Cisco UCS Leadership and Momentum

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Cisco UCS Leadership and Momentum

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• Unified Infrastructure: compute, networking, virtualization, storage access, management software

• Management Automation: UCS Manager and Service Profiles across blade and rack servers

• Ideal for enterprise applications: proven for both bare metal and virtualized enterprise deployments

• Design flexibility: scale across systems and across data centers

• Ideal Cloud Infrastructure: UCS is winning the cloud build-out (72% of top 50 cloud providers)

• In FY12 Q2 UCS experienced 91% year over year growth

• UCS has $1.3 billion annualized revenue run rate (CQ4-2011)

• Over 11,000 unique UCS customers, and nearly half of allFortune 500 customers have invested in UCS

• 2,000 UCS Channel Partners; 838 achieved Data Center Specialization Certification

• 44 ISVs and counting writing to Cisco UCS API

• 63 World Record Performance Benchmarks to date

TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP MARKET MOMENTUM


UCS momentum is fueled by game-changing innovation; Cisco is quickly passing established players 1

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$1.3B annualized revenue run rate for CY11Q4

x86 Blade servers are growing over twice as fast as the overall x86 computing market 2

Source: 1 IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, Q4 2012, February, 2012, Revenue Share 2 IDC Q3 CY11 Server Forecaster, Based on Blade Revenue

UCS #3 with 12.3%

UCS #2 with 19.1%

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UCS momentum is fueled by game-changing innovation; Cisco is quickly passing established players 1

UCS FY12Q2 growth of 91% Y/Y


They Said It Couldn’t Be Done

Demand for data center innovation has vaulted Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) to the #3 leader in the fast-growing segment of the x86 server market

UCS impacting growth of established vendors like HP

Legacy offerings flat-lining or in decline

Cisco growth out-pacing the market

Customers have shifted over 12% of the global x86 blade server market to Cisco and 19% in the US

UCS #3 and climbing

Market appetite for innovation

fuels UCS growth

Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, Q4 2011 Revenue Share, February 2012

WW X86 Server Blade Market Share

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Challenges

• Power and cooling crisis in data centers• Consolidation of data centers• Longer application provisioning cycles• Application downtime and slower application response

times • Need to maintain business continuity

Power & Cooling ProvisioningConsolidation Threats and Perf. Bus. Continuance

Datacenters under increasing pressure


Impact on the Data Center

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Source: IDC

Admin Costs

Dominate Budgets

New server spendingPower and cooling costsServer mgmt. and admin. costs

Operations & Maintenance Now ~80% of IT Budgets and Growing


Legacy Systems Approach• Vendors “simplify” by

• adding software layers • providing professional services

• Each acquired separately

• Result is a complex stack of management software to support servers & high costs• Difficult to scale• Difficult to change

• Legacy mentality = • High OpEx , High CapEx

• Management complexityis driving server vendorservice & software revenues

HW Power Manager

Low-level Server Monitor and Configuration Manager OS Patch/Update Management

HW Performance Manager

HW Device Monitor and Configuration Manager

Virtual & Physical NIC Config and Multi-server Manager

Physical and Logical Server Migration

OS Deployment Manager

Virtual Machine Deployment Manager

Virtual Server Manager

Capacity and Resource Manager

Remote Support and Recovery

Automation Framework

Database Software Agent


• Many under utilized servers

• Cable sprawl• High power,

cooling costs• High CAPEX• For every $1 spent

on server capex ~$5 spent on opex

Today

VM VMVM VM

VM VMVM VM

Hypervisor

• Cable sprawl• power, cooling costs• Less number of access layer

Ethernet ports

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SAN BSAN ALAN

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• GE to 10GE in access layer

• Less interfaces –reduced Cable sprawl

• Savings from power and cooling


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ServerUnified IO

SAN BSAN ALAN

• Unified I/O - LAN & SAN consolidation

• Reduce NICs, HBAs,• Reduce cabling• More Savings from

power and cooling• Lower capex


10 GE/FCOE

Cisco confidential and proprietary

Server Virtualization – Key DC trendsEfficient utilization, Reduce Cable & Power Costs with 10GbE


Cisco’s Solution


• Simplify I/O infrastructure and management• Reduce support infrastructure up to 50% – NICs, HBAs, chassis

interconnects, cabling

Unified Fabric – Fabric Extenders

• Single, highly available point of management• Reduce management tools, consoles, modules with full

interoperability using the XML API

Embedded – Unified

Management

• More economical footprint for memory-intensive workloads and higher consolidation ratios

