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FlexPod Technical Overview Customer Presentation

May 30, 2012

FlexPod®

FlexPod®

OperationalChallenges

New BusinessPressures

EmpoweredUser

ComplexProvisioning

Real-Time Information

EconomicUncertainty

CollaborativeApplications

Integrity and Availability

Asset Utilization

Energy Consumption

Data Centers Are at a Critical Juncture

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FlexPod®

Transitioning from Virtualization to Cloud

Private cloud: Behind the firewall of an enterprise, closed to public Public cloud: Accessible through service providers for general purchase Hybrid cloud: Private clouds linked to public clouds

Application-Based Silos

Public CloudZones ofVirtualization

Private Cloud

Storage

Servers

Apps

Network Hybrid

Workloads moving increasingly toward virtualized cloud infrastructure

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FlexPod®

Technical Design Requirements

NetApp Design Principles Operational continuity/high availability (HA) Access flexibility such as Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel

over Ethernet (FCoE), and network-attached storage (NAS) protocols

NetApp® Data ONTAP® for scalability

Cisco Design Principles Operational continuity/HA Transport flexibility such as FC, Ethernet/FCoE, and Overlay

Transport Virtualization (OTV) NX-OS for scalability


FlexPod®

FlexPod Data Center PlatformPrevalidated, Flexible Unified Architecture

Features Standard, prevalidated, best-in-class converged

platform: Virtualized and nonvirtualized environments

Flexible: One platform scales up or out to fit many mixed workloads: Add applications and workload

Benefits Flexibility: Future-proof platform to meet

today’s challenges and scale for future needs

Built-in data center efficiencies: Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) with simplified deployments and rapid provisioning of resources

Reduce risk: Prevalidated architecture with prescriptive sizing and design guides


Cisco UCS™ B-Series Blade Servers (and/or C-Series Rack Mount) and Cisco UCS Manager

Cisco Nexus® Family Switches

NetApp® FASOnCommand™

Software Suite 10GE and FCoE

FlexPod®

Future-Proof, Validated FlexPodMeeting Needs of Today and Tomorrow in One Platform

Develop and Test

Starting Out Data Protection and Backup

More computing andless storage

Less computing andmore storage

Deploy entry system, then scale up

VDI

Higher performanceblades and more input/output operations per second (IOPS)

IOPS

CPU

CapacityMemory

ProductionBalanced Infrastructure


FlexPod®

FlexPod®

Scale Out with FlexPod Repeatable, Consistent Deployments

Increased performance and capacity

Scale out with standard and proven configurations: Predictable and highly efficient:

Capacity and performance

Floor space, power, and cooling

Benefits: Reduce effort for architecture,

design, deployment, and testing

Reduce infrastructure deployment cycle time by up to 50%

Manage pools consisting of storage, compute, and networking resources, not individual systems


FlexPod®

> 50% Faster

Many Weeks or Months

FlexPod Helps IT Accelerate the Business

Service Request

Design and Size

DC Planning

ProcureDetailedDesign

Deploy Test

Service Available

Traditional

With FlexPod®

Reference BoM Validated design Precise deployment Standard test plan

DC Planning

Procure Deploy Test

Preprovisioned FlexPod Rapid deployment of applications Shared pools meet most requirements

Service Available

X X

DC Planning

Procure Deploy TestService Available

Benefits Agile service delivery Higher productivity Faster deployment Higher quality Simpler planning


FlexPod®

Reduce Risk with FlexPod Prescriptive Deployment Collateral


Step-by-step instructions for repeatable high-quality deployments, including these use cases: Secure multi-tenancy and secure

separation

VMware® vSphere® and View™

SAP® applications

Microsoft® Exchange applications

Wide range of resources available: validated design, deployment, and solution guides

FlexPod®

Supported and Validated FlexPod Configurations

The documentation and collateral specifies the individual validated versions of FlexPod®:

CVD = Cisco® Validated Design This documentation only describes a single point-in-time

configuration; it is not the only available configuration Can be flexed into different supported configurations based on the

supported list in Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT)


For more information, visit www.support.netapp.com/matrix

http://support.netapp.com/matrix/mtx/login.do

FlexPod®

Supported and Validated FlexPod Configurations (cont.)


