17. Virtual Connect Stefan Jönsson.ppt

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Virtual ConnectStefan Jönsson – Hewlett-PackardInfrastructure Solution Architect

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Why Virtual Connect is vital to you!Virtual Connect is foundational

• Foundation for:−HP’s (and your) future data center transformation

business and HP virtualization strategy — No VC means no AI

−Insight Dynamics — VSE, managing physical and logical servers (no VC and ID doesn’t work and you don’t sell it)

−HP BTO software

HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class Blade System

and

HP NC532m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter

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Traditional blade servers need too many modules & mezz cards!

DualLOM

QuadNIC

8Interconnect Modules

Net 2 Net 3 Net 4Net 1

4Redundant networks

8NICs require

QuadNIC

DualNIC 2

Mezz cards

Introducing the next Virtual Connect breakthroughVirtual Connect Flex-10 technology• 4X more I/O connections per server

− Dual-channel 10Gb Flex-10 NIC onboard delivers 8 FlexNICs on the motherboard

− 24 FlexNIC connections per server via expansion slots

− 100% hardware-level performance− User-adjustable bandwidth from 100Mb to 10Gb

for each FlexNIC

• Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology− Delivered in the Virtual Connect Flex-10 module− VC Flex-10 reduces cables and simplifies NIC

creation, allocation and management

• Save money at every turn− Lowest cost solution for 4 or more NICs− Lowest power consumption for 6 or more NIC – up

to 270w savings per enclosure

HP Virtual Connect Flex-10Ethernet module

VC Flex-10 drops Mezz & Modules by 75%!

Dual Flex-10Controller

8 2Interconnect Modules

4Redundant networks

8NICs require

2 0Mezz cards

Net 2 Net 3 Net 4Net 1

Expandable to 4x more NIC connections than any other server blade

NICconnections

Up toVirtualConnectFlex-10

VirtualConnectFlex-10


Built-in LOM

Optional Mezz Card

Optional Mezz Card

Easy and cost effective to add more NICs to support more virtual servers ( )

First ever to provide precise control over bandwidth per NIC connection

Fine-tune the speed of each network connection

So you can set and prioritize performance for each VM channel

In 100Mb increments

from 100Mb to 10Gb

( )



HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class Blade System

Item Description

1 1x 10GBASE CX4 Ethernet or 1x SFP+ module (X1)

2 Part number and status indicators

3 5x SFP+ modules (X2-6) (1GbE or 10 GbE)

4 2x crosslinks (midplane) or 2X SFP+ module (X7-8)

5 Recessed module reset button

1 2 3 4 5

Midplane: 16x 10GBASE-KR Ethernet - connects to one (1Gb or 10Gb) NIC in each half-height blade bay

2x 10Gb Ethernet - Crosslink between adjacent Virtual Connect Ethernet modules

Management interfaces to Onboard Administrator

HP NC532m• Supported per ProLiant c-Class

server, in mezzanine slots 1, 2, or 3 (full-height servers) or slots 1, 2 (half-height servers)

• Type I adapter fits all server mezzanine slots for maximum flexibility

• Supports HP exclusive Flex-10 technology

• IEEE 802.1p QoS 802.3x flow control, and 802.3ap 10GBase-KR

• 9K Jumbo frames• Dual 10Gb ports offer the most

bandwidth of any adapter card• Set any bandwidth from 100Mb

to 10Gb on up to four “Physical Function “ NICs per port

10GbE c-Class Mezzanine Hardware Feature Summary

Model HP NC532m1 HP NC512m

10GbE protocol IEEE 10G-Base-KR IEEE 10G-Base-KX4

Network Controller Broadcom 57711 Netxen NX2031

Bus x8 PCI Express v2.0 (Gen2) x8 PCI Express 1.1

Ports (Mbps) 2 @ 1,000 or 10,000 2 @ 10,000,

Server Support All ProLiant c-Class with type I slots

Most ProLiant c-Class type II slots

Form Factor Type I card Type II card

Supported Interconnects

New 10 GbE KR Virtual Connect

Existing interconnects with 1Gb downlinks and 1GBE pass

thru

HP 10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch

Maximum cards per server

3 per FH server 2 per HH server

1 per FH server, 1 per HH server

Supported Enclosures c3000 and c7000 c3000 and c7000

Server memory requirements

1GB minimum, up to server’s capacity

maximum

4GB minimum, 32GB max (Windows), 64GB max

(Linux)

