UCS Implementation Updates
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Phase 1 of the Cisco UCS implementation was completed, migrating approximately 130 VMs to the new infrastructure with only minor issues. Phase 2 will focus on migrating additional workloads like Citrix, SQL clusters, and call management systems. The UCS implementation has already reduced the organization's colocation costs by $1,100 per month through decreased rack and power usage, with expected annual savings of $13,000 after Phase 1 and over $30,000 after Phase 2. Initial performance monitoring also shows efficiency gains from lowered CPU and memory utilization within the virtualized environments.
UCS Implementation Updates
- 1. Phase 1 UpdatesCisco UCS ImplementationJerry BishopBlog.thehigheredcio.comAttribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported?(CC BY-SA 3.0)
- 2. Phase 1 Status SummaryInstalled (racked) March 8, 2011Read Private Clouds Here We Come for summary of installation and planMinor issues with firmware on UCS and NetApp and zoningMigrations completedESX cluster migrated and ~130 VM¡¯sMS Exchange & SharePoint clustersInfrastructure and domain services platformsSCCM etc¡
- 3. Phase 2 ScopeCitrix (After Hyper-V Conversion)Production SQL clusterProduction SharePoint SQL clusterOCS & LiveMeetingCall ManagerIPCC & Unity VMWebWasher
- 4. Physical and power gainsFootprint and power savings at collocation site
- 5. Initial Rack Layout at Colo SiteColo Rental$600/mo each5 Racks 94% Full(14-U open)Colo Power$0.25 per KWH18,000 KWHColo Cost$7,500 per mo.
- 6. UCS Phase 1 (<30 Days) ProgressColo Rental$600/mo each5 Racks 66% Full(50-U open)Colo Power$0.25 per KWH13,600 KWHColo Cost$1,100 mo savings$13K annual
- 7. UCS Phase 2 (End of May) Rack PlanColo Rental$600/mo each4 Racks 73% Full(45-U open)Colo Power$0.25 per KWHTBD KWHColo Costs~$3,100 mo savings41%+ annual reduction
- 8. Cable plant
- 10. UCS Wire Map
- 11. UCS Cabling
- 12. Ucs console imagesCIO Eye Candy from UCS Manager
- 14. Chassis Display
- 15. Fabric Display
- 16. Performance gainsMore CIO Eye Candy
- 17. ESX Cluster CPU Utilization
- 18. Processor & Memory Utilization