Presentation desktops for the cloud the view rollout
Presentation cisco nexus 5000 product overview
1. Cisco Nexus 5000
P r od uct O v er v iew
U n if ied F a b r ic D el iv er y
Dana Burch
C i s co
S y s t e m s E ng i ne e r
O ct . 1 st, 2 0 0 8
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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Centralized
Mainframe
Data Center 1.0
T h e Ev o l u t i o n o f Da t a C e n t e r “Ar c h i t e c t u r e s ”
ITRelevanceandControl
A p p l i c ati o n A rc h i tec tu re E v o l u ti o n
Data Center 2 .0
C l ient -S erv er and
D is t rib u t ed C o mp u t ing
D ec entralized
Data Center 3 .0
S erv ic e-O rient ed and
W eb 2 . 0 -B as ed
V irtu alized
Co ns o l i d ate
V i rtu al i z e
A u to m ate
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Nexus 5000 Family Systems Product Portfolio
Industry’s F i rst I/ O C o nso l i da ti o n V i rtua l i z a ti o n F a b ri c f o r
E nte rp ri se D a ta C e nte r
Industry’s F i rst I/ O C o nso l i da ti o n V i rtua l i z a ti o n F a b ri c f o r
E nte rp ri se D a ta C e nte r
N e x u s 5 0 0 0
S w i tc h
F a m i l y 56-P o r t L 2 S w i t c h
• 40 fixed ports 10GE/FCoE/Data Center Ethernet
• 2 Expansion M odu l es
F C + E t h e r n e t
• 4 P orts 10Gb E/FCoE/DCE
• 4 P orts 1/2 /4G FC
F i b r e C h a n n e l
• 8 P orts 1/2 /4G FC
E x p a n si o n
M o d u l e s
E t h e r n e t
• 6 P orts
10GE/FCoE/DCE
O S
C i sc o F a b r i c M a n a g e r a n d C i sc o D a ta C e n te r N e tw o r k M a n a g e r
C i sc o N X -O S
M g m t
P a r tn e r s
SW FCoE/DCE + 2x10GE2x10GE/DCE/FCoE 2x10GE
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Ne x u s 5 0 0 0 S o l u t i o n C o m p o n e n t s
I nc reas ed ,
s ec u ri ty
o p erati o nal
ag i l i ty , and b etter
u ti l i z ati o n o f
netw o rk as s ets
Virtualization
N etw ork ing
Virtualization
N etw ork ing
MAC
B
MAC
A
MAC
C
A & B C
E n d n o d e s
LAN
MAC
B
MAC
A
MAC
C
A & B C
E n d n o d e s
LAN
E nab les L os s les s
E th ernet and
s ig nif ic antly
g reater D ata C enter
s c ale
D ata C enter
E th ernet ( D C E )
D ata C enter
E th ernet ( D C E )
LAN
N5000
Active-Active
MAC
B
MAC
A
Co ns o l i d ati o n o f
netw o rk res o u rc es
red u c es
eq u i p m ent and
d el i v ers L o w er
c o s t, p o w er,
c o o l i ng
F C O EF C O E
LAN S AN BS AN ALAN S AN BS AN A
N5000
E c o S y s tem P artnersE c o S y s tem P artners
H i g h p erf o rm anc e,
l o w l atenc y ,
c o s t c o m p eti ti v e
10G E ac c es s
c o nnec ti v i ty
W ire s p eed 1 0 G E
L 2 A c c es s S w itc h
W ire s p eed 1 0 G E
L 2 A c c es s S w itc h
LAN
Acces s
L a y erN 5 0 0 0
StandardsStandards
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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Ev o l u t i o n o f Et h e r n e t P h y s i c a l M e d i a
Role of Transport in Enabling 10GE Technology
Cab l e
T rans c ei v er
L atenc y
P o w er
( eac h s i d e)Di s tanc eT ec h no l o g y
Tw i n a x ~ 0 . 2 5 µs~ 0 . 1 W1 0 m
S F P + C U
C o p p e r
M M O M 1
M M O M 3
~ 0 . 1 µs1 W
3 3 m
3 0 0 m
S F P + S R
s h or t r e a c h
M M O M 2
M M O M 3
~ 0 . 1 µs1 W
1 0 m
1 0 0 m
S F P + U S R
u l t r a s h or t r e a c h
C a t6
C a t6 a / 7
C a t6 a / 7
2 . 5 µs
2 . 5 µs
1 . 5 µs
~ 8 W
~ 8 W
~ 4 W
5 5 m
1 0 0 m
3 0 m
1 0 G B A S E -T
1 0 0 M b 1 G b 1 0 G b
UTP Cat 5 UTP Cat 5
S F P F i b e r
1 0 M b
UTP Cat 3
Mid 1980’s Mid 1990’s E a r l y 2 000’s L a t e 2 000’s
X2
S F P + C u (BER better than 10 )
S F P + F i b e r
C a t 6 / 7
-1 8
S F P + C uS F P + C u
S F P + to S F P +S F P + to S F P + 10G E Co p p er S o l u ti o n
• L o w c o s t
• L o w p o w er and l atenc y
• U p to 10 m eters ( i n-rac k
and ad j ac ent rac k c ab l i ng )
10G E Co p p er S o l u ti o n
• L o w c o s t
• L o w p o w er and l atenc y
• U p to 10 m eters ( i n-rac k
and ad j ac ent rac k c ab l i ng )
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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Da t a C e n t e r Et h e r n e t ( DC ET M ) : W h a t & W h y
