Cisco Cisco HyperFlex HX220c M4 Node Leaflet
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Cisco HyperFlex Systems
March 2016
allowing you to scale resources up and out without having to adjust your software
or your networking capabilities or interrupt cluster operations. This capability
provides an environment in which you can pay as you grow, and you can grow in
small increments that don’t break your budget. You can independently scale your
computing, storage, and caching resources so that they adapt to fit your specific
resource needs.
or your networking capabilities or interrupt cluster operations. This capability
provides an environment in which you can pay as you grow, and you can grow in
small increments that don’t break your budget. You can independently scale your
computing, storage, and caching resources so that they adapt to fit your specific
resource needs.
Unlike any other hyperconverged products, ours are designed to support virtualized,
containerized, and bare-metal workloads. This freedom of choice allows you to take
advantage of our built-in resiliency and fully featured data platform regardless of
your workload model. Today, Cisco HyperFlex Systems are supported in VMware
vSphere, with planned expansion to support other hypervisors and containerized
and bare-metal environments.
containerized, and bare-metal workloads. This freedom of choice allows you to take
advantage of our built-in resiliency and fully featured data platform regardless of
your workload model. Today, Cisco HyperFlex Systems are supported in VMware
vSphere, with planned expansion to support other hypervisors and containerized
and bare-metal environments.
Solution Architecture
Cisco HyperFlex Systems combine Cisco UCS networking and computing
technology and Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform to deliver a complete, end-
to-end hyperconverged solution that arrives at your door with hypervisors and
data platform software preinstalled. The result is a uniform pool of computing,
networking, and storage resources that is designed to power your applications
whether they are virtualized, containerized, or run on a bare-metal operating
system. This flexibility makes support for a broader range of application types
straightforward to achieve. On first customer shipment, applications are supported in
a VMware vSphere environment.
technology and Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform to deliver a complete, end-
to-end hyperconverged solution that arrives at your door with hypervisors and
data platform software preinstalled. The result is a uniform pool of computing,
networking, and storage resources that is designed to power your applications
whether they are virtualized, containerized, or run on a bare-metal operating
system. This flexibility makes support for a broader range of application types
straightforward to achieve. On first customer shipment, applications are supported in
a VMware vSphere environment.
Logically, a cluster of three or more Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series nodes provide
computing and storage resources to a hyperconvergence layer that supports
applications with a full-featured data platform. The data platform is implemented
using a Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform controller that runs on each node. This
approach creates a uniform pool of resources that supports applications across the
cluster. When you need to provision computing or storage capacity, that capacity is
drawn from the entire pool. No longer do you have to worry about creating LUNs.
You simply serve virtual machine storage needs from the pool of resources
computing and storage resources to a hyperconvergence layer that supports
applications with a full-featured data platform. The data platform is implemented
using a Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform controller that runs on each node. This
approach creates a uniform pool of resources that supports applications across the
cluster. When you need to provision computing or storage capacity, that capacity is
drawn from the entire pool. No longer do you have to worry about creating LUNs.
You simply serve virtual machine storage needs from the pool of resources
Physically, the system is delivered as a cluster of three or more Cisco HyperFlex HX-
Series nodes that are integrated into a single system by a pair of Cisco UCS 6200
Series Fabric Interconnects (Figure 2). No other vendor integrates network and
management connectivity into the system like Cisco does. The fabric interconnects
provide a single point of connectivity and hardware management for the cluster.
With legendary Cisco networking capabilities, the fabric interconnects provide low-
latency, high-bandwidth, 10-Gbps connectivity for all system components. The
system’s unified fabric supports the system’s internal communication between
agents, production IP traffic, and management connectivity, all with secure isolation
between logical networks. This microsegmentation gives you high security and
isolation within a single set of cables. After a node is added to the system, it is
automatically recognized by the Cisco UCS infrastructure, and you can add it to the
cluster with click-of-the-mouse simplicity.
Series nodes that are integrated into a single system by a pair of Cisco UCS 6200
Series Fabric Interconnects (Figure 2). No other vendor integrates network and
management connectivity into the system like Cisco does. The fabric interconnects
provide a single point of connectivity and hardware management for the cluster.
With legendary Cisco networking capabilities, the fabric interconnects provide low-
latency, high-bandwidth, 10-Gbps connectivity for all system components. The
system’s unified fabric supports the system’s internal communication between
agents, production IP traffic, and management connectivity, all with secure isolation
between logical networks. This microsegmentation gives you high security and
isolation within a single set of cables. After a node is added to the system, it is
automatically recognized by the Cisco UCS infrastructure, and you can add it to the
cluster with click-of-the-mouse simplicity.