ACI/Tetration/CloudCenter/UCSD weekly updates v3

ACI

• Sales Announcement - 100G Optics Bundles for Nexus 9300EX
  • Introducing 2 pack switch bundles for both Nexus 9K with a choice of 4x100G optical transceivers and 1 pack Nexus 3232 switch bundled with a choice of 8x100G optical transceivers.
    • Multi-mode optics: QSFP-100G-SR4-S $1,995 US list
    • Single-mode optics: QSFP-100G-PSM4-S $1,995 US list
    • Bundle PIDS:
      • N9K-C93180-EX-B24C = $50K
        • 2xNexus 93180YC-EX w/ 4x QSFP-100G-PSM4-S OR QSFP-100G-SR4-S
      • N9K-C93108-EX-B24C = $50K
        • 2xNexus 93108TC-EX w/ 4x QSFP-100G-PSM4-S OR QSFP-100G-SR4-S
      • N9K-C93180LC-EX-B2 =
        • 2xNexus 93180LC-EX w/ 4x QSFP-100G-PSM4-S OR QSFP-100G-SR4-S  
  • Cisco IT Insights - Migrating Hadoop to ACI
  • ACI + Mirantis 9.1 Plugin NOW AVAILIBLE on CCO 
  • ACI & Youtube
    • ACI F5 integration
      • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2n9bnPvzGQ
    • Cisco ACI - Creating VRFs and Bridge Domains
      • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evfsb03CpHk
    • CloudCenter with ACI Use Case Overview
      • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ab0ptNWx9w
    • Changing the game with Cisco ACI and NetScaler MAS Integration – Customers benefit from full L2-L7 Automation and Native Operational Flexibility
      • http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/changing-the-game-with-cisco-aci-and-netscaler-mas-integration-customers-benefit-from-full-l2-l7-automation-and-native-operational-flexibility
    • Restoring ACI Fabric to Factory Defaults
      • https://supportforums.cisco.com/sites/default/files/attachments/document/files/technote-restoringfabric2factorydefaults_01.pdf
    • Multi-Pod WP
      • http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/data-center-virtualization/application-centric-infrastructure/white-paper-c11-737855.html?cachemode=refresh&dysig_tid=d14f6616b89f4a059ecc6b003cec467e&POSITION=DynamicSignal&REFERRING_SITE=LinkedInh

N9K

• Sales Announcement - 100G Optics Bundles for Nexus 9300EX
  • Introducing 2 pack switch bundles for both Nexus 9K with a choice of 4x100G optical transceivers and 1 pack Nexus 3232 switch bundled with a choice of 8x100G optical transceivers.
    • Multi-mode optics: QSFP-100G-SR4-S $1,995 US list
    • Single-mode optics: QSFP-100G-PSM4-S $1,995 US list
    • Bundle PIDS:
      • N9K-C93180-EX-B24C = $50K
        • 2xNexus 93180YC-EX w/ 4x QSFP-100G-PSM4-S OR QSFP-100G-SR4-S
      • N9K-C93108-EX-B24C = $50K
        • 2xNexus 93108TC-EX w/ 4x QSFP-100G-PSM4-S OR QSFP-100G-SR4-S
      • N9K-C93180LC-EX-B2 =
        • 2xNexus 93180LC-EX w/ 4x QSFP-100G-PSM4-S OR QSFP-100G-SR4-S
    • Breakout Support
      • Ports on N93108TC-EX support dynamic breakout and also from release 7.0(3)i5(1) support QSA adapter on those ports.

Cloud Center

• Cloud Center 4.6.1 released this week.
  • Release Notes : http://docs.cloudcenter.cisco.com/display/CCD46/4.6.1
• Cloud Center & Youtube
  • CloudCenter IT-as-a-Service Use Case Overview
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgm62pI84eg
  • CloudCenter with ACI Use Case Overview
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ab0ptNWx9w
  • Cisco Summit 2016 - Cisco CliQr
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB2vA92f2-c

UCSD

• Equip Your Cloud Management Platform: Integrating UCS Director with ServiceNow
  • https://www.thinkahead.com/blog/equip-your-cloud-management-platform-integrating-ucs-director-with-servicenow/
• Updated UCSD Use Cases
  • https://communities.cisco.com/docs/DOC-56419