Chapter 2. Setting Up Lab Using Cisco UCS Emulator

Cisco UCS platform emulator is an excellent tool to demonstrate and practice salient features provided by the UCS platform, in order to attain hands-on experience without setting up a UCS platform lab. UCS emulator could be used to enhance familiarization with the UCS platform and also to provide demos to prospective clients. It mimics the real UCS hardware with a configurable hardware inventory, including multiple chassis with multiple blade servers and multiple rack-mount servers. Working with UCS emulator provides a feeling of real hardware, and allows the user to set up the UCS hardware virtually, while becoming more comfortable with it before configuring the actual UCS hardware. It is an excellent resource for getting hands-on experience with the UCS platform. UCS emulator requirements are so minimal that it can be easily installed in a home-based lab on a standard laptop or desktop.

UCS platform emulator is freely downloadable...