Flash. Stack Virtual Server Infrastructure Design Guide for VMware v. Sphere 6. 0 U2. Cisco Validated Designs CVDs consist of systems and solutions that are designed, tested, and documented to facilitate and improve customer deployments. These designs incorporate a wide range of technologies and products into a portfolio of solutions that have been developed to address the business needs of our customers. This document discusses the design principles that go into the Flash. Stack solution, which is a validated Converged InfrastructureCI jointly developed by Cisco and Pure Storage. The solution is a predesigned, best practice data center architecture with VMware v. Sphere built on the Cisco Unified Computing System UCS, the Cisco Nexus 9. Cisco MDS 9. 00. 0 family of Fibre Channel switches and Pure Storage Flash. ArrayM all flash array. The solution architecture presents a robust infrastructure viable for a wide range of application workloads implemented as a Virtual Server InfrastructureVSI. In the current industry there is a trend for pre engineered solutions which standardize the data center infrastructure, offering the business operational efficiencies, agility and scale to address cloud, bi modal IT and their business. POrioQiv2o/UnjkmfmzFHI/AAAAAAAADh8/q34EoxZmZw0/s1600/vsphere+5.5+-+Update+Manager+Upgrade13.jpg' alt='Vmware Vsphere Cli 5.5' title='Vmware Vsphere Cli 5.5' />Overview. VMware PowerCLI is a commandline and scripting tool built on Windows PowerShell, and provides more than 600 cmdlets for managing and automating vSphere. There are several ways to get HBA WWNs on VMware vSphere ESXESXi host vSphere Client Using ESXi Shell Using Powershell PowerCLI script. Connect to a. Open Source Components for VMware vSphere 5. Update 3. 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Stack with          Reduced complexity and automatable infrastructure and easily deployed resources         Robust components capable of supporting high performance and high bandwidth virtualized applications         Efficiency through optimization of network bandwidth and in line storage compression with de duplication         Risk reduction at each level of the design with resiliency built into each touch point throughout. Cisco and Pure Storage have partnered to deliver this Cisco Validated Design, which uses best of breed storage, server and network components to serve as the foundation for virtualized workloads, enabling efficient architectural designs that can be quickly and confidently deployed. In this document we will describe a reference architecture detailing a Virtual Server Infrastructure composed of Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco UCS Compute, Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches and a Pure Storage Flash. ArrayM delivering a VMware v. Sphere 6. 0 U2 hypervisor environment. The audience for this document includes, but is not limited to sales engineers, field consultants, professional services, IT managers, partner engineers, and customers who want to take advantage of an infrastructure built to deliver IT efficiency and enable IT innovation. Flash. Stack provides a jointly supported solution by Cisco and Pure Storage. Bringing a carefully validated architecture built on superior compute, world class networking, and the leading innovations in all flash storage. The portfolio of validated offerings from Flash. Stack includes, but is not limited to the following          Consistent performance Flash. Stack provides higher, more consistent performance than disk based solutions and delivers a converged infrastructure based on all flash that provides non disruptive upgrades and scalability. Cost savings Flash. Stack uses less power, cooling, and data center space when compared to legacy diskhybrid storage. It provides industry leading storage data reduction and exceptional storage density. Simplicity Flash. Stack requires low ongoing maintenance, and reduces operational overhead. It also scales simply and smoothly in step with business requirements. Deployment choices It is available as a custom built single unit from Flash. Stack partners, but organizations can also deploy using equipment from multiple sources, including equipment they already own. Unique business model The Pure Storage Evergreen Storage Model enables companies to keep their storage investments forever, which means no more forklift upgrades and no more downtime. Mission critical resiliency Flash. Stack offers best in class performance by providing active active resiliency, no single point of failure, and non disruptive operations, enabling organizations to maximize productivity. Support choices Focused, high quality single number Flash. Stack support is available from Flash. Stack Authorized Support Partners. Single number support is also available directly from Cisco Systems as part of their Data Center Critical Infrastructure services offering. Support for Flash. Stack components is available from Cisco, VMware, and Pure Storage individually and leverages TSAnet for resolution of support queries between vendors. The Flash. Stack architecture is composed of leading edge product lines from Cisco and Pure Storage Figure 1. This design features a subset of components, centered around the Cisco UCS 6. UP and the Flash. ArrayM7. 0 within a fibre channel implementation for storage communication. A pair of Cisco MDS 9. Acer Wireless Mouse Troubleshooting. S SAN switches are positioned between these two main components. This managed compute and storage is delivered to Cisco UCS B2. M4 servers, with all of this extended to the network via a pair of Cisco Nexus 9. YC EX switches. Cisco Nexus 9. YC EX Switch The Cisco Nexus 9. YC EX is one option among many from the Cisco Nexus 9. Series Switches viable for Flash. Stack. These switches are ACI and Tetration ready, offer both modular and fixed 1. Gigabit Ethernet switch configurations with scalability up to 6. Tbps of non blocking performance with less than five microsecond latency, implementing Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet ports and wire speed VXLAN gateway, bridging, and routing support. Cisco MDS 9. 14. 8S Fabric Switch The Cisco MDS 9. S 1. 6G Multilayer Fabric Switch is the next generation of options available within the highly reliable Cisco MDS 9. Series Switches. It includes up to 4. Gbps Fibre Channel ports in a compact easy to deploy and manage 1 rack unit 1. RU form factor. In all, the Cisco MDS 9. S is a powerful and flexible switch that delivers high performance and comprehensive Enterprise class features at an affordable price. Cisco UCS 6. 33. 2 1. UP Fabric Interconnect The Cisco UCS 6. UP Fabric Interconnect is the management and communication backbone for Cisco UCS B Series Blade Servers and C Series Rack Servers. It implements 2. Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet ports, with additional support for 1. Gbps Ethernet, or 481. Gbps Fibre Channel. The Fabric Interconnect provides high speed upstream connectivity to the network, or converged traffic to servers through its 4. Gbps ports, but also allows for Fibre Channel connectivity to SAN switches like the MDS, or alternately directly attached Fibre Channel to storage arrays like the Pure Storage Flash. Array through its unified ports. Cisco UCS 2. 30. 4 Fabric Extender The Cisco UCS 2. Fabric Extender brings in up to 3. Gbps of converged Ethernet, per pair of fabric extenders, using 4. Gigabit Ethernet connections into the Cisco UCS Chassis. This implements the same form factor as previous generation IO modules IOM, supporting the same blade chassis since the release of Cisco UCS. Cisco UCS 5. 10. 8 Blade Server Chassis The Cisco UCS 5. Blade Server Chassis supports up to two fabric extenders or Cisco Minis UCS 6. Fabric Interconnects. With four hot swappable power supplies and eight half width blade slots, it allows for power and network redundancy to the blade servers it hosts.