| FlexPod Definition | Design Guide | Deployment Guide |
|---|---|---|
| NetApp Cloud Insights for FlexPod (Technical Report) | 2020-11 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 7.0, Cisco UCS C125 M5, and NetApp ONTAP 9.7 | 2020-11 | |
| FlexPod for Medical Imaging (Technical Report) | 2020-10 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution using FibreChannel SAN with Cisco UCS Manager 4.0 and NetApp ONTAP 9.7 | 2020-10 | |
| SAP Application Servers on FlexPod with Oracle Database and Cisco UCS and NetApp AFF (White Paper) | 2020-04 | |
| FlexPod Express Technical Specifications | 2017-03 | |
| FlexPod Technical Specifications | 2016-11 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter | ||
| FlexPod for Electronic Health Record Systems (TR) | 2021-01 | |
| Configure Cisco Intersight Managed Mode for FlexPod: Technical Preview (WP) | 2021-01 | |
| FlexPod Express for VMware vSphere 7.0 with Cisco UCS Mini and NetApp AFF / FAS (DG) | 2021-01 | 2021-01 |
| FlexPod Express for VMware vSphere 7.0 with Cisco UCS Mini and NetApp AFF / FAS (NVA) | 2021-01 | |
| SAP HANA FC SAN CVD | 2020-12 | |
| SAP Non-HANA with SQL White Paper (WP) | 2020-12 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 7.0, Cisco VXLAN Single-Site Fabric, and NetApp ONTAP 9.7 Design Guide | 2020-11 | |
| NetApp Cloud Insights for FlexPod (TR) | 2020-11 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 7.0 and NetApp ONTAP 9.7 | 2020-10 | |
| FlexPod for Medical Imaging (TR) | 2020-10 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for OpenShift Container Platform 4 | 2020-08 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and VMware vSphere 6.7 | 2020-07 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp ONTAP 9.7, Cisco Intersight, and VMware vSphere 6.7 U3 | 2020-06 | 2020-05 |
| Deploy NetApp Trident CSI Plug-in on Cisco Container Platform with FlexPod | 2020-06 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco ACI, Cisco UCS Manager 4.0, and NetApp AFF A–Series | 2020-06 | |
| Deploy SAP Data Hub on FlexPod with Cisco Container Platform (White Paper) | 2020-05 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco ACI, Cisco UCS Manager 4.0, and NetApp AFF A–Series Design Guide | 2020-04 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp ONTAP 9.6, VMware Horizon View 7.10, and VMware vSphere 6.7 U2 with Cisco UCS Manager 4.0 for up to 6700 Seats | 2020-04 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp ONTAP 9.6, Cisco UCS 4th Generation, and VMware vSphere 6.7 U2 | 2020-02 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for AI/ML with Cisco UCS 480 ML & Nvidia T4 & vGPU for Deep Learning CVD Design Guide | 2020-01 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for AI/ML with Cisco UCS 480 ML & Nvidia T4 & vGPU for Deep Learning CVD Deployment Guide | 2020-01 | |
| WP: Introducing End-to-End NVMe for FlexPod | 2019-12 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco UCS 3rd Generation and NetApp AFF A–Series | 2019-11 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 6.5 Update 1 and NetApp AFF A-series with Cisco UCS Manager 3.2 | 2019-11 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Fibre Channel Storage using VMware vSphere 6.5 Update1, NetApp AFF A-series, and Cisco UCS Manager 3.2 | 2019-11 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with IP-Based Storage using VMware vSphere 6.5 Update1, NetApp AFF A-Series, and Cisco UCS Manager 3.2 | 2019-11 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp ONTAP 9.6, Cisco UCS 4th Gen, VMware vSphere 6.7U2 (CVD) | 2019-10 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco UCS Manager 4.0 and NetApp AFF A with ONTAP 9.6 (CVD) | 2019-10 | |
| FlexPod with Storage Tiering to Cloud using FabricPool (TR) | 2019-10 | |
| FlexPod Security and Best Practices for Ransomware (TR) | 2019-10 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 6.7 U1, Cisco UCS 4th Generation, and NetApp AFF A-Series | 2019-07 | 2019-06 |
| Performance Testing for EPIC EHR on FlexPod (TR) | 2019-06 | |
| The FlexPod for MEDITECH Directional Sizing Guide (TR) | 2019-03 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for MEDITECH | 2019-03 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for AI/ML with Cisco UCS C480 ML for Deep Learning Design Guide | 2019-03 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft SQL Server 2017 on Linux VM Running on VMware and Hyper-V | 2019-01 | |
| Introducing End-to-End NVMe for FlexPod (White Paper) | 2019-01 | |
| Virtualized SAP HANA on FlexPod Datacenter: Design Considerations and Best Practices (White Paper) | 2019-01 | |
| FlexPod for 3D Graphics Visualization with VMware and NVIDIA (White Paper) | 2019-01 | |
