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Vblock & VxBlock Systems: Overview Of The Industry Leading CI Solutions & Future Directions

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Key takeaways

• A good understanding on what makes up a VxBlock and Vblock System

• What differentiates the VxBlock and Vblock Systems

• What benefits are customers enjoying with their VxBlock and Vblock Systems

• What workloads and use cases are driving VxBlock and Vblock Systems deployments

• What the future holds for Dell EMC Converged Infrastructure


There is a huge shift to a “Buy” model

In 2017 Traditional IT Infrastructure Market is

expected to grow at ~4%

SOURCE: IDC 12/16

While the Converged Infrastructure 5 yr CAGR is expected to grow at ~10%

Within Converged Infrastructure, the Integrated Infrastructure is the largest, with Dell EMC being #1

In 2016, Dell EMC was #1in Converged Infrastructure

Dell EMC gained market share in 2016

Dell EMC66%

Vendor 2<30%

Integrated Infrastructure


Next 15 yearsBusiness-centric

Cloud-native apps

Systems of engagement and insight

Streams of data and analytics

Internet of Everything

Last 15 yearsIT-centric

Traditional applications

Systems of record

Transactional data and reporting

Internet

Why this movement?

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In 12 months, >50% of customers will run more than 10 applications on all-

flash configurations

35% of customers already have an all-flash strategy

All-flash

source: IDC 11/16 - All-flash array adoption

Workloads / Use cases27% Private cloud23% Public cloud-4% Traditional data center

source: Cloud: IDC 12/16 – WW network forecast / Apps: 451 Research 06/16 Servers and CI

2015-20 CAGR

Cloud

By 2018, >50% of ERP, VDI, CRM, BI, analytics will be running on CI

Network

source: IDC 12/16 – Network forecast

WW Ethernet switch revenue forecast

100GbE

100MbE/1000MbE

10GbE

40GbE

Infrastructure spend

source: ESG 06/16 – Converged Continues to gain IT traction

Converged Infrastructure Usage

32% currently use a Converged Infrastructure

56% are planning to use a Converged Infrastructure

12% have no plans to move to a Converged Infrastructure


• 50% of enterprises expect technology will reduce time needed to expand infrastructure

• +40% of enterprises see reduced time to respond to business needs as an impact to adoption

• +50% of enterprises expect technology to increase server utilization rates

• +50% of enterprises believe that physical server count can be reduced

source: 451 Research 06/16 Servers and CI


#1Converged Systems


FOX SPORTS

VxBlock and Vblock Systems are trusted around the world


Storage Network Virtualization

Converged Operations

Compute

4.6X More applicationsdeployed

96% Reduction in downtime

4.4XFaster time-to-market

41%Less time keeping lights on

Converged systems deliver real business outcomes

Source: IDC doc#255798, The Business Value of EMC Vblock Systems, May 2015


What is a VxBlock or Vblock System?Simplifying all aspects of IT

Supported SustainedEngineered Manufactured Managed

As one product

* For network virtualization, VxBlock Systems offer a choice of VMware VDS and/or NSX and/or Cisco ACI. Vblock Systems support Cisco N1Kv

ComputeNetwork*StorageVirtualizationManagement

CiscoDell EMCVMware


V

VxBlock and Vblock Systems

• Integrated classic IT architecture

• Cisco Networking and Compute

• Dell EMC Storage

• VMware

• Same hardware and software as Vblock

• Plus: VMware VDS

• Plus: Choice of VMware NSX and/or Cisco ACI network virtualization

Vblock systems VxBlock systems


VxBlock Systems architectural view

Storage

Network

Compute

Management

Virtualization1

2

3

4

5Customer

core network


Storage

Customer core

network

FEX

ComputeIntel Servers

Fabric interconnects

10G Eth*

8/16G FC

Network

10G FCoE

Nexus MDS

VMAX XtremIO

VNX/Unity

Storage

Switch

Servers

Intel CPUs Cores

Memory 64-768GBVirtual NIC

Bandwidth 4/8/16 connections

Nexus 5K/9K

MDS 9148 or Director class

Up to 512 serversMultiple Cisco UCS domains

All EMC models

EthernetManagement

VirtualizationVMware

*Note: VxBlock and Vblock Systems 540, with XtremIO, also supports 40Gb Ethernet

VxBlock Systems component view


Extending the value beyond the components

TesCompute

NetworkStorage

Virtualization

Release Certification Matrix

Manufacturedand

Tested

Hardened Roadmaps

Use Cases

Collaboration

Support

Team

Management


VxBlock Systems family#1 in converged systems, powering the modern data center

VxBlock Systems 540

XtremIOsuperb efficiencyVDI / test and dev

VxBlock Systems 350

Unity All Flash & Hybridgeneral purpose workloads

midrange scale

VxBlock Systems 740

VMAX All Flashlarge scale

multi-workload consolidationrich data services / availability

VxBlock Systems 240

VNX5200small scale

general purpose

Dell EMC ConvergedTechnology Extensionsstorage or

expansion compute modules


VxBlock Systems—Cisco Compute

• Enterprise-class servers• UCS, Blades/Blade Server Chassis (including M4 Broadwell

CPU support), Fabric Interconnects, Fabric Extenders (FEX)

• Centralized management with UCS Manager• Cisco trusted platform modules

• Address a broad set of workloads• Demanding workloads, memory-intensive workloads,

performance-based workloads


VxBlock Systems—Cisco Network

• Flexible options• Cisco Nexus, Cisco MDS, Cisco Virtual Switch – Vblock only• VMware Virtual Distributed Switch (VDS), NSX - VxBlock only

