Case Study: VMware vCloud Ecosystem Framework
for Network and Security Enables
Network Services Virtualization
David Hughes, Silver Peak
Terry Lyons, VMware
TEX5667
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Agenda
• VMware Software Defined Data
Center
• VMware Software Defined
Networking
• VMware NSX
• Silver Peak Integration
• Integration Highlights
• Demonstration
Software Defined Data Center and IT as a Service
Public Clouds Private Clouds
Hybrid Cloud Seamlessly extend your data center to the public cloud
Virtual Workspace Manage access to services, applications and data for any device
The New Role for IT: IT as a Service
Software-Defined Data Center Virtualize the entire data center
Management and Automation
Storage and Availability Compute Network and Security
VMware Software Defined Data Center
vCenter
Operations
Mgmt
IT
Business
Mgmt
vCloud Automation Center
IaaS PaaS DaaS
vFabric
Application
Mgmt
vCloud Director & Connector
Virtual
Networking &
Security
Software-
defined
Storage &
Availability
vSphere
vCloud Suite
Hardware
vCloud
Service
Providers
Other
Hyper-
visors
Other
Service
Providers
Agenda
• VMware Software Defined Data
Center
• VMware Software Defined
Networking
• VMware NSX
• Silver Peak Integration
• Integration Highlights
• Demonstration
Compute Virtualization
The Network is a Barrier to Software Defined Data Center
Any Physical Infrastructure
• Provisioning is slow
• Placement is limited
• Mobility is limited
• Hardware dependent
• Operationally intensive
Software Defined Data Center
SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATACENTER SERVICES
VDC
Network
Server
Storage
The Solution – Transform the Network with Virtualization
Compute Virtualization
• Programmatic provisioning
• Place any workload anywhere
• Move any workload anywhere
• Decoupled from hardware
• Operationally efficient
Network Virtualization
Hardware Independent
Software Defined Data Center
SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATACENTER SERVICES
VDC
Network
Server
Storage
Any Physical Infrastructure
Network Virtualization
General Purpose Server Hardware (Dell, HP, IBM, Quanta,…)
Server Hypervisor
Requirement: x86
Virtual
Machine
Virtual
Machine
Virtual
Machine
Application Application Application
x86 Environment
Decoupled
Hardware
Software
General Purpose IP Hardware
(Arista, Cisco, HP, Juniper, Cumulus,…)
Network Hypervisor
Requirement: IP Transport
Virtual
Network
Virtual
Network
Virtual
Network
Workload Workload Workload
L2, L3, L4-7 Network Services
Network Virtualization
1. Decouple
Physical
Virtual
2. Reproduce 3. Automate
Network
Operations
Cloud
Operations
Hardware
independence
Operational benefits
of virtualization No change to network
from end host perspective
Virtual
Physical
Virtual Network Virtual Network
VMware OpenStack, Cloudstack, Custom
VMware NSX Network Virtualization Platform
Multi - Hypervisor
Multi – Cloud Management Platform
Hardware, Topology and Location Independent
Introducing VMware NSX – The Network Virtualization Platform
Partner Ecosystem
Partner Ecosystem
VMware NSX Use Cases
Self-Service IT Large-scale, multi-
tenant Clouds Data Center Automation
• Speed up network
provisioning
• Simplify service
insertion – virtual and
physical
• Streamline DMZ
changes
• Automate network
provisioning for
tenants with
customization
• Maximize hardware
sharing across
tenants
• Automate network &
service provisioning
for private clouds &
test/dev
environments
VMware product offerings in 2013
vSphere 5.5 includes vShield Endpoint 5.5
• Functionally equivalent to vShield Endpoint 5.1
vCloud Suite 5.5 includes vCNS 5.5
• Functionally equivalent to vCNS 5.1 and includes NetX 5.1 capabilities
NSX for vSphere 2013
• Additional features in EPSec and NetX APIs available only to a limited set of
invitation-only design engagements (these design engagements already
underway)
Agenda
• VMware Software Defined Data
Center
• VMware Software Defined
Networking
• VMware NSX
• Silver Peak Integration
• Integration Highlights
• Demonstration
© 2013 Silver Peak Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
August 2013
David Hughes
CEO
AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT OF VIRTUALIZED NETWORK SERVICES IN A SOFTWARE DEFINED DATA CENTER
© 2013 Silver Peak Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
• Leader in data center WAN optimization
WHO IS SILVER PEAK?
