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ExpressPod / FlexPod – Technical Overview Tomáš Michaeli
Oct 3, 2012
FlexPod®
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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 Cloud
Zones of
Virtualization Private Cloud
Storage
Servers
Apps
Network Hybrid
Workloads moving increasingly toward virtualized cloud infrastructure
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SAN A
LAN
SAN B
Mgmt
Complexity and Cost inside the
Chassis
• Chassis Management Module
• Ethernet Blade Switch Module(s)
• Fibre Channel Blade Switch Modules
• Virtual Switch Management
No less than THREE
different networks to
deal with!
• LAN
• SAN
• Management
FC Switch Mgmt
Ethernet Switch Mgmt
Lots of cables to manage
Unify and Simplify – Legacy Vendor View
Storage Tiers, BCKP
Mgmt Mgmt
FlexPod®
LAN
Mgmt
UNIFIED FABRIC HERE
Notice we have fewer cables and
more available bandwidth
UNIFIED COMPUTE HERE
Industry Leading Blade
and Rack Servers
UCS B and C series
SAN A
SAN B
UNIFIED MANAGEMENT HERE
Notice we have fewer, more capable devices
thus reducing cost and complexity
FlexPod®
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UCS Manager
UCS Fabric Interconnect
UCS Fabric Extender
UCS Blade Server Chassis
UCS Compute
Options
UCS Virtual
Adapters
& LAN
FlexPod®
Infrastructure Solution Portfolio
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Scale up by
incorporating
Cluster-Mode
into FlexPod
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Address new market segments and
use cases with a simple, low-cost solution
Solu
tion C
ost
Capability
FlexPod®
ExpressPod
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FlexPod®
Positioning of Joint Infrastructure Solutions
ExpressPod
Physical & Virtual Management
Hypervisor
Nexus 3048
UCS C220 M3
FAS2220 or FAS2240
FlexPod
Hypervisor
Nexus 5k + UCS Fabric Interconnect
UCS B-/C-Series server
FlexPod Management Solution
FAS2240 / FAS32xx / FAS62xx
Enterprise-class solution targeting
architectural opportunity
Focus on strategic platform
Existing IT staff
Target: 500 users & above
Preconfigured to target a
transactional opportunity
Focus on simplicity and cost
Limited IT staffing
Target: up to 500 users
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ExpressPod
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ExpressPod for Infrastructure Consolidation
Cisco® UCS Unified
Computing System
C Series Server
Cisco Nexus® 3000
Series Switch
NetApp® FAS2200
Series Storage
Features
Simplifies deployment of IT resources
Cisco UCS C220 M3 servers
Cisco Nexus 3048 switches
NetApp FAS2220 or FAS2240 storage
Physical and virtual resource
management software
Implementation guide to facilitate
deployment
Pretested by Cisco and NetApp
Cooperative support model
Physical and virtual
resource management
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Two ExpressPod Configurations
Cisco® Nexus
® 3048 Switch
Cisco UCS C220 M3 Server
NetApp® FAS2220 Storage
Small
Cisco Nexus 3048 Switch
Cisco UCS C220 M3 Server
NetApp FAS2240 Storage
Medium
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Implementation Guide for ExpressPod
ExpressPod is tested and
documented by Cisco and NetApp
Documented deployment process
Deployment instructions
Wiring diagrams
Bill of Materials
High-level sizing guidance
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Focus on Partners: Channel Topics
Why ExpressPod is relevant to your business
Who can sell the ExpressPod solution
Joint Cisco® and NetApp® partners in good standing
No certification, specialized
technical skills required
Updated tools and resources
Channel sales playbook
Demand generation
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FlexPod
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Data Center Platform
Prevalidated, 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
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Cisco UCS™ B-Series
Blade Servers (and/or
C-Series Rack Mount)
and Cisco UCS
Manager
Cisco Nexus®
Family Switches
NetApp® FAS
OnCommand™
Software Suite
10GE and FCoE
FlexPod®
Future-Proof, Validated FlexPod Meeting Needs of Today and Tomorrow in One Platform
Develop
and Test
Starting Out Data Protection
and Backup
More computing and
less storage
Less computing and
more storage
Deploy entry system,
then scale up
VDI
Higher performance
blades and more
input/output operations
per second (IOPS)
IOPS
CPU
Capacity Memory
Production
Balanced Infrastructure
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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
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FlexPod®
> 50% Faster
Many Weeks or Months
FlexPod Helps IT Accelerate the Business
Service Request
Design and
Size
DC
Planning Procure
Detailed
Design 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 Test
Service Available
Benefits Agile service delivery
Higher productivity
Faster deployment
Higher quality
Simpler planning
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FlexPod®
Reduce Risk with FlexPod
Prescriptive Deployment Collateral
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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
(cont.)
