FlexPod Definition
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The following figure depicts the FlexPod system used for GATK setup and validation. We used FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 7.0 and NetApp ONTAP 9.7 Cisco Validated Design (CVD) during the setup process.
The following diagram depicts the FlexPod cabling details.
The following table lists the hardware components used during the GATK testing enabling on a FlexPod. Here is the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT) and Cisco Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).
| Layer | Product family | Quantity and model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
Compute |
Cisco UCS 5108 chassis |
1 or 2 |
|
Cisco UCS blade servers |
6 B200 M5 |
Each with 2x 20 or more cores, 2.7GHz, and 128-384GB RAM |
|
Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card (VIC) |
Cisco UCS 1440 |
See the |
|
2x Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects |
6332 |
- |
|
Network |
Cisco Nexus switches |
2x Cisco Nexus 9332 |
- |
Storage network |
IP network for storage access over SMB/CIFS, NFS, or iSCSI protocols |
Same network switches as above |
- |
Storage access over FC |
2x Cisco MDS 9148S |
- |
|
Storage |
NetApp AFF A700 all-flash storage system |
1 Cluster |
Cluster with two nodes |
Disk shelf |
One DS224C or NS224 disk shelf |
Fully populated with 24 drives |
|
SSD |
24, 1.2TB or larger capacity |
- |
This table lists the infrastructure software.
| Software | Product family | Version or release | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
Various |
Linux |
RHEL 8.3 |
- |
Windows |
Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit) |
- |
|
NetApp ONTAP |
ONTAP 9.8 or later |
- |
|
Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect |
Cisco UCS Manager 4.1 or later |
- |
|
Cisco Ethernet 3000 or 9000 series switches |
For 9000 series, 7.0(3)I7(7) or later |
- |
|
Cisco FC: Cisco MDS 9132T |
8.4(1a) or later |
- |
|
Hypervisor |
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0 |
- |
|
Storage |
Hypervisor management system |
VMware vCenter Server 7.0 (vCSA) or later |
- |
Network |
NetApp Virtual Storage Console (VSC) |
VSC 9.7 or later |
- |
NetApp SnapCenter |
SnapCenter 4.3 or later |
- |
|
Cisco UCS Manager |
4.1(3c) or later |
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Hypervisor |
ESXi |
||
Management |
Hypervisor management systemVMware vCenter Server 7.0 (vCSA) or later |
||
NetApp Virtual Storage Console (VSC) |
VSC 9.7 or later |
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NetApp SnapCenter |
SnapCenter 4.3 or later |
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Cisco UCS Manager |
4.1(3c) or later |