Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and Its Featured Products.

 

The Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) is an x86 architecture data center server platform composed of computing hardware, virtualization support, switching fabric, and management software introduced in 2009. The idea behind the system is to reduce total cost of ownership and improve scalability by integrating the different components into a cohesive platform that can be managed as a single unit. Just-In-Time deployment of resources and 1:N redundancy can be configured with UCS systems.

Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and servers unify computing, networking, management, virtualization, and storage access into a single integrated architecture. This unique architecture enables end-to-end server visibility, management, and control in both bare metal and virtual environments, and facilitates the move to cloud computing.

 Featured Products

Blade Servers:
Deliver a scalable and flexible architecture for current and future data center needs while helping to reduce the total cost of ownership.

Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers

·     Increase performance, energy efficiency, and flexibility for virtualized and nonvirtualized applications

·     Adapt processor performance to application demands and scale energy use based on need

·     Use network adapters for consolidated access to the unified fabric

·    Reduce the number of adapters, cables, and access-layer 

                            switches needed for LAN and SAN connectivity. 

                           

UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis

·     Accommodate up to eight half-width or four full-width Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers

·     Facilitate deployment with unified fabric and fabric-extender technology for data centers

·     Mount in an industry-standard 19-inch rack and use 

                             standard front-to-back cooling

·                           Reduce physical components, require no independent 

                            management, and improve energy efficiency

Cisco R Series Racks

·     Ideal for mission-critical data center environments that require reliability, structural integrity, and security

·     Deliver exceptional power, cooling, and cable management

·     Optimized and certified for use with the Cisco Unified Computing System

·     Part of a complete infrastructure solution, including computing, network, rack, power, and services

Cisco RP Series Power Distribution Units

·     Offer flexible, reliable, easy-to-deploy power distribution with branch circuit protection

·     Cost-effectively and efficiently distribute power to up to 24 outlets

·     Protect against overload conditions and simplify cabling from the rack

·     Optimized and certified for use with the Cisco Unified Computing System

Rack-Mount Servers:
Address fluctuating workload challenges through a varying balance of processing, memory, I/O, and internal storage resources.

Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers

·     Help reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase business agility

·     Balance simplicity, performance, and density for production-level virtualization, web infrastructure, and data center workloads

·     Extend Cisco Unified Computing innovations and benefits to rack-mounted servers with Cisco Extended Memory and Virtual Interface Card technologies

Cisco R Series Racks

·     Ideal for mission-critical data center environments that require reliability, structural integrity, and security

·     Deliver exceptional power, cooling, and cable management

·     Optimized and certified for use with the Cisco Unified Computing System

·    Part of a complete infrastructure solution, including  computing, network, rack, power, and services

Cisco RP Series Power Distribution Units

·     Offer flexible, reliable, easy-to-deploy power distribution with branch circuit protection

·     Cost-effectively and efficiently distribute power to up to 24 outlets

·     Protect against overload conditions and simplify cabling from the rack

·     Optimized and certified for use with the Cisco Unified Computing System

Fabric Interconnects:
Create a single, highly available management domain with network connectivity and administrative capabilities that support all attached blades and chassis.

Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects

·     Offer choice of LAN Ethernet/FCoE 1/10 GE or SAN Native Fibre Channel 1/2/4/8G

·     Increase bandwidth, scalability, performance, and choice of power supplies

·     Reduce barriers to deploying a virtualized environment for data centers

·     Provide both LAN and SAN connectivity and unified 

      management.

Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects

·     Offer line-rate, low-latency, lossless 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) functions

·     Reduce barriers to deploying a fully virtualized environment for data center implementations

·     Provide both the LAN and SAN connectivity for all blades within their domain.

            ·     Centralize unified management with Cisco UCS Manager software.
  

UCS Management:

Manage all system components and configurations through a unified, policy-driven extensible architecture.

Cisco UCS Manager

·         Manages Cisco UCS servers across multiple blade chassis and rack servers as one logical, highly available entity with flexible service profiles

·         Provides granular UCS visibility and control to higher-level systems tools through a comprehensive XML API

·         Simplifies infrastructure provisioning, and shifts focus from maintenance to implementing strategic initiatives

·         Helps improve IT productivity and business agility through a programmable infrastructure

Virtual Interface Cards: 
Simplify, enhance, and centralize I/O management while ensuring policy coherency and consistent network visibility.

Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1280

·         Deliver 80 Gbps aggregate bandwidth to the server

·         Reduce TCO by consolidating network interface cards, host bus adapters, and other devices

·         Collapse networking infrastructure using Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM-FEX)

·         Provide I/O policy coherency and visibility to enable workload mobility

Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1240

·         Integrated modular LAN interface on the motherboard (LOM) for the M3 generation of UCS blade servers

·         Deliver 80 Gbps aggregate bandwidth to the server

·         Reduce TCO by consolidating network interface cards, host bus adapters, and other devices

·         Collapse networking infrastructure using Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM-FEX) technology

·         Provide I/O policy coherence and visibility to help enable workload mobility

Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Cards M81KR AND P81E

·         Reduce TCO by consolidating NICs, HBAs, cables, switches, and physical servers

·         Collapse networking infrastructure using Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM-FEX)

·         Provide I/O policy coherency and visibility to enable workload mobility

·         Promote hypervisor and Cisco UCS Manager integration