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© 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 1 © 2013 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 1
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS): Changing the Economics of the Datacenter
Connecting UCS technology innovations to TCO
improvement
Bill Shields
Marketing Manager
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Agenda
Real world
customer results
Q&A Connecting UCS
technology
innovations to TCO
improvement
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Real Innovation Improves TCO
SingleConnect,
Networking,
Cabling &
Warranty Power &
Cooling
Provisioning
& Ongoing
Administration Systems
Management
Software
Tra
ditio
nal S
olu
tion
UC
S S
olu
tion
Servers &
Warranty
Unified Fabric • Radical Infrastructure Simplification
• Efficient scaling
• High performance
Unified Management • Embedded device management
• Self-integrating
• Stateless
• Automated
• Programmable
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Servers
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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• Virtual Interface Cards and Unified Fabric ELIMINATE I/O
ADAPTERS
Server Cost Reduction
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
BUY FEWER
SERVERS
• Pool & reduce hot spares using UCSM Service Profiles
• Eliminate management servers
• Improve consolidation with large memory footprints and
industry leading virtualization performance
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Buy Fewer Servers
Total Servers: 18
Blade
Blade
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Blade
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Blade
Blade
Blade
Web
Rack
Rack
Rack
Rack
Rack
Database
Blade
Blade
Blade
Blade
Blade
Virtualized
Apps
Hot Spare Burst Capacity Spare Live / Production
With UCS Service Profiles:
• Configure and provision bare
metal on the fly with
application specific Service
Profile Templates
• Availability and burst capacity
delivered with fewer spares
Blade
Blade
Blade
Blade
Web
Rack
Rack
Rack
Database
Blade
Blade
Blade
Virtualized
Apps
Blade
Blade
Rack
Total Servers: 14
Blade
Spares Pool
Without UCS Service Profiles:
• Silos individually provisioned for
peak demand and failures
• Idle hotspare servers require
application specific HW &
Firmware Image configurations
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Buy Fewer Servers
17 16 9 14 14 15
CPU Virtualization
& Cloud
Database Enterprise
Application
Enterprise
Middleware HPC
Cisco UCS: 81 World Records Superior technology fueling industry-leading application performance
Additional Information: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/ps10265/industry_benchmarks.html
Superior Performance • Improved end-user experiences
• Increased business velocity
• Reduced software licensing costs
• Reduced infrastructure footprint
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Buy Fewer Servers
12
Oracle E-
Business
Suite
Cisco UCS: 81 World Records Superior technology fueling industry-leading application performance
Additional Information: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/ps10265/industry_benchmarks.html
Fewer Oracle licenses
$??,??? - $984,000 +
$??,??? - $668,800
support per server
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Infrastructure & Cabling
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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• Unified Fabric for Blade and Rack Servers Eliminate
Switches
Infrastructure Cost Reduction
Eliminate
Cables • Fewer Switches = Fewer Cables
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Evolution of Complexity
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Rack Mgrs
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2 x FC Switches2 x Enet Switches
2 x Rack Managersfor
40 Rack Servers
Infrastructure
Servers
Traditional
Rack
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Evolution of Complexity
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Catalyst 3750 SERIES
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STATUS
1/2/4 Gbps FC Module
LINK
5 63 41 2
LINK
11 129 107 8
DS-X9112
STATUS
1/2/4 Gbps FC Module
LINK
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LINK
11 129 107 8
40 x Rack
Servers
FC Switch
Enet Switch
Rack Mgrs
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2 x Rack Managersfor
40 Rack Servers
Infrastructure
Servers
Traditional
Rack
Replicate
complexity for
every 16 servers
Mini-Rack
1
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2
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Infrastructure
Servers
Infrastructure
Servers
Infrastructure
Servers
Infrastructure
Servers
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Eliminating Complexity with Unified Fabric
Eth
ern
et
Fib
re C
ha
nn
el
Ma
nag
em
en
t
Complexity in Traditional Environments
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Single,
multi-protocol
fabric
SingleConnect
Eliminating Complexity with Unified Fabric
Eth
ern
et
Fib
re C
ha
nn
el
Ma
nag
em
en
t
Unified Fabric
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
Complexity in Traditional Environments
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Cisco Fabric Extender
Architecture
Physically
distributed,
centrally
managed
Single,
multi-protocol
fabric
SingleConnect
Eliminating Complexity with Unified Fabric
Eth
ern
et
Fib
re C
ha
nn
el
Ma
nag
em
en
t
Unified Fabric
One Network Fabric
One Network
One Layer
SingleConnect
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
Complexity in Traditional Environments
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10 to 1 cable reduction
Reduced cabling by 78%
Consolidated from 540 to 12
cables, a 44-to-1 ratio
In addition, using the converged network adapter on the Cisco UCS instead of
separate Ethernet and Fibre Channel adapters enabled the company to decrease the
cable count by 78 percent, from 1440 to 250.
