Creating Competitive Advantage by Revolutionizing I/O

Creating Competitive Advantage by Revolutionizing I/O

Tom BoucherSystems Engineer – Emulex Corporation

2© 2011 Emulex Corporation 2© 2011 Emulex Corporation

Agenda

Emulex, a Primer

What Emulex Brings to the IO Plumbing Table

Current Product Updates

The Fine Print:– Any Future Statements are industry statements only, no representation

of IBM plans or Products– Some conclusions are opinions of the presenter with 22 years in the

industry, not necessarily Emulex Corporation or IBM Corporation

Emulex Overview

4© 2011 Emulex Corporation

Emulex Product Portfolio

Unified Control Server Management Advance Services

Storage I/O & SSD Expanded Targets SAS to FC Routing

Fibre Channel10GbE Convergence

Embedded

EnterpriseI/O

ManagementServices


StorageServers

System z™System i™

DS8000 Series System Storage Tape Libraries

BladeCenter® DS5000 Series

ProtecTIER Deduplication

Integrated 10GbE*10GbE VFA*

Fibre Channel HBAs

Emulex is IBM’s Primary I/O Supplier

#1 Storage and 10GbE connectivity solution provider to IBM

Broad partnership across IBM systems and storage

Over 12 years of partnership for IBM & Emulex

IBM XIV

System x™

Integrated 10GbE*10GbE VFA*10GbE iSCSI

Fibre Channel HBAs

Power Systems

PCIe Gen210GbE*Fibre Channel HBAs*

Fibre Channel HBAs*

Fibre Channel I/O Controllers*

*Emulex Exclusive

InSpeed ® Switch on Chip Controller*

Fibre Channel I/O Controllers*

Fibre Channel HBAs*

InSpeed ® Switch on Chip Controllers*

Fibre Channel HBAs*

Fibre Channel HBAs*

DS3000 Series

10GbE iSCSI \*Fibre Channel HBAs*

InSpeed ® SwitchFibre Channel I/O

Controllers*

Storwise V7000

10GbE iSCSI*


Driving IBM’s Strategic I/O Requirements

Robust 10GbE Engine and Stack

The Data Center of the Future Requires A New Networking Model…

Converged Network Adapters

Converged LOMs

Proven Fibre Channel Engine and Stack

Advanced Software Services and Security

Emulex Connects IBM Today and in the Future

Emulex Fibre Channel Technology


Emulex 8Gb/s Server Benefits

Superior Performance

EfficientManagement

HighlyScalable

Investment Protection

vCenter Plug-in for VMware 2x Features and ½ the OPEXOptical transceivers, temperature diagnostics

Support for large configurations

– 4000 exchanges

– 4000 RPIs– 255 virtual

ports

2, 4. 8 Gb/sPCIe 1.0, 2.0Common driver architecture

Powers the #1 fastest database system*Faster on board processorHigher throughput (PCIe 2.0)MSDI-X CPU & Bus OffloadBest dual-port scalability

*TCP-CP test report Dec. 2010


Emulex Fibre Channel Adapter Key Features

Over 30% Better Performance37% better dual-port scalabilityCreate 35% more vPortsCommon Device Driver with FCoE/Older Adapters

50% More Efficient ManagementCentralized management (GUI, CLI, Browser)vCenter plug-in for integrated VMware management2x functionality—diagnostics, troubleshooting featuresUniversal boot capability and superior UEFI


IBM BladeCenter CIOv Expansion Card

Specifically designed for IBM BladeCenter

– All BladeCenter chassis

Dual-Channel 8Gb/s Fibre Channel

Combination I/O vertical (CIOv)– Provides the flexibility to utilize

CFFh‑based I/O connectivity options in conjunction with the CIOv-based expansion card

Fully integrated with IBM UEFI

The only adapter certified with all 4Gb/8Gb FC switches

IBM P/N 46M6140


8Gb & 4Gb Single/Dual Port FC PCIe Adaptor

Single and Dual-Channel 8Gb/s Fibre Channel

PCIe v2.0 x4 slot

Fully integrated with IBM UEFI

Same Drivers 4Gb or 8Gb

New Firmware removes IO Space request. No more 18xx BIOS errors with lots of adapters.

4Gb expected to EOL by end of 2011.

42C2069/42C2071 Single/Dual 4Gb

42D0485/42D0494 Single/Dual 8Gb

Emulex Ethernet Solutions with IBM


Emulex Ethernet Solutions

IBM Virtual Fabric Adapters are based on Emulex Technology

Currently in a transition from generation 2 Emulex technology to Generation 3 technology. (BladeEngine 2 to BladeEngine 3)

VFA II for System X announced in April, and VFA II for BladeCenter announced July 19th, 2011

– Switch Independent vNIC ‘pre-announced’, Currently schedule for 4Q11

BladeCenter and System x Adapters are same technology, however IBM currently doesn’t offer storage features on System x products.


Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter & Advanced VFAFour Modes of Operation

FCoE

Announced for BladeCenter July 19th, 2011

Reduces hardware and cabling costs

Configurable with vNIC

iSCSI

Available for BladeCenter

IBM’s only 10GbE Hardware accelerated solution

Reduces CPU load

Configurable with vNIC

10GbE / pNIC

2 Physical Ports

High Performance

Upgradeable to vNIC (no charge)

Upgradeable to ISCSI or FCOE (fee-based. Pay as you Go)

vNIC

Up to 8 Virtual Ports

Reduces Cost and Complexity

Competes with HP & Cisco

Mix ‘n Match with ISCSI or FCoE


Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM BladeCenter

Dual Channel 10GbE adapter with multiple I/O functions

– Up to 8 virtual NICs (vNICs) with storage protocol support

– Exclusive enhanced vNIC function with IBM BNT switches

– New Switch Independent vNIC (Due 4Q11)– Connects to 1Gb or 10Gb infrastructures– Serial Over LAN supported– TCP/IP stateless offload– Supported with HS22, HS22V, or HX5

Available in upgradable base 10GbE and storage enabled versions– iSCSI (Supported since January 2011)– FCoE (Support Announced July 19th 2011)

Virtual NIC and Universal CNA on single adapter

Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter (IBM Part #: 90Y3550 - 10GbE)(IBM Part #: 49Y4265 - Storage upgrade)(IBM Part #: 90Y3566 – Storage enabled)


10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x

Enhanced function utilizing Emulex BE3 processor– Scalable I/O with SR-IOV– Greener I/O with 20% improvement

in power efficiency

Dual Channel 10GbE adapters with multiple I/O functions

– Up to 8 virtual NICs (vNICs) with storage Protocol support

– Exclusive enhanced vNIC function with IBM BNT switches

– Upgradeable to FCoE– TCP/IP stateless offload

Integrated VFA Integrated into select models of IBM System x serversEmulex10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II

for IBM System x (IBM Part #: 49Y4970)

Emulex Integrated10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x


Advanced Virtual Fabric Adapter Storage Features

Superior Performance

2-Port, 10GbE Link Speed

PCIe 2.0 (x8,5GTs, MSI-X)

2000MB/s per port Full Bandwidth at 10Gb/s

Integrated data buffer and code space memory

Interrupt Coalescing

Convergence Efficiency

Pay as you go offload for iSCSI & FCoE

iSCSI, TCP/IP Stateless and TCP Chimney Offload

Energy Efficient PCI Bus Power Management

IBM Virtual Fabric vNIC and Switch Independent vNIC

Reliability and Availability

Advanced Reporting (AER), VLAN, QOS/COS, Link Aggregation, Flow Control

PHP hot plug-hot swap

Adapter and Switch Fault Tolerance (AFT & SFT)

Windows Teaming Support

InvestmentProtection

Advanced Reporting (AER), VLAN, QOS/COS, Link Aggregation, Flow Control

Adapter and Switch Fault Tolerance (AFT & SFT)

Windows Teaming Support

Multipath IO Support


Protocol Offloads

TCP Stateless Offloads– Checksum– Large send– Packet classification and prioritization

TCP Offload Engine (TOE)– Supported with Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2 (TCP Chimney)

• Highly recommend only using with 64bit versions due to NPP limitations

– Connection and its state are passed to the TCP offload engine– Data transmit and receive is handled by adapter

iSCSI– Includes TOE support, not limited to Windows Server 2003/2008– Allows two hosts to negotiate and then exchange SCSI commands

FCoE– Maintains full Fibre Channel(FC) compatibility– Offloads encapsulation of FC frames– Identical driver to FC adapters


Differences: Emulex VFA II vs. VFA

VFA II ASIC uses 65 micron instead of 90 micron manufacturing process

– Less power consumption

VFA II features added functionality– SR-IOV support in Red Hat 6 Server

• Features will improve throughout the year as new releases are developed• Basic delay is testing of iterations; can be quite large (How many guests,

what OS, etc)– Switch Independent Mode will be enabled via a software update in 4Q11


Similarities: Emulex VFA II vs. VFA

Same firmware bundle/version– Adapter will report 2.x.x.x on VFA and 3.x.x.x on VFA II– Actual firmware file will be different

• Bootable Media Creator/UXSP will know the differences and apply correct file

• Bootable ISO image will apply correct file• OneCommand Manager will let you know if you attempt to apply the wrong

file– Naming convention is OC10xxx.ufi for VFA, and OC11xxx.ufi for VFAII

Same device driver

Same vNIC features– May require newer switch software version, 6.5.x; please see readme

files, but this is true on VFA or VFA II


vEngine Virtual Server Optimization

Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)– PCI-SIG standard for virtualized servers– Multiple virtual functions per physical function (port)– Hypervisor presents virtual NIC function to virtual machine– Single pass through I/O stack improves performance– Supported today with Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM), RHEL 6.0

SF – Standard FunctionPF – Physical FunctionVF – Virtual Function

SF

PF

FCoE or iSCSI

VF1

VF16

……..……..

