Cisco Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch Dépliant
Lonza was impressed by the ease of implementation and the lack of disruption to its
24-hour business processes. “I never expected the project delivery to be as easy as
Cisco described,” says Reber, “and the Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade capability
is a huge advantage in terms of higher availability and removing the need to negotiate
planned downtime.”
24-hour business processes. “I never expected the project delivery to be as easy as
Cisco described,” says Reber, “and the Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade capability
is a huge advantage in terms of higher availability and removing the need to negotiate
planned downtime.”
Because the NX-OS solution provides a more transparent flat topography, as
opposed to a traditional hierarchical design, it is also easier to maintain. Lonza now
has the flexibility and functional simplicity to scale its network quickly in response to
changing needs, with an agile environment fully attuned to extending its virtualized
application portfolio.
opposed to a traditional hierarchical design, it is also easier to maintain. Lonza now
has the flexibility and functional simplicity to scale its network quickly in response to
changing needs, with an agile environment fully attuned to extending its virtualized
application portfolio.
Next Steps
The company is now planning to bring its third data center online. One reason for
choosing Cisco FabricPath was the need to interconnect all three data centers, a
proposition that was unfeasible without a solution to prevent looping. Thanks to its
new Cisco network, the company will be able to consolidate all back-up functions
within the new facility, instead of continuing to use one of its existing data centers
in a mixed production and back-up mode.
choosing Cisco FabricPath was the need to interconnect all three data centers, a
proposition that was unfeasible without a solution to prevent looping. Thanks to its
new Cisco network, the company will be able to consolidate all back-up functions
within the new facility, instead of continuing to use one of its existing data centers
in a mixed production and back-up mode.
Customer Case Study
Fabian Reber
IT Network Manager
Lonza
IT Network Manager
Lonza
For More Information
To learn more about the Cisco architectures and solutions featured in this case
study, please go to:
Product List
Routing and Switching
• Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Switches, with FabricPath and Virtual Port Channel
• Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Switches, with FabricPath and Virtual Port Channel
technology
Main Applications
• SAP enterprise suite
• Microsoft Exchange
• VMware virtualization
• NetApp storage
• SAP enterprise suite
• Microsoft Exchange
• VMware virtualization
• NetApp storage
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