“With the Cisco UCS, we consolidated from 540 to 12 cables, a 44-to-1 ratio,” says
Butler. [Robert Butler, Global CIO Hay Group]
“Where we previously needed 80 cables, we now only need eight: a reduction by the
factor of ten. This not only cuts down the investment required, it also simplifies
scalability. Installation and maintenance work are also substantially reduced.”
77% average reduction in cabling with an average cost savings of 71%
based on 21 & 6 customer case studies respectively.
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Power & Cooling
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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• Unified Fabric for Blade and Rack Servers
• Fewer servers
• Fewer switches
ELIMINATE
INFRASTRUCTURE
Power & Cooling Cost Reduction
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Average of 54% reduction in power &
cooling costs based on 44 customers case studies.
“Our previous servers were 2U with 128 gigs of RAM, holding around 35 virtual machines
[VMs], but using 2.5 watts of power per VM,” says Leonard [Gary, Dynamic Data Center
Consultant]. “In comparison, the UCS blades are half a U [half slot] with 196 gigs of RAM, can
hold around 50 virtual machines, and only use 0.85 watts of power per VM.”
“The simplified design of the Cisco UCS Servers improves airflow efficiency and can reduce
the number of components that need to be powered and cooled by more than 50 percent
compared to traditional blade server environments.”
Power usage has also gone down a full 94 percent. “When I joined Young America, we were
operating 41 racks and related gear nonstop. The room was hot, and we were running out of
power,” says Bienapfl. With UCS, he’s been able to optimize computing resources and
achieve a 10-to-1 compaction ratio. “We’ll soon be running our entire operations on just five
racks,” he says. “We’re already starting to turn off cooling units and downsize UPS systems.”
Lowered power usage by 66%
50% compared to traditional blade
server environments
Reduced power consumption
by 94%
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Provisioning
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
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INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
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COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Provisioning & Admin Cost Reduction
• UCS Manager embedded in all system devices
• UCS Manager: Auto-discovery, self integrating components Eliminate Manual
Configuration
• UCS Service Profiles
• Policy based management
Automation
Replaces
Repetitive Tasks
• Seamless integration with existing tools = no stranded systems
management investments Extend Investment
in Existing Tools
• UCS Manager and UCS Central allow administrators to scale across
larger installations and across data center/geo’s Extend the Reach
of SME’s
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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System Management
True “Single pane of glass”
Management • UCS Manager for a single domain (160
servers and access layer networking)
• UCS Central across multiple domains
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TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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System Management
True “Single pane of glass”
Management • USC Manager for a single domain (160
servers and access layer networking)
• UCS Central across multiple domains
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Traditional Element Configuration Storage SME Server SME Network
SME
• Subject matter experts consumed by manual configuration chores
• Serial processes and multiple touches inhibit provisioning speed
• Configuration drift and maintenance challenges
• FC Fabric assignments
for HBAs
• RAID settings
• Disk scrub actions
• Number of vHBAs
• HBA WWN
assignments
• FC Boot Parameters
• HBA firmware
• VLAN assignments for NICs
• VLAN tagging config for NICs
• QoS settings
• Border port assignment
per vNIC
• NIC Transmit/Receive
Rate Limiting
• Server UUID
• Serial over LAN settings
• Boot order
• IPMI settings
• BIOS scrub actions
• BIOS firmware
• BIOS Settings
• Remote KVM IP settings
• Call Home behavior
• Remote KVM firmware
LAN SAN
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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UCS: Bare Metal Abstraction
• Abstraction of bare-metal configuration and server identity
• Encapsulated in Cisco service profiles
• Available through an intuitive GUI, CLI or XML API
Programmable Infrastructure
Cisco
Service Profile
Automated,
Policy-Based Configuration
of Entire Hardware Stack
Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server or C-
Series Rack-Mount Server
• Unique user ID (UUID), firmware
revisions, and RAID controller settings
• Service profile assigned to server,
chassis slot, or pool
Cisco Virtual Interface Cards
• Network interface card (NIC) configuration:
MAC address, VLAN, and QoS settings;
host bus adapter HBA configuration:
worldwide names (WWNs), VSANs, and
bandwidth constraints; and firmware
revisions
Cisco UCS 6200
Series Fabric Interconnects
• Uplink port configuration, VLAN, VSAN,
QoS, and EtherChannel
• Server port configuration including LAN and
SAN settings
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Unified, Embedded Management
Unified Management
Storage SME
Server SME
Network SME
Subject Matter Experts Define Policies 1
Server Policy…
Storage Policy…
Network Policy…
Virtualization Policy…
Application Profiles…
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& CABLING
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COOLING
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Unified, Embedded Management
Unified Management
Storage SME
Server SME
Network SME
Subject Matter Experts Define Policies 1
Server Policy…
Storage Policy…
Network Policy…
Virtualization Policy…
Application Profiles…
Policies Used to Create Service Profile Templates
2
Server Name
UUID, MAC, WWN
Boot Information
LAN, SAN Config
Firmware Policy
Server Name
UUID, MAC, WWN
Boot Information
LAN, SAN Config
Firmware Policy
Server Name
UUID, MAC, WWN
Boot Information
LAN, SAN Config
Firmware Policy
Server Name
UUID, MAC, WWN
Boot Information
LAN, SAN Config
Firmware Policy
Server Name
UUID, MAC, WWN
Boot Information
LAN, SAN Config
Firmware Policy
Service Profile Templates Create Service Profiles
3 Associates Service Profiles with Hardware Configures Servers Automatically
4
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INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
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COOLING
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ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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UCS Blades Deploy 77% Faster with 67% Fewer Steps
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INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
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COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
Principled Technologies Test Report – July 2013
YouTube Video
Deployment Times Number of Steps
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Average 84% reduction in provisioning times
based on 71 customer case studies.
