hyperconvergence made simple
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Hyperconvergence made SimpleBinny Gill, Chief Architect
@binnygill
Complex is Competent
Simple is Genius
IT Delivery Models Transitioning
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VirtualizationSoftware
CloudServices
Too many components
Heavy upfront capex
Manual operations
Technology Lock-in
Heavy-touch management
Expensive ELAs
Pay-As-You-Grow
Consumer-grade design
Human-less operations
TraditionalBoxes
Cisco
I use and pay for just what I need, only when I need it.
The Cloud Has Reset IT Expectations
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I can deploy my applicationin five minutes.
Rapid Time to Market
I don’t spend time on low-level infrastructure management.
One-click Simplicity
Fractional IT Consumption
My infrastructure gets better on a regular basis.
Continuous Innovation
NetworkingS
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VX
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IP Addresses
HBA
Trunking
DN
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LACP
Containers
Fiber Channel
OSPF
z/OS
IPMI
LOM
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VT
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x86
iSCSI
NFS
FCoE
SM
B
Datastores
SAN
NA
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LUNs RAIDZoning
DA
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Enterprise Datacenters are ComplexDespite advances in Server (OS) Virtualization
MaskingBla
de C
hassis
Bac
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lan
e
P-Series
LPARs
Hypervisor silos
Network Bottlenecks
Monolithic Mainframe-like Systems
Web-Generation DatacentersSimpler, Scalable, Predictable
Business Agility
Rapid Scale Cost EfficiencyDesign Goals
No single point of failure
No single point of bottleneck
Always-on systems
Deep Analytics / Machine Learning
Fundamental Assumptions
Unbranded x86 servers: fail-fast systems
No special purpose appliances
All intelligence and services in software
Linear, predictable scale-out
Data Is At The Heart Of The Data Center
• The biggest contributor to complexity is data storage architecture
• Enterprise storage has tremendous inertia
VM migration is fast
Data migration is slow
Compute
Network
Storage
VM VM
Big Data Backup/DR VDIPrivate Cloud/
Server Virtualization
Enterprise Storage Has Diverse Silos
iSCSI SMBSAS
NFS
Siloless scaleout
Fully versatile storageVM-centric policiesN
EED
ED Simple MgmtNo data shufflingAdmin free to innovate
SILO
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Enterprise Storage Is Constrained By Network
Apps can’t scale due to network.
Convergence
Server-side Flash
Data Localization
NEE
DED
Hot data should follow the App
Cap
acit
yForklift upgrades
for scaleOverprovisioning
of resources
Provisioned Capacity
Scaling Challenges with Traditional Storage
Enterprise Storage Is Over-Provisioned
Non-disruptive Scale-out
Scale-to-fit
NEE
DED
Incremental growth
Enterprise Storage Is Not Global
Public-privatecloud divide
Geography divide
Global Mobility
Global namespaceVM-centric mgmt
Ramp to Cloud
NEE
DED
Melding of private and public cloud
AnyHypervisor
Bringing Web-Scale To The Enterprise
Compression
Dedupe
Snapshots
Clones
Autotiering
Replication
DR
Backups
QoS
Data Localization
NFS
SMB
iSCSI
ILM
AnyCloud
AnyApplication
AnyHardware
Reliability Consistency
Serviceability
Security
Performance
Any-scale Webscale
Concepts
We Needed a Radically Simplified Architecture
Integrated, scale-out compute and storage
Virtualization
App App
Virtualization
App App
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Server Server
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Scalable, Distributed System Design
VM VM VM CVM
Hypervisor
VM VM VM CVM
Hypervisor
Tier 1 Workloads(running on all nodes)
Controller VM(one per node)
VM VM VM CVM
Hypervisor
Node 1 Node 2 Node N
X86 X86 X86
Distributed Storage Fabric
✓ VM Storage ✓ File Storage ✓ Block Storage
✓ Data Protection✓ Disaster Recovery
No Storage SilosA simple and beautiful control plane was
missing
NEXT GENERATION MANAGEMENT PLANE
Hypervisors in the non-Cloud era
• Designed for network shared storage
• Not built to scale
• Lack of mobility and lock-in
• Complex management
• Security an after thought
• Hypervisor feature bloat
• Focus on hardware, not applications
Next Generation Management Planes
Scalable Global
Fast
