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Emulex provides solutions for network convergence that can reduce costs and improve efficiency. Network convergence allows organizations to consolidate multiple network types onto a single infrastructure and virtualize network resources. This enables benefits like reduced switching and cabling costs, lower power usage, and more agile provisioning of resources. Emulex's converged network adapters and management tools help enable these benefits across different deployment phases from pilots to full enterprise adoption.
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Webcast: Reduce Costs, Improve Agility with Convergenomics
- 1. One Network. One Company. Connect with Emulex. 1
- 2. Reduce Costs, Improve Agility with Convergenomics Ranga Bakthavathsalam Sr. Product Marketing Manager May 5th 2009 2
- 3. Agenda Data Center Challenges Enabling Technologies Business Benefits Use Cases & Deployment Phases The Emulex Advantage Additional Resources Emulex Confidential 3
- 5. Data Center Customer Challenges It’s all about improving efficiency! Servers Automation Dynamic Provisioning Low Utilization Server Sprawl Networks Storage Sprawl Low Capacity Utilization Data Security Automation Storage Emulex Confidential 5
- 6. Solution to emerging challenges Consolidate Consolidate Multiple low bandwidth links to high bandwidth link • Reduce # of ports • Reduce # of cables Converge • Improve efficiency Virtualize Converge Virtualize Multiple traffic types using single Dynamically create and delete infrastructure virtual ports Provide the foundation for network Dynamically provision bandwidth virtualization Track and manage adherence to Further reduce ports & cables SLAs & QoS Emulex Confidential 6
- 7. Technologies enabling network convergence 7
- 8. Enabling Technologies Lossless 10 Gigabit Ethernet Physical Topology innovations - Direct Attach Twin-Ax Network cabling - TOR Switch Convergence Architecture Fibre Channel over Ethernet Emulex Confidential 8
- 9. Fibre Channel over Ethernet Standard FCoE Specification – Adopted by INCITS T11 FC-BB-5 in June 2007; technical work completed, in public review with T11 Letter Ballot – Frame format agreed upon by T11 in August 2007 – Broad industry support and participation Emulex Confidential 9
- 10. FCoE Fundamentals Lossless Ethernet required – Priority Flow Control or Pause based FCoE is not a replacement for FCIP – FCIP is for inter-switch links beyond the Data Center – FCoE is for the Data Center Fibre Channel services operate identically on FCoE fabrics and native Fibre Channel fabrics FCoE supports all Fibre Channel advanced features (NPIV, security, etc.) transparently FCoE will not require changes to Fibre Channel software FCoE Maintains Full Fibre Channel Compatibility Emulex Confidential 10
- 11. Converged Network Adapter (CNA) Server with Server with traditional approach converged approach FC NIC FCoE NIC Drivers Drivers Drivers Drivers HBA NIC Converged Network Adapter 4/8G FC 10GbE 10G EE Single cable CNA provisioned with both NIC and Fibre Channel Drivers Single adapter / single wire carries FC and IP traffic Continues to look like separate NIC & HBA to host OS / Hypervisor Emulex Confidential 11
- 12. Business Benefits of Network Convergence 12
- 13. Convergenomics! Network Convergence is game changing New Economic Model: “Convergenomics” Convergenomics = Data Center Savings – Up to 28% savings on switches, adapters & rack space – Up to 42% savings on power and cooling – Up to 80% savings on cabling Convergenomics = Increased Efficiency – More Agile Infrastructure – More VMs per physical server Emulex Confidential 13
- 14. Convergenomics Saves 28% on Cabling, Cooling, Power, Switches and Adapters $1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 Cable Installation $800,000 Power $600,000 Networking $400,000 $200,000 $- Traditional Converged Emulex Confidential 14
- 15. Emulex Enabled Business Benefits Lowered TCO with Network Convergence • Reduces number of switch ports, adapters, cables • Reduces cabling cost by as much as 85% Increased IT efficiency and business agility • Enables network resources to be provisioned on-demand • Full integrates with dynamic resource allocation for virtualized datacenter Investment Protection • Fully Leverages investments in existing SAN infrastructure • Preserves existing Fibre Channel network management models and tools, helping protect investments in software and staff training Simplified Management • Centralized management across CNAs and HBAs enables high scalability while ensuring consolidated resource management Emulex Confidential 15