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t i s a
C i sc o “t o o l b o x ” o f E t h e r n e t
E n h a n c e m e n t s
• S t a n d a r d s b a se d
• S u p p o r t e d b y E c o -sy st e m
p a r t n e r s
• B e n e f i t s
• E n a b l e s t h e U n i f i e d F a b r i c t o
a c c o m m o d a t e L A N , S t o r a g e
a n d c l u st e r i n g a p p l i c a t i o n
• L ossless transport
• C ong estion m anag em ent
• E nab les larg er L 2 d om ains
Unified
Fabric
and
I/O
St or a g e
N e t w or k
St or a g e
N e t w or k
M g m t
N e t w or k
M g m t
N e t w or k
Cl u s t e r
# 2
Cl u s t e r
# 2
Cl u s t e r
# 1
Cl u s t e r
# 1 B a c k u p
N e t w or k
B a c k u p
N e t w or k
Unified
F a b r ic
Unified
F a b r ic
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I n c r e a s e b a n d w i d t h , m u l t i p l e a c t i v e
p a t h s . N o s p a n n i n g t r e e
L 2 M u l ti -p ath
M a n a g e m e n t p r o t o c o l f o r e n h a n c e d E t h e r n e t
c a p a b i l i t i e s
Data Center B ri d g i ng
E x c h ang e, DCB X
E n d t o E n d C o n g e s t i o n M a n a g e m e n t
f o r L 2 n e t w o r k ( B C N )
Co ng es ti o n
N o ti f i c ati o n
I E E E 8 02 .1Q au
E n a b l e c o n s i s t e n t m a n a g e m e n t o f Q o S a t t h e
n e t w o r k l e v e l b y p r o v i d i n g c o n s i s t e n t
s c h e d u l i n g
Co S B as ed B W
M anag em ent
I E E E 8 02 .1Q az
E n a b l e m u l t i p l e t r a f f i c t y p e s t o s h a r e a
c o m m o n E t h e r n e t l i n k w i t h o u t i n t e r f e r i n g w i t h
e a c h o t h e r
L o s s l es s E th ernet
I E E E 8 02 .1Q b b
B e ne f i t
F e atu re /
Standard
Da t a C e n t e r Et h e r n e t F e a t u r e s
R e l .
1s t
1s t
F u t u r e
1s t
2n d
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Data Center Ethernet:
P F C & B and w i d th M anag em ent
P ri o ri ty F l o w C o ntro lP ri o ri ty F l o w C o ntro l
• E nab les los s les s F ab ric s
f or eac h c las s of s erv ic e
• P A U S E s ent p er p riority lane
w h en b uf f ers lim it ex c eed ed
Transmit Queues
E th ernet L ink
R ec eiv e Buf f ers
E ig h t
V irtual
L anes
O neO ne O neO ne
Tw oTw o Tw oTw o
Th reeTh ree Th reeTh ree
F o urF o ur F o urF o ur
F iv eF iv e F iv eF iv e
S ev enS ev en S ev enS ev en
E ig h tE ig h t E ig h tE ig h t
S ixS ix S ixS ixSTOP PAUSE
C O S b ase d
B andw i dth M anag e m e nt
C O S b ase d
B andw i dth M anag e m e nt
• E nab les I ntellig ent s h aring of
b and w id th b etw een traf f ic c las s es
c ontrol of b and w id th
• 8 0 2 . 1 Q az E nh anc ed T rans m is s ion
1 0 G E L ink R eal iz ed Traf f ic U til iz atio n
3 G / s H P C T r a f f ic
3 G / s
2 G / s
3 G / sStor a g e T r a f f ic
3 G / s
3 G / s
L A N T r a f f ic
4 G / s
5 G / s3 G / s
t1 t2 t3
O f f ered Traf f ic
t1 t2 t3
3G/s 3G/s
3G/s 3G/s 3G/s
2 G/s
3G/s 4 G/s 6 G/s
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Data Center Ethernet :
Co ng es ti o n M anag em ent & DCB X
C o ng e sti o n M anag e m e ntC o ng e sti o n M anag e m e nt
D ata C e nte r B ri dg i ng
e X c h ang e ( D C B X ) P ro to c o l
D ata C e nte r B ri dg i ng
e X c h ang e ( D C B X ) P ro to c o l
Nuova
S w i t c h
Nuova
S w i t c h
H and s h ak ing N eg otiation f or:
•C oS B W M anag em ent
•P riority F low C ontrol ( P F C )
•C ong es tion M anag em ent ( B C N / Q C N )
•A p p lic ation ( us er_ p riority us ag e)
•L og ic al L ink D ow n
•M ov es c ong es tion out of th e
c ore to av oid c ong es tion s p read ing
•E nd -to-E nd c ong es tion m anag em ent
•S tand ard s trac k in 8 0 2 . 1 Q au
•N 5 0 0 0 S w itc h es h av e c ap ab ility in
A S I C s . F uture O S releas e
Throttle
S w itc h
Transmit Queue
S w itc h
R ec eiv e Buf f er
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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U n i f i e d
F a b r i c
U n i f i e d
F a b r i c
Unified FabricUnified Fabric
S to r a g e
N e tw o r k
S to r a g e
N e tw o r k
M g m t
N e tw o r k
M g m t
N e tw o r k
B a c k -E n d