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IOPS
CPU
Disk Capacity Memory
S upported
V
V alidated
alidated
V alidated
S upported
S upported S upported
Software
and Firmware
Changes
Software
and Firmware
Changes
Adding
Performance
Adding
Performance
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
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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
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FlexPod®
Leverage Existing Investments
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NetApp® V-Series Systems
Cisco
Nexus® Family
Existing
Cisco Unified
Computing System™
Fibre Channel
SAN
Storage
Array
Unify
computing
Unify
fabric
Virtualize
storage
Protect existing investments
Achieve benefits in each layer
as you go
Stepwise rather than all at once
FlexPod®
FlexPod®
FlexPod Connectivity
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FlexPod®
FlexPod FCoE Connectivity
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FlexPod®
FlexPod FC Connectivity
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FlexPod®
FlexPod IP Storage-Based Connectivity
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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
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FlexPod®
Validated Workloads and
Use Cases on FlexPod
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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
VMware View
MS
Exchange
MS
SharePoint MS SQL
Server
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Hyper-V RedHat VMware vSphere®
Secure Separation Optional
security
Bare-metal
OS
FlexPod®
VMware vSphere Built on
FlexPod
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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® FAS
10GbE and
FCoE
Complete data center in one rack cabinet
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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
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FlexPod®
Microsoft Private Cloud
Built on FlexPod
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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® FAS
Storage Systems
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FlexPod®
Applications
Microsoft
Data ONTAP® Windows Powershell™
Toolkit for integration
and automation
FlexClone® for rapid provisioning
OnCommand™ for health monitoring
SnapMirror® for disaster recovery
SnapManager® backup and recovery
NetApp
Microsoft Private Cloud Built on FlexPod
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Cisco Strategy: Multi-Hypervisor and Multi-Orchestration
Síť
vSphere Hyper-V Open Source
(Xen, KVM)
Nexus 2K-7K + ASR 9K (Edge)
UCS Výpočetní systém
Hypervisor vSphere, Hyper-V,
Xen, KVM
vCloud
Director/
DynamicOps
System
Center
Open
Source Orchestrator
UCSM
Úložiště
onePK
UCS
Central
CIAC/
OpenStack/
Partners
NSM
ASA 1KV
vWAAS
CSR 1KV
Nexus 1KV
NSM
ASA 1KV
vWAAS
CSR 1KV
Nexus 1KV
NSM
ASA 1KV
vWAAS
CSR 1KV
Nexus 1KV
NSM
ASA 1KV
vWAAS
CSR 1KV
Nexus 1KV
vPath vPath vPath vPath
ONE
Controller
SAP Applications Built on FlexPodTM
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Requirements for SAP in the Cloud
Multi-tenancy
Provisioning/deprovisioning
Data protection
Application and data mobility
Monitoring/automation
Accounting/charge back
Enabling a Safe
Journey to
SAP Landscapes
in the Cloud
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SAP Applications Built on FlexPod™
VMware vSphere
A single platform
Built on virtualization, standardization, and automation
Easy to scale-up or scale-down
With a modular solution design
Secure Multi-Tenancy (SMT) for clients, systems, subsidiaries, landscapes
Application and data mobility
Integrated data protection and disaster recovery
Extensible Open Management
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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
Apps NetApp
Storage Plug-ins
Cisco UCS Manager
Centralization and Open Management
Extensible Management with Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Hypervisor Hypervisor Hypervisor Hypervisor
FlexPod®
CA Automation Suite
for Data Centers
Cloupia Unified
Infrastructure Controller
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Build a Cloud on FlexPod
Validated Management Solutions
for 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 Turnkey
Cloud for FlexPod®
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Cooperative Support Model
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FlexPod®
Incident resolution
initiated, no extra
nontechnical 800#
required
Cisco®
First-Line
Support
If development or engineering escalation required
*Valid customer support contracts with all three companies required
Cooperative Support Model Process
Customer*
NetApp®
First-Line
Support
VMware®
First-Line
Support
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
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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
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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
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FlexPod®
FlexPod Support Experience
Virtualization
Server
Storage
Network
Workloads
FlexPod® Support Service
Partners
NetApp
Authorized Support
Partner (ASP)
Oracle®,
Microsoft®,
SAP®
Other
Oracle,
Microsoft,
SAP
TS
Anet S
upport
Coopera
tive
Support
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FlexPod®
For more information, visit www.netapp.com/flexpod/
Lower risk with simplified, prevalidated, shared architecture
Greater Efficiencies Lower 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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FlexPod®
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