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Branch Office Desktop Virtualization - Financial Services Deployment Erick Stoeckle – Network & Systems Manager, NorthRim Bank
Jay Chokshi – Manager, Product Management, Cisco Systems. Inc
Co-Sponsored by Intel®
Simplified IT Operations, Higher Resource Use, Cost Savings
WAN/Internet
Data Center/Cloud
Branch Office Infrastructure
Mail Servers File Servers Web Servers
Voice Systems
Storage Security
Technology Trends in the Branch Office
Infrastructure Centralization Improves IT Efficiency
• No local servers
• Full reliance on WAN
• Simplicity, low cost
• No service guarantees
The Lean Branch Office Balancing IT Efficiency and User Experience
Serverless Branch
Data Center/
Cloud
WAN/Internet
Branch Office
Lean Branch
Data Center/
Cloud
WAN/Internet
Branch Office
• 4-5 local servers
• Full reliance on WAN except for mission-critical applications
• All servers local
• No reliance on WAN
• Complexity, high cost
• Service guarantees
Full-Service Branch
Data Center/
Cloud
WAN/Internet
Branch Office
The Lean Branch Office Balancing IT Efficiency and User Experience
Compute
Platform
ISR G2 Router:
Single Device Integration
Single chassis for branch networking and services
Faster provisioning
Simplified operations
UCS E-Series Right-Sized Blade Servers
Faster provisioning
Less parts and wires
Lower operating costs
Hyper-V, vSphere, Xen Server Certified
Lower hardware costs
Faster failure recovery
Low power use Network
Platform Virtualization-
Ready Platform
Domain-Based Management
Cisco UCS E-Series Server Addressing Lean Branch Office Challenges
All-in-One Device for Branch Services
Unified Communications
Application Hosting
Wireless LAN/WAN
Routing/Switching
WAN Optimization
Security
Direct UCS E -Series Blade-to-LAN Connectivity
Redundant Power Supply Options
Long Service Life 2x Typical Blade System
Highly Secure Platform with Small Attack Surface
Two and Three RU Options
One, Two, and Four Blade Slots
Options
Cisco ISR G2 as Blade Server Enclosure Use Slots on Most Widely Deployed Branch Device
Northrim Bank Business Drivers for VDI –Simplicity for business continuity
–Centralized management
–Secure mobility through VMWare View and mobile devices
Business Drivers Cisco UCS E-Series blades (“Branch in a Box”) –Consolidation of devices, lower power and cooling costs
–Consolidation of management for devices
–Lower number of physical connections but has same redundancy.
–Support for branch devices are consistent with same vendor and covers hardware and software including VMWare Hypervisor support.
–Low latency for USB redirected devices on premise vs. over WAN.
–Multiple Cisco routers and UCS E-Series blades per remote site for vMotion / vSAN redundancy
–Unified Communications options within virtualized branch
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Branch Redundancy Deployment
Hypervisor
iLIO
Cisco ISR / UCS E-Series
Hypervisor
iLIO
Sync
MPLS - Primary Internet - Secondary
Primary Datacenter
Secondary Datacenter
Cisco ISR / UCS E-Series
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Best Practices and Lessons Learned
–Baseline your solution utilizing Login VSI to know your boundaries
– iLIO provides lower latency and higher IO on local storage. These lower attributes also lower CPU wait time and per VM CPU was able to be reduced to 1 with the same end-user response experience.
–Plan for VPC growth, a better end-user experience is contagious.
–Have a Business Continuity Plan for VPCs either local or remote, preconfigure the pools and train users.
–USB redirect is latency sensitive ensure QoS stability for USB redirection over the WAN. (TCP/4172 bi-directional)
–USB redirect can/will disconnect if the “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” is enabled on USB root hub on local workstation.
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