- 16. Initial Use Cases & Deployment Phases 16
- 17. Use Case: CNA in Server Virtualization Setup Emulex Confidential 17
- 18. Use Case: CNA in Blade Environments Emulex Confidential 18
- 19. Use Case: CNA in Blade Environments Emulex Confidential 19
- 20. Deployment Phases – Phase-1 Pilot Deployment Phase – Began in mid-08; expected to go on till end of ‘09 – Lossless Ethernet deployed only at the edge – Deployment of CNAs primarily in rack servers FC Connected Servers Converged Network w/ FCoE Convergence stays at the Phase-1 network edge FC SAN Ethernet FC Storage Emulex Confidential 20
- 21. Deployment Phases – Phase-2 Volume Deployment Phase – Expected to begin in 2H ‘09 – Deployment of CNAs in rack servers and blades – Lossless Ethernet fabric makes its presence FC Connected Servers Converged Network w/ FCoE Phase-2 Lossless Convergence Ethernet FC SAN spreads horizontally to blades and Ethernet goes deeper into the network FC Storage Emulex Confidential 21
- 22. Deployment Phases – Phase-3 End-to-End Convergence Phase – Expected to be in the 2011 timeframe and beyond – Native FCoE enabled target devices enable end-to-end convergence FC Connected Servers Converged Network w/ FCoE Phase-3 Lossless Convergence FC SAN Ethernet is prevalent in the enterprise datacenter and Ethernet leverages native FCoE storage FC Storage FCoE Storage Emulex Confidential 22
- 23. The Emulex Advantage 23
- 24. Key Emulex Advantages Comprehensive range of converged network adapters – Emulex LP21000 FCoE CNA – Emulex OneConnect Universal CNA Market Leader across multiple categories – IT Brand Pulse Survey, March 2009 • #1 in Brand Preference, Innovation, Performance, Reliability, Customer Service Leadership in Enterprise SAN connectivity Strong partner ecosystem Emulex Confidential 24
- 25. Emulex LP21000 CNA Product Details Multi-protocol adapter supports Enhanced Emulex LP21002 CNA Ethernet and FCoE Offered in single and dual port configurations Uses SFP+ media – 10GBASE-SR Optical – SFP+ Direct Attach Copper Supports major enterprise operating system platforms Provides centralized administration for CNAs and HBAs with powerful management tools Emulex Confidential 25
- 26. Emulex OneConnect™ Universal CNA Key Features 10GE Adapter with multi-protocol offloads Superior wire-speed performance Single-chip design for mezz card and std. adapter form factors Optimized for Virtualization – Hypervisor offload for Tx/Rx processing – Dynamic provisioning; Granular QoS Optimized for Convergence – Hardware acceleration for FCoE, iSCSI and RDMA Energy Efficient Design – Performance of 500MBps/Watt Emulex OneCommand™ Unified Management Emulex Confidential 26
- 27. Emulex OneConnect Universal CNA Applications Universal CNA Drives Value Across All Server Tiers! UNIVERSAL Database Tier FC HBA CNA CNA Storage Area Network (SAN) OneCommand Framework Database SQL Servers BACKEND Application Tier Database Servers Files Switches (NAS) Application Servers Switches MID-TIER Web Tier Application Servers Files (NAS) 2nd Level Firewall Web Servers FRONT END Web Load Balancing Switches Servers Emulex Confidential 27
- 28. Emulex OneCommand Framework Convergence Management Framework – Open Framework for OEMs and Partners – Extension of HBAnyware Emulex Intelligent I/O Services – Optimize Application I/O Performance – Consolidation I/O Planning Provisioning and Automation – Rapid provisioning for Virtualization – Maximize asset utilization Security and Data Integrity – Data Integrity Initiative with Oracle & SNIA Industry Partners – Encryption Management Emulex Confidential 28
- 29. Additional Resources 29
- 30. Emulex Resources and Partner Views Emulex Convergence Solution Site @ http://www.emulex.com/solutions/convergence.html Emulex Confidential 30
- 31. Additional Resources Convergenomics – The Guide to Network Convergence Solutions Emulex Product Briefs FCoE Cost Savings Calculator (Flash) Whitepapers – Top-5 Reasons to deploy convergence – Supercharge server virtualization with convergence Technology and Solution Overview for Cisco Nexus 5000 and Emulex LP21000 ESG Lab Validation Emulex Confidential 31
- 32. One Network. One Company. Connect with Emulex. 32