** this post has been slightly edited thanks to feedback from Sean McGee** In previous posts I’ve outlined: How UCS server failover occurs from a network perspective: http://www.definethecloud.net/ucs-server-failover How Inter-fabric traffic is handled in End-Host mode: http://www.definethecloud.net/inter-fabric-traffic-in-ucs How inter-fabric traffic is handled in switch mode: http://www.definethecloud.net/inter-fabric-traffic-in-ucspart-ii If you’re not familiar…
Tag: UCS
Technology Passion
The May 24th IDC report on server market share by the IDC validated a technology I’ve been passionate about for some time; Cisco unified Computing System (UCS.) For the first time since UCS’s launch two years ago Cisco reported server earnings to IDC with amazing result – #3 in global…
Cisco unified Computing System (UCS) High-Level Overview
I’ve been looking for tools to supplement Power Point, Whiteboard, etc. and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) suggested I try Prezi (www.prezi.com.) Prezi is a very slick tool for non-slide based presentations.  I don’t think it will replace slides or white board for me, but it’s a great supplement. It’s got a…
Cisco Unified Computing System Value: A Customer’s Perspective
For those who do not know me, I’ve been blogging since April 2010. My primary subject has been Cisco UCS and everything around it. Now, when I say “everything around itâ€, I really mean “everything around it as it pertains to my organizationâ€. If you want to read a lot,…
Inter-Fabric Traffic in UCS
It’s been a while since my last post, time sure flies when you’re bouncing all over the place busy as hell. I’ve been invited to Tech Field Day next week and need to get back in the swing of things so here goes. In order for Cisco’s Unified Computing System…
My First Podcast: ‘Coffee With Thomas’
I had the pleasure of joining Thomas Jones on his new podcast ‘Coffee With Thomas’.’ His podcast is always good, well put together and about 30 minutes. It’s done in a very refreshing conversation style as if your having a cup of coffee. If your interested in listening to us…
Networking Showdown: UCS vs. HP Virtual Connect (Updated)
Note: I have made updates to reflect that Virtual Connect is two words, and technical changes to explain another method of network configuration within Virtual Connect that prevents the port blocking described below. Many thanks to the Ken Henault at HP who graciously walked me through the corrections, and beat them…
10 Things to Know About Cisco UCS
Bob Olwig VP of Corporate Business Development for World Wide Technologies (www.wwt.com) asked me to provide 10 things to know about UCS for his blog http://bobolwig.wordpress.com. See the post 10 Things to Know About Cisco UCS here: http://bobolwig.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/10-things-to-know-about-cisco-ucs/. Related posts: Cisco unified Computing System (UCS) High-Level Overview Why Cisco UCS…
UCS Server Failover
I spent the day today with a customer doing a proof of concept and failover testing demo on a Cisco UCS, VMware and NetApp environment. As I sit on the train heading back to Washington from NYC I thought it might be a good time to put together a technical…
Technical Deep Dive
Why Cisco UCS is my ‘A-Game’ Server Architecture
A-Game: When I discuss my A-Game it’s my go to hardware vendor for a specific data center component. For example I have an A-Game platform for: Storage SAN LAN (access Layer LAN specifically, you don’t want me near your aggregation, core or WAN) Servers and Blades (traditionally this has been…