Unified Computing System

Unify your network, computing, and virtualization resources.

The Power of Unification

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The Power of Unification
  • Blade Servers

    Deliver a scalable and flexible architecture for current and future data center needs while helping to reduce the total cost of ownership.

    • Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers

      • Increase performance, energy efficiency, and flexibility for virtualized and nonvirtualized applications
      • Adapt processor performance to application demands and scale energy use based on need
      • Use network adapters for consolidated access to the unified fabric
      • Reduce the number of adapters, cables, and access-layer switches needed for LAN and SAN connectivity
    • UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis

      • Accommodate up to eight half-width or four full-width Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
      • Facilitate deployment with unified fabric and fabric-extender technology for data centers
      • Mount in an industry-standard 19-inch rack and use standard front-to-back cooling
      • Reduce physical components, require no independent management, and improve energy efficiency
    • Cisco R Series Racks

      • Ideal for mission-critical data center environments that require reliability, structural integrity, and security
      • Deliver exceptional power, cooling, and cable management
      • Optimized and certified for use with the Cisco Unified Computing System
      • Part of a complete infrastructure solution, including computing, network, rack, power, and services
    • Cisco RP Series Power Distribution Units

      • Offer flexible, reliable, easy-to-deploy power distribution with branch circuit protection
      • Cost-effectively and efficiently distribute power to up to 24 outlets
      • Protect against overload conditions and simplify cabling from the rack
      • Optimized and certified for use with the Cisco Unified Computing System
  • Rack-Mount Servers

    Address fluctuating workload challenges through a varying balance of processing, memory, I/O, and internal storage resources.

    • Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers

      • Help reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase business agility
      • Balance simplicity, performance, and density for production-level virtualization, web infrastructure, and data center workloads
      • Extend Cisco Unified Computing innovations and benefits to rack-mounted servers with Cisco Extended Memory and Virtual Interface Card technologies
    • Cisco R Series Racks

      • Ideal for mission-critical data center environments that require reliability, structural integrity, and security
      • Deliver exceptional power, cooling, and cable management
      • Optimized and certified for use with the Cisco Unified Computing System
      • Part of a complete infrastructure solution, including computing, network, rack, power, and services
    • Cisco RP Series Power Distribution Units

      • Offer flexible, reliable, easy-to-deploy power distribution with branch circuit protection
      • Cost-effectively and efficiently distribute power to up to 24 outlets
      • Protect against overload conditions and simplify cabling from the rack
      • Optimized and certified for use with the Cisco Unified Computing System
  • Fabric Interconnects

    Deliver network connectivity and administrative capabilities for all attached blades and chassis with a highly available management domain.

    • Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects

      • Offer choice of LAN Ethernet/FCoE 1/10 GE or SAN Native Fibre Channel 1/2/4/8G
      • Increase bandwidth, scalability, performance, and choice of power supplies
      • Reduce barriers to deploying a virtualized environment for data centers
      • Provide both LAN and SAN connectivity and unified management
    • Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects

      • Offer line-rate, low-latency, lossless 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) functions
      • Reduce barriers to deploying a fully virtualized environment for data center implementations
      • Provide both the LAN and SAN connectivity for all blades within their domain
      • Centralize unified management with Cisco UCS Manager software
  • UCS Management

    Manage all system components and configurations through a unified, policy-driven extensible architecture.

    • Cisco UCS Manager

      • Manages Cisco UCS servers across multiple blade chassis and rack servers as one logical, highly available entity with flexible service profiles
      • Provides granular UCS visibility and control to higher-level systems tools through a comprehensive XML API
      • Simplifies infrastructure provisioning, and shifts focus from maintenance to implementing strategic initiatives
      • Helps improve IT productivity and business agility through a programmable infrastructure
  • Virtual Interface Cards

    Simplify, enhance, and centralize I/O management while ensuring policy coherency and consistent network visibility.

    • Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1280

      • Deliver 80 Gbps aggregate bandwidth to the server
      • Reduce TCO by consolidating network interface cards, host bus adapters, and other devices
      • Collapse networking infrastructure using Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM-FEX)
      • Provide I/O policy coherency and visibility to enable workload mobility
    • Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1240

      • Integrated modular LAN interface on the motherboard (LOM) for the M3 generation of UCS blade servers
      • Deliver 80 Gbps aggregate bandwidth to the server
      • Reduce TCO by consolidating network interface cards, host bus adapters, and other devices
      • Collapse networking infrastructure using Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM-FEX) technology
      • Provide I/O policy coherence and visibility to help enable workload mobility
    • Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Cards M81KR AND P81E

      • Reduce TCO by consolidating NICs, HBAs, cables, switches, and physical servers
      • Collapse networking infrastructure using Virtual Machine Fabric Extender (VM-FEX)
      • Provide I/O policy coherency and visibility to enable workload mobility
      • Promote hypervisor and Cisco UCS Manager integration

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