VBLOCKTM INFRASTRUCTURE

PLATFORMS: A TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

Executive Summary
Vblock Infrastructure
Cloud computing provides a flexible, shared pool of preconfigured and integrated
Platforms from VCE help
computing resources that enables organizations to deliver better IT services faster,
more reliably, and at a lower cost than with traditional data center models. A cloud is organizations accelerate the
private when its computing resources are in the control of an organization, and the move towards pervasive
services that the cloud enables are consumed exclusively by that organization. virtualization, by combining
best-of-breed networking,
The foundation for a private cloud is pervasive virtualization: the use of virtualized computing, storage,
applications and operating systems throughout the enterprise and at every application virtualization, and management
tier. While most organizations use virtualization somewhere in their network, pervasive technologies with end-to-end
virtualization is necessary to achieve the full benefits of a private cloud model. vendor accountability. This
paper explores how Vblock
Research conducted by VCE shows that most IT organizations know that their servers
Infrastructure Platforms provide
are underused, but few realize the full scale of the opportunity that virtualization brings.
this acceleration.
An average of 85 percent of Intel servers in organizations are ripe for virtualization.
While the cost savings that you can gain by better use of IT assets and through lower
energy and space requirements are tremendous, the true value of virtualization is in
how it transforms the way your IT group can provide services to the business.

Despite the well-understood benefits of pervasive virtualization and private clouds,

obstacles remain that slow or prevent implementation of this model. Existing IT
infrastructure is often the major issue. Enterprise IT commonly comprises a large
variety of devices and software from many vendors, built over time as requirements
change. The result is a fragmented, complex network of underutilized and overutilized
resources. The IT components are costly and time consuming to configure, provision,
and manage. Significant time and budget are spent getting the pieces to work together,
tuning, devising workarounds, and planning upgrades and enhancements, rather than
improving service delivery to end users. Pervasive virtualization is impossible to
achieve within such infrastructure.

VCE was formed in 2009 by Cisco and EMC with investments from VMware and
Intel to address these obstacles and greatly accelerate the path to pervasive
virtualization. Vblock Infrastructure Platforms from VCE can enable powerful virtual
clouds within your organization. These platforms combine best-of-breed networking,
computing, storage, virtualization, and management technologies with robust security
and end-to-end vendor accountability.

The VCE Difference

VCE simplifies and accelerates deployment of a private cloud within your organization
by productizing state-of-the-art Cisco, EMC and VMware components into Vblock
Infrastructure Platforms. While any integrator can bundle diverse products on a bill of

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material list and ship them to a customer, VCE, together with our parent companies and our partners, goes far
beyond this:
Each Vblock platform is a standard, proven group of components that are thoroughly integrated and
prequalified as a unit. Each Vblock is installed, configured, and managed as a single entity rather than a
disparate group of components.
Vblock platforms are completely optimized for the applications they support. They prioritize traffic,
offload network processing, and increase indexing and system cycling while ensuring the accuracy of
database structures.
Each Vblock platform is designed with the future well in mind. Each platform can be scaled as a
cohesive system, to maintain balanced, measurable and consistent performance as your needs grow.
VCE assembles all hardware into racks, and completes all cabling and powering. We perform rigorous
testing to ensure that the completed assembly is working perfectly. Each rack arrives at your site ready
for installation and connection to your network and power grid.
VCE handles all software release planning and configuration management, pre-testing upgrades and
patches to minimize any impact to system uptime and robustness.
VCE serves as the single go-to point for support. We handle all escalations of issues to our parent
companies, ensuring that all information we provide is applicable to your solution as a whole, rather
than to individual components.

VCE and our parent companies and partners together offer you these benefits:
Rapid deployment
We provide individual integrated platforms rather than stacks of components to assemble and test. By
comprehensively testing all components as a unit, we ensure that your enterprise has a scalable
integrated platform that is ready for production deployments.
Optimized service levels
We leverage an Infrastructure Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) combined with proven and field
tested management systems to ensure maximum performance and predictable service level metrics
across your operations.
Seamless transfer
We can operate the Vblock Infrastructure Platforms until your IT department is trained on the tools,
processes, documentation, and internal intellectual property.
End-to-end accountability
We ensure end-to-end accountability for every deployment. We collaborate extensively with our
partners to ensure a seamless, risk-free engagement.

