Virtualized Workload Mobility
Cisco Validated Designs: Migrating Virtual Machines
between Data Centers
Jake Howering
VMworld 2011 – Las Vegas, NV
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Integrated
Compute Stacks
Integrated Compute Stacks
• Reference Architectures
Cisco Unified
Computing
System
Unified
Data Center
Networking
• Unified Compute Systems
SAN
EMC Unified
Storage
Unified Data Center Networking
Unified
Network
Services
• Converged LAN & SAN
Data Center
Unified Fabric
• Network Services
Data Center Interconnect
Data Center
Interconnect
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DC #2
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WAN Edge
• Application Mobility
Si
• Clustered Solutions
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Physical Domain
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Virtual Domain
Better IT asset utilization
Lower Costs of Data Center Facilities
Increased Security & Visibility
Faster deployment of Business Applications
Improved Application Performance & Availability
Automated Provisioning
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Cisco Unified Infrastructure
VM Security & Policy
VM Mobility
VM Performance
• VM Mobility
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Intra-DC, Inter-DC Mobility
Simplified L2 Architecture in DC
Cisco Nexus 1000v
Cisco LISP for Path Optimization – Nexus 7000
Cisco OTV for LAN Extension – Nexus 7000
• VM Security & Policy
VM Efficiency
Network Virtualization
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Security visibility into VMs
Dynamic security policy as VMs move
Tiered QoS for Shared Infrastructure
Cisco vPath (1000v), vNAM (Nexus 1010)
Virtual Security Gateway (VSG)
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CVD = Cisco Validated Design
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Virtualization
• Distributed Virtual Switching - Nexus 1000V
• Distributed Virtual Security - Cisco VSG
• Hypervisor - VMware ESXi 4.1 & now 5.0
LAN Extension
• Overlay Transport Virtualization (or)
• Virtual Port Channels
Storage Extension
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Synchronous Replication distances @ 100km
Shared Storage Model
Active / Cache - Netapp FlexCache
Active / Active - EMC VPLEX
Path Optimization
• Egress the Virtual Data Center – FHRP Filtering
• Ingress the Virtual Data Center – ACE/GSS integration with
vCenter
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Virtualized Workload Mobility
Component View
Cisco-VMware With EMC &
NetApp Validated Design for
Virtualized Workload Mobility
Path Optimization
DC 1
DC 2
LAN Extension
ESX-A source
ESX-B target
Nexus 1000V with distributed
switching
Storage Elasticity
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Stretching the ESX Cluster to 100km apart
Nexus 1000V VSM Pair
(or Nexus 1010 VSMs)
VNMC
Data Center #1
VSM
(Active)
vCenter
(Active)
vSphere
Nexus 1000V VEM
Data Center #2
VSM
(Standby)
vSphere
Layer 2 Extension
Virtualized Workload Mobility
Nexus 1000V VEM
vSphere
vSphere
Nexus 1000V VEM
Nexus 1000V VEM
Stretched Cluster
vCenter SQL/Oracle
Database
VSG Pair
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Replicated vCenter SQL/Oracle
Database
100 km
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Virtualization
• Distributed Virtual Switching - Nexus 1000V
• Distributed Virtual Security - Cisco VSG
• Hypervisor – VMware ESXi 5.0
LAN Extension
• Overlay Transport Virtualization (
Storage Extension
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Synchronous Replication distances @ up to 1000km
Shared Storage Model
Active / Cache - Netapp FlexCache
Active / Active - EMC VPLEX
Path Optimization
• Egress the Virtual Data Center – FHRP Filtering
• Ingress the Virtual Data Center – LISP
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Key Takeaways
CVD’s are designed and tested to assure solution
deployability
Virtualized Workload Mobility CVD posted to cisco.com
Updated Version in progress: includes OTV+LISP,
VMware ESXi 5.0 and Nexus 1000V + VSG
VMworld Demo right around the corner - OTV+LISP,
VMware ESXi 5.0 and Nexus 1010 + VSG
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Data Center Interconnect
Where to Go for More Information
Cisco Validated Designs:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/netsol/ns749/networking_solutions_sub_program_home.html
Data Center Interconnect General:
http://www.cisco.com/go/dci
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/white_paper_c11_493718.html
Nexus 7000 OTV Specific:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/solutions/Enterprise/Data_Center/DCI/whitepaper/DCI3_OTV_Intro_W
P.pdf
TechWiseTV and Youtube Videos
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns339/ns638/ns914/html_TWTV/twtv_episode_69.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5f5Q6UgvnQ&feature=related
Nexus 1000V Resources
http://www.tinyurl.com/N1k-Resources
https://communities.cisco.com/docs/DOC-24984
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www.cisco.com/go/datacenter
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Thank you.