Vxi design zone and partner refresh combined v4

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Overview: Abdul Khan

Architecture: Manish Mittal

September, 2011

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• Refers to the separation of the physical endpoint from the logical desktop

• Endpoints may be variety of devices; applications are hosted where ever the best user experience is offered (locally at endpoint or data center)

• Access from the endpoint to the logical desktop is delivered through the network

TM


Flexibility / Business Continuity

Total Cost of Ownership

Data Security

Desktop Virtualization Drivers

Fragmented Solution Set

Maintaining High Quality for Video, Voice Experience

Desktop Virtualization Challenges

Return on Investment


Desktop Virtualization Suite of Technologies

Desktop Streaming

Application Virtualization

Terminal Services

VDI Virtual Desktop

Infrastructure

Industry Terms for VDI: Gartner: ―Hosted Virtual

Desktop‖ (HVD)

IDC: ―Centralized Virtual

Desktop‖

Cisco

VXI

End-to-End

Architecture

& Validation

Supporting

Rich Media

/UC

Enhanced

Security

Application

Acceleration

POE /

Energy Wise


Collaboration Borderless

Networks

Data Center

Virtualization

Virtual

Workspace

Cisco

VXI

TCO / ROI

Security

Rich Media Experience

System Integration

―Deliver a superior collaboration and rich media user experience with best in class

ROI in a fully integrated, open and validated desktop virtualization solution‖


Applications /Desktop OS

MS Office

Virtualized

Data Center Virtualized

Collaborative Workspace Generic VDI

No support

for UC or

Rich Media

ACE Unified

CM

Quad

ASA Nexus

1000v

Virtual Security Gateway

WAAS

Cisco Collaboration Applications

Hypervisor

Desktop Virtualization Software

Storage

Cisco Virtualization Experience Clients

Compute

UCS

Cisco

Products

WAAS

Virtualization-Aware

Borderless Network

Routing PoE

Switching

SiSi

CDN

Cius Business Tablet

Cisco VXC 22xx 21xx

Zero Client

End-to-End, Management and Optimization

Cisco®

Identity

Services

Engine

AnyConnect

AnyConnect

TM TM

TM TM

TM TM

TM

TM

TM

Cisco Confidential


Media Rich Experience

2.0

• New client

experience

• Power over

Ethernet

2.5

• Rich media

clients

Dynamic User Experience

• Branch

Survivability

• Security

• Scalability

• System

integration

• Optimized DV

compute

platform

Integrated Desktop Virtualization System

1

• Massive

scalability to

consumers

• Fully

converged

DV and

collaboration

Universal VXI

Network Aware & Cloud VXI

• Enable new

delivery models

for DV,

collaboration

• Manageability

4

5

3

2

* Timelines and features are subject to change

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Healthcare

University

Financial

• 3,000 users Windows XP

• 5 year savings 32%

• 3,750 users Windows 7

• 5 year saving 18%


• 6 year savings 24%

• Saves $1,000 per user per

year


• 5 year savings 22% Government

Traditional Cisco VXI

Desktop Support Client Hardware

Data Center Power

Software Maintenance

Desktop

Support

– 37%

Power

-73%

Total Savings

16%

5 Year Desktop TCO

Client H/W

-46%

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Manish Mittal


Guest Workers

• Rich PC

experience

• Instant resets

• Standard

application set

• University

computer lab

• Training center

Office Workers

• Rich PC

experience

• Personal

• Diverse

applications

and users

• Finance

• Operations

• Marketing

• Administration

Remote Workers

• Secured access

and control

• Location and

device flexibility

• Diverse

applications and

users

• Offshore workers

• Outsourcers,

contractors

• Branch offices

• Teleworkers

Mobile Workers

• Offline access

• Secure

• Diverse

applications and

users

• Sales

• Executives

• Field service

Task Workers

• Simple

• Locked down

• Limited

application

• Factory worker

• Retail clerk

• Bank teller

• Credit card

call center

Benefits

Knowledge Workers


Where is computation happening? A

pp

lica

tio

n

OS

De

skto

p

Virtual Desktop Streaming Hosted Virtual Desktop

Application Streaming Hosted Virtual Application

Client-Based Computing Server-Based Computing

Synchronized Desktop

Apps

WinXP

Display Protocol

WinXP

Used VMware Hypervisor as an example. Could use any flavor of Hypervisor


Connect to Connection Broker

1

Thin Client

Thick Client

Mobile Client

Identify

target

VM

2 Start

target

VM

4 Query for

user policy 3

Display Protocol

Authentication

Connection Broker

Active Directory

Virtual

Infrastructure

Management

5 Return

VM to

endpoint

Virtual Infrastructure

Connect

VM to

endpoint

6 7 Successful

connection


• ICA/HDX

• Citrix Proprietary – Supports many advanced features

• 64 virtual channels

• TCP transport

• If the latency is greater than 30ms, Flash content is rendered on the server

• Encryption and compression on by default

• PCoIP/Teradici

• VMware software and hardware – Highly efficient

• Adaptive - compensates latency and bandwidth variations

• Supports 4 monitors and resolution upto 2560 x 1600

• 128-bit AES (On by default)

