Cisco UCS

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Cisco Unified Computing

Erik Bussink

Senior Virtualization Specialist

17/02/2011


Cisco Unified Computing System

How we got here ?UCS Introduction

UCS ComponentsService Profile

Use CasesDemo

Agenda


Server Deployment: Rackmounts

•First generation– Rack-optimized – Top of Rack or End of Row

switches – Cables

•Benefits– Space utilization– Highly flexible

•Weakness– Cabling– Serviceability– Power efficiency

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Second generation• Blade servers • Integrated switches• Fixed backplane

Benefits• Space utilization• Cable aggregation• Power efficient

Weakness• I/O flexibility• Management Aggregation• Large chassis needed to

amortize switch/mgmt costs

Server Deployment: Blades

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Server Deployment Management

Chassis Management• New management layer

Benefits• Consistency in chassis• Shared chassis infrastructure

monitoring

Weakness• Additional mgmt overhead• Additional cost overhead• Need chassis aggregation

management• Artificial aggregation point


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Server Deployment: Applications

Application Deployment• Single application per OS

Benefits• Isolation• Flexibility• Simplicity

Weakness• Low utilization• Power & Cooling• Server sprawl



Server Deployment

Software Switch Software Switch Software Switch


Infrastructure• Servers & Switches• Physical & Virtual

Challenges• Many points of management• Consistent policies• Diagnostics• Training• Security

Management ManagementManagement Management

Server Deployment Virtualization

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Mgmt Server

Server Deployment Today

Over the past 10 years• An evolution of size, not system• More servers & switches than ever• More switches per server• Management applied, not integrated

Result• More points of management• More difficult to maintain policy

coherence• More difficult to secure• More difficult to scale


Mgmt Server


Mgmt Server• Embed management• Unify fabrics• Optimize virtualization• Remove unnecessary

– switches,– adapters,– management modules

• Less than 1/3rd infrastructure

Mgmt Server


Mgmt Server


A single system that encompasses:• Network: Unified fabric• Compute: Industry standard x86• Storage: Access options• Virtualization optimized

Unified management model• Dynamic resource provisioning

Efficient Scale• Cisco network scale & services• Fewer servers with more memory

Lower cost• Fewer servers, switches, adapters, cables• Lower power consumption• Fewer points of management


UCS ManagerEmbedded– manages entire system

UCS Fabric Interconnect20 Port 10Gb FCoE40 Port 10Gb FCoE

UCS Fabric ExtenderRemote line card

UCS Blade Server ChassisFlexible bay configurations

UCS Blade ServerIndustry-standard architecture

UCS Virtual AdaptersChoice of multiple adapters

Building Blocks


Overall System (Rear)

Uplinks

Converged Network

• Uplink: 8x 10Gb• Oversubscription 1:1




System Components

Fabric Interconnect(40 or 20 10GE ports) + (2 or 1 GEM slots)

ChassisUpto 8 half width blades or 4 full width blades

Fabric ExtenderHost to uplink traffic engineeringUp to 80Gb Flexible bandwidth allocation

Compute Blade

AdapterVirtualized adapter for single OS and hypervisor systems

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Compute Blade(Half slot)

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UCS Fabric Interconnect Portfolio

40-Port Fabric Interconnect• 40 fixed ports 10GE/FCoE, fixed• 2 Expansion Modules

20-Port Fabric Interconnect• 20 fixed ports 10GE/FCoE, fixed• 1 Expansion Module

FC + Ethernet • 4 Ports 10GbE/FCoE • 4 Ports 1/2/4G FC

Fibre Channel • 8 Ports 1/2/4G FC

Ethernet • 6 Ports 10GE/FCoE

UCS 6100 Family

ExpansionModules

Fibre Channel • 6 Ports 1/2/4/8G FC


UCS 5108 Blade Chassis

• Up to 8 half slot blades• Up to 4 full slot blades • 4x power supplies, N+N grid redundant• 8x fans included• 2x UCS 2104 Fabric Extender• All items hot-pluggable• Up to 40 chassis per UCS system

