Cisco Cisco Prime Virtual Network Analysis Module (vNAM) 6.3 White Paper
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Cisco Virtualized Multiservice Data Center (VMDC) Virtual Services Architecture (VSA) 1.0
Design Guide
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VMDC VSA 1.0 Design Overview
The Virtualized Multiservice Data Center (VMDC) architecture is based on the foundational design
principles of modularity, high availability (HA), differentiated service support, secure multi-tenancy,
and automated service orchestration
principles of modularity, high availability (HA), differentiated service support, secure multi-tenancy,
and automated service orchestration
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Design Principles
These design principles provide streamlined turn-up of new services, maximized service availability,
resource optimization, facilitated business compliance, and support for self-service IT models. These
benefits maximize operational efficiency and enable private and public cloud providers to focus on their
core business objectives.
resource optimization, facilitated business compliance, and support for self-service IT models. These
benefits maximize operational efficiency and enable private and public cloud providers to focus on their
core business objectives.
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VMDC Design Principles