IP Expo 2009 - Designing the Next Generation Data Centre with Unified Computing and Network Virtualisation

Data Centre Design with Unified Computing & Network Virtualisation
Paul D’Cruz
Consulting Manager – DC Transformation

Agenda

Data Centre Emerging Trends & Innovation
Unified Fabric
Unified Compute
Virtualisation Aware Network
Case Study Cisco IT Infrastructure as a Service

Ethernet LAN
N5000
N5000
Today’s Enabling Technologies
Standards
Enhanced
Ethernet
Virtualisation
Wire speed 10GE
FCoE
LAN
MACA
MACB
N5000
VM-aware networkingVN-Link
10GE L2 non-blocking, lossless, low latency switch
Data Center Bridging (Ethernet)
Unified fabric for LAN, SAN, HPC/IPC
Ecosystem Partners

LAN
SAN A
LAN
SAN B
SAN A
SAN B
Cluster
HPC Cluster
CNA
CNA

Data Centre Compute
Application Clusters
Data Centre Storage

CNA

Data Centre Compute
Data Centre Storage

Ethernet/DCB/FCoE
Ethernet
Ethernet
Unified Fabric
Access Layer
FC
FC
Nexus 5000
Unified Fabric Access Layer
Access
Layer

Cabling Simplification in your Data CenterFCoE and UCS simplifies
From ad hoc and inconsistent…
…to structured, but siloed, complicated and costly…
…to simple, optimized and automated

Unified Fabric and Compute
Mgmt Server
Mgmt Server
Fibre Channel
Ethernet
Ethernet
FC traffic
Today
Cisco Solution
FCoE
Fewer Cables
Fewer switches
Fewer adapters
Overall less power
Interoperates with existing SAN’s

Cisco IT’s Approach
Consolidation Strategy
Databases, Applications
Proprietary Hardware to x86
Data Centers – Global Data Center Strategy
Virtualization Strategy
Virtualization is not new (eg. VLANS/VSANS)
Server Virtualization through VMWare
Collapsing I/O with FCOE
Data virtualization (SAN and NAS)
Focus on capacity and resiliency as well as agility
Automation Strategy
Increased focus on agility, repeatability, and productivity

WW Headcount
66,500 employees
35% Engineering 27% Sales 38% all others
WW Portfolio:
18. 9 million sf (60% owned, 40% leased)
283 metros in 90 countries
444 buildings
Over $5B in Assets
128+ Acquisitions
20,000 Channel Partners
110+ ASPs
210+ Business & Support Development Partners
52 data centers & server rooms
1500+ labs (500+ in San Jose)
Over 180,000 people around the world in the extended Cisco family

IaaS AutomationConceptual Architecture Framework
OPERATIONS MGMT
MPLS
INTERNET
SERVICE DESK
SERVICE BROKER (SLA)
Federated
CMDB
Configuration
Management
Billing
ASSET MGMT
CUSTOMER
PORTAL
COMPLIANCE MGMT
VM ASSEMBLER
SERVICESCATALOGUE
JOB SCHEDULER
INFRASTRUCTURE
ORCHESTRATION
Assurance Mgmt
Capacity Mgmt
Performance Mgt
Compute Mgmt
XML/IPMI
SSH CLI
XML
XML
XML
XML
SSH CLI
XML
XML
MDS
(SAN)
L2-L7
SVS
Unified Compute
FC
N1kV
PE
N7K
C6k
NFS
“VIRTUAL SERVICE CHAIN”
COMPUTE
NETWORK
STORAGE

Cisco Innovation…
2008
1K
Cisco Nexus 1000V
x86
Platform
Cisco Nexus 2000
Uniform architecture for GE, 10GE, UIO and VM
Cisco Nexus 7000
Raised the bar for availability and performance
Cisco Nexus 5000
Unmatched versatility with Ethernet, DCE, FCoE & FC support
Cisco Nexus 1000V
Revolutionized virtual machine networking
Jan
Apr
Sep
2008
2009
Data Center EthernetLossless 10Gb transport for next-gen DC
Fibre Channel oerEthernet
Unified Fabric for LAN and FC
Unified Compute
NX-OS
Unified OS for the data center
VN-LinkVirtual Machine Aware Network , Storage and Unified Fabric
Technology
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