Cisco Cisco HyperFlex HX220c M4 Node Leaflet

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Solution Brief
July 2016
Server virtualization is an important strategy for optimizing the data center. Yet 
many IT managers recognize that traditional approaches to IT infrastructure and 
virtual server implementation have left the data center burdened by a sprawling 
and complex set of virtual machines and storage systems that are difficult to scale, 
optimize, and manage on a daily basis. Cisco HyperFlex Systems offer the rapid 
deployment, flexible scaling, and unified management you need to simplify your 
virtual server deployments based on VMware solutions and improve IT agility.
Hyperconvergence Makes It Possible
Cisco HyperFlex Systems, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors, combine 
computing, storage, and networking into a simplified, easy-to-use platform. These 
systems bring the pay-as-you-grow economics of public clouds to on-premises IT 
infrastructure so you can gain new levels of agility, efficiency, and adaptability. With 
an integrated network fabric, powerful data optimization, unified server, VMware 
vSphere hypervisor, and storage management, Cisco HyperFlex Systems bring 
the full potential of hyperconvergence to your virtual server deployments. These 
solutions are fast to deploy, simple to manage, and easy to scale. They arrive ready 
to provide you with a pool of infrastructure resources to power your virtual machines 
and applications as your business needs dictate. 
Easy and Rapid Deployment
If you need to improve the agility of your IT organization, simplifying the deployment 
and operation of your virtual server infrastructure can help. Cisco HyperFlex Systems 
are delivered as a preintegrated cluster that is up and running in an hour or less. 
Integrated management detects any component plugged into the system, making 
the system self-aware and self-integrating, helping it adapt quickly to changes in 
Highlights
Simplify Virtual Server  
Infrastructure Deployments
• Deploy preintegrated clusters that are 
fast to deploy, simple to manage, and 
easy to scale.
Centralize Virtual Server  
and Storage Management
• Gain full control over your computing, 
network, and storage resources used 
in your VMware vSphere environments 
deployed on Cisco HyperFlex™ 
Systems and other servers, all from a 
single VMware vCenter interface.
Instantly Provision and Clone  
Virtual Machines
• Let your VMware vSphere 
administrators use familiar tools to 
instantly provision, clone, and take 
snapshots of virtual machines.
Benefit from Always-On Storage 
Optimization and Monitoring
• Take advantage of always-on inline 
compression, deduplication, and 
monitoring for optimal resource use 
and greater visibility and control.
Deliver High Performance
• Eliminate performance bottlenecks 
with a system that securely distributes 
and optimizes data across scalable 
servers and storage tiers to achieve 
high I/O performance.
Cisco UCS 
with Intel Xeon 
Processors