IOPS

CPU

Disk CapacityMemory

Supported

VValidated

alidated

Validated

Supported

SupportedSupported

Softwareand Firmware

Changes

Softwareand Firmware

Changes

AddingPerformance

AddingPerformance

FlexPod®

Flexing a FlexPod Configuration

Required Components Cisco Unified Computing

System™ (Cisco UCS™) chassis Cisco UCS blades with VIC

adapter Redundant Cisco UCS Fabric

Interconnects (FIs) Redundant Cisco Nexus® 5k Redundant NetApp® FAS Certain software and redundancy

features

Flexible Components Cisco UCS blade model and

quantity Port count of Cisco Nexus 5k Fabric-attached storage (FAS)

controller size FAS disk type, count, and size Add-on cards, modules, and

interfaces


For more information, refer to the FlexPod® Technical Specifications:https://fieldportal.netapp.com/viewcontent.asp?qv=1&docid=40790

https://fieldportal.netapp.com/viewcontent.asp?qv=1&docid=40790

FlexPod®

FlexPod Technical Collateral

References TR-4036: FlexPod Technical Specifications TR-4019: FlexPod Implementation Guide TR-3884: FlexPod Solutions Guide TR-4030: FlexPod Data Center Solutions Upgrade Guide FlexPod Technical FAQs FlexPod Technical Overview: SE Training Presentation FlexPod Technical Overview: Customer Presentation – Technical

Buyer

For more information, refer to the FlexPod® Binder:https://fieldportal.netapp.com/viewcontent.asp?qv=1&docid=29140




FlexPod®

Public FlexPod Customers


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http://www.dominionenterprises.com/index.php

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http://www.harbourit.com.au/default.asp

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FlexPod®

Methods to Obtain a FlexPod Data Center Solution

Purchase individual components through a partner: Assembled in-house, based on CVDs and other technical

collateral Leverage existing equipment:

Purchase additional equipment to complete the environment Leverage CVDs and other technical collateral to assemble

Purchase the complete solution through a partner: Prepackaged, tested, and validated through a trusted partner Delivered and ready to deploy


FlexPod®

Leverage Existing Investments


NetApp® V-Series Systems

Cisco Nexus® Family

Existing

Cisco Unified Computing System™

Fibre ChannelSAN

StorageArray

Unifycomputing

Unify fabric

Virtualizestorage

Protect existing investments

Achieve benefits in each layer as you go

Stepwise rather than all at once

FlexPod®

FlexPod®

FlexPod Connectivity


FlexPod®

FlexPod FCoE Connectivity


FlexPod®

FlexPod FC Connectivity


FlexPod®

FlexPod IP Storage-Based Connectivity


FlexPod®

SAN Boot Benefits

Centralized backup of boot images: Enables disaster recovery (DR) and ease of backup

Abstract the service profile (MAC, world wide port name [WWPN], firmware, BIOS, and so on) from the Cisco UCS™ hardware: Allows easy swap or upgrade of server hardware

NetApp® FlexClone®:

Zero-cost, writable copies of the bare-metal operating system (OS)

Highly scalable Reduced deployment time


FlexPod®

Validated Workloads and Use Cases on FlexPod


FlexPod®

Simplify Your Journey to the Cloud

Cooperative Services and Support

FlexPod®

Validated Data Center Design

Enterprise Apps

VDI Secure Multi-TenancyMS Apps

Validated Designs

SQL Server

®Exch 2010

Share Point® VDI

Joint P

ath

wa

ys

Storage

Servers

Apps

Network Hybrid


FlexPod®

FlexPod Data Center Solutions

VMware® (Exchange, SQL Server®, SharePoint®, View™) Citrix XenDesktop SAP® applications Microsoft® private cloud/Hyper-V™

Red Hat Enterprise Linux®

Secure Multi-Tenancy

Validated workloads

Performance-balanced server, network, and storage components

VMwareView

MSExchange

MSSharePoint

MS SQLServer


Hyper-V RedHat VMware vSphere®

Secure SeparationOptional securityBare-metal OS

FlexPod®

VMware vSphere Built on FlexPod


FlexPod®

VMware vSphere Built on FlexPod

Base configuration tested and validated for 1,500 users for four workload applications simultaneously: VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Microsoft® Exchange

Microsoft SharePoint®

Microsoft SQL Server®

Plus headroom for multiple applications

Flexibility to support multiple classes of computing and storage in a single FlexPod® for VMware data center solution

VMware®

vSphere® and vCenter™

Cisco UCS™ B-Series and Cisco UCS Manager

Cisco Nexus®

Family Switches: Cisco Nexus 1000V, 1010V

NetApp® FAS10GbE and FCoE

Complete data center in one rack cabinet


FlexPod®

Integration Delivers Powerful Benefits

VMware vSphere Cisco UCS and Cisco Nexus

NetApp Storage

50% less storage required with unified multiprotocol storage architecture

First and only server to storage interconnect for all protocols

Built-in efficiencies such as deduplication and thin provisioning with faster provisioning

