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Many of the following resources were referenced during the execution of this testing and production of this white paper. They are provided here for the reader’s further edification.
For the Cisco SDU Cloud Engineering DRaaS Design and Implementation Guides, including the recent DRaaS 2.0 system to which this white paper is complementary, visit the DRaaS landing page:
For the Cisco SDU Cloud Engineering VMDC Design and Implementation Guides, including the recent VSA 1.0 system, visit the VMDC landing page:
For all Cisco SDU Cloud Engineering Data Center architecture documents and white papers:
Cisco SDU Cloud Engineering UCS Service Templates White Paper:
The following URL provides the complete spec sheet for the UCS C240 M3 small form factor server:
For more details on each of the available C-Series models, visit:
For a side-by-side comparison between the different UCS C-Series models, visit:
The majority of technical information about Virtual SAN was compiled, directly or indirectly, from resources available on the Virtual SAN resources website:
Several VMware technical engineers maintain some very useful Virtual SAN information on their blogs:
Another highly recommended resource for Virtual SAN administrators is the forthcoming Essential Virtual SAN (VSAN): Administrator’s Guide to VMware VSAN by Cormac Hogan and Duncan Epping (anticipated publication by VMware Press on August 19, 2014).