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Figure 10. Traditional Provisioning Approach in the Data Center
The complexity and immensity of the properties pose the following challenges in the server deployment:
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Lengthy deployment cycles
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Every deployment requires coordination among server, storage, and network teams
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Need to ensure correct firmware and settings for hardware components
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Need appropriate LAN and SAN connectivity
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Response time to business needs
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Tedious deployment process
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Manual, error-prone processes that are difficult to automate
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High operating expenses (OpEx)
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Outages caused by human errors
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Limited OS and application mobility
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Storage and network settings tied to physical ports and adapter identities
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Static infrastructure leads to overprovisioning, higher OpEx
Cisco UCS has uniquely addressed these challenges with the introduction of service profiles that enable
integrated, policy-based infrastructure management. Cisco UCS service profiles hold the DNA for nearly all
configurable parameters required to set up a physical server. A set of user-defined policies (rules) allow quick,
consistent, repeatable, and highly secure deployments of the Cisco UCS servers.
Figure 11 shows the integrated, policy-based infrastructure management made possible due to the service profiles.