Cisco and NetApp announced enhancements to the FlexPod solution including new Cisco platforms like the UCS Mini server and Nexus 9000 series switch. They highlighted over 5,000 customers using FlexPod across 100 countries. New validated designs were announced integrating these platforms along with recent VMware and Microsoft updates. Options for pre-integrated FlexPods shipped within a single rack were also noted.

1. February, 2015
Cisco and Microsoft enhancements
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2. 2
5,000
Customers running
one or more FlexPods
100
Countries
80+
Validated
Architecture
Publications
1,100
Shared Resellers
FlexPod By the Numbers
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3. FlexPod Winter 2015 - Cisco Platform
Enhancements and Microsoft on FlexPod
• Cisco platform enhancements bring valuable
new technologies to the core FlexPod architecture
• Important recent additions include
- Cisco UCS Mini server
- Cisco Nexus 9000 series switch
- Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
- Cisco UCS M4 Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS Manager 3.0
Nexus 9000 switch line
UCS Mini
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4. Introducing infrastructure enhancements
Cisco UCS Mini
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UCS Mini Server
Deliver competitive, compact, and cost-optimized FlexPod® solutions with network and directly connected
storage options
• Optimize compute for MSB, branch, and remote offices by combining embedded UCS® Manager and
fabric interconnect with a Cisco UCS 5108 chassis
• Expand with up to 8 UCS B series and 7 UCS C series servers in a single management domain
• Embedded Cisco UCS Manager available with the Cisco UCS 6324 fabric interconnect
• Unified ports, unified architecture connect NetApp® FAS2500 for a wide range of SAN and NAS
workloads with a single platform
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5. FlexPod Infrastructure Enhancements
FlexPod Express and FlexPod DC with UCS Mini
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FlexPod Express FlexPod Datacenter
Standardized size Flexible workload sizing
Rapid deployment Customizable deployment
Limited site scale Scaling flexibility
Integrated management (UCS Mini) Integrated management / ACI ready
Hyper-V®, VMware® only All hypervisors or bare metal
FAS3270FAS3270
FAS3270FAS3270
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6. FlexPod Winter 2015 - Cisco Platform
Enhancements and Microsoft on FlexPod
• Microsoft updates include a refreshed Private
Cloud design supporting recent and upcoming
Microsoft Application designs
- FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft SharePoint 2013 and
Cisco ACI Design Guide
- FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft Exchange 2013 and
Cisco ACI Design Guide
- FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft SQL Server 2014
High Availability (coming in the Spring)
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7. FlexPod Winter Technical Payload
Announcing New Validated Designs
FlexPod with Cisco
UCS Mini and
VMware vSphere
5.5 Update 1
Integrating the new Cisco UCS Mini into FlexPod. Single Design guide
and multiple Deployment guides for more Datacenter and Express.
New validated components include vSphere 5.5 Update 1, Cisco UCS
Manager release 3.0(1d), and NetApp Data ONTAP release 8.2.2
FlexPod
Datacenter for
Microsoft Private
Cloud FastTrack v4
update
Refresh of this fourth generation Fast Track FlexPod design. New
validated components include UCS Manager 2.2.3, B200 M4 blade
servers, Nexus 1000V for Hyper-V, Nexus 9396, NetApp Data ONTAP
8.2.2
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8. Pre-Integrated FlexPod
Orderable and Shippable within a Single Rack
 Even faster time to solution
 Resellers or Customers now can order a complete FlexPod – shipped,
racked and ready to deploy
 Comparable to pre-integrated solutions (e.g. vBlock)
 Standardized rack
 Rittal rack contains all Cisco and NetApp components
 Underwent Mechanical / Package testing
 Available through Avnet
 All available FAS products used in the FlexPod Datacenter and FlexPod
Express product lines
 Available in N. America and EMEA
Distribution
Partner
Rack
Manufacturer
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9. New FlexPod Certifications
Individual Certifications prove FlexPod expertise
• Three new courses available today
- “Designing the FlexPod Solution”
- “Implementing and Administering the FlexPod Solution”
- “Cisco UCS Director Foundation”
• Proves product expertise
• Allows for use of exclusive FlexPod Certified logo
• Onsite and online training through authorized partner Fast Lane
• www.FastLaneUS.com/FlexPod
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10. FlexPod Powered Partner Solutions – Winter ’15
Complementary Technologies that Enhance FlexPod
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Sanovi – Sanovi Cloud Continuity built on Application Defined
Continuity technology brings application-aware DR to FlexPod
Fast Lane – Authorized FlexPod training partner with new
certifications for Designing, Implementing, Managing FlexPod
NVIDIA – NVIDIA GRID software and GPUs work within FlexPod
VDI solutions to help deliver fast, interactive high-definition 3D
graphics across a variety of devices
CA Unified Infrastructure Management – Enables end-to-end
performance and availability monitoring for physical and virtual
elements of FlexPod
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Veeam – Complements FlexPod with enterprise-level, near-
continuous application availability for both VMware vSphere and
Microsoft Hyper-V environments

11. FlexPod Augmented / Virtual
Reality App
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12. Ver 1.3 Augmented Reality app on the Road
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Trigger Pattern
But when
seen through
an iPad with
the AR/VR
app… Virtual
FlexPod rack

13. Use the new FlexPod Augmented/Virtual
Reality app today!
• Print out, and fold up the PDF image as instructed
• Download the app from iTunes to an iPhone or iPad
• See a FlexPod, right there in your own office!
• App, image file and documentation
online for download today:
- www.VirtualFlexPod.com
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14. FlexPod Summary
Winter Announcement
• Promoting new Cisco enhancements including UCS Mini
• New Microsoft designs for Private cloud, popular Business apps
• New Validated Design guides, Collateral available
• For more info
- NetApp.com/FlexPod
- ConvergedCommunity.com
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15. Thank You