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Resurrection of Lenovo Networking

Server Storage Networking

performance / flexibility / reliability

Software Defined

simplicity / control / agility

Reliability / Scalability / Performance

Velocity Value / Volume / Supply chain

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Lenovo Storage

The Future-Defined Data Center


Rack &

Tower Blade

14Server platforms

7Storage

Offerings

SAN

5Network

Switches

Engineered

Solutions

CloudMS Azure Stack

VMware

DatabaseMS SQL Server DW &

OLTP

AI & HPC

AnalyticsSAP HANA

Big DataCloudera

Top of Rack

2Integrated

Software Defined

Mission

Critical Dense

5Appliances

Hyperconverged

Fiber Channel

The Future-Defined Data Centervideo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaU0OnSndmw

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Lenovo

Networking


Industry Evolution

Open Networking

AppVendor

A

NOSVendor

B

HWVendor

C

Legacy

App NOS HW

Vendor A

Disaggregation Move to Scale-out Cloud Software Centric Models

• Emergence of white/brite box

• New software only players

• Changing consumption

models

• Network becomes bottleneck

• East-West traffic in DC

• Need for flatter architectures,

better telemetry and control

• Value and functionality

shifting to software

• DevOps

• Interoperable


Lenovo Networking Strategies

Disaggregation Move to Scale-out Cloud Software Centric Models

• Partner with ODM for BriteBox

• Disaggregated NOS

• CLOS / Spine switching

• Telemetry, policy

• Enterprise SDN

• Telco NFV

Open Networking

AppVendor

A

NOSVendor

B

HWVendor

C

Legacy

App NOS HW

Vendor A

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Lenovo Data Center Networking

Embedded

Flex System

Integrated blade

system connectivity

Top of Rack

ThinkSystem

RackSwitch

Leaf-spine optimized

for data center

Network OS /

Management

CNOS /

VMware, OpenStack,

XClarity, Ansible

Resiliency, scale and

automation for cloud

environments

Vision – Comprehensive portfolio driving a forward looking strategy

ThinkAgile

Solutions

HyperConverged

High Performance

Engineered Solutions /

Reference Architectures

Solution Driven Features

Tested, Proven,

Documented

2000 2006 2010 2016


Lenovo Cloud Networking Operating System (CNOS)

Cloud Scale Application Aware Open

• Modern OS built from

ground-up for cloud

• Easily scale to

accommodate East West

traffic growth in DC

• VM aware automates VM

provisioning and VLAN

assignments for Nutanix

• Integrated and validated with

existing DC ecosystem: VMware,

MSFT Azure, OpenStack

• OpenStack, APIs and

Protocols

• DevOps Automation with

Ansible

Efficiently run business critical applications with modern modular software


CNOS Ecosystem IntegrationvRealize Suite monitor and automate

vRealize Log Insight reduces network problem triage and time to repair

vRealize Orchestrator accelerates network automation*

Openstack Neutron

Neutron automates network operations with open and centralized control

Dynamically add or remove VLANs on Lenovo switch ports to reduce opex and downtime

XClarity data center management

Auto discover and track Lenovo switch inventory centrally

Monitor events and alerts with Call Home support to reduce network downtime

Manage firmware levels centrally, reducing network maintenance opex

Ansible open source devops orchestration

Simple human readable automation simplifies network configuration and increases uptime

Easy implementation with Lenovo modules included and distributed in Ansible v2.3 +

Additional Lenovo networking roles on Ansible Galaxy partner website

Nutanix Prism

VM provisioning automation for Lenovo Nutanix networks

Updates VLAN assignments automatically in Lenovo switches

Increased security, uptime and efficiency * Support planned August 2017


1. Versus customer or System Integrator (SI) built traditional infrastructure – 510 mins (8.5) versus 70mins (1.1hr) @ $150/hr

Simplify VM Administration• Discovers topology and detects virtual changes

• Dynamically configures VLANs

• All controlled from the Prism Graphic User Interface

Reduce Opex and Error• Reduced maintenance and errors

• Eliminate manual recurring CLI VLAN updates

• Eliminate most inter-departmental information handoffs

Limit Network Interruptions• No connection interruption during VLAN moves

• No maintenance window required

Lenovo Network Orchestrator

Lenovo CNOS Networking with

ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator

Lenovo HX Appliance

(Hyperconverged s/w with

virtualized compute + storage)

Software Defined Automation for Maximum Simplicity, Accuracy, and Uptime

Prism Management

First to Market!

