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Solution Overview
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Cisco N-Port Virtualizer and FlexAttach: Simplify Large-
Scale Blade Server Fibre Channel SAN Deployments
Scale Blade Server Fibre Channel SAN Deployments
What You Will Learn
This White Paper is targeted at server and storage administrators that plan to deploy blade servers
with SAN connectivity.
The white paper first highlights the issues faced by server and storage administrators deploying
blade servers with SAN connectivity. It then shows how Cisco provides solutions to these problems
with its Fibre Channel SAN blade switch. Further, the white paper articulates a comprehensive
value-proposition for these customers.
Challenge
Blade server deployments are gaining popularity among enterprise customers. According to
industry analysts, blade servers are the fastest growing segment of the server market, and their
numbers are expected to increase significantly in the coming years. To meet their need to
centralize storage for power efficiency, ease server replacement, and deploy virtual environments,
enterprises are increasingly attaching blade servers to Fibre Channel SANs.
As the scale of Fibre Channel SAN blade switch deployment increases, it introduces some
challenges for customers. Customers are looking for:
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A simple way to connect hundreds of blade switches to the SAN core without having to
worry about scalability problems
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The capability to connect the blade switches to a multivendor SAN core
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The flexibility for server administrators to move, add, and change servers without involving
the SAN administrator
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The capability to consolidate and virtualize SANs to get the highest level of resiliency and
simplified management tools
Cisco continues to evolve its blade switch solution to meet these customer challenges with the
introduction of Cisco
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N-Port Virtualizer (NPV) and Cisco FlexAttach.
Business Benefits
The Cisco solution offers these business benefits:
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High scalability for large-scale Fibre Channel SAN deployments
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Transparent interoperability with any SAN core
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Server mobility: flexibility for additions, moves, and changes
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Virtual SANs (VSANs)for consolidation, segmentation, and fault isolation
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Enterprise-class high availability
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Simplified management