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VblockTM Systems Basics Todd Simmons Trainer – VCE Global Training Practice

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Vblock Systems Are Transforming IT How? Consider IT Organizations’ Pain Points And Inhibitors

Budget—CapEx and OpEx

Multiple Vendors, Contracts

Complex Designs and Implementations

Baseline / Benchmark Metrics

Unknown

Speed to Deliver

Need for Efficiency and Support

Overworked IT Staff

Running IT: roadmap planning, new feature adoption, upgrades, interoperability, patches, change management, performance envelopes,

compliance, security, etc.


Right Foundation


Vblock Systems Transforming IT Through:

Shorter Time to Deployment and ROI

Scalability—For a Range of Business Needs

Engineered to Lower Facilities Costs

Validated Best Practices for Virtualized Applications

Data Management Solutions to Reduce Risk

Management and Orchestration to Simplify Operations


Customer’s Network

Vblock Systems Time-To-Value

Tested and validated units of infrastructure • Delivered • Plugged into a

customer’s power grid

• Connected to the customer network

• Ready to use

The Vblock Systems deliver an unmatched time-to-value!

Ready to run business applications 30 to 45 days from the date an ordered is placed with

VCE.


Vblock System Basics Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:

Identify the three layers of a Vblock System and the purpose of each

List the basic components of each of the three layers of a Vblock System

Describe the high level connectivity between of the three layers and to customers networks

Identify a Vblock System and describe the differences between them


Topics Introduction to the Vblock System Layers and Components

Compute Layer Overview

Storage Layer Overview

Network Layer Overview

Virtualization and Management Overview

Vblock Systems Platforms

Section 1 Introduction to the Vblock System Layers and Components


Inside Vblock Systems:

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Vblock System Layers

Cisco: • Leading innovator in compute

technology • Cisco Unified Computing

System (UCS) is a next generation data center platform that unites compute, network, and storage access.

• UCS is optimized for virtualization and is designed within open industry-standard technologies that help reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase business agility.

Compute



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Cisco: • Undisputed leader in

networking • Cisco Nexus switches deliver

Cisco Virtual Network Link (VN-Link) services

• VN-Link services bridge the compute, storage, and network management domains in Vblock Systems to help ensure that changes in one environment are communicated to the others

Compute

Networking



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EMC: • Undisputed leader in storage

and leading innovator in information management and security

• Storage layer components vary based on the Vblock System which can include: ‐ EMC Symmetrix VMAX ‐ EMC VNX

Compute

Networking

Storage



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VMware: • Undisputed leader in

virtualization and leading innovator in cloud application enablement

• The virtualization is provided by VMware vSphere Enterprise, the industry’s most reliable platform for data center virtualization

Compute

Networking

Storage

Virtualization



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Management: • EMC Unified Infrastructure

Manager/Provisioning (UIM/P) • Cisco Unified Computing

System (UCS) Manager • EMC Unisphere • Fabric Manager and Cisco IOS • vSphere vCenter

Compute

Networking

Storage

Virtualization

Management

Section 2 Compute Layer Overview



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Vblock System Compute Layer

Cisco UCS Blade Servers

Cisco Blade Server Chassis

Cisco Fabric Interconnects

Compute

Networking

Storage

Virtualization

Management

Compute

Networking

Storage

Virtualization

Management


Cisco Blade Servers Processors:

Quantity, number of cores, speed, and memory are determined by processing needs

All blades use the Virtual Interface Card (VIC) mezzanine card

Blade servers can be half width or full width Half Width requires a

single server slot (up to eight per server chassis)

Full Width requires two server chassis slots (up to four per server chassis


Virtual Interface Card (VIC) Each blade server includes a mezzanine card IO controller (Full width

blades have 2) Dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet connection to chassis Connects to Fabric Extenders (which are part of the blade server chassis)

Vblock Systems use the Virtual Interface Card (VIC) Provides multiple dynamically configured PCIe bus virtual interfaces Storage connects with Fibre Channel

Host Bus Adapters (HBA) Network connects with Ethernet

Network Interface Cards (NIC)


Cisco UCS – Blade Server Chassis Cisco UCS Blade Server Chassis

Eight blade slots Maximum of eight half width blades, 4 full width blades per chassis, or a

combination of both Fabric Extenders (FEX) Redundant Power and Cooling

Vblock System Configuration Two is the minimum (available

on only one Vblock System model)

