cisco nexus family platform overview
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Cisco Nexus FamilyPlatform Overview
Ronnie ScottConsulting CSE
Sept 2009
Cisco Nexus Data Center Portfolio
Enabling Low‐Cost 10GE…
Nexus 5000 Futures – Layer 2 MP
Virtual Machine GranularityIntroducing VN‐Link
Problems:
VN‐Link:• Extends network to the VM • Consistent services • Coordinated, coherent management
VMotion
• VMotion may move VMs across physical ports—policy must follow
• Impossible to view or apply policy to locally switched traffic
• Cannot correlate traffic on physical links—from multiple VMs
VLAN101
VN‐Link with Cisco Nexus 1000v
Cisco Nexus 1000VSoftware Based
VMW ESX
VM#1
VM #4
VM #3
ServerVM #2
Nexus 1000V
NIC NIC
LAN
Nexus1000V
Industry’s first third‐party ESX switch
Built on Cisco NX‐OS
Compatible with switching platforms
Maintain VirtualCenter provisioning model unmodified for server administration but also allow network administration of Nexus 1000V via familiar Cisco NX‐OS CLI
Policy‐Based VM Connectivity
Non‐DisruptiveOperational Model
Mobility of Network and Security Properties
Unified Fabric OverviewFibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
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• Mapping of FC Frames over Ethernet
• Enables FC to Run on a Lossless Ethernet Network
• Fewer Cables• Both block I/O & Ethernet
traffic co‐exist on same cable
• Fewer adapters needed
• Overall less power
• Interoperates with existing SAN’s• Management SAN’s
remains constant
• No Gateway
FCoE Benefits
Fibre Channel Traffic
Ethernet
Converged Network Adapters (CNA)
NON‐Unified Fabric – Phase 0
Unified Fabric – Phase 1
Unified Fabric – Phase 2
Unified Fabric SavingsHealthcare Customer Case Study
Cisco Unified Computing System
Unified Fabric
• Wire once, low latency FC and Ethernet
• Virtualization aware • Dramatic reduction in adapters, switches, pass thru modules
Industry Standard Servers• Blade Form Factor• Intel Xeon Processor 5500
series.• More than double the
memory capacity of competing systems
Virtualized Services
• Fine-grained control, portability, and visibility of network, compute, and storage attributes• Increased Processor Efficiency with Hypervisor Bypass
Up to 30% fewer components, switches, cabling, and management modules to purchase, manage, power, and cool
Up to 30% lower memory and SW licensing costs via Cisco Extended Memory Technology
Up to 10% better processor performance via Cisco Hypervisor Bypass Technology
Automated Provisioning
• Embedded single point of management and provisioning• Visibility and control across technology silos• Ongoing management and compliance
Up to 90% greater administrator efficiency, with faster changes and fewer incidents
Process Automation (ITIL)
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Scalable Unified Fabric that delivers up to 320 server nodes in a single system
The Cisco Unified Computing System is designed to dramatically reduce datacenter total cost of ownership while simultaneously increasing IT agility and responsiveness.
Cisco Inc., Company Confidential
Unified Compute SystemSingle Domain of Management
Unified Fabric
Stateless ServerswithVirtualized Adapters
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