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FlexPod Technical Overview Customer Presentation
May 30, 2012
FlexPod®
FlexPod®
OperationalChallenges
New BusinessPressures
EmpoweredUser
ComplexProvisioning
Real-Time Information
EconomicUncertainty
CollaborativeApplications
Integrity and Availability
Asset Utilization
Energy Consumption
Data Centers Are at a Critical Juncture
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FlexPod®
Transitioning from Virtualization to Cloud
Private cloud: Behind the firewall of an enterprise, closed to public Public cloud: Accessible through service providers for general purchase Hybrid cloud: Private clouds linked to public clouds
Application-Based Silos
Public CloudZones ofVirtualization
Private Cloud
Storage
Servers
Apps
Network Hybrid
Workloads moving increasingly toward virtualized cloud infrastructure
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FlexPod®
Technical Design Requirements
NetApp Design Principles Operational continuity/high availability (HA) Access flexibility such as Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE), and network-attached storage (NAS) protocols
NetApp® Data ONTAP® for scalability
Cisco Design Principles Operational continuity/HA Transport flexibility such as FC, Ethernet/FCoE, and Overlay
Transport Virtualization (OTV) NX-OS for scalability
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Data Center PlatformPrevalidated, Flexible Unified Architecture
Features Standard, prevalidated, best-in-class converged
platform: Virtualized and nonvirtualized environments
Flexible: One platform scales up or out to fit many mixed workloads: Add applications and workload
Benefits Flexibility: Future-proof platform to meet
today’s challenges and scale for future needs
Built-in data center efficiencies: Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) with simplified deployments and rapid provisioning of resources
Reduce risk: Prevalidated architecture with prescriptive sizing and design guides
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Cisco UCS™ B-Series Blade Servers (and/or C-Series Rack Mount) and Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco Nexus® Family Switches
NetApp® FASOnCommand™
Software Suite 10GE and FCoE
FlexPod®
Future-Proof, Validated FlexPodMeeting Needs of Today and Tomorrow in One Platform
Develop and Test
Starting Out Data Protection and Backup
More computing andless storage
Less computing andmore storage
Deploy entry system, then scale up
VDI
Higher performanceblades and more input/output operations per second (IOPS)
IOPS
CPU
CapacityMemory
ProductionBalanced Infrastructure
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FlexPod®
FlexPod®
Scale Out with FlexPod Repeatable, Consistent Deployments
Increased performance and capacity
Scale out with standard and proven configurations: Predictable and highly efficient:
Capacity and performance
Floor space, power, and cooling
Benefits: Reduce effort for architecture,
design, deployment, and testing
Reduce infrastructure deployment cycle time by up to 50%
Manage pools consisting of storage, compute, and networking resources, not individual systems
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FlexPod®
> 50% Faster
Many Weeks or Months
FlexPod Helps IT Accelerate the Business
Service Request
Design and Size
DC Planning
ProcureDetailedDesign
Deploy Test
Service Available
Traditional
With FlexPod®
Reference BoM Validated design Precise deployment Standard test plan
DC Planning
Procure Deploy Test
Preprovisioned FlexPod Rapid deployment of applications Shared pools meet most requirements
Service Available
X X
DC Planning
Procure Deploy TestService Available
Benefits Agile service delivery Higher productivity Faster deployment Higher quality Simpler planning
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FlexPod®
Reduce Risk with FlexPod Prescriptive Deployment Collateral
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Step-by-step instructions for repeatable high-quality deployments, including these use cases: Secure multi-tenancy and secure
separation
VMware® vSphere® and View™
SAP® applications
Microsoft® Exchange applications
Wide range of resources available: validated design, deployment, and solution guides
FlexPod®
Supported and Validated FlexPod Configurations
The documentation and collateral specifies the individual validated versions of FlexPod®:
CVD = Cisco® Validated Design This documentation only describes a single point-in-time
configuration; it is not the only available configuration Can be flexed into different supported configurations based on the
supported list in Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT)
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FlexPod®
Supported and Validated FlexPod Configurations (cont.)
