VBLOCK SYSTEM 540 OVERVIEW ®

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VBLOCK® SYSTEM 540 OVERVIEW
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VCE continues to deliver differentiated value with leading technologies from Cisco, EMC and VMware. Vblock System 540 is the
industry’s first ‘All Flash’ converged infrastructure. It is engineered for scale-out performance at low latency, ideally suited for the most
demanding customer applications. Vblock 540 provides superior flexibility for high performance, mixed workloads, such as Oracle
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OLTP, SAP, Microsoft applications and VDI. It also supports the VCE™ technology extensions for EMC Isilon storage and Cisco
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UCS compute. Vblock 540 is comprised of the industry-leading XtremIO storage, for linear growth and scale-out performance. With
its ‘all flash’ architecture, it is easy to size, simple to manage, and optimized for unmatched operational excellence. One size does not
fit all, Table I and Table 2 provide an overview of the latest technologies customers can choose, such as the latest Cisco UCS M4
servers, ACI-ready networking, and EMC X-Brick configurations. With superior optimization, scalability, flexibility and operational
simplicity, this true converged architecture minimizes customer risk, reduces TCO, and accelerates innovation.
TABLE I: VBLOCK® SYSTEM 540 COMPONENTS
RESOURCE
Vblock System 540 Base Configuration
COMPUTE
Cisco UCS 5108 Server Chassis
Cisco UCS B-Series M3 and B-Series M4 Blade Servers
Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1240 or VIC 1280
Cisco UCS 2204XP or Cisco UCS 2208XP Series Fabric Extenders
Cisco UCS 6248UP or Cisco UCS 6296UP Fabric Interconnects
NETWORK
Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switches
Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switches
Cisco Nexus 9396PX
Cisco MDS 9148S Multilayer Fabric Switch
Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Switch
VMware Distributed Switch - VDS
Cisco Nexus 3064-T Switch – management networking
STORAGE
XtremIO 10 TB X-Brick: 1, 2, 4, X-Brick Cluster
XtremIO 20 TB X-Brick: 1, 2, 4, 6 X-Brick Cluster
VIRTUALIZATION
VMware ESXi, VMware vSphere Server Enterprise Plus, VMware vCenter Server
MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
VCE Vision™ Intelligent Operations
AMP-2HA – Base – Two Cisco UCS C240 M3 Servers
AMP-2HA – High Performance – Three Cisco UCS C240 M3 Servers (optional)
VMware vSphere Server Enterprise Plus, VMware vCenter Server
ENVIRONMENTALS
Intelligent Physical Infrastructure consisting of:
Cabinet 2.0 – Fully welded and dynamically load-rated
Smart Power Deliver Units (PDU)
Hid Reader and Thermal Sensors
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Base configurations and scaling
For each Vblock System 540, there is a base configuration that is a minimum set of compute and storage components, as well as
fixed network resources.
These components are integrated within one or more 28-inch 42U cabinets. Within the base configuration, the following hardware
aspects can be customized:
TABLE 2: VBLOCK SYSTEM 540 CUSTOMIZATION
HARDWARE
How the Vblock System 540 can scale-up
COMPUTE BLADES
Cisco UCS M3 & M4 B-series Blade types including all supported VCE Blade configurations
Up to 192 UCS blade servers
COMPUTE CHASSIS
Cisco UCS Blade Server Chassis
Up to two Cisco UCS domains (two pair of fabric interconnects) yielding support for up to 192 halfwidth Cisco UCS Blade Servers
STORAGE
XtremIO X-Bricks
1 X-Brick – 20 TB/10 TB raw capacity
2 X-Brick Cluster – 40 TB/20 TB raw capacity
4 X-Brick – 80 TB/ 40 TB raw capacity
6 X-Brick – 120 TB raw capacity
DATA PROTECTION
Avamar plus Data Domain solution
Together, the components offer balanced CPU, I/O bandwidth, and storage capacity relative to the compute and storage arrays in
the Vblock System. All components have N+N or N+1 redundancy. Learn more about how to quickly realize the benefits of
converged infrastructures with Vblock System 540. Visit www.vce.com or contact an authorized VCE reseller.
ABOUT VCE
VCE, formed by Cisco and EMC with investments from VMware and Intel, accelerates the adoption of converged infrastructure
and cloud-based computing models that dramatically reduce the cost of IT while improving time to market for our customers.
VCE, through the Vblock Systems, delivers the industry's only fully integrated and fully virtualized cloud infrastructure
system. VCE solutions are available through an extensive partner network, and cover horizontal applications, vertical industry
offerings, and application development environments, allowing customers to focus on business innovation instead of
integrating, validating, and managing IT infrastructure.
For more information, go to vce.com.
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