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Upgrade to HyperFlex 3.0. It’s so easy!

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With all kind of new features, who don’t want to upgrade to the latest and greatest release of HyperFlex Data Platform. Curious about some features ? Just read this blog : 5 Great Features of HyperFlex 3.0 Upgrade to HyperFlex 3.0: Upgrading the HyperFlex software it’s easy. But first you will have to read the … Read more

5 Great Features of Hyperflex 3.0

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There it is. Hyperflex Data Platform 3.0 is downloadable via the http://cisco.com/go/software site. More nice features are added to the HyperFlex Data Platform software. Here are some great features in no particular order. In my next posts I will go deeper into details of the features.   Feature 1 : Streched Cluster Having a backup … Read more

Connect UCS FI 6332 to 10 Gb Network

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It’s nice that the bandwidth of the servers and the whole UCS system is getting faster and faster. Sometimes you must connect the FI 6332 with all 40 Gb ports to a 10 Gb network. How do you configure the Fabric Interconnect to have a 10 Gb connection ? Port Configuration First of all you … Read more

Cisco Live Barcelona : TECCOM-1463

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Yeah !!! I am a presenter at Cisco Live Barcelona 2018 TECCOM-1463 : Technical Seminar On mondays there are Technical Seminars which you can follow for an additional fee. This year I am presenting the Hyperflex Ins and Outs Technical Seminar. Because participants are paying extra, the preperation should be very very good and that’s … Read more

Hyperflex & Cisco Intersight

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There it is : https://intersight.com/ Cool if you know what it is and what it can do. Why  Cisco Intersight? Managing Data center devices can be challenging. We use the applications which are running in the Data center 24/7 and we don’t want to have any outage. And if there is one, everybody can’t wait until … Read more

Top Links to Hyperflex Posts

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As you know I wrote some blog about Cisco Hyperflex. To make a search easier, here are my links to the blog posts. Hyperflex Links : Really ? 37 Minutes to install Cisco Hyperflex ? Howto use Hyperflex Rest Explorer. (With Video) Expanding Hyperflex with a Compute Node is So easy ! Hyperflex Cluster Information … Read more

Expanding Hyperflex with a Compute Node is So easy !

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When you have a Cisco Hyperflex cluster and you have enough storage, but you need more CPU or memory, it’s possible to expand the cluster with a compute node only. In this instruction video I will show you the steps. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoSeL_TsEZA[/embedyt] Summary : Assign the Compute-Only service profile to a server. Install the ESXi … Read more

Hyperflex Sizer For All Flash and Edge

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Last year Hyperflex just got one configuration. Right now there are multiple different Hyperflex clusters, with their own limitations. I just updated my Hyperflex Sizing Tool on calculating # Capacity Nodes. Click the link for the Tool ! What’s new ? You can choose between a Replication Factor of 2 or 3. Hyperflex Still the same … Read more