Testing Cisco Hyperflex Auto Healing

Let’s break the Hyperflex system ! In the lab there is a 5 node Hyperflex cluster up and running. Everything is healthy and the system is almost for 60% filled, so that is closer to a real test then a lab test. There are several ways to break the cluster and I choose the easiest … Read more

Top Feature of Cisco Hyperflex

Auto Healing ! Hyperflex is cool and I really like this feature. Not only on Powerpoint, but also how it’s working. You have to ask yourself : How can a system heal itself ? Doesn’t a RAID controller do that for storage ? Why change that into something completely different? How does it work ? … Read more

Healing a Cisco Hyperflex HDD Failure

Is your Hyperflex system failing ? Powerpoints are nice selling tools, and I like to test all kinda things before I believe it ! So why not test a healthy Hyperflex System and remove a HDD ? When the system notice there is a HDD missing or corrupt, it will kick in self healing in … Read more

Top 5 : Why Cisco UCS Rack Server ?

Cisco UCS Rack servers are more than pizzaboxes ! The most common servers do have the same CPU (intel), common memory and common HDD or SDD. So why would you choose for Cisco UCS Rack servers ? Here are 5 reasons : 5: Automation Ofcourse you can configure the whole rack server manually, but why … Read more