroom for multiple applications
 Flexibility to support multiple classes of
computing and storage in a single
FlexPod® for VMware data center solution
NetApp® FAS
10GbE and
FCoE
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FlexPod®
Integration Delivers Powerful Benefits
VMware vSphere
Cisco UCS and
Cisco Nexus
NetApp Storage
Servers
Network
 VMware® vSphere® provides
end-to-end virtual machine
(VM) provisioning and faster
cloning
 Up to 60% reduction in data
center capital expenses
 Save up to 80% in energy costs
by lowering power, cooling, and
real estate needs
 Cisco UCS™ unifies
computing, networking, and
storage
 50% less storage required
with unified multiprotocol
storage architecture
 Up to 30% improvement in
network throughput
 First and only server to
storage interconnect for all
protocols
 Save up to 60% of memory
cost by increasing
consolidation ratios
 Built-in efficiencies such as
deduplication and thin
provisioning with faster
provisioning
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FlexPod®
Secure Multi-Tenancy and
Separation Capabilities
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FlexPod®
Application Silos
Dedicated Hardware for Each Tenant
Tenant 1
Tenant 2
Tenant 3
Computing
–
+
Network
• Secure
• Inflexible
• Static
• Large
amount of
unused
resources
Storage
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FlexPod®
Shared Infrastructure
Shared Hardware Across Tenants and Applications
Tenant 1
Tenant 2
Tenant 3
Computing
–
+
Network
• Flexible
• Agile
• Best use of
resources
• Less
secure
Storage
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FlexPod®
Secure Multi-Tenancy
Shared Hardware Across Tenants and Applications
Tenant 3
Secure Isolation
Secure Isolation
Network
Tenant 2
Secure Isolation
Computing
Tenant 1
–
+
•
•
•
•
Secure
Flexible
Agile
Best use of
resources
Storage
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FlexPod®
Secure Multi-Tenancy (cont.)
 Layer on or enable software:
 NetApp® MultiStore® and FlexShare®
 VMware® vShield™ zones and applications
 VMware vSphere ® Enterprise Plus
 Security hardening
 Cisco Nexus® 1000v series
 Cisco® SAFE architecture
 Enable capabilities:
 Multi-tenancy and secure separation
 Service availability and DR
 Service management
Enhanced Secure
Muli-Tenancy (SMT)
Cisco Validated Design
 Service assurance
 Workload isolation and mobility
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FlexPod®
Secure Multi-Tenancy (cont.)
ERP
HR
CRM
VMware® VMware VMware
ERP HR CRM





Industry’s only end-to-end solution with CVD
Consistent quality of service (QoS) at each layer
Manage each resource pool independently
Reduce risk and cost while boosting IT agility
Certified with Payment Card Industry (PCI) and Federal
Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
standards (for Homeland Security) and passed the
International Computer Security Association (ICSA)
audit
Resource
Pool
Settings
Platinum
Tenant
Gold
Tenant
Silver
Tenant
Reservation
Reserved
Reserved
No
reservation
Limits
Unlimited
Limited
Limited
Shares
High
Medium
Low
Expandable
Reservation
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
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FlexPod®
Securely Separated Data in Both Virtualized and
Nonvirtualized Environments
 Implement securely separated tenants in
a nonvirtualized (also known as bare
metal) data center built on FlexPod®
 Make sure that one tenant does not have
access to another tenant’s resources
(operating system, network bandwidth,
and storage)
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FlexPod®
Microsoft Private Cloud
Built on FlexPod
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FlexPod®
Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track

Private Cloud Fast Track is a prevalidated,
best-in-class Microsoft® private cloud design

NetApp entry is the first multivendor private
cloud architecture:
Cisco UCS™ B-Series
Blade Servers and
Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco Nexus®
Family Switches


Joint collaboration among NetApp, Cisco, and
Microsoft

Microsoft infrastructure software (Microsoft
Hyper-V™, Systems Center including SCVMM,
SCOM, SCSM, and Opalis)

Cisco UCS servers and Cisco Nexus switches

NetApp storage and software
Accelerates private cloud deployments:

