FlexPod
- FlexPod Solutions Documentation
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FlexPod Definition
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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
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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
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FlexPod Express Technical Specifications
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FlexPod Datacenter
- FlexPod DataCenter with NetApp SnapMirror Business Continuity and ONTAP 9.10
- 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
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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
- FlexPod hybrid cloud with NetApp Astra and Cisco Intersight for Red Hat OpenShift
- NetApp Cloud Insights for FlexPod
- FlexPod with FabricPool - Inactive Data Tiering to Amazon AWS S3
- 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
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Enterprise Databases
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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
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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
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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
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SAP
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Healthcare
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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
- FlexPod Datacenter for MEDITECH Deployment Guide
- FlexPod for Medical Imaging
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FlexPod for Genomics
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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
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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)
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FlexPod Express
- FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and NetApp AFF C190 Series Design Guide
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FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and NetApp AFF C190 Series Deployment Guide
- Overview
- Solution overview
- Technology requirements
- FlexPod Express cabling information
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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
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FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and AFF A220 Series Deployment Guide
- Overview
- Solution overview
- Technology requirements
- FlexPod Express cabling information
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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
- FlexPod Express for VMware vSphere 7.0 with Cisco UCS Mini and NetApp AFF/FAS (NVA)
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FlexPod and Security
- FlexPod, The Solution to Ransomware
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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
- Infrastructure
- Legal notices