Chapter 9. Planning a UCS Blade Server Installation

Good initial planning is the key for successful UCS deployment in data centers. Several aspects should be considered, such as who is the owner of the UCS, the network connectivity options, the power and cooling infrastructure, and the OS and application support. In this chapter, we are taking a closer look on how to plan for successful deployment of UCS blade server into customer environment.

The Owner of the UCS Domain

The UCS is a server product that combines actions of networking, storage, and server administrators under the same management domain. Therefore, a question that is usually asked is who owns the UCS domain. There is no right or wrong answer to this question, as it is mostly ...

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