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Cisco UCS Unified Fabric
January 2016
as a physical network. This approach securely isolates each link and subjects each
link to QoS controls as if the traffic were traversing its own physical cable (Figure 1).
link to QoS controls as if the traffic were traversing its own physical cable (Figure 1).
Based on Open Standards and Accelerated by Silicon
Cisco has a tradition of using existing open standards (such as FCoE) and promoting
new ones as necessary (such as the IEEE 802.1BR Bridge Port Extension standard).
Cisco uses off-the-shelf silicon for common functions and designs custom silicon
to incorporate Cisco innovations and to increase performance. Organizations gain
the functional benefits of open-standard innovations with the improved performance
that hardware implementations deliver (Figure 2).
new ones as necessary (such as the IEEE 802.1BR Bridge Port Extension standard).
Cisco uses off-the-shelf silicon for common functions and designs custom silicon
to incorporate Cisco innovations and to increase performance. Organizations gain
the functional benefits of open-standard innovations with the improved performance
that hardware implementations deliver (Figure 2).
The implications of the Cisco UCS I/O architecture are profound. The system is
logically centralized with a single point of management for all I/O in the system:
network, storage, and management. The system is physically distributed so that a
single management domain can span both blade server chassis and racks, bringing
up to 160 servers into what can be viewed as a single logical blade server chassis.
The result is dramatically reduced cost and complexity compared to traditional rack
and blade server deployments.
logically centralized with a single point of management for all I/O in the system:
network, storage, and management. The system is physically distributed so that a
single management domain can span both blade server chassis and racks, bringing
up to 160 servers into what can be viewed as a single logical blade server chassis.
The result is dramatically reduced cost and complexity compared to traditional rack
and blade server deployments.
Advanced technology such as multihop FCoE and Cisco Direct Connect technology
gives organizations the flexibility to integrate servers with shared storage as
business needs dictate, without the limits of traditional network. Open-standards–
based separation between Ethernet traffic lanes helps ensure lossless handling of
FCoE storage traffic and secure separation from other traffic types.
gives organizations the flexibility to integrate servers with shared storage as
business needs dictate, without the limits of traditional network. Open-standards–
based separation between Ethernet traffic lanes helps ensure lossless handling of
FCoE storage traffic and secure separation from other traffic types.
Cisco UCS Architecture
The new fabric components are essential to the Cisco UCS architecture because
they provide a single point of connectivity and management for the entire system.
they provide a single point of connectivity and management for the entire system.
End-to-End I/O Architecture with Performance Accelerated by Cisco Silicon
Virtual
Machines
Blade and
Rack Servers
Merchant
Silicon Port
Controllers
Cisco-
Specific
Logic
Multiplexer
ASIC
Cisco VIC
ASIC
Virtual
NICs
and HBAs
Cisco UCS 6300 Series
Fabric Interconnects
Cisco UCS and Cisco
Nexus Fabric Extenders
Cisco UCS VICs
Physical Servers and
Virtual Machines
Figure 2. Cisco Adopts and Creates New Open Standards, Accelerating Performance
Through Custom Silicon
Through Custom Silicon