NIC

NIC

Why Hardware iSCSI Initiators Make a Difference


iSCSI Hardware vs. iSCSI Software Initiators

Software iSCSI initiator

– All iSCSI software runs on host processor

– Works with any Ethernet NIC

Hardware iSCSI Initiator

– All iSCSI software and TCP offload

runs on Virtual Fabric adapter– Appears to UEFI and OS as a

SCSI device

Ethernet

IP

TCP

iSCSI

Emulex Adv. VFA uses fewer CPU cycles than software initiators

Ethernet

IP

TCP

iSCSI

SCSI

DiskDriver

FileSystem


10GbSW

10GbHW

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4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

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14,000

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Server CPU Effectiveness

IBM Advanced Virtual Fabric Adapter High Performance iSCSI Offload

1Gb 10Gb SW

10GbHW

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50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

450,000

Max Read IOPs

120%Better CPUEfficiency

30%Higher IOPS

Advanced VFA + Virtual Fabric vNIC Implementation


Virtual Fabric vNIC Requirements

Emulex Advanced Virtual Fabric Adapter

IBM BNT 10Gb Virtual Fabric Switch– If using FCoE, you need the Virtual Fabric Qlogic 8Gb Gateway

IBM BladeCenter-H Chassis

Current Generation UEFI capable Blade (HS22, HS22v, HX5)


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Minimum 4 Virtual Groups per Switch, each is a 802.1qinq L2 Domain


Advanced VFA with vNIC OS View

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• PCI Functions 0/1 are vEth0 and vEth1 on the adapter. (Port 0 and Port 1)• PCI Functions 2/3 are vStorage0 and vStorage1 on the adapter (iSCSI or FCoE,

Port 0 and Port 1)• PCI Functions 4-7 are remaining four vEthernet ports, alternating physically

between P0 and P1 • Mac Addresses are handed out by function, in order. 0-7.

FCoE Features


Network Convergence

Ethernet is a “best-effort” network– Packets may be dropped– Packets may be delivered out of order

• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is used to reassemble packets in correct order

Converged Enhanced Ethernet– AKA: DCE (Data Center Ethernet, Cisco term) and

‘Lossless Ethernet”– Provides low latency & lossless packet transmission

required for FCoE support– Switch to Switch technology still awaiting ratification

– Pause and Congestion Notification – AKA ‘Multi-Hop FCoE’


BenefitFeature Related Standards Activity

IEEE Data Center Bridging Standards

Priority-based Flow Control (PFC)

Enables lossless Ethernet—manages I/O between initiator and target on a

multi-protocol Ethernet linkIEEE 802.1Qbb

Quality of Service (QoS) Supports 8 priorities for network traffic IEEE 802.1p

Enhanced Transmission Selection

(ETS)

Allocate bandwidth to IP, iSCSI and FCoE traffic—managed with

OneCommand 5.0IEEE 802.1Qaz

Data Center Bridging Capability Exchange

(DCBX)

Extends DCB network by exchanging Ethernet parameters between

DCB switches IEEE 802.1ab


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43% Less Power


Industry Leading Performance For Convergence

40 Gb/Sec

Faster Engine: More Transactions

CPU Offload— more VMs/CPU

Industry Leading Performance for storage

Maximum bandwidth

2 x10G, full duplex

Wider Track: More Data Lanes

No Virtualization Conflicts

Capacity for Provisioning

900K IOPS/Sec

OneCommand™ ManagerAdapter Management


Lower management costs

Improve management efficiency

Management Challenges

IT organizations are challenged with addressing growing business demands while working the same amount of resource

Reduce management complexity

IT administrators seek solutions that


OneCommand Manager

Designed to help address today’s IT management challenges

General Description:– Centralized, cross platform management console

– …unifying management of all Emulex “server to network” connectivity solutions on local & remote hosts

OneCommand Manager

Fibre Channel FCoE NIC iSCSI


Comprehensive Adapter Management Improve efficiency & TCO ● Increase availability & performance

Multi-protocol Management– Ability to manage all protocols Fibre

Channel/FCoE, iSCSI, NIC

Unified Management– Uniform management across OS platforms– Broad OS platform support—Windows,