• Large-dataset workloads on two socket servers

Extended Memory Technology

• I/O consolidation and increased CPU performance• Network policy control and transparancy to the VM levelVN Link – Virtual

Interface Card

• Faster provisioning – reduced spares inventory• Helps enable consistent infrastructure policies with RBAC

Dynamic Provisioning –

Service Profiles

UCS Innovations Summary


White-boarding View

IP SwitchIP SwitchIP SwitchIP Switch

Server

IP Switch FC Switch

LAN SAN

IOSSANOS

NXOS Speaks IP and FC protocols

1G IP 1G FC

NIC HBAVM VM VM VM

Server Connectivity Challenges

Virtualization• More bandwidth per

server Separate Networks• more networks to

manage

Ultimately…• More cables, adapters,

switches

NICNICNIC HBAHBAHBA


White-boarding ViewServer

IP SwitchIP SwitchIP Switch IP SwitchIP SwitchFC Switch

LAN SAN

1G IP 1G FC

1G Server

Unified Fabric / 10G BenefitsManageability• Wire Server once and walk

away

Reduce infrastructure cost• 50% less infrastructure cost • 50% less Power consumed

Twinax = Cost-Effective 10G• 1/10 the cost of optical 10G• 1/10 power consumption of

optical 10G

Fabric Extender = 1G –> 10G• Provides 1G connectivity to

servers• Fabric Extender managed by

Unified Fabric switch (Nexus 5000)

Unified Fabric

CNA

VM VM VM VMNICNICNICNIC

HBAHBAHBAHBA

10G IP + FC (FCoE)Twinax SFP+

Fabric Extender

IOSSANOS

NXOS Speaks IP and FC protocols

Server Connectivity Challenges

Virtualization• More bandwidth per

server Separate Networks• more networks to

manage

Ultimately…• More cables, adapters,

switches

10G

1G


IP SwitchIP SwitchIP SwitchIP Switch

Unified Computing

Domain Manage

rIP Blade Switch

Layer 1: Vswitch

Layer 2: blade switch

Layer 3: Top-of-Rack

Chassis Manager

LAN SAN

IP Switch FC Switch

FC Blade Switch

1G FC1G IP

Server ManagerVirtual SwitchServer ManagerVirtual Switch

Server ManagerVirtual Switch




Virtual SwitchServer Manager

Blade Server/Access ChallengesPoints of Management• 3 Switch layers• 2 Switch fabrics (LAN &

SAN)• 3 Server management layers Virtualization• Memory limitations =

underutilized CPU = more servers needed

• Adds additional vSwitch layer = more management/complexity

Takes weeks to provision new applications• Switching layers: Vlan,

vsan, QoS, Security, Etherchannels, vswitch, etc.

• Network adapters: NIC, HBA, MAC Address, IP Address, WWN

• Server layers: UUID, Firmware revisions, BIOS settings, RAID controller settings.

Server Manager

Chassis Manager

Domain Manager

X 2

X 2

CPU RAMX


Unified Computing

IP Blade Switch

Layer 1: Vswitch

Layer 2: blade switch

Layer 3: Top-of-Rack

Chassis Manager

LAN SAN

IP SwitchIP SwitchIP SwitchIP SwitchIP SwitchFC Switch

FC Blade Switch

1G FC1G IP

Blade Server/Access ChallengesPoints of Management• 3 Switch layers• 2 Switch fabrics (LAN &

SAN)• 3 Server management layers Virtualization• Memory limitations =

underutilized CPU = more servers needed

• Adds additional vSwitch layer = more management/complexity

Takes weeks to provision new applications• Switching layers: Vlan,

vsan, QoS, Security, Etherchannels, vswitch, etc.

• Network adapters: NIC, HBA, MAC Address, IP Address, WWN

• Server layers: UUID, Firmware revisions, BIOS settings, RAID controller settings.

Server Manager

Chassis Manager

Domain Manager

X 2

X 2

CPU RAM

Fabric Interconnect

Unified Computing System BenefitsVirtual Interface Card• Eliminates need for vswitch,

increasing performance and manageability

Management• 1 Server Mgmt layer, 1

Switching Layer, 1 Switch fabric

• All managed by a Single Management interface

4 x memory capacity• more VM’s per Server = less

physical servers and fewer VM licenses needed

• -OR- use of lower cost dimms to get same memory for less cost

Takes minutes to provision new applications• Service profiles used to

instantly provision all Switching, adapter, and server configurations

SINGLE Switching Layer






Virtual SwitchServer ManagerVI C

VI CVI C

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UCS ManagerLAN SAN

Server

SINGLE Management Layer

Fabric Extender

CISC ORAMRAMRAMX

20% Less Capex

30% Less Opex

10G IP + FC (FCoE)Twinax SFP+


FC HBA

FC HBA

NIC

NIC

SAN (FC)

