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Reduce the Costs of Managing Remote- or Branch-Office Computing Devices
With Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Mini
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• Simplified architecture with Cisco®
SingleConnect technology, which
provides a single way to connect
to blade servers, rack servers, and
virtual machines: Our approach uses
less infrastructure per server, with
fewer components to purchase,
configure, maintain, power, and cool.
The result is lower capital expenses
and operating costs.
provides a single way to connect
to blade servers, rack servers, and
virtual machines: Our approach uses
less infrastructure per server, with
fewer components to purchase,
configure, maintain, power, and cool.
The result is lower capital expenses
and operating costs.
• The storage resources of your choice.
Cisco UCS Mini is a smaller form-factor
version of Cisco UCS (Figure 1) that has
been specifically built to support smaller
environments such as remote-office
version of Cisco UCS (Figure 1) that has
been specifically built to support smaller
environments such as remote-office
and branch-office (ROBO) and retail
environments, medium-sized businesses
with little-to-no IT staff, remote edge
computing, and smaller data center
needs. Cisco UCS Mini delivers servers,
storage, and 10 Gigabit networking
in an easy-to-deploy, compact form
factor. Cisco UCS Mini provides a total
computing solution with the proven
management simplicity of the award-
winning Cisco UCS Manager.
environments, medium-sized businesses
with little-to-no IT staff, remote edge
computing, and smaller data center
needs. Cisco UCS Mini delivers servers,
storage, and 10 Gigabit networking
in an easy-to-deploy, compact form
factor. Cisco UCS Mini provides a total
computing solution with the proven
management simplicity of the award-
winning Cisco UCS Manager.
You can start with two blades and easily
scale to eight blades within the chassis
and, if necessary, connect in Cisco UCS
C-Series Rack Servers (Figure 2).
scale to eight blades within the chassis
and, if necessary, connect in Cisco UCS
C-Series Rack Servers (Figure 2).
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
For a small configuration of two servers,
the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the
Cisco UCS Mini over three years offers
you savings over a similar HP solution
(HP DL360p Gen8):
• 38 percent savings on server and
For a small configuration of two servers,
the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the
Cisco UCS Mini over three years offers
you savings over a similar HP solution
(HP DL360p Gen8):
• 38 percent savings on server and
switch hardware costs and warranty
costs
costs
• 48 percent savings on power and
cooling
• 43 percent savings for initial
provisioning and ongoing server and
network administration
network administration
• 100 percent savings on system
management software licenses and
warranty
warranty
Remote Management and
Automation
Cisco UCS Manager uses a model-
based approach to describe and
implement a configuration by associating
a logical model with a physical set of
resources. A model, embodied as a
Cisco UCS service profile, is a self-
contained description of server identity,
configuration, and connectivity.
based approach to describe and
implement a configuration by associating
a logical model with a physical set of
resources. A model, embodied as a
Cisco UCS service profile, is a self-
contained description of server identity,
configuration, and connectivity.
Cisco UCS Central Software (Figure 3)
extends the role- and policy-based
management model of Cisco UCS
Manager to deliver single, consistent
management that spans multiple
systems within a data center, across
multiple facilities, and across locations
worldwide. The combination of Cisco
UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central
Software gives you policy consistency
with your data center at the edge,
extends the role- and policy-based
management model of Cisco UCS
Manager to deliver single, consistent
management that spans multiple
systems within a data center, across
multiple facilities, and across locations
worldwide. The combination of Cisco
UCS Manager and Cisco UCS Central
Software gives you policy consistency
with your data center at the edge,
Figure 1. Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure with Cisco UCS Mini Can Be Combined with the
Storage Resources You Choose
Storage Resources You Choose
UCS B200 M4
CONSOLE
UCS B200 M4
CONSOLE
UCS B200 M4
CONSOLE
UCS B200 M4
CONSOLE
Cisco UCS 5108 Blade
Server Chassis with Up to
8 Cisco UCS B200 M3 or M4
Blade Servers
10-Gbps
Unified Fabric
Cisco UCS 6324
Fabric Interconnects
(at Rear of Chassis)
Nimble Storage
SmartStack with
Cisco UCS Mini
Cisco UCS Mini
Solution with
Your Choice of
Local Storage
Choose one:
EMC
Storage
Cisco Solution for
EMC VSPEX with
Cisco UCS Mini
FlexPod with
Cisco UCS Mini
Nimble
Storage
NetApp
Storage