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VxRack SDDC Deep Dive:Inside VxRack SDDC Powered by VMware Cloud Foundation
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HYPER-CONVERGED
What is HCI?Systems design shift – “Hyper-converged”
NOW
SAN
SERVERS
STORAGE
THEN
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SAN
SERVERS
STORAGE
THEN
FAST
NETWORK
VIRTUAL
SAN
NOW
What is HCI?Systems design shift – “Hyper-converged”
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Why Hyper Converged Infrastructure?Focus on innovation, not IT integration
Build Buy
IT INTEGRATION BUSINESS INNOVATION
Consumes valuables time
and resources
Go Faster
Invest in Areas that
Differentiate
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Challenges customers want to overcome- Too many interfaces to handle
- Too many hardware components to manage
- So, decrease operational cost
- SAN complexity & cost (SAN Fabric, masking, Zoning….): Guru!
- Entry configuration cost is high
- Lack of granularity
- Simplify vendor relationship
- Insert your favorites here:
- RISK!!!
- Refresh cycles
- Migrations
- New features
- HW & SW alignment/misalignment and LCM
- Compatibility matrix between components and vendor support (PITA)
Network switch
SAN Fabric
Wan Optimizer
Storage
Backup appliance
Cloud Gateway
Servers
Replication
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HYPER-CONVERGED
Integrated storage & compute
Scale out efficiently
CAPEX and OPEX savings
Lower
TCO
Speed and
Agility
Operational Simplicity
Eliminate Risk
Scale
Easily
Drivers for adoption
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BuyTurnkey Outcomes, Maximum Agility
Validated Solutions
Reference Architectures
Nodes and Bundles
Engineered Systems Hybrid Cloud Platforms
VMware Hybrid
Cloud
Pivotal Hybrid
Cloud
BuildMaximum Flexibility
Converged ContinuumReduce risk, accelerate time to value, deliver lifecycle assurance
ScaleIO
vSAN
The Build to Buy ContinuumDell EMC Portfolio
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Multiple HCI choices powered by Dell EMC
vSphere environments
VxRack SDDC
vSphere environments plus bare metal and/or multi-hypervisor
VxRack FLEX
Choice of hypervisor
XC Series
vSphere environments
VxRail
Bring your existing network
(“start small” is your keyword)
Transform your network
(“scale big” is your keyword)
VMware is your standard
(“simplicity” is your keyword)
Heterogeneous Infrastructure
(“flexibility” is your keyword)
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Orchestration
Apps
Platform
Virtualization
Servers, storage & network
Application
s
Cloud
Infrastructure
Modernize
Infrastructure
Automate
Service Delivery
Transform
IT Operations
Dell EMC accelerates IT TransformationMaking the complex, Simple!
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Hybrid Cloud Platforms
VMware Hybrid Cloud
Pivotal Hybrid Cloud
Converged / Hyper-converged Infrastructure
Applications
Integrated, delivered, and consumed
AS ONE!
