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Data Center Network Infrastructure

Introduction

The intelligent IP network foundation facilitates consolidation by supporting distinct application and server environments on the same physical infrastructure, and by maintaining their virtual separation for security and availability purposes.

This intelligent IP infrastructure, when combined with the appropriate storage network, provides IT organizations with a data center network foundation that delivers the security, availability, manageability, and optimized application delivery required to meet and surpass service-level agreements, rapidly deploy new applications, support new technologies, and scale to accommodate future growth.

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Featured Content

Spotlight on Data Center Evolution (Video - 28:46 min)
Cisco innovator Tom Edsall discusses trends in the architectural evolution of the data center.

Additional Resources

Cisco Data Center Network Architecture and Solutions Overview

(PDF - 1 MB)

White Papers (1)

Blade Servers In The Cisco Enterprise Data Center Architecture

(PDF - 56 KB)

Design Guides (21)

CSM One-Arm Design in the Data Center

(PDF - 340 KB)

Data Center Blade Server Integration Guide

(PDF - 1 MB)

Data Center Design and Implementation with Cisco Catalyst 6500 Service Modules

(PDF - 1 MB)

Data Center Infrastructure Architecture Overview

(PDF - 690 KB)

Data Center Infrastructure Configuration

(PDF - 650 KB)

Data Center Infrastructure Design

(PDF - 670 KB)

Data Center: Managing L4-L5 Services

(PDF - 4 MB)

Firewalling and Load Balancing in the Data Center Using Cisco Catalyst 6500

(PDF - 540 KB)

HA Connectivity for Servers and Mainframes: NIC Teaming and OSA/OSPF Design

(PDF - 770 KB)

High Availability via BGP Tunneling

(PDF - 450 KB)

Infrastructure Architecture SRND

(PDF - 2 MB)

Integrating the Cisco Intrusion Detection System Module in the Data Center

(PDF - 400 KB)

Integrating the IBM BladeCenter into the Data Center Network Architecture

(PDF - 890 KB)

Internet Edge Overview

(PDF - 610 KB)

Internet Edge Security Design Principles

(PDF - 690 KB)

Internet Edge Security Implementation

(PDF - 850 KB)

Multi-Site Multi-Homing

(PDF - 680 KB)

Overview: Data Center Design and Implementation with Cisco Catalyst 6500

(PDF - 330 KB)

Scaling the Internet Edge: Firewall Load Balancing

(PDF - 550 KB)

Single-Site Multi-Homing

(PDF - 590 KB)

VMware Infrastructure 3 in a Cisco Network Environment

(PDF - 3 MB)

Presentations (1)

Local Area Network Infrastructure Solutions

(PDF - 4 MB)

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