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FlexPod Express
Converged Infrastructure for Midsized IT
Joel McKelvey, Virtualization and Cloud Solutions, NetApp
FlexPod® Express
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IT Challenges for Growing Midsize Customers
Supporting today’s
business needs and
limited budgets
Environments
are becoming
complex and
expensive
Future needs are
difficult to predict
Generalist staff
struggling with
IT infrastructure
complexity and
budget pressures
IT departments need simple and affordable solutions.
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Transition from Application Silos to Virtualization
Reduced power, space, and cooling
requirements through better utilization of IT
assets
Reduction in amount of
storage needed to support
their application environment
Reduced overhead with simplified,
centralized management of applications
Cisco and NetApp
can help you simplify your
infrastructure via:
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FlexPod Express for Infrastructure Consolidation
Features
Simplifies deployment of IT resources
Cisco UCS® C220 M3 servers
Cisco Nexus 3048 switches
NetApp FAS2220 or FAS2240 storage
Pretested by Cisco and NetApp with:
VMware vSphere®
Microsoft® Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
Implementation guide to facilitate
deployment
Cooperative support model
Physical and virtual
resource management
Cisco Unified
Computing System™
C-Series Servers
Cisco Nexus® 3000
Series Switches
NetApp® FAS2200
Series Storage
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FlexPod Express Flexible Management
Cisco UCS
C-Series Servers
Cisco Nexus
3048 Switches
NetApp FAS2200
Series Storage
Cisco UCS Director
Direct Element
Management
Direct Element
Management
Direct Element
Management
Ph
ys
ica
l V
irtu
al
vCenter
System Center 2012
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Simplify your path to shared, virtualized IT
FlexPod Express Delivers Important Benefits
Affordability
Start with a low-cost, easy-to-deploy platform
Simplicity
Reduce complexity with efficient operations and management
Efficient growth
With standardized environment to improve predictability
Optimized IT
Through shared infrastructure and workload consolidation
Hypervisor
E-mail Database Collaboration
Content Mgmt
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Two FlexPod Express Configurations
Cisco Nexus 3048 Switches (2)
Cisco UCS C220 M3 Servers (4)
NetApp FAS2240 Storage
Medium
Cisco Nexus® 3048 Switches (2)
Cisco UCS® C220 M3 Servers (2)
NetApp® FAS2220 Storage
Small
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FlexPod Express Implementation Guide
FlexPod® Express is tested and
documented by Cisco and NetApp
Documented deployment process
Deployment instructions
Cabling diagrams
Bill of materials
Technical Report
FlexPod®
Express with VMware vSphere Implementation Guide Michael Zimmerman, David Klem, Chris Reno, and Michael Ansel, NetApp
June 2013 | TR-4107
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Coordinated support between NetApp,
Cisco, and VMware with a cooperative
support lab
Strong relationships among best-in-
class alliance partners
98% of support cases do not require
escalations to other partners/vendors
Formal processes in place to expedite
cross-company escalations when
necessary
FlexPod®
Hypervisor/OS
Applications
VMware
Microsoft® Redhat
Citrix
SAP®
Citrix
Oracle®
Microsoft
VMware®
Participating in cooperative support and cooperative
support lab
Ecosystem partners providing app/hypervisor/OS
support
FlexPod Express Cooperative Support Vendor Coordination Speeds Problem Resolution
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Infrastructure Solution Portfolio
1 10 GbE,
Clustered ONTAP,
Non-disruptive
scalability
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Solu
tion C
ost
Capability
FlexPod®
Datacenter
FlexPod
Express Address midsize market segments and
use cases with a simple, low-cost solution
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FlexPod Express Helps You
Build cost-effective IT infrastructure
Simplify management and operations
Have confidence: tested, supported solution
Visit http://www.netapp.com/flexpod to learn more
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Thank You
© 2013 NetApp, Inc. and Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No portions of this document may be reproduced without prior written consent of NetApp, Inc.
Specifications are subject to change without notice. NetApp, the NetApp logo, Go further, faster, Data ONTAP, and FlexPod are trademarks or registered trademarks of
NetApp, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Cisco, Cisco Nexus, and Cisco UCS are registered trademarks and Cisco Unified Computing System is a
trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. VMware and VMware vSphere are registered trademarks and vCenter is a trademark of VMware, Inc. All other brands or products are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.