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Table 1. FlexPod Facilitates a Variety of Virtualized, Cloud Environments
3.5.3.3 NetApp: Unified Architecture for Extreme Efficiencies
Traditional storage solutions for virtualized infrastructures force you to buy separate systems to accommodate
different storage needs. NetApp‘s multiprotocol unified architecture reduces cost and complexity by meeting all of
your storage requirements with a single, highly scalable solution. You can further enhance efficiencies and save
disk space with built-in deduplication, thin provisioning, and rapid cloning technology, which let you deploy
thousands of virtual machines within minutes. Optimize performance with your choice of 10 Gigabit Ethernet or
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and boost availability with integrated Snapshot™ technology for space
efficient backups and fast disaster recovery.
Innovative NetApp software integrates with major applications so you can automate key storage management,
data protection, and security activities and manage storage from familiar application-centric interfaces. With the
most flexible storage for server and desktop virtualization, you can increase storage efficiency and slash
hardware and operational expenses in your cloud environment.
3.6 Cisco Networking Infrastructure
3.6.1 Cisco Nexus 5548 28-Port Switch
The Cisco Nexus® 5548 Switch is a 1RU, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE access-layer switch built to provide
more than 500-Gbps throughput with very low latency. It has 20 fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports that
accept modules and cables meeting the Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) form factor. One expansion
module slot can be configured to support up to 6 additional 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FCoE ports, up to 8 Fibre
Channel ports, or a combination of both. The switch has a single serial console port and a single out-of-band
10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet management port. Two N+1 redundant, hot-pluggable power supplies and five N+1
redundant, hot-pluggable fan modules provide highly reliable front-to-back cooling.