Available now on Lenovo

CNOS switches

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ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator Benefits

Automated Switch Provisioning

Continuous Switch Management for Uptime

• Automatic configuration of physical network based on Virtual Machine

changes (e.g. port and VLAN configuration are automated)

• Repetitive, manual tasks are executed automatically with fewer errors

• Supported today with Prism REST APIs on Acropolis Hypervisor only

• Ongoing configuration updates without user intervention

• No loss in network connectivity when VMs move

• No maintenance window needed to update VM’s location

• Scalable across VMs, VLANs, and switches

Efficient administration, reduced costs & errors in integrated virtual network

First to Market!

Prism Manager creates, monitors, & manages changes in virtual network

100% reduction

in recurring

VLAN admin time

5 minutes saved

per VLAN per

switch


Overview of Lenovo Networking Ansible, release 1.1

➢Support:• CNOS 10.2 and later – G8272 & G8296

• CNOS 10.3 and later – G8332

➢Provided as open source (GPL) and posted on GitHub.com• Users can freely customize and extend

• Non-warranted (no official support by Lenovo)

➢Product consists of:1. Modules: Lenovo-provided python scripts that do the interfacing to the switch (SSH/CLI)

Users typically will have no need to modify these. List of modules in subsequent slide.

2. Sample Playbooks & Roles (tasks & templates): Samples of these files are provided by Lenovo for each module. Users must customize them to their environment. These files use industry-standard formats (Jinja2 templates and YAML syntax). All roles are documented in using industry standard markdown markup language.

➢Three classes of modules are provided:– General purpose

– Specific purpose

http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/dev/

http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/YAMLSyntax.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown


Installation

➢ Install Ansible on supported OS (RedHat, Ubuntu, etc)• Refer to Ansible Documentation for details (noted in subsequent reference slide)

• Requires version 2.0 or greater

• Python 2.6 / 2.7 required

➢Lenovo Networking Ansible Modules/Roles are shipped with Ansible 2.3!

➢Before Ansible 2.3 install Lenovo Networking Ansible Modules/Roles from Git Repository

1. ‘cd’ to the directory to where files are to be installed.

2. Run: “git clone https://github.com/lenovo/ansible-cnos.git .”

3. Set env variable PYTHONPATH to the where the ‘library’ directory is located (this directory contains the Python scripts)

4. Alternatively, the repository containing the files can be zipped and downloaded by visiting (useful if you just want to view the files on your laptop):

https://github.com/lenovo/ansible-cnos


List of modules provided by Lenovo

Specific-purpose Modules Description

cnos_image Update switch f/w image

cnos_reload Reload (reboot) of switch

cnos_factory Reset switch to its default configuration

cnos_save Save the running configuration to flash

cnos_rollback Roll back the switch configuration to a previously saved configuration

cnos_backup Backup switch configuration file to FTP or TFTP Server (SFTP/SCP)

cnos_interface Configuration and state management for interfaces

cnos_portchannel Configuration and state management for port-channels (port aggregations)

cnos_vlan Configuration and state management of VLAN resources

cnos_facts Gather switch information

cnos_bgp Configuration and state management for the BGP protocol (ex. Clos fabric)

cnos_vlag Configuration and state management for VLAG on multiple switches (VLAG fabric)

cnos_showrun Executes a show running config operation

General Purpose Modules Description

cnos_command Execute one CLI command on the switch and return their output/results

cnos_template Define a configuration template and execute on a set of switches

cnos_conditional_command Execute CLI commands execute on a set of switches based on a condition

cnos_conditional_template Define a configuration template and execute on a set of switches based on a condition

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Conditional modules

➢Allows a single command or template to be used across many devices, but using different variables for each device.

