Листовка для Cisco Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch
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At the core of each of Hendrick’s UCS data centers is a Cisco Nexus® 7000 switch, which
Taylor describes as “a backplane that can scale to always support the business, no matter
what we’re doing.” Through the backplane and Cisco 6120 Fabric Interconnects, Hendrick
can now deliver bandwidth of up to 10 GB to dispersed locations and high-availability
throughput for its servers and connected devices. Cisco 3845 routers connect to the
company’s 73 dealerships nationwide. For over 50 of the company’s dealerships, the
Charlotte data center also provides a unified communications platform supported by Cisco
C-series servers. Hendrick also adds security to its data centers by using Cisco ASA
for firewalls.
Taylor describes as “a backplane that can scale to always support the business, no matter
what we’re doing.” Through the backplane and Cisco 6120 Fabric Interconnects, Hendrick
can now deliver bandwidth of up to 10 GB to dispersed locations and high-availability
throughput for its servers and connected devices. Cisco 3845 routers connect to the
company’s 73 dealerships nationwide. For over 50 of the company’s dealerships, the
Charlotte data center also provides a unified communications platform supported by Cisco
C-series servers. Hendrick also adds security to its data centers by using Cisco ASA
for firewalls.
At each data center, every server has its own OS, local connection to a NetApp SAN,
and 10 GB Ethernet. With the exception of Hendrick’s point-of-sale application, every
application that this US$4.9 billion company needs (Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, SQL
Server, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, and Solomon for internal accounting and
taxes) now runs on fully virtualized VMware systems through the Cisco Unified Computing
System™ (UCS®) data center.
and 10 GB Ethernet. With the exception of Hendrick’s point-of-sale application, every
application that this US$4.9 billion company needs (Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, SQL
Server, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, and Solomon for internal accounting and
taxes) now runs on fully virtualized VMware systems through the Cisco Unified Computing
System™ (UCS®) data center.
Hendrick has also started making forays into virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). When
Hendrick University trainers go out to dealerships, they can now set up remote classrooms
in just the time that it takes to unbox the Wyse terminals. Hendrick also uses VDI for its
Oracle implementation, so Hendrick can continue its upgrade path for desktop devices
without risking having those upgrades create problems for the Oracle applications. Instead,
users launch a VDI client from the desktop that accesses Oracle on the back end, running in
a special “sanitized” environment on one of the virtual machines in the data center.
Hendrick University trainers go out to dealerships, they can now set up remote classrooms
in just the time that it takes to unbox the Wyse terminals. Hendrick also uses VDI for its
Oracle implementation, so Hendrick can continue its upgrade path for desktop devices
without risking having those upgrades create problems for the Oracle applications. Instead,
users launch a VDI client from the desktop that accesses Oracle on the back end, running in
a special “sanitized” environment on one of the virtual machines in the data center.
Business Results
Reliability, performance, and value
Business continuity was an important issue for Hendrick senior management because of
the business impact of any delay in responding to customers. The new system virtually
guarantees no downtime for any customers or stores; it can back up valuable data every
few hours to help ensure against data loss. Hendrick mirrors all data from Charlotte to
Raleigh on a regular basis, and can switch processing from one to another as needed for
optimal use of resources. “Having hot and cold sites supports our operations and helps
us achieve several critical IT goals,” says Taylor. “It has seamlessly married our disaster
recovery strategies with daily operations, enabled us to better utilize our data center and
staff resources, and significantly simplified IT management.”
Business continuity was an important issue for Hendrick senior management because of
the business impact of any delay in responding to customers. The new system virtually
guarantees no downtime for any customers or stores; it can back up valuable data every
few hours to help ensure against data loss. Hendrick mirrors all data from Charlotte to
Raleigh on a regular basis, and can switch processing from one to another as needed for
optimal use of resources. “Having hot and cold sites supports our operations and helps
us achieve several critical IT goals,” says Taylor. “It has seamlessly married our disaster
recovery strategies with daily operations, enabled us to better utilize our data center and
staff resources, and significantly simplified IT management.”
With its two data centers each needing only one and a half racks in colocation facilities, and
with the power of the Cisco components still leaving room for higher utilization, Hendrick no
longer has to make significant capital expenditures in acquiring new servers or data center
facilities. In turn, the IT team estimates that it saves more than $100,000 annually by being
able to consolidate over 60 percent more resources and applications on a single UCS blade
server compared to using other data center solutions. IT staff can also quickly spin up new
virtual servers to accommodate sudden changes to the business.
with the power of the Cisco components still leaving room for higher utilization, Hendrick no
longer has to make significant capital expenditures in acquiring new servers or data center
facilities. In turn, the IT team estimates that it saves more than $100,000 annually by being
able to consolidate over 60 percent more resources and applications on a single UCS blade
server compared to using other data center solutions. IT staff can also quickly spin up new
virtual servers to accommodate sudden changes to the business.
In Hendrick’s previous environment, deploying a new application could take weeks.
Whenever the company wanted to enhance application functionality or add web apps,
middleware apps, new database services, or other resources, it took days, if not weeks,
to acquire new servers, and have them delivered to the data center. Once received, an IT
staff member would have to drive out to a facility and install an operating system and the
same templates as on the other servers.
Whenever the company wanted to enhance application functionality or add web apps,
middleware apps, new database services, or other resources, it took days, if not weeks,
to acquire new servers, and have them delivered to the data center. Once received, an IT
staff member would have to drive out to a facility and install an operating system and the
same templates as on the other servers.