Cisco Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server Libro blanco
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Cisco UCS blades deploy 77 percent faster with 67 percent
fewer steps than HP blades
fewer steps than HP blades
Figure 2 highlights the time savings that result from the Cisco UCS solution’s
approach to blade configuration, in both the one- and the two-blade scenarios.
As Figures 1 and 2 illustrate, adding a second UCS blade, leveraging Cisco UCS
Service Profiles, takes minimal extra steps and time over that required to add a single
blade. In contrast, the less automated and more serialized HP Virtual Connect approach
means that both the time and the number of steps increases when adding additional HP
blades.
It took only one more minute and four more steps to add a second blade with
the Cisco UCS solution. It took us an additional 5 minutes 6 seconds and 12 additional
steps (an increase of 38.7 percent) to add a second blade with the HP solution. Adding
the second blade with the HP Virtual Connect solution took 5 times longer than with
Cisco UCS.
Any unnecessary increase in time and effort when adding servers can have a
significant impact on company productivity. This additional time and personnel needed
Figure 1: Deployment Steps
The Cisco UCS solution’s automated
approach to blade configuration took
67.7 percent fewer steps in the one-
blade scenario and 67.4 percent fewer
steps in the two-blade scenario versus
HP, making it the solution of choice for
reducing complexity. (Smaller numbers
of steps are better.)
The Cisco UCS solution’s automated
approach to blade configuration took
67.7 percent fewer steps in the one-
blade scenario and 67.4 percent fewer
steps in the two-blade scenario versus
HP, making it the solution of choice for
reducing complexity. (Smaller numbers
of steps are better.)
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14
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43
1-blade scenario
2-blade scenario
The Cisco UCS solution reduces complexity
(number of steps - lower numbers are better)
Cisco UCS
solution
solution
HP solution
Figure 2: Deployment Time
The Cisco UCS solution’s automated
approach to blade configuration took
77.2 percent less time in the one-blade
scenario and 77.4 percent less time in
the two-blade scenario, making it the
solution of choice to reduce
deployment time. (Smaller numbers,
reflecting less time, are better.)
The Cisco UCS solution’s automated
approach to blade configuration took
77.2 percent less time in the one-blade
scenario and 77.4 percent less time in
the two-blade scenario, making it the
solution of choice to reduce
deployment time. (Smaller numbers,
reflecting less time, are better.)
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1:18:35
1:23:41
1-blade scenario
2-blade scenario
The Cisco UCS solution reduces time
(hours:minutes:seconds - lower numbers are better)
Cisco UCS
solution
solution
HP solution