Four chassis is the base configuration

Eight is the maximum and requires additional Fabric Interconnects (although the option for up to 40 chassis is available with one high end model)


Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Defines a UCS Compute Domain

Provides unified network connectivity to chassis and blades 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)

IP connectivity to IP Aggregation Layer IP connectivity for NAS file storage Embedded UCS Management

Vblock System configuration Always configured in pairs Availability Performance and load balancing

Two models used in Vblock Systems that differ by the number of:

Uplink & Downlink Ports Expansion Modules


Vblock Systems Compute Layer

UCS Blade Server Chassis

Full Blade Server

Full Blade Server

Full Blade Server

Full Blade Server

Half Blade Server

Half Blade Server

Half Blade Server

Half Blade Server

Half Blade Server

Half Blade Server Half Blade Server

Full Blade Server

Full Blade Server

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Half Blade Server

Storage

Networking

Fabric Interconnect Fabric Interconnect

Customer’s Network


Cisco UCS Design Benefits for Vblock Systems: Availability

Fabric Interconnects always installed in pairs Redundant connections between each chassis and Fabric Interconnects Redundant power and cooling Fabric extenders routing between fabrics Multi-pathing for HBAs and path failover

Predictable performance Multi core Xeon processors Balanced configuration: IO, Memory, & Compute

Scalability and flexibility Virtualize everything


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Section 3 Network Layer Overview



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Vblock System Network Layer

Cisco IP Switches

Cisco SAN Switches

Cisco 1000v Virtual Switch

Compute

Networking

Storage

Virtualization

Management

Compute

Networking

Storage

Virtualization

Management


Cisco IP Switches

Each Vblock System model includes two Cisco IP switches

Provide IP connectivity from the compute layer to the site network and storage layer

They support low latency line-rate 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)

FCoE connectivity on up to 32 ports

A unified port expansion module provides an extra 16 ports of 10 GbE or FCoE connectivity

Ports are licensed on an on-demand basis


Cisco SAN Switches SAN Switches in the aggregation layer provide Fibre Channel links

between the compute layer and the storage layer

In a unified storage configuration, this connection also supports SAN booting of the blades in the compute layer

Ports are also reserved for special Vblock System services such as SAN backup connectivity and aggregation uplinks.


Compute Layer

Network Layer

Vblock Systems Network Layer

Storage Layer

SAN Switch SAN Switch

Blade Servers

IP Switch IP Switch


Network



Cisco Nexus 1000V Standard network component in all Vblock System configurations

Licensed per VMware ESX server

Software inside the VMware ESX hypervisor Provides intelligent access switches for virtual machine Based on Cisco NX-OS operating system

Allows VMs to use the same network configuration, security policy, diagnostic tools, and operational models as physical server attached to dedicated physical network ports

Includes: Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) on each ESX Provides VMs with switch ports vNetwork Distributed Switch is a collection of VEMs

Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) Virtual Appliance Runs the NX-OS operating System

Section 4 Storage Layer Overview



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Vblock System Storage Layer

EMC Symmetrix VMAX

EMC VNX Storage Family

Cisco High-Performance SAN

Compute

Networking

Storage

Virtualization

Management

Compute

Networking

Storage

Virtualization

Management


Vblock System Storage: File and Block File level storage

File storage is presented to the host as a file system and accessed over an IP network

Protocols: Network File System (NFS) for Unix, Linux and

VMware Common Internet File System (CIFS) for Windows

Easy to setup and share access across multiple servers

Block level storage Storage presented to server as a LUN (Logical Unit) Typically access using Fibre Channel protocol in a

Vblock environment

LBA 0

LBA n


Vblock System Configuration Rules All models have block storage in base configuration

Unified File and Block are optional All models boot from SAN

Rack space and Fibre Channel ports are reserved for future NAS upgrades

Tiered Storage is part of all Vblock System configurations Mixture of: Tier 1: Enterprise Flash Drives (EFD) - Optional Tier 2: 10K/15K RPM SAS (VNX) or Fibre Channel Drives (VMAX) Tier 3: 7.2K RPM NL SAS (VNX) or SATA (VMAX)

Tiered storage reduces total cost and maximizes performance Automated tier management


