Cisco UCS Mini Edge-Scale Computing with Enterprise Capabilities

Rebecca Awde Cisco DC Specialist

rawde@cisco.com

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Edge-Scale Computing Needs

Central IT

Customer Needs ›  Computing proximity for IoE and fog computing ›  Comprehensive remote management at global scale ›  Small footprint: space, power, and cooling ›  Consistent configuration and policy enforcement ›  Hardware separation (compliance and security)

Enabling Small-Scale IT At the Edge of Large IT

Customer Needs ›  “No assembly required” total computing solution ›  Simplified systems management ›  1-15 servers

Small and Medium Organizations Test/Dev

Remote Sites Customer Premise Branch Offices

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SMB ROBO & Industry Verticals

Data Center/Mini Data Center

§  Only need 4 – 8 servers §  Expand to 16

§  Not an IT shop §  Simplicity is key

§  UCSM makes things easy §  Firmware updates §  Faulty blade replacement

§  Managed Service §  Remotely managed

through

§  Managed Services §  Onsite premises §  Application migration

§  Security §  DMZ §  Hardware Separation for

compliances

§  Smaller failure domains

§  Large number of geographically dispersed sites

§  Need centralized management & control §  Consistency

§  Compliance

§  No local IT staff §  UCS Central & UCS Mini

§  Manage 100 sites like managing 1

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Cisco UCS Mini: Enterprise Capabilities at Edge Scale

Unified computing in 6RU

›  Chassis-integrated fabric interconnects

›  Cisco UCS Manager ›  Standard Cisco UCS blades, fans,

and power supplies

Connect up to 7 Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers for expanded capacity

Unified computing in 6RU: ›  Chassis-integrated

fabric interconnects

›  Cisco UCS Manager

›  Standard Cisco UCS blades, fans, and power supplies

New architectural entry point for unified computing at 1 to 15 server scale Full-power Cisco UCS® in all-in-one package:

›  Computing

›  Networking ›  Cisco UCS Manager

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Cisco UCS Mini: At the Edge of Large IT Configurations

Central IT

Cisco UCS® Mini

Cisco UCS Mini Cisco UCS Mini

UCS Management

Cisco UCS Mini

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Cisco UCS Mini: Delivering the Power of Unified Computing at the Edge

›  Simple −  Allows for consolidation of multiple servers in a single managed

solution −  All hardware is managed from a single interface −  Cisco UCS® Central Software manages data centers and remote

sites as one

›  Efficient −  Unified systems management −  Highly-availability system for the most uptime −  Reduced capital and operational expenses

with consolidation and virtualization

›  Expandable −  Extensive scalability within a stable platform −  Support for future Cisco UCS blades

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Cisco UCS Mini: Enterprise Capabilities at the Edge

›  Computing and storage integration −  6RU rack-mount chassis −  Up to 8 blade servers −  Up to 7 rack servers

›  Integrated networking −  SFP+ for 1- or 10-Gbps connectivity −  Hassle–free connectivity with end-host mode

›  High availability −  Hot-pluggable redundant power (N+N, N+1, and N support) −  100 to 120V, 200 to 240V, -48V support −  Redundant network connectivity −  Redundant fans

›  Full systems management capabilities −  Full-featured Cisco UCS® Manager −  Cisco UCS Central Software for remote management

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Cisco UCS Mini: Server Support

›  No-compromise computing capability

›  Cisco UCS® B200 M3 Blade Server: feature-rich, 2-socket, half-width server −  Support for all CPU configurations −  Up to 768 GB of DDR memory −  Up to 40-Gbps bandwidth per blade in Cisco UCS Mini

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Cisco UCS Mini: Simplified Networking Support

›  Easily connect to upstream networks with end-host mode

›  SFP+ supports 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet for future proofing

›  Redundant networking capability built in

›  Simple expansion for additional computing power

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Cisco UCS Mini: Storage Connectivity Options

