Virtualization Technology Solutions for Modern Data Center · 2010. 3. 19. · © 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 K onferencia eFocus: IT stratégia 2010 Virtualization

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IT stratégia 2010

Virtualization

Technology

Solutions for

Modern Data

Center

Marian Klas

[email protected]

Cisco Systems Slovakia

mailto:[email protected]

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

K onferencia eFocus:

IT stratégia 2010 2

Virtualization

Platform

Compute

Platform Network

Platform

Site Cost HVAC

Power

Dwelling

Platform Cost Storage

Network

Software

Server

Organization Cost Complexity

VM Administrator

Coordination

Costs

Costs

Costs

Virtualization has been promised as the answer to IT challenges. However, virtualization solutions to date may only

address part of the problem, but has done so by increasing operational expenses, infrastructure complexity, and risk.

High

Complexity

High

Touch

Data Center Virtualization Today



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Physicalserver installed base (millions)

Source: IDC

Data Center Economics Forcing an Architectural Reckoning Ops & maintenance now ~70% of IT budgets—and growing

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Logicalserver installed base (millions)

Virtualization

Management

Gap

New server spending

Server mgmt. and admin. costs

Power and cooling costs

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Virtualization Flattens Cap-Ex But Heightens Crisis of Complexity



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Process AutomationService Management Performance Management Provisioning Management

Unified Computing Role in Virtualized Data Center

VirtualizationOS Applications Infrastructure

Compute

Hardware Device Management

I/O (Network)Server Access Network

Storage

Storage Network

SAN

MDS

9000

N5000

N7000Unified

Fabric V VVVV VVVN1000

N5000

CBS

3100

C49xx

DC LAN

GbE/10GbE

C6500 N7000

N7000

Network

Services

ACE

WAASASA

VPN

E-mail Security

SecurityApplication

Delivery

Servers

Virtualization

Platform

Compute

Platform

Network

Platform

Resource Scaling

with Cisco Extended Memory

Technology

Wire Once

Infrastructure with

Unified Fabric

Dynamic

Prov

Process Automation

Business Service

Management

Performance

Management

Virtualization control

and transparancy with

VN Link

Automated

Provisioning

Fully integrated system that brings together the network fabric, compute resources, and virtualization software to

simplify setup, improve business metrics, and enable just-in-time provisioning for business transactions

.


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Virtualization

Aware Networking



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Current View of the Access Layer

Typically provisioned as trunk to the server running ESX

No visibility to individual traffic from each VM

Unable to troubleshoot, apply policy, address performance issues

Boundary of network visibility



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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 and collaboration for security policies between network and server admin

