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“Living the Network Life”

Datacenter Vision & Strategy

TERENA Network Conference June 2nd, 2010

Jan HofSr. Director Field Marketing EMEA-SAM

© 2010 Extreme Networks Inc. All rights reserved.

Physical Virtual Cloud

A Blueprint for the Next Generation Data Center


The New Computer

Data center capacity, not server capacity,

is the new metric

Consolidation

High Computational DensityPhysical Location Consolidation

Green

Efficient Power Management

Virtualization

On Demand ProvisioningHardware Independence / High AvailabilityLocation Independence

Network / Storage Convergence

Data Center Trends

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The Dissolving Network Edge

Network boundary between edge switch and server has blurred

Switching at multiple levelsVirtual switchNetwork switch:

∎ Edge – Aggregation - CoreBlade SwitchSwitching in NIC cardsDistributed virtual switches

Co-existence of different virtual switch models a challenge

VirtualizationA Networking Problem


VirtualizationDynamic VM Migration

VM: Force-Fitting Dynamism onto a Static Network

VM Mobility requires network configuration to follow VMsVLAN, QoS, ACLs, Rate Limiting

tied to VM, not network port

Best practices are conflictingFlat L2 versus segmented

Requires coordination between server & network administratorsAutomated and dynamic

VM migration


Extreme Networks Datacenter Strategy“Four Pillars” Solution

NetworkTopology

ReduceNetwork

Tiers

Bandwidth andPerformance

Fixed andModular

Platforms

Robust andFlexibleStacking

Integration with

VM Platforms

Provision1,000s ofSwitches

across MultipleSites

AutomatedConfiguration

NetworkProfiles for

VMs

Heterogeneous(Best-of-Breed)

support forVirtual

Machines

EPICenter®

single pane ofglass

VEPA

1G 10G 40G 100G

ApplicationAwareness &

Support

User GeneratedScripts

XML-enabledInfrastructure

Open APIs

Program &ApplicationIntegration


Extreme Networks Datacenter Strategythe Scalable Pillar

NetworkTopology

ReduceNetwork

Tiers


Fixed andModular

Platforms


Integration with

VM Platforms




NetworkProfiles for

VMs


support forVirtual

Machines

EPICenter®

single pane ofglass

VEPA

1G 10G 40G 100G


Support



Open APIs



Virtualization Driving MAC Explosion

Virtualized Data CentersLarge mobility domainsVirtualization best practicesDynamic / shared infrastructureUltimate flexibility and cost optimization

Data Center RequirementsIncrease number of VMs per serverHighly scalability L2 table size

Architectural ConcernsSecurityManagementCompliance Mobility Domain

NIC

VMVM

vSwitch

NIC

VMVM

vSwitch

Data Center Core

Edge Edge

Layer 2 Network

ServerServer


Virtual Machine Explosion

- 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 -

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

Servers

VMs

VMs (100 per)

VMs (32 per)

VMs (8 per)


Outsourcing Driving L3 Explosion

Managed Hosting Data CentersCustomers with their own networksSmaller mobility domainsNetworking best practices

Data Center RequirementsNetwork segmentationHighly scalable L3 table size

Architectural ConcernsSilo’d infrastructureSub-optimized infrastructure for

∎ Service Flexibility∎ Cost Optimization (CAPEX /OPEX)

NIC

VMVM

vSwitch

NIC

VMVM

vSwitch

Edge Edge

Layer 2 Network

Layer 3 Network

Data Center Core

Layer 2 Network

Mobility Domain 2

ServerServer

Mobility Domain 1


Extreme Networks Datacenter Strategythe Efficient Pillar


XNVVM Lifecycle Management

Unprecedented network visibility, control and automation into the server virtualization environment

Ability to apply network-level capabilities (ACL’s, QoS, etc.) to the virtual machine using Virtual Port Profiles (VPP)

Ability to automatically track and enforce VPP as VMs move across the data center, not just across switch ports

VM inventory, location and history in a centralized location


Sy

nc

VM Management

VSwitch VSwitch

Virtual Port Profile

VMVM VMVM VM

EPICenter® provisions across multiple Extreme Networks® switches and integrates with hypervisor management

Centralized network level inventory

Switch detects movement of virtual machines

Switch dynamically provisions network parameters (Virtual Port Profiles) with the virtual machine:QoS, ACLs, Rate Limiting

XNVInterop Demonstration


Extreme Networks Datacenter Strategythe Scalable Pillar


Direct AttachReducing Network Tiers

Direct Attach eliminates multiple network tiers by directly switching virtual machines in aggregation or core of the network

Two key technologies enable the Direct Attach Architecture:Availability of high fan out modules

(96 port I/O module) on the BlackDiamond® chassis eliminatesneed for edge/TOR and/or Blade switch

Enabling Virtual Machine switching in the network - eliminates the virtual switch tier

Enabled via an ExtremeXOS® software module across complete data center product portfolio


Direct AttachInterop Demonstration

Live demo switching traffic between VM within a server, in the network

Network based tools such as ClearFlow rules applied to VMs to protect VMs against attacks

Leverages Red Hat KVM Hypervisor technology

Leverages existing Extreme Networks Data Center switching platform

Leverages ExtremeXOS® for modular upgrade across entire portfolio

Direct Attach Switch Infrastructure

Direct Attach Switching Architecture


New Scalable Core and Edge Products

4 x 40G VIM modules No Forklift Upgrades Trials this calendar year

Summit® 40G

4x40G Blades Up to 24 40G per chassis Works with existing blades

Single OS No Forklift Upgrade Trials this calendar year

BlackDiamond® 40G series modules for theBlackDiamond 8800 series switch family

ScalableCore

ScalableEdge

Verified


Complete Data Center Switching PortfolioD

ATA CEN

TER

AC

CESS

Summit X650

8900-seriesmodules

Robust switching portfolio from Edge to Data Center with single operating system across product families to deliver highly resilient and highly scalable networks

Summit X480 NEW

Summit X450a

SCA

LAB

LE D

ATA CEN

TER C

OR

E

8900-xlseriesmodules

NEW

EPICenter ®

Summit® Fixed Configuration BlackDiamond® 8800 Chassis

1 Gigabit 10 Gigabit 10/100 – 10 Gigabit

SummitStack™

ExtremeXOS®

40 GbE Ready


Extreme Networks: “Four Pillars” Solution

NetworkTopology

ReduceNetwork

Tiers


Fixed andModular

Platforms


Integration with

VM Platforms




NetworkProfiles for

VMs


support forVirtual

Machines

EPICenter®

single pane ofglass

VEPA

1G 10G 40G 100G


Support



Open APIs



Conclusion

Strategy enables Data Centers to migrate from Physical infrastructures to Highly Virtualized infrastructures and then to Cloud

Executing on Strategy with new products:Highly scalable infrastructure products40 GbE on chassis and stackablesDirect Attach – Extreme’s architecture for reducing network tiers in the data

centerXNV – Network level VM Lifecycle Management

Significant progress across the 4 pillars

Live demonstration of all products at Interop – Las Vegas;April 26-28, 2010


Thank You


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