Dipl.-Inform. Andreas WentlandConsultant, Data Center Architecture & Design

Cisco Systems GmbHGeschäftsstelle Hamburg

Cisco UCS ManagerOverview & Demo

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Technology Architecture

Network Compute Storage

End-to-End Security

Service Orchestration

CMDB

End User

Customer Portal Scheduling Ordering Price Management Dashboard Financial Quality SLA

Infrastructure Architecture Abstraction

(Includes EMS and Domain Managers) Service Catalogue Asset Inventory

Mappings /

Relationships Human Resources

Infrastructure Management

Service Delivery Service Management

Optimization Selection (SDLC/BCP) Quality Cost SLA

Capacity Planning Allocate/Entitlement PerformanceCompute, Network, Storage Usage

RTO/RPO

HW/SW ManagementCommission/Decommission

Problem Detection-RCA Facilities UsageMaintenance/Avail.Windows

Audits Enablement (On/Off)Security and Governance

CapEx/OpEx (Time Unit Hrs) Penalties

Operations Fulfillment Assurance Metering and Billing Commitment

Cloud Reference Architecture Framework

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Incremental Value at Each Step on the Journey To Cloud deployment

Centralize Data Center and Unified Fabric

Virtualized Servers and Network

Orchestration SW for Server & Network

Intercloud

Service Catalog/Portal

Consolidation Virtualization Automation Utility Market

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UCS: Key Concepts and Features

Hardware state abstraction—Service Profiles

Unified Fabric—FCoE

Virtualized adapter

Extended memory blades

Embedded management

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Stateless Computing

Server settings no longer have to be tied to physical server hardware

Profiles provide identity

Seamless server mobility

Stateless blades

Boot over network (LAN or SAN)Boot order and boot devices are part of the pre-defined logical server profile

On-board disks can be used for temp, swap, etc.

Server Name: LS-AUUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5b 61… MAC : 08:00:69:02:01:FCWWN: 5080020000075740Boot Order: SAN, LAN

SAN LAN

Chassis-1/Blade-1

Chassis-9/Blade-5

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Hardware “State” Abstraction

Separate firmware, addresses, and parameter settings from server hardware

Physical servers become interchangeable hardware components

Easy to move OS & applications across server hardware

BMC FirmwareBMC FirmwareMAC AddressNIC FirmwareNIC Settings

MAC AddressNIC FirmwareNIC Settings

Drive Controller F/WDrive FirmwareDrive Controller F/WDrive Firmware

UUIDBIOS FirmwareBIOS SettingsBoot Order

UUIDBIOS FirmwareBIOS SettingsBoot Order

WWN AddressHBA FirmwareHBA Settings

WWN AddressHBA FirmwareHBA Settings

State abstracted from hardware

LAN Connectivity SAN ConnectivityOS & Application

Chassis-1/Blade-2Chassis-1/Blade-2

Chassis-8/Blade-5Chassis-8/Blade-5

LAN SAN

Server Name: LS-AUUID: 56 4d cd 3f 59 5b…MAC : 08:00:69:02:01:FCWWN: 1080020000075740Boot Order: SAN, LAN

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Hypervisors and Hardware State—In Context

MAC Address FC WWN BIOS Settings Firmware Boot Order

HYPERVISOR

Virtual Machine

Virtual Machine

Virtual Machine

Virtual Machine

Virtual Machine

Cisco Hardware State VirtualizationCisco Hardware State Virtualization

Software-Based Server Virtualization(VMware, Xen, etc.)Software-Based Server Virtualization(VMware, Xen, etc.)

Hardware state

Server virtualization & hardware state abstraction are independent of each other

Hypervisor (or OS) is unaware of underlying hardware state abstraction

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Opt-In Scenarios

Configure using templates

Service Profile association managed through automated policies

Pooled management of MAC, WWN and compute resources

Resource ownership and management along “Organization” boundaries

ADVANCED MODEADVANCED MODE

Automated multi-tenancyAutomated multi-tenancy

Create Service Profiles manually via UI

Manual association of Service Profiles to physical blades

Manual disassociation and migration of logical servers

Use default MAC, WWPN and WWNN

SIMPLE PROFILESSIMPLE PROFILES

Controlled server mobilityControlled server mobility

Management paradigm similar to that of 1ru server

No need to understand product innovations

System automatically applies default properties inherited from hardware

BASIC MODEBASIC MODE

Ease of use - no learning curveEase of use - no learning curve

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Separation of logical and physical domains

