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Cisco HyperFlex solutions enhance data center efficiency, agility, and resiliency by tightly integrating core infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and system management), increasing automation, and simplifying lifecycle management. This authoritative, comprehensive guide brings together knowledge, detailed configuration options, and real-world case studies for successfully deploying Cisco HyperFlex technologies in environments of all types. Three expert authors present easy-to-understand overviews of key Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) concepts, show how HyperFlex technologies apply them, and present detailed reference examples with topologies, configurations, and verifications for each major feature. Drawing on extensive experience helping Cisco customers adopt HyperFlex, they present best practices for optimising design, streamlining deployment, avoiding pitfalls, and maximising value. This guide will be indispensable to every IT and network professional, manager, or consultant involved in planning, deploying, or operating Cisco HyperFlex or evaluating any HCI solution. Reflecting current trends in HCI deployment, it will be valuable in both small-scale environments and large-scale data centers. Explore how and why data centers have evolved from traditional to converged and hyperconverged infrastructure Review the essentials of HyperFlex hyperconverged infrastructure connectivity Understand HyperFlex Data Platform architecture, components, topologies, and supported hardware Compare HyperFlex standard, stretch, and edge clusters, and understand their respective roles Install and deploy each type of Cisco HyperFlex cluster, including preparation, prerequisites, and components Manage HyperFlex via HyperFlex Connect: HX storage cluster status, components, encryption, replication, and more Maintain HyperFlex: clustering, virtual machine management, native snapshots, ReadyClones, and more Scale HyperFlex clusters, replace hardware, and upgrade software Configure and manage advanced HyperFlex Data Platform disaster recovery features Integrate supported third-party data protection solutions, including Veeam Availability Suite, Cohesity, and Commvault Utilise the cloud-based Cisco Intersight platform to deploy HyperFlexAnywhere, including edge and standard clusters

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Author:   Jalpa Patel ,  Manuel Velasco ,  Avinash Shukla
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Cisco Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780136601913