N e tw o r k
B a c k -E n d
N e tw o r k
F r o n t-E n d
N e tw o r k
F r o n t-E n d
N e tw o r k
B a c k u p
N e tw o r k
B a c k u p
N e tw o r k
I n c r e a s e d Ef f i c i e n c y , S i m p l e r O p e r a t i o n s
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O p t i m i z e d f o r V i r t u a l i z a t i o n
• V M -O p t i m i z e d n e t w o r k s e r v i c e s :
e n h a n c e s s e c u r i t y a n d o p e r a t i o n a l a g i l i t y
• D C E e n a b l e s s c a l a b l e L 2 d o m a i n s
• U n i f i e d I / O w i t h 1 0 G b a n d F C o E
C o n so l i d a t e d S c a l a b l e I n f r a st r u c t u r e
• F u t u r e p r o o f s e r v e r a c c e s s l a y e r w i t h 1 0 G E / D C E / F C o E
• L o w l a t e n c y l o s s l e s s u n i f i e d f a b r i c
• S i g n i f i c a n t c a b l e a n d a d a p t e r r e d u c t i o n
• F e w e r s w i t c h e s , f e w e r p o i n t s o f m a n a g e m e n t
C o n si st e n t P o l i c i e s & S e c u r i t y
• C o n s i s t e n t p o l i c i e s a c r o s s a l l s w i t c h i n g l a y e r s
• S i m p l i f i e s s e r v e r c o n n e c t i o n s
• E n a b l e s r a p i d s e r v e r p r o v i s i o n i n g
K e y B e n e f i t s o f U n i f i e d DC F a b r i c
S t a n d a r d s B a se d w i t h S t r o n g E c o sy st e m
• T e c h n o l o g y l e a d e r s h i p t h r o u g h s t a n d a r d s
• S t r o n g s u p p o r t w i t h e c o s y s t e m p a r t n e r s h i p s
• R e -a s s u r e s c u s t o m e r s
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N e x u s 5 0 0 0 : L 2 A c c e ss L a y e r S w i t c h f o r
D a t a C e n t e r
Access
Layer
E th ernet
F C
Ap p l ic atio n Cl usters
• Data Center Compute
• A ppl i c ati on Cl us ters
• Data Center S torag e
L A N S A N BS A N A
C l u s t e r
L A N
S A N B
S A N A
Unified F a b r ic
A c c es s L a y er
C l u s t e r s
Nex u s 5 0 0 0
CN ACN A
CN ACN A
• Data Center Compute
• A ppl i c ati on Cl us ters
• Data Center S torag e
CN ACN A
E th ernet/ D CE
F C
Ap p l ic atio n Cl usters
E th ernet/ D CE / F Co E
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W h a t i s F i b r e C h a n n e l o v e r Et h e r n e t ?
• F r o m a F i b r e C h a n n e l st a n d p o i n t i t ’s
• F C c o n n e c t i v i t y o v e r a n e w t y p e o f c a b l e c a l l e d … a n
E t h e r n e t c l o u d
• F r o m a n E t h e r n e t st a n d p o i n t s i t ’s
• Y e t a n o t h e r U L P ( U p p e r L a y e r P r o t o c o l ) t o b e
t r a n sp o r t e d , b u t … a c h a l l e n g i n g o n e !
• A n d t e c h n i c a l l y …
FCoE is an extension of Fibre Channel
onto a L ossless Ethernet fabric
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• M a p p i n g o f F C F r a m e s
o v e r E t h e r n e t
• E n a b l e s F C t o R u n
o n a L o ssl e ss
E t h e r n e t N e t w o r k
• M a p p i n g o f F C F r a m e s
o v e r E t h e r n e t
• E n a b l e s F C t o R u n
o n a L o ssl e ss
E t h e r n e t N e t w o r k
• F e w e r C a b l e s
• B oth b loc k I / O &
E th ernet traf f ic c o-ex ist
on sam e c ab le
• F e w e r a d a p t e r s n e e d e d
• O v e r a l l l e ss p o w e r
• I n t e r o p e r a t e s w i t h
e x i st i n g S A N ’s
• M anag em ent S A N ’s
rem ains c onstant
• N o G a t e w a y
• F e w e r C a b l e s
• B oth b loc k I / O &
E th ernet traf f ic c o-ex ist
on sam e c ab le
• F e w e r a d a p t e r s n e e d e d
• O v e r a l l l e ss p o w e r
• I n t e r o p e r a t e s w i t h
e x i st i n g S A N ’s
• M anag em ent S A N ’s
rem ains c onstant
• N o G a t e w a y
FCoEFCoE B e n e f i t sB e n e f i t s
F C o v e r Et h e r n e t ( F C o E)
F i b r e
C h a n n e l
T r a f f i c
E t h e r n e t
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• I / O c o n s o l i d a t i o n P h a s e 1
( M i d 2 0 0 8 )
• R e d u c t i o n o f s e r v e r a d a p t e r s
• S i m p l i f i c a t i o n o f a c c e s s l a y e r
& c a b l i n g
• G a t e w a y f r e e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n
