Manual FlexPodInstallation vs.

SDI InstallThe Top 4 Reasons for VARs to Make the Switch

SDI Install enables you to increase your profitability through faster, easier and more

predictable infrastructure deployments.

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Minimum time required for testing

each component, plus system validation and

error remediation

Ensure Customer SatisfactionInstant validation and fewer errors 2

8 HoursSDI Install performs validation in real time as the system is configured, so any discrepancies are quickly identified and remediated

O hoursminutesseconds

1 Save TimeUp to 72 hours per installation

Click “execute” and storage, switch, and UCS configurations are performed simultaneously and automatically

TYPICAL MANUAL CONFIGURATION

UP TO 64 HOURS

8 HoursStorage

TYPICAL SDI INSTALL CONFIGURATION

1 HOUR

44 Hours UCS

12 Hours Switch

Tasks typically required for a

manual FlexPod installation

15Task required to complete FlexPod configuration using SDI Install

1

Parallel configuration results in exponential time-savings: You can also run multiple installation projects simultaneously -- launch one project, return to your library and quickly get up and running with the next.

Grow Your BusinessPerform more installations in less time 4

GENERALIST required to complete

SDI Install eliminates the need for subject-matter expertise during configuration, so installers can do more with less and experts are available for more complex projects

1

72 Total Hours vs. 1 Total Hour

subject matter EXPERTS required to complete a

manual FlexPod installation

3

Gather and modify existing documents, checklists and scripts

from various locations

Build a new design using tradi-tional documentation methods

REPEAT FOR EVERY INSTALLATION

HOW YOU DESIGN

THE TRADITIONAL,

MANUAL WAY

provides a framework to create, store and reuse designs, so you can:

SDI INSTALL

3 Centralize Designs and Best PracticesMake your designs highly repeatable

Pull an existing design and update with new parameters

OR

Use the plug-and-play blueprint builder to speed up design of new configurations

NUMBER OF PAGES IN

Cisco’s FlexPod Datacenter Deployment Guide

253