SAN (FC)

LAN (Ethernet)

LAN (Ethernet)

CNA = Converged Network Adapter

CNA

CNA

SAN (FCoE)

LAN (Ethernet)

Unified I/O - FCoEFewer NICs / HBAs per server


Cisco Competition

5 servers2 x Intel 5540 processors72GB Memory

Simple project overview


Cisco


UCS Fabric Interconnects LAN SwitchSAN Switch


Competition


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UCS Fabric InterconnectsLAN SwitchSAN Switch

Uplinks Uplinks



Competition


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Cisco


Uplinks Uplinks


UCS Manager Dell Mgmt ConsCMC (2)iDRACiKVMChassis LCDFlex AddressLAN Switch (2)SAN Switch (2)


Competition


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Cisco


Uplinks Uplinks


UCS Manager Dell Mgmt ConsoleCMCiDRACiKVMChassis LCDFlex AddressLAN SwitchSAN Switch

Dell Mgmt ConsCMC (2)iDRACiKVMChassis LCDFlex AddressLAN Switch (2)SAN Switch (2)

UCS Manager

2 2


Competition


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Uplinks Uplinks


UCS Manager Dell Mgmt ConsoleCMCiDRACiKVMChassis LCDFlex AddressLAN SwitchSAN Switch

Dell Mgmt ConsCMC (2)iDRACiKVMChassis LCDFlex AddressLAN Switch (2)SAN Switch (2)

UCS Manager

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Dell Mgmt Cons(2)CMC (4)iDRAC (2)iKVM (2)Chassis LCD (2)Flex Address (2)LAN Switch (4)SAN Switch (4)

UCS Manager


Competition


Multiple points of managementFCEthernetBlade switches

High cable count

Unified fabric with Fabric extender Single point of management Reduced cables

Fiber between racksCopper in racks

End of Row Deployment Fabric Extender

Scale and Wire-onceUnified fabric with fabric extender


Memory Extender

Large number of applications are memory bound

Multi-core processors taxing available memory

Scaling = more servers; more power, licensing, networking, points of management OR Large SMP servers: higher costs, more expensive licensing

Memory pricing is non-linear

Server Limitations: MemoryReduced server costs

–Purchase fewer servers for memory-bound applications

–Fewer servers = smaller footprint & reduced maintenance costs

Reduced power and cooling costs–Less space and higher density

consolidation (e.g. VDI desktops)Reduced software costs

–Most software is licensed on a per-socket basis

Power

Cisco-Intel joint technology


UCS Is World-Class Cisco ASIC Design

Xeon 5600 Xeon 5600

Xeon 5600Xeon 5600

Legacy

Cisco UCS With Memory Extension

12 DIMMs Max 96GB Higher Performance

18 DIMMs Max 144GB Lower Performance

Or

48 DIMMs Max 384GB Higher Performance

Extended Memory = Higher Capacity & Performance


Extended Memory Cost Savings

• Lower mainstream memory costs in high-memory configurations

• Attainable, linear, high-end Capacity

• Fill higher configurations with 4 or 8 GB DIMMs—no rip and replace

NOTE: DDR3 memory pricing as of 9/06/11 Competitive memory pricing from HP web site as of 09/06/11

Above 144 GB, HP DL380 G7 forced into more expensive 16 or 32 GB Low Voltage DIMMs

Extended Memory TechnologyFewer CPU’s and Servers Needed Allows Use of Lower cost Memory Components Larger Configurations Cost Less

$32,730

$19,226$44,440

$17,925N/A *

CiscoHP

$20,528

$62,436**$24,432

$16,624$24,636

224 GB

384 GB

288 GB

192 GB

256 GB


Multiple virtual adapters per physical adapterEthernet & FC

PCIe standards compliant

Supports single-OS & VM-based deployments

High Performance

Dynamic server provisioning – reduce purchases by time-sharing servers–Re-purpose servers by changing number & type of vNICs in server profiles

Enhanced server availability – purchase fewer servers for HA–Use same pool of standby servers for multiple server types – simply apply profile with appropriate vNICs

10GbE/FCoE

Eth

0

FC

1 2

FC

3

Eth

127

vNICs

Virtual Interface Card


NIC1

NIC2

NIC3

NIC4

10 GB

Comparison of Bandwidth Management

Cisco VIC allows the entire bandwidth to be utilized by any adapter To avoid contention, use QoS to set prioritization Only VIC gives QoS, PFC, vNICs as well as vHBAs