Storage Layer

Compute Layer

Network Layer

Vblock System Storage Layer


SAN Switch

Storage Processor

SAN Switch

Storage Processor

Disk Array Enclosure (DAE) Disk Array Enclosure (DAE)

Datamover (X-Blades)

Datamover (X-Blades)

IP Switch IP Switch Network


Blade Servers


EMC Symmetrix VMAX Family High-end storage systems built for the virtual data center for consistent and predictable performance for consolidated workloads

Scales up to 2 PB of usable protected capacity

80 to 2400 Physical disks

Fibre Channel connectivity to the Cisco UCS via SAN

Tiered storage: Virtual Provisioning Fully Automated Storage Tiering (FAST)

Disk Tier Groups for Base + Upgrades EFD - Enterprise Flash Drives (Solid State Disk) FC – Fibre Channel SATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

VNX NAS Gateway optional Provides file level storage to Vblock environment


EMC VNX Storage Family Fourth-generation storage Systems that deliver a unique combination of flexible, scalable hardware design and advanced software capabilities that enable them to meet the diverse needs of today’s organizations

Block level storage is standard File level and Unified (block and file) are optional Two to eight data movers

Number of physical disks available are 29 to 960 (Maximum configuration requires 67 Disk Array Enclosures (DAEs) and six racks Tier 1 EFD - Enterprise Flash Drives (optional) Tier 2 SAS – Serial Attached SCSI Tier 3 NL SAS - Near Line Serial Attached SCSI

RAID Packs for capacity upgrades

FAST Cache (100GB or 200GB standard)


Cisco High-Performance SAN Standard configuration for all Vblock

System models Fibre Channel SAN connectivity includes two SAN switches

Zoning and VSAN

Based on application requirements and existing best practices


Storage Layer Design Benefits for Vblock Systems

Block level storage is standard

File level, and Unified (both block and file) are optional

Fibre Channel connectivity to the UCS via SAN

Tiered storage – the right data, at the right place, at the right time!

RAID Packs for capacity upgrades

FAST Cache

FAST VP


Learning Check 2

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Section 5 Virtualization and Management Overview



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Virtualization and Management

Advanced Management Pod (AMP) - Two Versions: Mini AMP High-Availability (HA) Amp

VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi and VMware vCenter Server

Cisco Nexus 1000v Virtual Switch Manager

EMC UIM/P

USC Manager

Array Management and Fabric Manager

Compute

Networking

Storage

Virtualization

Management

Compute

Networking

Storage

Virtualization

Management


AMP Hardware

Mini AMP One Cisco UCS server Two Cisco Ethernet switches Local 4 TB of storage

High-Availability (HA) Amp Two Cisco UCS Servers Two Cisco Ethernet switches One EMC VNXe3100

Advanced Management

Pod


Virtualization Software VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi

Cluster Configuration Datastores Virtual Networks

VMware vCenter Server Runs on the AMP VMware Update Manager


Infrastructure Management Software EMC Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager for Provisioning (UIM/P)

Discover and access Vblock Systems components, devices, and networks, as a single entity

Create infrastructure services to automate provisioning, build ESX clusters, integrate, monitor, and manage provisioned resources

Administer and manage Vblock resources and resource allocation Connect to VMware vSphere/vCenter Servers Integrate ESX clusters with a vCenter Server and Datastore Provide access to Vblock devices for configuration, change management, and

compliance tracking

Cisco UCS Manager Provides unified, embedded management of all software and hardware

components in the Cisco UCS Controls multiple chassis and manages resources for thousands of virtual

machines.


Storage Management EMC VNX Storage Family

VNX Operating Environment for Vblock Systems Unisphere Management

EMC Symmetrix VMAX Enginuity Symmetrix Management Package

Section 6 Vblock System Platforms


Vblock System Family

Predictable “Work-to-Facilities” Performance and Operational Experience

Vblock Series 700 System Vblock Series 300 System Models:

• EX • FX • GX • HX

Models: • LX • MX


Vblock Systems Vblock Series 700 Vblock Series 300

• Compute: Cisco UCS • Virtualization: VMware

• Storage: EMC Symmetrix VMAX

• Unified Infrastructure Manager (UIM/P)

• Compute: Cisco UCS • Virtualization: VMware

• Storage: EMC VNX

• Unified Infrastructure Manager (UIM/P)