– cnos_conditional_command

– cnos_conditional_template

➢Clos solution sample roles utilize cnos_template and cnos_conditional_template modules to:

– cnos_template: Set common config items that apply to all the switches (ex: leaf switch) with

one template and one set of variables

– cnos_conditional_template: Set unique config items that apply to each individual switch


Sample Solution Use Cases

➢ Solution use cases are ideal for CNOS target configurations

➢ Provides ‘out of the box’ greenfield deployment of these fabrics

➢ Two fabric solutions:

• Clos (single PoD leaf & spine nodes)

• BGP

• VLAG (1 tier and 2 tier)

• ISL

• VLAG LACP

• STP

• VLAN


Solution Use Cases #1: VLAG

vLAG SW1

Access SW1

vLAG SW2

Access SW1

Hosts

Hosts

Hosts

Hosts

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Fabric PoD 1

Solution Use Case #2: Clos Fabric PoD example

Leaf ToRLP11 G8332

Spine ToRSP11 : G8272

Fabric ToRSF1 : G8272

Fabric PoD 2

Fabric ToRSF2 : G8272


Server PoD 1

Leaf ToRLP12 G8332

Leaf ToRLP14 G8332

Leaf ToRLP13 G8332

Leaf ToRLP21 G8332

Spine ToRSP21 /G8272


Server PoD 2

Leaf ToRLP22 G8332

Leaf ToRLP24 G8332

Leaf ToRLP23 G8332

Leaf ToRLP31 G8332



Server PoD 3

Leaf ToRLP32 G8332

Leaf ToRLP34 G8332

Leaf ToRLP33 G8332

Layer 3 with BGP &

BFDLayer 3 with BGP &

BFD

Layer 3 with BGP &

BFD

Layer 3 with BGP& BFD

One server PoD in

the fabric is used for

the sample Ansible

role

2020

Solution Use Case #2: Clos Server PoD

Leaf LP21

Spine SP21

Leaf LP22 Leaf LP23 Leaf LP24

Spine SP22

Layer 3 with BGP & BFD

1/1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8

1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8

Ansible Role:

clos_leaf_bgp_bfd

Ansible Role:

clos_spine_bgp_bfd

1/1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8

1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8

To Fabric Switch To Fabric Switch

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Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032 RackSwitch

• 32x 10GbE SFP+ ports

• Replaces G8124E

10Gb Ethernet

10G Base-T

Lenovo ThinkSystem RackSwitch Family – Top of Rack

Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032T RackSwitch• 24x 10GBase-T, RJ45 ports

• 8x 10GbE SFP+ ports

10G Base-T

Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1072T RackSwitch

• 48x 10GBase-T, RJ45 ports

• 6x 40GbE QSFP+ ports

100GbE Spine


• 32x 100GbE QSFP28 or 40GbE QSFP+ ports

• Faster version of G8332

25G/100G Leaf / Aggregation


• 48x 10GbE or 25GbE SFP28 ports

• 6x 40GbE SFP+ or 100GbE QSFP28 ports

• High density 25G cluster

• Connect to legacy 10G environment

Designed for large cloud networks

VLAG, Telemetry and CNOS

Competitive price performance

Use Cases: Aggregation, HPC, Big Data, FSI

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Why Choose Lenovo for Data Center Networking?

CNOS built for Cloud and East-West data center

Differentiate with SDN and Telemetry

Web scale benefits for every customer

Open: API, ONIE, OpenStack, OpenContrail SDN

Automated deployment with Ansible orchestration

Interoperates with 3rd party servers, networking and management

Validated solutions for optimized application performance

Software Designed Data Center: Nutanix, VMware, Microsoft Azure

Open

Cloud Scale

Application

Aware

See Lenovo switch automation in demo booth

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www.lenovo.com/networking

http://www.lenovo.com/networking

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World-Class ThinkAgile SXN Management for Future-

Defined Infrastructure

ThinkAgile Pre-integrated

End-to-End Management

• Lenovo XClarity

– Server, Network,

and Storage Monitoring +

event/alerting

– Lifecycle Management

• Nutanix Prism

• VM, hyperconverged cluster

management

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reserved.