PortGroup

vCenter

Physical Switch Interface



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Cisco Nexus 1000V

vSphere

Nexus

1000V

Nexus 1000V

VM VM VM VM

Industry’s most advanced software switch

for VMware vSphere

Built on Cisco NX-OS

Compatible with all switches

Compatible with all servers on the

VMware Hardware Compatibility List

Winner of VMworld Best in Show 2008

and Cisco Most Innovative Product of

2009



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Cisco Nexus 1000V

Nexus 1000V VSM

vSphere

Nexus

1000V

VEM

vSphere

Nexus

1000V

VEM

VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM

vCenter

Policy-Based

VM Connectivity

Mobility of Network &

Security Properties

Non-Disruptive

Operational Model

Cisco VN-Link: Virtual Network Link



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Cisco Nexus 1000V

Nexus 1000V VSMvCenter

vSphere

Nexus

1000V

VEM

vSphere

Nexus

1000V

VEM

Port Profiles

WEB Apps

HR

DB

DMZ

VM Connection Policy

• Defined in the network

• Applied in Virtual Center

• Linked to VM UUID

Faster VM Deployment

Policy-Based

VM Connectivity


Security Properties

Non-Disruptive

Operational Model





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Cisco Nexus 1000V

Nexus 1000V VSM

vSphere

Nexus

1000V

VEM

vSphere

Nexus

1000V

VEM

Property Mobility

• VMotion for the network

• Ensures VM security

• Maintains connection state

VMs Need to Move

• VMotion

• DRS

• SW Upgrade/Patch

• Hardware Failure

vCenter

Richer Network Services

Policy-Based

VM Connectivity


Security Properties

Non-Disruptive

Operational Model


VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VMVM VM VM VM



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Cisco Nexus 1000V

Nexus 1000V VSM

vSphere

Nexus

1000V

VEM

vSphere

Nexus

1000V

VEM

vCenter

Network Admin Benefits

• Unifies network mgmt and ops

• Improves operational security

• Enhances VM network features

• Ensures policy persistence

• Enables VM-level visibility

VI Admin Benefits

• Maintains existing VM mgmt

• Reduces deployment time

• Improves scalability

• Reduces operational workload

• Enables VM-level visibility

Increased Operational Efficiency

Policy-Based

VM Connectivity


Security Properties

Non-Disruptive

Operational Model





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Virtualize 30% More Applications

Virtualize general compute with a consistent policy workflow from P V

Virtualize DMZ’s with VLAN isolation, PVLANs and security policy enforcement using ACL

Virtualize PCI, SOX, HIPAA applications with Netflow, ERSPAN, and port statistics

Virtualize Tier-1 applications with LACP, vPC host mode

Virtualize VDI with DHCP Snooping, Port Security, Dynamic ARP Inspection




Benefits for the Server Admin

Offloads setup and daily vSwitch tasks to the network team

Provides a common nomenclature for network and server teams to discuss network policy –the port profile

―1000V has a lot more functionality than our own virtual switch‖

– Steve Herrod, VMware CTO




Benefits for the Network Admin

Enabled visibility and troubleshooting of VM traffic

Standardizes workflow for virtual and physical networks

Overcomes hurdles to virtualize applications with high bandwidth, highly secure applications (e.g. DMZ, regulatory, tier-1)

BEFORE 1000V AFTER 1000V

―1000V overcomes the biggest network hurdles to virtualization‖

– Ed Bugnion, Cisco CTO


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Unified Computing



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Cisco Unified Computing System

Unified Fabric

Wire once, low latency

FC and Ethernet

• Virtualization aware Scalable,

manageable and

diagnosable

Blade form factor Intel Xeon Processor 5500

series.

More than double

the memory capacity

of competing

systems

Industry Standard Servers

Virtualized Services

Fine-grained control, portability, and visibility of network, compute, and storage

attributes

Increased Processor Efficiency with Hypervisor Bypass

Scalable Unified

Fabric that delivers

up to 320 server

nodes in a single

system

Up to 30% fewer

components,

switches, cabling,

and management

modules to purchase,

manage, power, and

cool

Up to 30% lower

memory and SW

licensing costs via

Cisco Extended

Memory Technology

Up to 10% better

processor

performance via

Cisco Hypervisor

Bypass Technology

Automated Provisioning

Embedded single point of management and provisioning

Visibility and control across technology silos

Ongoing management and compliance

Up to 90% greater

administrator

efficiency, with faster

changes and fewer

incidents

Process Automation (ITIL)

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The Cisco Unified Computing System is designed to dramatically reduce datacenter total cost of

ownership while simultaneously increasing IT agility and responsiveness.



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Unified Computing System Represented Logically

Mezzanine adapters2-port 10G Virtual Interface Card2-port 10G CNA and 2-port 10GE adapter

UCS B-Series Blade ServersSingle and dual slot form factors availableAdapters are a logical part of a blade

UCS 6100 Series Fabric InterconnectUCS 6120XP and UCS 6140XPFabric Extender is a logically part of the interconnect

UCS 2104XP Fabric ExtenderInserts into Blade ChassisChassis is logical part of the Fabric Extender

UCS 5108 Blade Server ChassisBlade inserts into the ChassisBlades are a logical part of the chassis

UCS Manager [GUI and Interfaces (API’s)]Management resides in the interconnectThe console and interfaces communicates with interconnect



