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Cisco Unified Computing System™ (UCS) E-Series Servers OverviewBringing Data Center Class Compute Infrastructure to the Branch

Technology Trends in the Branch OfficeInfrastructure Centralization Improves IT Efficiency

Simplified IT Operations, Higher Resource Use, Cost SavingsSimplified IT Operations, Higher Resource Use, Cost Savings

Data Center/Cloud

Branch OfficeInfrastructure

Mail ServersFile ServersWeb Servers

Voice Systems

Storage Security

Limitations of Centralized Infrastructure Reliance on WAN Affects User Experience

WAN Speed Limitations

•Latency

•Bandwidth

WAN Quality Limitations

•Reliability

•Congestion

Off-Site Data Limitations

•Privacy

•Access

PerformanPerformancece

AvailabilitAvailabilityy

CompliancCompliancee

Compliance policies may require local presence.

Availability targets may require local survivability.

Performance targets may require local processing.

Lean Branch Office ApplicationsWAN Edge Applications That Defy Centralization

• DNS and DHCP servers

• Print services

• File services

• Others

Core Server ServicesCore Server Services

• Point-of-sale server

• Bank teller control point

• Electronic medical records

• Inventory management

• Others

Mission-Critical Business Mission-Critical Business ApplicationsApplications

• Software update service

• Client monitoring service

• Backup and recovery

• Terminal server gateway

• Others

Client Management Client Management ServicesServices

Cisco ISR G2 as Blade Server EnclosureUse Slots on Most Widely Deployed Branch Device

All-in-One Device for Branch Services

Unified Communications

Application Hosting

Wireless LAN/WAN

Routing/Switching

WAN Optimization

Security

Direct UCS E -Series Blade-to-LAN Connectivity

Redundant PowerSupply Options

Long Service Life 2x Typical Blade System

Highly Secure Platform with Small Attack Surface

Two and Three RU Options

One, Two, and Four Blade

Slots Options

Cisco UCS E-Series Single Wide Blade

Cisco UCS E-Series Double Wide Blade

Cisco Integrated Services Router Generation 2

Virtual Office

Highly SecureMobility

Customizable Applications

Highly SecureCollaboration

Scalable Interactive-

Media Services

860, 880, 8901941, 1941W

No UCS E-Series Blades

No UCS E-Series Blades

1 or 2 UCS E- SeriesBlades

Up to 4 UCS E- Series Blades

3925, 39453925E, 3945E2901*, 2911,

2921, 2951

Architecture Slide

One Chassis In-Box redundancy architecture• 4 UCS E-140S Modules in one Cisco 3945 Integrated Service Router• VSAN running on the UCS E-series modules in the ISRs• Synchronous Data Mirroring across the nodes• Use vCenter to manage all hosts and VSAN storage clusters

VSAN Datastore

Hard disksSSD Hard disksSSD

Hard disksSSDHard disksSSD

Overall Architecture Slide

Redundancy across multiple Chassis with in the ROBO• VSAN can create a single VSAN Storage cluster across all nodes in both the routers

Hard disksSSD Hard disksSSD

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Hard disksSSD Hard disksSSD Hard disksSSD Hard disksSSD

VSAN Datastore

Hard disksSSD Hard disksSSD Hard disksSSDHard disksSSD Hard disksSSD Hard disksSSD Hard disksSSDHard disksSSD

WAN/InternetRemote office/Branch Office - Cisco UCS E-series

Data Center – Cisco UCS B/C Series

DataCenter

WAN

Remote Office clientsRemote Office clients

Branch Office

• All VDI infrastructure is hosted in the datacenter across the WAN

•Branch Office users are susceptible to WAN outages

• All applications reside across the WAN, including mission-critical apps

• All VDI infrastructure is hosted in the datacenter across the WAN

•Branch Office users are susceptible to WAN outages

• All applications reside across the WAN, including mission-critical apps

Horizon View VDI on UCS E-Series

DataCenter

WAN

Remote Office clientsRemote Office clients

Branch Office

• VDI and mission-critical application resiliency• Best user-experience• DataCenter Compute offloading

• VDI and mission-critical application resiliency• Best user-experience• DataCenter Compute offloading

Model 1 :Self contained solution

ISR G2 & UCS E

• DV VMs plus VDI infrastructure VMs hosted on UCS E• Applications can run local or across WAN• Full clones or Linked clones supported

Distributed Horizon View VDI on UCS E-Series

DataCenter

WAN

Remote Office clientsRemote Office clients

Branch Office

Model 2:Fully distributed solution

ISR G2 & UCS E

• VDI and applications resiliency• Best user-experience• Data Center Compute offloading• Simplified management

• VDI and applications resiliency• Best user-experience• Data Center Compute offloading• Simplified management

• Only DV VMs are hosted on UCS E• DV VMs are managed by central view server • Applications can run local or across WAN• Full clones or Linked clones supported*

* WAAS is recommended for limited bandwidth/high-latencyWAN links

WAAS

WAAS

ComputePlatform

ISR G2 Router:Single Device Integration

Single chassis for branch networking and services

Faster provisioningSimplified operations

UCS E-Series Right-Sized Blade Servers

Faster provisioningLess parts and wires

Lower operating costs

vSphere Certified

Lower hardware costsFaster failure recovery

Low power use

Cisco UCS E-Series ServersAddressing Lean Branch Office Challenges

NetworkPlatform

Virtualization- Ready Platform

Domain-Based Management

Unified Virtualization ManagementCentral Management with VMware vCenter

Single console for all VMs and hypervisor administration Extend virtualization management from the data center to the branch Centralize control and visibility at every level of virtual infrastructure Simplify, standardize, and automate remote server infrastructure

Branch Office

UCS E-Series

Branch Office

UCS E-Series

Branch Office

UCS E-Series

Data Center

UCSvCenter

Cisco UCS E-Series Servers Support Model

Hardware Support Provided by Cisco®

UCS E-Series hardware supported under ISR G2 SMARTnet at no additional cost Hypervisor and OS supported by Hypervisor and OS vendor

Supported by Cisco

SMARTnetAttached to ISR

G2

Supported by OS/Hypervisor

VendorPurchased separately

ISR G2ISR G2

CiscoCisco®® UCS E-Series Server UCS E-Series Server ModuleModule

HypervisorHypervisor

Application hosting platform for the lean branch office

Compact x86 blade servers housed in ISR G2 chassis

Virtualization powered by VMware vSphere

Consistent device management with data center UCS

Supports all-in-one device consolidation

Provides lower TCO than alternatives

Simplifies branch office infrastructure Virtualization

NetworkingComputing

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