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Virtualized Video Infrastructure with Harmonic VOS and Cisco UCS
January 2015
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Integrated playout: Integrated playout mechanisms provide support for slates and
service provider channels. National ad insertion and program switching are also
supported.
service provider channels. National ad insertion and program switching are also
supported.
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Advanced graphics: Harmonic Electra XVM also offers a unique set of graphics
and branding capabilities tailored to the requirements of content distribution and
service delivery. Drawing on the advanced functions of the Harmonic Spectrum
ChannelPort integrated channel playout system, organizations can easily add
dynamic text, regulatory and station logos, emergency alerts, and branding
elements to video channels.
and branding capabilities tailored to the requirements of content distribution and
service delivery. Drawing on the advanced functions of the Harmonic Spectrum
ChannelPort integrated channel playout system, organizations can easily add
dynamic text, regulatory and station logos, emergency alerts, and branding
elements to video channels.
Harmonic Electra XVM on Cisco UCS
Video processing and deployment requires computational and memory performance
along with considerable I/O and network bandwidth and throughput. The Cisco UCS
B200 M4 Blade Server is an excellent platform for Harmonic Electra XVM. The blade
server platform provides the computing and memory resources necessary to run
computationally demanding video processing functions in a virtualized environment.
along with considerable I/O and network bandwidth and throughput. The Cisco UCS
B200 M4 Blade Server is an excellent platform for Harmonic Electra XVM. The blade
server platform provides the computing and memory resources necessary to run
computationally demanding video processing functions in a virtualized environment.
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Single unified system: Cisco UCS is the first data center platform to integrate
servers, networking, storage access, and virtualization resources into a single
unified system. When you deploy Cisco UCS, you establish the system’s whole
infrastructure, so the addition of more servers and chassis doesn’t require any
complex cabling or any other networking components, radically simplifying
streaming video environments compared to traditional discrete models.
servers, networking, storage access, and virtualization resources into a single
unified system. When you deploy Cisco UCS, you establish the system’s whole
infrastructure, so the addition of more servers and chassis doesn’t require any
complex cabling or any other networking components, radically simplifying
streaming video environments compared to traditional discrete models.
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Integrated, embedded management: Cisco UCS Manager makes the system
self-aware and self-integrating. When you plug a component into Cisco UCS,
it is automatically discovered. Server identity, configuration, and connectivity is
abstracted into Cisco UCS service profiles. Associating a service profile with a
physical server sets more than 100 configuration variables, all with zero touch.
The system can be set up with resource pools that automatically discover
and configure new servers as they are inserted into the blade server chassis,
automating deployment. In the event of a server failure, a new server can be
configured to take on the failed server’s identity in minutes.
self-aware and self-integrating. When you plug a component into Cisco UCS,
it is automatically discovered. Server identity, configuration, and connectivity is
abstracted into Cisco UCS service profiles. Associating a service profile with a
physical server sets more than 100 configuration variables, all with zero touch.
The system can be set up with resource pools that automatically discover
and configure new servers as they are inserted into the blade server chassis,
automating deployment. In the event of a server failure, a new server can be
configured to take on the failed server’s identity in minutes.
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Cisco SingleConnect technology: This combination of Cisco technologies
combines IP networking, storage access, and management on a single set
of cables, dramatically simplifying data center cabling. Cisco SingleConnect
technology treats physical server and virtual machines equivalently, so you can
run virtualized and nonvirtualized Harmonic Electra XVM instances without the
need for any special provisions.
combines IP networking, storage access, and management on a single set
of cables, dramatically simplifying data center cabling. Cisco SingleConnect
technology treats physical server and virtual machines equivalently, so you can
run virtualized and nonvirtualized Harmonic Electra XVM instances without the
need for any special provisions.
The Cisco UCS components illustrated in Figure 4 include the Cisco UCS fabric
interconnects, which provide a single point of connectivity and management for the
entire system, Cisco UCS fabric extenders, which bring the unified fabric to each
blade server chassis, and powerful Cisco UCS B200 M4 Blade Servers, eight of
which fit into a single 6RU chassis.
interconnects, which provide a single point of connectivity and management for the
entire system, Cisco UCS fabric extenders, which bring the unified fabric to each
blade server chassis, and powerful Cisco UCS B200 M4 Blade Servers, eight of
which fit into a single 6RU chassis.
Unified Solution Management
One of the main aspects of the Cisco and Harmonic solution is that it provides
a unified management environment. As shown in Figure 5 and described in the
sections that follow, different aspects of the system are managed by tools that are
best suited to each task.
a unified management environment. As shown in Figure 5 and described in the
sections that follow, different aspects of the system are managed by tools that are
best suited to each task.