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Brocade Ethernet Fabrics

Not All Networks Are Created Equal

Steven Puzio – Sr. Manager OEM Systems EngineeringMay 20th , 2014


Public Cloud Provider Data Centers

Key IT imperatives

2

Eliminate Complexity

Speed Time to Deploy New Applications

Automation and Orchestration Multitenancy


Brocade Ethernet Fabrics

By the numbers

Link utilization compared to traditional IP Networking.100%

30% Additional bandwidth to chassis.

Greater hardware consolidation.

5X Easier to deploy

$36K CapEx Savings for a Single IBM Flex Chassis

90% OpEx savings due VCS auto-configuring, auto-healing features


WhatIs an

Ethernet Fabric?

Optimized for server virtualization and cloud architectures More efficient, higher throughput,

lower latency Scale-out vs. scale-up to

increase flexibility and reduce cost Simplified deployment and

administration

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Ethernet Fabrics vs. Legacy Networks

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Conventional data centers

Classic, Hierarchical Architecture

Core

Aggr

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Acce

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Complex

Inefficient

Expensive


Ethernet Fabrics Ideally suited for modern data centers

Ethernet Fabric Architecture

Edge

Core

Scalability

Automated

Efficient

Evolutionary


Brocade VDX – TCO AnalysisBenefits Breakdown Cumulative 4 Rack Configuration

TCO savings with Brocade $4,520,981


Redefining Total Cost of Ownership

–Competitors can drop price to reduce CapEx

–Brocade can reduce TCO (CapEx and OpEx)

–Decreasing the time to deploy the network by 79%

–Decreasing the time to implement changes to the network by 85%

ELIMINATE COMPLEXITY


Automation

• Zero-touch VM discovery, configuration, and mobility

• Self-forming trunks• Minimal configuration to

add links or switches• Five times faster to

deploy additional network capacity


Brocade VCS Fabrics Are Self-Forming

Automatic fabric creation and expansion (two steps, 1 to 2 minutes)

Automatic trunk creation

30 GbE Data Center Bridging (DCB) trunk (3×10 GbE)10 GbE DCB link

RBridge 1 RBridge 2

RBridge 3GEHA reduced basic network

management time by 20 percent, or over 1000

man-hours per year.

SunPower reduced setup time by over 80

percent compared to its three-tier network.


10-Node Fabric Setup

Brocade VCS Fabric technology, with 10 Brocade VDX 6720 Switches:

– Step 1: Turn switches on– Step 2: Configure RBridge IDs– Step 3: Connect cables– Step 4: There’s no step 4

Cisco FabricPath, 10 Nexus 7000 Switches:– Step 1: Create two portchannels between a Nexus pair– Step 2: Activate Virtual PortChannel (vPC) between

them– Step 3: Activate FabricPath on the vPC pair– Step 4: Activate vPC+ in the pair (~7 commands per

switch)– […]– Step 19: Configure Media Access Control (MAC)

learning mode for FabricPath Virtual LANs (FP VLANs)

– Step 20: Activate FabricPath in the defined portchannel

– Step 21: Repeat the previous 20 steps for the four other vPC+ pairs

– […]– Step 101: Configure two portchannels between each

edge vPC pair and the core vPC pair– […]– Step 106: Activate FabricPath on the eight defined

portchannels– […]– Step 114: On each Nexus 7000 in the core vPC,

define eight portchannels– […]

Brocade VCS Fabric technology vs. competitor


VCS DIFFERENTIATOR : Automatic Fabric Creation and Expansion Automatic Trunk Creation

30GbE DCB Trunk (3x10GbE)

10GbE DCB Link

20GbE DCB Trunk (2x10GbE)

AUTOMATED EFFICIENT BUILT FOR CLOUD


Simplifying Operational ComplexityLogical Chassis Management

ADMINISTRATIVE COST & COMPLEXITY INCREASES WITH

DATA CENTER SCALE

ADMINISTRATIVE COST REMAINS RELATIVELY FLAT WITH DATA CENTER

SCALE

VCS

Traditional Management VCS Logical Chassis Management

N points of management Single point of management


VCS DIFFERENTIATOR :VM-Aware Network Automation

• No need for manual configuration of MAC addresses and port profiles; less error-prone

• Minimizes procedural delays between the server and network IT teams

• Eases integration of multiple Brocade VCS fabrics with VMware

• Protects against VM/MAC spoofing via secure vCenter communication

BrocadeNetworkAdvisor

NAS iSCSI FCoE FC iSCSIInfiniBand

vCenter



What is Auto NASNAS Traffic Prioritization

Fabric is designed for versatile storage technology: NAS, iSCSI, Object, FCoEMulti-pathing, Low Latency,

Lossless, Highly Resilient Architecture enables Scale Out Storage All the nodes in the fabric will

auto prioritize NAS Storage traffic over other traffic types (NFS, SMB/CIFS) Ability to monitor IP Storage

traffic through ACL Counters

Compute RacksStorage Racks

iSCSI FCoE NAS

Lossless Priority: FCoE TrafficLossless Priority: FCoE Traffic

Medium Priority: NAS TrafficMedium Priority: NAS Traffic

Other Priorities: Best Effort TrafficOther Priorities: Best Effort Traffic


VCS DIFFERENTIATOR :

INCREASE LINK EFFICIENCY WITH BROCADE TRUNKING

70%40% 40% 50% 50% 50%

Traditional algorithms cause imbalances Brocade Trunking increase link efficiency


Upto160GE trunking


Performance Drives Savings

–Significantly reduce network infrastructure requirements by 25%

–Consolidate a virtualized environment with 32% more traffic to the servers

–Increase the networks performance by up to 30%

SPEED OF FABRICS


Improve Network Utilization

Multipathing in multiple layers

How It Works1. Layer 3 gateway multipathing (in red) is achieved

via multiple active Layer 3 gateways.

