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Overview
Cisco
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ACE (Application Control Engine) the Virtual
Data Center (AVDC) integrates primary data center
components, such as switches, routers, and computing
platforms, with applications to offer a cost-effective
and streamlined application delivery infrastructure. The
products that enable the unification of applications with
the underlying computing and networking infrastructure
are the Cisco ACE appliances and Cisco ACE module
(Figure 1).
components, such as switches, routers, and computing
platforms, with applications to offer a cost-effective
and streamlined application delivery infrastructure. The
products that enable the unification of applications with
the underlying computing and networking infrastructure
are the Cisco ACE appliances and Cisco ACE module
(Figure 1).
Cisco ACE is an important component of Cisco Unified
Network Services, an architecture that delivers network
services such as security, application delivery, and
WAN optimization using an approach that is targeted
at virtualized and cloud-based environments.
Network Services, an architecture that delivers network
services such as security, application delivery, and
WAN optimization using an approach that is targeted
at virtualized and cloud-based environments.
Cisco ACE is the industry’s only virtualized load-
balancing and application delivery solution designed
to meet today’s requirements for application delivery.
Cisco ACE is a virtualized application delivery controller
that enables deployment of network services including
server load balancing, content switching, compression,
server offloading, and application optimization.
balancing and application delivery solution designed
to meet today’s requirements for application delivery.
Cisco ACE is a virtualized application delivery controller
that enables deployment of network services including
server load balancing, content switching, compression,
server offloading, and application optimization.
Figure 1 Cisco ACE Module and Appliance
The Cisco ACE product family addresses many of the
main challenges facing the virtual data center. These
products provide an application delivery solution that
improves application scalability and availability while
enabling better utilization of infrastructure resources
through offloading and compression technologies.
Cisco ACE capabilities include:
main challenges facing the virtual data center. These
products provide an application delivery solution that
improves application scalability and availability while
enabling better utilization of infrastructure resources
through offloading and compression technologies.
Cisco ACE capabilities include:
•
Virtual machine intelligence:
Greater visibility into
the state of virtual machines, applications, and the
underlying infrastructure
underlying infrastructure
•
Automation:
Enhanced coordination and integration
with Cisco and third-party products, such as
Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) and
VMware vCenter, allowing Cisco ACE to respond
dynamically to changes in the network and share
network events
Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) and
VMware vCenter, allowing Cisco ACE to respond
dynamically to changes in the network and share
network events
•
Performance and scalability:
Improved perfor-
mance to address the increased demands of
large enterprises and service providers
large enterprises and service providers
•
Simplification:
Streamlined deployment and
ongoing maintenance, including simplified end-to-
end provisioning of application servers, simplified
deployment through the virtualization capabilities
of the Cisco ACE, and simplified licensing
end provisioning of application servers, simplified
deployment through the virtualization capabilities
of the Cisco ACE, and simplified licensing
•
Flexibility:
Deployment and management of
application services at the correct points in the
network by the appropriate individuals
network by the appropriate individuals
What Does Cisco AVDC Do?
Cisco AVDC addresses application deployment in a
virtualized data center (Figure 2). It simplifies provision-
ing and management of application delivery services by
integrating Cisco ACE with server virtualization products
from VMware, Cisco Nexus
virtualized data center (Figure 2). It simplifies provision-
ing and management of application delivery services by
integrating Cisco ACE with server virtualization products
from VMware, Cisco Nexus
®
7000 Series Switches,
and automation tools from industry-leading third-party
vendors.
vendors.
For VMware integration, Cisco ACE has a VMware
vCenter plug-in that enables organizations to:
vCenter plug-in that enables organizations to:
•
Deploy newly discovered virtual machines
as real servers in a new server farm
as real servers in a new server farm
•
Dynamically monitor application traffic flow for
virtual machines through Cisco ACE
virtual machines through Cisco ACE
•
View virtual machine details
•
Extract historical data for trend and capacity
analysis
analysis
•
Securely activate and suspend application traffic
flows through the Cisco ACE for the associated
real servers
flows through the Cisco ACE for the associated
real servers
This integrated provisioning, application traffic monitor-
ing, and operations management streamlines the
deployment of services and the maintenance operations
for applications and virtual machines.
ing, and operations management streamlines the
deployment of services and the maintenance operations
for applications and virtual machines.
Figure 2 Cisco AVDC Unifies Computing and Switching
with Applications
with Applications
ACE Module
and Appliance
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Nexus
ACE (Cisco Application Control Engine) the Virtual Data Center
At-A-Glance