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Cisco HyperFlex SystemsMazen Abou Najm
DC & Cloud Consultant
mabounaj@cisco.com
@mabounaj
Stefan Renner
EMEA Alliance Systems Engineer
stefan.renner@veeam.com
NetApp A-Team, VMware vExpert, Cisco Champion
@rennerstefan
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Cisco and Veeam Better Together
“We have over 1,000 customers jointly and we are growing at over a 40 percent rate.”
Siva SivakumarDirector, Data Center Solutions
Cisco
Cisco Appliances – Available Now!Cisco UCS Backup and Replication Appliance for Veeam
Veeam Availability SuiteEnterprise Plus
or
Veeam Backup &
ReplicationEnterprise Plus
Starter C240 Small C3260 Mid C3260 Large C3260
Size 2U 4U 4U 4U (x3)
Usable
Capacity72TB 176TB 352TB 1056TB
Commercial/Midsize
Enterprise
Service Provider/Large
Enterprise
Instant VM Recovery
Advanced Replication
Verified Protection
Complete Visibility
FlexPod storage snapshots
WAN Acceleration
What Customers are Telling Us
CFOs Expect a
Cloud Economics On-
Premise
Expectation of pay-as-
you-go economics with
scaling on-demand
Moving at the
Speed of
Business
Consumption of
infrastructure adds time,
cost and inefficiency
Operationalizing
Speed and
Simplicity
Proliferation of solutions
creating silos that complicates
operations
APPS
Hyperconvergence
Fast Time to MarketSimplicityFirst Gen HCI
Hyperconvergence
Gaps
Fast Time to MarketSimplicity
New management silosInefficient scaling
and data optimizationLimited app performance and
workload support
First Gen HCI
IT is Looking for a Better Answer
Next Gen HCI
Gaps
Fast Time to MarketSimplicity
New management silosInefficient scaling
and data optimizationLimited app performance and
workload support
Agile
Simplicity+
Integration with Existing Data Center
Easy Scaling+
Resource Efficiency
Existing Apps+
Next Gen
AdaptableEfficient
First Gen HCI
Cisco HyperFlex SystemsHX-Series
Cisco UCS: Platform for All Architectures
Converged Infrastructure
Cisco UCS
Hardware Abstracted
Policy Driven
Open and Programmable
UCS Mini
Mainstream Computing
Fourth Gen UCS
UCS C3000 Series
UCS M-Series
Modular Servers
Scale Out Computing
Hyperconverged Systems
Cisco HyperFlex Systems
1 Complete Hyperconvergence
Unified Compute and
Network Infrastructure Wide Array of Rack and Blade Form Factors
Integrated, High
Performance
Network Fabric
Automated
Management of all
Hardware
Virtualization
Aware
Cisco UCS: The Ideal System for Hyperconvergence
Cisco HyperFlex Systems
1 Complete Hyperconvergence
Unified Compute and
Network InfrastructureCisco HyperFlex
Cisco HX Data Platform
Data Services and Storage Optimization
2 Next Gen Data Platform
Designed for
Distributed Storage
Cisco HyperFlex Systems
1
3
Complete Hyperconvergence
Unified Compute and
Network Infrastructure
Part of a Complete Data Center StrategyElastic and Secure at Enterprise Scale
Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HX Data Platform
Data Services and Storage Optimization
2 Next Gen Data Platform
Designed for
Distributed Storage
Cisco One
Enterprise Cloud SuiteCisco ACI
Cisco Security
Primary HyperFlex Use Cases
• Agile provisioning
• Frequent iterations
• Instant cloning and snapshots
Test and Development
• Low upfront costs
• Consistent performance
• Predictable scaling
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Reduce operational complexity
• Adaptive scaling
• Always-on resiliency
Server Virtualization
• Simple deployment
• Centralized management
• No “fly-and-fix” missions
Large RemoteBranch Office
Flexible, Extensible Infrastructure
Future Ready Architecture
API-Enabled Data Platform Supports Multiple Storage Formats
• Multiple Hyper-visors
• Containers
