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Rita Younger

Network Solutions Architect

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UNIFIED COMPUTING SYSTEM

OVERVIEW

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AGENDA The Evolution Of Computing Architecture

Overview of the UCS Hardware

Introducing Cisco UCS 2.0

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Data Center

Business

Advantage

Data Center 1.0 Data Center 2.0

2013 2000 1990 1980 1970 1960

Web

Client Server

Virtualization

Mainframe

Minicomputer

THE EVOLUTION OF COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE

Technology enabling new business opportunities


DATA CENTER 3.0 ARCHITECTURE

Unify and Simplify The 3.0 architecture goal is to solves the increasing

infrastructure complexity within the data center. This architecture reduces the

management components, cooling challenges, cabling and parallel infrastructures

for data, storage and Lights out Management. These steps will reduce the total ROI

to run the data center.

Unify

Unified Fabric for storage, computing, and network resources. Run all

communications on one infrastructure.

Simplify

The Unified Computing System architecture reduces the number of devices

organizations must purchase, deploy, and maintain.


Network Administrator

Configure LAN access – Uplinks, VLANs

Configure policies – QoS, ACLs

Storage Administrator

Configure LUN access – Masking, binding, boot LUN

Configure switch – Zoning, VSANs, QoS

Perform individual tasks for each server Individual server, storage, and network planning and configuration

Inhibits “pay-as-you-grow” incremental deployment

Needs admin coordination every time May incur downtime during deployments

Complex server replacement process Most of these tasks need to be performed for replacement server

TRADITIONAL SERVER DEPLOYMENT

Server Administrator

Configure management LAN

Upgrade firmware versions – Chassis, BMC, BIOS, adapters

Configure BIOS settings

Configure NIC settings

Configure HBA settings

Configure boot parameters


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UCS SERVICE PROFILES HARDWARE ‘STATE’ ABSTRACTED FROM COMPONENTS

• Separate firmware, addresses, and parameter settings from server hardware

• Separate access port settings from physical ports

• Physical servers become interchangeable hardware components

• Easy to move OS & applications across server hardware

BMC Firmware

MAC Address

NIC Firmware

NIC Settings

HDD Controller F/W

Controller settings

Drive Firmware

UUID

BIOS Firmware

BIOS Settings

Boot Order

WWN Address

HBA Firmware

HBA Settings

LAN

Connectivity

SAN

Connectivity OS & Application


UCS MANAGER


Server, Storage, and Network Administrator Group: Pre-configure 100s of servers up-front using ‘service profiles’

Firmware bundle

BIOS and adapter settings Boot order and parameters

LAN connectivity

SAN connectivity

Deploy physical servers as needed over time

Plan and pre-configure once Collaborative server, storage, and network planning and configuration

Enables “pay-as-you-grow” incremental deployment Server administrator can deploy servers any time in any increments

Incremental deployment is non-disruptive

Simple server replacement process Most of these tasks need to be performed for replacement server

SERVER DEPLOYMENT WITH UCS SERVER PROFILES


STATELESS COMPUTING

LAN

SAN

•RAID settings •Disk scrub actions

•Number of vHBAs •HBA WWN assignments •FC Boot Parameters •HBA firmware

•FC Fabric assignments for HBAs

•QoS settings •Border port assignment per vNIC •NIC Transmit/Receive Rate Limiting

•VLAN assignments for NICs •VLAN tagging config for NICs

•Number of vNICs •PXE settings\ •NIC firmware •Advanced feature settings

•Remote KVM IP settings •Call Home behavior •Remote KVM firmware

•Server UUID •Serial over LAN settings •Boot order •IPMI settings •BIOS scrub actions •BIOS firmware •BIOS Settings

Server hardware state is fully

configurable

Preserved in software known

as a Service Profile.

Service Profiles can then be

dynamically assigned to

specific blade hardware for

runtime.

Configurable HW State Examples


UCS DIFFERENTIATION

• Unified Fabric – simplifies server and removes infrastructure using industry standards

• Embedded Management – one management domain simplifies management framework

• Large Memory Footprint – Industry leading footprint drives up consolidation

• Virtualization Adapter – Improves performance and reduces NIC infrastructure

• Service Profiles – encompasses HW state for rapid deployment of hardware



BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE UCS HARDWARE


UCS B-SERIES BLADE SERVERS

UCS Front

UCS Back


UCS External Connectivity


LEGACY ENCLOSURE ARCHITECTURE

Mgmt LAN

Any IEEE Compliant LAN SAN B Any ANSI T11 Compliant SAN

SAN A Any ANSI T11 Compliant SAN

Showing support for 80 servers


LAN Any IEEE Compliant LAN SAN B

Any ANSI T11 Compliant SAN

Mgmt SAN A

Any ANSI T11 Compliant SAN

CISCO UNIFIED COMPUTING SYSTEM

One Logical Chassis to Manage*

LAN Connectivity

SAN Networking Blade Chassis’ Server Blades

Rack Servers Server Identity Management Monitoring, Troubleshooting

etc.