“We used to spend up to a day and a half provisioning a new server. Now we can do that in 60
minutes.” “Now that we can provision our environment on demand, we’re able to summon
enormous computing power in almost no time at all. We don’t need to reserve capacity that we’ll
never use. In short, we can drastically minimize wasted time and resources while responding
much more quickly to customers’ needs.” Gopi Balasingam, Vice President of Operations
“With the number of systems we support, we’ve got development and test environments
coming and going all of the time,” Cavell says. “Before UCS, even if we had the gear, we were
lucky to spin up a few servers in three to five business days. Now, when requests come in,
it’s a matter of 20 to 30 minutes, and they’re up and running.”
The crucial feature of Cisco UCSM is its use of service profiles to provision server resources,
enabling infrastructure to be provisioned in minutes instead of days. “What Cisco has done with
server profiles is brilliant,” says Månsby. “You can’t have a server online without storage and
network, so it makes perfect sense to package all three administrative functions into a single
interface. It’s all about resource efficiency: if server, storage, and network are three different
phases, then you spend three times as long on a deployment or change as you would using Cisco
UCS. And time is money.” Stefan Månsby, Chief Business Development Officer
We used to spend 1.5 days
provisioning a new server. Now its
60 minutes.
Decreased time
from 5 days to 20 minutes
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ONGOING
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Ongoing Administration
SERVERS PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
TCO EXAMPLES
INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
POWER &
COOLING
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT
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Industry Leading Compute Infrastructure API
UCS CLI Multi-UCS Mgmt. Cisco UCSM Third Party
goUCS Automation Tools
CDN .NET/PowerShell, Perl XML
UCS Platform Emulator
Customer
UCSM UCSM Data Center 1 Data Center 2,3.. Single UCS Domain
UCSM
UCS
Central
XML API
• Standards-based XML API presents bidirectional single interface to entire solution • UCS offers the customers the broadest choice of Cisco or 3rd party management tools
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Average 61% reduction of ongoing administrative/management
costs based on 27 customer case studies.
“UCS brings a single operational tool that enhances the efficiency of the data center management
teams,” says Adam Baum, IT architect for the City of Mesa. “First, the use of service profiles allows
the city to reconfigure equipment as customer requirements change in a matter of minutes, versus
hours or days. Second, the single point of management that is inherent in UCS provides the ability
to view server, network, and storage health and performance from one pane of glass.”
“With Cisco UCS Manager service profiles, we can very quickly reconfigure any server blade so that
it’s ready for production in 15-20 minutes.” “… an administrator can change an operating system
configuration and then apply it to multiple server blades at the same time, saving time and reducing
configuration errors.” “Firmware upgrades are easier as well, because the IT team simply attaches the
upgrade to the template, and then Cisco UCS Manager automatically updates all server blades
associated with that template. Cisco UCS Manager templates enable the IT team to update all servers
in just 30 minutes, compared to 20 hours with the previous computing platform.”
Support time was also cut dramatically. Thomas and the rest of the team have been freed to work
on new projects in what he estimates is a twentyfold increase in productivity. Time saved is now
being directed toward expanding the internal team’s expertise and experience with other
technologies and applications, as well as launching new initiatives.