Chassis


B-Series Family Comparison

UCS B200 M2 General Purpose

Blade Server

UCS B250 M2Extended Memory

Blade Server

UCS B440 M1 High-Performance Blade

Server

Memory-intensive server for virtualized and large-data-set

workloads

Compute & memory-intensive server for enterprise-critical

workloads

High-density server with balanced compute

performance and I/O flexibility

Item Size CPU Sockets CPU Memory Disks I/O

UCS B200 M2 Half 2Intel Xeon

560012 DIMM

96 GB2 SFF SAS 1 Mezz

UCS B250 M2 Full 2Intel Xeon

560048 DIMM

384 GB2 SFF SAS 2 Mezz

UCS B440 M1 Full 4Intel Xeon

750032 DIMM

256GB4 SFF

SAS/SATA2 Mezz

UCS B230 M1 Half 2Intel Xeon 6500/ 7500

32 DIMM 256GB

2 7MM SSD

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UCS B230 M1 Compact -Performance Blade Server

Compute & memory-intensive server for enterprise-critical workloads


Three Pronged Adapter Strategy

Converged network adapters (CNA)Ability to mix and match adapter types within a systemAutomatic discovery of component types

Virtual Machine Aware: Virtualization and

Consolidation “Palo”

Existing Driver Stacks “Free” SAN Access for Any Ethernet Equipped

Host

CostCostCompatibilityCompatibilityVirtualizationVirtualization


C-Series Product Details

Item CPU Size Memory Disks I/O

UCS C460 M1 Intel Xeon 7500 4RU

64 DIMM512GB

12 SFF SAS/SATA 10 PCIe


48 DIMM384 GB



12 DIMM96 GB



12 DIMM96GB

4 x 3.5” SAS/SATA 2 PCIe

UCS C200 M2 High-Density Rack-

Mount Server

UCS C210 M2General-Purpose Rack-

Mount Server

UCS C250 M2 Extended Memory Rack-Mount

Server

High-density server with balanced compute performance and I/O

flexibility

General-purpose server for workloads requiring

economical, high-capacity, internal storage

High-performance, memory-intensive server for virtualized and large-

data-set workloads

UCS C460 M1 High-Performance Rack-

Mount Server

Compute & memory-intensive server for enterprise critical

workloads

Cisco’s Unified Computing System C-Series Rack-Mount servers now address the vast majority of data center compute requirements


Unified Computing System Manager

Embedded device manager for family of UCS componentsEnables stateless computing via Service ProfilesEfficient scale: Same effort for 1 to 320 bladesAPIs for integration with new and existing data center infrastructure


Service Profiles

A service profile is a logical representation of a server that specifies its:

• Identity—UUID, MAC, WWN, etc.

• Configuration—Server Requirements, Boot Order, Firmware, etc.

• Connectivity—VLAN, VSAN, QoS, etc.

ServiceProfile

Physical ResourcesService

ProfileTemplate

Policies

Logical Resources


Service Profile Components

Boot Policy

• Boot Devices• Boot Order

vHBA

• Identity• Fabric Connectivity• Configuration

Operational Policy

• Scrub Policy• Health Policy• External Management Access

Server Requirements

• Specific Blade• Blade Pool• Qualification Criteria

vNIC

• Identity• Fabric connectivity• High Availability • QoS policy• Configuration

Service Profile

• Identity (UUID, BIOS, etc)• Local Storage Policy• Firmware Update Group• Stats Policies

vNIC

• Identity• Fabric connectivity• High Availability • QoS policy• Configuration

vNIC

• Identity (MAC)• Fabric Connectivity• High Availability • QoS policy• Configuration

vHBA

• Identity• Fabric Connectivity• Configuration

vHBA

• Identity (WWPN)• Fabric Connectivity• Configuration


Server Mobility with Service Profiles

Compute Node A is being upgraded.

Service Profile can be manually migrated to Compute Node B.

Service Profile


Logical Server Mobility

IdentityLAN/SAN Configuration

Service Profile: WebServerA

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Use Cases

• Server Deployment• Server Upgrades:

• Within a single Cisco UCS system• Across Cisco UCS systems

• Dynamic Server Provisioning• High Availability• Disaster Recovery


Server Availability

Service ProfilesService ProfilesCisco UCS enablers: Virtual Interface CardVirtual Interface Card

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Burst capacity

HA spare

Today’s deployment: Provisioned for peak

capacity Spare node per

workload

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VMwareWith server profiles: Resources

provisioned as needed Same availability with

fewer spares


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