Vblock Platform Components

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms are scaled for customer technical and business requirements. Each of the
components is carefully selected and tested, enabling the customer to run their applications on a high
performance, stable and supported configuration:
Virtualization by VMware vSphere and VMware vCenter Server
Networking by Cisco Nexus switches
Computing by Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
Storage by EMC Symmetrix VMAX, CLARiiON, or Celerra Unified Storage
Security by RSA enVision (optional)

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 Management by EMC Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager
Additional hardware required for racking, cabling, uninterruptible power supplies, etc.

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms are currently available in four configurations as shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Vblock Infrastructure Platform configurations

Vblock 2 Vblock 1 Vblock 1U Vblock 0

Compute
Chassis Cisco UCS 5108
Number of Blades 8-64 8-64 8-64 8-16
Blade Servers Cisco UCS Cisco UCS Cisco UCS Cisco UCS
B200M2 (12 cores) B200M2 (12 cores) B200M2 (12 cores) B200M2 (12 cores)
B250M2 (12 cores) B250M2 (12 cores) B250M2 (12 cores) B250M2 (12 cores)
B440M1 (32 cores) (16 B440M1 (32 cores) (8 B440M1 (32 cores) (8
blades max) blades max) blades max)
B230M1 (32 cores) B230M1 (32 cores) B230M1 (32 cores)

Min and Max Cores 96-2,048 cores
Min and Max RAM 384GB to 24,576GB
FCoE Adapter
Local Boot option 300/450/600GB 15K Dense
Cfg FC w/ RAID-5 3+1
protection
Network Two Cisco Nexus 5020 or
access/aggregation 7010 series switches
96-2,048 cores
384GB to 24,576GB
Cisco UCS M81KR 1 or 2 per blade (FCoE mezzanine card)
300GB 15K FC w/ RAID-5
4+1 protection
Network
Two Cisco Nexus 5020 or
7010 series switches
96-2,048 cores 96-192 cores
384GB to 24,576GB 384GB to 2,048GB
73GB/15K RPM (default) 73GB/15K RPM
300GB/10K RPM (option) (default)
300GB/10K RPM
(option)
Two Cisco Nexus 5020 Two Cisco Nexus 5010
Includes storage license series switches
for NAS
Four 8-port 4GB FC
modules for hybrid
configuration or 7010
series switches

Fabric interconnect
Two Cisco UCS 6120 or Two Cisco UCS 6120 Two Cisco UCS 6120 or Two Cisco UCS 6120
6140 fabric fabric interconnects 6140 fabric interconnects fabric interconnects
interconnects Two 8 port 4G Two 8 port 4G
Two 8 port 4G FC/expansion modules FC/expansion modules for
FC/expansion modules for hybrid NAS/FC hybrid NAS/FC
for hybrid NAS/FC

Configuration Network and fabric configured in pairs for availability and load balancing

Storage
Storage Type EMC Symmetrix VMAX EMC CLARiiON CX4 EMC Celerra Unified Storage EMC Celerra Unified
Model 480 NS-480 or NS960 Storage NS-120
Choice of drives EFD(flash), Fiber Channel, SATA

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 Vblock 2 Vblock 1 Vblock 1U Vblock 0
Storage Switch Two Cisco MDS 9148 Two Cisco MDS 9148 SAN Cisco Nexus 5020 Cisco Nexus 5020
SAN switches (optional switches (optional
MDS 9506) MDS9506)
(Optional) 1 8 EMC
Celerra VG-2 or VG-8
gateways for NFS
datastores and native file
services

Number of DAE/drives 48 to 2,400 drive bays 71 to 375 drive bays NS-480: 71-345 drive With Advanced
or engines bays Management POD
NS-960: 105-690 drive (AMP) in the
bays configuration: 75
drive bays
Without AMP in the
configuration: 105
drive bays

Base and Maximum Base 48TB expandable to Base 45TB expandable to Base 45TB expandable to Base 48TB expandable
Storage Capacity 30PB using disk array 481TB using disk array 442TB using disk array to 128TB using disk
enclosures (DAE) extension enclosures (DAE) enclosures (DAE) extension array enclosures (DAE)
shelves extension shelves shelves extension shelves

