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Cisco’s HyperFlex HCI solutions enable exceptional datacenter efficiency, agility, and resiliency by tightly integrating core infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and system management), increasing automation, and simplifying lifecycle management. In this authoritative and comprehensive guide, Cisco experts bring together all the knowledge, detailed configuration options, and real-world case studies you need to successfully deploy Cisco HyperFlex technologies in your environment.  This guide’s key features include: Concise, easy-to-understand overviews of underlying concepts and how each HyperFlex technology applies them Detailed reference examples for implementing each key feature, with topologies, configurations, and verifications Thorough Intersight coverage to illuminate operations in cloud-based environments Do’s and don’ts for successful, high-efficiency HyperFlex design Best practice recommendations, guidelines, and caveats for avoiding pitfalls, streamlining deployment, and maximizing value

Table of Contents:
Preface     xix Introduction     1 Introduction to HCI     3 Cisco's HCI Solution: HyperFlex Overview     4 Deployment Options of Cisco HyperFlex     6 Cisco HyperFlex Advantages     7 Chapter 1  Overview of Data Center Products     15 Cisco Unified Computing System     15     UCS-B Series Products     16     Cisco UCS Manager (UCSM)     20     UCS-C Series Products     22     UCS-S Series Products     23 Cisco Intersight Cloud-Based Management (SaaS Solution)     23 HyperFlex Data Platform     24     HyperFlex Hybrid Nodes     25     HyperFlex All Flash Nodes     26     HyperFlex Edge for Remote and Branch Offices     27     Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series System Management Components     28 Cisco MDS 9000 Multilayer Director SAN Switches     29     Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Director     30     Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Director     31 Network Switches     31     Nexus 5000 Series Products     31     Nexus 9000 Series Products     33 Hypervisors     36     VMWare vSphere Hypervisor     37     Microsoft Hyper-V     38 Summary     39 Chapter 2  HyperFlex Architecture     41 HyperFlex Architecture Components     42     Storage Controller Virtual Machine     42     HX Services     43     IO Visor     44     Log Structure File System     44     Data Optimization     45     HyperFlex Cleaner     45     Cluster Resource Manager (CRM)     46     Zookeeper     46 HyperFlex HX-Series Node Overview     47     HX220 M5/M4 Series     47     HX240 M5/M4 Series     49     HXAF220c-M5N All-NVMe     51     All Flash, Hybrid, and All-NVMe     51     Cisco HyperFlex Compute-Only Nodes     52 Physical Installation     52     Supported Media     54 Physical Topology     58     HyperFlex Standard Cluster/HyperFlex Extended Cluster Topology     58     HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Topology     63     HyperFlex Edge Cluster Topology     64 Summary     73 Chapter 3  Installing HyperFlex     75 Installation Prerequisites     76     Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series System Components     77     Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects (FIs)     78     Cisco Nexus Switches     78     HyperFlex Software Versions     78     Host Requirements     79     Disk Requirements     79     Browser Recommendations     81     Port Requirements     81     HyperFlex External Connections     87     UCS/Fabric Interconnect Network Provisioning     88     Configuration for HyperFlex 3.5     88     Network Settings     91     VLAN and vSwitch Requirements     91     Cisco UCS Requirements     92     Hypervisor Requirements     93     Storage Cluster Requirements     94     vCenter Configuration Requirements     95     System Services Requirements     96     CPU Resource Reservation for Controller VMs     96     Memory Resource Reservation for Controller Virtual Machines     97     Controller VM Locations     97     Auto-Support Requirements     100     Single Sign-On Requirements     101 Installing Cisco HyperFlex System Servers     101     Physical Connectivity Illustrations for Direct Connect Mode Cluster Setup     101     Installation Workflow     103     Deploy the HX Data Platform Installer OVA by Using the vSphere Web Client     104     Configuring and Deploying a Standard HyperFlex Cluster     107 Installing HyperFlex Edge/Robo Cluster (ESXi, 3 Node)     120     HyperFlex Edge Deployment Options     121     Installation Overview     121     Configuring and Deploying a HyperFlex Edge Cluster (Gigabit Ethernet Only)     123     Configuring and Deploying a HyperFlex Edge Cluster (10 Gigabit Ethernet Only)     128     HyperFlex Edge Postinstallation Tasks     129 Installing a HyperFlex Stretch Cluster (ESXi)     130     Preinstallation Checklist     130     Deploying the Witness Node     134     HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Network IP Addressing     136     HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Guidelines     138     HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Limitations     138     HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Installation     139     HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Postinstallation     150 Summary     150 Chapter 4  Managing HyperFlex     151 Logging in to HyperFlex Connect     151     Local Access     151     Role-Based Access Control     152     Dashboard Page     154     Settings Page     155     Alarms Page     160     Events Page     162     Activity Page     163     Performance Page     164     System Information Page     165     Datastores Page     169     Virtual Machines Page     171     Upgrade Page     172     Web CLI Page     174 Replication     175     Replication Pairing     176 Encryption     177 Summary     181 Chapter 5  Maintaining HyperFlex     183 HyperFlex Licensing     184     Registering a Cluster with Smart Licensing     184     Registering a Cluster with Smart Software Licensing Through a Controller VM     188 Virtual Machine Management     189     HX Data Platform Native Snapshots Overview     190     ReadyClones     199     Datastores     205 Scaling HyperFlex Clusters     207     Node Expansion     207     Expanding a Stretch Cluster     213     Removing Nodes     217     Increasing Storage Capacity by Adding Drives     225 Hardware (Disk) Replacement     225     Replacing SSDs     225     Replacing or Adding HDDs     229 Upgrading HyperFlex Software     230     Upgrading HyperFlex     230     Pre-Upgrade Workflow     231     Downloading UCS Infra, B-Series, C-Series, and Storfs Bundles     232     Verifying the Pre-Upgrade UCS Server Firmware (C-Bundle) Version     234     Pre-Upgrade Validation     235         Hypercheck Utility     242     Upgrading UCS Infrastructure Firmware     248     Upgrade Procedure     252     Post-Upgrade Check     261 Summary     261 Chapter 6  Advanced Features     263 Data Protection     263 Replication Overview     265     Port Requirements for Replication     265     Replication Considerations     266     Recovery Considerations     267 Replication Networking Overview     267     Replication Network Considerations     269     M*N Connectivity Between Clusters     269     Configuring a Replication Network in HX Connect     270 Replication Pair Overview     273     Procedure for Creating Replication Pair     274     Protecting Virtual Machines     276     Creating Protection Groups     277     Protecting Virtual Machines     279 Disaster Recovery Overview     281     Compatibility Matrix for Disaster Recovery Operations     281     Testing Virtual Machine Recovery     282     Recovering Virtual Machines     284     Plan Migration     285 HyperFlex Backup     286     Veeam Availability Suite     286     Changed Block Tracking     288 Cohesity     289     Cohesity Protection     289     Cohesity Recovery     290 Commvault     290 Summary     291 Chapter 7  Deploying HyperFlex Anywhere with Cisco Intersight     293 Cloud-Based Management     293     HyperFlex Cluster Policies in Intersight     296 Cisco HyperFlex Edge Cluster Deployment     297     Intersight Arbitrator Overview for 2-Node     298     Physical Topology     299     Cisco HyperFlex Edge Single-Switch Configuration     299     Cisco HyperFlex Edge Dual-Switch Configuration     300     Logical Topology     301     Installing Cisco HyperFlex Edge with the Cisco Intersight Platform     304 Standard UCSM Managed HyperFlex Cluster Deployment     321 Summary     322 Index     323

