Evolution of Data Center
Bernie Trudel
Data Center CTO, Cisco APJ
May 2015
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Trends in IT and Data Center
Cisco Data Center Strategy
Providing a Pool of Compute Infrastructure solutions
Delivering on the promise of open/secure Network Agility
Automated through a workflow-driven self-service portal
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Grow corporate
profits by 21%
2022
~50 Billion Objects
2020
More than 7.5
Billion devices
More data
In one year
than ever
Grow global
M2M 20-fold
2/3 of Mobile
WW Data Will
be Video
77 Billion Apps
Drivers of the data center
transformation
•Internet created expectation of “now”
•IT’s customers not willing to wait weeks
Business value in “faster”
2017
•IT faces competition from alternative sources
•Needs to maintain influential impact on business
2015
2012
2013
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Better alignment of IT with rapidly changing business needs:
Technology Transitions
Public Cloud Offerings
CIOs need a model that
balances agility & risk.
Brings new & different
security & operational
challenges/opportunities.
IT Processes
Policy semantics impede
alignment of IT with
business.
Source: Gartner-Cisco IT, “Data Center Cost Portfolio”
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63%
of Overall IT
Spent on OpEx
(People, Software, & Facilities)
Source: Gartner-Cisco IT, “Data Center Cost Portfolio”
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Improve Energy Efficiency
Paramount
Security
Reduce TCO
Achieve Greater Agility
Days to Minutes
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Cisco Data Center Strategy
Defined by Applications. Driven by Policy. Delivered as a Service.
BUSINESS
REQUIREMENTS
Policy
Policy
Network
Policy
Compute
Cloud
BUSINESS OUTCOMES
Business Agility
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New Business Models
Lower TCO
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“Moore’s Law will flatten out by 2022”
Dr. Michio Kaku
RESULTING TRENDS
1. Distributed infrastructure
deployments
2. Warehouse computing
scale to mini local stacks
3. Disaggregated servers
with granular compute
engines
4. Specialized storage
servers and new ratios of
memory:SSD:disk
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Unified Management
• Only vendor to manage blades and rack servers consistently
• Wire once rack server management reduces cost
• Scale rack and blade servers with Unified Fabric and UCS
Manager
• Form-factor agnostic, policy-driven compute with service profiles
Programmatic Configuration
• API management through Standalone Cisco IMC and UCSM
• Advanced Cisco IMC features; no additional fees or licensing
required
Virtual Interface Cards (VIC 1225, VIC 1285, VIC 1385)
• Speed: Delivering 80Gbps to the server
• Reliability: Hardware based NIC Teaming with Fabric Failover
• Consolidation: Dynamic configuration of virtual interfaces and
VM FEX
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41,000+ Unique UCS customers
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Number 1 market share in US for x86 Blades
•
In 2014, grew 37% while rest of market grew 1%
•
More than 85% of all Fortune 500 use UCS
•
100+ World record performance benchmarks to date
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Connecting to Opportunity
Edge-Scale Computing
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Faster Decisions
Core Data Center Workloads
Deeper Insight
Cloud-Scale Computing
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New architectural entry
point for UCS at 1~15
server scale
Full Power UCS in
an all-in-one package:
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6324 Fabric
Interconnects
Compute
Networking
UCS Manager
Standard UCS Blades /
Fans / Power Supplies
UCS Mini
UP TO
29%
CapEx
Savings
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UP TO
UP TO
36% TCO
34%
Enterprise Capability at Edge Scale
Connect up to 7 C-Series
Rack Servers for Expanded Capacity
UP TO
Lower
Power
80%
Fewer
Cables
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UP TO
77%
UP TO
Faster
Provisioning
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UP TO
UP TO
Server
Density
95%
Fewer
Peripherals
38%
UP TO
TCO
Improvement
22%
Power
Efficiency
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Service Providers,
Enterprise, Cloud
Object Store
Service Providers
Media Streaming
& Content
Distribution
Enterprise
Exchange
Back-up/Archival
Modular High-Density
Large data sets and
Object storage
*Source: IDC
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Integrated Infrastructure Leadership
• Cisco is a partner in ~69% of all Integrated Infrastructure*
FLEXPOD
VBLOCK
Versa Stack
HDS UCP- Select
Cisco UCS
SmartStack
Cisco Nexus
UCS Integrated Infrastructure
*IDC Worldwide Integrated Infrastructure & Platforms Tracker, April 29, 2014
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Low Latency
Programmability
Scalable Bandwidth
Unified Ports
Flexible QoS
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The network foundation for your Unified Fabric data center.
Delivers a comprehensive feature set & open source
programmable tools for SDN deployments.
A Single End-to-End Platform
Infrastructure scalability
Operational continuity
Transport flexibility
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Designed to deliver high-density top of rack (ToR) Layer 2 & Layer 3, 10 Gigabit
Ethernet with unified ports in compact one & two-rack-unit form factors.
• Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Nexus 56128P
• Unified ports that support Ethernet,
Fibre Channel, & FCoE
Nexus 5672UP
• Gigabit, 10 Gigabit (fiber & copper),
FCoE & Fibre Channel
Nexus 5624Q
Nexus 5596T
• Converged fabric for network
consolidation, reducing power & cabling
requirements & simplifying data center
networks.
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Nexus 5548P
Nexus 5548UP
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Simplify your data center architecture & operations with Cisco
Fabric Extenders. Part of Cisco’s Unified Fabric & Application
Centric Infrastructure (ACI).
