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==Products and services==

[[File:Vblock 300 FX.jpg|thumb|upright |alt= Black rack of computer equipment |Vblock 300 FX at CA World 2011]]

VCE marketed [[converged infrastructure]] servers known as vBlocks, which combine [[VMware vSphere]] software running on [[Cisco Unified Computing System]]s (UCS) connected with [[Cisco Nexus switches]], attached to [[EMC Symmetrix]] storage. Despite the "block" in the name, the storage can be accessed as either a [[block device]] or a [[file server]].

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===Vblock===

'''Vblock''' is the brand name VCE uses for racks containing the components of its data center products. Prepackaging, called [[converged infrastructure]], allows customers to select preconfigured and integrated solutions, with predictable units of power, weight, cooling, and geometry for data center planning purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/21/vce_acadia_ramp/|title=Vblock clouds moisten the data center}}</ref>

[[File:EMC Vblock 300 FX.jpg|thumb|alt=A Vblock 300 FX at CA World|Vblock 300 FX at VCE (company) booth during CA World 2011.]] Vblock systems consist of storage and provisioning from [[EMC Corporation|EMC]], switches and servers from [[Cisco]], and [[VMware]] virtualization software running on the servers. In addition, Vblock system customers' support calls are handled by VCE.

Vblock had two series based on the following compositional elements:<ref name="bare_url_b">http://vmackem.co.uk/?p=553</ref><ref name="lightreading">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lightreading.com/video.asp?doc_id=216883|title=Making of Cloud Mega Test -- Cloud Data Center}}</ref>