ISBN 10:   013660191
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   15 October 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface xix Introduction 1 Introduction to HCI 3 Cisco's HCI Solution: HyperFlex Overview 4 Deployment Options of Cisco HyperFlex 6 Cisco HyperFlex Advantages 7 Chapter 1 Overview of Data Center Products 15 Cisco Unified Computing System 15 UCS-B Series Products 16 Cisco UCS Manager (UCSM) 20 UCS-C Series Products 22 UCS-S Series Products 23 Cisco Intersight Cloud-Based Management (SaaS Solution) 23 HyperFlex Data Platform 24 HyperFlex Hybrid Nodes 25 HyperFlex All Flash Nodes 26 HyperFlex Edge for Remote and Branch Offices 27 Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series System Management Components 28 Cisco MDS 9000 Multilayer Director SAN Switches 29 Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Director 30 Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Director 31 Network Switches 31 Nexus 5000 Series Products 31 Nexus 9000 Series Products 33 Hypervisors 36 VMWare vSphere Hypervisor 37 Microsoft Hyper-V 38 Summary 39 Chapter 2 HyperFlex Architecture 41 HyperFlex Architecture Components 42 Storage Controller Virtual Machine 42 HX Services 43 IO Visor 44 Log Structure File System 44 Data Optimization 45 HyperFlex Cleaner 45 Cluster Resource Manager (CRM) 46 Zookeeper 46 HyperFlex HX-Series Node Overview 47 HX220 M5/M4 Series 47 HX240 M5/M4 Series 49 HXAF220c-M5N All-NVMe 51 All Flash, Hybrid, and All-NVMe 51 Cisco HyperFlex Compute-Only Nodes 52 Physical Installation 52 Supported Media 54 Physical Topology 58 HyperFlex Standard Cluster/HyperFlex Extended Cluster Topology 58 HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Topology 63 HyperFlex Edge Cluster Topology 64 Summary 73 Chapter 3 Installing HyperFlex 75 Installation Prerequisites 76 Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series System Components 77 Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects (FIs) 78 Cisco Nexus Switches 78 HyperFlex Software Versions 78 Host Requirements 79 Disk Requirements 79 Browser Recommendations 81 Port Requirements 81 HyperFlex External Connections 87 UCS/Fabric Interconnect Network Provisioning 88 Configuration for HyperFlex 3.5 88 Network Settings 91 VLAN and vSwitch Requirements 91 Cisco UCS Requirements 92 Hypervisor Requirements 93 Storage Cluster Requirements 94 vCenter Configuration Requirements 95 System Services Requirements 96 CPU Resource Reservation for Controller VMs 96 Memory Resource Reservation for Controller Virtual Machines 97 Controller VM Locations 97 Auto-Support Requirements 100 Single Sign-On Requirements 101 Installing Cisco HyperFlex System Servers 101 Physical Connectivity Illustrations for Direct Connect Mode Cluster Setup 101 Installation Workflow 103 Deploy the HX Data Platform Installer OVA by Using the vSphere Web Client 104 Configuring and Deploying a Standard HyperFlex Cluster 107 Installing HyperFlex Edge/Robo Cluster (ESXi, 3 Node) 120 HyperFlex Edge Deployment Options 121 Installation Overview 121 Configuring and Deploying a HyperFlex Edge Cluster (Gigabit Ethernet Only) 123 Configuring and Deploying a HyperFlex Edge Cluster (10 Gigabit Ethernet Only) 128 HyperFlex Edge Postinstallation Tasks 129 Installing a HyperFlex Stretch Cluster (ESXi) 130 Preinstallation Checklist 130 Deploying the Witness Node 134 HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Network IP Addressing 136 HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Guidelines 138 HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Limitations 138 HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Installation 139 HyperFlex Stretch Cluster Postinstallation 150 Summary 150 Chapter 4 Managing HyperFlex 151 Logging in to HyperFlex Connect 151 Local Access 151 Role-Based Access Control 152 Dashboard Page 154 Settings Page 155 Alarms Page 160 Events Page 162 Activity Page 163 Performance Page 164 System Information Page 165 Datastores Page 169 Virtual Machines Page 171 Upgrade Page 172 Web CLI Page 174 Replication 175 Replication Pairing 176 Encryption 177 Summary 181 Chapter 5 Maintaining HyperFlex 183 HyperFlex Licensing 184 Registering a Cluster with Smart Licensing 184 Registering a Cluster with Smart Software Licensing Through a Controller VM 188 Virtual Machine Management 189 HX Data Platform Native Snapshots Overview 190 ReadyClones 199 Datastores 205 Scaling HyperFlex Clusters 207 Node Expansion 207 Expanding a Stretch Cluster 213 Removing Nodes 217 Increasing Storage Capacity by Adding Drives 225 Hardware (Disk) Replacement 225 Replacing SSDs 225 Replacing or Adding HDDs 229 Upgrading HyperFlex Software 230 Upgrading HyperFlex 230 Pre-Upgrade Workflow 231 Downloading UCS Infra, B-Series, C-Series, and Storfs Bundles 232 Verifying the Pre-Upgrade UCS Server Firmware (C-Bundle) Version 234 Pre-Upgrade Validation 235 Hypercheck Utility 242 Upgrading UCS Infrastructure Firmware 248 Upgrade Procedure 252 Post-Upgrade Check 261 Summary 261 Chapter 6 Advanced Features 263 Data Protection 263 Replication Overview 265 Port Requirements for Replication 265 Replication Considerations 266 Recovery Considerations 267 Replication Networking Overview 267 Replication Network Considerations 269 M*N Connectivity Between Clusters 269 Configuring a Replication Network in HX Connect 270 Replication Pair Overview 273 Procedure for Creating Replication Pair 274 Protecting Virtual Machines 276 Creating Protection Groups 277 Protecting Virtual Machines 279 Disaster Recovery Overview 281 Compatibility Matrix for Disaster Recovery Operations 281 Testing Virtual Machine Recovery 282 Recovering Virtual Machines 284 Plan Migration 285 HyperFlex Backup 286 Veeam Availability Suite 286 Changed Block Tracking 288 Cohesity 289 Cohesity Protection 289 Cohesity Recovery 290 Commvault 290 Summary 291 Chapter 7 Deploying HyperFlex Anywhere with Cisco Intersight 293 Cloud-Based Management 293 HyperFlex Cluster Policies in Intersight 296 Cisco HyperFlex Edge Cluster Deployment 297 Intersight Arbitrator Overview for 2-Node 298 Physical Topology 299 Cisco HyperFlex Edge Single-Switch Configuration 299 Cisco HyperFlex Edge Dual-Switch Configuration 300 Logical Topology 301 Installing Cisco HyperFlex Edge with the Cisco Intersight Platform 304 Standard UCSM Managed HyperFlex Cluster Deployment 321 Summary 322 Index 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Jalpa Patel (CCIE No. 42465) is a senior technical leader in the Customer Experience group at Cisco Systems. Her areas of interest include Cisco Unified Computing System and virtualization, hyperconverged infrastructure solutions,application-centric SDN for application agility and data center automation, and Nexus switches, which are the foundation for a next-generation unified fabric data center. She is currently focusing on building SaaS solutions for all data center technologies. Jalpa has over 18 years of experience in networking and system management. She is leading innovation within Cisco to change support models. She has authored and published IEEE papers and regularly presents at industry conferences. Jalpa holds a M.S. degree in telecommunication networks from New York University and a B.S. degree in electronics and communications from a Gujarat university in India. She has also earned an advanced program management certificate from Stanford University. Manuel Velasco (CCIE No. 49401) is a customer support specialist in the Customer Experience group at Cisco Systems. In his previous role, he worked as a TAC engineer at Cisco,supporting multiple data center technologies, including Cisco Unified Computing System and virtualization, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), and Cisco HyperFlex. He has over 8 years of experience in data center technologies.Manuel holds a B.S. degree in computer engineering from CalPoly–San Luis Obispo. AvinashShukla (CCIE No. 28418) is a technical leader at Cisco Systems. He has 11 years of experience in Cisco CX roles, spanning professional and technical services, and holds a dual CCIE in Collaboration and Datacenter. His current focus areas include Cisco HyperFlex, Cisco UCS and virtualization, Cisco Intersight, data center automation, and Kubernetes. He enjoys customer interaction and thrives on solving new challenges to improve customer experience every day.Avinash holds a B.Tech. in electronics and communication from IIIT in Hyderabad, India. He has co-authored IEEE publications and presents regularly at Cisco Live. He has won numerous Cisco awards for innovation, technical excellence, and customer focus, and he has presented many training sessions to Cisco partners and customers. He has also authored several tech notes and guides on data center technology to simplify day-to-day operations for customers.

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