Cisco Validated Design Guides

The Cisco Validated Design Program recommends validated architecture-level and solution-level designs that meet stringent quality criteria for next-generation data center networks.

Through the expanded Data Center Assurance Program, Cisco is working with key application vendors to jointly validate their applications on the Cisco network infrastructure.

• Distributed Research and Development Solution Deployment Guide
• Cisco Application Networking for BEA WebLogic Portal Deployment Guide
• Cisco Application Networking for Citrix Presentation Server Deployment Guide
• Cisco Application Networking for IBM WebSphere Portal Deployment Guide
• Cisco Application Networking for IBM Lotus Domino Web Access Deployment Guide
• Cisco Application Networking for Microsoft SharePoint Solutions Deployment Guide
• Cisco Application Networking for Microsoft Exchange 2007 and Office Communication Server 2007
• Integrating Oracle E-Business Suite 11i in a Cisco Data Center
• Application Networking--Optimizing Oracle E-Business Suite 11i Across the WAN
• Cisco Application Networking for PeopleSoft Deployment Guide
• Cisco Application Networking for Siebel 8.0 Solutions Deployment Guide
• Service Module Design with ACE and FWSM
• Enterprise Data Center Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Design Guide
  Design guidance and best practices for implementing WAAS in enterprise data center architectures.
• Cisco Application Networking for SAP Design Guide
• Integrating Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 in a Cisco Multisite Data Center Design

Cisco Networking Solution Presentations

• Deploying Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Vista on a Cisco Network (PDF - 7 MB)

Other Reference Guides

• Integrating Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services into a Cisco Data Center
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007--Cisco, EMC, and VMware Multisite Data Center Design
• Cisco Application Networking Solutions for Oracle
• Application Networking-Optimizing Oracle E-Business Suite 12i Across the WAN
• Scalability Study for Deploying VMware View on Cisco UCS and EMC V-Max Systems