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IOPS
CPU
Disk CapacityMemory
Supported
VValidated
alidated
Validated
Supported
SupportedSupported
Softwareand Firmware
Changes
Softwareand Firmware
Changes
AddingPerformance
AddingPerformance
FlexPod®
Flexing a FlexPod Configuration
Required Components Cisco Unified Computing
System™ (Cisco UCS™) chassis Cisco UCS blades with VIC
adapter Redundant Cisco UCS Fabric
Interconnects (FIs) Redundant Cisco Nexus® 5k Redundant NetApp® FAS Certain software and redundancy
features
Flexible Components Cisco UCS blade model and
quantity Port count of Cisco Nexus 5k Fabric-attached storage (FAS)
controller size FAS disk type, count, and size Add-on cards, modules, and
interfaces
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For more information, refer to the FlexPod® Technical Specifications:https://fieldportal.netapp.com/viewcontent.asp?qv=1&docid=40790
FlexPod®
FlexPod Technical Collateral
References TR-4036: FlexPod Technical Specifications TR-4019: FlexPod Implementation Guide TR-3884: FlexPod Solutions Guide TR-4030: FlexPod Data Center Solutions Upgrade Guide FlexPod Technical FAQs FlexPod Technical Overview: SE Training Presentation FlexPod Technical Overview: Customer Presentation – Technical
Buyer
For more information, refer to the FlexPod® Binder:https://fieldportal.netapp.com/viewcontent.asp?qv=1&docid=29140
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FlexPod®
Public FlexPod Customers
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FlexPod®
Methods to Obtain a FlexPod Data Center Solution
Purchase individual components through a partner: Assembled in-house, based on CVDs and other technical
collateral Leverage existing equipment:
Purchase additional equipment to complete the environment Leverage CVDs and other technical collateral to assemble
Purchase the complete solution through a partner: Prepackaged, tested, and validated through a trusted partner Delivered and ready to deploy
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FlexPod®
Leverage Existing Investments
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NetApp® V-Series Systems
Cisco Nexus® Family
Existing
Cisco Unified Computing System™
Fibre ChannelSAN
StorageArray
Unifycomputing
Unify fabric
Virtualizestorage
Protect existing investments
Achieve benefits in each layer as you go
Stepwise rather than all at once
FlexPod®
FlexPod®
FlexPod Connectivity
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FlexPod®
FlexPod FCoE Connectivity
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FlexPod®
FlexPod FC Connectivity
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FlexPod®
FlexPod IP Storage-Based Connectivity
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FlexPod®
SAN Boot Benefits
Centralized backup of boot images: Enables disaster recovery (DR) and ease of backup
Abstract the service profile (MAC, world wide port name [WWPN], firmware, BIOS, and so on) from the Cisco UCS™ hardware: Allows easy swap or upgrade of server hardware
NetApp® FlexClone®:
Zero-cost, writable copies of the bare-metal operating system (OS)
Highly scalable Reduced deployment time
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FlexPod®
Validated Workloads and Use Cases on FlexPod
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FlexPod®
Simplify Your Journey to the Cloud
Cooperative Services and Support
FlexPod®
Validated Data Center Design
Enterprise Apps
VDI Secure Multi-TenancyMS Apps
Validated Designs
SQL Server
®Exch 2010
Share Point® VDI
Joint P
ath
wa
ys
Storage
Servers
Apps
Network Hybrid
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Data Center Solutions
VMware® (Exchange, SQL Server®, SharePoint®, View™) Citrix XenDesktop SAP® applications Microsoft® private cloud/Hyper-V™
Red Hat Enterprise Linux®
Secure Multi-Tenancy
Validated workloads
Performance-balanced server, network, and storage components
VMwareView
MSExchange
MSSharePoint
MS SQLServer
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Hyper-V RedHat VMware vSphere®
Secure SeparationOptional securityBare-metal OS
FlexPod®
VMware vSphere Built on FlexPod
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FlexPod®
VMware vSphere Built on FlexPod
Base configuration tested and validated for 1,500 users for four workload applications simultaneously: VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Microsoft® Exchange
Microsoft SharePoint®
Microsoft SQL Server®
Plus headroom for multiple applications
Flexibility to support multiple classes of computing and storage in a single FlexPod® for VMware data center solution
VMware®
vSphere® and vCenter™
Cisco UCS™ B-Series and Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco Nexus®
Family Switches: Cisco Nexus 1000V, 1010V
NetApp® FAS10GbE and FCoE
Complete data center in one rack cabinet
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FlexPod®
Integration Delivers Powerful Benefits
VMware vSphere Cisco UCS and Cisco Nexus
NetApp Storage
50% less storage required with unified multiprotocol storage architecture
First and only server to storage interconnect for all protocols
Built-in efficiencies such as deduplication and thin provisioning with faster provisioning
Cisco UCS™ unifies computing, networking, and storage
Up to 30% improvement in network throughput
Save up to 60% of memory cost by increasing consolidation ratios
VMware® vSphere® provides end-to-end virtual machine (VM) provisioning and faster cloning
Up to 60% reduction in data center capital expenses
Save up to 80% in energy costs by lowering power, cooling, and real estate needs
Network
Servers
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FlexPod®
Secure Multi-Tenancy and Separation Capabilities
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FlexPod®
Application SilosDedicated Hardware for Each Tenant
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Network
Computing
Storage
+ –• Secure • Inflexible
• Static• Large
amount of unused resources
Tenant 3Tenant 2Tenant 1
FlexPod®
Shared InfrastructureShared Hardware Across Tenants and Applications
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Network
Computing
Storage
+ –• Flexible• Agile• Best use of
resources
• Less secure
Tenant 3Tenant 2Tenant 1
FlexPod®
Secure Multi-TenancyShared Hardware Across Tenants and Applications
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Network
Computing
Storage
Se
cure
Isolatio
n
Se
cure
Isolatio
n + –• Secure• Flexible• Agile• Best use of
resources
Tenant 3
Se
cure
Isolatio
n
Tenant 2Tenant 1
FlexPod®
Secure Multi-Tenancy (cont.)
