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Supporting Student Notes:

• Supporting Point 1: Flexpod is a CVD Reference architecture based around NetApp FAS storage
• Supporting Point 2: Flexpod is more of a general purpose architecture that is highly scalable. Suitable for commercial

and small commercial environements

The Cisco Validated Design (CVD) provides:
• Low-risk deployment of a standardized shared infrastructure
• Step-by-step deployment guides
• Solution guides for multiple workloads
• Flexibility and scalability within a single rack and multiple racks
• Centralized management of pooled compute, network and storage resources