– f i t s i n i n s t a l l e d b a s e o f
e x i s t i n g L A N a n d S A N
• L 2 M u l t i p a t h i n g A c c e s s –
D i s t r i b u t i o n
• L o w e r T C O
• F e w e r C a b l e s
• I n v e s t m e n t P r o t e c t i o n ( L A N s
a n d S A N s )
• C o n s i s t e n t O p e r a t i o n a l
M o d e l
• T o d a y :
• P a r a l l e l L A N / S A N
I n f r a s t r u c t u r e
• I n e f f i c i e n t u s e o f N e t w o r k
I n f r a s t r u c t u r e
• 5 + c o n n e c t i o n s p e r s e r v e r –
h i g h e r a d a p t e r a n d c a b l i n g
c o s t s
• A d d s d o w n s t r e a m p o r t c o s t s ;
c a p -e x a n d o p -e x
• E a c h c o n n e c t i o n a d d s
a d d i t i o n a l p o i n t s o f f a i l u r e i n
t h e f a b r i c
• L o n g e r l e a d t i m e f o r s e r v e r
p r o v i s i o n i n g
• M u l t i p l e f a u l t d o m a i n s –
c o m p l e x d i a g n o s t i c s
• M a n a g e m e n t c o m p l e x i t y
I / O C o n s o l i d a t i o n
E nh anc ed E th ernet and F Co E E th ernet F C
L A N S A N BS A N A
T o day I / O C o nso l i dati o n w i th F C o E
L A N S A N BS A N A
N e x u s 50 0 0N e x u s 50 0 0
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U n i f i e d “S AN” F a b r i c
iS CS IiS CS IFCoEFCoE
T he N exu s 5 0 0 0 U nified Fabric c arries all S A N T raffic
N A SN A S
1 0 G E w i th DCE prov i d es c ons ol i d ated f ab ri c1 0 G E w i th DCE prov i d es c ons ol i d ated f ab ri c
P F C i ns ures l os s l es s c onnec ti v i ty f or A l l s torag e appl i c ati onP F C i ns ures l os s l es s c onnec ti v i ty f or A l l s torag e appl i c ati on
CoS b as ed E nh anc ed T rans mi s s i on prov i d es B and w i d th M anag ementCoS b as ed E nh anc ed T rans mi s s i on prov i d es B and w i d th M anag ement
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E th ernet
I P
Ne t w o r k S t a c k C o m p a r i s o n
T CP
i S CS I
F CI P
F Co E
F C
F CP
S CS I
P H Y S I CA L W I R E
S C S I i S C S I F C I P F C o E F C
L e ss O v e rh e ad
th an F C I P , i SC SI
L e ss O v e rh e ad
th an F C I P , i SC SI
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F C o E I / O C o n s o l i d a t i o n B e n e f i t
Fewer HBA/NIC’s p er S erv er
• C u stom ers pu rc h ase and m anag e f ew er sw itc h es, N I C ’s, H B A ’s, c ab les
• B etter u se of resou rc es. L ess pow er/ c ooling / spac e/ w eig h t req u ired .
• S im plif ied and q u ic k er prov isioning & trou b lesh ooting .
F C o E H B A
F C o E H B A
F C H B A
F C H B A
N I C
N I C
F C T r a f f i c
F C T r a f f i c
E n e t T r a f f i c
E n e t T r a f f i c
F C o E
&
E n e t
F C o E U n i f i e d I OT y p i c a l S e r v e r I O
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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1 0 G E1 0 G E FCoEFCoE
Ad a p t e r S t r a t e g y
M i ni m al D i sru p ti o n U si ng
E x i sti ng D ri v e r Stac k s
“F re e ” SA N A c c e ss f o r
A ny E th e rne t E q u i p p e d H o st
F C oE s / w s tac k
PFC & DCBX
I nte l l i g e nt N I C ®
P ri c e -P e rf o rm anc e L e ade r
W i de I ndu stry A c c e p tanc e
2 x 1 0 G E N I C
A v ailable T od ayA v ailable T od ay A v ailable T od ayA v ailable T od ay
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M e n l o : I / O C o n s o l i d a t i o n Ne t w o r k Ad a p t e r
• O f f t h e s h e l f N I C a n d H B A
A S I C s f r o m : Q l o g i c , E m u l e x
• D u a l 10 G E / F C o E p o r t s
• S u p p o r t f o r n a t i v e d r i v e r s
a n d u t i l i t i e s
• C u s t o m e r c e r t i f i e d s t a c k s
• R e p l a c e s m u l t i p l e a d a p t e r s
p e r s e r v e r
• C o n s o l i d a t e s 1 0 G E a n d F C
o n a s i n g l e i n t e r f a c e
• M i n i m u m d i s r u p t i o n i n e x i s t i n g
c u s t o m e r e n v i r o n m e n t s
• S u p p o r t s P F C & D C B X
• L i n u x ( S L E S & R e d h a t ) a n d
W i n d o w s v e r s i o n s
• J u n e 2 0 0 8 a v a i l a b i l i t y
1 0 G E / FCo E
PCI e Bu s
M enlo A S I C