• UDP Transport – Most Security servers support TCP only

• RDP

• Protocol by Microsoft

• Citrix/VMware VDI deployment support

• TCP transport and AES support

TM


Security

Optimization

Availability

Display protocol

over the Network

Branch Office

Branch Endpoints

Mobile Teleworker

Mobile

Teleworker

Endpoint

Fixed Teleworker

Fixed Teleworker

Endpoint

Campus

Campus

Endpoints

VPN

Datacenter

Bandwidth Requirements and Scale

• Local Area Network

• Wide Area Network – Nat/No-Nat

• VPN Tunnel/GRE

• MPLS – EIGRP

High Available

• Compute

• Provisioning and automation

Virtualization-Aware

Borderless Network Virtualized Data Center

Virtualized

Collaborative Workspace

Survivability using Network

redundancy


• Media Embedded in Display Protocol

• Added Jitter and Latency for Voice. No QoS.

• Voice/Video in the display protocol Media flow goes all the way back to data center and back

• Heavy processing on virtual desktop in data center

• Bandwidth explosion

• Display protocol and possible endpoint become unstable

Virtual Desktop

Virtual Desktop

CUCM WAN

Thin

Client

Display Protocol

Thin

Client

Display Protocol

Media Flow

Media Flow

Data Center

Signalling

(SIP)

Signalling

(SIP)


Data Center

End User

VXC

Signalling

(CTI)

Signalling

(CTI)

Media

Flow

Outside of Display

Protocol

Data Center

VM

VM VM VM

VM VM VM VM Connection

Broker

Desktop Virtualization S/W VMWare/Citrix

Hypervisor VMWare/Citrix

Desktop O/S

Ap

p

Ap

p

Dat

a

Cisco Call

Manager

VXC


End-users see pixelization and bad UE without WAN Optimization/Acceleration

T1

Increasing bandwidth might not help

Video processed on HVD causing bandwidth and server compute overload

End-users experience no pixelization on LAN

Branch Router

Branch Office

Data Center

Video Source

Campus

• WAN’s effects on Users Experience

• Display Protocol Opaque to the Network

Routing Protocol

Display Protocol Video


What is New? Optimization of virtual desktop protocols

- Support for Citrix (ICA) Acceleration Value: Support acceleration of Xen Desktop/XenApp

- Application aware DRE in 4.5

Value: Application performance improvement, Increased bandwidth savings

- Optimization for MMR and USB Redirect for rich media

and USB peripherals (Printing)

End-users experiences no pixelization

T1

Branch Router

Branch Office

Virtualized

Data Center

Video Source

Branch WAE Data Center WAE

WAN Acceleration for Display Protocol

Edge Router

End-users see pixelization as media is rendered from the data center

Cisco Confidential


Protocol Vendor Transport Bandwidth

without WAAS

(Approx)

Cisco KW+

Bandwidth

without WAAS

(Approx)

Task Worker

Bandwidth

with WAAS

(Approx)

Task Worker

Remote

Desktop

Protocol

(RDP)

Microsoft TCP 3389 1.5 Mbps 384 Kbps 96 Kbps

Independent

Computing

Architecture

(ICA)

Citrix

XenDeskt

op

4.0/5.0/5.5

TCP 2598

CGP

TCP 1494

967 Kbps 120 Kbps 60 Kbps

PC over IP

(PCoIP)

Teradici /

VMware

Media –

UDP

50002/4172

Control –

TCP

50002/4172

1.5 Mbps 192 Kbps 192 Kbps

* Some Caveats apply, refer to Cisco VXI CVDs for more details

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Network

Secure

End User Data Center

Only Cisco’s VXI Solution Unifies All Three

Deployment

Flexibility

Multiple secure

connectivity options

for different users and

endpoints

Cisco AnyConnect

802.1x

Cisco Virtual Office

Visibility and Control

for Virtualized

Environments

Integrated security for

Hosted Virtual

Desktops

Cisco VSG

Cisco Nexus1000v

High-Performance

Dynamic Security

Data Center Edge,

WAN, Branch Campus

and Mobile Client

connectivity

Cisco ASA

DMVPN

Cisco ASR

ISR G2

Secure

Collaborative Workspace


• Anyconnect has the largest footprint of supported devices

Thick endpoints: Windows, Mac and Linux

Apple iOS 4 - Including iPhone

Cisco VXC endpoints not supported today

iPad and CIUS support Anyconnect 2.5 only

• Always On or On-Demand VPN

• Auto Re-Connect (Persistence)