• Additional VM environments
ObjectFile Block
Bare MetalContainers
Cisco HyperFlex: HX Data Platform
Data Services and Storage Optimization
Initial
Launch
HX220c Nodes
Smallest footprint
Minimum of 3 Node Cluster
(VDI, ROBO)
HX240c Nodes
Capacity-heavy
Minimum of 3 Node Cluster
(VSI: IT/Biz Apps, Test/Dev)
HX240c + B200 for HF
Hybrid Nodes
Compute-heavy hybrid
(Compute bound apps/VDI)
Bundles and
Configure to Order
Annual Subscription
Software Model
Integrated
with vSphere
Hyperconvergence Meets Unified ComputingHyperFlex HX-Series
Cisco HX Data Platform Overview
Integrated Management and
Data Services
Dynamic Data Distribution
Continuous Data Optimization
Independent Scaling of Compute and Capacity
Real Innovation
Scale Compute
HX Data Platform
Add NodesScale Capacity Within Nodes
HX Data Platform
CONTROLLERHYPERVISORCONTROLLERHYPERVISOR CONTROLLERHYPERVISOR CONTROLLERHYPERVISOR
IOVisorIOVisor
IOVisorIOVisor
IOVisorIOVisor
IOVisorIOVisor
VM VM VM VM
Non-HyperFlex Hosts Can Connect to
Storage with IOVisor
VM VMVM VM VMVM VM VMVM VM VMVM
Independent Scaling of Compute and Capacity
Building on the Right FoundationCisco HX Data Platform
Built From the Ground Up for
Hyperconvergence
Distributed Log-Structured File
System Designed for Scale-out,
Distributed Storage
Advanced Data Services (Snapshots,
Clones) and Data Optimization
(Inline Dedupe, Compression) Without
Trade-offs
Better Flash Endurance and
Disk Performance
Computing, Storage,
Networking, and Hypervisor Integration
Eliminates Management
Silos
Distributed File system
Local FS Local FS Local FS Local FS
Unique
Architecture
Dynamic Data Distribution
• HX Data Platform stripes data across all nodes simultaneously, leveraging cache across all SSDs for fast writes
• Balanced space utilization: no data migration required following a VM migration
Systems Built on Conventional File
Systems Write Locally, Then Replicate,
Creating Performance Hotspots
CONTROLLERHYPERVISORHYPERVISOR CONTROLLERHYPERVISOR CONTROLLERHYPERVISOR
VM VMVM VM VMVM VM VMVM
HX Data Platform
VM VMVM
CONTROLLERCONTROLLER
DATASTORE DATASTORE
• Stripe blocks of a file across servers
• Replicate one or two additional copies
to other servers
• Handle entire server or disk failures
• Restore back to original number of copies
• Rebalance VMs and data post
replacement
Non-Disruptive Operations
CONTROLLERVMHYPERVISOR
VM VM VM
CONTROLLERVMHYPERVISOR
VM VM VM
CONTROLLERVMHYPERVISOR
VM VM VM
CONTROLLERVMHYPERVISOR
VM VM VM
File.vmdk
D1 E1A1 B1 C1B2 A2 A3C2 C3 D2D3 E2E3 D1E1 B3 B3
EDCBA
Data Protection and High Availability
VM
Replicate
Write IO
Replication Factor = 3 Replication Factor = 2
Default Is Replication Factor = 3 Set at Cluster Creation Time
Every Block Is Written to 3 Different Nodes in the Cluster Every Block Is Written to Min of 2 Different Nodes in the Cluster
Higher Availability to Survive Multi-Point Failures;
Higher Device ProtectionCan Survive a Single Node/Device Failure
Trades usable capacity for increased cluster resiliency Usable Capacity is 50% of Raw Disk Capacity
Access Policy Is Strict (Default); Can Be Modified Via CLI Access Policy Is Lenient
Capacity Planning
Start with Raw Cluster Capacity (# Disks* Size* Nodes)
Factor in the Metadata Overhead ENOSPC Buffer of 8%
Factor in the Replication Factor RF 2 or 3
Divide the Total Capacity by the Replication Factor
Factor in Deduplication and Compression Estimate
For VSI Estimate 20–50%
For VDI the VMs Will Consume Almost No Space at 95% Savings
• For persistent user data estimate 20–50%
For Availability Factor in n+1 to Reserve Capacity for 1 Node Failure
Capacity Options
3 Node
HX220c
HX240c
4 Node 5 Node 6 Node 7 Node 8 Node
Assumes: Full HDD population. RF3.
