Cisco Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server Information Guide
Ease of provisioning also positions Avago to respond rapidly to new business
opportunities. The company no longer needs to wait days or weeks to procure,
configure, and cable new servers.
opportunities. The company no longer needs to wait days or weeks to procure,
configure, and cable new servers.
“Before, we adapted our business processes to the constraints of the computing
system,” says Bob Rudy, chief information officer of Avago. “Now the Cisco Unified
Computing System is lifting that barrier.”
system,” says Bob Rudy, chief information officer of Avago. “Now the Cisco Unified
Computing System is lifting that barrier.”
Next Steps
Avago plans to move the applications that remain on the previous server platform to
the Cisco Unified Computing System, increasing return on investment. “Although the
Cisco Unified Computing System minimizes costs, its primary value is helping the
business operate better, faster, or more efficiently,” says Rudy. “Reducing cycle times
for shipping, reporting, and order management increases customer satisfaction and
accelerates revenue realization.”
the Cisco Unified Computing System, increasing return on investment. “Although the
Cisco Unified Computing System minimizes costs, its primary value is helping the
business operate better, faster, or more efficiently,” says Rudy. “Reducing cycle times
for shipping, reporting, and order management increases customer satisfaction and
accelerates revenue realization.”
Technical Implementation
All Cisco UCS Blade Servers in the system connect to the data network and SAN
through a pair of Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects. Each fabric interconnect
connects to redundant Cisco Nexus 7000 Switches over one pair of cables, and to
EMC storage over three pairs of cables. Nexus IS, a Cisco Certified Gold Partner,
implemented the Cisco Nexus 7000 Switches.
All Cisco UCS Blade Servers in the system connect to the data network and SAN
through a pair of Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects. Each fabric interconnect
connects to redundant Cisco Nexus 7000 Switches over one pair of cables, and to
EMC storage over three pairs of cables. Nexus IS, a Cisco Certified Gold Partner,
implemented the Cisco Nexus 7000 Switches.
Avago has so far consolidated 70 servers to 28 Cisco UCS B200 Blade Servers
powered by Intel Xeon 5500 series processors distributed across four chassis. The
Oracle production environment includes Oracle Linux 5.4 and 5.3, Oracle RAC 11g,
and Oracle E-Business Suite. The four servers used for Oracle RAC 11g and the 20
used for Oracle applications have 48 GB of memory. Another four servers comprise a
VMware virtual high-availability cluster, used for Avago’s boundary and infrastructure
services. These servers have 96 GB of memory and host 20 virtual servers on Linux
and Windows. Each chassis contains a mix of virtualized and native blade servers.
powered by Intel Xeon 5500 series processors distributed across four chassis. The
Oracle production environment includes Oracle Linux 5.4 and 5.3, Oracle RAC 11g,
and Oracle E-Business Suite. The four servers used for Oracle RAC 11g and the 20
used for Oracle applications have 48 GB of memory. Another four servers comprise a
VMware virtual high-availability cluster, used for Avago’s boundary and infrastructure
services. These servers have 96 GB of memory and host 20 virtual servers on Linux
and Windows. Each chassis contains a mix of virtualized and native blade servers.
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