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Layer on or enable software: NetApp® MultiStore® and FlexShare®
VMware® vShield™ zones and applications VMware vSphere ® Enterprise Plus Security hardening Cisco Nexus® 1000v series Cisco® SAFE architecture
Enable capabilities: Multi-tenancy and secure separation Service availability and DR Service management Service assurance Workload isolation and mobility
Enhanced Secure Muli-Tenancy (SMT)
Cisco Validated Design
FlexPod®
Secure Multi-Tenancy (cont.) Industry’s only end-to-end solution with CVD
Consistent quality of service (QoS) at each layer
Manage each resource pool independently
Reduce risk and cost while boosting IT agility
Certified with Payment Card Industry (PCI) and Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) standards (for Homeland Security) and passed the International Computer Security Association (ICSA) audit
ERP HRCRM
VMware® VMware VMware
ERP HR CRM
Resource Pool Settings
Platinum Tenant
Gold Tenant
Silver Tenant
Reservation Reserved Reserved No reservation
Limits Unlimited Limited Limited
Shares High Medium Low
Expandable Reservation
Enabled Disabled Disabled
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FlexPod®
Securely Separated Data in Both Virtualized andNonvirtualized Environments
Implement securely separated tenants in a nonvirtualized (also known as bare metal) data center built on FlexPod®
Make sure that one tenant does not have access to another tenant’s resources (operating system, network bandwidth, and storage)
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FlexPod®
Microsoft Private Cloud Built on FlexPod
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FlexPod®
Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track
Private Cloud Fast Track is a prevalidated, best-in-class Microsoft® private cloud design
NetApp entry is the first multivendor private cloud architecture: Joint collaboration among NetApp, Cisco, and
Microsoft
Microsoft infrastructure software (Microsoft Hyper-V™, Systems Center including SCVMM, SCOM, SCSM, and Opalis)
Cisco UCS servers and Cisco Nexus switches
NetApp storage and software
Accelerates private cloud deployments:
Technical reference architecture, design, build, and operate guides
Unique automation capabilities due to Opalis plug-ins
Cisco UCS™ B-Series Blade Servers and
Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco Nexus® Family Switches
NetApp® FASStorage Systems
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FlexPod®
Applications
Microsoft
Data ONTAP® Windows Powershell™
Toolkit for integration
and automation
FlexClone®
for rapidprovisioning
OnCommand™
for healthmonitoring
SnapMirror® for disaster recovery
SnapManager® backup and recovery
NetApp
Microsoft Private Cloud Built on FlexPod
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FlexPod®
Microsoft Private Cloud on FlexPod:Self-Service Management and Automation
Management Manage processes and operations
OnCommand™, Plug-infor MSFT, PRO Tips, SSP 2.0 Scripts
Virtualization Virtualization and resource pools
SnapDrive® for Windows
SnapManager® for Hyper-V
AutomationCentralized automation and configuration
Windows PowerShell™
Toolkit
Hardware Management and provisioning
Data ONTAP®, Software Developer’s Kit (SDK)
WS-Man,PowerShell,
SMI-S Interfaces
AdministrationCMDB: Fabric stateUI: Initiate workflows
Sample ScriptsDDTK-H
Orchestration End-to-end workflows
Opalis™ Integration Packs
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FlexPod®
Differentiators
Single management interface and tools for servers and storage: System Center for self-service, provisioning, orchestration, backup
and restore, and DR Windows PowerShell™ Toolkits for Cisco® and NetApp®
OnCommand™ data management software
Active load balancing of resources: Dynamically maintain balance of compute, network, and storage
resources Reduces bottlenecks and hot spots
Application-centric shared IT infrastructure: Data management tied to Microsoft® applications
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FlexPod®
Management Strategy
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FlexPod®
Manageability Challenge
Reliable Solutions to Meet a Variety of Needs
Fit into an existing data center management framework and strategy
Accelerate implementation with a fully integrated, prescriptive management solution
Meet specific needs with a choice of solution providers
Service Request Management
Application and Workload Management
Virtual InfrastructureManagement
Physical Infrastructure Management
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FlexPod®
FlexPod
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Management Solutions OptionsEnabled by Open APIs to FlexPod Infrastructure
Partners with a higher degree of integration
FlexPod®
Be Confident in Your Decision
Validated Management Solutions for FlexPod
Tested at Cisco® and NetApp®
labs to verify broad functional and design requirements
Unified FlexPod® manageability
Capabilities can include: Provisioning and operations Configuration management Monitoring and analytics
FlexPod
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Management Solutions
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Integration with hypervisors: Automate workflows, scalable, extensible
platform
