Cisco partnering with NetApp to push private cloud flexpod architecture

According to foreign media reports, in order to better utilize the latest version of System Center 2012 and technologies that support Microsoft's private cloud, Cisco and NetApp announced the introduction of the Flexpod shared infrastructure for newer private Cloud Fast Track 2.0 Data Center solutions. With this program, Cisco and NetApp are partnering with Microsoft to help customers Shorten infrastructure and application deployment times while supporting them to leverage their physical and virtual resource pools more efficiently.





for desktop virtualization deployments, Cisco and NetApp have also introduced a new validated design architecture that supports the running of private cloud and xendesktop software on flexpod shared infrastructure. By using XenDesktop to deliver desktops, applications, and data in a cloud-like service, organizations will be able to quickly support existing and new applications, migrate to new operating systems, and provide enterprise resources for the billions of new devices that will be deployed in the workplace.





learned that the new solution supports the latest version of System Center 2012, Building Server 2008 R2 and System Center 2012, the first Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track 2.0 system design. The Cisco UCS Management Pack and the NetApp OnCommand plug-in for System Center 2012 enable customers to monitor and manage flexpod and all applications running on it from a single interface. Customers can fully manage NetApp storage systems and Cisco UCS in System Center 2012.





at the same time, Cisco has launched an Easy-to-use UCS management tool based on the command-line interface, which provides sophisticated infrastructure management capabilities with Windows PowerShell controls. UCS PowerTool easily consolidates the management of storage components, computing components, and software applications into a customized End-to-end management solution.





This design combines the most recently released system Center 2012 and NetApp Flexclone technology, as well as the Windows PowerShell automation capabilities, compared to the VDI design used in traditional storage solutions, Enables the configuration of desktop virtual machines to achieve up to 25 times times the speed of ascension. The design also leverages NetApp Flash technology to enable multiple desktop virtual machines to be launched at the same speed beyond traditional storage technology.

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