https://community.netapp.com/t5/FlexPod-Discussions/Industry-first-Converged-Infrastructure-solution-with-Cisco-ACI-has-published/m-p/2349#M3 <P><SPAN style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #181818;">The FlexPod Datacenter with VMware <SPAN style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #181818;">vSphere 5.1u1 and</SPAN> Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Design guide has just published!&nbsp; It's a big milestone for the FlexPod program and the Converged Infrastructure industry overall. This validated design is the first one of its kind - using this new software defined networking technology from Cisco as part of a converged infrastructure --</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #181818;"> and will now become a baseline architecture for FlexPod.&nbsp; Because it was going to be such a value to our resellers and customers, we worked to quickly deliver the tested design within just 30 days of Cisco's ACI FCS.&nbsp; We hope the FlexPod community now puts it to good use.&nbsp; Post any questions you have for the product team.&nbsp; <BR /></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #181818;"><A href="http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/UCS_CVDs/flexpod_esxi51u1_n9k_aci_design.pdf" target="_blank"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.5pt;">http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/UCS_CVDs/flexpod_esxi51u1_n9k_aci_design.pdf</SPAN></A></SPAN></P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:29:15 GMT mharding 2025-06-05T05:29:15Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/FlexPod-Discussions/Industry-first-Converged-Infrastructure-solution-with-Cisco-ACI-has-published/m-p/2349#M3 <P><SPAN style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #181818;">The FlexPod Datacenter with VMware <SPAN style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #181818;">vSphere 5.1u1 and</SPAN> Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Design guide has just published!&nbsp; It's a big milestone for the FlexPod program and the Converged Infrastructure industry overall. This validated design is the first one of its kind - using this new software defined networking technology from Cisco as part of a converged infrastructure --</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #181818;"> and will now become a baseline architecture for FlexPod.&nbsp; Because it was going to be such a value to our resellers and customers, we worked to quickly deliver the tested design within just 30 days of Cisco's ACI FCS.&nbsp; We hope the FlexPod community now puts it to good use.&nbsp; Post any questions you have for the product team.&nbsp; <BR /></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #181818;"><A href="http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/UCS_CVDs/flexpod_esxi51u1_n9k_aci_design.pdf" target="_blank"><SPAN style="font-size: 11.5pt;">http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/UCS_CVDs/flexpod_esxi51u1_n9k_aci_design.pdf</SPAN></A></SPAN></P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:29:15 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/FlexPod-Discussions/Industry-first-Converged-Infrastructure-solution-with-Cisco-ACI-has-published/m-p/2349#M3 mharding 2025-06-05T05:29:15Z