Evolutionary Fabric, Revolutionary Scale – Presented by Softchoice + Cisco
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This presentation was delivered during the February and March Discovery Series events titled “Evolutionary Fabric, Revolutionary Scale” sponsored by Cisco. Topics covered include:Network convergence as Ethernet bandwidth outpaces all other technologies, How unified fabric can make your data center more efficient, how Cisco UCS leverages unified fabric and converged infrastructure to build the foundation for a scalable data center.If you have any questions about the content or the event, please contact @scTechEvents
Transcript of Evolutionary Fabric, Revolutionary Scale – Presented by Softchoice + Cisco
Data Center Evolution
Agenda
• History o f the Data Center
• What i s the Next Evo lut ion in Data Center Network ing?
• Why C isco i s Lead ing the Charge Through th is Evo lut ionary Phase
• What About My (Growing) Server Env i ronment
• Next Steps
HYPERVISOR
STORAGE
PLATFORM
OPERATING SYSTEM
APPLICATIONS
The Impact of Virtualization on the Network
FC HBA
FC HBA
NIC
NIC
NIC
NIC
NIC
NICVirtualization
Host
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
FC traffic
FC traffic
Traditional Virtualization I/O Design
Network
SAN
NetworkSwitches
SANSwitches
2 switches every 16 servers10/100/1000
2 Switches every 24 serversFibre 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?!?!
LAN SAN
UNIFIED FABRIC
The Impact of the Unified Fabric
FC HBA
FC HBA
NIC
NIC
NIC
NIC
NIC
NICVirtualization
Host
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
FC traffic
FC traffic
Traditional Virtualization I/O Design
CNA
CNA
Virtualization Host
All traffic goes over
10G
Unified I/O Design
Show me the NUMBERS!!!
}FC HBA
FC HBA
NIC
NIC
NIC
NIC
NIC
NICVirtualization
Host
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
Enet traffic
FC traffic
FC traffic
Traditional Virtualization I/O Design
6 Switches (48-Port)LAN (10/100/1000)
6 Switches (24-Port)Fiber Channel (1/2/4/8 Gb)
CONSOLIDATION
• 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
What about my now
(re-growing) server environment?
Cisco Unified Computing System
SAN B
Mgmt SAN ALAN
WHAT DIFFERENTIATES UCS?
• UCS Manager• Service Profiles• Extended Memory Technology• Centralized Management
• Hypervisor• Storage• Platform• Network
• Data Center Bridging for Connectivity
UCS USE CASES
• Server Consolidation and Virtualization
• Desktop Virtualization
• New Application Deployments
• Disaster Recovery Projects
• Server and Data Center Refreshes
20% Lower Cost for Compute + Network Infrastructure
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
60% Greater Virtual Desktop Density with No Effect on Performance
Thank You!