• Models: ‐Vblock Series 300 model EX ‐Vblock Series 300 model FX ‐Vblock Series 300 model GX ‐Vblock Series 300 model HX

• Models: ‐Vblock Series 700 model LX ‐Vblock Series 700 model MX

• Network: Cisco Network Components

• Network: Cisco Network Components


Vblock Series 300 and Vblock Series 700 Models 300EX 300FX 300GX 300HX 700LX 700MX

Blade Chassis – (Maximum) 2 4 8 40

Blades (Maximum) Half 16 Full 8

Half 32 Full 16

Half 64 Full 32

Half 320 Full 160

IP Switches 2

SAN Switches 2

Storage Array VNX 5300 VNX 5500 VNX 5700 VNX 7500 VMAX 10K VMAX 20K

Storage Disk Drives (Min/Max)

18 120

18 240

18 480

18 960

24 1080

80 1920

Data Movers X-Blades (Min/Max)

2 2

2 3

2 4

2 8

2 8

2 8

Enclosure Cabinets (Min/Max)

1 * 2

2 4

2 5

2 5

3 10

4 10

(* Assumes AMP is in a different customer rack. Requires 2 cabinets if the AMP is not in a different rack.)

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Original Vblock System Models

Vblock 0 Vblock 1 Vblock 1U Vblock 2

Blade Chassis – (Maximum) 2 4 4 8

Blades (Maximum) 16 64 64 64

IP Switches 2 2 2 2

SAN Switches 2 2 2 2

Storage Array EMC Celerra

EMC CLARiiON

EMC Celerra

VMAX

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Vblock System Design Governance Full solution based on reference architecture and proven best practices

Pretested, Fully Integrated, Ready to Go, Ready to Grow!

Balanced configuration Compute power IO capability Network capacity

Server Virtualization for applications and services

Simple to deploy and easy to manage


Vblock System Scale Up and Scale Out Capabilities Modular architecture enables seamless scaling

Base and Upgrade approach Base configuration includes all core components Upgrades compute and storage capacity within model parameters

Aggregated and scale out Vblock Systems

Vblock solutions for every application requirements

Unified Fabric

Vblock

Vblock

Vblock

Vblock

Graceful Scaling; Consistent and Predictable Performance and Operations


Vblock System Design Principles Rapid deployment - Building Block Simple!

Data Center unit of assembly Provides a set of services, at a known level, to target consumers Optimized for the classes of services it is designed to provide

Optionally: Clustered for availability Aggregated for scalability Each Vblock System is viable on its own

Fault & service isolation Enterprise class components integrated with

no single point of failure Failure of a Vblock System will not impact the operation

of others Service each component independently


Policy Driven IT Infrastructure Service Catalogs and Templates ensure repeatable, compliant IT

processes

Reducing time to application availability

Reduces risk of configuration error & non-compliance

Rapid Deployment, Reduced Risk, and Improve Compliance

IT Requirements # VMs Disk Capacity (MB) Synchronous Replication Fault Tolerant? Security Policy Etc…

Define Map Deploy

Template Template

Template Templates &

Service Catalogs


Scalable Configuration Options Base configurations represent entry point to a Vblock type

Racks, in-rack PDU’s, cabling, patch panels, etc. Advanced Management Pod with all tools for remote operations UCS non-blade hardware for a full-rack Storage system configuration with a

small amount of initial storage

Scale-up with Upgrades that extend the base capacity and performance Blade Packs Disk and Disk Enclosure Packs Chassis Activation Kits (Licensing) SAN and Ethernet components as required

Reduced entry cost while maintaining balanced and subscription ratios as the base is upgraded from minimum to maximum


Vblock System Models Summary Vblock 300 EX and FX Models

An entry-level configuration addressing small datacenters or organizations Proof of concept Infrastructure management consolidation

Vblock 300 GX and HX Models Scale up – Scale out Broad range of IT capabilities Organizations of all sizes

Use case: Shared services – virtual desktops, email, etc.

Vblock 700 LX and MX Models Optimized for performance Support high intensity application environments Extensible to meet the most demanding IT needs

Enterprise and Service Provider Use case: Business critical ERP, CRM systems Advanced array based features including extensive replication

and DR capabilities Scaling to 1000’s of virtual machines and petabytes of storage


Learning Check 3

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