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Data Center Evolution
Agenda
The Impact of Virtualization on the Network


                                                                                    Network
                      NIC         Enet traffic       Network
Virtualization                                       Switches
                      NIC         Enet traffic
     Host
                      NIC         Enet traffic
                                                 2 switches every 16 servers
                      NIC         Enet traffic   10/100/1000

                      NIC         Enet traffic


                      NIC         Enet traffic
                                                       SAN
                    FC HBA        FC traffic         Switches                        SAN
                    FC HBA        FC traffic


                                                 2 Switches every 24 servers
Traditional Virtualization I/O Design            Fibre Channel / iSCSI / Ethernet
• How do I…
    •   Manage this?
    •   Provision this?
    •   Cable this?
    •   Troubleshoot this?

• Why wasn’t the
  network impact
  considered?

• Wasn’t virtualization
  supposed to make
  things LESS
  complex?!?!
UNIFIED
FABRIC
The Impact of the Unified Fabric


                       NIC        Enet traffic

Virtualization
            Virtualization
                       NIC        Enet traffic
     Host        Host
                       NIC        Enet traffic


                      NIC         Enet traffic
                               CNA               All traffic
                      NIC         Enet traffic   goes over
                               CNA                  10G

                      NIC         Enet traffic


                    FC HBA        FC traffic


                    FC HBA        FC traffic




Traditional Virtualization I/O Design
                     Unified I/O Design
Show me the NUMBERS!!!




                     NIC         Enet traffic

Virtualization
                     NIC         Enet traffic
     Host
                     NIC         Enet traffic


                     NIC         Enet traffic


                     NIC         Enet traffic


                     NIC         Enet traffic
                                 6 Switches (48-Port)
                   FC HBA        FC traffic
                                  LAN (10/100/1000)
                   FC HBA        FC traffic

                                   6 Switches (24-Port)
Traditional Virtualization I/O DesignChannel (1/2/4/8 Gb)
                                Fiber
• 6 x 48-Port Switches – Top of Rack
    • LAN Connectivity (10/100/1000)
• 6 x 24-Port Switches – Bottom of Rack
    • SAN Connectivity (1/2/4/8 Gb Fibre Channel)
• 180 x Cat6 Cables (288 Total Ports)
• 60 x Fiber Patch Cables (144 Total Ports)


                      REDUCED
• 2 x 48-Port Nexus Universal Port Switches
    • Top of Rack Middle of Row
• 60 x TwinAX Pre-Terminated SFP+ Copper Cables
NEXUS 55XX UNIVERSAL PORT
        SWITCHES
 • 48 and 96 Universal Port Models
   Available
     •   1/10 GbE
     •   10 Gb DCB / FCoE
     •   1/2/4/8 Gb Fiber Channel

 • Layer-3 Capable

 • Line-Rate – Low Latency

 • Can be used as:
     •   Server aggregation / access switch
     •   Collapsed Core / Distribution / Access
         Switch

 • FCoE Gateway
Cisco Unified Computing System


      Mgmt        LAN        SAN A

                                     SAN B
WHAT DIFFERENTIATES UCS?                 UCS USE CASES

•   UCS Manager                  • Server Consolidation and
•   Service Profiles               Virtualization
•   Extended Memory Technology
•   Centralized Management       • Desktop Virtualization
     •   Hypervisor
     •   Storage                 • New Application Deployments
     •   Platform
     •   Network
                                 • Disaster Recovery Projects
• Data Center Bridging for
  Connectivity                   • Server and Data Center
                                   Refreshes
20% Lower Cost for Compute + Network
Infrastructure


60% Greater Virtual Desktop Density with No Effect
on Performance


Simple Operation: Start in Minutes, Scale in
Seconds


Massive Scalability: Scales to 320 servers/
Thousands of Desktops per Cisco Unified
Computing System™


Extended Memory and I/O to Avoid Desktop
Virtualization Bottlenecks
Thank You!

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Evolutionary Fabric, Revolutionary Scale – Presented by Softchoice + Cisco

  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8. The Impact of Virtualization on the Network Network NIC Enet traffic Network Virtualization Switches NIC Enet traffic Host NIC Enet traffic 2 switches every 16 servers NIC Enet traffic 10/100/1000 NIC Enet traffic NIC Enet traffic SAN FC HBA FC traffic Switches SAN FC HBA FC traffic 2 Switches every 24 servers Traditional Virtualization I/O Design Fibre Channel / iSCSI / Ethernet
  • 9. • How do I… • Manage this? • Provision this? • Cable this? • Troubleshoot this? • Why wasn’t the network impact considered? • Wasn’t virtualization supposed to make things LESS complex?!?!
  • 11. The Impact of the Unified Fabric NIC Enet traffic Virtualization Virtualization NIC Enet traffic Host Host NIC Enet traffic NIC Enet traffic CNA All traffic NIC Enet traffic goes over CNA 10G NIC Enet traffic FC HBA FC traffic FC HBA FC traffic Traditional Virtualization I/O Design Unified I/O Design
  • 12. Show me the NUMBERS!!! NIC Enet traffic Virtualization NIC Enet traffic Host NIC Enet traffic NIC Enet traffic NIC Enet traffic NIC Enet traffic 6 Switches (48-Port) FC HBA FC traffic LAN (10/100/1000) FC HBA FC traffic 6 Switches (24-Port) Traditional Virtualization I/O DesignChannel (1/2/4/8 Gb) Fiber
  • 13. • 6 x 48-Port Switches – Top of Rack • LAN Connectivity (10/100/1000) • 6 x 24-Port Switches – Bottom of Rack • SAN Connectivity (1/2/4/8 Gb Fibre Channel) • 180 x Cat6 Cables (288 Total Ports) • 60 x Fiber Patch Cables (144 Total Ports) REDUCED • 2 x 48-Port Nexus Universal Port Switches • Top of Rack Middle of Row • 60 x TwinAX Pre-Terminated SFP+ Copper Cables
  • 14. NEXUS 55XX UNIVERSAL PORT SWITCHES • 48 and 96 Universal Port Models Available • 1/10 GbE • 10 Gb DCB / FCoE • 1/2/4/8 Gb Fiber Channel • Layer-3 Capable • Line-Rate – Low Latency • Can be used as: • Server aggregation / access switch • Collapsed Core / Distribution / Access Switch • FCoE Gateway
  • 15.
  • 16. Cisco Unified Computing System Mgmt LAN SAN A SAN B
  • 17. WHAT DIFFERENTIATES UCS? UCS USE CASES • UCS Manager • Server Consolidation and • Service Profiles Virtualization • Extended Memory Technology • Centralized Management • Desktop Virtualization • Hypervisor • Storage • New Application Deployments • Platform • Network • Disaster Recovery Projects • Data Center Bridging for Connectivity • Server and Data Center Refreshes
  • 18. 20% Lower Cost for Compute + Network Infrastructure 60% Greater Virtual Desktop Density with No Effect on Performance Simple Operation: Start in Minutes, Scale in Seconds Massive Scalability: Scales to 320 servers/ Thousands of Desktops per Cisco Unified Computing System™ Extended Memory and I/O to Avoid Desktop Virtualization Bottlenecks