This document discusses Cisco Unified Computing and the convergence of networking, computing and storage. It highlights trends driving changes to the modern data center like virtualization and cloud computing. It then summarizes Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) which combines computing, networking and storage access into a single integrated system with unified management. Key UCS components include fabric interconnects, blade server chassis, and service profiles to automate server configuration.

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CISCO UNIFIED COMPUTING:
AN UPDATE
Marc Samsom

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MEGATRENDS:
TO THE NEXT GENERATION DATA
CENTER
 Deployment of ubiquitous IP networks
 Expansion of networked consumer electronics
 Explosion of digital content
 Movement to unified communications
 Advancement of highly scalable, low cost
compute
 Convergence of networks, compute and storage
 Recovery of the economy yields technology
refresh
 Desirability of a IT utility model
 Appetite for new applications
Borderless
Networks
Collaboration
Data Center/
Virtualization

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DATA CENTER AT THE HEART OF
BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
3
Application
Networking
Switching Management Compute
Open
Standards
App.
Performance
Energy
Efficiency
Security Continuity
Workload
Mobility
CloudAutomationConsolidation Virtualization
Partner Ecosystem
Efficient Agile Transformative
Security OSStorage
Unified
Network
Services
Unified
Computing
Unified
Fabric
New Bus.
Models,
Governance
and Risk
Driving
Profitability
New
Service
Creation
and
Revenue
Generation
Cisco
Lifecycle
Services
Policy
SYSTEMS
EXCELLENCE
BUSINESS
VALUE
SOLUTION
DIFFERENTIATION
TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATIONS

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VBLOCK INFRASTRUCTURE PLATFORMS
 Compute: Cisco UCS
 Network: Cisco Nexus and
MDS switching
 Storage: EMC Symmetrix
VMAX or Unified
 Management: Unified
Infrastructure Manager (UIM)
framework
 Virtualization: VMware
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Pre-Engineered,
Pre-Integrated and Validated

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UNIFIED COMPUTING VALUES FOR
VBLOCK
5
EMC Storage Array
Cisco Unified
Computing System
Extended Memory
Scale Out
Unified Fabric
Fabric Extender
Virtualized Adapter
SATA
Flash
Service profiles
vStorage APIs Integration
FAST
Dedupelication

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EXAMPLE OF SCALABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
ARCHITECTURE

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UNIFY AND SIMPLIFY
LAN
SAN A
Chassis Mgmt
Ethernet Blade Switch Mgmt
Fibre Channel Blade Switch Mgmt
Virtual Switch Mgmt
Ethernet
Switch Mgmt
FC
Switch Mgmt
Fabric Extender and VN-
Link simplify server access
management
SAN B

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UNIFY AND SIMPLIFY
Chassis Mgmt
Fibre Channel Blade Switch Mgmt
Unified Fabric simplifies I/O
infrastructure and management
while maintaining Enterprise-
class high-availability
LAN
SAN A
Ethernet
Switch Mgmt
FC
Switch Mgmt
SAN B

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UNIFY AND SIMPLIFY
Cisco UCS consolidates
server infrastructure into a
single point of management
Chassis Mgmt
Unified Network
Mgmt
LAN
SAN A
SAN B

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Unified Computing System
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A single system that unifies
 Compute: Industry standard x86
 Network: Unified fabric
 Virtualization: Control, scale, performance
 Storage Access: Wire once for SAN, NAS, iSCSI
Embedded management
 Increase scalability without added complexity
 Dynamic resource provisioning
 Ability to integrate with broad partner ecosystem
Energy efficient
 Fewer servers, switches, adapters, cables
 Lower power and cooling requirements
 Increase compute efficiency by removing I/O and memory
bottlenecks

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UCS Manager
Embedded– manages entire system
UCS Fabric Interconnect
20 Port 10Gb FCoE
40 Port 10Gb FCoE
UCS Fabric Extender
Remote line card
UCS Blade Server Chassis
Flexible bay configurations
UCS Compute Options
Industry-standard architecture
UCS Virtual Adapters
Choice of multiple adapters
MODULAR BUILDING BLOCKS