Solaris, Linux, VMware– GUI, CLI and Browser interface options

Centralized Administration– Manage adapters on local or remote hosts

Workflow Automation– Centrally update firmware or parameter

settings on multiple adapters– Scripting capability

UCNA

HBA

NICFCoE

iSCSI FC


UCNA Management

FCoE– CEE configuration– FIP configuration

iSCSI– Monitor the complete path from the initiator down to the target LUN– Centrally manage and upgrade iSCSI adapters throughout the network

NIC– Discover and report on NIC resources within the network

• Configuration• Operational state

– Provide NIC teaming capabilities


Multiprotocol Management

iSCSINICFibre Channel FCoE

Centralized Fibre Channel HBA management

Automation of management processes

On-line boot from SAN

On-line WWN management

On-line management in VMware

Discover and report on NIC resources within the network: Configuration and Operational state

Provide NIC teaming capabilities

Monitor the complete path from the initiator down to the target LUN

Centrally manage and upgrade iSCSI adapters through out the network

Centralized FCoE adapter management

Automation of management processes

CEE Configuration

FIP Configuration


Emulex CIM provider is an in-box components of VMware ESXi

Emulex CIM client management interface is integrated in OneCommand Manager

Competitive solutions only offer the CIM provider component

Emulex offers the CIM provider & the CIM client management interface

CIM Based Management for VMware ESX & ESXi

Hypervisor

Standby ServerProduction Server

Hypervisor

- Acquiesce the server

- Re-boot server into maintenance mode

- Use offline utility tools to make the required change- Re-boot server again

- Migrate over the VMs originally installed on the server

- Migrate VMs to another server With Other Solutions you need to:


Emulex CIM provider is an in-box components of VMware ESXi

Emulex CIM client management interface is integrated in OneCommand Manager

Competitive solutions only offer the CIM provider component

Emulex offers the CIM provider & the CIM client management interface

CIM Based Management for VMware ESXi

Hypervisor

Production Server

- No need for VM migration

- No need re-boot server into maintenance mode

- No need to use offline utility

With OneCommand Manager:

- Server remains available

- Manage more efficiently

- Save more time

- Save more money

Emulex Benefit: No need to take the ESXi server off-line to manage adapters


On-line WWN Management

Change adapter WWN ID while the adapter is online

Quickly transfer the identity of failed server without incurring a reboot

Ensures maximum SAN availability in clustered environments

WWN ID

Emulex Benefit: Faster recovery from a fail-over scenario


Vport to VM Mapping

Displays VPort to virtual machine association on a single management window

Enables rapid re-provisioning of hardware resources to address dynamic business environments

…this Virtual Machine

This Virtual Port is Associated

with…

Emulex Benefit:

Helps increase SAN availability, management efficiency and business agility in Vmware vSphere 4 environments


Reporting Capability

Flexible and customizable reporting – Captures and exports adapter pertinent data in XML or CSV format– Provides flexibility in presentation of data – Enables more effective management of SANs

Emulex Benefit:

Augments SANs management through customizable reports


Digital Diagnostics

Provides the electro-optical signal value leaving the Emulex adapter port which can be compared with the signal value received at the switch or storage array port

Difference between the two values can be an indication of damaged fiber optic cabling

Signal Value Leaving Adapter Port: xxxxx

Damage inFiber Optic Cable

Signal Value Received at Switch Port: xxx

Emulex Benefit:

Helps to identify fiber optic cable-related issues Helps to maintain optimum SAN performance


OneCommand Manger—Supported OS Platforms

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008—R2

Windows Hyper-V Server 2008

Windows Hyper-V Server 2008—R2

Solaris 10 (SPARC & x86)

Solaris 11 (SPARC & x86)

Open Solaris (SPARC & x86)

Linux Red Hat—RHEL 5

Linux SUSE SLES 10

Linux SUSE SLES 11

Vmware—vSphere 4 ESX

Vmware—vSphere 4 ESXi

Vmware—vSphere 4.1 ESX

Vmware—vSphere 4.1 ESXi


The Right Solution

Increases Management Efficiency– Consistent behavior and outcome of management functions– Pre-install and pre-stage drivers on server prior to physical

installation of the adapter– Automate routine administrative tasks

Improves Business Application Availability– Online “Boot-from-SAN” capability – Improve server provisioning– Powerful diagnostic tools

OneCommand Managerfor VMware vCenter


OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter

Plug-in for VMware vCenter management console

Enables centralized management of Emulex fabric (FC HBA) and network (FCoE and NIC) adapters from the vCenter console


OCM Integrates Across Core vCenter Functions

Hardware

SLA Driven Management

Model

Availability

99.99%

Security

High

Performance

.2 Milliseconds

VMwarevCenterFamily

Infrastructure Management

Self Service Management

Self Service Portal Service Catalogue Billing/Chargeback

Provisioning Configuration Capacity Operations Performance Availability

VMware vSphere

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