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Server Basics
3rd Party - Cisco UCS Basics
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Computer Networking
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11/25/2012

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Term
What is a Cisco MCS Server?
Definition
Media Convergence Server -

7815 - 7835 - 7845 ( up to 7500 phones )

Typical EOL 2010

Accessed with iLO web interface.
Term
What is the iLO interface?
Definition
Integrated Lights Out -

Provides remote console access to a server via web interface.
Term
What is SCSI?
Definition
Small Computer System Interface -

Data transfer protocol used between Computers and Peripheral devices
Term
What is EOL?
Definition
End of Life -

The final date of support for any hardware device. Usually initiating and system-wide hardware upgrade.
Term
What is a Cisco UCS Server?
Definition
Unified Communications System

C-Series -
"Rackmount"

B-Series -
Powered Chassis containing half/full blade servers

Managed with UCS Manager
Both Can use 6100/6200 Fabric Interconnect
Term
What is a Bare Metal Installtion?
Definition
Hypervisor such as ESX or ESXI run/installed directly on top of the hardware.
Term
What is FCoE?
Definition
Fiber Channel Over Ethernet
Term
What is a Fabric Interconnect?
Definition
6100/6200 Series Fiber Switch -

Provides network connectivity for the UCS Chassis
Term
What is a SAS?
Definition
Serial Attached SCSI -

High performance interface allowing data traffic between computer and Storage device
Term
What is a SAN?
Definition
Storage Area Network -

Dedicated storage network providing local data access to servers

Utilizes fiber channel switch "fabric" to handle storage communications
Term
What is a NAS?
Definition
Network Attached Storage -

Remote network storage for servers
Term
What speeds is offered by a Fabric Interconnect?
Definition
Speeds of 2, 4, 8, and 16 gigabit.
Term
What is a Hypervisor or (VMM)?
Definition
Virtual Machine Manager -

Manages the entirety of a virtual OS environment
Term
What is a Storage Hypervisor?
Definition
Centrally managed software to manage storage pools
Term
What is a CNA or (C-NIC)?
Definition
Convergent Network Adapter -

Used in fabric interconnects to converge 2 networks such as SAN and Computer network.
Term
UCS Pictures and Explanations
Definition
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/LABS-GALLERY-Cisco-UCS-Unified-Computing-System-Hardware-876263/6/
Term
What are some different types of hypervisors?
Definition
Microsoft - Hyper-V
VMware - ESX, ESXI
Citrix - XenServer
Term
What is meant by type 1 Hypervisor?
Definition
OS that runs directly on top of server hardware to provide virtual machine management.
Term
What is meant by type 2 Hypervisor?
Definition
Host OS that runs within a virtual os to manage Virtual machines
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