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FlexPod Definition
FlexPod Express Technical Specifications
FlexPod Datacenter Technical Specifications
FlexPod Datacenter
FlexPod DataCenter with NetApp SnapMirror Business Continuity and ONTAP 9.10
Solution validation
Hybrid Cloud
FlexPod Hybrid Cloud with Cloud Volumes ONTAP for Epic
FlexPod Hybrid Cloud for Google Cloud Platform with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Cisco Intersight
Installation and configuration
FlexPod hybrid cloud with NetApp Astra and Cisco Intersight for Red Hat OpenShift
Installation and configuration
Solution validation
NetApp Cloud Insights for FlexPod
FlexPod with FabricPool - Inactive Data Tiering to Amazon AWS S3
Configuration
Enterprise Databases
SAP
Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server
Healthcare
FlexPod for Genomics
FlexPod for MEDITECH Directional Sizing Guide
FlexPod Datacenter for MEDITECH Deployment Guide
Deployment and configuration
FlexPod for Medical Imaging
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Modern Apps
FlexPod Express
FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and NetApp AFF C190 Series Design Guide
FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and NetApp AFF C190 Series Deployment Guide
Deployment procedures
FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and AFF A220 Series Design Guide
FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and AFF A220 Series Deployment Guide
Deployment procedures
FlexPod Express with VMware vSphere 6.7U1 and NetApp AFF A220 with Direct-Attached IP-Based Storage
FlexPod and Security
FlexPod, The Solution to Ransomware
FIPS 140-2 security-compliant FlexPod solution for healthcare
Cisco Intersight with NetApp ONTAP Storage
Infrastructure
End-to-End NVMe for FlexPod with Cisco UCSM, VMware vSphere 7.0, and NetApp ONTAP 9
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FlexPod Solutions Documentation
FlexPod Definition
FlexPod Express Technical Specifications
Overview
FlexPod Platforms
FlexPod Rules
Supported Versus Validated FlexPod Configurations
Storage Software
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Minimum Software Requirements
Connectivity Requirements
Other Requirements
Optional Features
Cisco Components
NetApp Components
Power and Cabling Requirements
Technical Specifications and References
Previous Architectures and Equipment
Legacy Equipment
Additional Information
FlexPod Datacenter Technical Specifications
Overview
FlexPod platforms
FlexPod rules
Supported versus validated FlexPod configurations
NetApp ONTAP
Cisco Nexus switching modes of operation
Minimum hardware requirements
Minimum software requirements
Connectivity requirements
Other requirements
Optional features
Cisco components
NetApp components
Power and cabling requirements
Technical specifications and references
Legacy equipment
Where to find additional Information
FlexPod Datacenter
FlexPod DataCenter with NetApp SnapMirror Business Continuity and ONTAP 9.10
Introduction
FlexPod SM-BC solution
Solution validation
Overview
Compute
Network
Storage
Virtualization
Validated scenarios
Conclusion
Where to find additional information and version history
FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 7.0, Cisco VXLAN Single-Site Fabric, and NetApp ONTAP 9.7 - Design
FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 7.0 and NetApp ONTAP 9.7 - Deploy
FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp ONTAP 9.7, Cisco Intersight, and VMware vSphere 6.7 U3 - Design
FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp ONTAP 9.7, Cisco Intersight, and VMware vSphere 6.7 U3 - Deploy
FlexPod Datacenter with Cisco Intersight and NetApp ONTAP 9.7 - Design
FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp ONTAP 9.6, Cisco UCS 4th Gen, VMware vSphere 6.7U2 (CVD)
FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 6.7 U1, Cisco UCS fourth-generation, and NetApp AFF A-Series - Design
FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 6.7 U1, Cisco UCS fourth-generation, and NetApp AFF A-Series - Deploy
FlexPod Datacenter with Cisco ACI Multi-Pod, NetApp MetroCluster IP, and VMware vSphere 6.7 - Design
FlexPod Datacenter with Cisco ACI Multi-Pod, NetApp MetroCluster IP, and VMware vSphere 6.7 - Deploy
Hybrid Cloud
FlexPod Hybrid Cloud with Cloud Volumes ONTAP for Epic
Solution Overview
Solution components
Installation and configuration
SAN configuration
Solution validation
Conclusion
Where to find additional information
FlexPod Hybrid Cloud for Google Cloud Platform with NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and Cisco Intersight
Solution overview
Solution components
Installation and configuration
Deploy FlexPod
Cisco Intersight configuration
Terraform Cloud Integration with ICO prerequisite
Configure Public Cloud Service provider
Automated deployment of Hybrid Cloud NetApp Storage
DR workflow