Cisco UCS™ unifies computing, networking, and storage

Up to 30% improvement in network throughput

Save up to 60% of memory cost by increasing consolidation ratios

VMware® vSphere® provides end-to-end virtual machine (VM) provisioning and faster cloning

Up to 60% reduction in data center capital expenses

Save up to 80% in energy costs by lowering power, cooling, and real estate needs

Network

Servers


FlexPod®

Secure Multi-Tenancy and Separation Capabilities


FlexPod®

Application SilosDedicated Hardware for Each Tenant


Network

Computing

Storage

+ –• Secure • Inflexible

• Static• Large

amount of unused resources

Tenant 3Tenant 2Tenant 1

FlexPod®

Shared InfrastructureShared Hardware Across Tenants and Applications


Network

Computing

Storage

+ –• Flexible• Agile• Best use of

resources

• Less secure

Tenant 3Tenant 2Tenant 1

FlexPod®

Secure Multi-TenancyShared Hardware Across Tenants and Applications


Network

Computing

Storage

Se

cure

Isolatio

n

Se

cure

Isolatio

n + –• Secure• Flexible• Agile• Best use of

resources

Tenant 3

Se

cure

Isolatio

n

Tenant 2Tenant 1

FlexPod®

Secure Multi-Tenancy (cont.)


Layer on or enable software: NetApp® MultiStore® and FlexShare®

VMware® vShield™ zones and applications VMware vSphere ® Enterprise Plus Security hardening Cisco Nexus® 1000v series Cisco® SAFE architecture

Enable capabilities: Multi-tenancy and secure separation Service availability and DR Service management Service assurance Workload isolation and mobility

Enhanced Secure Muli-Tenancy (SMT)

Cisco Validated Design

FlexPod®

Secure Multi-Tenancy (cont.) Industry’s only end-to-end solution with CVD

Consistent quality of service (QoS) at each layer

Manage each resource pool independently

Reduce risk and cost while boosting IT agility

Certified with Payment Card Industry (PCI) and Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) standards (for Homeland Security) and passed the International Computer Security Association (ICSA) audit

ERP HRCRM

VMware® VMware VMware

ERP HR CRM

Resource Pool Settings

Platinum Tenant

Gold Tenant

Silver Tenant

Reservation Reserved Reserved No reservation

Limits Unlimited Limited Limited

Shares High Medium Low

Expandable Reservation

Enabled Disabled Disabled


FlexPod®

Securely Separated Data in Both Virtualized andNonvirtualized Environments

Implement securely separated tenants in a nonvirtualized (also known as bare metal) data center built on FlexPod®

Make sure that one tenant does not have access to another tenant’s resources (operating system, network bandwidth, and storage)


FlexPod®

Microsoft Private Cloud Built on FlexPod


FlexPod®

Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track

Private Cloud Fast Track is a prevalidated, best-in-class Microsoft® private cloud design

NetApp entry is the first multivendor private cloud architecture: Joint collaboration among NetApp, Cisco, and

Microsoft

Microsoft infrastructure software (Microsoft Hyper-V™, Systems Center including SCVMM, SCOM, SCSM, and Opalis)

Cisco UCS servers and Cisco Nexus switches

NetApp storage and software

Accelerates private cloud deployments:

Technical reference architecture, design, build, and operate guides

Unique automation capabilities due to Opalis plug-ins

Cisco UCS™ B-Series Blade Servers and

Cisco UCS Manager

Cisco Nexus® Family Switches

NetApp® FASStorage Systems


FlexPod®

Applications

Microsoft

Data ONTAP® Windows Powershell™

Toolkit for integration

and automation

FlexClone®

for rapidprovisioning

OnCommand™

for healthmonitoring

SnapMirror® for disaster recovery

SnapManager® backup and recovery

NetApp

Microsoft Private Cloud Built on FlexPod


FlexPod®

Microsoft Private Cloud on FlexPod:Self-Service Management and Automation

Management Manage processes and operations

OnCommand™, Plug-infor MSFT, PRO Tips, SSP 2.0 Scripts

Virtualization Virtualization and resource pools

SnapDrive® for Windows

SnapManager® for Hyper-V

AutomationCentralized automation and configuration

Windows PowerShell™

Toolkit

Hardware Management and provisioning

Data ONTAP®, Software Developer’s Kit (SDK)