No configuration carried out against physical entities

Physical entities are configured implicitly

Heavy use of pools, templates, profiles and policies

Separation of logical and physical domains

No configuration carried out against physical entities

Physical entities are configured implicitly

Heavy use of pools, templates, profiles and policies

Applies to Server, Fabric and System BehaviorsApplies to Server, Fabric and System Behaviors

General Model Philosophy

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General Model Philosophy

ServiceProfilesServiceProfiles

PoliciesAnd

Rules

PoliciesAnd

Rules

ServiceProfile

Templates

ServiceProfile

Templates

PhysicalResourcesPhysical

Resources

PhysicalResource

Pools

PhysicalResource

Pools

VirtualIdentityPools

VirtualIdentityPools

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What Is Service Profile?

Self contained definition of desired server and connectivity configuration and identity

Applies to compute resource via direct association or via blade pool

Migrate-able with no specific local dependencies

Template-able

Server HardwareServer Hardware Configuration Identity Booting

Configuration Identity Booting

FabricFabric Connectivity Policies Connectivity Policies

OperationalOperational

External mgmt access High-availability Health

External mgmt access High-availability Health

Service Profile

Service Profile

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Service Profile Components

Name Identity Fabric Connectivity Configuration

Name Identity Fabric Connectivity Configuration

VHBAs Name Identity Fabric connectivity High Availability QoS policy Configuration

Name Identity Fabric connectivity High Availability QoS policy Configuration

VNICs

Scrub Policy Health Policy External Mgmt Access

Scrub Policy Health Policy External Mgmt Access

Operational Policies

Boot Devices Boot Order Boot Devices Boot Order

Boot Policy

Specific Blade Blade Pool Qualification Criteria

Specific Blade Blade Pool Qualification Criteria

Server Requirement Name Identity Local Storage Policy Firmware update group Stats Policies Health Policies Scrubbing Policy

Name Identity Local Storage Policy Firmware update group Stats Policies Health Policies Scrubbing Policy

Service Profile

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Service Profile

Storage

Optional disk usage

SAN settings

LUNs

Persistent binding

SAN settings

vSAN

Firmware

Revisions

Server

Identity (UUID)

Adapters

Number

Type: FC, Ethernet

Identity

Characteristics

Firmware

Revisions

Configuration settings

Network

Uplinks

LAN settings

vLAN

QoS

Etc.

Firmware

Revisions

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Service Profile

Web Service

Virtualization Host

Oracle RAC

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Physical Server to Service Profile Association

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

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Server Profile and Templates

Server ProfileTemplate

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

Server Name UUID Boot Order

Boot ParametersWWN/WWPNMAC Address

SAN Attributes LAN Attributes

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Multiple Firmware's

+

Dependencies

= Hierarchical Upgrades

= Group Upgrades

= Component Upgrades

+ Firmware Policies

= Mobility via Service Profiles

Software for Ethernet Switching

Software for FC Switching

Power, Fan, Temp Monitoring

BIOS, BMC,Embedded Hypervisors

NICs and HBAs(Fibre Channel and Ethernet)

Other (HDD controller, etc…)

System/Device Management Software

UCS

Firmware Management

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Simplified Firmware Management Central firmware management control

Choose what and when

Granular or system-wide updates

Protection from introducing incompatibilities

Flexible download processIndividual components

Single packages

Images persistently stored on UCS Manager

Automatic replication between switch pairs

Central point for administration (out-of-band)

Single hierarchical (DB) for imagesFull mgmt through APIs

Catalogs running versions of all components

Version #s Exportable as XML

N and N+1 methodology for firmware upgrades

Enables orchestration/scheduling (push != reboot)

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Total Server Deployment18 ServersTotal Server Deployment18 Servers

Dynamic Data Center with Service ProfilesOld Deployment Style

Today’s Deployment:

Provisioned for peak capacity

Spare node per workload Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Web Servers Oracle RAC VMware

Workload Server Capacity Needed Server HW HA Total Servers

Oct Nov Dec Jan

Web Servers 5 7 6 5 1 hot spare 8

Oracle RAC 3 3 3 4 1 hot spare 5

VMware 3 3 4 4 1 hot spare 5

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Total Server Deployment14 ServersReduction of Four Servers 22% CapEx Savings