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CISCO VIC FOR
OFFERS SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS
PCIe standards compliant adaptor
• Ideal PCIe adapter for both single-OS and
Hypervisors
• Ideal for consolidating multiple adaptors
into one
• Network Interface Virtualization capable
(Static Interfaces)
• VN-link capability with UCS Integration
CUSTOMER BENEFITS
Ideal for multi-NIC/ stateless computing
environment
Perfect for Virtualization environment • 2x10Gb, Unified Fabric
• x8 PCIe Gen 2, Full Height, Half Length adapter
• Two SFP+ 10Gbps external ports (supports
SFP+ copper)

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B230 M1
2 Socket Intel 6500/7500, 2 SSD Disk, 32 DIMM
B250 M2
2 Socket Intel 5600, 2 SFF Disk, 48 DIMM
B440 M1
4 Socket Intel 7500, 4 SFF Disk, 32 DIMM
C200 M2
2 Socket Intel 5600, 4 Disks, 12 DIMM, 2 PCIe 1U
C210 M2
2 Socket Intel 5600, 16 Disks, 12 DIMM, 5 PCIe 2U
C250 M2
2 Socket Intel 5600, 8 Disks, 48 DIMM, 5 PCIe 2U
C460 M1
4 Socket Intel 7500, 12 Disks, 64 DIMM, 10 PCIe 4U
COMPUTE OPTIONS
BladeRackMount B200 M2
2 Socket Intel 5600, 2 SFF Disk, 12 DIMM

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OVERALL SYSTEM TOPOLOGY
Mgmt
SAN A
LAN
SAN B

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CISCO UCS:
A SINGLE, LOGICAL, EXPANDABLE BLADE
SERVER CHASSIS

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UCS MANAGER
UCS Manager
 Embedded device manager
Discovery, Inventory, Monitoring, Diagnostics,
Statistics Collection, Configuration
 Unifies many UCS HW components into a
single, cohesive, system
Adapters, blades, chassis, fabric extenders, fabric
interconnects
GUI
CLI Packaged Systems
Management Software
User Developed Portal,
Tools, Utilities
 APIs for integration with new and existing
data center infrastructure
SMASH-CLP, IPMI, SNMP
XML SDK for commercial & custom
implementations
 Key Feature: Service Profiles
Coordinated deployment to managed endpoints

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UCS SERVICE PROFILES
AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION OF BARE METAL SERVER AND IT’S
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
BIOS Version, BIOS Settings, RAID
controller settings, UUID, Server
Selection (Explicit or Pool)
NIC Firmware version, MAC
Addresses, VLANs, QoS Settings,
HBA Firmware version, WWNs
Fabric Extender is implicitly configured
based on Server Slot and physical
connectivity to Fabric Interconnect
Uplink port configuration, LAN
Pinning, SAN Pinning, VLANs,
VSANs, DCB SettingsUCS 6100 Series
Fabric Interconnect
UCS 2100 Series
Fabric Extender
UCS Adapters
UCS B-Series
Servers
UCS Service Profile
Unified Device Management
HW Traditional Managed as
Individual Components

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UCS ON CISCO DEVELOPER NETWORK
http://developer.cisco.com/web/unifiedcomputing/home
4 Developer Guides
44+ Samples in XML, Perl, and PowerShell
Videos, Whitepapers, Forums, Blog
UCS Platform Emulator

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UCS IPHONE APPLICATION

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TYING IT TOGETHER:
UNIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER
Individual Management Consoles
Vblock
vCenterUCS Manager
Symmetrix
Mgmt Console
or Navisphere
Vblock
vCenterUCS Manager
Symmetrix
Mgmt Console or
Navisphere
Vblock
vCenter
Unified
Computing
Manager
Symmetrix
Mgmt Console or
Navisphere
Unified Infrastructure Manager
Policy-Based
Management
Unified Provisioning &
Configuration
IT Infrastructure Service Catalog
Configuration
Compliance Analysis
Cross Domain Context & Deep Visibility
IT Infrastructure Provisioning Center

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UCS MOMENTUM
2,800+
UCS CUSTOMERS
Jan2010: 400 April2010: 900
July2010: 1700 Oct2010: 2800
10+
WORLD RECORDS
New application benchmark results
250+
UCS B-SERIES
Certified channel partners
40+
ISV’s and Partners
Developing to UCS via open API
10,000+
APPLICATIONS
Supported on UCS
$500M
Revenue
Annualized run-rate per Oct2010

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