WS-Man,PowerShell,

SMI-S Interfaces

AdministrationCMDB: Fabric stateUI: Initiate workflows

Sample ScriptsDDTK-H

Orchestration End-to-end workflows

Opalis™ Integration Packs


FlexPod®

Differentiators

Single management interface and tools for servers and storage: System Center for self-service, provisioning, orchestration, backup

and restore, and DR Windows PowerShell™ Toolkits for Cisco® and NetApp®

OnCommand™ data management software

Active load balancing of resources: Dynamically maintain balance of compute, network, and storage

resources Reduces bottlenecks and hot spots

Application-centric shared IT infrastructure: Data management tied to Microsoft® applications


FlexPod®

Management Strategy


FlexPod®

Manageability Challenge

Reliable Solutions to Meet a Variety of Needs

Fit into an existing data center management framework and strategy

Accelerate implementation with a fully integrated, prescriptive management solution

Meet specific needs with a choice of solution providers

Service Request Management

Application and Workload Management

Virtual InfrastructureManagement

Physical Infrastructure Management


FlexPod®

FlexPod


Management Solutions OptionsEnabled by Open APIs to FlexPod Infrastructure

Partners with a higher degree of integration

FlexPod®

Be Confident in Your Decision

Validated Management Solutions for FlexPod

Tested at Cisco® and NetApp®

labs to verify broad functional and design requirements

Unified FlexPod® manageability

Capabilities can include: Provisioning and operations Configuration management Monitoring and analytics

FlexPod


FlexPod®

FlexPod Management Solutions


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Integration with hypervisors: Automate workflows, scalable, extensible

platform

Hypervisor agnostic

Cisco UCS™ Manager: Embedded unified management Integrated with vCenter™

NetApp® OnCommand® management software: Integrated with unified manager for

provisioning, protection, and automation VMware® vCenter Server or Microsoft®

System Center Manage NetApp heterogeneous

environment

AppsNetApp

Storage Plug-ins

Cisco UCS Manager

Centralization and Open Management

Extensible Management with Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

Hypervisor HypervisorHypervisorHypervisor

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FlexPod®

Server StorageVM

App

Optimize FlexPod Performance with OnCommand Balance

Troubleshoot issues: Visibility: is it virtual machine

(VM), server, or storage?

Which workloads are victims and which are bullies?

What’s misaligned?

Optimize performance: How much headroom do I have?

Where can I put my VM/application to optimize performance?

Predict problems: How can I proactively avoid

bottlenecks?

How can I head off issues?

Deliver top performance across VMs, servers, switches, and storage


FlexPod®

Management Solutions Available for FlexPod

Time andexpense

CustomService-led solution for unique use cases

SemicustomPackaged products

with additional customization

TurnkeyValidated management solutions for FlexPod®

ValidatedManagementSolutions for

FlexPod

Validated solutions reduce risk and expense and speed deployment while providing flexibility to adapt to changing needs.


FlexPod®

CA Automation Suite for Data Centers

Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller

48

Build a Cloud on FlexPod

Validated Management Solutionsfor Automation and Orchestration Products for turnkey management

of all FlexPod components Deploy IT services in minutes instead

of weeks using repeatable workflows Adapt for semi-custom solutions Validated in Cisco® and NetApp® labs Sell with confidence

GaleForce TurnkeyCloud for FlexPod®

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FlexPod®

Cooperative Support Model


FlexPod®

Incident resolution initiated, no extra nontechnical 800# required

Cisco®

First-LineSupport

If development or engineering escalation required

*Valid customer support contracts with all three companies required

Cooperative Support Model Process

Customer*

NetApp®

First-LineSupport

VMware®

First-LineSupport

Cisco Support Escalation or Engineering

Immediate problem analysis and resolution process

Customer-assisted handoff for multivendor issues

Coordinated engineering escalation process

Collaborated cross-company engineering and development efforts

NetApp Support Escalation or Engineering

VMware Support

Escalation or Engineering

Vendor engagement and ownership through resolution


FlexPod®

Customer Benefits

Flexible: no rigid configurations required Experience faster time to resolution Less stress through improved cross-company

collaboration Vendors engage and take ownership of issues

through resolution Global 24-hour-a-day support available


FlexPod®

Cooperative Support Lab

Each partner invested product and support engineering expertise

Ability to mix and match available product components to reproduce complex customer environments

Available to each vendor’s support teams through a secure access portal

Hosted in NetApp Technical Support Center (TSC), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina


FlexPod®

Cooperative Support Lab Initial Capital Investment

VMware®: vSphere® Enterprise Plus vCloud® Director View™

vShield™

And more

Cisco® servers: Cisco UCS™ chassis Cisco UCS 6120XP 2140 Fabric Extenders Cisco UCS B-Series or C-Series