• Built-In Digital Cert Support

• Optimal Gateway Selection

• Support for VDI Applications/ Receiver Support

Refurbished PC

VXC 22xx VXC 21xx CIUS

iPad Cisco Confidential

TM


• AnyConnect on Mobile Client allows secure remote connections to corporate network and Virtual Desktops

• Split tunneling and ScanSafe allow secure remote access to Internet from local browser on the endpoint or from within Virtual Desktop

• Web traffic is inspected by WSA at HQ or in the ScanSafe Cloud

• VXI traffic is forwarded to the DataCenter

• Remote HVD access using Cisco VPN technology allows access to both VXI and non-VXI applications while still using a single, and in most cases existing, infrastructure.

WAN

Cisco ASA

Split Tunnel

Inside network

192.168.225.0 Mobile Consultant

SSL VPN Client

Tunnel IP

192.168.11.1 192.168.11.0 Outside

172.21.61.125

Internet

Internet Traffic


Campus

Access Security Data Center

Employee Contractor Finance

Secure VXI Data Center

VSG

N1K

App Data Base Web

VSG

N1K

Cisco ACE

WAAS

DC DC

Network

McAfee MOVE-AV

VXI Network

Campus Cat4K

Anyconnect

w/ Split Tunnel

Internet

ASA

Secure

Display Traffic

Remote/Home User

Branch One

Branch Two

WAAS

Express

ISR-G2

Vo

ice/V

ideo

WAE

• ASA with Anyconnect provide secure remote access solution for a large device footprint

• Scansafe in the cloud allows for secure internet access compliant with enterprise policy UPoE and PoE+ provide de-cluttered and energy efficient virtual workspace

• DMVPN allows secure, dynamic and direct branch to branch collaboration

• WAAS helps accelerate Display Protocol performance

• ISR with PfR allows for virtualization aware application routing and provides high availability in case of WAN failure


Typical Non-Virtual

Workspace

Cisco VXI Virtual Workspace

Data/

PoE/PoE+

Wall Plug

Power

Adapters

Cisco

UPOE

Data

Cisco

UPOE

Today’s Workspace with PoE+

Multiple Power Management Points

Cabling Overhead

Desktop Clutter

High Availability only for phone

Obsolete equipment management

High TCO

VXI Workspace with UPoE

Integrated Display Client

High availability (Power Backup)

Minimize workspace clutter

Power Efficiency/Management

EnergyWise Management

Low TCO


Bundles are available for ease of configuration and purchasing

Bundle Positioned For Contains

Cisco UCS Base Unit for

Workspace Virtualization

(UCS-VXI-BASE-001)

Starter pack e.g. for proof of

concept

Up to 300 VM Desktops

2 – Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnects

1 – Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis

2 – Cisco UCS B200 M1 Blade Servers

3 – Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Servers

Cisco UCS Expansion Unit for

Workspace Virtualization

(UCS-VXI-SCALE-001)

Expansion pack for VDI

users

Up to 400 additional VM

desktops

1 – Cisco UCS 5100 chassis

4 - Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Servers


Hosted Shared Desktops

Expansion-2

(UCS-VXI-SCALE-002)

Hosted Shared Desktop

deployments

Up to 960 hosted shared

desktops


Up to 8 – Cisco UCS B200 M2 Blade Servers


Power Users

(UCS-VXI-SCALE-003)

Higher performance ―power

user‖ profiles


Up to 8 – Cisco UCS B230 M1 Blade Servers with 256GB

• Easy to order - It takes only a couple of clicks to order the Bundles.

• Quick validation - No long validation times in config tools due to fixed configs.

• Peace of mind - No confusion. The Bundles are pre-selected with the components which yield the best VM density and the best architecture for lowering TCO. The configs have been validated in our labs.

• Discounts - Bundles made eligible for VIP/SIP discounts.

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Strategy

Service

Accelerate

Time to Value

World Class Expertise

World Class Presence

Proven Delivery

Capability

Delivering Unique

Cisco Insight

Optimize via…

Review architecture, tools and interfaces

Day-2 support

Problem/Change Mgmt

Arch. Monitoring

Triage support for Cisco & 3rd Party

System Level support

Customer Reporting

Assess Strategy

Customer Workshops

Technology Assessment

Infrastructure

Servers/Storage

Existing desktop service models

Organizational and operational readiness

Build business case

Design

Develop architecture, tools and interfaces

Develop/update desktop service models

Develop/update security and access models

Plan for technology and operations migration

Implement and Integrate

Validate solution with Proof-of-Concept deploy solution

Integrate solution components with infrastructure

Deploy new desktop service models

Migrate desktops and users

Planning and

Design Service

Implementation

Service

Operation &

Optimization

―How can Virtual desktop fit into my overall DC Strategy? Costs? ROI? Process Impact?‖

―How Do We Realize Our Architecture— On-Time, Within Budget, and in Our Environment?‖

―How Do We Ensure Evolution and Ongoing Cost Reduction?‖

―What Architecture Maximizes the end user experience?