Direct-Attach Storage

ETH 1 ETH 2

iSCSI/NAS iSCSI/NAS iSCSI/NAS/Fibre Channel/FCoE

iSCSI/NAS/Fibre Channel/FCoE

ETH 1 ETH 2

Network-Attached Storage

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Cisco UCS Mini: Management Simplicity

API API

Basic Management Functionality

API

API

Cisco UCS® Director API

Stand-Alone Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Server Cisco Unified Computing

System™

Cisco UCS Central Software

Cisco UCS Director

Cisco® IMC

Cisco UCS Manager Domain 1

Advanced Infrastructure Abstraction and Automation

Storage

Virtual Machines

Network Devices

Servers

Third-Party Infrastructure

API Cisco UCS Manager

Domain 1 Cisco UCS Mini

Domain 1

›  Single-office locations −  Cisco UCS Manager converges

management of servers, storage, and networking

−  Full-featured management with no limitations

›  Data centers −  Take advantage of the full Cisco

UCS management suite

−  Integrated with third-party ecosystems (Microsoft, VMware, CA, IBM)

−  Common management of Cisco UCS in the data center and Cisco UCS Mini at remote offices

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Cisco UCS or Cisco UCS Mini: Main Component Differences

Cisco UCS® 5108 Blade Server Chassis with new backplane

(UCSB-5108-AC2, etc.)

+ = Cisco UCS Cisco UCS 2204XP

Cisco UCS 2208XP Cisco UCS 6248 Fabric Interconnect

Cisco UCS 6296 Fabric Interconnect

+

+ Cisco UCS Mini Cisco UCS 5108 Blade

Server Chassis With new backplane

(UCSB-5108-AC2, etc.)

+

New PSU at 200 to 240V (UCSB-

PSU-2500ACDV)

Cisco UCS 6324 Fabric

Interconnect for Cisco UCS Mini

(UCS-FI-M-6324)

= Dual-voltage PSU

(UCSB-PSU-2500ACDV)

+

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Cisco UCS Mini Use Case : A Growing Coffee Roaster

Problem ›  Need to reduce floor space

›  Need an IT platform that will expand

›  Need low-cost redundant storage expansion

›  Require full-featured blades to run virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) for floor staff

›  Want a service provider to remotely manage hardware

Solution: Cisco UCS® Mini with Storage on Cisco UCS C240 M3 Rack Server with StorMagic SvSAN ›  Servers consolidated into a single chassis, reducing floor space

›  Easy computing and storage scalability: hot-pluggable in new blades and drives

›  Large, shared storage capacity and exceptional performance improve client service, without the cost and complexity of a SAN

›  Cisco UCS B200 M3 blades provide the computing power for VDI and order management applications

›  Cisco® Call Home and Cisco UCS Central Software allows remote monitoring and trouble-ticket issuing

›  Scenario: A growing coffee roaster continues to add new customers for its custom coffee roast and needs to add new staff and a more flexible IT solution that supports the growing business. The company needs to improve communication between the front office and the roasting team as well as be able to run its order management system more efficiently.

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Cisco UCS Mini Use Case: Retail Store Upgrade

Requirements ›  Standardize on a single computing platform in

stores and data center

›  Provide high availability to in-store applications, reducing costly downtime

›  Need local access to customer data for in-store orders

›  Manage store environment from central IT without requiring local IT staff

›  Reduce downtime from remote system issues

Solution: Cisco UCS Mini ›  Standardize on Cisco UCS B200 M3 blades for data center and store

environments

›  Direct connect existing in-store Fibre Channel storage to Cisco UCS Mini, eliminating in-store Fibre Channel switch maintenance

›  Standardize deployment of store configurations from Cisco UCS Central Software

›  Cisco UCS Central Software allows central IT to monitor and manage Cisco UCS Mini remotely

›  Common cisco UCS Manager, Cisco® IMC, and Cisco UCS Central Software management of all server infrastructure

›  Scenario: A retailer needs to standardize its in-store IT infrastructure to reduce costs. The store already has Cisco UCS® installed in its data center and would like to expand it to the 200 stores, but it has not been cost effective to date.

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