Hypervisor agnostic
Cisco UCS™ Manager: Embedded unified management Integrated with vCenter™
NetApp® OnCommand® management software: Integrated with unified manager for
provisioning, protection, and automation VMware® vCenter Server or Microsoft®
System Center Manage NetApp heterogeneous
environment
AppsNetApp
Storage Plug-ins
Cisco UCS Manager
Centralization and Open Management
Extensible Management with Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Hypervisor HypervisorHypervisorHypervisor
FlexPod®
Server StorageVM
App
Optimize FlexPod Performance with OnCommand Balance
Troubleshoot issues: Visibility: is it virtual machine
(VM), server, or storage?
Which workloads are victims and which are bullies?
What’s misaligned?
Optimize performance: How much headroom do I have?
Where can I put my VM/application to optimize performance?
Predict problems: How can I proactively avoid
bottlenecks?
How can I head off issues?
Deliver top performance across VMs, servers, switches, and storage
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FlexPod®
Management Solutions Available for FlexPod
Time andexpense
CustomService-led solution for unique use cases
SemicustomPackaged products
with additional customization
TurnkeyValidated management solutions for FlexPod®
ValidatedManagementSolutions for
FlexPod
Validated solutions reduce risk and expense and speed deployment while providing flexibility to adapt to changing needs.
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FlexPod®
CA Automation Suite for Data Centers
Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller
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Build a Cloud on FlexPod
Validated Management Solutionsfor Automation and Orchestration Products for turnkey management
of all FlexPod components Deploy IT services in minutes instead
of weeks using repeatable workflows Adapt for semi-custom solutions Validated in Cisco® and NetApp® labs Sell with confidence
GaleForce TurnkeyCloud for FlexPod®
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FlexPod®
Cooperative Support Model
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FlexPod®
Incident resolution initiated, no extra nontechnical 800# required
Cisco®
First-LineSupport
If development or engineering escalation required
*Valid customer support contracts with all three companies required
Cooperative Support Model Process
Customer*
NetApp®
First-LineSupport
VMware®
First-LineSupport
Cisco Support Escalation or Engineering
Immediate problem analysis and resolution process
Customer-assisted handoff for multivendor issues
Coordinated engineering escalation process
Collaborated cross-company engineering and development efforts
NetApp Support Escalation or Engineering
VMware Support
Escalation or Engineering
Vendor engagement and ownership through resolution
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FlexPod®
Customer Benefits
Flexible: no rigid configurations required Experience faster time to resolution Less stress through improved cross-company
collaboration Vendors engage and take ownership of issues
through resolution Global 24-hour-a-day support available
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FlexPod®
Cooperative Support Lab
Each partner invested product and support engineering expertise
Ability to mix and match available product components to reproduce complex customer environments
Available to each vendor’s support teams through a secure access portal
Hosted in NetApp Technical Support Center (TSC), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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FlexPod®
Cooperative Support Lab Initial Capital Investment
VMware®: vSphere® Enterprise Plus vCloud® Director View™
vShield™
And more
Cisco® servers: Cisco UCS™ chassis Cisco UCS 6120XP 2140 Fabric Extenders Cisco UCS B-Series or C-Series
Servers Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco integrated fabric: Cisco Nexus® 7000 Cisco Nexus 5548 Cisco Nexus 1000, 1010v
NetApp® unified storage:Storage system clusters: 3210 3240 3270 6280
Multiple OS and application workloads
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Support Experience
Virtualization
Server
Storage
Network
Workloads
FlexPod® SupportService Partners
NetAppAuthorized Support
Partner (ASP)
Oracle®, Microsoft®,
SAP®
Other
Oracle, Microsoft,
SAP
TS
Ane
t S
uppo
rt
Coo
pera
tive
Sup
port
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FlexPod®
Cooperative Support for FlexPod
Cloud-delivered compliance solutions
To the Walz Group, the partnership among Cisco®, NetApp®, and VMware® with a mutual commitment to support has meant time-saving technology integration, simpler update processes, and more open-minded, collaborative service
Offering converged infrastructure solutions to corporate and public
sector markets
Cloud service provider offering mission-critical infrastructure and DR as a Service (DRaaS)
CTO, Ironbrick
Director of Cloud DR Solutions, Terremark Worldwide
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"These expectations have been met in our experience and that of our customers who provided feedback on the alliance support model. Coordination with multi-vendor issues, response times to problems, and communication related to ticket status and problem resolution has met expectations."
