Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Cisco Unified Computing System

Red Hat and Cisco Partner to Deliver Next-Generation Enterprise Computing

Cisco has entered the server market with the launch of the Unified Computing System, and has teamed with Red Hat as a global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partner. The two companies will collaborate to deliver groundbreaking solutions that help enable customers to deploy mission-critical applications in a virtualized, high-performance, supported datacenter environment.

The combination of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with the Cisco Unified Computing System can help companies to achieve new levels of IT efficiency. Together, the companies will offer next-generation computing – beyond RISC, beyond UNIX, beyond yesterday's legacy solutions.

Benefits of the joint Red Hat and Cisco solution include:

  • Superior performance and reliability at lower costs
  • Better server utilization and power/cooling efficiencies
  • Support for a broad range of hardware and software
  • Evolving a modernized IT infrastructure

Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform are fully supported and optimized for use with Cisco's Unified Computing system. The companies have plans to also certify the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization portfolio following the virtualization solutions' general availability.

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What is Red Hat announcing?

Red Hat and Cisco have worked together to ensure that customers can deploy Red Hat software solutions on Cisco's Unified Computing System starting on day one. This means that Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, the world's leading Linux server computing environments, are fully supported and optimized for use with Cisco's Unified Computing System. Red Hat's other software solutions, for example its portfolio of JBoss Enterprise Middleware products, are also supported.

Who will want to use Red Hat products on the new Cisco server platforms?

Red Hat technologies power a wide range of mission-critical, Internet, and High Performance Computing environments, as well as the majority of today's cloud environments. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is also used across the entire spectrum of enterprise deployments, large and small. It offers a complete portfolio of certified applications, making it appropriate for any deployment: web, database, ERP, CRM, etc. The combination of Cisco and Red Hat will be particularly attractive to customers with legacy UNIX systems because it offers dramatic improvements in performance and flexibility, coupled with compelling cost savings.

Does Red Hat Enterprise Linux run on VMware and Microsoft virtualization?

Yes. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is an excellent guest operating system to run on top of VMware virtualization. Red Hat and VMware have partnered for the last five years on testing and supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux on VMware's offerings. In addition, Red Hat and Microsoft recently announced plans to test and support Windows Server guests on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux guests on Microsoft Hyper-V Server virtualization.

Is a special version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux required?

No. The Cisco Unified Computing System is supported by the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux – Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3. All Red Hat Enterprise Linux-certified third-party applications are also supported.

When will Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization be supported on Cisco Unified Computing Systems?

Red Hat and Cisco plan to certify the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization solutions following their general availability.

How do I obtain Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the Cisco Unified Computing System?

Cisco is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partner with Red Hat. Cisco will sell and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux as part of its Unified Computing System Solution.

How is support provided? Who do I call?

Cisco will provide Level 1 and 2 Support to Cisco customers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and work with Red Hat in resolution of Level 3 service issues. Cisco will provide Level 1 Support and Level 2 Support in the same manner that it provides such support for its other similar products.