Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with vSAN X210C M8 All-NVMe Node Data Sheet

Product overview

Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with vSAN

VMware vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) is a software-defined storage solution that runs natively as part of ESXi hypervisor. It aggregates local storage from multiple hosts to create a shared storage pool for virtual machines that can then be accessed by all hosts in the vSAN cluster.

Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with vSAN solutions are purpose-built platforms that unify compute, storage, and networking into a single, software-defined infrastructure. Cisco and VMware by Broadcom have partnered to deliver a robust, scalable, and high-performance Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) solution for modern workloads.

Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with vSAN HCIXVS210C M8 All-NVMe Server

VMware vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) is a next-generation Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) architecture designed to deliver exceptional performance, scalability, and resilience. vSAN ESA is optimized for high-performance NVMe-based storage and modern server platforms, offering a simplified, flash-optimized data path that enables faster I/O, improved efficiency, and lower latency. By decoupling performance from capacity, vSAN ESA supports mission-critical workloads with enhanced data services and streamlined operations—making it ideal for modern enterprise environments.

VMware vSAN ReadyNodes are pre-configured, tested, and jointly certified by Broadcom and Cisco to deliver enterprise-grade storage performance and reliability for IT customers. When deployed on Cisco UCS^® servers qualified as vSAN ReadyNodes customers can confidently build a robust hyperconverged infrastructure stack that maximizes hardware utilization, simplifies operations, and scales linearly with business growth.

The Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X-Series System solution combines the operational simplicity of vSAN with the flexibility and efficiency of the award-winning Cisco UCS X-Series Modular System, enabling organizations to easily deploy, scale, and upgrade hyperconverged clusters with a more sustainable, future-ready solution.

The Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X-Series System simplifies your data center, adapting to the unpredictable needs of modern applications while also providing for traditional scale-out and enterprise workloads. It reduces the number of server types to maintain, helping to improve operational efficiency and agility as it also helps reduce complexity. Powered by the Cisco Intersight^® cloud-operations platform, it shifts your thinking from administrative details to business outcomes—with a hybrid-cloud infrastructure that is assembled from the cloud, shaped to your workloads, and continuously optimized.

Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with vSAN is supported on both the Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X-Series and Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X-Series Direct platforms. The primary distinction between these two platforms lies in the integration of the fabric module. The Cisco X-Series Direct features integrated fabric interconnects, which are particularly beneficial for edge and small or remote-office use cases, thus offering a self-contained system without the need for top-of-rack switches.

The Cisco X-Series, equipped with fabric interconnects, enables seamless scalability of up to 160 servers, distributed across 20 chassis, each containing up to eight nodes. This architecture simplifies management by eliminating the need for dedicated chassis management and blade switches, while also reducing cabling requirements, thereby minimizing complexity and enhancing operational efficiency.

Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with vSAN X210c M8 All-NVMe Node

The Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X210c M8 All-NVMe Node delivers performance, flexibility, and optimization for deployments in data centers, in the cloud, and at remote sites. This enterprise-class server offers market-leading performance, versatility, and density without compromise for workloads. Up to eight hyperconverged nodes can reside in the 7-Rack-Unit (7RU) Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X9508 Chassis, offering one of the highest densities of compute, I/O, and storage per rack unit in the industry.

The Cisco Compute Hyperconverged x210c M8 All NVMe Node family incorporates Intel^® Xeon^® 6 processors. It improves security, performance, and efficiency while helping achieve sustainability goals with built-in accelerators such as Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX), Intel Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA), Intel QuickAssist Technology (QAT), Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX), and Intel In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA).

Features and benefits

The Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X210c M8 All-NVMe Node provides these main features:

Table 1.        Summary of features and benefits of Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with vSAN x210c M8 All-NVMe Node

Management

Cisco Intersight simplifies infrastructure operations across on-premises data centers, edge sites, and public clouds. In Intersight Managed Mode (IMM), the X210c M8 All-NVMe nodes are connected to a pair of Cisco UCS 6400 series or a pair of Cisco UCS 6500 series fabric interconnects and managed by Intersight. The primary use case is for general-purpose workloads and mission-critical/high-performance workload deployments in the data center. While a minimum of three nodes is required to deploy a standard vSAN cluster, the option to deploy two-node clusters for remote-office/branch-office locations is supported. Refer to Broadcom’s documentation on two-node clusters.

Benefits

Since we first delivered the Cisco Unified Computing System^™ (Cisco UCS) in 2009, our goal has been to simplify the data center. We pulled management out of servers and into the network. We simplified multiple networks into a single unified fabric. And we eliminated network layers in favor of a flat topology wrapped into a single unified system. With the Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X-Series System, we take that simplicity to the next level:

●     Simplified operations with a solution that combines the operational simplicity of hyperconverged software with the efficiency and flexibility of a modular system

●     Increased agility and response to the dynamic needs of your business with a solution that is inherently easy to scale and includes support for future generations of processors, storage, accelerators, networking technologies, and SaaS innovations

●     Improved sustainability with a solution that is engineered to be more energy-efficient and can be easily upgraded and reused, lowering the consumption of power and raw materials when compared to traditional rack servers

Product specifications

Table 2.        Product specifications

System requirements

Table 3.        System requirements

Ordering information

Table 4.        Ordering information

For ordering information, see the Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X210c M8 All-NVMe Node specification sheet and Cisco Compute Hyperconverged X-Series M8 with vSAN MLB ordering guide.

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Product sustainability

Information about Cisco’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives and performance is provided in Cisco’s CSR and sustainability reporting.

Table 5.        Cisco environmental sustainability information

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