Hyper Converged Systems

Hyper-converged systems: the principles of this technology

The basic idea behind hyper-converged systems consists of the bundling of physical hardware, the separation of hardware and software layers, the hypervisor as well as the storage component within a system. The storage creates a virtual SAN layer. The gain in flexibility and scalability is enormous. As a rule, a hyper-converged system is managed from a centralised management environment.

Companies benefit from these systems, among other things, through maximum gains in flexibility. If, for example, a new site is opened up, it is usually sufficient to add any number of additional nodes to the overall system. In contrast to a traditional structure, deploying additional nodes is significantly simplified.

Hyper-converged systems are a further development of converged systems. The difference here relates to the storage component. Converged systems more frequently use network storage such as SANs. Hyper-converged systems, however, also integrate storage into the system. This means that the hard drives or SSDs are connected directly to the corresponding node.

The hypervisor must therefore also manage the storage space and make it available to all servers and applications according to their requirements.

What advantages do hyper-converged systems offer?

Hyper-converged systems make it possible to simplify the IT infrastructure. System management, maintenance work and the fact that all components are centralised make managing the systems significantly easier. In addition, there is the high degree of automation . For example, with Nutanix an update to the management system is triggered with a single click. In the meantime, IT staff can focus on other tasks. From then on, updates run fully automatically and reliably.

The software-centric approach also leads to a high degree of system flexibility. It is therefore possible to react quickly to changing requirements. As a rule, it is not necessary to adjust the hardware for this. Software updates also ensure that the system always remains up to date.

Hyper-converged systems are characterised by being easily scalable . If an increase in processing power is required, it is relatively easy to add new modules. However, the underlying system remains intact. This IT architecture is therefore very well suited to fast-growing companies.In order to ensure agile task management, it is necessary to make optimal use of resources.

With separate systems, however, it is difficult to shift workloads across the entire IT infrastructure. But because hyper-converged systems combine all physical components into a central system, it is very easy to allocate resources accordingly.

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