Total Server Deployment14 ServersReduction of Four Servers 22% CapEx Savings

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Web Servers Oracle RAC VMware

Blade

Blade

HA SpareBurstCapacity

Cisco’s Deployment: Resources provisioned

based on business need Still HA with fewer spares

Cisco’s Deployment: Resources provisioned

based on business need Still HA with fewer spares

Cisco Deployment:

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Blade

Web Servers Oracle RAC VMware

Key Features: Stateless Computing

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UCS: Key Concepts and Features

Hardware state abstraction—Service Profiles

Unified Fabric—FCoE

Virtualized adapter

Extended memory blades

Embedded management

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Interfaces for 3rd Party Integration

STANDARDInterfaces

STANDARDInterfaces

UCSFull featured

Interface

UCSFull featured

Interface

UCSMCLI

UCSMCLI

UCSXML API

UCSXML API

Remote KVMRemote KVM

IPMIIPMI

SMASH CLPSMASH CLPSyslogSyslog

CIM XMLCIM XML

Serial Over LANSerial Over LAN

SNMPSNMP

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XML API

Programmatic InfrastructureDevelop With The Infrastructure, Not Just On The Infrastructure

• Comprehensive XML API, standards-based interfaces• Bi-Directional access to physical & logical internals

System StatusPhysical InventoryLogical Inventory

Direct UCS CLI UCS GUI Customer

Self Serve portals

Management Tools

Auditing Tools

3rd Party

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XML API - Access to All UCS ComponentsOur GUI Is a JAVA based Management Console; The Console Is Build on Our Comprehensive XML API

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XML API - Access to All UCS ComponentsThe Command Line Interface (UCSM CLI) Is Based on Same API

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Sample Integrations

Common Information Model Map(CIM-MAP)

Common Information Model Map(CIM-MAP)

Management Information Tree(MIT)

Management Information Tree(MIT)Transaction ControlTransaction Control

CIM-Object Manager(CIMOM)

CIM-Object Manager(CIMOM)

UCS Object APIUCS Object API

Data Management Engine(DME)

Embedded Manager

SMASHCommand Line Protocol

(CLP)

SMASHCommand Line Protocol

(CLP)Common Information Model XML

(CIM-XML)Common Information Model XML

(CIM-XML)

Customer specificsystems management

tool

Customer specificsystems management

tool

ExistingCIM XML

tools

ExistingCIM XML

tools

Read-Only InterfaceInternal Component

UCSCommand Line Interface

(UCSM CLI)

UCSCommand Line Interface

(UCSM CLI)

CMDBCMDB

Read/Write Interface

XML APIXML API

Custom ScriptsCustom Scripts

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Cisco Developer Network

Blogs

Forums

Webex Presentations

XML Tools

http://developer.cisco.com/web/unifiedcomputing

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XML Tools Model Introspection Tools

Web-based IM browser

SchemaXML Schema document

Full DocumentationPer-object

Containment

Inheritance

Examples

Language-specific API ToolkitPerl

Java

Reference Client Implementation

UCS Platform Emulator

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UCS Management Ecosystem Overview

Manage UCS with Industry Standard Tools

Service OrchestrationProvisioning and Configuration

Monitoring and Analysis

Third Party Management

Unified Control APIService Profiles

Cisco UCS Pools

Cisco UCS Manager

Application Stack

UCS Visibility and Control

OS and Software

Management

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Key Server Management Capabilities

Service Orchestration

Provision and Configure

Monitor and Analyze

Self-service IT portal

Service catalog

Orchestration/RBA

Discovery

Hardware monitoring

Performance management

OS provisioning

Patch/software deployment

Configuration compliance

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Manage UCS with Industry-Standard Tools

Monitoring and AnalysisBMC ProactiveNet Performance Management

CA Spectrum Infrastructure Manager, eHealth

EMC DCI

HP Operations Manager/OpenView

IBM Tivoli Monitoringand Netcool

Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager

Solarwinds Orion

Zenoss Enterprise

Service OrchestrationBMC Cloud Lifecycle Manager

Cloupia

EMC Unified Infrastructure Manager

DynamicOps CAC

newScale 9

Tidal Enterprise Orchestrator

VMware Orchestrator

Deployment and ConfigurationBMC BladeLogic

CA Spectrum Automation Manager

HP Server Automation

IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager

Symantec Altiris

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