C is c o/ N uov a d es ig ned m ultip lex er and F C oE of f load p rotoc ol eng ine
M enlo A S I C
C is c o/ N uov a d es ig ned m ultip lex er and F C oE of f load p rotoc ol eng ine
F CF C1 0 G E1 0 G E
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F C o E S W S t a c k
• S u p p o r t e d o n I n t e l O p l i n
1 0 G E A d a p t e r s
• S W u pg rad ed tu rns 1 0 G E
ad apter into F C oE ad apter
• S o f t w a r e I m p l e m e n t a t i o n
• I nitiator and T arg et m od e
• F C P , F C c lass 3
• F u lly su pports D C E priority
f low c ontrol ( P F C ) and
D C B X
• “F r e e ” A c c e ss t o t h e S A N
• P u b l i c l y A v a i l a b l e
• I n t e l S u p p o r t e d O S
• L inu x R ed h at 5 . 0 , J u ly 0 8
• W ind ow s, 2 H 0 8 L 2 E t h e r n e t N I C
SoftwareHardware
F C oE S of tw are S tac k
Web site: w w w . O p en -F C o E . o r g
A n n o u n c em en t is: h ttp :/ / l k m l . o r g / l k m l / 2 0 0 7 / 1 1 / 2 7 / 2 2 7
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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Ne x u s 5 0 0 0 : Da t a C e n t e r C l a s s S y s t e m
• F r o n t t o B a c k C o o l i n g
• S i m p l i f i e d S e r v i c e a b i l i t y
• F ront serv ic ing
• R ed u c e im pac t to
oth er d ev ic es
• N etw ork ing and pow er c ab ling in th e
rear ( sam e as serv ers)
• H i g h A v a i l a b i l i t y
• H ot plu g pow er su pplies and f ans
• F ans N + 1 red u nd anc y
• P S U s 1 + 1 red u nd anc y
• N X -OS m od u lar Operating S y stem
( S A N OS orig in)
• P o w e r :
• 1 8 0 -2 6 4 V A C
• 2 R U : 7 5 0 W w orst c ase,
~ 4 5 0 w nom inal
F r o n t v i e wF r o n t v i e w
R e a r v i e wR e a r v i e w
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R e a r P a n e l s
N X 5 0 2 0N X 5 0 2 0
E x p a n s i o n
M o d u l e S l o t s
C ab les c onnec t in th e rear f or eas e of s erv er w iringC ab les c onnec t in th e rear f or eas e of s erv er w iring
P o w e r
S o c k e t
B a s e 10 G E
10 / 10 0 / 10 0 0
O u t o f B a n d M g m t
C o n s o l e
N O T E :
A l l 1 0 G E p o r t s a r e FCo E &
Ci s c o Da t a Ce n t e r E t h e r n e t c a p a b l e !
F u t u r e
m g m t ( 3 )
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Ex p a n s i o n M o d u l e s
E th ernet
E x p ans ion M od ule
E th ernet
E x p ans ion M od ule
C om b ination
E x p ans ion M od ule
C om b ination
E x p ans ion M od ule
F ib re C h annel
E x p ans ion M od ule
F ib re C h annel
E x p ans ion M od ule
S i x 10 G E t h e r n e t ( S F P + )
(A v ai l ab l e Q 4 CY 0 8 )
F o u r 10 G E t h e r n e t ( S F P + )
F o u r 1/ 2/ 4 G
F i b r e C h a n n e l ( S F P )
E i g h t 1/ 2/ 4 G
F i b r e C h a n n e l ( S F P )
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s: V i r t u a l i z a t i on
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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L A N
Ne x u s 5 0 0 0 Et h e r n e t H o s t V i r t u a l i z e r
M u l t i p a t h i n g T ec h n o l o g y
• E l i m i n a t e s N e e d f o r S p a n n i n g
T r e e P r o t o c o l o n U p l i n k B r i d g e
P o r t s
• R ed u c es C P U load on u pstream
sw itc h es
• A l l o w s M u l t i p l e A c t i v e U p l i n k s
f r o m N e x u s S w i t c h t o N e t w o r k
• D ou b les ef f ec tiv e b and w id th v s
S T P
• P r e v e n t s L o o p s b y p i n n i n g a
M A C A d d r e ss t o O n l y O n e P o r t
• C o m p l e t e l y T r a n sp a r e n t t o
N e x t H o p S w i t c h
• T a r g e t r e l e a se – T B D
E th ernet H os t Virtualizer
N e xu s 5 000
Sw i t c h
Ac tiv e-Ac tiv e
M AC
B
M AC
A
M AC
B
M AC
A
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F i b r e C h a n n e l N_ P o r t V i r t u a l i z e r
• P r o v i d e s p h y si c a l p o r t
l e v e l v i r t u a l i z a t i o n o f m u l t i p l e
F C e n d n o d e s t o o n e F _ P o r t
o f f a F C S w i t c h
• N ex u s 5 0 0 0 operates in
N _ P ort P rox y M od e
( not in F C S w itc h m od e)
• S im plif ies m u lti-v end or