| FlexPod for 3D Graphics Visualization with Citrix and NVIDIA (White Paper) | 2019-01 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Oracle RAC Databases on Cisco UCS and NetApp AFF A-Series | 2019-01 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Cisco ACI Multi-Pod, NetApp MetroCluster IP, and VMware vSphere 6.7 CVD | 2018-08 | 2019-01 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware 6.5 Update 1 and Cisco ACI 3.1 | 2018-05 | 2018-04 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Server 2016 and Cisco ACI 3.0 | 2018-01 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft Hyper-V Windows Server 2016 | 2017-08 | 2017-06 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 6.5, NetApp AFF A-Series and Fibre Channel | 2017-05 | 2018-08 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 6.5, NetApp AFF A-Series and IP-Based Storage | 2017-06 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Docker Datacenter for Container Management | 2017-02 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter FedRAMP Readiness with VMware vSphere 6.0, HyTrust CloudControl and DataControl | 2016-12 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 6.0 and Fibre Channel | 2016-11 | 2016-11 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware vSphere 6.0U1 | 2016-07 | 2016-07 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Cisco ACI and VMware vSphere 6.0U1 | 2016-07 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with SolidFire All-Flash Array Add-On | 2016-07 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp MetroCluster | 2016-09 | 2016-08 |
| FlexPod Datacenter and Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Security Enhanced Linux | 2015-04 | |
| FlexPod Express | ||
| NVA: FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and NetApp AFF C190 Series NVA Deployment Guide | 2019-12 | |
| FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series, NetApp C190 and vSphere (NVA) | 2019-10 | |
| FlexPod Express with VMware vSphere 6.7U1 and NetApp AFF A220 with Direct-Attached IP-Based Storage (NVA) | 2019-04 | |
| FlexPod Express with Microsoft Windows 2016 Hyper-V and FAS2600 | 2017-05 | |
| FlexPod Express with Cisco UCS C-Series and NetApp FAS2600 Series | 2017-02 | |
| FlexPod Express with VMware vSphere 6.0U2, NetApp E-Series, and Cisco UCS Mini | 2017-01 | |
| FlexPod Express with VMware vSphere 6.0 - Small and Medium Configs | 2015-09 | 2015-10 |
| FlexPod Express with VMware vSphere 6.0 - Large Config | 2015-09 | 2015-09 |
| FlexPod Express with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V: Small and Medium Configs | 2015-09 | 2015-10 |
| FlexPod Express with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V: Large Config | 2015-09 | 2014-10 |
| Enterprise Apps | ||
| FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft SQL Server 2016 and VMware vSphere 6.5 | 2018-06 | 2018-06 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft Exchange 2016, SharePoint 2016, and NetApp AFF A300 | 2017-10 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft Applications and NetApp AFF A-Series | 2017-09 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft SQL Server 2014 | 2016-07 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft Exchange 2013, F5 BIG-IP and Cisco ACI | 2015-12 | 2016-05 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Microsoft Sharepoint 2013 and Cisco ACI | 2015-08 | 2015-05 |
| VDI | ||
| FlexPod Datacenter with Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp 7.15 and VMware vSphere 6.5 Update 1 for 6000 Seats | 2018-06 | 2018-06 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with VMware Horizon View 7.3 and VMware vSphere 6.5 Update 1 with Cisco UCS Manager 3.2 for 5000 Seats | 2018-01 | 2018-01 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp All Flash FAS and VMware Horizon | 2016-06 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Citrix XenDesktop/ XenApp 7.7 and VMware vSphere 6.0 | 2016-04 | |
| Database | ||
| FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with Cisco UCS Manager 3.2 and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) | 2018-05 | 2018-05 |
| FlexPod Datacenter for SAP Solution with IP-Based Storage using NetApp AFF A-Series and Cisco UCS Manager 3.2 | 2017-11 | 2017-11 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Oracle RAC on Oracle Linux | 2015-10 | |
| FlexPod Select for High-Performance Oracle RAC | 2015-10 | 2015-12 |
| Cloud | ||
| FlexPod Datacenter with IBM Cloud Private with Cisco UCS Manager, NetApp ONTAP 9.3 AFF, and VMware vSphere 6.5U1 | 2018-08 | 2018-08 |
| FlexPod Datacenter for Platform as a Service with Apprenda 8.2, Cisco ACI 3.1, and Kubernetes 1.9.4 | 2018-05 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter for Hybrid Cloud with Cisco CloudCenter and NetApp Private Storage | 2017-08 | 2018-02 |
| FlexPod Datacenter with Apprenda for PaaS | 2017-04 | |
| FlexPod Datacenter with NetApp AltaVault and Veritas NetBackup Solution | 2016-04 | 2016-05 |
| NetApp Data Fabric with Flexpod & Cisco Intercloud Fabric | 2015-03 | |
FlexPod platform: A modern data center architecture
Hear that? It’s the modern hybrid world calling. Embrace it with FlexPod, the platform designed to power your most demanding AI needs, integrate advanced cloud services, manage data easily from edge to core to cloud, and dramatically reduce your data center costs.