Terraform execution from controller
Solution validation
Conclusion
FlexPod hybrid cloud with NetApp Astra and Cisco Intersight for Red Hat OpenShift
Solution overview
Solution components
Installation and configuration
FlexPod for OpenShift Container Platform 4 bare-metal installation
Red Hat OpenShift on AWS
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP
Astra Control Center installation on OpenShift Container Platform
Solution validation
Overview
Application recovery with remote backups
Conclusion
NetApp Cloud Insights for FlexPod
Overview
Use cases
Architecture
Design considerations
Deploy Cloud Insights for FlexPod
Use cases
Videos and demos
Additional information
FlexPod with FabricPool - Inactive Data Tiering to Amazon AWS S3
Overview
FlexPod overview and architecture
FabricPool
FabricPool requirements
Configuration
FabricPool software revisions
Install FabricPool license
Create AWS S3 bucket
Add a cloud tier to ONTAP
Attach a cloud tier to an ONTAP aggregate
Set volume tiering policy
Set volume tiering minimum cooling days
Performance considerations
Cost of ownership
Conclusion
Where to find additional information
FlexPod Datacenter with IBM Cloud Private with Cisco UCS Manager, NetApp ONTAP 9.3 AFF, and VMware vSphere 6.5U1 - Design
FlexPod Datacenter for Hybrid Cloud with Cisco CloudCenter and NetApp Private Storage - Design
FlexPod Datacenter for Hybrid Cloud with Cisco CloudCenter and NetApp Private Storage - Deploy
Enterprise Databases
SAP
Introduction to SAP with FlexPod
SAP HANA FC SAN CVD [Deploy]
SAP Non-HANA with SQL White Paper (WP) [Design]
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco UCS third-generation and NetApp AFF A–Series - Deploy
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution using FibreChannel SAN with Cisco UCS Manager 4.0 and NetApp ONTAP 9.7 - Design
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco ACI, Cisco UCS Manager 4.0, and NetApp AFF A–Series - Design
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco ACI, Cisco UCS Manager 4.0, and NetApp AFF A–Series - Deploy
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco UCS Manager 4.0 and NetApp AFF A with ONTAP 9.6 (CVD) - Design
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP solution with Cisco ACI on Cisco UCS M5 servers with SLES 12 SP3 and RHEL 7.4
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with IP-Based Storage using NetApp AFF A-Series and Cisco UCS Manager 3.2
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution using FibreChannel SAN with Cisco UCS Manager 4.0 and NetApp ONTAP 9.7
Deploy SAP Application Servers on FlexPod with SQL
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco ACI, Cisco UCS Manager 4.0, and NetApp AFF A–Series
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco ACI, Cisco UCS Manager 4.0, and NetApp AFF A–Series - Design
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco UCS third-generation and NetApp AFF A–Series
FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco UCS Manager 4.0 and NetApp AFF A with ONTAP 9.6
Oracle
FlexPod Datacenter with Oracle 19c RAC Databases on Cisco UCS and NetApp AFF with NVMe over FibreChannel - Deploy
FlexPod Datacenter with Oracle RAC Databases on Cisco UCS and NetApp AFF A-Series - Design
FlexPod Datacenter with Oracle RAC on Oracle Linux - Deploy
FlexPod Datacenter with Oracle RAC Databases on Cisco UCS and NetApp AFF A-Series
Microsoft SQL Server
FlexPod Datacenter for Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and VMware vSphere 6.7 - Design
FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft SQL Server 2016 and VMware vSphere 6.5
FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft SQL Server 2017 on Linux VM Running on VMware and Hyper-V - Design
FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft SQL Server 2017 on Linux VM Running on VMware and Hyper-V - Deploy
Healthcare
FlexPod for Genomics
Introduction
Benefits of deploying genomic workloads on FlexPod
Solution infrastructure hardware and software components
Genomics - GATK setup and execution
Output for execution of GATK using the jar file
Output for execution of GATK using the ./gatk script
Output for execution of GATK using the Cromwell engine
GPU setup
Conclusion
FlexPod for MEDITECH Directional Sizing Guide
Overview
MEDITECH Workload Overview
Technical Specifications for Small, Medium and Large Architectures
Additional Information
Acknowledgments
FlexPod Datacenter for MEDITECH Deployment Guide
Overview
Design
Deployment and configuration
Overview
Base infrastructure configuration
Cisco UCS blade server and switch configuration
ESXi configuration best practices
NetApp configuration
Aggregate configuration
Storage virtual machine configuration
Volume configuration
LUN configuration
Initiator group configuration
LUN mappings
MEDITECH modules and components
Acknowledgments
Where to find additional information
