Cisco UCS C-Series Integrations

StorMagic SvSAN is simple hyperconverged storage that eliminates downtime. It provides high availability with two nodes per cluster, and is used by thousands of organizations to keep mission-critical applications and data online and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. SvSAN is a lightweight solution that has been designed specifically for small-to-medium-sized businesses and edge computing environments such as retail stores, manufacturing plants and even oil rigs at sea. SvSAN is a simple, 'set and forget' solution that ensures high availability as a virtual SAN (VSAN) with a witness VM that can be local, in the cloud, or as-a-service, supporting up to 1,000 2-node SvSAN clusters. IT professionals can deploy and manage 1,000 sites as easily as 1, with automation tools and scripts. It delivers 100% uptime with synchronous mirroring and no single point of failure, even with poor, unreliable networks, and non-disruptive hardware and software upgrades. Plus, SvSAN gives organizations choice and control by allowing configurations of any x86 server models and storage types, even mixed within a cluster, while vSphere, Hyper-V or KVM hypervisors can be used.

Cisco's partnership with Nutanix presents an all-encompassing hyper-converged infrastructure solution that seamlessly merges computing, storage, and networking into a single, software-defined platform. This collaboration harnesses the power of Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) hardware in conjunction with its Intersight management platform, paired with Nutanix's innovative software capabilities, to create a highly scalable and efficient HCI environment. The offering promotes zero-touch operations extending from the data center to the edge, significantly boosting resilience through its natively integrated networking features, while also allowing for the independent scaling of compute and storage resources tailored to the dynamic needs of applications. Various configurations are supported, including Cisco's C-Series rack servers and the modular X-Series systems, addressing the diverse requirements of enterprises. Management is simplified through Cisco Intersight, which allows users to deploy, configure, and monitor hyper-converged systems via a single interface that is accessible anytime and from any location. This level of integration and ease of management ensures that organizations can adapt swiftly to changing demands and optimize their resources effectively.