Nexus 2348UPQ
Nexus 2248QP
• Provide connectivity for rack & blade
servers, as well as converged fabric
deployments.
Nexus 2248TP-E
Nexus 2232PP
• Architectural flexibility
• Business Agility
Nexus 2232TM
• Simplified operations
Nexus 2224TP
• Highly scalable server access
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• Integrate directly with server hypervisors
Simplify & Scale Virtual Networking
• Deliver virtual machine-aware network services, such
as virtual machine mobility, in cloud environments
• Feature & management consistency for easy
integration with the physical infrastructure
• Exceptional policy & control features for
comprehensive networking functionality
• Policy management & control by the networking team
instead of the server virtualization team (separation of
duties)
• The Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch optimizes the use of
Layer 4 - 7 virtual networking services in virtual
machine & cloud environments through Cisco
vPath architecture services.
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Edition
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Edition
Layer 2 switching: VLANs, private VLANs,
VXLAN, loop prevention, multicast, virtual
PortChannels, LACP, ACLs
Yes
Yes
Network management: SPAN, ERSPAN,
NetFlow 9, vTracker, vCenter Server plug-in
Yes
Yes
Enhanced QoS features
Yes
Yes
Cisco vPath
Yes
Yes
DHCP Snooping
No
Yes
IP Source Guard
No
Yes
Dynamic ARP Inspection
No
Yes
Cisco TrustSec SGA Support
No
Yes
Cisco Virtual Security Gateway
Supported
Included
Other Virtual Services (Cisco ASA1000V,
Cisco vWAAS, etc.)
Available
separately
Available
separately
Features
VMware
4K
3K
2K
HyperV
1K
KVM
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1. Architect a no-penalty network
2. Deliver open and secure agility
3. Provide Visibility for compliance and low…
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NETWORK LANGUAGE
APPLICATION LANGUAGE
• Application Tier Policy and
Dependencies
• Security Requirements
• Service Level Agreements
• Application Performance
• Compliance
• Geo Dependencies
• Etc.
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VLAN
IP Address
Subnets
Firewalls
Quality of Service
Load Balancer
Access Lists
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APPLICATION-CENTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE
NEXUS
9000 SERIES
APPLICATION POLICY
INFRASTRUCTURE
CONTROLLER
INDUSTRY LEADING
ECOSYSTEM
APIC
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Nexus 9000
Industry Leader for Price/Performance, Port Density:
Fastest 10G/40G /100G Platform with Merchant+
1/10/40/100G
1011
0010
Programmability/ Open APIs: Linux Containers,
Python, Power Shell, Puppet, Chef…
Ideal for DevOps!!
15% Better Power & Cooling
2.8X Better Reliability
Innovation Object Model, No Backplane,
No Midplane, Health scores
Standalone / ACI Ready
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$ Multi-million Savings 40/100G on Existing
Cables using BiDi Optics.
Non disruptive migration to 40G
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Contract
Connectivity
Security
Performance
L4-7 Services
f/w
ADC
OUTSIDE
WEB
ADC
Contract
Contract
app
db
APPLICATION
NETWORK PROFILE
What is an application policy?
1. Group:
A set of VMs / servers with the same policy
2. Contracts:
A set of rules governing communication between groups
3. Service Chains:
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APIC
Central Point of Management
POLICY: Centralized Application-Level
Policies
VISIBILITY: System-Wide Visibility,
Telemetry, Health Scores
OPENESS: Open-Source, REST APIs,
Standards-based Protocols
SECURE: Security & Performance at
Scale, Embedded & Implicit Audit tools
Physical / Virtual
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EXTENSIBLE: Hypervisors, Layer 47 Services, Storage, Compute
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Automation
Hypervisor
Management
Enterprise
Monitoring
Systems
Management
Orchestration
Frameworks
Applications
OVM
Open REST APIs Support Integration With Any Software
NORTHBOUND
PROGRAMMABILITY
LAYER
APIC
OpFlex: Open Fabric Attached Device API Supports Integration with
Any Network Device
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SOUTHBOUND
PROGRAMMABILITY
LAYER
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Comprehensive Automation Across all Layers
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Standardized infrastructure resources in minutes
End-to-end hardware and software solution
Self-Service User Experience
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On-demand consumption and service management
Consistent policies for existing and new applications
Hybrid-Ready Private Cloud
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Choice, Consistency, Control, Compliance
Seamless user experience & lifecycle management
Accelerate Application Development & Deployment
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Out-of-box templates for enterprise applications
Built-in tools to build custom application stacks
Delivers Speed and Consistency to Your Business
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UCS Director
Security SME
Application
Profile
Cores, memory, bios,
operating system,
app acceleration
UCS
Manager
UCS and Invicta
Storage SME
Network SME
Uplink port configuration, VLAN,
VSAN, QoS, and EtherChannels
Connectivity Policy
Integrated
Infrastructures
with Storage
Partners
Server port configuration including
LAN and SAN settings
Network interface card (NIC)
configuration: MAC address,
VLAN, and QoS settings;
host bus adapter HBA configuration:
worldwide names (WWNs), VSANs,
and bandwidth constraints;
and firmware revisions
Unique user ID (UUID),
firmware revisions,
and RAID controller settings
QoS
Bandwidth Reservation
Availability
Security Policies
NETWORK
Service profile assigned to server,
chassis slot, or pool
Application L4-L7
Services
Server SME
Operations defines
relationships and
ofrights
app
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SMEs develop the
application profile
for the infrastructure
3
UCS Director automates
the deployment of
policies for that app.
4
UCS Manager and APIC
deploy the profiles
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