2 GB

2 GB

2 GB

NIC1

NIC2

NIC3

NIC4

4 GB

Legacy Virtual Adapters Cisco VIC


Server Virtualization Issues

1. vMotion moves VMs across physical ports—the network policy must follow

2. Impossible to view or apply network policy to locally switched traffic

3. Need shared nomenclature for security policies between network and server admin

PortGroup

Hypervisor

Hypervisor

vCenter

Physical Switch Interface


Virtual Switching

IP Switch

NIC

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Virtualization Switching ChallengesPolicy deficient• important QoS, Security,

and management policy not available in vswitch

Lack of mobility (*only vswitch)• switching policy doesn’t

move with VM’s that are moved via vMotion

Operationally disruptive• Configuration of vswitch

must be done through vCenter usually only accessible to Server admin

VM

NIC

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Virtual Switching

IP Switch

NIC

VMvswitc

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Virtualization Switching ChallengesPolicy deficient• important QoS, Security,

and management policy not available in vswitch

Lack of mobility (*only vswitch)• switching policy doesn’t

move with VM’s that are moved via vMotion

Operationally disruptive• Configuration of vswitch

must be done through vCenter usually only accessible to Server admin

VM

NIC

vswitchX Server

Admin

Netw

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Nexus 1000v

Nexus 1000v

VM

Nexus 1000v BenefitsRobust Nexus feature set• Nexus 1000v is a full-

featured NXOS Cisco switch with all QoS, Security, and management policy available

Policy mobility (*available for VDS also)• switching policy follows

VM moved via vmotion

Non-disruptive Operations• Network admin configures

network policies that are presented in vCenter for server admin to use

IP SwitchIP Switch


vSphere 4Nexus 1000V

VN-link in Software

vSphere 4

VN-Link in Hardware

vEth

vEth

vNIC

vNIC vNIC

vNIC

VN-Link in Hardware with VM Direct Path

vSphere 4

vEth

vEth

Deployment Options for Virtualized EnvironmentsThree Options Available

Nexus 1000V hypervisor switch uplinks connect to Cisco virtual interfaces (VIFs)

Each VM connects to a Cisco virtual interface (VIF) and does a pass through of the hypervisor switch

Each VM bypasses the hypervisor completely and connects to a Cisco virtual interface (VIF)


Service ProfilesDynamic provisioning

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UCS : Example of Service Profile Profile Name = vmhost-a05 UUID = 12345678-ABCD-F1E1-2B3C-

ABCDEF123456 Description = ESX4 – 5th Host in Cluster

A LAN Config

vNIC0 Switch = Switch A vNIC0 Pin Group = SwitchA-pingroupAvNIC0 VLAN Trunking = EnabledvNIC0 Native VLAN = VLAN 100vNIC0 MAC Address = 02:25:B5:00:01:01vNIC0 Hardware Failover Enabled = NovNIC0 QoS policy = VMware-QoS-policyvNIC1 Switch = Switch BvNIC1 Pin Group = SwitchB-pingroupAvNIC1 VLAN Trunking = Enabled vNIC1 Native VLAN = VLAN 100vNIC1 MAC Address = 02:25:B5:00:01:02vNIC1 Hardware Failover Enabled = NovNIC1 QoS policy = VMware-QoS-policy

Local Storage Profile = no-local-storage Scrub Policy = Scrub local disks only

SAN ConfigNode ID = 20:10:20:30:1a:2b:3c:01:0fvHBA0 Switch = Switch AvHBA0 VSAN = VSAN-FabricA1vHBA0 WWPN = 20:10:20:30:1a:2b:3c:01:01vHBA1 Switch = Switch BvHBA1 VSAN = VSAN-FabricB1 vHBA1 WWPN = 20:10:20:30:1a:2b:3c:01:02

Boot Policy = boot-from-ProdSymmetrixBoot order =

1. Virtual CD-ROM 2. vHBA0, 10:00:16:aa:bb:cc:0a:01, LUN 00,

primary3. vHBA1, 10:00:16:aa:bb:cc:0b:01, LUN 00,

secondary4. vNIC0

Host Firmware Policy = EMLX-EMC-vSphere4 Management Firmware Policy = latest-mgmt-fw IPMI Profile = ITSec-standard-IPMI Serial-over-LAN policy = VMware-SOL Monitoring Threshold Policy = VMware-

