Open Hardware for All - Webinar March 25, 2015

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Open Hardware For ALL

Shrinking the Distance between Customers & Great Open Networking Platforms

March 25, 2015

Faster, Easier and Affordable Networks

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Agenda

The Recent Press Release Open Networking Is Happening Challenges & Solutions Summary

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The Recent News

Cumulus Networks announced APD (ACPI Platform Description) and OH (Open Hardware) program at OCP Summit (3/10/2015)

APD is being contributed to OCP, UEFI and Linux Kernel


Open Networking in the Open Data Center

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Now: Networking Transforms

First: Compute

Transformed

Applications, OS and Hardware

LOCKED OPEN

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The Benefits of Open Networking

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§  Vendor independence §  CAPEX savings §  Rapid innovation

§  Automation §  Dynamic deployment at scale §  OPEX savings

“By 2017, Web-scale IT will be an architectural approach found operating in 50 percent of global enterprises…” Gartner, March 5, 2014

Web-scale efficiencies §  Improved CAPEX, OPEX §  Rapid service delivery

§  Platform choice – no lock-in

Web Scale Operations Enterprises


§ “Openness breeds progress” §  Corey Bell, CEO, Open Compute Foundation

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“Open information and open tools allow the best minds from all over the world to innovate and make technology better … driving down costs and driving up efficiency and effectiveness. “In contrast, in a closed loop system, it’s hard to figure out how to control costs or innovation.”


The Ultimate Scenario – Open Hardware For ALL

§ A customer can buy any bare-metal open networking switch without worrying about whether an open networking OS runs on it.

§ A customer buys any bare-metal platforms knowing it’s designed and built to standard quality, and supported in standard way.

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Choice

Confidence


Challenges

§ Today, integration between networking OS and open networking hardware is unpredictable §  No standard way of doing this §  It takes time §  At NOS vendor’s mercy

§ Consistency in open networking hardware is not well established §  Design, process, compliance §  Support standard & flow


The First Challenge

Integration


Challenge – Current NOS Integration Process

§  The time consuming stages

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Read/Clarify Specs Translate Test Release

§  Reading HW Specs (PDF) §  Clarifying with HW partners §  Understand all components and

back & forth verifications ü  Sys/Port LEDs ü  Lane Mapping ü  Sys Health ü  PHYs ü  PSU ü  Thermal ü  Re-timers ü  CPLDs ü  QSFP/SFP Discrete Signals ü  I2C Tree ü  etc…

§  code to generate platform-specific configuration files

§  Write platform-specific kernel drivers

Potential Hardware changes

§  Automation §  Regression

Potential Hardware Issues


Can We Do Better?

§ Server world already solved this by using ACPI

§ All we need is to extend it to open networking!

§ And then, let the bare-metal switching vendors describe their hardware to OS, in a standard-based, machine-readable format


APD – Removing Hardware Specifics From NOS

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NOS

Hardware

OS Vendor

Hardware Vendor

Hardware-specific code on both sides of OS/hardware boundary

NOS

Generic Driver

Hardware

OS Vendor

Hardware Vendor Hardware-specific code only on the hardware vendor side

Hardware-specific Info

BIOS

BIOS

APD Specification

Before

With APD

Hardware-specific Code


The Result – Months To Days

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Q3CY13 Timeline

6 Platforms

Q1CY15

22 Platforms

Switch platform integration in days

Switch integration takes months

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Analogy

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§ Switches § Servers

ACPI Advanced Configuration and

Power Interface

Any OS on any platform

PXE boot, U-Boot Open Network Install Environment

Server OS Network OS Customer Choice


The Second Challenge

Consistency & Confidence


Open Hardware Program

§ A standardized, streamlined program to proliferate Cumulus Linux ready platforms §  Use APD as integration mechanism §  Covers standard hardware practices from design and

operational standpoint §  Provides integration certification “Cumulus Linux

Ready”


Program Stages

Strategic Synergy Engagement Models Platform Integration Joint Go-To-Market

What’s needed to build a strong partnership

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§  Business Synergy ²  Markets ²  Differentiation ²  Capabilities ²  Brand §  Technology Synergy §  Processes

§  Integration Prerequisite §  APD Process ²  Training & Workshop ²  Method & Criteria ²  Conformance & TTM ²  Self-Test & Validation §  CLR Certification

§  GTM Requirements §  Mktg Collaboration §  Channel Collaboration §  Support Workflow

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What’s the process to integrate a platform

What needs to be done to ensure commercial success

§  Joint Sale §  Resell CL §  OEM ²  Integrated Turnkey ²  Collaborative Support

How to get the solution to customers


Cumulus Linux Technology Ecosystem Partners

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NSX

Hoplite


Summary

§ Open Networking Is Happening

§ APD to dramatically reduce the OS and open hardware integration à Allow customers to access great platforms much faster!

§ Open Hardware (OH) program to enforce consistency and quality à Provide customer confidence in open networking platforms


More Information

§  www.cumulusnetworks.com/open-hardware

§  www.cumulusnetworks.com/apd

§  Email to [email protected] for any questions


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§ Thank You!

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