building an end-to-end vmware view solution with cisco vxi and flexpod
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Cisco VXI --VMware View built on FlexPodJoel McKelveyFlexPod Solution Manager
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CollaborationBorderlessNetworks
Data CenterVirtualization
VirtualWorkspace
VirtualWorkspace
AppData
Media Device
Location
Virtual Desktop
Video Voice
Secure Flexible
Uncompromised
Cisco VXI Smart Solution
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• Standard, pre-validated, best-in-class infrastructure building blocks
• Flexible: One platform scales to fit multiple workloads
• Centralized management
• Repeatable deployments
• Delivered by best of breed partners
• Cooperative support
Cisco® UCS Servers and UCS Manager
Cisco Nexus® Family Switches
NetApp® FAS10GE and FCoE
Balanced shared infrastructure for
VDI + Messaging + Collaboration + Database
FlexPod® Data Center Solution
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Cisco® UCS Servers and UCS Manager
Cisco Nexus® Family Switches
NetApp® FAS10GE and FCoE
VMware View Built On FlexPod®
Solution Features:VMware® vSphere™ and View™
Cisco® UCS and UCS Manager
Cisco Nexus® Fabric
NetApp® FAS
10 GE, FCoE, FC
Reference architecture that is:Highly scalableCost effective and extremely efficientHigh performingProven, tested, widely deployed
Cisco Validated DesignClear blueprint for low-risk deployment
Superior, cooperative multi-vendor support
vSphere
VMware View
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NetApp Storage for VMware ViewUnified storage for virtual desktop, user data, profiles
• Highly efficientuse 50% less storage, guaranteed
• Extraordinary PerformanceValidated in VMware View environments
• Cost effective,
Drives VDI costs down through storage savings
• Simple to manage
vCenter integration with Virtual Storage Console (VSC)
• Highly scalable
From 10 to tens-of-thousands of simultaneous VDI sessions
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VMware vSphere on FlexPod Benefits
VMware vSphere on FlexPod Benefits
Enterprise-level managed services provider Needed a high-performance, flexible infrastructure for fast change and high data volume
Bring on new services in days, not months Scale in all dimensions: servers, storage, connectivity—
up and out Gain flexibility to deal with changing requirements Grow faster with less hardware Manage exponential growth without adding complexity
Build Web servers in 5 minutes versus 3 months Implement pay-for-use model, avoid steep upfront costs Instantly expand/contract resources to match demand Deliver enhanced services with 4 fewer FTEs 93% Reduction in rack space Use 50% less storage Enable automated DR
AZDES is the largest government agency in Arizona serving multiple community groups 9,500 employees in 200 locations Expand services, add DR, shrink infrastructure
footprint
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VMware vSphere built on FlexPod
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VMware View on FlexPod Benefits
1,400-seat virtual desktop deployment Delivering critical applications to physicians, nurses Cut CapEx by 30%, 400% improvement in payback Expanding IT as a service to additional 4-5
hospitals
VMware View build on FlexPod®
Private HealthcareGrand Rapids, MITop 100 US teaching hospitals
Oak Hills Local School DistrictCincinnati, Ohio8100 students, Pre-K - 12
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VMware View, Cisco UCS, NetApp
Virtualize 1,200 desktops in 2 months Anytime, anywhere access to eLearning $1.27M savings over 3 years Slashed desktop TCO by 67%
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Bill Lewkowski
CIO and Executive Vice President, Metro Health
“ It was very challenging to stay current with the constant changes and additional technologies coming in, especially mobile devices. We needed to support a variety of form factors. That’s why we chose the Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) solution.”
Cisco VXI on FlexPod®