Cisco Cisco HyperFlex HX220c M4 Node Leaflet
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Cisco HyperFlex Systems
March 2016
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Capacity-intensive cluster with Cisco HyperFlex HX240c M4 Nodes: This
configuration contains a minimum of three nodes, up to twenty-three 1.2-TB SAS
drives for that contribute to cluster storage, a single 120-GB SSD metadata drive,
a single 1.6-TB SSD caching drive, and two FlexFlash SD cards that act as the
boot drives.
configuration contains a minimum of three nodes, up to twenty-three 1.2-TB SAS
drives for that contribute to cluster storage, a single 120-GB SSD metadata drive,
a single 1.6-TB SSD caching drive, and two FlexFlash SD cards that act as the
boot drives.
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Compute-intensive hybrid cluster: This configuration contains a minimum of
three HX240c M4 Nodes with zero or more Cisco UCS B200 M4 Blade Servers
for additional computing capacity. The HX240c M4 Nodes are configured as
described previously, and the Cisco UCS B200 M4 servers are equipped with
boot drives. We require a minimum of three HX220c M4 Nodes with blade
servers added according to your workload and storage requirements.
three HX240c M4 Nodes with zero or more Cisco UCS B200 M4 Blade Servers
for additional computing capacity. The HX240c M4 Nodes are configured as
described previously, and the Cisco UCS B200 M4 servers are equipped with
boot drives. We require a minimum of three HX220c M4 Nodes with blade
servers added according to your workload and storage requirements.
These nodes ship with the VMware ESXi hypervisor preinstalled to shorten
deployment time.
deployment time.
Powered by Intel Xeon Processors
Each node offered in these three packages is powered by two Intel
Xeon processor E5-2600 v3 series CPUs. This Intel Xeon product
series is at the core of an agile, efficient data center. It delivers
significantly greater performance and power efficiency than the
previous generation of Intel Xeon processors. The series provides
more cores with more threads, more processor cache space, faster main memory,
and reduced power consumption by intelligently matching core, memory, cache,
and I/O power to system demand. Each Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series node includes a
range of processor choices, with up to 16 cores, clock rates of up to 2.6 GHz, and
128 to 768 GB of main memory.
Xeon processor E5-2600 v3 series CPUs. This Intel Xeon product
series is at the core of an agile, efficient data center. It delivers
significantly greater performance and power efficiency than the
previous generation of Intel Xeon processors. The series provides
more cores with more threads, more processor cache space, faster main memory,
and reduced power consumption by intelligently matching core, memory, cache,
and I/O power to system demand. Each Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series node includes a
range of processor choices, with up to 16 cores, clock rates of up to 2.6 GHz, and
128 to 768 GB of main memory.
Unified, Integrated Infrastructure Management
Cisco UCS management handles all of a cluster’s hardware management functions
and is accessible through a VMware vSphere plug-in, providing a single point of
control for the physical infrastructure, the data platform (see Figure 4 on page
12), and the virtualization layer. Cisco UCS management is also available through
an intuitive HTML 5 or Java GUI, command-line interfaces (CLIs), and an open, fully
documented XML API.
and is accessible through a VMware vSphere plug-in, providing a single point of
control for the physical infrastructure, the data platform (see Figure 4 on page
12), and the virtualization layer. Cisco UCS management is also available through
an intuitive HTML 5 or Java GUI, command-line interfaces (CLIs), and an open, fully
documented XML API.
Cisco HyperFlex Systems integrate easily into existing environments and operation
processes. The XML API enables integration into higher-level management tools
from Cisco and more than a dozen independent software vendors (ISVs). Tools
include monitoring and analysis tools such as VMware vRealize Operations Manager
and vCenter, other deployment and configuration tools, and service orchestration
tools such as VMware vRealize Orchestrator. Cisco UCS management is also
integrated into Cisco UCS Performance Manager for monitoring and analysis.
When Cisco HyperFlex Systems are integrated into Cisco UCS Director, your Cisco
HyperFlex System can be managed as infrastructure as a service (IaaS) along with
other Cisco and third-party hardware.
processes. The XML API enables integration into higher-level management tools
from Cisco and more than a dozen independent software vendors (ISVs). Tools
include monitoring and analysis tools such as VMware vRealize Operations Manager
and vCenter, other deployment and configuration tools, and service orchestration
tools such as VMware vRealize Orchestrator. Cisco UCS management is also
integrated into Cisco UCS Performance Manager for monitoring and analysis.
When Cisco HyperFlex Systems are integrated into Cisco UCS Director, your Cisco
HyperFlex System can be managed as infrastructure as a service (IaaS) along with
other Cisco and third-party hardware.
Cisco UCS management makes our solution more agile, efficient, and adaptable.
Integrated management detects any component plugged into the system, making
it self-aware and self-integrating, helping the system adapt quickly to changes in
hardware configuration. You can move a node from the loading dock and add it
to your cluster simply by plugging in network and power cables—no manual node
Integrated management detects any component plugged into the system, making
it self-aware and self-integrating, helping the system adapt quickly to changes in
hardware configuration. You can move a node from the loading dock and add it
to your cluster simply by plugging in network and power cables—no manual node
Cisco HyperFlex HX240c M4
Cisco UCS B200 M4 Blade
Server Used in the Compute-
Intensive Cluster