VCE Vblock™ System 320 Gen 3.1 Architecture Overview

Additional referencesVCE Vblock System 320 Gen 3.1 ArchitectureOverviewCompute componentsProduct Description Link to documentationCisco UCS 6200Series FabricInterconnectsCisco UCS 5100Series Server ChassisCisco UCS 2200Fabric ExtendersCisco UCS B-SeriesBlade ServersCisco UCS ManagerUCS family of line-rate, low-latency, lossless,10 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel overEthernet (FCoE), and Fibre Channelfunctions. Provide network connectivity andmanagement capabilities.Chassis that supports up to eight bladeservers and up to two fabric extenders in asix rack unit (RU) enclosureBring unified fabric into the blade-serverchassis, providing up to four 10 Gbpsconnections each between blade servers andthe fabric interconnectServers that adapt to application demands,intelligently scale energy use, and offer bestin-classvirtualizationCentralized management capabilities for theCisco Unified Computing Systemwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11544/index.htmlwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10279/index.htmlwww.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps10265/ps10276/data_sheet_c78-675243.htmlwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10280/index.htmlwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10281/index.htmlNetwork componentsProduct Description Link to documentationCisco Nexus 1000VSeries SwitchesCisco MDS 9500Series MultilayerDirectorsCisco MDS 9148Multilayer FabricSwitchCisco Nexus 5000Series SwitchesCisco Nexus 7000Series SwitchesA software switch on a server that deliversCisco VN-Link services to virtual machineshosted on that serverProvides industry-leading availability,scalability, security, and management. TheCisco MDS 9000 family allows deployment ofhigh-performance SANs with the lowest TCO.Provides 48 line-rate 8 Gbps ports and offerscost-effective scalability through on-demandactivation of portsSimplifies data center transformation byenabling a standards-based, high-performanceunified fabricA single end-to-end platform designed aroundinfrastructure scalability, operational continuity,and transport flexibilitywww.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9902/index.htmlwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5990/index.htmlwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10703/index.htmlwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/index.htmlwww.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9402/index.htmlStorage componentsProduct Description Link to documentationEMC VNX 7500, 5700,5500, 5300 storagearraysHigh-performing unified storage withunsurpassed simplicity and efficiency, optimizedfor virtual applicationswww.emc.com/products/series/vnxseries.htm104 © 2013 VCE Company, LLC.All Rights Reserved.