Thresholds

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Competition : Example of Service Profile Profile Name = vmhost-a05 UUID = 12345678-ABCD-F1E1-2B3C-

ABCDEF123456 Description = ESX4 – 5th Host in Cluster

A LAN Config

vNIC0 Switch = Switch A vNIC0 Pin Group = SwitchA-pingroupAvNIC0 VLAN Trunking = EnabledvNIC0 Native VLAN = VLAN 100vNIC0 MAC Address = 02:25:B5:00:01:01vNIC0 Hardware Failover Enabled = NovNIC0 QoS policy = VMware-QoS-policyvNIC1 Switch = Switch BvNIC1 Pin Group = SwitchB-pingroupAvNIC1 VLAN Trunking = Enabled vNIC1 Native VLAN = VLAN 100vNIC1 MAC Address = 02:25:B5:00:01:02vNIC1 Hardware Failover Enabled = NovNIC1 QoS policy = VMware-QoS-policy

Local Storage Profile = no-local-storage Scrub Policy = Scrub local disks only

SAN ConfigNode ID = 20:10:20:30:1a:2b:3c:01:0fvHBA0 Switch = Switch AvHBA0 VSAN = VSAN-FabricA1vHBA0 WWPN = 20:10:20:30:1a:2b:3c:01:01vHBA1 Switch = Switch BvHBA1 VSAN = VSAN-FabricB1 vHBA1 WWPN = 20:10:20:30:1a:2b:3c:01:02

Boot Policy = boot-from-ProdSymmetrixBoot order =

Virtual CD-ROM vHBA0, 10:00:16:aa:bb:cc:0a:01, LUN 00, primaryvHBA1, 10:00:16:aa:bb:cc:0b:01, LUN 00,

secondaryvNIC0

Host Firmware Policy = EMLX-EMC-vSphere4 Management Firmware Policy = latest-mgmt-fw IPMI Profile = ITSec-standard-IPMI Serial-over-LAN policy = VMware-SOL Monitoring Threshold Policy = VMware-

Thresholds


ServerBlades

Adapters

Chassis Modules

Multi Chassis Access Layer

FC

Enet

FC

Enet

Unified Fabric

Unified Fabric

Unified Fabric

Cisco UCSService Profile NIC MACs HBA WWNs Server UUID VLANs VLAN Tagging FC Fabrics FC Boot Parameters Number of vNICsNumber of vHBAs vNIC Transmit SpeedvNIC Receive SpeedPXE settings Full Boot order IPMI Settings Number of vHBAs QoS Call Home Template Association Org & Sub Org Assoc. Server Pool Association Statistic Thresholds BIOS scrub actions Disk scrub actions BIOS firmware Adapter firmware BMC firmware RAID settings Advanced NIC settingsAdvanced HBA settings Serial over LAN settingsBIOS Settings

HP VCServer Profile

NIC MACsHBA WWNsServer UUIDServer Serial NumberVLANsVLAN TaggingFC FabricsFC Boot ParamsNumber of vNICsvNIC Transmit SpeedPartial Boot Order (FC only)

PXE settings

Service Identify Management Comparison


Hardware “State” Abstraction

Separate firmware, addresses, and parameter settings from server hardware

Physical servers become interchangeable hardware components Easy to move OS & applications across server hardware

BMC FirmwareMAC AddressNIC FirmwareNIC Settings

Drive Controller F/WDrive Firmware

UUIDBIOS FirmwareBIOS SettingsBoot Order

WWN AddressHBA FirmwareHBA Settings

State abstracted from hardware

LAN Connectivity SAN ConnectivityOS & Application

Chassis-1/Blade-2

Chassis-8/Blade-5

LAN SAN

Server Name: LS-AUUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5b…MAC : 08:00:69:02:01:FCWWN: 1080020000075740Boot Order: SAN, LAN


Name: UCS 2104Class: FEXID: 234222-33IOM 1: UCS 2104IOM 2: UCS 2104Blade slot occupied: 8Fans: 8

Name: UCS 5108Class: ChassisID: 234222-33IOM 1: UCS 2104IOM 2: UCS 2104Blade slot occupied: 8Fans: 8

Zero Touch IntegrationDecouple Complexity & Scale

• Increase capacity, not complexity• New equipment self integrates

Physical InventoryName: UCS 12Class: SystemID: 77449-32Chassis: 1- IOM 1: UCS 2104- IOM 2: UCS 2104- Blade slots occupied:

8Chassis: 2- IOM 1: UCS 2104- IOM 2: UCS 2104- Blade slots occupied:



8

Chassis: 5- IOM 1: UCS 2104- IOM 2: UCS 2104- Blade slots occupied:

