Cisco 650-987 Exam

The storage area network (SAN) is increasing in the data center, leveraging both Fibre Channel and IP protocols.

The TCO Advisor tool is designed to provide a financial analysis that compares UCS compute, network, power, and cabling CapEx and OpEx costs with a conventional server solution over a three- to ten-year time period. The tool is available to registered partners. In order to access the tool, the engineer must review the “Introduction to the UCS TCO Advisor Advanced Tool” e-learning course.

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While VMware can be used to replace many of the physical servers within an organization, VMware is still an application and operating system that needs a server platform to run on. With the integration and visibility into network virtualization, the Cisco UCS system is uniquely positioned as a preferred platform on which to run VMware ESX.
The C-Series Rack-Mount Servers come in seven different versions including the C200 M1 and M2 High-Density Rack-Mount Servers, the C210 M1 and M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Servers, the C250 M1 and M2 Extended Memory Rack-Mount Servers, and the C460 M1 High-Performance
Rack-Mount Server.

The main driver for Unified I/O is virtualization. The number of interfaces and cables drastically increases with server virtualization due to requirements to have redundantly connected multiple segments. With Unified I/O, fewer physical adapters are required; therefore, also the amount of cables reduces.
The unified fabric enables the LAN and SAN connectivity over a single physical link; therefore, the Ethernet or TCP/IP and FC traffic are multiplexed over a single copper or fiber-optic wire. With unified fabric deployment, the number of host adapters and cables is minimized, thereby simplifying the cabling and access layer.
The Unified Fabric Architecture merges the LAN and SAN infrastructure into a single consolidated network and is a significant element in the Cisco Data Center Business Advantage framework.
If we want to deploy and redeploy IT assets across application silos to meet the changing needs of the applications teams, we need to consolidate and virtualize.

The C-Series Rack-Mount Servers come in seven different versions including the C200 M1 and M2 High-Density Rack-Mount Servers, the C210 M1 and M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Servers, the C250 M1 and M2 Extended Memory Rack-Mount Servers, and the C460 M1 High-Performance Rack-Mount Server.
The Cisco UCS VIC M81KR Virtual Interface Card is a type of adapter, or mezzanine card, available in a Cisco UCS blade server that directly supports virtualization. It supports NIC virtualization for either a single operating system or for VMware ESX.

Before defining what a data center is, let’s take a look at the different domains that make up information technology. The business strategy domain refers to the match an organization makes between its internal resources and skills and opportunities and risks created by the external environment.
Below that, functional or organizational groups define workgroups, processes, standards, and policies. A project is considered an undertaking with a defined starting point and defined objectives by which completion is identified. A process is a specific order of work activities or the task of transforming input into output. Finally, information systems are applications that directly or indirectly define business processes. Infrastructure refers to facilities and permanent components, such as hardware, operating systems, and local and network services.

Cisco UCS Manager is embedded device-management software that manages the system end-to-end as a single logical entity through an intuitive interface. It implements policy-based management of the server and network resources in the Cisco UCS. Network, storage, and server administrators all participate in creating policies in their areas of domain expertise.

Finally, information systems are applications that directly or indirectly define business processes. Infrastructure refers to facilities and permanent components, such as hardware, operating systems, and local and network services.
Data center virtualization must also support application silos if we are to maintain the support of the applications teams who have traditionally used a siloed architecture and infrastructure to ensure isolation and security within their application areas.

Cisco’s Unified Fabric and Unified Computing Systems provide the foundation to deliver on architectural flexibility, investment protection, and lower TCO. They offer an open, scalable, high-performance foundation on which to offer key network, computer, and application-level services. These address the new challenges that are arising in data centers and across the rest of the enterprise today by offering system-level integration and simplified design, deployment, and management. Because Cisco’s Unified Fabric and Unified Computing Systems and services are design agnostic, customers can retain choice and control over how they plan their data center, without being locked in to any single architecture or technology.