Support and
lifecycle assurance
for entire stack
Built on CI
and HCI
Microsoft Azure Stack
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Dell EMC VxRack SDDC
Integrated compute, storage, and networking powered by VMware Cloud Foundation
EngineeredComplete system designed as one for easy
deployment and scalability
ManufacturedFully integrated software and hyper-converged
Dell EMC PowerEdge rack-scale solution
ManagedSimplified management built in with the VMware
SDDC Manager for complete ease of use
SupportedSingle support model with expertise on the total
solution
SustainedComplete system lifecycle assurance with
documented standards for future growth
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Automated Lifecycle Management
Compute Network Storage
Powered by VMware Cloud FoundationNatively integrating the best of VMware’s industry leading virtual computing software
Designed for optimized VMware experience
Simple management of compute, storage, and networking
Fully integrated SDDC infrastructure experience
One standard for both on-prem and public clouds
Private Cloud Public Cloud
Management and Automation
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Well known integrated VxRack SDDC stackInside the next generation hyper-converged SDDC platform
NSX
Micro-segmentation
Automated network operations
Automated build-up & configuration
SDDC ManagervSphere
Server consolidation
Maximize application uptime
vSAN
Lowers storagecapex costs
Simpler storage operations
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VxRack SDDC Customizable software components
Horizon View
App Volumes
Horizon Suite OptionsHorizon Suite
(Optional)
• Horizon Suite Enterprise minus vSphere and Virtual SAN
• New options and packages can be added
3
Cloud Foundation
Required
vRealize Operations
vRealize Business
Log Insight
vRealize Automation
vRealize SuitevRealize Suite
(Optional)
• VMware SDDC Manager automates deployment and internally integrates vRealize Log Insight
• Use of vRLI for VI/VDI workload domains is an optional license
• vRealize Automation and vRealize Business for Cloud can be externally integrated
• vRealize Operations is optional
2
SDDC Manager
NSX Adv or Ent
vSAN Adv or Ent
vSphere Ent. Plus
VMware Cloud Foundation VMware
Cloud Foundation(required)
• Perpetual licenses
• Premier-level support
• Components can be upgraded independently
• Customer can transfer existing licenses
• Bring your own vCenter—one per SDDC Manager instance
• vRLI for Management Domain use only is required
1
Cloud Foundation
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VMware SDDC Manager
Centralized Access/Single-Point-Management for the SDDC
• Used in conjunction with existing product UIs
Cloud Foundation system services
• Datastore and coordination services
• HMS Service
• Workflow Services Engine
• Physical/Virtual Resource Managers
View, monitor & configure hardware and software components
Abstract & aggregate resources into Workload Domains
Includes UI for SDDC lifecycle management VMware SDDC Manager
ControllerVirtual Appliance
Workflow Services Engine
Physical Resource Manager
Virtual Resource Manager
Public Cloud APIs
SDDC Manager UI
Datastore & Coordination
Services
HMS Service
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Responsible for discovery, bootstrap, configuration, & monitoring of hardware
• Both in-band and out-of-band management
• Service runs in SDDC Manager Controller VM
Accessed through the SDDC Manager
• No need to access network switches or issue switch-specific commands
VMware and partner provided plugins
• Cisco plug-in for HMS configures switch ports, VLANs, and VXLANs using Cisco API
VMware SDDC Manager
Hardware Management Services
Workflow Services Engine
Physical Resource Manager
Virtual Resource Manager
Datastore & Coordination
Services
HMS Service
Configure
Manage
SDDC
Manager UI
VMware SDDC Manager Controller
Virtual Appliance
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SDDC Manager Utility(LCM)Built into SDDC Manager
• Automatic notification
• Download and schedule updates
• View, monitor, and track status
• Also runs secondary DNS and NTP services
Components
• LCM Repository
– Stores patch/upgrade bundles
• LCM Temp Store
– Temp store used during patch/upgrade
• Database
– Casandra DB running on SDDC Manager
Controller VM
– Update status and history
Management Domain
