Oracle VM on Cisco UCS – Simplicity, Scale and Cost Efficient

Oracle VM on Cisco UCS – Simplicity, Scale and Cost Efficient

Ken Crandall Oracle Linux and Virtualization Principal Sales Consultant

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Agenda

• Oracle Linux Strategy

• Overview and Roadmap

• Why Oracle Linux?

• Cisco UCS hardware and Oracle Linux

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The Cisco and Oracle Partnership

20+ year relationship

Initially in networking, now extended to systems

Foundational customers to each other

Joint engineering engagement at many levels

Oracle infrastructure platform – Oracle VM & Oracle Linux tested/validated on UCS

Database – Oracle RAC is the first certified Unified Fabric

Early access code and hardware exchanged between Oracle and Cisco

Performance benchmarks for E-Business Suite and Weblogic on Oracle Linux

Joint Solutions : NetApp FlexPod, Nimble SmartSuite

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Oracle Application-Driven Virtualization Delivering Simplicity and Value for IT

Ensured Compatibility

Simplicity for the Entire

Computing Stack

Easy to Deploy

Easy to Support Easy to Manage

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The Oracle VM Advantage 2 x More Scalable

7-10 x Faster

Zero License

Cost

Up to 128 vCPUs and 1 TB of memory per VM compared to 64 vCPUs from VMware

• Virtualize Applications such as Oracle RAC and Oracle E-Business Suite 7-10x faster than VMware • Best for Oracle Database

• Low Enterprise Support cost • Oracle Enterprise Manager included no additional cost • Maintain low TCO

Oracle Driven

15,000 VMs power Oracle Managed Cloud Services 120,000 VMs in Oracle Product Development IT daily

2x

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The Oracle VM Templates Advantage

Oracle Built Tested

Patched

Best Practices

Reduce Risk of Errors

Recurring time savings

Traditional Virtualization

Rapid Application Deployment

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Cisco Unified Computing System & Oracle Solutions in a Single Architecture

Qualified on Oracle Linux with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and Oracle VM

#1 Benchmarks

#1 Benchmarks

Oracle

Cisco UCS tested with 10g 11g, & 12c

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Payload

Cisco UCS B-Series & C-Series servers

Cisco Nexus 5K + UCS Fabric Interconnect

NetApp® FAS2240, 32x0, 62x0 Storage

FlexPod Physical and virtual

resource management

UCS Manager Physical & virtual resource mgt software

FlexPod and Validated Payload Oracle VM and Oracle Linux with Oracle RAC Validated on FlexPod

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Nimble Storage SmartStack for Oracle with Cisco Oracle Validated Configuration

• Oracle Database 11gR2 or 12c

• Oracle Linux 6.4 with Unbreakable Enterprise

Kernel

• Oracle VM 3.2.4

• (2) Cisco UCS B200 M3

• (2) Cisco UCS 6248 Fabric Interconnects

• (1) Nimble Storage CS460G-X2

Nimble Storage SmartStack delivers:

• High performance for OLTP or DSS workloads

• Optimized for database environment

• Better data protection for backup and recovery

• Affordable disaster recovery

• Improved test & development

CISCO UCS 6248UP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

STAT

ID

CISCO UCS 6248UP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

STAT

ID

SLOT

1

SLOT

5

SLOT

3

SLOT

7

SLOT

2

SLOT

6

SLOT

4

SLOT

8

!

UCS 5108

OK FAIL OK FAIL OK FAIL OK FAIL

! Reset Console

UCS B230 M1/M2

!2!1

A03-D0100SSD-LH 100GB SSD SATA>> A03-D0100SSD-LH 100GB SSD SATA>>

! Reset Console

UCS B230 M1/M2

!2!1

A03-D0100SSD-LH 100GB SSD SATA>> A03-D0100SSD-LH 100GB SSD SATA>>

Oracle Validated Configuration: http://linux.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=102:2:439839880849383::NO::P2_VC_ID:631

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Nimble SmartStack for JD Edwards on UCS Mini – Sept 4th

UCS Mini

6324 Fabric Interconnects

Perfect offering to replace aging IBM AS/400 base.

• (4) B200 M3 Blades • E5-2697 v2 • 256 GB Memory • Oracle 11g (11.2.0.3) • JDE E1 9.1.2 Server • Oracle Weblogic 10.3.5 • Oracle VM 3.3 • Oracle Linux 5.8 (RH)

Nimble CS300

OEM 12c with UCSM plugin

HTML

Server

VM

Enterprise

Server

VM

Oracle

DB

HTML

Server

VM

Enterprise

Server

VM

Oracle VM Manager 3.3

Key Points

• Small form factor • 110V Power • Same UCS Management and

functionality • Ideal for Small to Medium

business customers • Flexible to meet unforeseen

challenges

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Cisco UCS Synergies to Oracle VM 3 Customer Benefit Cisco UCS Oracle VM 3

Performance Up to 40 Chassis Up to 128 vCPU

Management Service Profiles Oracle VM Templates

Memory Capacity Up to 14TB per rack Up to 2TB Physical

Network Technology Unified Fabric Dynamic Resource Scaling

Power Management UCS Manager Dynamic Power Management

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Operational Efficiency Oracle Database, RAC, Big Data Users

• UCS dramatically reduces setup time, drives higher levels of consistency, and leading performance

Operational Flexibility Oracle Applications Users

• Easily shift system resources to meet forecasted spikes in performance, setup takes minutes not hours/days, easily monitored from one screen

Operational Simplicity Oracle Virtualization Users

• UCS drives larger VMs and consolidates more memory intensive VMs

Cisco UCS lowers your initial investment and on-going costs, while enabling your business to meet unforeseen challenges today and in the future.

Cisco UCS Differentiators For Oracle

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Cost: Oracle VM & Oracle Linux vs. VMware vSphere & RHEL

100 2-Socket Servers, 400 VMs - Cost of Hypervisor, Management and OS

Oracle VM VMware vSphere

Virtualization Oracle VM (2-socket system, Premier Support, unlimited

VMs):

License - $0

Support - $599/server/year

VMware vSphere Enterprise Edition (per socket ), Production Support

@25% per year:

License /server = $2875 x 2 sockets = $5750/server

Support (Production) - $719 x 2 = $1438/server/year

Management Oracle VM Manager and Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c

Cloud Control (Basic):

License - $0, Support - $0

VMware vCenter Server Standard:

License: $4995 for the environment

Support @25% per year: $1249 /year for Production SnS

O/S Oracle Linux (OL):

License: 0

Support: $499 per server per year

Red Hat Linux (RHEL):

License:0

Support: A combination of processor, VMs and multi-year discounts

Total Cost (First

Year)

Oracle VM + Management: $59,900

Oracle Linux: $49,900

TOTAL: $109,800

VMware vSphere Hypervisor: $718,800

VMware Management:$6,244

Read Hat Linux: $259,800

TOTAL: $984,844

Total Cost (3 Years) $329,400 $1,755,572 (5.33X Oracle)

What could you do with the $1,426,172 you save with Oracle VM?

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