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Data Protection for Cisco HyperFlex
with Commvault Software
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Commvault software can integrate
that data into its deduplicated
repository for a consistent, efficient,
complete source for all your archived
data. Sometimes, VDI includes
some user data within each virtual
machine. Commvault software
can protect this data as well, with
tight virtual machine integration.
Whichever option you choose,
Commvault software can deliver the
common platform to merge data
generated and stored in disparate
architectures and applications into
a single, efficient, open platform for
archive data management.
Built on Cisco UCS Servers
Cisco UCS servers provide the
infrastructure to support Commvault
software (Figure 1). The Commvault
CommServe software uses Cisco
UCS C220 M4 Rack Servers as
the management platform, and the
Commvault Media Agent runs on either
Cisco UCS C240 M4 or C3260 M4
Rack Servers to store your backup and
replicated data. Tables 1 and 2 show
configurations with CommServe and
Media Agent.
Cisco UCS C220 M4 Rack Server
The Cisco UCS C220 M4 Rack
Server is the most versatile, high-
density, general-purpose enterprise
infrastructure and application server in
the industry today. It delivers world-
record performance for a wide range
of enterprise workloads, making it an
excellent platform to run the Commvault
CommServe command and control
management software.
Cisco UCS C240 M4 Rack Server
The Cisco UCS C240 M2 Rack
Server is one of the highest-density,
2-socket rack server platforms in the
industry. This server offers compact
performance for enterprise-critical
applications, such as data availability.
Its large memory capacity and up to 12
Express
(Small)
Workgroup
(Medium)
Data Center
(Large)
Enterprise
(Extra Large)
Server Cisco UCS C220 M4 Cisco UCS C220 M4 Cisco UCS C220 M4 Cisco UCS C220 M4
CPU Intel® Xeon® processor
E5-2623 (3 GHz,
4cores)
Intel Xeon processor E5-
2630 (2.4 GHz, 8 cores)
Intel Xeon processor E5-
2640 (2.6 GHz, 8 cores)
Intel Xeon processor E5-
2620 (2.4 GHz, 6 cores,
dual socket)
Memory 16 GB DDR4 total 32 GB DDR4 total 32 GB DDR4 total 64 GB DDR4 total
Storage • 4 x 300-GB 10,000-
rpm SAS drives (RAID
10)
• 600 GB usable (boot,
binaries, and database)
• 4 x 300 GB 15,000-
rpm SAS drives (RAID
10)
• 300-GB 10,000-rpm
SAS drive (boot)
• 600 GB usable
(binaries and database)
• 3 x 240-GB SSD
drives (RAID 5)
• 300-GB 10,000-rpm
SAS drive (boot)
• 480 GB usable
(binaries and database)
• 3 x 240-GB SSD
drives (RAID 5)
• 300-GB 10,000-rpm
SAS drive (boot)
• 480-GB usable
(binaries and database)
RAID • SAS 12-GB RAID
controller
• 512-MB flash-backed
cache
• SAS 12-GB RAID
controller
• 1-GB flash-backed
cache
• SAS 12-GB RAID
controller
• 1-GB flash-backed
cache
• SAS 12-GB RAID
controller
• 1-GB flash-backed
cache
Network 2 x 1 Gbps (LAN on
motherboard [LOM])
2 x 1 Gbps (LOM) 2 x 1 Gbps (LOM) 2 x 1 Gbps (LOM)
Table 1 Configurations for Commvault CommServe