The Soul of the Server
August 17, 2017 •Network Solutions

A server goes down and you see your weekend go down with it. This fear runs deep in any engineer, and, when it happens, heads hit the keyboard.
No longer.
(Photo by Mattias Diesel on Unsplash)
Being in charge of the entire workload of a company would have anyone’s head spinning. The servers that are under your command have to work like a well-oiled machine or the fury of 1,000 administrators will come crashing down on you. But you’re not the only one whose soul will be crushed.
Servers can feel your pain
Well, not exactly… but close. We have been operating in a way that is rapidly becoming outdated. NICs have MAC addresses, HBAs have WWPNs, and motherboards have UUIDs - if anything
How to Save a Life
More like saving your professional and personal life, Cisco created a transient “soul” in their server
Quit Being Stuck in a Box
And it’s not just about
What does that mean?
As software-defined infrastructures take the modern data center by storm, this original software-defined Cisco innovation is still leaving its mark in the lives of its users. It’s about simplified management and recoverability in an age when zero downtime is the expectation. It’s about abstracting policies that used to be bound to equipment so those policies can exist elsewhere. It’s about freeing you, the administrator, to escape the confines of the data center so you can drive innovation. Giving time back to you, the trench warriors, will not only save the company money but allow innovative business outcomes to thrive.
If you've reached the bottom you might also like CCIE Jeff Kish's, "The Golden Data Center" from VMUG UserCon in Indianapolis!
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