Provides an overview about Azure Local hyperconverged infrastructure and specifies the requirements, installation methods, and verification of Cisco Catalyst 8000V deployment in Azure Local.
Azure Local hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), formerly Azure Stack HCI, is a Microsoft-delivered set of integrated hardware platforms and software that delivers Microsoft Azure public cloud services in a local data center to enable organizations to construct hybrid clouds.
Azure Local is also a subscription-based, hyper-converged infrastructure operating system that is delivered as an Azure service. This solution combines Windows and Linux virtualization and is one of the variants of Azure Stack that provides on-prem, hyper-converged infrastructure intended for data centers and remote branches.
Benefits
Cisco Catalyst 8000V running on Azure Local offers these benefits:
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Azure Local solutions offer virtualized compute, storage, and networking capabilities on industry-standard x86 servers.
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Azure Local allows you to combine resources in the same cluster, making it easier to deploy, manage, and scale.