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UCS Cable Connections

UCS System

Cluster Heartbeat

Chassis

Fabric A link Fabric B link

Ethernet•Mgmt•FCoE

•IP

Up to 40 Chassis

4 x x 4



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Optimizing Memory with the Xeon 5500

Intel Xeon 5500 Series• 3 Channels per CPU

Either

• 2 DIMMs @ 1066MHz

• 6/CPU, 12 per System

• 96GB Total Capacity

Or

• 3 DIMMs @ 800MHz



Intel Xeon 5500 Series with UCS• 3 Channels per CPU

• 8 DIMMs/channel @ 1066MHz



Benefit• Higher memory capacity possible

• Lower costs for same capacity

Typical Memory Cisco UCS Memory

Xeon 5500

Fixed

number of

DIMMs

can be

addressed

by the CPU

Each DIMM

the CPU

looks for

is made of 4

standard

DIMMs

Xeon 5500



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Unified Computing System Manager

UCS Manager

Single point of management for Unified Computing System components

–Adapters, blades, chassis, fabric extenders, fabric interconnects

Embedded device manager

–Discovery, Inventory, Configuration, Monitoring, Diagnostics, Statistics Collection

–Coordinated deployment to managed endpoints

APIs for integration with new and existing data center infrastructure

–SMASH-CLP, IPMI, SNMP

–XML-based SDK for commercial & custom implementations

GUI Custom Portal or Tools

Systems ManagementSoftware

CLI



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Service Profile

Server

– Identity (UUID)

–Adapters

• Number

• Type: FC, Ethernet

• Identity

• Characteristics

–Firmware

• Revisions

• Configuration settings

Network

–Uplinks

–LAN settings

• vLAN

• QoS

• etc…

–Firmware

• Revisions

Storage

• Optional Disk usage

• SAN settings

• LUNs

• Persistent Binding

• SAN settings

• vSAN

• Firmware

• Revisions



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Service Profile

Web Service

Virtualization Host

Oracle RAC



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Dynamic Server Provisioning

Server Name: web-server-01UUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5b 61…MAC : 08:00:69:02:01:FCWWN: 5080020000075740Boot Order: SAN, LANFirmware: xx.yy.zz

Server Name: app-server-01UUID: 65 d4 cd f3 59 5b 16…MAC : 08:00:69:02:01:16WWN: 5080020000076789Boot Order: SAN, LANFirmware: xx.yy.zz

Profiles for Web Servers Profiles for App Servers

Apply appropriate profile to provision a specific server type

Same hardware can dynamically be deployed as different server types

No need to purchase custom configured servers for specific applications

Maximize server hardware

Service ProfilesUnified Computing Enablers: Virtual Adapter



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Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Web

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Oracle

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

VMware

Server Availability – Case study

Blade

Blade

Blade

Web

Blade

Blade

Blade

Oracle

Blade

Blade

Blade

VMware

Blade

Blade

Today’s Deployment:

– Provisioned for peak capacity

– Spare node per workload

With Server Profiles:

– Resources provisioned as needed

– Same high availability with fewer spares

– CapEx reduced ~26% (4 servers)

Burst capacity

HA spare

Service ProfilesUnified Computing Enablers:



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Initial Target Customers

Virtualization

IT organizations with large server and data

center virtualization initiatives

Large Data Set

Applications requiring large memory such as

business intelligence, financial and engineering

modeling

Service Provider

Hosted solutions, multi-tenancy



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Cisco Unified Computing SystemThe Cisco Unified Computing System is designed to dramatically reduce datacenter total cost of ownership while

simultaneously increasing IT agility and responsiveness.

Reduces total cost of ownership

CAPEX: Up to 20% reduction

OPEX: Up to 30% reduction

Cooling and power efficient

Increases business agility

Provision applications in minutes instead of days

Automation reduces service outages

Just-in-time resource provisioning

Investment protection

Industry standards-based

Co-exist with existing data center infrastructure

Leverage existing management applications via API


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Virtualization Technology Solutions for Modern Data Center · 2010. 3. 19. · © 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 K onferencia eFocus: IT stratégia 2010 Virtualization