Virtualization
VMware vSphere 4 Enterprise Plus Suite
Security
Individual component security tools and protocols
RSA enVision, RSA SecurID (both optional)
Management
Vblock Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager
Advanced Management POD (AMP) (optional)
Virtualization vSphere ESX 4, 4.1, or ESXi 4.1i, vCenter, Nexus 1000V with per CPU license

Compute/ Networking Cisco UCS Manager / Cisco Fabric Manager

Storage EMC Symmetrix EMC Unisphere EMC Unisphere EMC Unisphere

Management Console
Notes This table shows the major components of Vblock platforms. Additional options are available. For specific ordering
information or to determine which Vblock is right for your applications, utilization, scale, and topology, please contact
your VCE, VMware, Cisco, and/or EMC representative.

How Vblock Platforms Simplify and Accelerate Pervasive Virtualization

As preconfigured and pretested blocks of IT infrastructure, Vblock Infrastructure Platforms accelerate your
organizations move toward pervasive virtualization and the private cloud model. They do this by simplifying and
accelerating each stage in the engagement process, from acquisition to deployment to management to support.

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms Simplify and Accelerate the Acquisition Process

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms include everything you need in tested and validated units. As a result, you do not
have to evaluate, purchase, and assemble separate components that all have varying support and license
models. Instead, as an integrated offering from a single vendor, Vblock Infrastructure Platforms are easy to
evaluate and purchase through VCE, its parent companies, or VCE-authorized resellers. You can get answers to
all of your questions from a single source.

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VCE creates services that are offered through parent companies and an extensive network of partners to help our
customers understand how to maximize value and accelerate deployment of pervasive virtualization and private
cloud solutions. Available service offerings include the following:
Executive and architecture advisory services to help define your organizations cloud vision
Strategy services to create a cloud strategy that aligns with your business needs
Design and implementation services to help you plan an architecture and high-level design, and devise
a roadmap to deployment

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms Simplify and Accelerate the Deployment Process

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms arrive as integrated units. All of the Vblock components are pre-tested, assembled,
and configured to work together. You receive a unit of IT infrastructure that is primed for virtualization and is
production-ready so that you can deliver the benefits of pervasive virtualization more quickly.

This integrated approach also helps to simplify your data center architecture by reducing the planning and
restructuring typically associated with changes in data center design. Vblock Infrastructure Platforms remove the
architectural hurdles by providing all the necessary technologies into a single integrated block.

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms also allow you to scale easily when the business grows. By scaling up within a
Vblock Infrastructure Platform or adding Vblock Infrastructure Platforms, you can meet escalating demand while
remaining within established standards, maximizing performance, and minimizing facilities impact and costs.

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms are designed to work with almost any application. They have been tested and
validated to work with many major applications, including:
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft SharePoint
Oracle RAC
SAP
VMware View

Because VCE has completed this compatibility and validation work up front, you can focus on implementing
virtualization more broadly throughout your organization.

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms Simplify and Accelerate Adoption and Management of

Virtualization Technologies
Vblock Infrastructure Platforms allow your IT organization to focus their attention where it does the most good
delivering services to the business. IT administrators and CIOs understand the potential for dramatic cost savings
that virtualization brings, but end users care only that their applications are available when they are needed and
that they run as they should. As a result, concerns about consistency and performance of virtualized applications
have been barriers to pervasive virtualization.

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms elevate user confidence and satisfaction by delivering predictable performance
and operational characteristics. For example, Vblock predetermined storage, memory, and compute capacity
enable uniform distribution of workload as well as workload mobility. And deterministic fault and security isolation
help you ensure the level of business continuity you need for mission-critical applications. Because the platform
components are pretested and preconfigured to work together at peak performance, your IT group can focus
more on delivering services to end users and less on adjusting the infrastructure components.

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Vblock Infrastructure Platforms not only remove obstacles to pervasive virtualization, but they also simplify
management of the virtualized infrastructure. A unified element manager, EMC Ionix Unified Infrastructure
Manager (UIM), is included in every Vblock Infrastructure Platform. It manages the configuration, provisioning, and
compliance of your aggregated Vblock Infrastructure Platforms. This technology simplifies deployment and
integration into IT service catalogs and workflow engines. Unified Infrastructure Manager can dramatically simplify
Vblock deployment by abstracting the overall provisioning while offering granular access to individual components
for troubleshooting and fault management.