How Virtual Connect Flex-10 works

Each Flex10 Mezzanine has two 10Gb physical ports

Port 1

NIC

10Gb VC-EnetModule (Odd)

ServerBlade

Single lane of 10Gb/s Ethernet

for each Port

NIC NIC NIC

Port 2

NIC NIC NIC NIC

Flex10 LOM or Mezz Card

10Gb VC-EnetModule (Even)

Goes to separateinterconnect bays(Odd, Even)

FlexNIC’s are hardware devices Configure network connectivity anytime

−For each NIC (PF), VC sets:• Bandwidth (0.1 to

10Gb/s)• Port type (NIC or iSCSI) • MAC address• vNet connection

10Gb VC-EnetModule (Odd)

ServerBlade

Port 1

NIC NIC NIC NIC

Port 2

NIC NIC NIC NIC

Flex10 LOM or Mezz Card

Demo

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One network configuration consolidates your network regardless of the number NICs/server

2 NICs

4 NICs

6 NICs

8 NICs

Simplify

the number of network configurations

HP Virtual Connect family positioning

Virtual Connect Flex-10

Virtual Connect 1/10Gb-F

Virtual Connect 1/10Gb

Best for Virtual Servers and network consolidation

Mainstream high performance BladeSystem interconnect

Lowest cost, entry level Virtual Connect module

Network Connections • 16 x 10Gb downlinks midplane

• 2 x 10Gb cross connect• 1 x 10Gb copper uplinks CX-4• 8 x 10Gb SR, LR, or LRM fiber

uplinks SFP+• 1 management USB port• 1 internal interface to c-Class

Onboard Administrator Module

• 16 x 1Gb downlinks midplane• 1 x 10Gb cross connect• 1 x 10Gb copper uplinks CX-4• 2 x 10Gb SR or LR fiber uplinks

XFP• 2 x 1Gb SX or RJ-45 fiber uplinks

SFP• 4 x 1Gb 1000/100/10Gb

copper uplinks RJ-45• 1 management USB port• 1 internal interface to c-Class

Onboard Administrator Module

• 16 x 1Gb downlinks midplane

• 1 x 10Gb cross connect• 2 x 10Gb copper uplinks CX-

4• 8 x 1Gb 1000/100/10Gb

copper uplinks RJ-45 • 1 management USB port• 1 internal interface to c-

Class Onboard Administrator Module

Performance

• Line rate, full-duplex 240Gbps bridging fabric

• Less than 1s latency

• Line rate, full-duplex 62 Gbp/s bridging fabric


• Line rate, full-duplex 54 Gbp/s bridging fabric


Protocols 802.1AB, 802.1D, 802.1Q, IEEE 802.2, 802.3ad

Management

• Server Intuitive graphical user interface and setup wizards • Embedded SNMP v1, v2 • Command Line Interface • Any uplink port can be used as a dedicated mirrored port from the port(s)

Security • LDAP, SSL, Role-based management

Supported Servers and NICs

• NICs− HP NC325m PCI Express Quad Port 1Gb Server Adapter 416585-B21

− HP NC326m PCI Express Dual Port 1Gb Server Adapter 406771-B21

− HP NC360m Dual Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter 445978-B21

