FlexPod Select
Use best-in-class technologies for dedicated high-performance workloads
The FlexPod solution, jointly developed by NetApp and Cisco, is a flexible, converged infrastructure for enterprise applications. These preconfigured, validated solutions combine storage, networking, and servers, integrating them with Hadoop, to accelerate time to value from your data while reducing risk, increasing flexibility, and speeding deployment of Hadoop.
- Validated, preconfigured components for rapid deployment of Hadoop
- High availability with faster recovery and NameNode protection
- Leading Hadoop distributions tested on enterprise-class infrastructure
- Increased compatibility with existing applications and infrastructure
- Open platform to prevent lock-in and leverage evolving ecosystem
Get ready for big data analytics and dedicated application optimization
NetApp FlexPod Select solutions are designed for dedicated, high-performance workloads such as big data, HPC, and video analytics. FlexPod Select with Hadoop is the first set of reference designs in the FlexPod Select family. These preconfigured, validated solutions combine storage, networking, and servers, integrating them with Hadoop, to accelerate time to value from your data while reducing risk, increasing flexibility, and speeding deployment of Hadoop.
FlexPod Select components include NetApp E-series and FAS storage systems, Cisco Unified Computing System servers and fabric interconnect, and Cisco Nexus fabric extender. NetApp works with Cisco for infrastructure support and Cloudera or Hortonworks for Hadoop support. Customers get access to technical support on all the interoperable technologies involved.
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