interoperation
• E l i m i n a t e s t h e F C d o m a i n
o n N e x u s 5 0 0 0 sw i t c h
• S i m p l i f i e s m a n a g e m e n t
• U se d i n c o n j u n c t i o n
w i t h N P I V
S A N
F C N _ P o rt V i rtu al i z e r
A
Nex u s 5 0 0 0
B C
F ib re Ch annel
Attac h ments
CA& B
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V M -O p t i m i z e d S e r v i c e s
• Enables convergence of
m u lt i p le t raffi c t y p es
• V i r tu a l M a c h i n e s L A N
• V i r tu a l M a c h i n e s S A N
• H y p e r v i so r M g m t L A N
• V i r tu a l I n f r a str u c tu r e S e r v i c e s L A N
• S cales V M L A N p erform ance
• I n c r e a se I / O b a n d w i d th
• I n c r e a se V M d e n si ty
• A ccelerat es V i rt u al
I nfrast ru ct u re S ervi ces
• L i v e V M m i g r a ti o n s v i a V M o ti o n a n d
D R S f e a tu r e s
• E n a b l e a d d i ti o n a l se r v i c e s
V M o ti o n
10 G b E
10 G b E D C E
F i b r e C h a n n e l
S A N A
10 G b E
F C o E / D C E
L A N S A N BL A N
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s: Fe a t u r e s
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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S e c u r i t y S u i t e
• P o r t-b a se d I n g r e ss L 2 / L 3 / L 4 a c c e ss c o n tr o l l i sts
(A C L s) (sta n d a r d a n d e x te n d e d )
• V L A N -b a se d A C L s (V A C L s)
• N a m e d A C L s
• A C L l o g g i n g a n d sta ti sti c s
• Ti m e -b a se d A C L s
• O p ti m i z e d A C L d i str i b u ti o n
• I E E E 8 0 2 . 1 X (f u tu r e )
• P o r t se c u r i ty (f u tu r e )
• C i sc o Tr u stS e c – H a r d w a r e b a se d (f u tu r e )
• N a m e -se r v e r z o n i n g
• R o l e B a se d A u th e n ti c a ti o n
• H a r d w a r e Z o n i n g b a se d o n N -P o r t, F -P o r t, L U N
• P o r t S e c u r i ty
• F a b r i c B i n d i n g
• F C I D P e r si ste n c e
• D H C H A P & F C -S P
Et h ernet
F i bre C h annel
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Ne x u s 5 0 0 0 NX -O S F i b r e C h a n n e l F e a t u r e s
M ng tS erv icesP ro t o co l s
• F a b r ic M a na g er
• F a b r ic M a na g er S er v er
• C is c o F a b r ic S er v ic es
(C F S )
• D is t r ib u t ed D ev ic e A l ia s
S er v ic es
• F ib r e C h a nnel T r a c er o u t e
• F ib r e C h a nnel P ing
• F ib r e C h a nnel D eb u g
• F a b r ic D ev ic e M a na g em ent
I nt er fa c e (F D M I )
• C is c o F a b r ic A na l y z er
• A l l M D S int er o p er a b il it y
m o des inc l u ding B r o c a de
a nd M c D A T A na t iv e
int er o p er a b il it y
• F a b r ic S er v ic es - Na m e
s er v er , R eg is t er ed s t a t e
c h a ng e no t ific a t io n (R S C N),
L o g in s er v ic es
• F ib r e C h a nnel (S A N) P o r t -
c h a nnel
• V ir t u a l S A Ns (V S A Ns )
• V S A N T r u nk ing
• D y na m ic P o r t V S A N
M em b er s h ip (fu t u r e)
• I n O r der D el iv er y
• P o r t T r a c k ing
• A u t o m a t ic det ec t io n a nd
r es t a r t o f a p p l ic a t io ns
(fu t u r e)
• F ib r e C h a nnel P r o t o c o l
(F C P )
• F ib r e C h a nnel s t a nda r d p o r t
t y p es : E a nd F
• N-P o r t V ir t u a l iz a t io n (NP V )
• F ib r e C h a nnel o v er E t h er net
(F C o E )
• F ib r e C h a nnel enh a nc ed
p o r t t y p es : T E , V F
• F a b r ic S h o r t es t P a t h F ir s t
(F S P F )
• Na m e-s er v er z o ning
• R o l e B a s ed A u t h ent ic a t io n
• H a r dw a r e Z o ning b a s ed o n
N-P o r t , F -P o r t , L UN
• P o r t S ec u r it y
• F a b r ic B inding
• F C I D P er s is t enc e
• D H C H A P & F C -S P
I nt ero p erabil it y
S ecu rit y
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Ne x u s 5 0 0 0 NX -O S Et h e r n e t F e a t u r e s
Q O SE t h ernet L 2E t h ernet L 2
• L a y er 2 I E E E 8 0 2 . 1 p (C o S )
• 8 h a r dw a r e q u eu es p er
p o r t
• P er -p o r t Q o S c o nfig u r a t io n
• C o S t r u s t
• M o du l a r Q o S C L I (M Q C )
c o m p l ia nc e
• V ir t u a l O u t p u t Q u eu ing
• C o l o r -a w a r e a g g r eg a t e