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System Management
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• UCS Manager embedded in the product, no additional charge
Eliminate
Systems
Management
Licensing
System Management SW
Eliminate
Management
Servers • UCS Manager runs in the Fabric Interconnects, accessed via API
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Complexity vs. Simplicity
Function HP Cisco
Local And Remote Administration iLO / Onboard Administrator
UCS Manager
Detect Hardware Faults Systems Insight Manager
Update System Software Systems Insight Manager
Inventory Tracking Systems Insight Manager
Spot Deploy Critical Server Updates Onboard Administrator
Virtualized LAN/SAN Connectivity Virtual Connect
Multi-chassis Address Server Management Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
Logical Server Abstraction Matrix Operating Environment
Power Management Insight Control / iLO
REQUIRED MANAGEMENT INTERFACES 7 1
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UCS Eliminates Management SW Complexity
UCS Manager
1 Console
No Added Cost
Rack and Blade Together
HP c7000
HP Server Hardware Management
Multiple Layers of Software Required
HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem
Virtual Connect Manager
Onboard Administrator
HP Insight Control
HP System Insight Manager
Cisco UCS
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UCS Eliminates Management SW Complexity HP c7000
HP Server Hardware Management
Multiple Layers of Software Required
UCS Manager
1 Console
No Added Cost
Rack and Blade Together
Cisco UCS
HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem
Virtual Connect Manager
Onboard Administrator
HP Insight Control
HP System Insight Manager
HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem
Virtual Connect Manager
Onboard Administrator
Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem
Virtual Connect Manager
Onboard Administrator
HP iLO Advanced for BladeSystem
Virtual Connect Manager
Onboard Administrator
No mixing of rack and blade
Separate Management - Every Chassis, All Software
Separate Ethernet & Fibre Channel I/O leaving the chassis
Up to 160 blade servers
Up to 160 total servers - rack or blade Unified Management & Unified Fabric
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Real World TCO Examples
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Loughborough University
“When we compared the legacy server and network
with one based on Cisco UCS, TCO effectively
halves over a five-year investment lifecycle.” Dr. Phil Richards, Director of IT, Loughborough University.
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Loughborough University
5-Year TCO
— 48% overall savings
— $18,542 5-year per
node overall savings
Savings Breakdown
Server hardware & warranty 38%
Switch hardware & warranty, cabling 80%
Power & cooling 49%
Initial provisioning & ongoing server & networking administration 79%
Virtualization software licenses and warranty 39%
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SERVERS
Loughborough University
$1,814,456 $272,990
$245,195
$214,253
$14,531 $131,820 $935,667
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
$1,400,000
$1,600,000
$1,800,000
$2,000,000
Servers &
Warranty
Networking,
Cabling
& Warranty Power &
Cooling Provisioning
Virtualization
Software
Exis
ting R
ackm
ount
Solu
tion
UC
S S
olu
tion
Comparison of existing 47 rack servers and associated switching infrastructure plus projected growth transitioning to Cisco UCS B200. Five year life cycle. Study conducted May 1 2012 – July 26, 2012
$871,476
Savings
PROVISIONING REAL WORLD
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INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
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Major Travel Services Provider
5-Year TCO
— 39% overall savings
— $11,522 5-year per
node overall savings
Savings Breakdown
Server hardware & warranty 18%
Switch hardware & warranty, cabling 54%
Power & cooling 69%
Initial provisioning 79%
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Major Travel Service Provider
$14,273,022 $1,470,939
$1,055,931
$2,037,077
$989,691
$8,719,384
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$7,000,000
$8,000,000
$9,000,000
$10,000,000
$11,000,000
$12,000,000
$13,000,000
$14,000,000
Servers &
Warranty
Networking,
Cabling
& Warranty
Power &
Cooling
Initial
Provisioning
Com
petito
r’s R
ackm
ount
Solu
tion
UC
S S
olu
tio
n
Comparison of existing 482 rack servers and associated switching infrastructure plus projected growth vs. Cisco UCS B-Series. Five year life cycle. Study conducted May 2011 – September 2011.
$5,553,638
Savings
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INFRASTRUCTURE
& CABLING
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Real Innovation Improves TCO
Networking,
Cabling &
Warranty Power &
Cooling
Provisioning
& Ongoing
Administration Systems
Management
Software
Tra
ditio
nal S
olu
tion
UC
S S
olu
tion
Servers &
Warranty
Unified Fabric • Radical Infrastructure Simplification
• Efficient scaling
• High performance
Unified Management • Embedded device management
• Self-integrating
• Stateless
• Automated
• Programmable
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More Information
• Complete presentation http://bit.ly/UCS-Eco
• UCS TCO/ROI Tool http://bit.ly/ucs-tco
• Oracle Applications on Cisco UCS http://bit.ly/Oracle-App-UCS
• Data Center Designs: Oracle Applications (login required)
http://bit.ly/DCD-Oracle-Apps
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