• High performance, availability, and flexibility• Application-centric-infrastructure (ACI) enabled

• Enterprise-class networking• High density, extensible switching, dynamic port mapping,

multilayer director, Layer 2 support


VxBlock Systems—Dell EMC Storage

• Flexible options• Best of choice for your midrange (VNX and Unity) and

enterprise requirements (XtremIO and VMAX)

• Workloads and use cases • Configurations for all your applications, workloads, and

use cases

• Modern• The quickest and easiest way to modernize with all-flash,

cloud enabled, scale-out and trusted options


Dell EMC Converged Technology ExtensionsAdding greater flexibility with proven technology

Add general purpose compute, GPU cluster, DAS-based HDFS cluster(s)

Add general purpose storage with multi-array storage combinations (VNX/Unity/XtremIO/ VMAX) for added capacity/performance and new use cases including Isilon options

Add fabric extensions for shared and scalable resources with a Vscale Architecture

CiscoCompute

Dell EMCStorage

Fabric Extensions


Vscale architecture

• Scales out data centers• Shares and orchestrates resources• Combines converged, hyper-

converged, and legacy systems

• Cisco UCS, Rack mount Servers, LAN/SAN Switching and Security

• Cisco:• ASAP Data Center Architecture

compliant• Spine-and-leaf networking • ACI software-defined networking• UCS Director automation


Dell EMC Vision intelligent operations Always know the state of the data center to prioritize actions

Infrastructure Health and Life Cycle Management

HealthWorkload and system health managementand logging

StabilizationOptimizationFirmware and

software release compliance

management

SecuritySecurity hardening

and policy compliance

management

Compute Network Storage VirtualizationSupport for Dell EMC Vscale Architecture

(VxBlock Systems, Vblock Systems, and Dell EMC VxRack Systems


Breadth of integrated data protectionThe right level of protection for each business application

10% of data 60% of value

VPLEXRPO: 0RTO: 0

Business Continuity

20% of data20% of value

RecoverPointRPO: 0–hours

RTO: minutes–hoursReplication

100% of data

Avamar and Data Domain

RPO: 1 dayRTO: hours–days

Daily Backup (and archive)


Bringing it all together—interoperability done for youSimplifying code management

Storage Compute

Networking Virtualization

VNX VNXe

UnityVMAX XtremIO

Isilon

Nexus MDS

UCS Manager UCS

vSphere ESX/ESXivCenter

Rack Mount ServerData Domain VPLEX AvamarRecoverPoint PowerPath

Cisco Data Center Network MGR

NSXACI

Vision

Release Certification Matrix (RCM)


Top Value Drivers

Simplify operations

Mitigate risk

Increase agility

Plan for the future

Improveproductivity

Reduce costs

Top Use Cases

VDI

Microsoft

Data protection

Oracle

Cloud

SAP

Top Industries

Service provider

Healthcare

Financial services

Manufacturing

Education

Oil and gas


Challenge– Managing growth, costs and staying competitive– Inefficient use of IT resources (outsourced)

Business Benefits– Improved operations & customer response time– Achieved 30% gain in productivity – Decreased help desk calls– Enhanced performance and TCO savings – Simplified IT provisioning

Solution– Private-cloud w/backup, running on Vblock– One of the largest SAP footprints in the industry

“We were able to convert everything— our integrated Sybase database, SAP® applications, the entire operation—in one weekend. Quite honestly, it’s been a flawless implementation to date.”

– Mike Redeker, Vice President and CIO

Canadian Pacific Railway


Recent updates

Jan / Feb / MarchOct / Nov / Dec

VxBlock 350 (Falcon)

40 Gb connectivity (VxBlock and

Vscale)

IPv6 (VxBlock 350, 540 and 740)

Nexus 93180

Cisco UCS B260 and B460 M4

VMAX 250F/FX and eNAS

Cisco UCS B420 M4 blades

Isilon HD400, VMAX 250F/FX

and multi-array– Converged Technology Extensions

Intel Xeon E5 v4 (Broadwell)


Soon to be released

Support for Unity

350F, 450F, 550F, 650F

Support for the new XtremIO

Support forVMAX 950

vSphere 6.5

UCSM 3.1

Tech Extension updates

(next gen all-flash + Isilon all-flash)


Making the simple, simpler: offering improved flexibility, increased scalability and simplified/automated updates…it’s all going to be possible

Imagine if you could…Multiple storage array options in one system

Choice of servers (rack or blades)

Mix and match compute, network and storage

Single “scalable” platform

Integrated Isilon option

CISCO-based compute options - 10G, 25G, 40G, 50G or 100G

Central multi-system management appliance

Open source engineered operational experience

Real-time configuration access Proactive support options



Realize your next steps

Come visit us in the Solution Expo at the Converged Platforms and Solution at booth #872

CPSD.06 Vblock & VxBlock Systems: Technical Deep Dive – Brian Cherry Monday 12:00 pm Wednesday 3:00 pm

CPSD.05 Vscale: Real-world deployments … – Neeloy Bhattacharyya Monday 1:30 pm

CPSD.14 What you need to know on database licensing for CI & HCI Tuesday 12:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am

CPSD.13 SAP HANA made simple with validated solutions & converged systems Wednesday 1:30 pm

CPSD.07 CI & HCI: Factory-integrated data protection … – Jason Kahn Thursday 10:00 am

CPSD.02 VxRack Flex Powered by ScaleIO … – Dwayne Harris Monday 3:00 pm Wednesday 8:30 am

CPSD.04 VxRack FLEX: Project Symphony, a new approach… – Ted Streete Thursday 1:00 pm

Engage with SMEs See demos Participate in presentations Win prizes Have fun

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