“NetApp, Cisco, and VMware provide some of the best technologies the industry has to offer. Together, they offer unique synergies that greatly simplify the deployment and management of multi-tenant cloud infrastructures like Terremark’s.”
www.walzgroup.com
www.ironbrick.com
www.terremark.com
FlexPod®
For more information, visit www.netapp.com/flexpod/
Lower risk with simplified, prevalidated, shared architecture
Greater EfficienciesLower Risk Flexible IT
Flexible IT scalable to meet the needs of both today and tomorrow
Reduced TCO and better efficiency
Certified data center specialty partners and cooperative support
Executive Summary
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FlexPod®
Thank You
© 2012 NetApp, Inc. All rights reserved. No portions of this document may be reproduced without prior written consent of NetApp, Inc. Specifications are subject to change without notice. NetApp, the NetApp logo, Go further, faster, Data ONTAP, FlexClone, FlexPod, FlexShare, MultiStore, OnCommand, SnapDrive, SnapManager, SnapMirror, and vFiler are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetApp, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, SharePoint, SQL Server, Windows, and Windows Server are registered trademarks and Hyper-V and Windows Powershell are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. SAP is a registered trademark of SAP AG. vCloud, VMware, and vSphere are registered trademarks and vCenter, View, and vShield are trademarks of VMware, Inc. Cisco and Cisco Nexus are registered trademarks and Cisco Unified Computing System and Cisco UCS are trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.
FlexPod®
FlexPod Management Program
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FlexPod®
Delivering Unified Service Manageability
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Service RequestManagement
Application andWorkload Management
Virtual InfrastructureManagement
so we enablethem to build
here
Management Independent
Software Vendor (ISV)
partnersare already
strong here…
End-to-EndServiceDelivery
Physical Infrastructure Management
FlexPod®
InfrastructureManagement
Unified
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FlexPod Management Solutions Program
FlexPod
FlexPod® Management Ecosystem
ValidatedManagement
Solutionsfor FlexPod
Cisco UCS™
Cisco Nexus®
NetApp®
ISV partners with
component
integration ready
for FlexPod for
specific use cases
Partner solutions delivering turnkey
FlexPod management as a cohesive system
Conforms to FlexPod management solution
development requirements
Unified
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Prescriptive, best practice integration with FlexPod components: Cisco UCS™
Cisco Nexus®
NetApp
End-to-end automation: Compute, network, and storage
Includes turnkey use cases
Adaptable and extensible to customize
Unified manageability: Cohesive usability
Service-oriented design
Resource accounting
1. Cisco® and NetApp® solution development partner
2. Unified, turnkey design
3. Complies with FlexPod®
infrastructure management development requirements
Validated Management Solutions for FlexPod
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FlexPod Management Ecosystem
FlexPod
FlexPod® Management Ecosystem
ISV partners with component
integration ready for FlexPod for
specific use cases
Cisco UCS™
Cisco Nexus®
NetApp®
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Validated Management Solutions for FlexPodProvisioning and Operations
FlexPod
ValidatedManagement
Solutionsfor FlexPod®
Partner solutions delivering turnkey
FlexPod management as a cohesive system
Conforms to FlexPod management solution
development requirements
Coming soon:
Unified
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Policy-Driven Provisioning
vFiler®
Storage VMsNetwork Compute
Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller (CUIC)
Secure Cloud Container
Self-Service Delivery
Single pane of glass
End-to-end management
and automation
Storage
Network
Compute
TenantB
TenantC
TenantA
A B C
Virtualization
Model-BasedManagement
Unified model-based management
Delivering secure multi-tenancyStorageManager
NetworkManager
ComputeManager
VMManager
Plug-ins
B CA
Cloupia Unified Infrastructure ControllerValidated Management Solution for FlexPod