In addition to the UIM, you can also use component-specific management tools and interfaces to provide an
extensible, open management framework that enables granular visibility into each system element. The individual
element managers are:
VMware vCenter Server
Cisco UCS Manager
EMC Symmetrix Management Console
EMC Unisphere
EMC Celerra Manager (with Vblock 0 or the Unified Storage option in Vblock 1)
VCE Advanced Management Pod (AMP)

The open management framework also allows you to use your current management tools if you prefer.

The simplified design and the containerized, preconfigured and tested model means less work for your IT staff.
Vblock Infrastructure Platforms are production ready, so you can focus on installing the applications you want to
virtualize rather than on building and testing a virtualized environment that can support them.

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms Simplify and Accelerate Platform Support

Getting help and support is easier with Vblock platforms than with the traditional approach to supporting IT
infrastructure products. We provide one-stop customer service from Cisco, EMC, and VMware, which means
greater levels of service with fewer headaches.

Vblock Infrastructure Platforms Accelerate Return on Investment

As prepackaged, tested, and validated units of IT infrastructure, Vblock Infrastructure Platforms lead to lower total
costs and accelerate the return on investment (ROI). But the cost benefits of pervasive virtualization enabled by
Vblock Infrastructure Platforms extend beyond reduced costs and rapid ROI. Pervasive virtualization allows you to
switch from a fixed cost model to a variable one, paying for IT services as they are consumed instead of merely
depreciating underutilized infrastructure over time.

A Deeper Look Inside Vblock Infrastructure Platforms

Vblock platforms include products that provide all of the layers you need to achieve the benefits of pervasive
virtualization. Each layer is composed of best-of-breed technologies that are pretested and preconfigured to work
seamlessly together. These layers are:
Compute
Network
Storage
Virtualization software
Management

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The Compute Layer: Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
The computing power of Vblock platforms is provided by a Cisco Unified Computing System. Cisco UCS is a next-
generation data center platform that unites compute, network, and storage access. Optimized for virtualization, the
platform is designed within open industry-standard technologies and reduces total cost of ownership (TCO) and
increases business agility. Cisco UCS integrates a low-latency, lossless 10 Gb Ethernet unified network fabric with
enterprise-class, x86-based servers (the Cisco B series). It is an integrated, scalable, multichassis platform in
which all resources participate in a unified management domain.

The Cisco UCS includes:

Cisco UCS 6100 Series Fabric Interconnects
Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis
Cisco UCS 2100 Series Fabric Extenders
Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
Cisco UCS B-Series Network Adapters
Cisco UCS Manager

These components help provide uniform access to both networks and storage, eliminating the barriers to
deploying a fully virtualized environment. Through the UCS, Vblock platforms accelerate the delivery of new
services simply, reliably, and securely through end-to-end provisioning and migration support for both virtualized
and non-virtualized systems. They provide predictable performance, with the components carefully selected to
balance performance with reliability. Vblock Infrastructure Platforms powered by Cisco UCS also feature:
Built-in redundancy for high availability
Hot swappable components for serviceability
Fewer physical components than in a comparable platform built piece-by-piece
Reduced cabling
Improved energy efficiency over traditional blade server chassis

The Network Layer: Cisco Nexus 1000V

The Cisco Nexus 1000V is a software switch on a server that delivers Cisco VN-Link services to VMs hosted on
that server. VN-Link services bridge the server, storage, and network management domains in Vblock platforms
to help ensure that changes in one environment are communicated to the others. The Nexus 1000V takes
advantage of the VMware vSphere framework to offer tight integration between server and network environments.
The Nexus 1000V helps ensure consistent, policy-based network capabilities to all servers in the data center. It
allows policies to move with a VM during live migration, which ensures persistent network, security, and storage
compliance for improved business continuity and performance management.

The Nexus 1000V also aligns management of the operational environment for VMs within the Vblock
Infrastructure Platforms, reducing the TCO by providing operational consistency and visibility.

