Emulex Connect Architecture:The Next Generation of Virtual I/O

May 02, 2011
Emulex Connect ArchitectureThe Next Generation of Virtual I/O

Welcome
Emulex Connect Architecture
3 Year Road Map of I/O Technology
Introduction of the XE201 I/O Controller
Introduction of Converged Fabrics Model
Outline New I/O Market Opportunities

Speaker
Topic
Time
Webcast Agenda

I/O Challenges in Virtual Data Center Environments
Bob Laliberte, Sr. Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group

Agenda
© 2011 Enterprise Strategy Group
5
ESG research
Virtualization is driving new I/O requirements
Options for virtualized connectivity still vary
The evolution of network convergence
Technology landscape
More than a Speed Bump…A New I/O Direction

Top IT Initiatives
6

Rapid Growth Over Next 2 Years
7

8
VM Density Drives More I/O Throughput
40 Gb
10GbE & 16 Gb FC
# 1 Impact

Storage Technologies Currently Used
9
# 2 Enabler

ESG’s Evolution of Network Convergence

Technology Landscape
11
Processor technology is rapidly advancing
Nehalem, Romley later this year
Rapid growth in dynamic environments
Private and public clouds
Network needs to evolve to meet demands
I/O needs to adapt
Convergence
PCIe 3, SR-IOV & MR-IOV
Visibility and management

For more information, please contact
Bob Laliberte
508.381.5169 | bob.laliberte@esg-global.com

Jeff Benck
President and COO

The Data Center of Future
10G Ethernet and FCoE are enabling technologies to support the
Virtual Data Center and Cloud Computing.
Cloud Data Center
Virtual
Data Center
Discrete
Data Center
Private cloud
3 Discrete Networks
Equipment Proliferation
Management Complexities
Expanding OPEX & CAPEX
Converged Networks
Virtualized
Simplifies I/O Management
Reduces CAPEX & OPEX
Cloud Computing (Private & Public)
On-Demand Provisioning and Scale
Modular Building Blocks “Legos”
Avoid CAPEX & OPEX

New Drivers of the Emulex Connect Architecture
StorageUniverse
VirtualNetworking
CloudConnectivity
Network Convergence
o
7ZB by 2013
Mobile and VDI
Device-Centric
VM I/O Density
Scalable vDevices
End-to-End vI/O
New I/O Models
I/O Isolation
New Server Models
Multi-Fabric I/O
Evolutionary Steps
RoCEE Low Latency

Evolving Network Models
Target Connect
Host Connect
Discrete
Networks
Converged
Fabric
Networks
Converged
Networks

Emulex Connect Architecture (ECA)
Connectivity for Cloud & Virtual Data Centers
Virtual Network Services and Management
Flexible Multi-Fabric Protocol Engines
Scalable Performance and Virtual Devices
Emulex Enterprise Class Reliability

Emulex Connect I/O Roadmap
2010
2011
2012
2013
Unified Storage
Multi-Fabric Technology
Ethernet High
Performance
Computing
Low Latency RoCEE
RDMA
I/O Management
Value Added
I/O Services
16Gb
32Gb
8Gb
Fibre Channel
PCIe Gen3
Converged Networking
10Gb
100Gb
10GBaseT
40Gb
SR-IOV, Multichannel
Universal
LOMs
10Gb
10GBaseT
40Gb
Networked Server/ Power Management
3rd Gen BMC
4th Gen BMC
Contents Under Embargo until 9AM PST, May 2, 2011

Infrastructure
Network
Appliance
Host/Rack
Connect
Network
Switching
Cloud
Container
Storage
Systems
OneCommand
Manager
OS
Frameworks
Management
Hypervisor
Frameworks
(vCenter)
OEM
Frameworks
Cloud
OS
SLI-4
Common Drivers
Emulex
APIs
TargetConnect
Driver Services
Open
Standards
Encryption
Data Integrity
I/O Services
Key
Managers
I/O
Isolation
I/O
Contention
SR-IOV
Universal
Multi-Channel
Virtual I/O
OEM Virtual
Networks
HiperSwitch
Virtual
Devices
I/O Connectivity
IP
KVM
Ethernet
FC/FCoE
Bridging
iSCSI
ASIC
Connectivity
Bridge
Cards
Modular
LOM
Adapter
Blade/Mezz

The Flexibility of Converged Fabric Adapter
Quad Port 8Gb FC
Dual Port 8Gb FC
Dual Port 16Gb FC
2x8
4x8
2x16
2x10
4x10
2x8 2x10
1x16 2x10
1x40
Single Port 40Gb CNA
Dual Port 10Gb CNA
Quad Port 10Gb CNA
Single 16Gb FC
Dual 10Gb CNA
Dual 8Gb FC
Dual 10Gb CNA

ECA – Proof Points
First 16Gb HBA
Fibre Channel
Demonstration
First UCNA
10GbE Base-T
Demonstration
First UCNA
40GbE
Demonstration
Interop
May 9, 2011
EMC World
May 9, 2011
Interop
May 9, 2011

The Evolution of Virtual & Cloud I/O
Multiple Steps to Convergence End Game
Emulex Connect ArchitectureProtects and Connects
New Generation of Virtual I/O Services
Discrete, Multi-Fabric and Converged
Cloud Scale Performance
Emulex Enterprise Class Reliability

Shaun Walsh
VP, Corporate Marketing
Emulex XE201 The Next Generation I/O Engine

The XE201 – Multi-Fabric I/O Engine
Virtual
I/O
Engine
High Performance
PCIe 3.0
Multi-Fabric
Combo
Networking
Advanced
Energy
Instrumentation
Industry Leading Data Integrity
The Only I/O Engine with 8/16FC, 10/40GbE and Quad Ports

