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Cisco Unified Computing System Manager

Unify and embed management for unified computing

Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager provides unified, embedded management of all software and hardware components in the Cisco UCS. Using SingleConnect Technology it controls multiple chassis and manages resources for thousands of virtual machines.

Cisco UCS Manager offers:

  • A unified embedded management interface that integrates server, network, and storage access
  • Policy and model-based management, with service profiles, that improves agility and reduces risk
  • Auto-discovery to detect, inventory, manage, and provision system components that are added or changed
  • A comprehensive open XML API, which facilitates integration with third-party systems management tools
  • Role-based administration that builds on existing skills and supports collaboration across disciplines
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Cisco UCS Manager with SingleConnect Technology

Cisco UCS Manager provides centralized management capabilities, creates a unified management domain, and serves as the central nervous system of the Cisco Unified Computing System. Cisco UCS Manager is embedded device-management software that manages the system from end to end as a single logical entity through an intuitive GUI, CLI, or XML API. Cisco UCS Manager implements role- and policy-based management using service profiles and templates. This construct improves IT productivity and business agility. Now infrastructure can be provisioned in minutes instead of days, shifting IT's focus from maintenance to strategic initiatives.

Improve Operational Efficiency

Through its unified, embedded, policy-based, and ecosystem-friendly approach, Cisco UCS Manager helps reduce management and administration expenses, which are among the largest items in most IT budgets. The UCS Manager can manage up to 160 servers and thousands of Cisco UCS components in multiple chassis. The embedded management software and all the managed components are part of a UCS domain.

Increase Agility

Cisco UCS Manager supports data center automation, helping to increase operational agility and scalability, while reducing risk. It provides policy-based management with service templates and service profiles.

Provide Flexibility

Cisco UCS Manager facilitates operation of workloads on physical as well as virtualized Cisco UCS servers. It promotes server consolidation and offers the flexibility to run workloads on blade or rack-mount servers.

Improve Visibility and Control

Integration of the Cisco UCS Manager with industry-leading systems management solutions supports the use of existing IT staff, skills, tools, and processes. A comprehensive, open XML API that exposes 9000 points of integration and facilitates custom development to achieve new levels of system visibility and control.

SingleConnect Technology

Using SingleConnect Technology, Cisco UCS Manager controls multiple chassis and manages resources for thousands of virtual machines. SingleConnect is an end-to-end I/O architecture. It incorporates Cisco Virtual Interface Cards, Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects, and Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) Technology to connect every server on a single network fabric and on a single network layer. SingleConnect innovations dramatically simplify IT operations, reduce data center costs, and are exclusive to the Cisco UCS.

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