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2015 Lenovo. All rights reserved. 2
System Deployment is Faster & Less Complex with Lenovo
95% 75%Less
Time
Fewer
Steps
Than un-managed systems1
75% 72%Less
Time
Fewer
Steps
Than Cisco UCS Manager2
Start EndSetup &
Discover
Update
Firmware
Configure
System
Install
Hypervisor
1. http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_Flex_System_0615.pdf
2. http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_management_comparison_0615.pdf
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System Deployment is Faster & Less Complex with Lenovo
95% 75%Less
Time
Fewer
Steps
Than un-managed systems1
75% 72%Less
Time
Fewer
Steps
Than Cisco UCS Manager2
Start EndSetup &
Discover
Update
Firmware
Configure
System
Install
Hypervisor
1. http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_Flex_System_0615.pdf
2. http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_management_comparison_0615.pdf
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Cisco UCS
Lenovo XClarity
System Deployment ComparisonTime in Minutes
Lenovo XClarity Saves Time
Start
End
Setup &
Discover
Update
Firmware
Configure
System
Install
Hypervisor
75%LESS TIME
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_management_comparison_0615.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdQqu3UUDDc&feature=youtu.be
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32
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Cisco UCS
Lenovo XClarity
System Deployment Comparison# Steps
Lenovo XClarity Reduces Labor and Risk of Error
Start
End
Setup &
Discover
Update
Firmware
Configure
System
Install
Hypervisor
72%FEWER STEPS
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_management_comparison_0615.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdQqu3UUDDc&feature=youtu.be
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Lenovo Hardware Systems
All-New Lenovo XClaritySoftware-Driven Hardware Infrastructure Management
Network-based
auto-discovery of
systems
Real-time
monitoring, alerts,
& events
Policy-based
firmware
compliance
Server
configuration
patterns
OS & hypervisor
deployment to
bare metal servers
• Virtual appliance
• Modern Web-based graphical user interface
• REST APIs
• PowerShell
• Out-of-band
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Cisco’s Hardware-Controlled Approach to Systems Management
• Server management tool is embedded in expensive network
switches running proprietary NOS
• Switch is licensed per physical network port or per physical switch
• Service profiles defined in the proprietary network switch
• Server configuration settings
• Network: vNICs and VLANs
• Storage: vHBAs and VSANs
• Auto-discovery
• Monitoring & alerting
• Firmware updates
• OS/hypervisor installs are manual using each server’s virtual
KVM console, or UCS Director can be purchased separately
Hardware-Controlled Systems
Management & VM Switching
Hardware-Controlled Systems
Management Features
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/ucs-manager/solution_overview_c22-522755.html
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/gui/config/guide/2-2/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_2.html
Hardware-Controlled VM Switching• Diverts VM traffic from out of the blade chassis
and up into proprietary network switches
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Graphical User Interface
Lenovo XClarity Graphical User Interface
• Web-based
• HTML5
• Simplified and intuitive
• Tablet-friendly
Cisco UCS Hardware Graphical User Interface• Launched in 2009• UCS Manager Java client connects end user to
proprietary physical switch• Two sets of multiple tabs• Resource object tree
Easier to learn & use than Cisco’s GUI
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Server Configuration Templates
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/ucs-
manager/solution_overview_c22-522755.html
Cisco UCS Hardware-Controlled Service Profiles• Service Profiles in proprietary switches define the state
of the server• Can automatically apply settings of a failed server to a
spare server• OS/hypervisor still needs to be installed on the spare
server
Lenovo XClarity Configuration Patterns
• Configuration patterns (templates) control the state of
the server
• Enables the administrator to manually failover the
settings of a failed server to a spare server
• Automates OS/hypervisor deployment to spare servers
Address pools*
Category
patternsConfiguration
patternServer profiles
Create
patternDeploy
pattern
Server Configuration Patterns
77% less time and 76% fewer steps than Cisco UCS
Manager to configure systems
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_management_comparison_0615.pdf
Faster and More Efficient System Management with Lenovo XClarity Administrator vs. Cisco UCS Manager
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OS and Hypervisor Deployment to Bare Metal
UCS Manager GUI
Server KVM
console
Cisco UCS Hardware-Controlled Bare Metal• From the proprietary physical switch GUI, admins
manually• Launch each server’s KVM console screen• Launch virtual media & map the .ISO image as a
