Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) is a data center server computer product line that was introduced in 2009 by Cisco Systems. It is a converged data center architecture that integrates computing, networking, and storage resources to increase efficiency and enable centralized management. The UCS product line was designed to simplify the number of devices that need to be connected, configured, cooled, and secured to provide administrators with the ability to manage everything through a single graphical interface.
Some key features of Cisco UCS include:
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Scalability: The products are marketed for scalability by integrating many components of a data center that can be managed as a single unit.
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Flexibility: UCS offers a flexible combination of processor, memory, I/O, and internal storage resources to tackle any workload challenge.
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Modularity: UCS unifies computing, networking, and management resources into one cohesive system for UCS servers.
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Centralized Management: Everything is managed through Cisco UCS Manager, a software application that enables administrators to provision the server, storage, and network resources all at once from a single pane of glass.
In 2017, Cisco announced a cloud-hosted management offering for UCS infrastructure called Cisco Intersight, which augmented the UCS management platform.
In summary, Cisco UCS is a converged data center architecture that integrates computing, networking, and storage resources to increase efficiency and enable centralized management. It simplifies the number of devices that need to be connected, configured, cooled, and secured to provide administrators with the ability to manage everything through a single graphical interface.
