Hyperconverged Infrastructure Data Centers: Demystifying HCI

Index

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ABS (Acropolis Block Services), 272–273

acceleration, hardware, 125

access time, 24

Accolade Technology Inc., 311

ACI (application-centric infrastructure), 252, 312–313

ACI Anywhere, 386

APIC (Application Policy Infrastructure Controller), 360–361

domains

external, 364–365

fabric connectivity, 367–369

physical, 364–365

switching and routing, 365–367, 369–371

VMM (Virtual Machine Manager), 362–364

microsegmentation constructs

ANPs (application network profiles), 355–358

EPGs (endpoint groups), 353–355

service graphs, 358–359

tetration model, 360

multicast, 383

Multi-PoD (point of delivery), 383–384

Multi-Site, 384–386

NSX (network virtualization and security) compared to

automation and visibility, 390–391

control plane, 389

data forwarding, ...