![]() Virtualization of network, storage, and server platforms has been maturing over time. As a result, data center applications are no longer bound to specific hardware resources thus making the application unaware of the underlying hardware, yet viewing the CPUs, memory, and network infrastructure as shared resource pools available via virtualization. Server virtualization is a technique that allows the abstraction of server resources to provide flexibility and optimize usage on a standardized infrastructure. IT groups are considering the data center facility, the servers it houses, and network components as a pool of resources rather than unrelated assets "siloed" to resolve specific business requirements. IntroductionĬurrently, there are efforts to consolidate and standardize the hardware and software platforms comprising the enterprise data center. This document is intended for network architects, network engineers, and server administrators interested in understanding and deploying VMware ESX Server 3.x hosts in a Cisco data center environment. The document provides details regarding the internal constructs of the ESX Server and their relation to external Cisco network devices are discussed. It documents a set of suggested best practices for deploying VMware Infrastructure (VI) 3.x and VMware ESX Server 3.x in a Cisco network environment. ![]() This document is a collaboration between Cisco and VMware. VMware Infrastructure 3 in a Cisco Network Environment
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