8


Physical InventoryName: UCS 12Class: SystemID: 77449-32Chassis: 1- IOM 1: UCS 2104- IOM 2: UCS 2104- Blade slots occupied:




8

Chassis: 5- IOM 1: UCS 2104- IOM 2: UCS 2104- Blade slots occupied:

8

Policy InventoryService Profile: Default 1Service Profile: HR-App1


• Increase capacity, not complexity• New equipment self integrates• Inventory & status updated



• Increase capacity, not complexity• New equipment self integrates• Inventory & status updated• Immediately apply existing policies

Policy InventoryService Profile: Default 1Service Profile: HR-App1


Innovation resultLesser cabling: hence better power management


Management Management

Mgmt Server

Server Deployment TodayOver the past 10 years• An evolution of size, not thinking• More servers & switches than ever• More switches per server• Management applied, not integrated

Result• More points of management• More difficult to maintain policy coherence• More difficult to secure• More difficult to scale


Mgmt Server

Our SolutionMgmt ServerEmbed management

Unify fabricsOptimize virtualizationRemove unnecessary

switches,adapters,management modules

Less than 1/3rd the support infrastructure for a given workload

Mgmt Server


Mgmt Server

Our Solution: Unified Computing SystemA single system that encompasses:

Compute: Industry standard x86Network: Unified fabricVirtualization optimized

Lower costFewer servers, switches, adapters, cablesLower power consumptionFewer points of management


Innovation resultBetter Datacenter cooling design

From ad hoc and inconsistent…

…to structured, but siloed, complicated and

costly…

…to simple, optimized and automated


Management of Cisco C Series


UCS Manager Single point of management for California

system of componentsAdapters, blades, chassis, fabric extenders,

fabric interconnects

Embedded device managerDiscovery, Inventory, Configuration, Monitoring,

Diagnostics, Statistics CollectionCoordinated deployment to managed endpoints

APIs for integration with new and existing data center infrastructure

SMASH-CLP, IPMI, SNMPXML-based SDK for commercial & custom

implementations

UCS Manager

GUI Custom Portal or Tools

Systems ManagementSoftwareCLI


C200, C210, C250, C260, C460**

Mgmt Traffic

Data Traffic

6100 Running UCSM 6100 Running UCSM

CPU Mem

OS or Hypervisor

Mix of B & C-Series isSupported (no B-Series required)

Nexus 2248

Nexus 2248

2 LOM Ports Exclusive CIMC

Connectivity

Adapter Support:Emulex CNAQlogic CNAIntel 10G NICBroadcom 10G Cisco VIC

Supported C-Series TopologyManagement path via FEX, Data path directly connected

CIMC

GE LOM PCIe Adapter


XML API

Programmatic InfrastructureDevelop With The Infrastructure, Not Just On The Infrastructure

• Comprehensive XML API, standards-based interfaces• Bi-Directional access to physical & logical internals

System StatusPhysical InventoryLogical Inventory

Direct UCS CLI UCS GUI Customer

Self Serve portals

Management Tools

Auditing Tools

3rd Party


-37%

Unified Computingand AutomationVirtualization

100% Physical,Legacy Computer Platform

AverageTCO

-32%Speed of delivery6-8 Weeks

Speed of Delivery2-3 Weeks

Speed of Delivery15 Minutes

40% Physical, 60% Virtual,Legacy Computer Platform

AverageTCO

35% Physical, 65% Virtual,Unified Computing Platform,100% Automated

AverageTCO

IT Maintenance /IT Innovation70/30



Cisco-on-Cisco Results:ROI Achieved by Cisco IT


Cisco UCS Performance-63 RecordsA History of World Record Performance on Industry Standard Benchmarks