2. Layer 2 multipathing (in blue) is performed with industry-standard Transparent Interconnect of Lots of Links (TRILL).

3. Layer 1 multipathing (in green) is achievedvia Brocade ISL Trunking, providing the industry’s best load balancing across a trunk group.

Layer 3 Gateway Resiliency

Maximum Network Utilization

Automated Load Balancing

User Benefits

40%

40%

40%


VCS - Evolutionary architecture:CLASSIC TO FABRIC TRANSITION

• Intro VCS in a POD• Flat layer 2 • Co-exist with legacy

access switches

• Scale Out VCS• Co-exist with legacy

access/aggregation

• Fully deployed fabric• Core-Edge Solution• Legacy network

support

FCXLAG

Other vendor switches

MLX

RXVCS

MLX(or Cisco/Juniper)

FCX


MLX

RX

VCS

VDX

FCX


RX

VCS

VDX



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Redeploy


IBM EN2740 - Blackbird Overview

• Brocade VCS Ethernet Fabric Switch• Internal Ports (KR)

• 42 x 10GbE (with 1GbE/10GbE auto negotiation)

• External Ports• 14 x 10GbE Ports• 2 x 40GbE ports with breakout capability

• Single ASIC, 850 ns latency• 128K MAC, 32K ARP, 12K ACL• Support for low cost of entry base with POD upgrades• Brocade features as supported in NOS 4.0• IBM specific features:

• Feature on Demand (S/W upgrades)• Monitoring with IBM FSM

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FCoE, FlexPort , OpenFlow, & VxLAN GatewayHW Capable


VDX 6740 & 6740T: Next Generation TOR DC Switch

Leading performance– Fixed 48 X1/10Gbe SFP+ /Base-T ports and 4 X 40GbE

QSFP+– 850ns / 3us any port to port latency ,– 24MB Deep buffers with Dynamic Buffering– 160K MAC, 32K ARP, 13K ACL, 1K port profiles

Advanced capabilities– 32 Flex Ports(FC/Ethernet/FCOE)*– Advanced (IPv4, IPv6*) Layer 2/3 feature set– Full IP storage support with DCB capabilities– Cloud ID/Fine Grained Label/NVGRE capable – VXLAN end point(VTEP) capable . Up to 2K VTEP *– SDN Capable (Openflow support)*– ISSU capable*

Unparalleled Value– Single ASIC, Non-blocking, Cut through Architecture – Linear scalability options through POD license scheme – Up to 160GbE Brocade Trunk support

Leading performance– Fixed 48 X1/10Gbe SFP+ /Base-T ports and 4 X 40GbE

QSFP+– 850ns / 3us any port to port latency ,– 24MB Deep buffers with Dynamic Buffering– 160K MAC, 32K ARP, 13K ACL, 1K port profiles

Advanced capabilities– 32 Flex Ports(FC/Ethernet/FCOE)*– Advanced (IPv4, IPv6*) Layer 2/3 feature set– Full IP storage support with DCB capabilities– Cloud ID/Fine Grained Label/NVGRE capable – VXLAN end point(VTEP) capable . Up to 2K VTEP *– SDN Capable (Openflow support)*– ISSU capable*

Unparalleled Value– Single ASIC, Non-blocking, Cut through Architecture – Linear scalability options through POD license scheme – Up to 160GbE Brocade Trunk support

Ethernet FabricsData Center Access


VDX 8770: Next Generation DC Switch

Leading performance– Backplane scales to 4Tbps per slot – Up to 384 x 10GbE or 96 x 40GbE ports in 8

slots– 4-, and 8- slot chassis

Advanced capabilities– Scales to 8,000+ ports per fabric– Advanced (IPv4, IPv6*) Layer 2/3 feature set– Removable and load-sharing components– Fully redundant management, fabric, and PSUs– Hitless failover and software upgrade*

Unparalleled Value– Best-in-class power efficiency– Linear scalability options– NEBS Level 3 Certified

Leading performance– Backplane scales to 4Tbps per slot – Up to 384 x 10GbE or 96 x 40GbE ports in 8

slots– 4-, and 8- slot chassis

Advanced capabilities– Scales to 8,000+ ports per fabric– Advanced (IPv4, IPv6*) Layer 2/3 feature set– Removable and load-sharing components– Fully redundant management, fabric, and PSUs– Hitless failover and software upgrade*

Unparalleled Value– Best-in-class power efficiency– Linear scalability options– NEBS Level 3 Certified

Ethernet FabricsData Center Access/Aggregation


Brocade VDX – TCO AnalysisBenefits Breakdown Cumulative 4 Rack Configuration

TCO savings with Brocade $4,520,981


Brocade VDX – TCO AnalysisBenefits Breakdown Cumulative (4 Rack Configuration)


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