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The Storage Layer: Best-of-Breed Technologies from EMC and Cisco
Components that compose the storage layer vary based on the Vblock Infrastructure Platform you choose:

Vblock 1U
Vblock 2

Vblock 1

Vblock 0
EMC Symmetrix VMAX Storage System
EMC CLARiiON CX4 Series
EMC Celerra Unified Storage
EMC Celerra Gateway Family for NFS datastores and native file services *
Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Switch for storage area network (SAN)
* Optional

EMC Symmetrix VMAX

The EMC Symmetrix VMAX is a high-end storage system that is purpose built for pervasive virtualization. It brings
extensive capability to the Vblock 2, such as unmatched reliability through non-disruptive operations and upgrades
that you can perform with no storage or application downtime. Built for availability and scalability, Symmetrix
VMAX uses specialized engines that provide full redundancy to ensure that your access to critical information is
never in doubt and that your service levels are never compromised. With its speed, capacity, efficiency, and ability
to deliver performance on demand, the Symmetrix VMAX can help your Vblock platform transparently optimize
service levels while lowering TCO.

The EMC Symmetrix VMAX system integrates seamlessly with other Vblock 2 components to accelerate and
simplify provisioning and deployment. For example, EMCs new PowerPath/VE support for vSphere optimizes
usage on all available paths between VMs and the storage they are using. It also provides proactive failover
management. In addition, Vblock 2, powered by Symmetrix VMAX, enables massive consolidation and
incremental scalability so you get all the benefits of tiered storage on one platform, as well as the flexibility to
rapidly address the changing needs of your business.

EMC CLARiiON Cx4

The EMC CLARiiON CX4-480 is a fourth-generation storage platform that delivers industry-leading capabilities to
a Vblock 1. It offers a unique combination of flexible, scalable hardware design and advanced software
capabilities that enable it to meet the diverse needs of todays organizations.

In Vblock 1 platforms, the EMC CLARiiON CX4-480 can scale up to 375 disk drives for a maximum capacity of
481 TB. It supports enterprise flash drives for maximum performance and comes preconfigured with Fibre
Channel and iSCSI connectivity so you can choose the best connectivity for your specific applications.

CLARiiON brings flexibility and easy, online expansion to the Vblock 1. For example, you can easily add or
upgrade I/O modules to scale up or to accommodate new technologies as they become available. It also
simplifies provisioning through CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning, which allows applications more capacity than is

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physically allocated to them in the storage system. The EMC CLARiiON allows efficient tiering that improves
utilization and helps your Vblock Infrastructure Platforms deliver just in time capacity and flexibility.

EMC Celerra Unified Storage

The EMC Celerra Unified Storage solution is a scalable, easy-to-use solution that delivers comprehensive file and
block storage management capabilities to the Vblock 0 and Vblock 1U. The solution allows you to dynamically
grow, share, and cost-effectively manage multi-protocol file systems, and provides multi-protocol block access.

Up to two EMC Celerra NS-120 systems in the Vblock 0 deliver Celerra Unified Storage. The Vblock 1U supports
the EMC Celerra NS-480 or NS-960 with various disk configurations. These systems can help simplify common
administrative tasks with such capabilities as Celerra Manager, file system deduplication, virtual provisioning,
automated volume management, and EMC Celerra SnapSure. They also feature flexible connectivityNAS
(CIFS and NFS), MPFS, iSCSI, and Fibre Channelso that the Vblock platform can meet a broader range of
needs.

EMC Celerra Gateways

EMC Celerra Gateway products are dedicated network servers (called X-Blades) that are optimized for file access
and advanced functionality in a scalable, easy-to-use package. They are optional components of the Vblock 2 that
extend the value of the storage arrays by adding IP storage (NAS) in a centrally managed system. This
configuration lets you dynamically grow, share, and cost-effectively manage file systems with multi-protocol file
access.

EMC Celerra Gateway platforms can integrate with the rest of the storage components in the Vblock 2 to combine
a NAS head and SAN storage for a flexible, cost-effective implementation that maximizes utilization of Vblock
resources. The Celerra Gateway gives you a range of options, including:
Between one and eight X-Blade configurations
Flash drives, Fibre Channel, SATA, and low-power SATA drive support
Native integration with Symmetrix VMAX or CLARiiON replication software, providing a single
replication solution for all your SAN and IP storage disaster recovery requirements

In addition, Celerra file services can be shared across multiple Vblock Infrastructure Platforms, increasing the
value that this optional component delivers.

