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Cisco Unified Computing System

July 2016

Contents

Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System .................................................. 5

Cisco Unified Computing System Concepts ..................................................... 6

Powering Servers with Cisco Innovations ............................................................. 6

Simplifying Three Networks into One ................................................................... 7

Bringing Automation to Information Technology ................................................... 7

Using Policies to Align Configurations with Workloads ......................................... 7

Directly Connecting Servers and Virtual Machines to the Network ...................... 7

Scaling Without Complexity .................................................................................. 8

Increasing Energy Efficiency ................................................................................. 8

Investing in the Future ........................................................................................... 8

Beyond Efficiency: Making IT More Productive ..................................................... 9

Cisco Unified Computing System Anatomy ..................................................... 9

Cisco UCS Manager ............................................................................................. 9

Cisco SingleConnect Technology ......................................................................... 10

Cisco UCS Chassis and Racks ............................................................................. 11

Cisco UCS Servers .............................................................................................. 11

Cisco UCS Physical Connectivity Options ............................................................. 13

Unified I/O Architecture ................................................................................... 13

Condensing Multiple Parallel Networks into a Single Unified Network................... 15

Eliminating Multiple Network Layers ...................................................................... 16

Virtualizing I/O Interfaces ...................................................................................... 18

Integrating with Data Center Networks and
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure ................................................................ 21

Architecture for High Availability ............................................................................ 22

Cisco UCS Management .................................................................................. 23

Cisco UCS Management Concepts ...................................................................... 23

Managing Multiple Cisco UCS Domains with Cisco UCS Central Software ........... 27

Cisco UCS Servers .......................................................................................... 27

Matching Servers to Workloads ............................................................................ 28

Powered by Intel Xeon Processors ....................................................................... 29

Industry-Leading Memory Density ........................................................................ 29