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by Sam Halabi
Hyperconverged Infrastructure Data Centers: Demystifying HCI
About This E-Book
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewers
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Icons Used in This Book
Command Syntax Conventions
Introduction
Goals and Methods
Who Should Read This Book?
How This Book Is Organized
Book Structure
Figure Credits
Part I. Basics of Data Center Networking and Storage
Chapter 1. Data Networks: Existing Designs
Information Technology Equipment of a Data Center
Multitier Data Networking Architecture
Challenges of Existing Designs
Looking Ahead
Chapter 2. Storage Networks: Existing Designs
The Storage View of Multitier Designs
Types of Disk Drives
Disk Performance
RAID
Storage Controllers
Logical Unit Numbers
Logical Volume Manager
Block-, File-, and Object-Level Storage
Storage-to-Server Connectivity
Storage Efficiency Technologies
Looking Ahead
Part II. Evolution in Host Hardware and Software
Chapter 3. Host Hardware Evolution
Advancements in Compute
Evolution in Host Bus Interconnect
Emergence of Flash-Based Products
Looking Ahead
Chapter 4. Server Virtualization
The Virtualization Layer
Datastores
Virtualization Services
Virtual Switching
Looking Ahead
References
Chapter 5. Software-Defined Storage
SDS Objectives
Preserving the Legacy and Offering New Features
vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) and VVols
Looking Ahead
Part III. Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Chapter 6. Converged Infrastructure
Cisco UCS—The First Step in Convergence
The Converged Systems
Looking Ahead
Chapter 7. HCI Functionality
Distributed DAS Architecture
Advanced Data Storage Functionality
Looking Ahead
Chapter 8. HCI Business Benefits and Use Cases
HCI Business Benefits
HCI Use Cases
Looking Ahead
Part IV. Cisco HyperFlex
Chapter 9. Cisco HyperFlex
HyperFlex Physical Components
HyperFlex Performance Benchmarks
Integration with UCS
Cisco’s HX Data Platform
Advanced Data Services
Looking Ahead
References
Chapter 10. Deploying, Provisioning, and Managing HyperFlex
Installation Phase
HyperFlex Workload Profiler
HyperFlex Sizer
Management Provisioning and Monitoring
Looking Ahead
References
Chapter 11. HyperFlex Workload Optimization and Efficiency
Enterprise Workload Issues
HyperFlex with Cisco Tetration
Cisco Workload Optimizer
Cisco AppDynamics
Looking Ahead
References
Part V. Alternative HCI Implementations
Chapter 12. VMware vSAN
vSAN Physical Components
vSAN Hyperconvergence Software
vSAN Advanced Functionality
Integration with Legacy SAN and NAS
Persistent Storage for Containers
vSAN Management
Thoughts on vSAN Versus HyperFlex
Looking Ahead
References
Chapter 13. Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform
ECP Hyperconvergence Software
I/O Path
Data Protection
Nutanix Advanced Functionality
Snapshots and Clones
Metro Availability: Stretch Clustering
Data At Rest Encryption
Nutanix Acropolis Block Services
Nutanix Acropolis File Services
Support for Hyper-V
Docker Containers
Provisioning, Managing, and Monitoring
The Nutanix Competitive Landscape
Looking Ahead
Reference
Chapter 14. Open Source—Compute and Storage
OpenStack
Nova
Cinder Block Storage
Swift
Ceph
Looking Ahead
References
Part VI. Hyperconverged Networking
Chapter 15. Software-Defined Networking and Open Source
The SDN Background
The Overlay and Microsegmentation Edge
The Switching Fabric
The Underlay Network
The Overlay Network
Microsegmentation in the Data Center
Networking Open Source Initiatives
OVN—The Open Source SDN
State of Vendors with Open Source
Looking Ahead
References
Chapter 16. VMware NSX
Setting and Enforcing Policies in NSX
The NSX Manager and Controller Cluster
Enhancements for vDS
Flooding Avoidance
NSX L2 Switching and L3 Routing
Handling of Multidestination Traffic
Looking Ahead
Reference
Chapter 17. Application-Centric Infrastructure
Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure
ACI Microsegmentation Constructs
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
ACI Domains
The ACI Fabric Switching and Routing Constructs
Virtual and Physical Connectivity to the ACI Fabric
The ACI Switching and Routing Terminology
The ACI Underlay Network
The ACI Overlay and VXLAN
Multicast in the Overlay Versus Multicast in the Underlay
ACI Multi-PoD
ACI Multi-Site
ACI Anywhere
High-Level Comparison Between ACI and NSX
Looking Ahead
References
Part VII. Public, Private, Hybrid, and Multicloud
Chapter 18. The Public Cloud
The Cloud Services
Amazon Web Services
Launching Multitier Applications in AWS
Cloud Automation
Looking Ahead
References
Chapter 19. The Private Cloud
What Is a Private Cloud?
Cisco UCS Director
Integration Between UCSD and HyperFlex
Looking Ahead
References
Chapter 20. Hybrid Cloud and Multicloud
Why Hybrid Cloud?
Why Multicloud?
Cisco CloudCenter
Looking Ahead
References
Glossary
Index
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Demystifying HCI
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