This document discusses Cisco technologies for improving data center efficiency including Application Networking Services, Nexus technologies, and achieving synergies through solutions like Unified Computing. Some key points discussed are consolidating infrastructure from branches into the data center using WAAS, using Cisco ACE load balancers for flexible and scalable application services, and leveraging Nexus technologies like Unified I/O, Fabric Extenders, and VM-aware networking to reduce costs through optimizations like fewer interfaces and switches per server. The presentation concludes with an overview of the Unified Computing System which tightly integrates computing, networking, storage and virtualization to deliver benefits such as reduced management points, universal interconnectivity, and optimized virtualization.

1. Cisco DC TCO in a
nutshell
Jose Moreno (josemor@cisco.com)
Systems Engineer
5. Juli 2012
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2. Improving the application
performance
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3. Cisco Application Networking Services
 Wide Area Application Services
Consolidate IT infrastructure from the branch into the DC…
… and make sure your users do not suffer from performance
degradation!
 Data Center Application Services
Make sure your DC can scale in a flexible and cost-effective
manner with Cisco ACE Load Balancers
Virtualizing your Load Balancing Infrastructure is crucial for the
road to the "cloud"
Pay-as-you-grow, with license-based scalability models, that
avoid costly fork-lift upgrades
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4. Nexus technologies
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5. Nexus Unified I/O
Fewer interfaces means:
Fewer cards pro Server ⇒ power savings ⇒ $$$
Neater cabling ⇒ Better airflow ⇒ power savings ⇒ $$$
Fewer network switches ⇒ $$$
FC HBA SAN (FC)
LAN (Ethernet)
FC HBA SAN (FC) CNA SAN (FCoE)
NIC LAN (Ethernet)
SAN (FCoE)
CNA
LAN (Ethernet)
NIC LAN (Ethernet)
CNA = Converged Network Adapter
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6. Nexus Fabric Extender
 Top-of-the-Rack (ToR) designs offer
best cabling designs, but imply a lot
of devices to manage
Top of the Rack (ToR)
 End-of-the-Row (EoR) designs are
optimum from a network perspective:
fewer devices to manage, but cabling
is costly
End of the Row (EoR)
Physical topology with Nexus FEX Logical topology with Nexus FEX
A
A
A1 A2 A3 A4
Optimized Optimized for
for cabling: management:
$$$ $$$
Rack Rack Rack Rack Rack Rack Rack Rack
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7. Nexus VM-aware Networking
Server 1 Server 2 Server 3
VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12
VEM
VMware vSwitch VEM
VMware vSwitch VMware vSwitch
VEM
VMW ESX VMW ESX VMW ESX
 Non-Disruptive operational Model
 Clear administrative borders
 Mobility of network and security Properties
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8. Achieving synergies
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9. I/O Consolidation + Fabric Extender
Traditional switching FCoE + Fabric Extender
 Multiple points of management  Unified Fabric with Fabric extender
FC  Single point of management
Ethernet
Blade switches  Reduced cables
Fiber between racks
 High cable count
Copper in racks
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10. I/O Consolidation and VM-aware
networking
 Reduced CPU utilization  More VMs per server
through hypervisor bypass
 VM-aware networking for FC
(VMDirectPath technology)
and Ethernet
 vhbas supported!
 Standards-based (SR-IOV)
Hypervisor Hypervisor
Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual
Machine Machine Machine Machine Machine Machine
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11. The architecture with the
whole picture:
Unified Computing
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12. Tight integration: Unified Computing System
Reduced Points of Universal
Scalable Infrastructure Optimized Virtualization Scalable Virtualization
Management Interconnect
Unified embedded Unified Fabric to Fabric Extender for wire 2 to 640 4 core processors up to 6000 Virtual Machines in a
management and service PCIe bus once connectivity per virtualization pool (Intel virtualization pool
processor Nehalem x86 chipset)
Open interfaces Seamless Up to 320 nodes Network Optimized for up to 384 GB per node for in
accommodating existing connectivity to DCE, managed as a single granular VMotion and memory computations
management investments FCoE, & 10GE integrated system dynamic provisioning
control
The “Unified Computing” Solution CAPEX and OPEX Solution Targets
20% Site TCO (CAPEX and 15% Platform TCO (CAPEX and 35% Organization TCO (OPEX)
OPEX) OPEX) 2.Fewer FTE/”Service”
2.Reduced ‘System’ Power 2.Radically Fewer Components 3.Faster Provisioning
3.Lower Cooling 3.Lower HW/SW Costs 4.Seamless Repurposing
4.Better Use of Space 4.More VM’s Per Node 5.Better Coordination
5.Lower Power/Site 5.Better Performance Per Node
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