Leveraging Webscale Foundation
Reliable
Available
API
SecureSimple
HP, Dell, Cisco, Lenovo
Cisco, HP, Arista, Brocade
Qlogic, Emulex
EMC, NetApp, HP, Dell, HDS
Cisco, Brocade
VMware, Microsoft
Cisco, HP, Arista, Brocade
ESXi, Hyper-V, AHV
Simplifying the Infrastructure & Management Stack
…
…
Nutanix
Full-Stack Management
Hardware Evolution
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SAS/SATA SSD NVMe SSD Memory ClassStorage
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Latency
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30000
40000
50000
60000
SAS/SATA SSD NVMe SSD Memory ClassStorage
Thro
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Throughput (MB/s)
Handling I/O
Trad
itio
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Hyp
ervi
sor
CVM
Next Gen HypervisorsTraditional Hypervisors
Making Virtualization Invisible
Built-in Virtualization (AHV) and Integrated Management
Virtualization
App App
Storage Services
Storage Services
Virtualization
App App
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Server Server
Storage Controller
Storage Controller
Hyperconvergence leads to Enterprise Cloud
The Era of Cloud
is upon us…
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Predictable Workloads
Elastic Workloads
25%
75%
Balance Renting and Owning for Today’s Enterprise Workloads
Spin up and down resources on the public cloud
Lower costs with private cloud infrastructure
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Public(Rent)
Private(Own or Rent)
ControlFrictionlessFractional IT
Consumption
Continuous Innovation
One-click Simplicity
Rapid Time to Market
Tailored SLAs for Every App
Balance Owning and Renting
Data Integrity and Compliance
Choice and Freedom from Lock-in
Enterprise Cloud Platform
= ‘AWS’Inside
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Why ‘AWS’ Inside?
Ideal
Ren
t
Bu
y
Reality
Pu
blic
Clo
ud
Pri
vate
Clo
ud
Predictable WorkloadsElastic Workloads
25% 75%
Quick ++
Simple ++Cost Effective x+
Predictable WorkloadsElastic Workloads
25% 75%
Quick+
Simple+Cost Effective+
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Predictable WorkloadsElastic Workloads
25% 75%
Quick+
Simple+Cost Effective+
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For The Enterprise
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App App
Hyperconverged Infrastructure with built-in virtualization, network, security,
automation, orchestration, and analytics
Holistic Re-platforming of Infrastructure
Virtualization
App App
App Orchestration
Automation and Analytics
Server Storage Networking
Management Upgrades Planning
APIs backed with Machine Intelligence
IaaS
AP
I / A
pp
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Full-Stack Management
Personalized Insights
Predictive Operations Powered By Machine Learning
Search with Actionable Results
Customizable Dashboards
Storage Management
Network Management
Pri
sm P
roP
rism
Sta
rter
Multi-Hypervisor Management
Self Service
Capacity Planning and Runway
RecommendationsJust-In-Time Forecast
CVM
Storage Controller
Full Stack
Automated
Non Disruptive
Hypervisor
Disks
BIOS BMC
ImagingAnalytics
Intentful APIs powered with Machine Intelligence
Datacenter
Remote & Branch Offices
Edge
Any Deployment
Virtual
Bare Metal
Files
Containers
Any Workload Any Hypervisor
AHV
ESXi
Hyper-V
XenServer
Enterprise Cloud OS
Why: AMZN Inside
2009 2017 2025
What: 1-Click Experience for Mode 1 and Mode 2 Apps
How: Converge Compute + Storage + Virt + NW + SecurityConverge Mode 1 + Mode 2Converge Enterprise Grade Infrastructure + Developer Delight
The Era of Cloud
is upon us…
The Era of Cloud
is coming…
Autonomy
Apps
SLA SLA SLA SLASLA
Predictable Unpredictable
Apps
1-Click Hybrid
Predictable Unpredictable
One Click Deploy One Click Migrate
Predictable Unpredictable
Cloud Autonomy
Predictable Unpredictable
Right Cloud for Right Workload
Why: Cloud Invisible
What: 1-Click Hybrid
How: Converge Consumption Models Opex/CapexPublic/PrivateCentralized/Distributed/EdgeWhy: Cloud Inside
What: 1-Click Experience
How: Converge Compute + Storage + Virt + NW + Security
2009 2017 2025
Web Scale Infrastructure
Open Cloud Platform
1-Click Experience
Single Fabric for Mode 1 + Mode 2 IntentfulMachine Intelligent
ESX, HyperV, AHV, XSAWS, Azure, Containers
1-Click Upgrades(Day 0)1-Click Provisioning (Day 1)1-Click Operations (Day 2+)
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