HCI Implementation Definitions
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data center bridging (DCB)
DCB is a suite of IEEE standards designed to enable lossless transport over Ethernet and a converged network for all data center applications.
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data center capacity planning
Data center capacity planning ensures that an IT organization has enough facility space, power and computing resources to support average and peak workloads.
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data center in a box
A data center in a box, also called a containerized or modular data center, is a self-contained computing facility that is manufactured in a factory and shipped to a location.
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data center infrastructure management (DCIM)
Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) is the convergence of IT and data center facilities functions within an organization.
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EVO:SDDC (EVO:RACK)
EVO:RACK is the development codename for EVO:SDDC, an enterprise-level, expandable rack-mounted hyper-converged infrastructure appliance from VMware. EVO:SDDC is no longer available; its capabilities are now part of the company's Cloud Foundation software-defined data center hybrid cloud platform.
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Gridstore HyperConverged Appliance (HCA)
Gridstore HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) is an all-flash storage device that includes compute, virtualization and networking resources. Gridstore's product was designed for Microsoft's "cloud-inspired" storage environment.
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hyper-converged appliance
A hyper-converged appliance is a hardware device that provides multiple data center management technologies within a single box.
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hyper-converged network
A hyper-converged network is a network that combines compute and storage network resources into a single preconfigured stack, server or brick with heavy use of virtualization. Typically, a hyper-converged network is built on server hardware that uses virtualized storage, unifying all hard disks or SSD’s into a single storage stack.
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hyper-converged storage
Hyper-converged storage is a technology that combines storage, compute, networking and virtualization technologies in one physical unit that is managed as a single system.
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hyper-convergence
Hyper-convergence is a software-centric architecture that tightly integrates compute, storage and virtualization resources in a single system that usually consists of x86 hardware.
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Nutanix
Nutanix is a hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer that markets its technology as a building block for private clouds.
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Nutanix Acropolis
Acropolis is a free server virtualization hypervisor developed by vendor Nutanix that is packaged on hyper-converged appliances, and can be used alongside competing hypervisors.
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Nutanix Complete Cluster (Xtreme Computing Platform)
Nutanix Complete Cluster was one of the first hyper-converged infrastructures to hit the market. In June, 2015, Nutanix rebranded the Complete Cluster as the Xtreme Computing Platform.
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Nutanix Prism
Users manage Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure technology through Prism -- software that provides management of clusters, virtual machines and networking through a single interface.
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private cloud appliance
A private cloud appliance is a hardware device that provides software-defined converged infrastructure functions for an organization’s proprietary network.