Description:

This paper describes the Flexpod reference architecture for VMware View 5.1 that includes the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) and the NetApp® Fabric-Attached Storage (FAS) Systems. It also provides detailed guidance on how to architect, implement, and manage a large, scalable VMware View solution with FlexPod. The paper details the best integration points for each of the key enabling Cisco and NetApp technologies and how each of these technologies plays a critical and complementary role in providing an integrated solution for VMware View deployments.