SDDC Manager Controller VM
Casandra/Zookeeper
SDDC Manager Utility VM
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VxRack SDDC lifecycle managementAuditing, Reporting, and downloading releases for upgrades
Controlled by VMware Cloud Foundation and the release software bundle contents
• Software bundle is dependent on specific server and switch
hardware
• VMware defines qualified hardware and software combinations
Factory installation includes bare metal imaging of servers and switches using VMware Imaging Appliance (VIA) and software bundles from VMware
• VxRack SDDC applies the bundle for Dell servers, Cisco ToR and
interconnect switches, and Dell management switch
Automatically installs updates from VMware/Dell EMC download site
• SDDC Manager’s LCM does not update firmware for servers and
switches
Summary of available updates
Schedule when to apply
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Additional management software componentsLogging and monitoring
vRealize Log Insight
• Centralized log aggregation and analysis with search and filter
• Federated deployment architecture for redundancy and scalability
• Run in the Management Domain
vRealize Operations
• Performance/Health monitoring and capacity planning for the SDDC
• Custom dashboards, capacity modeling, customized alerting
• Run in the Management Domain
Dell EMC VxRack SDDC
Workload Domains Detail
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Types of Domains
Dedicated vSphere Cluster
• Automated provisioning through SDDC Manager
Three types
• Management
• Virtual Infrastructure
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Multiple workload domains run in parallel
• Each with dedicated vCenter Server
VIWorkload Domain
Management Domain
VIWorkload Domain
VI Workload Domain
VDI Workload Domain
Expansion
VDI Workload Domain
VIWorkload Domain
Minimum of 4 nodesrequired for Management Domain per system
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Management Domain
Component Overview
• Min of four nodes (runs in first rack)
• Instantiated during bring-up
• Hosts Cloud Foundation infrastructure and all workload domain management components
─ SDDC Manager Controller VM
─ SDDC Manager Utility VM (LCM)
─ PSCs
─ vCenter Server Instances
─ NSX Manager Instances
Optional Components
• vRealize Suite
• Horizon desktop management components for all VDI workload domains
VxRack SDDC is configured using the VCF Standard Architecture
Minimum of Four Nodes
ESXi01 ESXi02 ESXi03
Virtual SAN Datastore
Virtual Distributed Switch
vRack-ResourcePool-Mgmt
Cloud Foundation Infrastructure VMs
vSphere Cluster + vSAN
VI WLD Management Components
VDI WLDsManagement Components
ESXi04
PSCPSC
vCenterNSX
Manager
SDDC MGR
Controller
SDDC MGR
Utility NSX CtrlNSX CtrlNSX Ctrl
NSX CtrlNSX CtrlvRealize
Log Insight NSX CtrlNSX CtrlvRealize
Operations NSX CtrlNSX CtrlvRealize
Automation
Optional
vCenter
NSX Manager
Dell EMC
Support VM
App-VolumesView
Connect
vCenterNSX
Manager
App-Volumes
View Compose
View Connect
SQL AD
VI/VDI WLD Management VMs
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Workload Domains
Virtual Infrastructure (VI):
• Dedicated vSphere cluster
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI):
• Dedicated vSphere cluster + virtual desktop infrastructure
User specifies capacity, performance and availability parameters
SDDC Manager automates deployment:
• vSphere (PSC, vCenter, ESXi), vSAN, NSX, Horizon, App Volumes, Log Insight
Ability to create, expand, and delete
Patch/Update workload domains independently
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Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain components
vSphere Cluster (min of 3 hosts)
• Dedicated vCenter Server per Workload Domain
• Shared SSO domain with PSCs in Management Domain
• Size dynamically calculated based on user inputs
• Can be expanded later
Virtual SAN
• Hybrid and All-Flash
• Two disk groups per host
• One vSAN datastore per workload domain
VMware NSX
• NSX Manager deployed in the Management Domain cluster
• NSX Controller cluster deployed in workload domain itself
Virtual Infrastructure Workload Domain
VM
VMVMVM
VM VM
NSXTransport
Zone
Management
vMotion
VSAN
NSX CTL 02NSX CTL 01 NSX CTL 03
VirtualDistributed
Switch
Corporate
External
Network
NSX Edge (optional)
…vSphereCluster
ESXi-01 ESXi-02 ESXi-03
Virtual SAN
VXLAN