virtual CD/DVD• Configure the server’s boot order in BIOS to boot
from CD/DVD
Lenovo XClarity Bare Metal
• With Lenovo XClarity admins import OS and
hypervisor ISO images into the VA, select 1 or more
servers/blades for deployment, and click “deploy”
button
Import
Image
Deploy
Image
Repository
of images
Image Profile
Image Profile
Image Profile
Automated Bare Metal Deployment
77% less time and 65% fewer steps than Cisco UCS
Manager to deploy OS/hypervisor to bare metal
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_management_comparison_0615.pdf
Faster and More Efficient System Management with Lenovo XClarity Administrator vs. Cisco UCS Manager
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Cisco UCS Optional Software-Controlled Bare Metal
http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/ucs-director/final_ucsd_ucs_v2.pdf
Cisco UCS Director Bare Metal
• UCS Director can optionally automate OS installation –
a complex, and expensive way to automate the task
• UCS Director is a workflow and orchestration tool for
managing VMs, physical servers, physical networking,
and physical storage
Lenovo XClarity Bare Metal
• Lenovo XClarity simplifies OS and hypervisor
deployment while reducing cost
Import
Image
Deploy
Image
Repository
of images
Image Profile
Image Profile
Image Profile
Automated Bare Metal Deployment
Simpler and lower cost OS / hypervisor
deployment automation than Cisco UCS Director
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Virtual Machine Switching
Lenovo Flex System and VM Switching
• Flex System enables hypervisors to exploit bandwidth
within the chassis, reducing north-south VM traffic
1. Tolly Report #214104, IBM Flex System Network Architecture: VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCS, Apr-2014, http://www.tolly.com/DocDetail.aspx?DocNumber=214104
Cisco UCS Hardware-Controlled VM Switching
• Proprietary UCS switches bypass software-based
switching of VM traffic by the hypervisor
• UCS hardware diverts VM traffic within the chassis out
and up into proprietary network switches, eliminating
software-defined VM switching efficiency and
increasing latency
Extensive Traffic
Reduces Latency
Extensive Traffic
Increases Latency
• 2.5x faster vMotion
than Cisco UCS1
• 4.9x more available
network capacity
than Cisco UCS1
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Scalability
Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Scalability
• Install, connect, and power two proprietary physical
network switches for every 160 managed endpoints,
for redundancy of systems management
Lenovo XClarity Scalability
• Deploy one XClarity virtual appliance to a Hyper-V or
ESXi host for every 560 managed endpoints
• Utilizes the virtualization infrastructure for high
availability and disaster recovery
Up to 560 Lenovo servers
and/or blades
Up to 160 Cisco UCS servers
and/or blades
Proprietary Physical Network Switches
http://www.slideshare.net/Ciscodatacenter/cisco-unified-computing-system-ucs-changing-the-economics-
datacenter-21179192?qid=5e9d83cf-9cf7-473a-95fe-be6d42fcac1b&v=qf1&b=&from_search=1
Virtual Appliance
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Transparent cost, flexible deployment of the
management solution, and greater scalability?
Modern software-driven systems management?
Easily integrated with managed hardware?
Protect software-defined control of VM switching to
reduce latency?
Greater ease of use?
The Difference is Clear
Deploy systems faster & with less effort?
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Useful Links
• Independent Labs‒ Principled Technologies
• Faster and More Efficient System Management with Lenovo XClarity Administrator report
• Faster and More Efficient System Management with Lenovo XClarity Administrator vs. Cisco UCS Manager report
• Faster and More Efficient System Management with Lenovo XClarity Administrator vs. Cisco UCS Manager video
‒ The Tolly Group
• Flex System Network Architecture: VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCS report
• Lenovo‒ Lenovo XClarity product web page
‒ Lenovo XClarity data sheet
‒ Lenovo XClarity demonstration videos
‒ Lenovo XClarity product guide
• Cisco‒ Cisco UCS Manager web page
‒ Cisco UCS Manager GUI configuration guide
‒ Cisco UCS Manager Release Notes
‒ Cisco UCS Presentation
‒ Cisco UCS and Cisco UCS Director Solution Brief
For more
information
contact your
Lenovo sales
representative
lenovo.com
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Comparison of All Deployment Use Cases
Use CaseLenovo XClarity Administrator Cisco UCS Manager
Time
(hr:min:sec)
Steps Time
(hr:min:sec)
Steps
Initial configuration, discovery,
and inventory of chassis
0:03:27 7 0:12:29 21
Creating and applying
configuration patterns/profiles
0:00:51 12 0:03:42 50
Deploying ESXi 0:01:39 7 0:07:17 20
Acquiring and applying
firmware updates
0:00:30 6 0:02:19 23
Total 0:06:27 32 0:25:47 114
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_Flex_System_0615.pdf
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_management_comparison_0615.pdf