Paul D’Cruz
Consulting Manager – DC Transformation
Data Centre Design with Unified Computing & Network Virtualisation
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Agenda
- Data Centre Emerging Trends & Innovation- Unified Fabric- Unified Compute- Virtualisation Aware Network- Case Study Cisco IT Infrastructure as a Service
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Today’s Enabling Technologies
StandardsStandards
MACB
MACA
MACC
A & B C
End nodes
LAN
MACB
MACA
MACC
A & B C
End nodes
LANEthernet LAN
N5000
LAN
N5000
MACB
MACA
VirtualisationWire speed 10GE Enhanced Ethernet
FCoE
LAN SAN BSAN ALAN SAN BSAN A
N5000
VM-aware networkingVN-Link
10GE L2 non-blocking, lossless, low latency switch
Data Center Bridging (Ethernet)
Unified fabric for LAN, SAN, HPC/IPC
Ecosystem Partners
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LAN
Acc
ess
Lay
er
EthernetFCApplication Clusters
• Data Centre Compute• Application Clusters• Data Centre Storage
SAN BSAN A
Cluster
Unified Fabric Access Layer
EthernetFCApplication Clusters
Ethernet/DCB/FCoE
LAN
SAN B
SAN A
HPC Cluster
CNACNA
CNACNA
• Data Centre Compute• Application Clusters• Data Centre Storage
CNACNA
Unified Fabric Access LayerNexus 5000
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Cabling Simplification in your Data CenterFCoE and UCS simplifies
From ad hoc and inconsistent…
…to structured, but siloed, complicated and
costly……to simple, optimized
and automated
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Fewer CablesFewer switchesFewer adaptersOverall less powerInteroperates with existing SAN’s
Unified Fabric and Compute
FCoE
Cisco SolutionCisco Solution
Mgmt ServerMgmt Server
Fibre Channel
Ethernet
TodayToday
Ethernet
FC traffic
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Cisco IT’s Approach
Consolidation StrategyDatabases, Applications
Proprietary Hardware to x86
Data Centers – Global Data Center Strategy
Virtualization StrategyVirtualization is not new (eg. VLANS/VSANS)
Server Virtualization through VMWare
Collapsing I/O with FCOE
Data virtualization (SAN and NAS)
Focus on capacity and resiliency as well as agility
Automation StrategyIncreased focus on agility, repeatability, and productivity
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IaaS AutomationConceptual Architecture Framework
COMPUTENETWORK STORAGE
INFRASTRUCTUREORCHESTRATION
SERVICES CATALOGUE
N1kV
MPLSINTERNET
PE N7K C6k L2-L7SVS
“VIRTUAL SERVICE CHAIN”
XM
L
XM
L
XM
L
SS
H C
LI
SS
H C
LI
FederatedCMDB
ConfigurationManagement
MDS(SAN)
XM
L
NFS FC
Billing
JOB SCHEDULER
SERVICE DESK
SERVICE BROKER (SLA)
ASSET MGMT
COMPLIANCE MGMT
VM ASSEMBLER
OPERATIONS MGMT
Assurance Mgmt Capacity Mgmt Performance MgtCompute Mgmt
Unified Compute
XM
L/IP
MI
CUSTOMERPORTAL
XM
L
XM
L
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Visit our Stand
Cisco Stand 646 VMware Zone – VM’09
- Unified Fabric with FCoE
- Network Aware Virtualisation with Nexus 1000v
- Long Distance Vmotion
- Unified Compute
VMWare Cisco and EMC Stand 458 - Cloud09
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You can find additional information about the topics and products covered in this session at the following links:
• http://www.thedcofthefuture.com/
• www.cisco.com/go/unifiedcomputing
• www.cisco.com/go/nexus1000v
• www.cisco.com/go/nexus2000
• www.cisco.com/go/nexus5000
• www.cisco.com/go/nexus7000
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