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Server Networking and Virtualization

Introduction

Enhance Your Server Infrastructure

While sometimes mistakenly considered a commodity, a well-designed, well-implemented data center network can actually improve the agility, scalability, and security of your business.

Cisco offers a comprehensive portfolio of technologies and services to help you strengthen your server strategy on a number of fronts:

  • VN-Link virtual machine (VM)-aware network and storage services that enhance portability by ensuring that network and storage services follow a VM
  • Simple, flexible Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and Infiniband options for blade server chassis from Dell, IBM, and HP
  • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and iSCSI unified fabric options to simplify server infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, and increase the benefits of virtual machine portability
  • Flexible networking options that support all server form factors and vendors with a consistent set of services

Featured Products

Cisco Nexus 1000V

Cisco Nexus 1000V

This new switch delivers VN-Link VM-aware network services.

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series

This 10 Gigabit Ethernet Rack switch simplifies server infrastructure.

A Broad Portfolio of Solutions

Cisco offers a number of solutions across its data center portfolio that are directly targeted at the needs of the server team. Many of these solutions are created in concert with partners such as Dell, IBM, HP, Microsoft, and VMware.

Cisco VN-Link

Virtual machine (VM)-aware network services that ensure network services and policies move with a VM during live migration

Cisco Nexus 1000V

Software based virtual switch for VMware ESX environments

VN-Link for Storage Services

VM-aware network services that ensure storage services and policies move with a VM during live migration

Cisco Blade Switches

Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and Infiniband options for blade server chassis from Dell, IBM, and HP

Cisco Data Center Switch Portfolio

Next-generation data center switches that include support for GE, 10GE, and unified fabric

Application Networking Services

Layer 4-7 services in the data center and WAN acceleration services to support branch server consolidation

Professional Services

Professional services jointly developed and delivered by Cisco and VMware to help design and execute a server virtualization strategy

Featured Content

How VN-Link Works with VMotion
Learn how VN-Link delivers VM-aware network services.

Enhancing VDI with Cisco WAAS
Learn more about deploying Virtual Desktop Infrastructure in a Cisco Network Environment.

VMware and Cisco Accelerate Virtual Machine Deployments (Video - 3:46)
Learn how the Nexus 1000V delivers virtual machine-aware network services.

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