Best CPU Performance

Best Virtualization Performance

Best Cloud Computing Performance

Best Enterprise Application Performance

Best Enterprise Middleware Performance

Best HPC Performance

VMmark 2.0Overall B200 M2

VMmark 2.12-socket Blade B200 M2

VMmark 1.x2 –socket Blade B230 M1

VMmark 1.x Overall C460 M1

VMmark 1.x 2-socket B200 M1


VMmark 1.xOverall C460 M1

VMmark 1.xBlade Server B440 M1


VMmark 2.1Overall C460 M2

VMmark 2.1 Two–node 4-socket C460

M2

VMmark 2.14-socket C460 M2

SPECompLbase20012-socket B200 M2

SPECompMbase20012-socket B230 M2


SPECompMbase20014-socket C460 M2

SPECompMbase2001 2-socket B200 M2


LinPack2-socket B200 M2

LS-Dyna4-socket C460 M1


SPECompMbase20012-socket B200 M2

Oracle E-Business Suite Medium Model Payroll

Batch B200 M2

Oracle E-Business Suite Xtra Large Model Payroll

B200 M3

Oracle E-Business Suite Medium Model Payroll

Batch B200 M2

Oracle E-Business Suite Medium Model

Order-to-Cash B200 M2

Oracle E-Business Suite Large Model

Order-to-Cash B200 M3

Oracle E-Business Suite Ex-large Model Payroll

Batch B200 M2

SPECjbb20052-socket C260 M2

SPECjbb20052-socket B230 M2



SPECjbb2005X86 2-socket B200 M2

SPECjbb2005X86 4-socket C460 M1

SPECjAppServer2004 2-node B230 M1



SPECjAppServer20041-node 2-socket C250 M2

SPECfp_rate_base2006 2-socketC260 M2

SPECint_rate_base2006 2-socketC260 M2

SPECint_rate2006X86 4-socket

C460 M2

SPECint_rate_base2006 X86 4-socket C460 M1

SPECint_rate_base2006 X86 2-socket

B200 M2

SPECint_rate_base2006 X86 2-socket B200 M1

SPECfp_rate_base2006 X86 2-socket B200 M2

SPECint_rate_base2006 X86 2-socket

B200 M2

SPECfp_rate_base2006 X86 4-socket C460 M1

SPECfp_rate_base2006 X86 2-socket B200 M1

SPECjEnterprise2010 Overall B440 M1

SPECjEnteprise20102-node B440 M2

Cisco UCS Benchmarks that held world record performance records as of date of publication

Oracle E-Business Suite Xtra Large Model Payroll

Batch B230 M2




VMmark 2.12-socket B200 M3

TPC-COracle DB 11g & OEL

C250 M2

TPC-H 1000GBMicrosoft SQL Server

C460 M2

SPECjbb2005X86 2-socket C220

M3

SPECfp_rate_base2006 X86 2-socket C220

M3

SPECint_rate_base2006 X86 2-socket C220

M3

SPECfp_base2006X86 2-socket

C220 M3

TPC-H 100GBVectorWiseC250 M2

TPC-H 300GBVectorWise

C250 M2


ComputeUCS C-Series

Innovations• Extended Memory• Virtualized Adapter

• VNLink• Hypervisor Bypass

• Unified Management

FabricNexus 5000

Innovations• Unified Fabric

• Fabric Extender• VN-Link

Innovations• Unified

Management• Unified Fabric

• Extended Memory• Fabric Extender

• Virtualized Adapter• Hypervisor Bypass

• VN-Link

Unified

Work in any data center environment

Customer Choice


Cisco Servers Portfolio


Today’s UCS Blade Portfolio1.5TB

768GB

512GB

384GB

192GB

12 16 20 32 40

Cores

Mem

ory

GB

B200 M2

B250 M2

B230 M2 B440 M2

Today Romley

B22 M3

B200 M3

B420 M3


UCS Blade Servers

B22 M3 B200 M3 B230 M2 B420 M3 B440 M2Slots 1 1 1 2 2

CPU E5-2400 E5-2600 E7-2600 E5-4600 E7-4600

Cores 16 16 20 32 40

DIMMs 12 24 32 48 32

Max GB 384GB 768GB 512GB 1.5TB 512GB

Disk 2 x 2.5” 2 x 2.5” 2 SSD 4 x 2.5” 4 x 2.5”

Raid 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1/5/6 0/1/5/6

LOM Dual 10Gb Dual 20Gb No Dual 20Gb No

Mezz 1 1 1 2 2


Today’s UCS Rackmount Portfolio1.5TB

1TB

768GB

512GB

384GB

192GB

12 16 20 32 40

Cores

Mem

ory

GB

C210 M2

C250 M2

C260 M2 C460 M2

Today Romley

C200 M2

C24 M3

C22 M3

C220 M3

C240 M3

C420 M3


UCS Rackmount Servers

C22 M3 C24 M3 C220 M3 C240 M3 C260 M2 C420 M3 C460 M2RU 1 2 1 2 2 2 4

CPU E5-2400 E5-2400 E5-2600 E5-2600 E7-2600 E5-4600 E7-4600

Cores 16 16 16 16 20 32 40

DIMMs 12 12 16 24 64 48 64

Max GB 192GB 192GB 512GB 768GB 1TB 1.5TB 512GB

Disk 8 x 2.5” or 4 x 3.5”