LenovoXCIarity integration for Nutanix Prism App

• Expose Lenovo unique management functions

through Prism UI via XClarity Integrator for Prism

• Differentiated offering

- Exploit Lenovo server-specific functions to

Prism ( Nutanix’s management console)

- Lenovo server discovery & pre-authentication

- Lenovo platform monitoring & event

management

- Health status

- Call home

- Inventory status

• Firmware updates via Prism Lifecycle Manager

(LCM)


Product Family Overview

Lenovo RackSwitch ToR

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Portfolio Positioning – Data Center

DC LEAF / SPINE25G / 40G / 100G ToR

DC LEAF / ACCESS 1G / 10G ToR

Servers

Flex System EN4023 / EN4093R10GbE

RackSwitch G8332

40GbE

DC Access Flex Portfolio

RackSwitch G7028, G7052 & G8052 - 1GbE

RackSwitch G8272/G8296 - 10GbE

Software / Solutions(CNOS)

ThinkSystem NE2552E Flex Switch25GbE

ThinkSystem NE10032 RackSwitch100GbE

ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch25GbE

ThinkSystem NE1072T RackSwitch 10G Base-T

Ansible

VMware‘

NSX Gateway

SDN Controller

VMware‘

Cloud Foundation

Black: Current Portfolio Blue: NPI in FY17

Flex System EN2092

1GbE

Telemetry/Ganglia

Accelerating Lenovo Networking Portfolio to address next Gen Data Center Solutions

ThinkSystem NE1032 RackSwitch 10GbE

ThinkSystem NE1032T RackSwitch 10G Base-T


XClaritySystems Management


XClarity Approach to Data Center Management

A foundation of industry standardsIncrease compatibility with management

environments making it easier to deploy new

technologies

XClarity IntegratorsDeliver ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile from Your Own IT Processes and Tools

XClarity Energy ManagerVisibility and Policy-Based Control Over Server Power and Thermals

XClarity Administrator, Pro, and MobileFast, Flexible, and Scalable Infrastructure Deployment

XClarity ControllerEmbedded Management Engine Common in All ThinkSystem Servers

XClarity Provisioning ManagerEmbedded Provisioning Tool Common in All ThinkSystem Servers

XClarity EssentialsSuite of Utilities for ThinkSystem Servers

Simplified managementNo specialized training or skills needed to

establish repeatable processes for managing

the environment or individual systems

Integrates with existing

environmentsEasily extends established frameworks for

managing IT infrastructure and processes


Lenovo’s XClarity – A Customer Centric Approach to Systems

Management

SimplifyDeliver hardware like software and automate

complex infrastructure tasks

IntegrateDeliver hardware with IT apps by integrating REST

APIs, running available software plugins, or

scripting

AccelerateAccelerate and scale system deployment to reduce

time to market of critical systems and workloads

Infrastructure

Tools

Orchestration

Engines

Operations

Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEkdDjtrQzA


XClarity Controller

• All-New Management Engine– Succeeds IMMv2

• Elegant User Experience– Fresh & uncluttered graphical

interface

• Modernized Inter-operability– Built on Redfish-compliant APIs

• Vastly Improved Performance– 2x faster boot time to OS screen

– 6x faster firmware updates


XClarity Simplifies Installation and Configuration Tasks

95% 75%LESS

TIME

FEWER

STEPS

For installation and configuration tasks than performing them manually.

Principled Technologies test report Faster and More Efficient System

Management with Lenovo XClarity Administrator

75% 72%LESS

TIME

FEWER

STEPS

For installation and configuration tasks using XClarity vs. Cisco UCS

Manager. Principled Technologies test report Faster and More Efficient

System Management with Lenovo XClarity Administrator vs. Cisco UCS

Manager

48% 37%LESS

TIME

FEWER

STEPS

For installation and configuration tasks using XClarity vs. HPE ONEVIEW.

Principled Technologies test report Faster and More Efficient Flex System

Management with Lenovo XClarity Administrator vs. HP OneView

78% 17%LESS

TIME

FEWER

STEPS

For firmware update tasks using XClarity vs. Cisco UCS Manager.