NetApp® FAS
Storage Systems

Technical reference architecture, design,
build, and operate guides
Unique automation capabilities due to Opalis
plug-ins
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Microsoft Private Cloud Built on FlexPod
Applications
Microsoft
FlexClone®
for rapid
provisioning
OnCommand™
for health
monitoring
NetApp
SnapMirror® for disaster recovery
Data ONTAP®
Windows Powershell™
Toolkit for
integration
and automation
SnapManager® backup and recovery
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Microsoft Private Cloud on FlexPod:
Self-Service Management and Automation
Administration
CMDB: Fabric state
UI: Initiate
workflows
Sample Scripts
DDTK-H
End-to-end
workflows
Orchestration
Opalis™ Integration Packs
Management
OnCommand™, Plug-in
for MSFT, PRO Tips,
SSP 2.0 Scripts
Manage processes
and operations
Automation
Windows PowerShell™
Toolkit
Centralized
automation and
configuration
Virtualization
Hardware
WS-Man,
PowerShell,
SMI-S Interfaces
SnapDrive® for Windows
SnapManager®
for Hyper-V
Virtualization and
resource pools
Data ONTAP®,
Software Developer’s
Kit (SDK)
Management and
provisioning
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FlexPod®
Differentiators
 Single management interface and tools for servers and
storage:
 System Center for self-service, provisioning, orchestration, backup
and restore, and DR
 Windows PowerShell™ Toolkits for Cisco® and NetApp®
 OnCommand™ data management software
 Active load balancing of resources:
 Dynamically maintain balance of compute, network, and storage
resources
 Reduces bottlenecks and hot spots
 Application-centric shared IT infrastructure:
 Data management tied to Microsoft® applications
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FlexPod®
Management Strategy
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FlexPod®
Manageability Challenge
Service Request
Management
Reliable Solutions to
Meet a Variety of Needs
Application and
Workload Management
 Fit into an existing data center
management framework and
strategy
Virtual Infrastructure
Management
 Accelerate implementation with
a fully integrated, prescriptive
management solution
Physical Infrastructure
Management
 Meet specific needs with a
choice of solution providers
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FlexPod®
Management Solutions Options
Enabled by Open APIs to FlexPod Infrastructure
FlexPod
Partners with a higher degree of integration
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FlexPod®
Be Confident in Your Decision
FlexPod
Validated Management
Solutions for FlexPod
 Tested at Cisco® and NetApp®
labs to verify broad functional
and design requirements
 Unified FlexPod® manageability
 Capabilities can include:

Provisioning and operations

Configuration management

Monitoring and analytics
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Management Solutions
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FlexPod®
Centralization and Open Management

Cisco UCS
Manager
Integration with hypervisors:
 Automate workflows, scalable, extensible
platform
Hypervisor
Apps
Hypervisor
Hypervisor
 Hypervisor agnostic
Hypervisor

NetApp
Cisco UCS™ Manager:
 Embedded unified management
 Integrated with vCenter™
Storage Plug-ins

NetApp® OnCommand® management
software:
 Integrated with unified manager for


provisioning, protection, and automation
VMware® vCenter Server or Microsoft®
System Center
Manage NetApp heterogeneous
environment
Extensible Management with Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
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FlexPod®
Optimize FlexPod Performance with
OnCommand Balance
Deliver top performance across VMs, servers, switches, and storage
 Troubleshoot issues:

Visibility: is it virtual machine
(VM), server, or storage?

Which workloads are victims
and which are bullies?

What’s misaligned?
VM
Storage
Server
App
 Optimize performance:

How much headroom do I have?

Where can I put my
VM/application to optimize
performance?
 Predict problems:

How can I proactively avoid
bottlenecks?

How can I head off issues?
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FlexPod®
Management Solutions Available for FlexPod
Custom
Semicustom
Turnkey
Service-led solution
for unique use cases
Packaged products
with additional
customization
Validated management
solutions for FlexPod®
Time and
expense
Validated
Management
Solutions for
FlexPod
Validated solutions reduce risk and expense and speed deployment while
providing flexibility to adapt to changing needs.
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FlexPod®
Build a Cloud on FlexPod
Validated Management Solutions
for Automation and Orchestration
CA Automation Suite
for Data Centers
Cloupia Unified
Infrastructure Controller
GaleForce Turnkey
Cloud for FlexPod®
 Products for turnkey management
of all FlexPod components
 Deploy IT services in minutes instead
of weeks using repeatable workflows
 Adapt for semi-custom solutions
 Validated in Cisco® and NetApp®
labs
 Sell with confidence
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FlexPod®
Cooperative Support Model
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FlexPod®
Cooperative Support Model Process
Incident resolution
initiated, no extra
nontechnical 800#
required
Customer*
Cisco®
First-Line
Support
NetApp®
First-Line
Support
VMware®
First-Line
Support
Immediate problem
analysis and resolution
process
Customer-assisted
handoff for multivendor
issues
If development or engineering escalation required
Coordinated engineering
escalation process
Cisco Support
Escalation or
Engineering
NetApp Support
Escalation or
Engineering
VMware
Support
Escalation or
Engineering
*Valid customer support contracts with all three companies required
Collaborated crosscompany engineering
and development efforts
Vendor engagement and
ownership through resolution
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FlexPod®
Customer Benefits
 Flexible: no rigid configurations required
 Experience faster time to resolution
 Less stress through improved cross-company
collaboration
 Vendors engage and take ownership of issues
through resolution
 Global 24-hour-a-day support available
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FlexPod®
Cooperative Support Lab
 Each partner invested product and support
engineering expertise
 Ability to mix and match available product
components to reproduce complex customer
environments
 Available to each vendor’s support teams through
a secure access portal
 Hosted in NetApp Technical Support Center
(TSC), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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FlexPod®
Cooperative Support Lab
Initial Capital Investment
Multiple OS and
application workloads
VMware®:
 vSphere® Enterprise Plus
 vCloud® Director
 View™
 vShield™
 And more
Cisco® servers:
 Cisco UCS™ chassis
 Cisco UCS 6120XP
 2140 Fabric Extenders
 Cisco UCS B-Series or C-Series
Servers
 Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco integrated fabric:
 Cisco Nexus® 7000
 Cisco Nexus 5548
 Cisco Nexus 1000, 1010v
NetApp® unified storage:
Storage system clusters:
 3210
 3240
 3270
 6280
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Support Experience
Oracle®,
Microsoft®,
SAP®
Workloads
Virtualization
Storage
Support
Oracle,
Microsoft,
SAP
Other
Cooperative
Support
Server
Service
Partners
TSAnet Support
FlexPod®
NetApp
Authorized Support
Partner (ASP)
Network
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FlexPod®
Cooperative Support for FlexPod

