UCS Tech Talk: Introducing UCS Manager Solutions for Remote Office Deployments
Join Cisco Technical Marketing Engineers and other data center management experts for a discussion on the newly introduced type of UCS domain focuses at remote / branch office deployments. You will learn in detail and see demonstrations of the newly released solution including hardware components, network connectivity options, and manageability of the solution. This TechTalk will feature the newly released UCS 6324 Fabric Interconnect, UCS Manager version 3.0(1), and managing the branch office solution at scale with UCS Central.
When: September 9, 2014 8:00-9:00am PST
Moderator :
Eric Williams, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco
Guests:
Jason Shaw, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco
David Nguyen, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco
Tony Harvey, Product Manager, Cisco
For more information:
UCS Manager Blog:
https://communities.cisco.com/communi...
UCS 6324 Fabric Interconnect: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products...
UCS Platform Emulator: http://communities.cisco.com/ucspe
Release Notes for UCS Manager 3.0(1): http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/...
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Introducing UCS Manager Solutions for Remote Office Deployments
0:00 Intro
1:15 What is UCS Mini, and why are the main use cases for using it?
3:15 What are the components of UCS Mini?
5:49 What are some of the new and innovative features of this Fabric Interconnect – how does it differ?
7:15 How does this new UCS Mini solution compare with “Classic” UCS Domains?
9:12 Given that the UCS Domain count will be much higher with UCS Mini, how do you manage UCS Mini versus a UCS Classic domain?
Hardware / SAN / Network Connectivity
12:55 Do you have any pictures / details you can share on the hardware?
18:15 How about this new UCS Chassis – what’s different on this new chassis, and how similar is it to the existing Chassis that customers are using now?
22:47 I’ve noticed that the ports are quite different than a traditional Fabric Interconnect – can you tell us a little more about it?
26:25 boot options for the configuration?
27:24 (after boot question is answered, ask about the QSFP ports) I have never seen a QSFP breakout cable. Do you have a picture you can share with us?
28:28 How many Server Blades/racks supported in a UCS Mini Domain?
Storage and Network Connectivity
33:22 Tell me a bit about how UCS Mini will connect to Storage and Network
Software / Manageability
39:10 How is this new Platform referenced in Software?
43:35 UCS MINI components in UCSM (Video)
47:00 Where UCS Management fit into UCS Central? (Video)
51:22 How do you use the template to deploy in a particular brand? (Video)
56:15 Are there ways to automate a domain to go to specific domain group?
58:10 What’s the best way to learn UCS mini or UCS Central? Can people manage virtual remote office? Is there an Emulator Available?