− HP NC364m Quad Port 1GbE BL-c Adapter 447883-B21

− HP NC373m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter 406770-B21

− HP NC532m PCI Express Dual Port 10Gb Server Adapter 467799-B21

Servers 1Gb LOM 10Gb LOM 1Gb NIC 10Gb NIC

HP ProLiant BL260c G5 Yes N/A All HP NC532m

HP Proliant BL2x220c G5 Yes N/AAll Except:

HP NC325m, HP NC364mHP NC532m

HP ProLiant BL460c Yes N/A All HP NC532m






HP ProLiant BL685 G5 Yes N/A All HP NC532m

HP Proliant BL495c G5 N/A Yes All HP NC532m

VC Flex-10 Order, configuration & licensing• HP VC Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet

module− 455880-B21—HP Virtual Connect

Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem

• CX4 cable− 444477-Bxx

• B21 HP .5m 10GbE CX4 Cable• B22 HP 1m 10GbE CX4 Cable• B23 HP 3m 10GbE CX4 Cable• B27HP 15m 10GbE CX4 Cable

• VC Flex-10 firmware rules− VC Flex-10 firmware is VC 2.00

− VC 2.00 supports Flex-10 and existing Virtual Connect modules in a single enclosure

− VC 1.3x firmware will be concurrently maintained for at least six months

• SFP+ connectors− 455883-B21— HP BladeSystem

10Gb SR SFP+− 455886-B21 — HP BladeSystem

10Gb LR SFP+ − 455889-B21 — HP BladeSystem

10Gb LRM SFP+

• SFP+ copper cable− 487649-B21 — HP 0.5m SFP+

10GbE Copper Cable− 487652-B21 — HP 1m SFP+

10GbE Copper Cable− 487655-B21 — HP 3m SPR+

10GbE Copper Cable− 487658-B21 — HP 7m SPR+

10GbE Copper Cable

Making your customer successful with VC Care Pack Services Virtual Connect Flex-10

• Ensuring a successful configuration− HP Enhanced Network Installation and

Startup Service (UE603E): Configuration of VC domains, configure bandwidth for server profiles and “preferred” and “max” connection speeds for each net

− Other HW install services available• Customer training to ensure success

− Virtual Connect for HP BladeSystem – 2 day training care pack (H837S)

• Technical Support for issues− 24x7 4 hour onsite support – Virtual

Connect is covered as part of Enclosure HW Support care pack (UE479E for c7000)

HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for BladeSystem c-Class

HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC ModuleModel comparison

4Gb Virtual Connect FC Module 409513-B21

Virtual Connect 4Gb FC Module 409513-B22

Port Speed Up to 4Gb Up to 4Gb

Uplinks 4 4

NPIV Logins per Uplink

16255 (maximum of 128 per server)

NPIV Logins per Downlink

12 128 (4Gb HBA Max)

Min Oversubscription

4:1 4:1

SAN Fabrics Supported

4 4

Direct Fibre Channel

No No

SAN Monitoring Physical HBA Physical HBA

Management VCM, VCEM VCM, VCEMVC 1.30 or later required

HP Virtual Connect 4Gb FC Module• 16x 4Gb FC – Connects to one HBA port in each HH blade

server bay

• Mgmt Interfaces to Onboard Administrator

4x 1/2/4 Gb FC (SFP)Connects to data center Fibre Channel switches

Port LEDsLink and Activity

Port Number & Status IndicatorsIndicates whether a port is configured (green) or highlighted (blue)

MidPlane

Module LEDsHealth and UID

Server Side NPIV and Virtual Machines

VHBA-1

HBA

4Gb Virtual Connect FC

409513-B21

VHBA-2 VHBA-3

VM1 VM2 VM3

Single WWN

VHBA-1

HBA

Virtual Connect 4Gb FC

409513-B22

VHBA-2 VHBA-3

VM1 VM2 VM3

Single Port

Multiple WWNs

Server Blade Server Blade

Today – Target Side NPIV Only SAN Manager can only see Physical HBA

Server Side NPIV

SAN’s can see and manage VM HBA’s. Can provide QoS to specific VMs

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