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Cisco Unified Data Center Solutions for EMC VSPEX provide a simple, fully integrated and validated infrastructure. This helps you deploy virtual machines in various sizes to meet application needs.
Cisco and EMC are offering VSPEX solutions built on the Cisco Unified Data Center infrastructure with EMC storage solutions. These flexible solutions can easily be:
- Scaled
- Optimized for a variety of application workloads
- Configured for virtual desktop applications
- Optimized for mixed application workloads and cloud environments
EMC VSPEX with Cisco Unified Data Center is a validated reference configuration. It delivers a virtualized data center in a rack composed of leading computing, networking, storage, and infrastructure software components. Choose from a variety of hypervisors through joint partners Cisco and EMC.
Cisco UCS Director supports cohesive, flexible data centers, built on Cisco Solutions for EMC VSPEX. This simplifies and accelerates IT infrastructure deployment, while reducing operational processes and costs.
CVDs
VSPEX VMware Infrastructure Solutions
VMware VSphere 5.0
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware vSphere 5.0 for 50, 100 and 125 VMs
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware vSphere 5.0 for 250 VMs
VMware VSphere 5.1
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware vSphere 5.1 for 50 Virtual Machines
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware vSphere 5.1 for 100 -125 VMs
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware vSphere 5.1 for 250 VMs
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware vSphere 5.1 for up to 1000 VMs
VMware VSphere 5.5
- Cisco Solutions for EMC VSPEX with VMware vSphere 5.5 for up to 1000 Virtual Machines leveraging Cisco Nexus 9000 Series and MDS Switches (PDF - 15 MB)
- Cisco Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for EMC VSPEX with UCS Director 5.0 (PDF - 11.9 MB)
- Cisco UCS Mini Branch Office Solution for EMC VSPEX With VMware vSphere 5.5 for up 100 VMs
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware vSphere 5.5 for up to 1000 VMs
VSPEX Microsoft Infrastructure Solutions
- Cisco Solution for EMC VSPEX Microsoft Fast Track 4.0 with Cisco UCS and Nexus 9000 Switches (PDF - 99.4 MB)
- Cisco Design Guide for EMC VSPEX Microsoft Fast Track 4.0 with Cisco UCS and Nexus 9000 Switches
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 for up to 300 Virtual Machines (PDF - 10.8 MB)
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V for 50 VMs
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 for 50 and 100 users
- CVD: Cisco Solution for EMC VSPEX Microsoft Fast Track 3.0 Small Implementation for 100 VMs
- Cisco Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track 3.0 Solution for EMC VSPEX with System Center 2012 SP1 for 250 VMs
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 for up to 1000 VMs
- Cisco Solutions for EMC VSPEX with UCS Mini and Microsoft HyperV for 100 VMs (PDF - 12.8 MB)
- Cisco Solution for EMC VSPEX with Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track 4.0 (PDF - 36.47 MB)
- Cisco Solution for EMC VSPEX with Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track 4.0 and Windows Azure Pack (PDF - 10.3 MB)
VSPEX VDI Solutions
- Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with Citrix XenDesktop 7.5 for 1000 Seats (PDF - 9.9 MB)
- Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 for 500 Desktops
- Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware View 5.1.2 for 500 Desktops (PDF - 26.8 MB)
- Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware View 5.1.2 for 2000 Desktops (PDF - 20.1MB)
- Desktop Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware Horizon View 5.2 for 2000 Desktops (PDF - 20.1MB)
- Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware View 5.3 for 2000 Desktops (PDF - 12.2 MB)
Reference Architectures
Additional CVDs
White Papers
- Cisco Solution for EMC VSPEX with ScaleIO Platform (PDF - 1.6 MB)
At-a-Glance
- Cisco Solutions for EMC VSPEX AAG (PDF - 380KB)
Case Studies
- Top Fertilizer Company Grows Sustainable Infrastructure
Agro-Culture implemented VSPEX to improve scalability, increase sustainability, and deliver high performance applications.
Infographic
- Cisco Solutions for EMC VSPEX Infographic (PDF - 267 KB)
Solution Briefs
VSPEX VMware Infrastructure Solution Briefs
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with Cisco UCS Mini (PDF - 480 KB)
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware vSphere 5.1 for Up to 1000 Virtual Machines (PDF - 375KB)
- Cisco Virtualization Solution for EMC VSPEX with VMware vSphere 5.5 for Up to 1000 Virtual Machines (PDF - 284KB)