About the Author :
Jalpa Patel (CCIE No. 42465) is a  senior technical leader in the Customer Experience group at CiscoSystems. Her areas of interest include Cisco Unified Computing System andvirtualization, hyperconverged infrastructure solutions, application-centricSDN for application agility and data center automation, and Nexus switches,which are the foundation for a next-generation unified fabric data center. Sheis currently focusing on building SaaS solutions for all data centertechnologies.   Jalpa has over 18 years of experience in networking and systemmanagement. She is leading innovation within Cisco to change support models.She has authored and published IEEE papers and regularly presents at industryconferences. Jalpa holds a M.S. degree in telecommunication networks from NewYork University and a B.S. degree in electronics and communications from aGujarat university in India. She has also earned an advanced program managementcertificate from Stanford University.  Manuel Velasco (CCIE No. 49401) is a  customer support specialist in the Customer Experience group at CiscoSystems. In his previous role, he worked as a TAC engineer at Cisco, supportingmultiple data center technologies, including Cisco Unified Computing System andvirtualization, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), and CiscoHyperFlex. He has over 8 years of experience in data center technologies.Manuel holds a B.S. degree in computer engineering from CalPoly–San Luis Obispo.  Avinash Shukla (CCIE No. 28418) is a  technical leader at Cisco Systems. He has 11 years of experience inCisco CX roles, spanning professional and technical services, and holds a dualCCIE in Collaboration and Datacenter. His current focus areas include CiscoHyperFlex, Cisco UCS and virtualization, Cisco Intersight, data centerautomation, and Kubernetes. He enjoys customer interaction and thrives onsolving new challenges to improve customer experience every day. Avinash holds a B.Tech. in electronics and communication from IIIT inHyderabad, India. He has co-authored IEEE publications and presents regularlyat Cisco Live. He has won numerous Cisco awards for innovation, technicalexcellence, and customer focus, and he has presented many training sessions toCisco partners and customers. He has also authored several tech notes andguides on data center technology to simplify day-to-day operations forcustomers.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780136602033
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Cisco Press
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0136602037
  • Publisher Date: 23 Mar 2021
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 400


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