White Paper Abstract:
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family provides an excellent solution for a cloud storage deployment. The attributes of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family address the challenges of the cloud storage model. The unique architecture of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family is well suited for scalable and distributed data centers. The SAN extension features of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, such as Fibre Channel transport over an IP network in a secure way and encryption of data at rest, actively address the challenges of cloud storage. Cisco Fabric Manager provides comprehensive visibility for improved management and control of Cisco storage networks. Cisco Fabric Manager helps reduce overall total cost of ownership (TCO) and complexity through unified discovery of all Cisco Data Center 3.0 devices and through task automation and detailed reporting.