Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track

• Sharedpoolsofresources• Scalableandelastic• Continuousavailability

• Automatedworkflow• Integratedsecurityandidentity• Predictable,multitenantplatform

• Usagemeteringandchargeback• Self-serviceportalandservicescatalog

FEATURES

WHAT IS THE PRIVATE CLOUD?

Microsoft®privatecloudsolutions,builtontheWindowsServer®2008R2Hyper-V™technologyandMicrosoftSystemCentersolutions,areakeyelementofourapproachtocloudcomputing,helpingcustomersandserviceprovidersbuilddedicated infrastructure as a service (IaaS) environments that transform theway theydeliver IT services.AMicrosoftprivatecloudpoolsanddynamicallyallocatesITresourcesacrossbusinessunits.ThismeansthatITcandeployservicesquicklyandscalethemouttomeetcriticalneedswheneverandwherevertheyoccur—allwhiletrackingresourceusagewithappropriatechargesbacktoline-of-businessowners.

Microsoftprivatecloudsolutionsareoptimizedforservicedeliveryandprovideboththeflexibilityandcontroltoharnessthefullpowerofthecloudtoday.Thesesolutions:

• Provideafamiliarandconsistentplatformacrosstraditional,private,andpubliccloudenvironments,sothatcustomerscanusetheinvestmentsandskillsetstheyalreadyhave,whiletakingadvantageofthenewvaluethecloudoffers.

• Manageacrossheterogeneousphysicalandvirtualenvironments,standardizeandautomatedatacenterprocesses,andprovidedeepinsightintokeybusinessapplications—helpingtoenableend-to-endservicesmanagement.

• Capitalizeonacommon identity framework,managementplatform,anddevelopmentenvironmentacrossprivateandpubliccloudstoensureinvestmentsmadetodayinaprivatecloudcanbeextendedtopubliccloudofferingsasbusinessdemandsevolve.

Throughjust-in-timeprovisioningofIaaSondedicatedresources,ITcanstreamlineprocessesonastandardized,reliable,andscalableplatform;bemoreresponsivetobusinessneeds;andmorefullyuseavailablehardware.

MICROSOFT HYPER-V CLOUD FAST TRACK is a reference architecture for building private clouds thatcombinesMicrosoftsoftware,consolidatedguidance,andvalidatedconfigurationswithNetAppandCiscotechnology,includingcompute,network,andstorage,aswellasvalue-addedsoftwarecomponents.

Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track solutions provide a turnkey approach to delivering scalable, preconfigured, andvalidatedinfrastructureplatformsforon-premisesprivatecloudimplementations.Withlocalcontroloverdataandoperations,ITcandynamicallypool,allocate,secure,andmanageresourcesforagileinfrastructureasaservice.Like-wise,businessunitscandeployline-of-businessapplicationswithspeedandconsistencyusingself-provisioning(anddecommissioning)andautomateddatacenterservicesinavirtualizedenvironment.

PRIVATE CLOUD ON YOUR TERMS

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FASTER DEPLOYMENT: Richfeaturesandsupportmakeprivatecloudseasytodeploy.

REDUCED RISK: Validatedconfigurationsmeanyoucanimplementwithconfidence.

NETAPP ADVANTAGE: NetAppprovidesstorageefficiencyandmanagementsimplicityforyourHyper-Vprivatecloud.

• End-to-endarchitecturalanddeploymentguidance• Streamlinedinfrastructureplanningduetopredefinedcapacity• Enhancedfunctionalityandautomationthroughdeepknowledgeof

infrastructure• Integratedmanagementforvirtualmachineandinfrastructuredeployment• Self-serviceportalforrapidandsimplifiedprovisioningofresources

• Tested,end-to-endinteroperabilityofcompute,storage,andnetwork• Predefined,out-of-boxsolutionsbasedonacommoncloudarchitecture• Highdegreeofserviceavailabilitythroughautomatedloadbalancing

NetAppUnifiedStorageArchitectureprovidesaflexibleplatformforsupportingmultipleprotocolsanddiverseworkloads.Itprovides:

• Storageefficiencyfeaturessuchasdeduplication,thinprovisioning,application-awaredataprotection,andmultitenancy

• Datamanagementcapabilitiesincludingstoragemanagement,provisioning,backup,recovery,anddisasterrecovery

• IntegrationwithMicrosoftSystemsCentersolutionsformanagementofinfrastructureandapplicationssuchasMicrosoftExchangeServer,SQLServer®,andSharePoint®

• Automatedworkflowandself-serviceorchestrationthroughOpalisIntegrationPacks,andWindowsPowerShell®scriptsfromNetApp

Tomeetthischallenge,NetAppandCiscohavecollaboratedtocreatetheNetAppHyper-VCloudFastTrackwithCisco.Itisaproven,long-termdatacentersolutionbuiltonaflexible,sharedinfrastructurethatcanscaleeasily;beoptimizedforavarietyofmixedapplicationworkloads;andconfiguredforsecuremultitenancyinprivatecloudenvironments. The NetApp Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track with Cisco is a prevalidated configuration that deliversa virtualized data center in a rack composed of leading computing, networking, storage, and infrastructureoftwarecomponentsthatcanberight-sizeduporout,andthenduplicatedinmodularfashiontofityourspecificorganizationalneeds.

