[cisco-voip] Cisco UCS vs Spec's based solution - evaluation

[Nick Matthews]

If it adds any color, the majority of all UC on UCS deployments are TRC. Of
the specs based deployments (meaning any derivation from the TRC) the
majority of those are UCS as well.  (This is an extrapolation on numbers
I've seen, as well as what I've seen with customers and feedback from other
folks as well).

When I do see specs based, it's usually because there is no other option.
When there's only one server at a facility/site, it's only for DR, it's
hosted on specs based as a stop gap, etc. But that's just what I see in
mid-sized businesses that I work with as well. Voice/collab is usually
important enough that the support structure of TRC's supersedes
server-politics battles, particularly since there's no significant cost
advantage of third party hardware.

-nick
(disclosure: Cisco SE)


On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Nate VanMaren <VanMarenNP at ldschurch.org>wrote:

>  All I have used is Cisco UCS specs based.
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> The biggest number one thing to worry about is DISK, everything else is
> easy.
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> The 2nd is if an existing VM farm, getting the admins to actually not
> over subscribe CPUs.
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> Thanks,
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> -Nate
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> *From:* cisco-voip [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] *On Behalf
> Of *Lelio Fulgenzi
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 26, 2013 2:36 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] Cisco UCS vs Spec's based solution -
> evaluation
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> Sorry, that really should have read, Cisco TRC UCS vs Third party Spec's
> based solution. :(
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> Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
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> *From: *"Lelio Fulgenzi" <lelio at uoguelph.ca>
> *To: *"Cisco VoIPoE List" <cisco-voip at puck.nether.net>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, November 26, 2013 4:19:50 PM
> *Subject: *[cisco-voip] Cisco UCS vs Spec's based solution - evaluation
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> I've been asked to produce a short report, comparing the resources and
> support options of Cisco UCS vs Spec's based solution, i.e. an existing
> infrastructure.
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> There is a lot of information out there that I will be using, but I'm also
> interested in hearing from others who have produced a similar report.
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> Also, if others are willing to share support issues that have cropped up
> which you had difficulty dealing with, that would be great too. I'd like to
> be able to include some real world examples.
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> Thanks, Lelio
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> Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
> Senior Analyst, Data Centre and Communications Facilities
> Computing and Communications Services (CCS)
> University of Guelph
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