Why FlexPod for data center modernization?
Proven performance, agility, and economics
Built on groundbreaking technology from NetApp and Cisco and trusted by thousands of customers across the globe, the FlexPod platform meets and exceeds the challenges of simplifying deployments for best-in-class data center architecture.
Composed of prevalidated storage, networking, and server technologies, FlexPod is designed to increase IT responsiveness to organizational needs, reduce the cost of computing, and deliver maximum uptime and minimal risk. By simplifying the delivery of data and applications, your enterprise gains the advantage of running new services and workloads at the edge, core, or in the cloud.
Platform for innovation
Power your modern AI and enterprise applications.
- Power the most demanding Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Deep Learning applications with infrastructure optimized for analytic workloads.
- Future-proof your enterprise applications and modern data workflows with cloud-connected compute, storage and fabric.
- Dramatically reduce data center costs with industry-leading efficiencies.
Unmatched versatility
- Easily orchestrate data from edge to core to cloud to support modern data workflows.
- Confidently integrate the newest technologies like end-to-end NVMe and cloud tiering with rapid comprehensive validation.
- Integrate advanced services with the best-in-class hybrid, multicloud data center architecture.
Trusted worldwide
Deliver a better customer experience with a robust, proven platform.
- Simplify your support experience with full stack support from a single vendor.
- Operate with confidence on a platform and Cisco-NetApp partnership trusted worldwide.
- Continually optimize your operations with intelligent, actionable insights.
Partner-delivered private-cloud experience on FlexPod
Simplify deployment. Slash operational overhead. Maximize performance with best-in-class infrastructure.
Leverage partner skillsets. Reduce hassle with managed services on a market-proven platform.
Multiple business advantages
The FlexPod platform helps modernize your data management and drive business right out of the box.
Infrastructure consolidation
Simplify and accelerate your deployments with an ideal solution for shared workloads.
Comprehensive virtualization
Choose from multiple leading hypervisor offerings, OSP, and containers with Docker.
Cloud and edge agility
Define your cloud strategy with hybrid, private, and edge FlexPod offerings.
Simplified deployment and management for your infrastructure
Gain consistent management experience across all your FlexPods from the edge to the core to the cloud with ONTAP integration into Cisco Intersight.
IDC Whitepaper
Download the following white paper “Agile and Efficient” to discover how FlexPod drives data center modernization.
Validated designs
FlexPod® validated designs contain the component, implementation, and configuration detail you need to deploy genuine FlexPod solutions with confidence. Use the table below to find the FlexPod validated design guide you need.
- Greenville Utilities
- TasNetworks
- Börse Stuttgart
- Icon
NetApp has given us a lot of confidence in our ability to restore from a disaster perspective, which gives our customers confidence that we can provide their essential services, no matter what happens.
Todd Cannon, Senior Server and Security Analyst, Greenville Utilities
FlexPod has transformed our performance and efficiency, so we can focus on applications and end-user services.
Liam Cole, IT Commercial Operations Team Leader, TasNetworks
Innovation is our tradition. In this age of digitization, we rely on the most modern technologies—and the power of data—to offer groundbreaking trading options to our investors.
Peter Litschel, CIO, Börse Stuttgart
To make our innovation at ICON possible, we adopted a ‘standardize and simplify’ model a number of years ago, consolidating all of our ICON data on NetApp technology.
Cormac Dunne, Director of Infrastructure Services, ICON
Next-generation infrastructure
As the platform for innovative applications, FlexPod AI/ML helps you power the most demanding AI applications. With an infrastructure optimized for analytic workloads, it assures performance of modern enterprise applications using next-generation compute, storage, and fabric in a validated solution.
- Zbyszek S.
- Server Administrator
- Director
Enables us to have shorter maintenance windows, instant backups, and instant recovery which also minimizes the number of alerts.
Zbyszek Sitarek, IT Manager, Capgemini
It's easy to implement. When I'm having an issue, I only need to make one call to tech support.
Server Administrator, Healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Validated design and setup. No configuration questions.
Director, Technology at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
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