Cisco's unified computing system underpins its vision of the next-generation data centre and was designed with a view to virtualisation. A UCS B-Series chasis is shown.
Cisco's unified computing system underpins its vision of the next-generation data centre and was designed with a view to virtualisation. A standard VCE rack with Cisco switches, UCS chassis and EMC storage (bottom).
The back plane of a UCS B-series blades chassis. Notice the paucity of network wiring and just four power cables. UCS uses Fibrechannel over Ethernet so everything internally is standards-compliant Ethernet.
Detail of the back plane of a UCS B-series blades chassis showing the simple network interconnect to the fabric.
Detail of the back plane of a UCS B-series blades chassis showing one of the four "coffee plug" power cables.
The UCS management console plays well with the shell for those who sniff at GUIs.
The UCS management software makes sense of the virtualised nature of Cisco's solution.
Networking in an environment where even the switches are virtual.
How your server is performing is easy to gauge with Cisco's management software.
Managing virtual machines with Cisco's UCS software.
Pools open up a refreshing way to think about your IT infrastructure.
Soft switching with UCS Manager software.
Managing virtual machines with Cisco UCS Manager software.
The VCE Unfied Computing stack.
Cisco's unified computing system underpins its vision of the next-generation data centre and was designed with a view to virtualisation. A UCS B-Series chasis is shown.