“Silver Peak maintained its focus in data center storage replication, where it's strong and backed up by segment-leading products with top-tier
performance, and good strategic alliances with data center infrastructure companies, such as EMC, Hitachi and Dell.” – Gartner, April 2013
“With virtual product now accounting for more than 40% of its total sales, Silver Peak is among the vendors benefiting from the increased demand for
software-based WAN optimization.” – Brad Casemore, IDC, May 2013
• Pioneer in virtualized network services
© 2013 Silver Peak Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
WE HELP CUSTOMERS MOVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA OVER DISTANCE
• Our technology overcomes inter-site network issues
– Insufficient bandwidth
– High latency
– Inconsistent quality, packet loss
• This enables network dependent IT initiatives
– Disaster recovery
– Data center consolidation
– Migration of data to cloud
WHAT DOES SILVER PEAK DO?
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THE FUTURE OF NETWORK SERVICES
Physical Appliance
Virtual Appliance
Virtualized Network Service
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Phase 1
THE FUTURE OF NETWORK SERVICES
Physical Appliance
Virtual Appliance
Virtualized Network Service
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WHY VIRTUAL?
Cost
Reduction
Investment
Protection
Financial
Flexibility
Operational
Simplification
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2010 - VIRTUAL WAN OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE
EASE OF DEPLOYMENT
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2013 - GIGABIT CAPACITY VIRTUAL WAN OPTIMIZATION
PERFORMANCE SCALING
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SILVER PEAK LEADS TRANSITION TO VIRTUAL
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INDUSTRY VALIDATION
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THE FUTURE OF NETWORK SERVICES
Physical Appliance
Virtual Appliance
Virtualized Network Service
Phase 2
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THE TRAFFIC INTERCEPTION CHALLENGE
Traditional Deployment • Requires router configuration
• Utilizes complex protocols • Need networking expertise
Core
aggregation
access
Software Defined Data Center • No router configuration • Point and click interface
• No networking expertise required
VMware vCenter
/vShield Manager
Silver Peak GMS
VMware vSphere
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SILVER PEAK AGILITY ARCHITECTURE
VMware vSphere
Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3
vCEF
1 GMS registers Silver Peak
WAN Op Service with
vShield Manager
2 GMS contacts vCenter and
retrieves VM inventory
vCenter Server
Virtual Distributed Switch (VDS)
vShield Manager
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DEMONSTRATION
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SILVER PEAK AGILITY ARCHITECTURE
VMware vSphere
Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3
VMware NSX controller
vCEF
1 GMS registers Silver Peak
WAN Op Service with
vShield Manager
Un-optimized traffic being sent to a network at the other end of the WAN
2 GMS contacts vCenter and
retrieves VM inventory
3 Un-optimized traffic is not
redirected to the Silver Peak
instance yet.
WAN
Virtual Distributed Switch (VDS)
vCenter Server vShield Manager
© 2013 Silver Peak Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
DEMONSTRATION
© 2013 Silver Peak Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
SILVER PEAK AGILITY ARCHITECTURE
VMware vSphere
Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3
vCEF
1 GMS registers Silver Peak
WAN Op Service with
vShield Manager
Optimized traffic being sent to a network at the other end of the WAN WAN
2 GMS contacts vCenter and
retrieves VM inventory
3 Un-optimized traffic is not
redirected to the Silver Peak
instance yet
4 Once optimization is turned on,
traffic is redirected to the Silver
Peak instance
Virtual Distributed Switch
vCenter Server vShield Manager
© 2013 Silver Peak Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
DEMONSTRATION
© 2013 Silver Peak Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
THE TRANSITION TO THE SOFTWARE DEFINED DATACENTER IS HAPPENING NOW!
Phase 1:
Physical appliances Virtual instances
Phase 2:
Virtual instances Virtualized network services
SILVER PEAK: PARTNERED WITH VMWARE
58% software units and growing!
GMS - vCEF integration
GA & ready for you to try
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Case Study: VMware vCloud Ecosystem Framework
for Network and Security Enables
Network Services Virtualization
David Hughes, Silver Peak
Terry Lyons, VMware
TEX5667