Cisco UCS Series Platform

The primary usage of the Cisco UCS Series platform that I currently interact with is related to UCS dedicated application “appliances” for specific network infrastructure systems like ACI, Nexus Dashboard, Catalyst Center, ISE, etc. The Cisco UCS Series systems are easy to rack and cable. Seems like a simple concept, but having a complicated process impedes implementation. Connecting and configuring the CiMC management is straightforward and gives access to vital system information and tools. Integrating this with Intersight in the cloud allows me to access a Dashboard of system health and receive alerts to any issues. The CiMC upgrade process, though time consuming, is very straightforward and easy to initiate and validate. The Cisco UCS Series systems that I have installed and managed have been resilient. Once the foundations are laid and the system is active in monitoring, we can focus on the applications. So far I have had no issues with performance very few, if any, hardware issues. This platform has served us well.

I cannot answer for organization productivity. However, for the responsibilities I have, this platform has improved time to deployment, ease of troubleshooting, and stability that improves my productivity.

The ease of deploying the Cisco UCS Series systems brings great satisfaction. Service updates that can sometimes take days on other systems are easy and efficient with Cisco UCS Series.