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HDS participates in VMware Ready programs under Storage
Infrastructure Services and is engaged in future development
programs with VMware.
Parag Patel,
VP, Global Strategic
Alliances, VMware
“ Hitachi Data Systems provides the reliability, scalability and
innovation at the storage layer that allows us to do what we do at the
virtualization layer. It is a very complementary relationship.”
• Cisco and VMware deliver tightly integrated solutions
Performance, responsiveness, agility, security, manageability, and cost savings.
• HDS qualifies entire storage platform offering on the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) server platform running VMware vSphere
• Hitachi has had a key strategic relationship with Cisco for a decade
MDS 9000 series and recently Nexus
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Collaborative effort between Cisco Systems, Hitachi Data Systems, and VMware to develop Enterprise Data Center virtualized solutions.
Validated reference architectures which demonstrate advantages of integrating products and technologies from all three companies.
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Scalable Reference Architectures
for Virtualized Hitachi Storage
Infrastructure-Wide Efficiency Optimize resources for virtualization
Improve utilization & accelerate ROI
Flexibility Right sized, readily scalable
Alternative to static, pre-packaged stacks
Resilience Reduced data center risk
Performance Enterprise Tier 1 ready
Engineered for virtualization
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• SIMPLIFIED SET-UP AND MANAGEMENT
• Non DISRUPTIVE MIGRATION
• DATA AVAILABILITY GUARANTEE
• MORE EFFICIENT HARDWARE UTILIZATION
• COST-EFFECTIVE OPERATION
• HIGH PERFORMANCE
• RESILIENCE
• FLEXIBILITY
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• Pre-tested & validated compute, storage & hypervisor stacks
• Accelerate ROI, reduce risk
• Multi-vendor strategy promotes choice & flexibility
• Partner ecosystem driven solution test and development
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Accelerate Virtualization & IT Automation projects
Integrated Compute Stacks
Virtualization Partners
Storage Partners
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Access
Compute
SAN/Storage
Cisco
Nexus 5548
Cisco
UCS Fabric
Interconnect
UCS
Blade
Servers
Cisco MDS
vPC
4x10GE
4x10GE
4x10GE
4x10GE
FC FC
vPC
FC FC
VMware
vSphere
Nexus 1000V
VMware
vCenter
HDS AMS
Storage
High Availability
Resiliency
HDS
Symmetric Active / Active
Load Balancing Controller Technology
Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
VMware API
For
Array Integration
Advanced UCS
SAN Features
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Access
Compute
SAN/Storage
Cisco
Nexus 5548
Cisco
UCS Fabric
Interconnect
UCS
Blade
Servers
Cisco MDS
vPC
4x10GE
4x10GE
4x10GE
4x10GE
FC FC
vPC
FC FC
VMware
vSphere
Nexus 1000V
VMware
vCenter
HDS VSP
Storage
High Availability
Resiliency
Non Disruptive Migration and Data
availability guarantee
VMware API
For
Array Integration
Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning configured to support high
amounts of Random IOPS on large 30 - 60TB single VMFS
volumes
Virtual Machine Consolidation to support High density VM’s
on a Cisco UCS Cluster
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• Multiple OS’s, HBA’s
• Virtual Storage Platform™ (VSP)
• Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V (USP V)
• Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS 2100, 2300, 2500)
Nearly 100 UCS combinations
• Cisco Unified Computing System at work page • http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/ps10265/at_work_promo.html#~si
Posted Interoperability
• Cisco UCS a key component of a virtualized computing / storage infrastructure and reference architecture initiative between Cisco and HDS
Solution Development
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Phase 1 • Scale, Resilience, Efficiency
• Launched
Phase 2 (proposed)
• High-performance – UCS/VSP
• 1H CY 2012
Phase 3 (proposed)
• Tier 1 Apps – Oracle, SAP
• Vertical initiative - HLS
• 2H CY 2012
VIA Roadmap
Proposed Roadmap
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Cisco, Hitachi Data Systems and VMware deliver best-in-class enterprise reliability and performance at mid-tier price points
VIA provides alternative to static, custom-integrated solutions
Joint framework built on shipping products
Fast, flexible, low-risk path to a comprehensive, fully-virtualized data center architecture
Professional Services, Consulting and Design offered by Partner
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