Servers Cisco UCS Manager

Cisco integrated fabric: Cisco Nexus® 7000 Cisco Nexus 5548 Cisco Nexus 1000, 1010v

NetApp® unified storage:Storage system clusters: 3210 3240 3270 6280

Multiple OS and application workloads


FlexPod®

FlexPod Support Experience

Virtualization

Server

Storage

Network

Workloads

FlexPod® SupportService Partners

NetAppAuthorized Support

Partner (ASP)

Oracle®, Microsoft®,

SAP®

Other

Oracle, Microsoft,

SAP

TS

Ane

t S

uppo

rt

Coo

pera

tive

Sup

port


FlexPod®

Cooperative Support for FlexPod

Cloud-delivered compliance solutions

To the Walz Group, the partnership among Cisco®, NetApp®, and VMware® with a mutual commitment to support has meant time-saving technology integration, simpler update processes, and more open-minded, collaborative service

Offering converged infrastructure solutions to corporate and public

sector markets

Cloud service provider offering mission-critical infrastructure and DR as a Service (DRaaS)

CTO, Ironbrick

Director of Cloud DR Solutions, Terremark Worldwide


"These expectations have been met in our experience and that of our customers who provided feedback on the alliance support model. Coordination with multi-vendor issues, response times to problems, and communication related to ticket status and problem resolution has met expectations."

“NetApp, Cisco, and VMware provide some of the best technologies the industry has to offer. Together, they offer unique synergies that greatly simplify the deployment and management of multi-tenant cloud infrastructures like Terremark’s.”

www.walzgroup.com

www.ironbrick.com

www.terremark.com

http://www.walzgroup.com/

http://www.ironbrick.com/

http://www.terremark.com/default.aspx

FlexPod®

For more information, visit www.netapp.com/flexpod/

Lower risk with simplified, prevalidated, shared architecture

Greater EfficienciesLower Risk Flexible IT

Flexible IT scalable to meet the needs of both today and tomorrow

Reduced TCO and better efficiency

Certified data center specialty partners and cooperative support

Executive Summary


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http://www.netapp.com/flexpod/

FlexPod®

Thank You

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FlexPod®

FlexPod Management Program


FlexPod®

Delivering Unified Service Manageability


Service RequestManagement

Application andWorkload Management

Virtual InfrastructureManagement

so we enablethem to build

here

Management Independent

Software Vendor (ISV)

partnersare already

strong here…

End-to-EndServiceDelivery

Physical Infrastructure Management

FlexPod®

InfrastructureManagement

Unified


FlexPod Management Solutions Program

FlexPod

FlexPod® Management Ecosystem

ValidatedManagement

Solutionsfor FlexPod

Cisco UCS™

Cisco Nexus®

NetApp®

ISV partners with

component

integration ready

for FlexPod for

specific use cases

Partner solutions delivering turnkey

FlexPod management as a cohesive system

Conforms to FlexPod management solution

development requirements

Unified


Prescriptive, best practice integration with FlexPod components: Cisco UCS™

Cisco Nexus®

NetApp

End-to-end automation: Compute, network, and storage

Includes turnkey use cases

Adaptable and extensible to customize

Unified manageability: Cohesive usability

Service-oriented design

Resource accounting

1. Cisco® and NetApp® solution development partner

2. Unified, turnkey design

3. Complies with FlexPod®

infrastructure management development requirements

Validated Management Solutions for FlexPod


FlexPod Management Ecosystem

FlexPod

FlexPod® Management Ecosystem

ISV partners with component

integration ready for FlexPod for

specific use cases

Cisco UCS™

Cisco Nexus®

NetApp®


Validated Management Solutions for FlexPodProvisioning and Operations

FlexPod

ValidatedManagement

Solutionsfor FlexPod®

Partner solutions delivering turnkey

FlexPod management as a cohesive system

Conforms to FlexPod management solution

development requirements

Coming soon:

Unified


Policy-Driven Provisioning

vFiler®

Storage VMsNetwork Compute

Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller (CUIC)

Secure Cloud Container

Self-Service Delivery

Single pane of glass

End-to-end management

and automation

Storage

Network

Compute

TenantB

TenantC

TenantA

A B C

Virtualization

Model-BasedManagement

Unified model-based management

Delivering secure multi-tenancyStorageManager

NetworkManager

ComputeManager

VMManager

Plug-ins

B CA

Cloupia Unified Infrastructure ControllerValidated Management Solution for FlexPod

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