Note: The above calculations are before deduplication & compression. Effective capacity will be higher.
Consult with your Cisco CSE for the latest sizing & design guidance.
6.02 TiB 8.03 TiB 10.04 TiB 12.04 TiB 14.05 TiB 16.06 TiB
23.09 TiB 30.79 TiB 38.48 TiB 46.18 TiB 53.88 TiB 61.58 TiB
Usable Cluster Capacity
Continuous Data Optimization
BEFORE
Inline Deduplication Inline Compression
No Special Hardware
No Performance Impact
Log-Structured File System Yields More Efficient Data Optimization
Integrated Management and Data Services
• UCS Manager vCenter Plug-in
• Manage UCS Service Profiles
• Update Server Firmware
• KVM launch of console
• Instant provisioning, cloning and snapshotting of virtual machines from within vCenter
• No separate console, no learning curve
• UCS Manager familiar to 50,000 customers WW
• Server and network deployment settings in pre-configured Service Profiles
vCenter Plug-in: HX Data Platform Summary
vCenter Plug-in: Datastore Provisioning
Capacity Reporting in UI
• Capacity: Total formatted with RF
• Free: unused capacity
• Total Savings:Combined % savings of dedup+comp
• Compression: % recovered from compression
• Deduplication: % recovered from deduplication
• Provisioned Capacity:Amount of space allocated in DS
• Thin provisioned
• Used Capacity:Total of physical space consumed in DS
• Available Capacity: Provisioned minus Used
HyperFlex Backup and Replication
Cisco HyperFlexBackup for HyperFlex environments
HyperFlex
HX220c
or
HX240c
VMware
Fabric
Interconnect
LAN/SAN
frontend
Backup &
Replication
HX Data Platform
Fabric
Interconnect
LAN/SAN
frontend
Cisco Appliance for
backup repository
Cisco UCS C240 or
Cisco UCS 3260
Leverage all Veeam backup features for VMware environments
• CBT aware VMware backup
• Veeam Explorers and Instant Recovery
• SureBackup and Virtual Lab
Lower the RTPO of < 15 mins for Cisco HyperFlex environments
Veeam Availability for HyperFlexReplication for HyperFlex environments
Leverage Veeam VM-level replication between different HyperFlexor other VMware environments for disaster recovery
Lower the RTPO for Cisco HyperFlex in case of disaster
Veeam Explorer, SureReplica and Virtual Lab features
HX Data Platform HX Data Platform
Proxy Server
running in a virtual
machine
Veeam replication for
• Cluster-to-cluster disaster recovery
Veeam Cloud
Connect
! ResetConsole
UCS B200 M3
Cisco C3260s
Cisco Veeam
Backup
Appliance
Customer 1 On Premises
Hyperflex
UCS
UCS Mini
B-series
C-series
Cisco C240
SA
N
Cisco Veeam
Backup Appliance
Customer 2 On Premises
Hyperflex
Customer 3On Premises
Cisco UCS
Veeam Availability for HyperFlexVeeam Cloud Connect for HyperFlex environments
VMware
Fabric Interconnect Fabric Interconnect
LAN/SAN frontend LAN/SAN frontend
Cisco Veeam
Backup Appliance
VMware
Fabric Interconnect Fabric Interconnect
LAN/SAN frontend LAN/SAN frontend
Cisco Veeam
Backup Appliance
BaaS and DRaaS build on Cisco UCS, HyperFlex and Veeam
Easy-to-deploy and easy-to-manage for service providers and customer
Full multi-tenancy and secure data transport into the cloud
