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UCS uses templates to simplify the creation of service profiles, helping ensure
consistent policies for a given service or application. Should MMU’s IT team need
to move workloads from server to server, or to take a server offline for service or
upgrade, these templates can be used in conjunction with virtualization clusters to
bring new resources online easily and quickly.
consistent policies for a given service or application. Should MMU’s IT team need
to move workloads from server to server, or to take a server offline for service or
upgrade, these templates can be used in conjunction with virtualization clusters to
bring new resources online easily and quickly.
Results
UCS is a key element of
, an architectural framework
for data center evolution that uses a three-phase methodology: consolidate, virtualize,
and automate. For MMU, the end result is tighter integration of servers, networks,
and storage systems, which in turn has helped to deliver new improvements in
performance and cost efficiency.
and automate. For MMU, the end result is tighter integration of servers, networks,
and storage systems, which in turn has helped to deliver new improvements in
performance and cost efficiency.
All of the University’s campuses will be served by this new centralized, multitenancy
data center approach. UCS has already been used to good effect, migrating 4500
Microsoft Exchange 2010 users, the first VMware on Cisco UCS deployment of its
kind globally.
data center approach. UCS has already been used to good effect, migrating 4500
Microsoft Exchange 2010 users, the first VMware on Cisco UCS deployment of its
kind globally.
Over the next 12 months, the university’s 20 storage rooms will become 4, as
300 servers reduce down to 15 physical hosts and 150 virtual machines (V/Ms).
This consolidation could provide as much as a 40 percent saving on infrastructure,
space, and cooling overall.
300 servers reduce down to 15 physical hosts and 150 virtual machines (V/Ms).
This consolidation could provide as much as a 40 percent saving on infrastructure,
space, and cooling overall.
But it is the way that UCS has automated and simplified operations that has really
impressed MMU. “Time-to-service has been cut by a factor of 8,” says Harradine.
“We no longer have to wait for hardware to turn up and spend weeks installing,
configuring, and testing it. One person can now pre-provision a number of V/Ms
over the course of a day.”
impressed MMU. “Time-to-service has been cut by a factor of 8,” says Harradine.
“We no longer have to wait for hardware to turn up and spend weeks installing,
configuring, and testing it. One person can now pre-provision a number of V/Ms
over the course of a day.”
Aside from Microsoft Exchange, the university has about 30 services (databases and
file and print services) running on the UCS platform. It has also completed a smooth
migration to the new centralized and virtualized NetApp storage environment.
file and print services) running on the UCS platform. It has also completed a smooth
migration to the new centralized and virtualized NetApp storage environment.
In line with its philosophy for smart investment, MMU has been able to achieve all
of this without even risking any of its own money. “We funded the implementation
of Cisco UCS with an energy efficiency grant from
of this without even risking any of its own money. “We funded the implementation
of Cisco UCS with an energy efficiency grant from
and The Higher
Education Funding Council for England,” says Range. “So far, we’ve seen a 10
percent reduction in power usage, and we expect the solution to pay for itself
within 12 months.”
percent reduction in power usage, and we expect the solution to pay for itself
within 12 months.”
Next Steps
UCS will support the university’s proposed move to Microsoft Sharepoint, enabling
staff and students to benefit from centralized office services and a collaboration
space for documents, information, and ideas. Other projects under consideration
include using UCS to trial Virtual Desktop Integration. “It’s still early days, and we
need to fully scope the opportunity. However, the possibility of putting compute
processing and memory on UCS blades rather than upgrading hundreds of
desktop PCs could make a very attractive business case,” says Range.
staff and students to benefit from centralized office services and a collaboration
space for documents, information, and ideas. Other projects under consideration
include using UCS to trial Virtual Desktop Integration. “It’s still early days, and we
need to fully scope the opportunity. However, the possibility of putting compute
processing and memory on UCS blades rather than upgrading hundreds of
desktop PCs could make a very attractive business case,” says Range.
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Customer Case Study
Sean Harradine
ICT Infrastructure Manager
Manchester Metropolitan University
ICT Infrastructure Manager
Manchester Metropolitan University