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MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software: The Virtual Machine Aware SAN
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
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Server virtualization technologies enable the consolidation of numerous application servers on a much smaller number of physical servers running a hypervisor, a specialized operating system capable of hosting multiple guest system images. While this solution dramatically reduces the administrative steps required to deploy and administer each individual application server, it is very demanding for the network infrastructure.
Challenges for the network infrastructure include:
Change of communication patterns from a many-to-one model to a many-to-few (mesh) model
Unpredictable traffic generated by the dynamic movement of virtual machines across physical servers
Rapid deployment of virtual machines without complex management procedures and without affecting security
This document describes the innovative approach introduced by the Cisco MDS 9000 Family to support an end-to-end virtualized SAN environment that is flexible, secure, scalable, and mobile.
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Available Resources from Cisco Systems, Inc.
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sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Webcast:
Virtualization has become the standard in data centers today with its ability to allow IT pros to do more with less – but it still has its challenges. Watch this episode of Cisco TechWiseTV to learn how to overcome these challenges to take full advantage of virtualization.
Posted: 20 Jul 2009 |
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