Cisco HyperFlex Systems Deployment Overview
Fast and Easy Installation
STEP 0
STEP 1
60 MINUTES
OR LESS
VMware and HX Data
Performance Software
Installed on Servers at
Factory/Reseller Before
Shipping to Customer
Rack Up Servers, Power
on, and Add to vCenter
Drag and Drop
Configuration (JSON) File
Create, Cluster,
and Datastore
Start Provisioning VMs
UCS Integrated HyperFlex Networking
Shipped From Factory With Integrated Networking
High Performance, Flat and Predictably Latent Fabric
Simplified Network Deployments• No specialized protocol
requirements such as IPv6, Multicast
Plug and Play Networking with UCS Unified Fabric
Reduced Complexity, Simplified Decision Making and Deployment
CVM DataPort GroupData vSwitch
CVM Mgmt Port GroupManagement vSwitch
Predefined DC Network Policies
CONTROLLER VM CONTROLLER VM CONTROLLER VM CONTROLLER VM
SmartPlay Select HX-Series ConfigurationsCisco SmartPlay Select HX-Series Bundles
*Nodes: Min 3; Max 8 with 2 FI’s ; *Al-carte Node Options available
Entry Bundles Value Bundles Performance Bundles
HX220c
CPU 2 x E5-2630 v3 2 x E5-2660 v3 2 x E5-2690 v3
Storage6 x [HDD]–1.2 TB 12G SAS 10K
1 x [SSD]–480GB EP 6G SATA
1 x [SSD]–120GB EV 6G SATA
6 x [HDD]–1.2 TB 12G SAS 10K
1 x [SSD]–480GB EP 6G SATA
1 x [SSD]–120GB EV 6G SATA
6 x [HDD]–1.2 TB 12G SAS 10K
1 x [SSD]–480GB EP 6G SATA
1 x [SSD]–120GB EV 6G SATA
Memory256GB (8 x 32GB DDR4) 256GB (8 x 32GB DDR4) 512GB (16 x 32GB DDR4)
Memory pre-discounted upgrade options available
Network 1 x 10Gb SFP+ 1 x 10Gb SFP+ 1 x 10Gb SFP+
Boot Device 2 x 64GB SD Cards 2 x 64GB SD Cards 2 x 64GB SD Cards
VMware License (Optional) Follow CTO Rules Follow CTO Rules Follow CTO Rules
HyperFlex Data Platform SW 1 year and 3 Year Options 1 year and 3 Year options 1 year and 3 Year options
FI 6248 and 6296 Options 6248 and 6296 Options 6248 and 6296 Options
HX240c
CPU 2 x E5-2630 v3 2 x E5-2660 v3 2 x E5-2690 v3
Storage11 x [HDD]–1.2 TB 12G SAS 10K
1 x [SSD]–1.6TB EP 6G SATA
1 x [SSD]–120GB EV 6G SATA
15 x [HDD]–1.2 TB 12G SAS 10K
1 x [SSD]–1.6TB EP 6G SATA
1 x [SSD]–120GB EV 6G SATA
23 x [HDD]–1.2 TB 12G SAS 10K
1 x [SSD]–1.6TB EP 6G SATA
1 x [SSD]–120GB EV 6G SATA
Memory256GB (8 x 32GB DDR4) 256GB (8 x 32GB DDR4) 512GB (16 x 32GB DDR4)
Memory pre-discounted upgrade options available
Network 2 x 10Gb SFP+ 2 x 10Gb SFP+ 2 x 10Gb SFP+
Boot Device 2 x 64GB SD Cards 2 x 64GB SD Cards 2 x 64GB SD Cards
VMware License (Optional) Follow CTO Rules Follow CTO Rules Follow CTO Rules
HX Data Platform Software 1 year and 3 Year Options 1 year and 3 Year options available 1 year and 3 Year options available
FI 6248 and 6296 Options 6248 and 6296 Options 6248 and 6296 Options
Cisco HyperFlex HX220c ConfigurationCisco HyperFlex C220 HX220C-M4S Base System
Description Mfg’s PN Qty
Memory 16GB or 32GB DDR4-2133-MHz RDIMM/PC4-17000/dual rank/1.2v
128GB–768GB Min 16
ProcessorFlexible Processor Choices: E5-2698, E5-2697, E5-2695, E5-2690, E5-2680, E5-2670, E5-2667, E5-2660, E5-2658, E5-2650, E5-2640, E5-2630
Varies 2
Drive Controller Cisco 12Gbps Modular SAS HBA UCSC-SAS12GHBA 1