*architectural limit of 320 servers with 160 servers supported as of 1.4(1)


UNIFIED COMPUTING SYSTEM (UCS)

Single Point of Management

Unified Fabric

Stateless Servers with Virtualized Adapters Up to 40 Chassis Supported 320* servers

(*160 supported in 1.4)


Unified Computing Portfolio

UCS C22 M3

UCS C240 M3

UCS C420 M3

UCS C460 M2

Twinax 10G SFP+

UCS B200 M3

UCS B22 M3

UCS B420 M3

UCS B230 M2

UCS 5100

UCS 2208

UCS 6248

UCS Manager

UCS C24 M3

UCS C220 M3

UCS C260 M2

UCS B250 M2 UCS B440 M2

UCS 6296


COMPUTE OPTIONS

B22 M3 2 Socket Intel E5-2400, 2 SFF Disk, 12 DIMM, 384GB Max Memory

B250 M2 2 Socket Intel 5600, 2 SFF Disk, 48 DIMM. 384GB Max Memory

B420 M3 4 Socket Intel E5-4600, 4 SFF Disk, 48 DIMM, 1.5TB Max Memory

Bla

de B230 M2

2 Socket Intel E7-2800, 2 SSD (7MM), 32 DIMM, 512GB Max Memory

B440 M2 4 Socket Intel E7-4800, 4 SFF Disk, 32 DIMM, 1TB Max Memory

B200 M3 2 Socket Intel E5-2600, 2 SFF Disk, 24 DIMM, 768GB Max Memory


COMPUTE OPTIONS

C22 M3 2 Socket Intel E5-2400, 12 DIMM, 192G Max Memory, 1RU



Rack M

ount

C240 M3 2 Socket Intel E7-2800, 24 DIMM, 768G Max Memory 2RU

C260 M2 2 Socket Intel E7-2800, 64 DIMM, 1TB Max Memory, 2U

C460 M2 4 Socket Intel E7-4800, 64 DIMM, 2TB Max Memory 4U

C420 M3 4 Socket Intel E5-4600, 48 DIMM, 1.5TB Max Memory 2RU



INTRODUCING CISCO UCS 2.0


INTRODUCING CISCO UCS 6200 PLATFORM

FEWER MANAGEMENT POINTS 50% 40% LESS

POWER

High Performance

Lossless Ethernet

Ethernet + Storage

Convergence

FEX

Unified Ports: Dynamic ports

– Lossless Ethernet/FC

2X Density, Scale

Performance

Layer 3 and FabricPath

Capable

2009: UCS 6100

2011: UCS 6200

INNOVATION ON

UCS

RAISING THE BAR

AGAIN

Also New:

UCS 2208XP I/O Module


UCS FABRIC INFRASTRUCTURE PORTFOLIO

UCS 1.0 UCS 2.0

MEZZANINE CARDS

BLADE CHASSIS IO MODULES

FABRIC INTERCONNECTS

UCS 6120

Ethernet and FC Expansion Modules

UCS 2104 IO Module

CNA & 10GE Mezz QLogic/Emulex/ Intel/Broadcom

Cisco VIC

UCS 6248UP (Unified Ports)

16 Unified Ports

UCS 2208 IO Module

VIC 1280


Unified Port

UNIFIED PORTS DYNAMIC PORTS ALLOCATION: LOSSLESS ETHERNET OR FIBER CHANNEL

NATIVE FIBER

CHANNEL

• Convert protocol support on the same

port dynamically

• All ports on UCS 6200 Series

• 16-port Expansion Module for 6248UP

LOSSLESS ETHERNET:

1/10GBE, FCOE, ISCSI, NAS

BENEFITS USE-CASES • Simplify switch purchase—remove

ports ratio guess work

• Increase design flexibility

• Remove specific protocol bandwidth bottlenecks

• Flexible LAN and storage convergence based on business needs

• Service can be adjusted based on the demand for specific traffic


UCS 6200 NETWORKING FABRIC

AND FLEXIBILITY, UTILIZATION BETTER APP. PERFORMANCE

UCS-FI-E16UP

UCS-FI-6248UP

• Performance for improved Workload Density

o High Density 48 Ports in 1RU

o Increased 1Tbps Switching Performance

• Flexibility to defer port usage type and number

at design time rather than purchase time

o Flexibility to configure any port at Ethernet

(1/10 Gigabit with SFP+) or FCoE or Native

FC Ports (8/4/2/1G with FC Optics)

o All Ports usable as uplinks/ downlinks

• Latency Lowered to 3.2us within Switch

• Power Optimized with 80 PLUS Gold Efficiency

• Investment Protection with Backward and

Forward Compatibility

48 Unified Port Fabric Interconnect


UCS 2208 IO MODULE

UCS-IOM-2208XP

• Bandwidth increase for improved

response esp for bursty Applications

o 80G to the Network

o 320G to the Host (4x10G/ Half width

slot; 8x10G/ Full width slot)

Redundant

• Latency Lowered to 0.6us within IOM

• Investment Protection with Backward

and Forward Compatibility

BANDWIDTH BURSTY APPLICATIONS FOR

Enable Dual 40 Gbps to Each Blade Server



THANK YOU!

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