FlexPod for Medical Imaging
Overview
Architecture
Solution infrastructure hardware and software components
Solution sizing
Best practices
Conclusion
Additional information
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
FlexPod Datacenter with Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops 1912 LTSR and VMware vSphere 7 for up to 6000 Seats
FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp ONTAP 9.6, VMware Horizon View 7.10, and VMware vSphere 6.7 U2 with Cisco UCS Manager 4.0 for up to 6700 Seats
FlexPod for 3D Graphics Visualization with VMware and NVIDIA (White Paper)
FlexPod Datacenter with Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp 7.15 and VMware vSphere 6.5 Update 1 for 6000 Seats
FlexPod Datacenter with VMware Horizon View 7.3 and VMware vSphere 6.5 Update 1 with Cisco UCS Manager 3.2 for 5000 Seats
FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp ONTAP 9.6, VMware Horizon View 7.10, and VMware vSphere 6.7 U2 with Cisco UCS Manager 4.0 for up to 6700 Seats
Modern Apps
FlexPod Datacenter for combined AI and ML with Cisco UCS 480 ML & Nvidia T4 & vGPU for Deep Learning CVD - Design
Deploy NetApp Trident CSI plug-in on Cisco Container Platform with FlexPod - Deploy
FlexPod Datacenter for OpenShift Container Platform 4 - Deploy
FlexPod Datacenter with Docker Datacenter for Container Management - Design
FlexPod Datacenter for OpenShift Container Platform 4 - Design
FlexPod Datacenter for combined AI and ML with Cisco UCS 480 ML & Nvidia T4 & vGPU for Deep Learning CVD - Deploy
FlexPod for 3D Graphics Visualization with VMware and NVIDIA
FlexPod for 3D Graphics Visualization with Citrix and NVIDIA (White Paper)
FlexPod Express
FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and NetApp AFF C190 Series Design Guide
Overview
Program summary
Technology requirements
Design choices
Conclusion
Where to find additional information
FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and NetApp AFF C190 Series Deployment Guide
Overview
Solution overview
Technology requirements
FlexPod Express cabling information
Deployment procedures
Overview
Deploy Cisco Nexus 31108PC-V
NetApp storage deployment procedure (part 1)
Deploy Cisco UCS C-Series rack server
NetApp AFF storage deployment procedure (part 2)
VMware vSphere 6.7U2 deployment procedure
VMware vCenter Server 6.7U2 installation procedure
VMware vCenter Server 6.7U2 and vSphere clustering configuration
NetApp Virtual Storage Console 9.6 deployment procedures
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Where to find additional information
Version history
FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and AFF A220 Series Design Guide
Overview
Program summary
Solution overview
Technology requirements
Design choices
Solution verification
Conclusion
Where to find additional information
FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and AFF A220 Series Deployment Guide
Overview
Solution overview
Technology requirements
FlexPod Express cabling information
Deployment procedures
Cisco Nexus 3172P deployment procedure
NetApp storage deployment procedure (part 1)
Cisco UCS C-Series rack server deployment procedure
NetApp AFF Storage Deployment Procedure (Part 2)
VMware vSphere 6.7 deployment procedure
Install VMware vCenter Server 6.7
Configure VMware vCenter Server 6.7 and vSphere clustering
Conclusion
Where to find additional information
FlexPod Express with VMware vSphere 6.7U1 and NetApp AFF A220 with Direct-Attached IP-Based Storage
Overview
Solution Overview
Technology Requirements
FlexPod Express Cabling Information
Deployment Procedures
Conclusion
Additional Information
FlexPod Express for VMware vSphere 7.0 with Cisco UCS Mini and NetApp AFF/FAS (NVA)
FlexPod and Security
FlexPod, The Solution to Ransomware
What is ransomware?
FlexPod Overview
Ransomware Protection Measures
Protect and Recover Data on FlexPod
Continue Business Operations Without Paying Ransom
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Additional Information
FIPS 140-2 security-compliant FlexPod solution for healthcare
Introduction
Cybersecurity threats in healthcare
Overview of FIPS 140-2
Control plane versus data plane
FlexPod Cisco UCS compute and FIPS 140-2
FlexPod Cisco networking and FIPS 140-2
FlexPod NetApp ONTAP storage and FIPS 140-2
Solution benefits of FlexPod converged infrastructure
Additional FlexPod security considerations
Conclusion
Acknowlegements, version history, and where to find additional information
Cisco Intersight with NetApp ONTAP Storage
Introduction
What's new
Requirements
Before you begin
Configure AIQ UM proxy server for IMT service
Claim targets
Monitor NetApp storage from Cisco Intersight
Use cases
References
Infrastructure
End-to-End NVMe for FlexPod with Cisco UCSM, VMware vSphere 7.0, and NetApp ONTAP 9
Introduction
Testing approach
Test results
Conclusion
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