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Data Protection for Cisco HyperFlex
with Commvault Software
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large-form-factor (LFF) or 24 small-
form-factor (SFF) disk drives make it an
excellent platform for small installations.
Cisco UCS C3260 M4 Rack Server
The Cisco UCS C3260 M4 Rack Server
is a modular, high-storage-density
rack server for storage-based and
high-availability needs. The rack server
offers high drive density and availability,
with up to 60 disk drives for up to 600
terabytes (TB) of raw capacity per
server.
The use of solid-state disks (SSDs)
accelerates storage processing. All
the servers support an upgrade path
to 80 Gbps throughput for even faster
streaming of backup data and fast
restoration.
Reference Architectures
Cisco and Commvault have created
reference architectures to deliver a
protection and management solution
that is as simple and efficient as the
Cisco HyperFlex platform. Our solution
delivers:
• The capability to restore virtual
machines up to 67 percent faster
than with traditional solutions
• The capability to reduce backup
administration by 50 percent
• Support for more than 20 leading
cloud storage platforms, including
Microsoft Azure and Amazon S3
• Integrated support for 25 of the
leading applications so that you have
Small Medium Large Extra Large
Server Cisco UCS C240 M4 Cisco UCS C3260 Cisco UCS C3260 Cisco UCS C3260
CPU Intel Xeon processor E5-
2620 (2.4 GHz, 6 cores)
Intel Xeon processor E5-
2620 (2.1 GHz, 6 cores,
dual socket
Intel Xeon processor E5-
2620 (2.1 GHz, 6 cores,
dual socket)
Intel Xeon processor E5-
2620 (2.1 GHz, 6 cores,
dual socket)
Memory 32 GB DDR4 total 128 GB DDR4 total 256 GB DDR4 total 256 GB DDR4 total
Storage • 120-GB SSD boot
drive
• SanDisk SX350 1300-
GB SSD cache drive
• Back-end size: 30
BET** (with 1 hot
spare)
• 480-GB SSD boot
drive
• 6 x 400-GB SSD
cache drives
• 8 x 6-TB SAS 7200-
rpm SAS drives (data)
• Back-end size: 64
BET** (with 2 hot
spares)
• 480-GB SSD boot
drive
• 10 x 400-GB SSD
cache drives
• Back-end size: 144
BET** (with 4 hot
spares)
• 480-GB SSD boot
drive
• 14 x 400-GB SSD
cache drives
• Back-end size: 216
BET** (with 4 hot
spares)
RAID • 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
• 4-GB flash-backed
cache
• SAS 12-GB RAID
controller
• 4-GB flash-backed
cache
Network 6 x 1 Gbps (LOM) 2 x 10 Gbps (LOM) 4 x 10 Gbps (LOM) 4 x 10 Gbps (LOM)
Table 2 Configurations for Commvault Media Agent
**BET = Back-end terabytes: volume of unique data written to disk