24 x 2.5” or12 x 3.5”

8 x 2.5” or 4 x 3.5”

24 x 2.5” or12 x 3.5”

16 x 2.5” or 32 x SSD 16 x 2.5” 16 x 2.5”

LoM 2 x 1Gb 2 x 1Gb 2 x 1Gb 4 x 1Gb 2 x 1Gb + 2 x 10Gb 2 x 10Gb 2 x 1Gb +

2 x 10Gb

PCIe Slots

2 x PCIe 5 x PCIe 2 x PCIe 3.0

4 x PCIe 3.0 6 x PCIe 2.0 6 x PCIe 3.0 10 x PCIe 2.0

Internal Storage USB Port USB Port USB Port

FlexFlashUSB PortFlexFlash

USB PortFlexFlash

USB PortFlexFlash eUSB


Unified Computing andIncremental Cost Savings

IT Agility

Traditional Rack Servers Cisco C-Series Servers

Nexus 1000V

Nexus 2000/5000Nexus 2000/5000

Cisco UCSManager

Virtualization Platform

ComputePlatform

NetworkPlatform

Hardware Instantiation ofAdapter and VM FEX via VIC

Up to 384GB or1 TB memory

C-Series: Entry to Unified Computing

The Combination of UCS C-Series Rack Mount Servers and Cisco Nexus Products OfferAdditional Benefits in a Familiar Rack Form Factor with a Built in Migration Path to Unified

Computing Offering Increased IT Agility and Significant Cost Savings

Unified Fabric—Fabric Extenders

Embedded—Unified Management

Extended Memory Technology

VN Link

Adapter FEX and VM FEX

1GE, 10GE, and FCoE Connectivity

on Servers

Dynamic Provisioning—Service Profiles

Nexus 1000V


Nexus Data Center Product Portfolio

7.5Tb/s

15Tb/s

520G

Nexus 5010

Nexus 7010

1Tb/s

Nexus 5020

Access Aggregation/CoreServer

Nexus 2000

Nexus 7018

VM

Nexus 1000V

NX-OS VN-Link

Fabric Extender

MDS 9500


Performance and density leadership Scalable from 8- to 528-ports Single code stream across MDS and Nexus families Director investment protection Integrated Multiprotocol

and Multi-services

Cisco Fabric ManagerManagement

Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OSO/S

MDS 9506, 9509, 9513

MDS 9222i

MDS 9134

Small/Medium BusinessEnterprise and Service Provider

HP/IBM FC Blade SwitchMDS 9124

MDS 9000 Multilayer Directors and Switches


Database/Middleware

Enterprise Applications

Operating Systems

Virtualization

Storage

Management

UCS: Open, Standards-based PlatformIntegration and Certification Partners


Cisco Validated Designs8 Node Oracle RAC Cluster

SAP on Vblock (Solution with defined Building Blocks) UCS B200 M1, Nexus 5000, MDS 9000, EMC Clariion or V-Max, VMware ESX 4.0

SAP Business Warehouse Accelerator

SAP on Secure Multitenant Architecture (Solution Design)

Cisco Validation Design (CVD) “Microsoft Exchange 2010 with VMware VSphere on Cisco Unified Computing System with NetApp Storage”

“Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Performance and Scalability Using Unified Computing System”

“Cisco UCS Application Delivery for Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization of Exchange 2010 with NetApp Storage”

Validated VXI Designs Cisco UCS, Citrix XenServer and XenDesktop and NetApp Storage

Cisco UCS, VMware vSphere, Citrix XenDesktop, and NetApp Storage

Cisco UCS, VMware vSphere and View, and NetApp Storage

8-Node Oracle RAC 10gR2 / 11gR2 Cluster

2 Chassis, 4 Blades each

2 Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5570 @ 2.93 GHz

EMC CLARiiON® CX4 Model 960 storage

First Oracle Certified solution on Unified Fabric

http://www.sap.com/index.epx


Gartner on Cisco‘s fabric-based strategy

Which vendor would be the most competent to deliver on a fabric-based strategy in your enterprise? (Source: Gartner, February 2011)http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/cisco/210438.html

http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/cisco/210438.html


Summary What Server Customers Needs – UCS Meets Them All

Low –risk platform using standards based components Supportability

Hardware componentsCore Operating SystemCore ApplicationsComplete applications Support

Certification with third party ecosystem Convergence to Reduce Components Proven Performance Power & Cooling, Real Estate Easier to Deploy & Manage, Agile Environments And all for less $ - TCO

Documents

Cisco UCS Leadership and Momentum