Prepare Plan Design Implement Operate Optimize



Operational

Management

Business

Services

Hosted Virtual Desktop &

UC Services

Self Service Portal

Orchestration & Automation

Desktops Zero

Clients Thin

Clients Tablets

Collaboration

Applications

Borderless Network Systems

Borderless Infrastructure

In-Room

Devices

Borderless Network Services

Client Services

Collaboration

Services

Unified Compute

Unified Fabric

Unified Network Services

Endpoint/Collaboration Datacenter

Borderless Networks


Operational

Management

Business

Services

Hosted Virtual Desktop &

UC Services

Self Service Portal

Orchestration & Automation

Desktops Zero

Clients Thin

Clients Tablets

Collaboration

Applications

Borderless Network Systems

Borderless Infrastructure

In-Room

Devices

Borderless Network Services

Client Services

Collaboration

Services

Unified Compute

Unified Fabric

Unified Network Services

Endpoint/Collaboration Datacenter

Borderless Networks


New Collaboration endpoints

Continued EcoSystem Partner Updates (View

5.0, vSphere 5.0, Citrix XenDesktop 5.5, Storage

Optimization)

User Persona Management (Appsense & UniDesk)

Network Updates (WAAS 4.5.1, UPOE)

Security (VXC VPN, TrustSec, ISE 1.0 (Policy

Management), Trend Micro, Smart Cards)

Config Guide Improvements


Cisco Validated Designs, validated through System Level Testing, enable

customers to:

• Lower risk of deploying technology solutions

• Increase speed of technology solution deployment

• Deploy a scalable, reliable, predictable foundation

• Ease technology solution integration

• Ease deployment of business critical applications

• Utilize Cisco Advanced Services to customize a CVD to meet specific requirements

Detailed system design and/or implementation guidance are available to provide:

• Customer use examples

• Products, Software and Configurations used in design testing

• Design limitations uncovered during testing

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns414/ns742/ns1100/landing_vxi.html




http://www.cisco.com/go/vxi




• Start at : www.cisco.com/go/designzone


http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns414/ns742/ns743/ns993/l

anding_dcVirt-vdi.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns414/ns742/ns743/ns993/landing_dcVirt-vdi.html





Collateral Description

Design Guides

Provides Best Practices for deploying an end to end Cisco

VXI System. Spans Datacenter, Borderless Networks and

Collaboration Architectures and includes Performance and

Capacity Planning

At A Glance Two page overview of Cisco VXI System including business

opportunity, value proposition and solution components

Reference Architecture Describes Cisco VXI System architecture and includes

functional components

Configuration Guide

Includes Architectural Diagram of Cisco VXI system

including Hardware and Software components tested and

configuration files of the System

Release Notes Summary of open defects found during test, including

workarounds

White Papers Various updates for specific solutions.


CVD Reference Material may be found at:

• VMDC (Cisco): http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns414/ns742/ns743/ns1050/landing_vmdc.html

• FlexPod (NetApp): http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1002 znetworking_solutions_ design_guidances_list.html

• SMT and ESMT (NetApp): http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1002/networking_solutions_design_guidances_list.html

• Vblock 0,1,2 (EMC): http://www.vce.com/solutions/vblock/

• VXI (Citrix/NetApp): http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1002/networking_solutions_design_guidances_list.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns414/ns742/ns743/ns1050/landing_vmdc.html



http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1002/networking_solutions_design_guidances_list.html





http://www.vce.com/solutions/vblock




Data Center

60% better VM density per blade – with UCS

1/3 cost of networking infrastructure

Over 20% savings per seat vs. competitors

Collaboration

Devices that are unique – PoE

Virtualizing Cisco soft clients: Cisco Unified

Personal Communicator (CUPC), Cisco UC

Integrations for MOC and Connect (CUCIMOC

and CUCI-Connect), Cisco Quad

Cisco Cius – supports the complete desktop

experience

Cisco uniquely capable of addressing and

solving the intersection of Collaboration (UC),

Desktop Virtualization, Pervasive Video – key

―customer ask‖

Network

Optimization (WAAS)

POE support with access switches

Security

Integrated End-to-End System Across 3 architectures: Collaboration,

Borderless Network, Data Center

Broad ecosystem components

Cisco Validated Design collateral

TM

TM

TM

TM TM


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