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Implementing Cisco UCS Solutions - Second Edition

By : Anuj Modi, Prasenjit Sarkar
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Implementing Cisco UCS Solutions - Second Edition

By: Anuj Modi, Prasenjit Sarkar

Overview of this book

Cisco Unified Computer System (UCS) is a powerful solution for modern data centers and is responsible for increasing efficiency and reducing costs. This hands-on guide will take you through deployment in Cisco UCS. Using real-world examples of configuring and deploying Cisco UCS components, we’ll prepare you for the practical deployments of Cisco UCS data center solutions. If you want to develop and enhance your hands-on skills with Cisco UCS solutions, this book is certainly for you. We start by showing you the Cisco UCS equipment options then introduce Cisco UCS Emulator so you can learn and practice deploying Cisco UCS components. We’ll also introduce you to all the areas of UCS solutions through practical configuration examples. Moving on, you’ll explore the Cisco UCS Manager, which is the centralized management interface for Cisco UCS. Once you get to know UCS Manager, you’ll dive deeper into configuring LAN, SAN, identity pools, resource pools, and service profiles for the servers. You’ll also get hands-on with administration topics including backup, restore, user’s roles, and high availability cluster configuration. Finally, you will learn about virtualized networking, third-party integration tools, and testing failure scenarios. By the end of this book, you’ll know everything you need to know to rapidly grow Cisco UCS deployments in the real world.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Installing racks for UCS components


Any standard 19-inch rack with a minimum depth of 29 inches to a maximum of 35 inches from front to rear rails with 42U height can be an ideal rack solution for Cisco UCS equipment. However, rack size can vary based on different requirements and the data center's landscape. The rack should provide sufficient space for power, cooling, and cabling for all the devices. It should be designed according to data center best practices to optimize its resources. The front and rear doors should provide sufficient space to rack and stack the equipment and adequate space for all types of cabling. Suitable cable managers can be used to manage the cables coming from all the devices. It is always recommended that heavier devices be placed at the bottom and lighter devices at the top. For example, a Cisco UCS B-Series chassis can be placed at the bottom and Fabric Interconnect at the top of the rack. The number of UCS or Nexus devices in a rack can vary based on the total...