10-01-2016 09:34 AM - edited 03-01-2019 12:54 PM
I currently run Cisco ucs mostly B200M3/4 blades with backend nimblestporage
how does hyperflex fit into my existing environment if I want to scale?
Do I keep buying Cisco UCS chassis and connect to my FI or can I use hyperflex?
10-04-2016 11:12 AM
Hi, tonywong123
HyperFlex is an HCI solution and consists of converged nodes and compute nodes
You scale HyperFlex by expanding on the number of converged and compute nodes
Converged nodes provide storage, compute (CPU/RAM), and networking in the form of HXC220c and HXC240c servers (UCS C-series servers)
Compute nodes provide compute and networking in the form of B200 M4, C220 M4 and C240 M4 servers
Some notes about the compute nodes:
- They do NOT add to the HX cluster's overall storage capacity
- They DO have access to the HX cluster's storage
HyperFlex comes with its own set of FIs
More information is available at the Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series web page or reach out to your Cisco account manager for more information
10-06-2016 10:12 PM
see also
http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/hyperflex-1-8-release-the-5-things-you-need-to-know
02-21-2018 02:49 AM
Hi Tony,
hyperflex and cisco ucs
Cisco HyperFlex delivers complete hyperconvergence. It combines the software-defined networking and computing power of Cisco UCS with the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform.
HyperFlex is engineered on the Cisco UCS platform , Cisco HyperFlex systems include rack and blade servers built with Intel® Xeon® processor, The process uses Cisco UCS Manager service profile templates optimized for hyperconverged environments to help ensure rapid deployment and expansion.
Our fabric interconnects create a redundant dual network fabric that connects to Cisco UCS virtual interface cards (VICs) in server nodes.
We preconfigure Cisco UCS service profiles to automatically create the appropriate devices to support your cluster
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