High-Performance SAN: Cisco MDS 9148

When you deploy a Vblock 1 or Vblock 2, you also deploy an integrated high-performance SAN solution provided
by two Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Directors. The MDS 9148 adds a rich set of features to a high-performance,
protocol-independent switch fabric. Integrated with the other layers of the Vblock platforms, the MDS 9148 helps
deliver uncompromising high availability, security, scalability, and ease of management. It also supports:
48 ports, 1/2/4/8 Gbps Fibre Channel
Intelligent network services, such as VSAN technology, access control lists for hardware-based
intelligent frame processing, and advanced traffic management features
Intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, and network analysis tools for added reliability, faster problem
resolution, and reduced service costs

The Virtualization Layer: VMware vSphere

The virtualization layer of Vblock platforms is provided by VMware vSphere Enterprise, the industrys most reliable
platform for data center virtualization. vSphere:
Virtualizes all application servers

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 Provides VMware High Availability and Dynamic Resource Scheduling Data Centers Before
Simplifies and accelerates VM provisioning with customizable templates and After Vblock
Simplifies management of workloads Infrastructure Platforms
Centralized, proactive VM management is provided by VMware vCenter Server, which is
a scalable and extensible management platform that gives centralized control and
visibility at every level of virtual infrastructure. Vblock Infrastructure Platforms
help you realize the benefits of
The Management Layer private cloud computing.
You can manage Vblock Infrastructure Platforms by using standard management tools.
The tools at each layer allow views of that layers configurations, resources, and usage. Before:
For an added cost, you can optionally take advantage of a unified management tool Not ready for pervasive
EMC Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager (UIM). virtualization
Complex and costly
UIM manages the configuration, provisioning, and compliance of a single Vblock and
Hybridized infrastructure
pools of aggregated Vblock Infrastructure Platforms, simplifying deployment and
Time consuming to manage
integration into IT service catalogs and workflow engines. It thus can dramatically simplify
Slow delivery of IT services
Vblock deployment by abstracting the overall provisioning of the Vblock while offering
granular access to individual components for troubleshooting and fault management. In
addition, Vblock Infrastructure Platforms have an open management framework that After:
allows organizations to integrate them with their current management tools if they prefer. Pervasive virtualization
Flexible infrastructure
Managing the workloads that you run on the Vblock Infrastructure Platforms is easy, too, Simple management
with VMware vCenter Server. From a single console, vCenter Server provides unified One stop for support
management of all the hosts and VMs in your Vblock Infrastructure Platforms with Faster delivery of IT
aggregate performance monitoring. With vCenter Server, you get: services
Centralized control and deep visibility into virtual infrastructure
Proactive management of VMware vSphere
A scalable and extensible management platform
Distributed resource optimization
High availability
Security

vCenter Server provides a simple and efficient way to manage VMware vSphere,
whether you are running ten VMs or thousands.

Summary

The use of pervasive virtualization and private cloud computing can bring significant
advantages to your business, including lower costs, greater data center agility, and
reduced complexity.

Despite these benefits, many organizations have delayed their progress because of
architectural obstacles. Data centers often include nonintegrated applications and
hardware from many different vendors, which complicates the adoption of pervasive
virtualization and cloud computing.

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With solutions that integrate individual components, enterprise IT can minimize complexity, reduce risk, and
deliver reduced cost of ownership. Vblock Infrastructure Platforms from VCE accelerate the move towards
pervasive virtualization by combining best-of-breed networking, computing, storage, security, and management
technologies with end-to-end vendor accountability.

Next Steps
Learn more about how you can quickly realize the benefits of pervasive virtualization and private cloud technology
with Vblock Infrastructure Platforms. Visit www.vce.com or contact your authorized VCE reseller.

ABOUT VCE
VCE, the Virtual Computing Environment Company formed by Cisco and EMC with investments from VMware and
Intel, accelerates the adoption of converged infrastructure and cloud-based computing models that dramatically
reduce the cost of IT while improving time to market for our customers. VCE, through the Vblock platform, delivers
the industry's first completely integrated IT offering with end-to-end vendor accountability. VCE's prepackaged
solutions are available through an extensive partner network, and cover horizontal applications, vertical industry
offerings, and application development environments, allowing customers to focus on business innovation instead
of integrating, validating and managing IT infrastructure.
For more information, go to www.vce.com.

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