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Cisco VXI–Optimized Infrastructure for Scaling
VMware View with Confidence
VMworld 2011 Cisco Theater Presentation
Tony Paikeday
Cisco Data Center CMO, Desktop Virtualization Solutions
Cisco Systems
August 2011
3. Flexibility / Business Continuity Total Cost of OwnershipData
Security
Desktop Virtualization Drivers
Fragmented Solution SetMaintaining High Quality
for Video, Voice
Experience
Desktop Virtualization Challenges
Return on Investment
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Deliver a superior collaboration and rich media
user experience with best in class ROI in a fully integrated, open and validated
desktop virtualization solution
Desktop
Virtualization Collaboration• Data security and
compliance
• Business continuity / agility
• Reduced TCO
• Standardized IT
experience, customizable
user experience
• Video and voice
• Interactivity
• Mobility
• Real time, high quality
experience
• Range of devices
IT Standardization Rich Media Experience
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WAAS
ISR
Branch
Virtualization-Aware
Borderless Network
CDN
End-to-End Security, Management and Automation
MS Office
Desktop Virtualization Software
Virtualized
Data Center
WAAS
Nexus
Microsoft OS
ACE
Hypervisor
Virtual
Unified CM
Virtual Quad
Cisco Collaboration
Applications
Thin Client Ecosystem
Cisco Clients
Cius Business Tablets
Virtualized
Adaptive Workspace
Cisco Virtualization Experience
Clients
Access
switching w/PoE
SiSi
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Validated Designs and Reference Architectures
End-to-end reference architectures reduce risk for optimized stack
Flexibility and Bandwidth for Converged Multiple Networks
Unified ports and 80G burst b/w allow for convergence with performance
Prioritization of Desktop Pools
UCS QoS and bandwidth controls deliver prioritization to desktop pools
Rapid Provisioning of Desktops
Service profile templates for rapid provisioning of desktop pools
Desktop Density and Scalability
Great virtual desktop density with linear performance scalability
Networking Visibility and Security to the Desktops
Nexus 1000V with VSG and VM-FEX provide VM level controls
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Ideal Architecture for Desktop Virtualization
• Lower cost for compute + network infrastructure
• Greater virtual desktop density w/o
performance impact
• Simple Operation—start in minutes, scale
in seconds
• Massive Scalability—scales easily to 1000’s of
desktops per UCS system
• Extended memory and I/O to avoid desktop
virtualization bottlenecks
Memory
CPU
Unified Fabric (FCoE)
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Xeon 5600 Xeon 5600
Xeon 5600Xeon 5600
12 DIMMs, Max 96GB
Higher Performance
18 DIMMs, Max 144GB
Lower PerformanceOR
48 DIMMs
Max 384GB
Higher Performance
Classic
CiscoUCSwith
ExtendedMemory
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• Separate firmware, addresses, and parameter settings
• Physical servers become interchangeable hardware components
• Service profile templates allow rapid provisioning of
new virtual desktops
Chassis-8/Blade-4Chassis-1/Blade-2
Profile 1
UUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5b…
MAC: 08:00:69:02:01:FC
WWN: 5080020000075740
Boot Order: SAN, PXE
Profile 2
UUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5d…
MAC: 08:00:69:02:01:FF
WWN: 5080020000075742
Boot Order: SAN
Cisco UCS Manager
Profile 3
UUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5f…
MAC: 08:00:69:02:01:FB
WWN: 5080020000075744
Boot Order: PXE, SAN
LAN SAN
Desktop Profile 1
120 Knowledge | HVD Win 7
B-250 192GB
LAN Connectivity
SAN Connectivty
Boot Order
Desktop Profile 2
140 Task | ThinAppOLTP
B-200 48GB
LAN Connectivity
SAN Connectivity
Boot Order
Desktop Profile 3
100 Power | HVD Win 7
B-230 384GB
LAN Connectivity
SAN Connectivity
Boot Order
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• Higher performance with hypervisor
by-pass (VM-FEX)
• Statistics/Monitoring of VMs
• Debugging/SPAN of VM traffic
• Network policy mgmt - QoS, B/W
Server
Blade
VMware vSphere
Cisco VIC
FEX 2200
FI 6200
Debugging/vSPAN of
ThinApp VM
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Silver Pool
30% Bandwidth
FC with max burst 32k
Bronze Pool
20% Bandwidth
FC with max burst of 16K
Platinum Pool
50% Bandwidth
Lossless Ethernet NFS
Max burst 64K
• QoS controls for tuning Storage & Network flows—
Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, best effort, FC QoS
Classes
• Multi-cast optimizations
• Bandwidth controls
• Lossless Ethernet—drop/no drop
• Burst size controls
Server
Blade
VMware vSphere
Cisco VIC
FEX 2200
FI 6200
VMVMVM VMVM VMVM Bronze PoolPlatinum Pool Silver Pool
13. Virtual Security Gateway
Intelligent Virtual Desktop Traffic Steering with vPath