Cloud-delivered compliance solutions

To the Walz Group, the partnership among Cisco®, NetApp®, and
VMware® with a mutual commitment to support has meant timesaving technology integration, simpler update processes, and
more open-minded, collaborative service

Offering converged infrastructure solutions to corporate and public
sector markets
www.walzgroup.com
"These expectations have been met in our experience and that of our
customers who provided feedback on the alliance support model.
Coordination with multi-vendor issues, response times to problems, and
communication related to ticket status and problem resolution has met
expectations."
CTO, Ironbrick
www.ironbrick.com

www.terremark.com
Cloud service provider offering mission-critical infrastructure and
DR as a Service (DRaaS)
“NetApp, Cisco, and VMware provide some of the best technologies the
industry has to offer. Together, they offer unique synergies that greatly
simplify the deployment and management of multi-tenant cloud
infrastructures like Terremark’s.”
Director of Cloud DR Solutions, Terremark Worldwide
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FlexPod®
Executive Summary
Lower Risk
Greater Efficiencies
Flexible IT
Lower risk with simplified, prevalidated, shared architecture
Flexible IT scalable to meet the needs of both today and tomorrow
Reduced TCO and better efficiency
Certified data center specialty partners and cooperative support
For more information, visit www.netapp.com/flexpod/
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FlexPod®
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Management Program
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FlexPod®
Delivering Unified Service Manageability
Service Request
Management
Application and
Workload Management
Management
Independent
Software
Vendor (ISV)
partners
are already
strong here…
End-to-End
Service
Delivery
Unified
Virtual Infrastructure
Management
Physical Infrastructure
Management
so we enable
them to build
here
FlexPod®
Infrastructure
Management
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Management Solutions Program
FlexPod®
Management
Ecosystem
Validated
Management
Solutions
for FlexPod
FlexPod
Cisco UCS™
Unified
ISV partners with
Cisco Nexus®
component
integration ready
Partner solutions
delivering turnkey
FlexPod management
as a cohesive system
NetApp®
for FlexPod for
specific use cases
Conforms to FlexPod
management solution
development
requirements
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FlexPod®
Validated Management Solutions for FlexPod
1. Cisco® and NetApp® solution
development partner
2. Unified, turnkey design
3. Complies with FlexPod®
infrastructure management
development requirements
Prescriptive, best practice
integration with FlexPod
components:

Cisco UCS™

Cisco Nexus®

NetApp
End-to-end automation:

Compute, network, and storage

Includes turnkey use cases

Adaptable and extensible to
customize
Unified manageability:

Cohesive usability

Service-oriented design

Resource accounting
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Management Ecosystem
FlexPod®
Management
Ecosystem
ISV partners with
component
integration ready
for FlexPod for
specific use cases
FlexPod
Cisco UCS™
Cisco Nexus®
NetApp®
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FlexPod®
Validated Management Solutions for FlexPod
Provisioning and Operations
Validated
Management
Solutions
for FlexPod®
FlexPod
Unified
Coming soon:
Partner solutions
delivering turnkey
FlexPod management
as a cohesive system
Conforms to FlexPod
management solution
development
requirements
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FlexPod®
Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller
Validated Management Solution
for FlexPod
Self-Service
Delivery
Secure Cloud Container
Model-Based
Management
vFiler®
Storage
Network
VM
Manager
Compute
Plug-ins
Policy-Driven
Provisioning
Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller (CUIC)
Single pane
of glass
End-to-end
management
and
automation

Unified model-based management

Delivering secure multi-tenancy
C
B
A
VMs
Virtualization
Compute
Manager
Compute
Network
Manager
Storage
Manager
A
C
B
Network
Tenant Tenant Tenant
A
B
C
Storage
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FlexPod®