p o l ic ing
• P o l ic ed dr o p
• C o S -b a s ed eg r es s q u eu ing
• E g r es s s t r ic t -p r io r it y
q u eu ing
• E g r es s p o r t -b a s ed
s c h edu l ing : W eig h t ed
R o u nd-R o b in (W R R )
• I ng r es s p o l ic ing o n
p h y s ic a l E t h er net a nd
v ir t u a l E t h er net int er fa c es
• D el a y ed dr o p (fu t u r e)
• J u m b o fr a m es (9 K b y t es )
• P a u s e F r a m es (8 0 2 . 3 x )
• A R P
• M ul ti -c h as s i s E th erCh annel
(v P C) (f uture)
• E th ernet H os t V i rtual i z er
(f uture)
• S t o r m c o nt r o l (u nic a s t ,
m u l t ic a s t a nd b r o a dc a s t )
• P r io r it y F l o w C o nt r o l (P F C )
• I E E E 8 0 2 . 1 Q a z – B a ndw idt h
M a na g em ent
• I E E E 8 0 2 . 1 Q a u –
C o ng es t io n M a na g em ent
(B C N) (fu t u r e)
• C o nfig u r a t io n – D a t a
C ent er B r idg e (D C B X )
E x c h a ng e
• L a y er 2 M u l t ip a t h ing
(fu t u r e)
• L a y er 2 s w it c h p o r t s a nd
V L A N t r u nk s
• I E E E 8 0 2 . 1 Q V L A N
enc a p s u l a t io n
• R a p id P V S T + (P V R S T )
• M S T P (I E E E 8 0 2 . 1 s ) – 6 4
ins t a nc es
• R o b u s t s et o f S p a nning T r ee
o p t im iz a t io n fea t u r es
• 1 G ig a b it E t h er net (fu t u r e)
• NI C T ea m ing
• I G M P v 1 , v 2 , a nd v 3 s no o p ing
• I G M P s no o p ing q u er ier
• P I M S no o p ing (fu t u r e)
• C is c o E t h er C h a nnel
t ec h no l o g y
• L ink A g g r eg a t io n C o nt r o l
P r o t o c o l (L A C P ) – I E E E
8 0 2 . 3 a d
• A dv a nc ed p o r t -c h a nnel
h a s h ing
* F eatures av ai l ab l e pos t-F CS
C is co D C E
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Ne x u s 5 0 0 0 NX -O S Et h e r n e t F e a t u r e s
M anag em entM anag em entS ecu rit y
• D ig it a l c er t ific a t es fo r
m a na g em ent b et w een
s w it c h & R A D I US s er v er
• R o l e-b a s ed A c c es s
C o nt r o l (R B A C )
• S w it c h ed P o r t A na l y z er
(S P A N) o n p h y s ic a l ,
P o r t C h a nnel , V L A N a nd
F ib r e C h a nnel int er fa c es
• E nh a nc ed R em o t e S P A N
(E R S P A N) (fu t u r e)
• E nh a nc ed S NM P M I B
s u p p o r t
• X M L s u p p o r t
• I ng r es s a nd eg r es s
p a c k et c o u nt er s p er
int er fa c e
• Net w o r k T im e P r o t o c o l
(NT P )
• C a l l H o m e
• S m a r t C a l l H o m e
• C is c o F a b r ic M a na g er
• C is c o D C NM (fu t u r e)
• C is c o V F r a m e (fu t u r e)
• S w it c h m a na g em ent u s ing
c o ns o l e a nd m a na g em ent p o r t
• S S H v 2
• T el net
• A A A
• R A D I US
• T A C A C S +
• S y s l o g
• S NM P v 1 , v 2 , a nd v 3
• R em o t e M o nit o r ing (R M O N)
• A dv a nc ed E nc r y p t io n S t a nda r d
(A E S ) fo r m a na g em ent t r a ffic
• Unified u s er na m e a nd
p a s s w o r ds a c r o s s C L I a nd
S NM P
• P o w er -o n s el f-t es t (P O S T )
• C is c o G O L D : E t h er net a nd
F ib r e C h a nnel
• C o m p r eh ens iv e b o o t u p
dia g no s t ic t es t s
• M ic r o s o ft C h a l l eng e
H a nds h a k e A u t h ent ic a t io n
P r o t o c o l (C H A P )
• C is c o D is c o v er y P r o t o c o l
(C D P ) V er s io ns 1 & 2
• P o r t -b a s ed I ng r es s L 2 / L 3 / L 4
a c c es s c o nt r o l l is t s (A C L s )
(s t a nda r d a nd ex t ended)
• V L A N-b a s ed A C L s (V A C L s )
• Na m ed A C L s
• A C L l o g g ing a nd s t a t is t ic s
• T im e-b a s ed A C L s
• O p t im iz ed A C L dis t r ib u t io n
• I E E E 8 0 2 . 1 X (fu t u r e)
• P o r t s ec u r it y (fu t u r e)
• C is c o T r u s t S ec (fu t u r e)
• H o t s w a p p a b l e fiel d-
r ep l a c ea b l e p o w er s u p p l ies ,
fa n m o du l es , a nd ex p a ns io n
m o du l es
• 1 : 1 p o w er r edu nda nc y
• N: 1 fa n m o du l e r edu nda nc y
H ig h A v ail abil it y
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s: M a n a g e m e n t
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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C o m p r e h e n s i v e M a n a g e m e n t T o o l s