Key XE201 Technologies
vPath™
HiperSwtich VEPA Multi-VM Pathing
I/O isolation
Cloud and Co-Location Management
RoCEE - Low Latency RDMA
vPath – Virtual I/O Management
OneCommand
vPathTM
vEngineTM
GreenStateTM
Compliance
vScaleTM
Virtual I/O

vScale™
Highest Bandwidth Storage Protocol
2x FC I/O bandwidth
2x Ethernet I/O bandwidth
Workload-Based Performance and Scalability
Dynamic Resources Pooling
8 I/O Cores for True Multi-Fabric
vScale – Workload Performance Manager
OneCommand
vPathTM
vEngineTM
GreenStateTM
Compliance
vScaleTM
Virtual I/O

vEngine™
Protocol offload Engine
Reduce CPU overhead by up to 25%
Enables 20% more VMs per CPU core
vEngine – Protocol Offload
OneCommand™
vPathTM
vEngineTM
GreenStateTM
Compliance
vScaleTM
Virtual I/O

Virtual I/O
Support for 8Xs the VM ratios
8X virtual functions
SR-IOV, VN-TAG
VEPA and VEB
Universal Mutli-Channel
OneCommand
vPathTM
vEngineTM
GreenStateTM
Compliance
vScaleTM
Virtual I/O

Compliance
BlockGuard ™ - T10-PI standard end-to-end data integrity eliminates silent data corruption
Compliance
OneCommand
vPathTM
vEngineTM
GreenStateTM
Compliance
vScaleTM
Virtual I/O

GreenState™
4Xs bandwidth/watt power
Proactive Power Instrumentation & Energy Reduction
Port Power Provisioning to save on Optic Consumption
GreenState
OneCommand
vPathTM
vEngineTM
GreenStateTM
Compliance
vScaleTM
Virtual I/O

OneCommand™
2 x functionality, 1/2 the time
Unified Drivers & APIs
OC Vision
OC Guardian
OC Key Manager
VMware vCenter
Pay-As-You-Go
OneCommand Framework
OneCommand
vPathTM
vEngineTM
GreenStateTM
Compliance
vScaleTM
Virtual I/O

Connectivity Options for Tomorrow’s Storage Devices
Deirdre Wassell
Director, Solutions Marketing EMC2 Corporation

Connectivity Options for Storage
Fibre Channel and Ethernet Options
10 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN, NAS & iSCSI
Fibre Channel
SAN

Connectivity Options for Storage
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
10 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN, NAS & iSCSI
Fibre Channel
SAN
FCoE
Common Infrastructure and Management
Investment Protection

Cloud Computing and Big Data
Top IT Initiatives

16Gb/s Fibre Channel Market
Drivers
Server virtualization
Increasing server workloads
Applications growth
12-Core processors
SSDs
PCIe 3.0
Applications
High-end backup/DR
High-end databases
Fabric tiering
Private clouds
Benefits
Higher performance
Reduced number of links
Easier cable management
Superior power efficiency
Market Adoption Timeline
Q2, 2011
Q3, 2011
Q4, 2011
2012/2013
2014
First 16Gb/s Demos
Industry PlugFests
Switches
Host Bus Adapters
Romley Servers
Arrays
Peak 16Gb/s shipments

Technology Roadmap
1980
1990
2000
2010
2011
10 GbE
Ethernet
02
09
100 GbE
40 GbE
S
W
iSCSI
73
83
93
D
S
W
02
08
00
S
W
D
2Gb
2001
4Gb
2005
8Gb
2008
16Gb
2011
1Gb
1996
Fibre Channel
16 Gb FC
32 Gb FC
FCoE
85
94
03
??
10
08
??
11
09
D
S
W
W
S
D
W
S
D
09
07
??
S
D
W
D
Defined
S
Standard
W
Widespread
Market
Availability

Market Adoption
10Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel and FCoE
Chasm
Early Majority
Late Majority
Laggards
Early
Adopters

Today’s Storage Networking Technologies
5
Infiniband
Direct-attached storage
Servers with unused storage, uncontrolled growth
Storage dedicated to one server
Decentralized backup
1
Fibre Channel
over Ethernet
6
Fibre Channel SANs
Eliminates islands of storage
Increases utilization and availability
Highest performance levels
Rack-mounted servers with CNAs
2
Server network HPC
2
Fibre Channel
SAN
Mainframe
FC-IP/iFCP
Connects geographically dispersed SANs
Low cost and easy to deploy for disaster recovery solutions
3
1
Servers
Networked
storage
iSCSI/NAS
Consolidates small or isolated servers
Offers low-cost server attachment
NAS is ideal for files and unstructured data
Infiniband
Low latency, high bandwidth
Ideal for high-performance computing (HPC)
4
5
VMware
4
iSCSI/NAS
FC-IP/iFCP
3
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Converges LAN and SAN traffic on single link
Lowers operational costs (cabling and converged network adapters)
Scalability for virtual environments
6
Remote/isolated
servers
Disaster recovery site

Summary and Q & A

What is The News Today?
The Emulex Connect Architecture defines the next generation of I/O engines, solutions, services and management for the cloud and virtual data centers
Emulex is the first company to sample CFA (Converged Fabric Adapter) technology to OEMs that combines FC and network convergence on a single platform
Emulex is the only company with converged multi-fabric technology capable of 8/16FC, 10/40GbE and concurrent FC & Ethernet running simultaneously on the same card
Emulex is providing an evolutionary, pay-as-you-go model for discrete, converged multi-fabric and converged networks
Emulex will publically demonstrate the first 16Gb FC HBA, 10G Base-T UCNA and 40GbE UCNA at EMC World and Interop on May 9th

Emulex Connect Architecture:The Next Generation of Virtual I/O

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