What Is Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track?

NETAPP: THE FOUNDATION OF THE HYPER-V PRIVATE CLOUD.NetApp’ssophisticatedstoragecapabilitiesanddatamanagementsoftwareintegrationwithMicrosoftproductsprovideastrongfoundationforaHyper-Vprivatecloud.Aprivatecloud,builtonNetAppstorage,Ciscoserverandnetworkinfrastructure,andWindowsServerHyper-VandSystemCentersolutions,enableshighlyefficientandcost-effectivedeliveryofITservicesandapplicationsforyourorganization.YoucanmovetotheMicrosoft-basedprivatecloudmodelincrementally,withoutrippingoutandreplacingyourcurrentinfrastructure.WithintegrationwithMicrosoftproducts,expertiseinstorageandcloudcomputing,andastrongpartnershipwithMicrosoft,NetAppisyourpartnerofchoicefortransformingthepromiseoftheHyper-Vprivatecloudintoreal-worldbusinessresults.

Compute: NetApp partners with Cisco to deliver state-of-the-art enterprise computing resources. The CiscoUnifiedComputingSystem(UCS)isaserverplatformspecificallydesignedforvirtualizedenvironments,eliminatingtime-consumingmanualintegration,reducingtotalcostofownership(TCO),anddramaticallyincreasingbusinessagility.

• Cisco UCS unites computing, networking, storage connectivity, and virtualization into a single cohesivesystem.

• CiscoUCSeliminatestime-consumingmanualintegration,reducesTCO,anddramaticallyincreasesbusinessagility.

• The Cisco UCSManager interface provides policy-based service profile templates that let you automatelarge-scaleserverandapplicationdeployments.

Network: NetApp partners with Cisco for leading Ethernet connectivity. Cisco UCS integrates computingresourceswithCiscoNexusswitchesandaunifiedI/Ofabricthatprovidesanintelligentmethodforidentifyingandhandlingdifferenttypesofnetworktraffic.

• Youcanconsolidatealltrafficontoasinglehigh-performance,highlyavailable10gigabitEthernetnetworktogreatlysimplifynetworkmanagementandreducecosts.

• CiscoUCSintegratescomputingresourceswithCiscoNexusswitchestoprovideanintelligentmethodforidentifyingandhandlingdifferenttypesofnetworktraffic.

Storage: NetApp’smultiprotocolunifiedarchitecturereducescostandcomplexitybymeetingallofthestoragerequirementsinyourprivatecloudenvironmentwithasingle,highlyscalablesolution.

• OptimizeperformancewithyourchoiceofeitheriSCSIorFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)runningoverasingleconverged10gigabitEthernetnetwork.

• Enhanceefficiencyandsavediskspacewithbuilt-indeduplicationandthinprovisioning.• DeploythousandsofvirtualmachineswithinminuteswithNetApprapidcloningtechnology.• BoostavailabilitywithintegratedSnapshot™technologyforspace-efficientbackups.• Create dynamic disaster recovery capability with NetApp SnapMirror technology and integration into

MicrosoftOpalisorchestration.• Integrate with major applications to automate key storage management, data protection, and security

activitieswhilemanagingstoragefromfamiliarapplication-centricinterfaces.

Why NetApp and Cisco?

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TakeadvantageofthecostsavingsofvirtualizationthroughWindowsServer2008R2.Consolidatemultipleserverrolesasseparatevirtualmachinesonasinglephysicalmachinethatrunsdifferentoperatingsystemsinparallelandusesthepowerof64-bitcomputing.

Microsoft SystemCenter solutionsoffer a comprehensive setofmanagement tools that canhelp an enterprisereducetrainingcosts,applyuniformpolicies,andsimplifymaintenancebyusingexistingsoftware,resources,andITmanagementprocesses.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

• http://www.microsoft.com/privatecloud• http://www.netapp.com/microsoftcloud• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns944/index.html

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Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

The combination of NetApp and Cisco delivers a prevalidated, best-in-class Microsoft-based private cloudinfrastructure.

Leading components from NetApp and Cisco include:• CiscoUnifiedComputingSystemandCiscoNexusfamilyswitches• NetAppFASandcompletesoftwarebundle

Features include:• Flexibleandperformance-matchedstackthatscalestofitMicrosoftapplicationworkloads.• Step-by-stepdesign,deployment,andapplicationsizingguides.• Enhancedefficiencyanddiskspacesavingsthroughbuilt-indeduplicationandthinprovisioning.• Consolidated,multi-protocol,high-performance,highlyavailable,10gigabitEthernetnetworkwithsupport

foriSCSIandFCoE.FibreChannelisavailableseparately,ifdesired.• Supportformultipleclassesofcomputingandstorageinasingledeployment.• Hyper-V and System Center integration (Opalis, Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal, Service

Manager,OperationsManager)withNetAppdatamanagementsoftware.