Principled Technologies test report Faster and More Efficient System

Management with Lenovo XClarity Administrator vs. Cisco UCS Manager

82% 14%LESS

TIME

FEWER

STEPS

For firmware update tasks using XClarity vs. HP ONEVIEW. Principled

Technologies test report Faster and More Efficient Flex System

Management with Lenovo XClarity Administrator vs. HP OneView

http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_Flex_System_0615.pdf

http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_management_comparison_0615.pdf





XClarity Administratorand Data Center ManagementCentralize and Automate Infrastructure Delivery and Operations

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Foundational Infrastructure Software for Precision Execution


Improved IT Productivity

72%Fewer steps to deploy than

competitor solutions1,2

1. http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/xclarity_vs_cisco_ucs_manager_wp.pdf

2. http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/xclarity_vs_hp_oneview_wp.pdf

Less time to deploy than

competitor solutions1,2

Faster Provisioning

48%

&Servers, Storage, Networking, and Integrated Systems

Virtualized IT Application

http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/xclarity_vs_cisco_ucs_manager_wp.pdf

http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/xclarity_vs_hp_oneview_wp.pdf


Simplify Infrastructure Management with XClarity

• Reusable Patterns and Policies– Configuration Patterns define the

state of physical systems

– Jump start provisioning with pre-defined UEFI settings optimized for specific workloads

– Firmware level policy management streamlines ongoing maintenance

• Real-Time Monitoring– Forward alerts, emails, and events

– Call Home to create service tickets

– Centrally launch remote control sessions to manage endpoints as if you were at the local console

• Automated OS installation– Minimize manual steps with scalable

installation of hypervisors and operating systems to multiple bare metal servers

Download the XClarity Administrator virtual appliance

http://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/software/systems-management/xclarity/


Faster

Provisioning

Streamlined IT

Management

Contained

Costs

• Reliable, repeatable processes

deliver services more quickly

• Reduces manual activities

• Well-coordinated orchestration

across domains eliminates

wasted time, rework, and

dropped handoffs

• Abstraction of infrastructure

resources eases new technology

adoption and refreshes

• Easier maintenance

• Fewer incidents of degraded

service

• Extend useful lives of

infrastructure

Benefits of Automating Data Center Management

Processes


XClarity Enables Management on Your Terms

Connect with Each Server’sXClarity Controller

• Simplified via industry standard Redfish REST APIs

Connect withXClarity Administrator

• Minimize customization of external IT apps

– Configuration patterns, firmware policies and downloads

– Call home to open service tickets

– Easily refresh or scale infrastructure

• Mobile app delivers anywhere management

• Integrator software for many ISV apps

Servers Servers, Storage, Networks, & Integrated Systems

&

Standardized Data Center ProcessExternal IT Application

Standardized Data Center ProcessExternal IT Application


Virtualization resource

management

Foundation infrastructure

management

Hybrid cloud services

management

Business and service level

management

Scripting tools and

orchestration engines

Infrastructure

management

Operations &

service level

management

Orchestration

& workflow

management

Change, configuration, and

capacity management

Availability, performance, and

incident management

• Deploy and maintain physical resources

• Deploy and maintain virtual resources

• Transform resources into services

• Deploy and maintain cloud services

• Federated, cross-domain, policy-based control over apps, services, and

resources through well-defined, open, stable, and robust APIs

• Proactively manage the health of apps, services, and resources, and

minimize disruptions from unplanned events

• Plan and forecast intended changes

• Proactively manage SLAs and end user experiences

Key Data Center Management Processes

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OMS

Virtualization resource

management

Foundation infrastructure

management

Private & hybrid cloud

services management

Business and service level

management

Scripting tools and

orchestration engines

Infrastructure

management

Operations &

service level

management

Orchestration

& workflow

management

Change, configuration,

and capacity management

Availability, performance,

and incident management

Future

Featured Integrations

vCenter

System

Center

Virtual

Machine

Manager

vRealize

Automation

vRealize

Orchestrator

vRealize Log

Insight

CloudFormsSAP IT

Operations

Analytics

(SAP)

System

Center

Configuration

Manager

System

Center

Operations

Manager

vRealize

Operations

(Blue

Medora)

Ansible

Azure

Stack

Integrators

Splunk

Enterprise

AIOPS

(MoogSoft)

No Integrator

Required



- Online Forum

• Start and respond to topics– Ask and answer questions

– Provide instructions and tips

– Make announcements

• Link to Forums

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-XClarity/bd-p/xc01_eg


- Ideation Requirements Input

• Provide input on product requirements

– Enter requirements

– Vote and comment on requirements

– View status of requirement requests

• Link to Ideation Site

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/XClarity-Ideation/idb-p/id_xc_en

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