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— David Gibson
Chief Operating Officer
nGenx
Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) servers. “Our biggest goal for the data center is to
establish an infrastructure that enables us to grow and expand, not only inside our data
centers, but into other data center providers as well,” says David Gibson, chief operating
officer at nGenx. “Cisco UCS gives us a stable platform that we can use to scale quickly for
greater business agility.”
establish an infrastructure that enables us to grow and expand, not only inside our data
centers, but into other data center providers as well,” says David Gibson, chief operating
officer at nGenx. “Cisco UCS gives us a stable platform that we can use to scale quickly for
greater business agility.”
Solution
nGenx standardized on virtualized Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Servers for easy management
and greater scalability. The Cisco UCS B200 blade servers are designed to connect
easily to networks through the Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis, offering enhanced
performance and streamlined power and cooling operations. When replacing or adding
servers, IT staff can simply insert blades into the chassis without additional cabling. This
streamlined environment not only reduces management points but also accelerates
provisioning time.
and greater scalability. The Cisco UCS B200 blade servers are designed to connect
easily to networks through the Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis, offering enhanced
performance and streamlined power and cooling operations. When replacing or adding
servers, IT staff can simply insert blades into the chassis without additional cabling. This
streamlined environment not only reduces management points but also accelerates
provisioning time.
The Cisco UCS chassis connects to the network and NetApp storage through Cisco Unified
Fabric. Dual Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches form the powerful network core connecting
to two Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches on each row of servers. With unified ports and
broad connectivity support, the Nexus 5000 switches simplify the networking environment.
Cisco UCS 6248 fabric interconnects and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
extend the fabric for increased flexibility and provide a single point of management for the
chassis servers in the network.
Fabric. Dual Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches form the powerful network core connecting
to two Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches on each row of servers. With unified ports and
broad connectivity support, the Nexus 5000 switches simplify the networking environment.
Cisco UCS 6248 fabric interconnects and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
extend the fabric for increased flexibility and provide a single point of management for the
chassis servers in the network.
One of the deciding factors in implementing Cisco solutions was the manageability
delivered through Cisco UCS Manager. Using automated workflows, Cisco UCS Manager
can control all of the physical and virtual components of the data center from a centralized
location. Most importantly, by defining reusable service templates and profiles, IT staff can
dramatically reduce the time needed to provision servers and add capacity for users.
delivered through Cisco UCS Manager. Using automated workflows, Cisco UCS Manager
can control all of the physical and virtual components of the data center from a centralized
location. Most importantly, by defining reusable service templates and profiles, IT staff can
dramatically reduce the time needed to provision servers and add capacity for users.
As an early adopter of Microsoft solutions, nGenx required a data center that could run the
company’s extensive Microsoft stack effectively. With technical assistance from Microsoft,
the Cisco product team worked with nGenx to validate the Cisco environment design. “We
were very impressed by how Cisco and Microsoft worked together to get us settled in with
a stable Hyper-V on UCS design,” says Rick Dehlinger, chief technology officer at nGenx.
“Each side brought their expertise to the table, and one result was an incredible boost to
performance, which users feel immediately.”
company’s extensive Microsoft stack effectively. With technical assistance from Microsoft,
the Cisco product team worked with nGenx to validate the Cisco environment design. “We
were very impressed by how Cisco and Microsoft worked together to get us settled in with
a stable Hyper-V on UCS design,” says Rick Dehlinger, chief technology officer at nGenx.
“Each side brought their expertise to the table, and one result was an incredible boost to
performance, which users feel immediately.”
Results
With Cisco UCS virtualized with Microsoft Hyper-V, nGenx users are seeing significant
boosts in speed and performance. Virtual desktop users, for example, in some cases
noticed a 35 percent improvement in desktop launch times. Before Cisco UCS was
implemented, heavy demand could destabilize performance in the data center, leading
to performance degradation that affected operations and caused heavier workloads
for IT staff and service representatives.
boosts in speed and performance. Virtual desktop users, for example, in some cases
noticed a 35 percent improvement in desktop launch times. Before Cisco UCS was
implemented, heavy demand could destabilize performance in the data center, leading
to performance degradation that affected operations and caused heavier workloads
for IT staff and service representatives.
According to user feedback, they are excited about the faster application response.
“After implementing Cisco UCS, we’ve measured application speed increases between
5 and 30 percent,” says Gibson. “We can tell that users are appreciating the difference,
not only because of the feedback, but also because there’s been a noticeable decrease
in service tickets.”
“After implementing Cisco UCS, we’ve measured application speed increases between
5 and 30 percent,” says Gibson. “We can tell that users are appreciating the difference,
not only because of the feedback, but also because there’s been a noticeable decrease
in service tickets.”