SSD1 120 GB 2.5 Inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD UCS-SD120GBKS4-EV 1
SSD2 480GB 2.5 Inch Enterprise Performance 6G SATA SSD (3X endurance)
UCS-SD480G12S3-EP 1
HDD 1.2 TB SAS 12Gbps 10K rpm SFF HDD UCS-HD12TB10K12G 6
Network Cisco UCS VIC1227 VIC MLOM—Dual Port 10Gb SFP+
UCSC-MLOM-CSC-02 1
Boot Device 64GB SD Card for UCS servers UCS-SD-64G-S 2
Software Cisco HX Data Engine 1 or 3yr SW Subscription HXDE-001-xYR 1
Optional VMware License
Factory Installed—VMware vSphere6 Enterprise SW and License
2
Hardware
• Memory Configurable
• 8x16GB 24x32GB
• CPU Configurable
• 2socket, 8 core, 2.2GHz min
• Up to E5-2698D
Software
• Storage Controller
• Reserves 48GB RAM
• Reserves 8 vCPU, 10.800GHz CPU
• VAAI VIB
• IO Visor VIB
Hardware
• Memory Configurable
• 16x16GB 24x32GB
• CPU Configurable
• 2socket, 8 core, 2.2GHz min
• Up to 2698D
• HDD Storage QtyConfigurable
Software
• Storage Controller
• Reserves 72GB RAM
• Reserves 8 vCPU, 10.800GHz CPU
• VAAI VIB
• IO Visor VIB
Cisco HyperFlex HX240c ConfigurationCisco HyperFlex C240 HX240C-M4SX Base System
Description Mfg’s PN Qty
Memory 16GB or 32GB DDR4-2133-MHz RDIMM/PC4-17000/dual rank/1.2v
256GB–768GB Min 16
ProcessorFlexible Processor Choices: E5-2698, E5-2697, E5-2695, E5-2690, E5-2680, E5-2670, E5-2667, E5-2660, E5-2658, E5-2650, E5-2640, E5-2630
Varies 2
Drive Controller Cisco 12Gbps Modular SAS HBA UCSC-SAS12GHBA 1
SSD 1.6 TB 2.5” Enterprise Performance 6G SATA SSD (3X endurance)
UCS-SD16TB12S3-EP 1
HDD 1.2 TB SAS 12Gbps 10K rpm SFF HDD UCS-HD12TB10K12G 6–23
Network Cisco UCS VIC1227 VIC MLOM—Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ UCSC-MLOM-CSC-02
1
Boot Device
64GB SD Card for UCS servers UCS-SD-64G-S 2
120 GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSD (Internal) UCS-SD120GBKS4-EB
1
Right PCI Riser Bd (Riser 1) 2onbd SATA bootdrvs+ 2PCI slts UCSC-PCI-1C-240M4
1
Software Cisco HX Data Engine 1 or 3yr SW Subscription HXDE-001-xYR 1
Optional VMware License
Factory Installed—VMware vSphere6 Enterprise SW and License
2
• Controller (for compatibility)
• Reserves 512MB RAM
• Reserves 1024MHz
• For compatibility with Maintenance Mode
• VAAI VIB
• IO Visor VIB
Cisco HyperFlex B200c ConfigurationCisco HyperFlex C240 HX240C-M4SX Base System
Description Mfg’s PN Qty
Blade ServerUCS B200 M4 w/o CPU, Mem, Drive Bays, HDD,
Mezz (UPG)UCSB-B200-M4-U 1
Memory16GB or 32GB DDR4-2133-MHz
RDIMM/PC4-17000/Dual Rank/1.2vUCS-MR-1X162RU-A
Up to
24
Processor Intel E5-2600v3; Any Processor Speed Varies 2
Drive Controller NA NA
SSD1 NA NA
SSD2 NA NA
HDD NA NA
NetworkCisco UCS VIC 1340 Modular LOM for
Blade ServersUCSB-MLOM-40G-03 1
Boot Device 64GB SD Card for UCS Servers UCS-SD-64G-S 2
Reduced management complexity
Integrated Management
HyperFlex Summary
Flash endurance, compression friendly, faster rebuilds
Log Structured Layout
Scale performance and capacity independently, eliminate hotspots
Data Distribution
Flash performance, low cost capacity
Data Virtualization
Fast, efficient snapshots and clones
DataServices
Thank you!
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