• M a n a g e m e n t S u i t e f o r
N e x u s 5 0 0 0 S w i t c h
• C L I st r u c t u r e d l i k e
C i sc o I O S ® C L I
• C i sc o F a b r i c M a n a g e r
( F i b r e C h a n n e l )
• C i sc o D C N M ( f u t u r e )
• V F r a m e ( f u t u r e )
• R o l e s B a se d A c c e ss
C o n t r o l
• S t a n d a r d , O p e n I n t e r f a c e s
• S N M P , C I M X M L ( S M I -S )
C om p reh ens iv e M anag em ent
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F i b r e C h a n n e l a n d Et h e r n e t M a n a g e m e n t
N etCo nf
S y sl o g
CL I / ssh
S y sl o g
S N M P
S N M P Trap s
Fa b r i c M a n a g e r
Cl i e n t 3 . 2
DCM
Cl i e n t 4 . 0
N etc o nf
D aemo n
S N M P
D aemo n
S M I -S P ro v id ers
CI M S erv er ( S M I -S )
S M I -S P ro v id ers
SA N L A N
D C NM S er v er 4 . 0
w ith
N ex u s 5 0 0 0
E x ten sio n s
JNDISOAP
F a b r ic M a na g er
S er v er 3 . 2
w ith
N ex u s 5 0 0 0
E x ten sio n s
JNDISOAP
Ci s c o N ex u s 5 000Ci s c o N ex u s 5 000
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D i g i t a l O p t i c a l M o n i t o r i n gDO M
O n -B o a r d F a i l u r e L o g g i n g ( O B F L )O B F L
• R e a l -t i m e a l e r t s ,
• P r o a c t i v e d i a g n o s t i c s ,
• P e r s o n a l i z e d w e b -b a s e d r e p o r t s
Cal l H o m e and
S m art Cal l H o m e
P o w e r O n S e l f T e s tP O S T
G e n e r i c O n -L i n e D i a g n o s t i c sG O L D
D es c rip tionFeatu re
Di a g n o s t i c s a n d M a n a g e a b i l i t y
R el
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
S w i t c h P o r t A n a l y z e r ( S P A N )S P A N
1st
E n c a p s u l a t e d R e m o t e S P A NE R S P A N 2n d
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s:
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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DC Core
CBS 3100
Blade
Ca t a l y s t 4 9 x x
R ac k
N e x u s 7 000
E n d-o f -R o w
G i g a b i t E t h e r n e t
10 G i g a b i t E t h e r n e t
4 G b F i b r e C h a n n e l
N e x u s 5 000
R ac k
DC A c c es s
N e x u s 7 000
1 0 G b E A g g
Ca t a l y s t 6 5 00
D C S er v i c es
M D S 9 5 00
S t o r ag e
Ca t a l y s t 6 5 00
E n d-o f -R o w
F C A c c es s
I P + M P L S W A N
A g g R o u t e r
W A N
1 0 G b E a nd 4 G b F C S er v er A c c es s
CBS 3100
M D S 9 12 4 e
Blade
Unified F a b r ic A c c es s
10 G i g a b i t F C o E / D C E
S A N A / B
M D S 9 5 00
S t o r ag e C o r e
E t h er net A c c es s
N e x u s 7 000
1 0 G b E C o r e
Data Center Switch Portfolio (2008)
Ca t a l y s t 6 5 00
1 0 G b E V S S A g g
D C S er v i c es
DC A g g reg a t i on
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AGENDA
• I n t r o d u c t i o n : M a r k e t O v e r v i e w
• 1 0 G E t o t h e S e r v e r
• D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t
• U n i f i e d F a b r i c & F C o E
• A d a p t e r S t r a t e g y
• S y st e m D e t a i l s:
• P r o d u c t P o si t i o n i n g : C i sc o D a t a C e n t e r P r o d u c t s
• S u m m a r y
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S u m m a r y
• T ec h nolog y and P rod u c ts th at d eliv er C isc o D ata C enter 3 . 0
• L i n e r a t e , l o w l a t e n c y , c o s t e f f e c t i v e 10 G E a c c e s s s w i t c h
• C i s c o D a t a C e n t e r E t h e r n e t f e a t u r e s u i t e ( D C E )
• I / O C o n s o l i d a t i o n t h r o u g h F i b r e C h a n n e l o v e r E t h e r n e t
• V M -O p t i m i z e d N e t w o r k i n g S e r v i c e s
• E c o -S y s t e m s p a r t n e r s h i p s f u l l s o l u t i o n
• B enef its
• L o w e r C a p E x / O p E x , P o w e r , C o o l i n g
• O p e r a t i o n a l E f f i c i e n c y : W i r e o n c e – W a l k A w a y
• I n c r e a s e u t i l i z a t i o n o f I . T . r e s o u r c e s
• A p p l i c a t i o n P e r f o r m a n c e a n d r e s i l i e n c y
• M ore I nf orm ation
• w w w . c i s c o . c o m / g o / n e x u s 5 0 0 0
• w w w . f c o e . c o m
• w w w . f i r e f l y c o m . n e t