Nexus 1000V
Distributed Virtual Switch
VM VM VM
VM VM
VM
VM VM VM
VM
VM
VM VM VM
VM VM VMVM
VM
vPath
VNMC
Log/Audit
Initial Packet
Flow
VSG
1
Flow Access Control
(policy evaluation)
2
Decision
Caching 3
4
Access Log
(syslog)
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Cisco Unified Fabric Benefits for
Desktop Virtualization
• Dynamic Convergence Ports
• Consolidated I/O
• Simplified Management
• Flexibility and Scale
• Workload Mobility
• Active-Active Uplinks
• VM-Aware Networking
• Secure Virtual Network Services
• Virtualizes the Switch
Desktop-Aware Networks Enabled by Cisco Unified Fabric:
Thin Client
Desktop
Local Mode
VMWARE
VIEW MANAGER
VMWARE
VIEW
COMPOSER
VMWARE
THINAPP
Centralized Virtual
Desktops
Linked
Clones
Parent
Image
Backend
Network
Client
Network
Prov. / Mgmt
Network
Desktop
Storage Network
App Streaming
Network
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Server Profile Summary
Workload
Profile
CPU
Util
# of
Deskto
ps
Cisco UCS
B250-M2
Proc: 5680
@3.33 GHz
Mem: 192 GB
View 4.5 on ESXi 4.1
W7 32b (1.5G
memory/20G disk)
NOTE; No HIMP,
No memory ballooning
Knowledge
Worker Profile
83.7
% 110
Cisco UCS
B250-M2
Proc: 5680
@3.33 GHz
Mem: 192 GB
View 4.5 on ESXi 4.1
W7 32b (1.5G
memory/20G disk)
NOTE; HIMP
with no memory
ballooning
Knowledge
Worker Profile
90+
% 130
Cisco UCS
B250-M2
Proc: 5680
@3.33 GHz
Mem: 192 GB
View 4.5 on ESXi 4.1
W7 32b (1.5G
memory/20G disk)
NOTE; HIMP,
with ~5%memory
ballooning
Knowledge
Worker Profile
90+
% 160
Single Server Performance of VMware View
0
500
1000
1500
2000
Milliseconds
Average Application Open Times
MSExcel
MSIntExplorer
MSOutlook
MSPowerPT
MSWord-Doc01
MSWord-Doc02
PDF
UCS Blades
Linear Scale
from 1 to 16
blades and
beyond
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ARCHITECTURE
SCALABILITY
BALANCED
SYSTEM
SIMPLICITY
VALIDATED DESIGNS
Simple, resilient architecture for deploying VMware View
Linear scalability and performance from 100 to 1000’s of desktops without a
change in architecture
Providing the right balance of memory, I/O and CPU is the key to
cost-effective scalability
Rapid provisioning with Cisco UCS Manager for ease of scale
Part of Cisco VXI featuring an end-to-end solution including Security, WAN
Optimization and UCS
17. IT Initiative
Enable the
Private Healthcare
Cloud
Business Value
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Improved Clinical
Workflow and
Physician/Nurse
Productivity
Improved ROI
Increased
Physicians/ Nurse
Productivity
Cisco VXI Desktop
Virtualization
Accelerate
clinician access
to key medical
applications
Eliminate
repetitive login
cycles
Deliver persistent,
high-performance
workspaces
Cisco VXI Solution:
• Cisco Unified Computing
System
• VMware View
• NetApp Storage
enabled by:
Cisco VXI with
VMware View
• Clinical Imaging –
Referential Viewing
(Physicians)
• Follow-me
Desktops (Nurses)
• Ubiquitous Dictation
(Physicians)
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Cisco UCS for Desktop Virtualization
• www.cisco.com/go/vxi
• Cisco® Validated Design Reference Architecture
CVD for Desktop Virtualization
with EMC: http://bit.ly/hOvqo6
CVD for Desktop Virtualization
with NetApp: http://bit.ly/eKkiMg
Predefined system and network configurations
Joint testing at scale
100 or more virtual desktops per server
• Proof of Concept
Technical support
• Financial Analysis – VXI TCO Calculator
http://bit.ly/qso46C
• Desktop Virtualization Professional Services
Strategy > Plan/Design > Implement > Optimize
19. Featured Sessions:
Monday
• #SPO3989 – Cisco VXI: Optimized Infrastructure for Scaling VMware View Desktops with
Confidence, 11:30am
• #EUC1656 – Modernize the Desktop for Better Patient Care, 1:00pm
Tuesday
• #SUP1010 – Innovating Together: How Cisco and VMware Collaborate to Build the Cloud,
Soni Jiandiani, SVP, Cisco SAVBU, 2:30pm
• #SPO3988 – Oaks Hills and NetApp Do the Math: Implementing a Practical VDI Solution
Designed to Scale Beyond 50,000 Seats, 10:30am
• #SUP1016 – Transforming the Data Center with Vblock Infrastructure Platforms, 4:00pm
• #EUC2904 – Optimizing the Network for VMware View, 4:30pm (and Wed. 2:30pm)
Wednesday
• #SPO2526 – View in the Real World: Husky Energy and the Lessons We Learned from a
6,000 Seat Multi-Site Deployment, 8:30am
• #SPO3952 – Deploy Virtualized Desktops 4 Times Faster on Vblock Infrastructure Platforms,
10:00am
Thursday
• #EUC2436 – Redefining the Desktop: A New Vision for Workplace Productivity at CB Richard
Ellis, 11:00am
Demos
• Cisco: VXI with VMware
View (Booth #700)
• NetApp: Deploying VMware
View on NetApp (Booth
#401)
• EMC: Solutions for VMware
View (Booth #1101)
• VCE: VMware View on
Vblock (Booth #1121)
• Teradici: Cisco VXC Client:
3D, Aero, Google Earth
(Booth #1013)
• Atlantis: ILIO
Demonstration on Cisco
UCS Servers (Booth #1161)