VTEP VTEP VTEP
NSX Logical switch
Management Domain
NSX
ManagervCenter
vCenter & NSX Manager Run in
Management Domain
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VDI Workload Domain componentsAll VI Workload Domain Components
Plus VMware Horizon
• Horizon View Composer
• Redundant Horizon Connection servers
• Redundant Horizon Security servers
• NSX Load Balancers for Connection and Security servers
• VMware Unified Access Gateways deployed for internet
accessible desktops
• Two modes
– Reserve Resources
– Deploy Desktop
• Optional components
– Active Directory server
– AppVolumes servers (including UEM VM)
– NSX ESG components (including DHCP / Relay Agent)
Option to link to corporate Active Directory (AD) domain
(production) or to deploy a new AD domain (testing/POC)
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Workload Domain
VDI
VDIVDIVDI
VDI VDI
NSXTransport
Zone
Management
vMotion
VSAN
NSX CTL 02NSX CTL 01 NSX CTL 03
VirtualDistributed
Switch
Corporate
External
Network
NSX Edge (Optional)
…vSphereCluster
ESXi-01 ESXi-02 ESXi-03
vSAN
VXLAN
VTEP VTEP VTEP
NSX Logical switch
Management Domain
vCenter & NSX Manager and Horizon View
Components Run in the Management Domain
App-
VolumesView
Connect
vCenter
NSX
Manager
App-
Volumes
View Composer
View
Connect
SQL AD
Dell EMC VxRack SDDC
Workload Domain Creation Demo
Dell EMC VxRack SDDC
Workload Domain Creation Demo
Dell EMC VxRack SDDC
The hardware components behind the software
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Physical components inside the rackVxRack SDDC
Redundant power 8 to 24 Dell EMC PowerEdge
(hybrid or flash storage)
Redundant rack interconnect switches*
32 x 40 Gbps
(Cisco Nexus 9332PQ)
Redundant top-of-rack switches
48 x 10/25 Gpbs
4 x 40 Gbps
(Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX)
Management switch
48 x 1Gbps
(Dell S3048-ON)
*Multi-rack configurations
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VxRack SDDC built on industry standard servers qualified for VCF
Dell EMC PowerEdge
5th generation Intel Xeon E5-2600 Family
Single node, 1U
Dual sockets, 6 to 22 cores per CPU
768 GB to 1,536 GB RAM
Dual 10 GbE SFP+ network ports
All flash capacity: 10 - 30 TB SSD
Hybrid capacity: 10 TB HDD
Dual 100-240VAC 750W auto-switching PSU
Dual 800 GB cache SSD
Optional Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
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VxRack SDDC integrated hardware architecture
Management switch (1)
• Dell S3048-ON
Installed in each rack
Rack interconnect switches (2)
• Cisco Nexus
9332PQ
Installed in 2nd
rack only
Server nodes (8-24)
• Dell EMC PowerEdge
R630 Hybrid or all flash
• Heterogeneous nodes
supported across racks
Top of rack switches (2)
• Cisco Nexus
93180YC-EX
Installed in each
rack
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VxRack SDDC hardware physical scalability
• Scale out with preconfigured 42U cabinets
• Pre-integrated cabling
• Pre-integrated aggregated rack interconnect switches
• Scale up to 8 racks
• Scale up to 192 nodes per system
• Redundant top of rack switching
Available Capacity
• Easily scale up to 24 nodes max per rack for Workload Domains
• Start small with a minimum of 8 nodes per rack
• Minimum 4 nodes for Management Domain in rack 1
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VxRack SDDC complete services experience
Pre-deployment Post-deployment
Advisory services
Provide assessments, guidance, and expertise
TechnologyServices
Design, architect, and deploy solutions
Managedservices
Ongoing management and optimization
TechnologyServices
Migrate and integrate solutions
Coresupport
Integrated, seamless support experience
Premier support
Holistic, highest-touch support option
Plussupport
Enhanced, higher-touch support option
World-class seamless support and proactive life cycle assurance
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VxRack SDDC with VMware Cloud FoundationA completely integrated VMware HCI solution at rack scale
Full SDDC software
suite delivered
pre-integrated on
Dell EMC hardware
Turn-key
Deployment
Easy deployment,
configuration, and
ongoing operations
management
Simplified
Management
Built on an
scalable, distributed
hyper-converged
architecture
Elastically
Scalable
Designed as one by Dell EMC | powered by VMware Cloud Foundation
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