Cisco Validated Designs for Data Center

These validated architecture-level and solution-level designs meet stringent quality criteria for data center networks.
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Solution-Level Design Guides

Storage Networking

Consolidating, virtualizing, and managing information resources across Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Gigabit Ethernet networks.

Server Networking

Addressing emerging server technologies, including blades, virtualization, clustering, and HPC.

Business Continuance and Disaster Recovery

Deploying local and remote solutions that avoid business interruption or data loss during disruptions.

Application Networking

Addressing application, protocol, or architecture requirements to ensure application performance, security, and reliability.

Data Center Security

Protecting applications and information on a secure shared, networked infrastructure.

Service Provider Data Centers

Controlling operational and capital costs while maximizing return on server, storage, and network infrastructure investments.