Scalar Cisco Hyperflex Presentation, May 13 2016, Part III: Scalar Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: HyperConverged Systems: Cisco HyperFlex Systems

Presenter’s Name: Norm Bains Date: May 13, 2016

Cisco Hyperflex Systems

Hyperconvergence

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Hyperconvergence

Fast Time to Market Simplicity First Gen HCI

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Hyperconvergence

Gaps

Fast Time to Market Simplicity

New management silos Inefficient scaling and data optimization

Network not included in the system

First Gen HCI


IT is Looking for a Better Anwser

Next Gen HCI

Gaps

Fast Time to Market Simplicity

New management silos Inefficient scaling and data optimization

Limited app performance and workload support

Agile Simplicity

+ Integration with

Existing Data Center

Easy Scaling +

Resource Efficiency

Existing Apps +

Next Gen

Adaptable Efficient

First Gen HCI


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


Unified Management Across UCS Portfolio

UCS Mini

Edge-Scale Computing

Cloud-Scale Computing

UCS M-Series Composable Infrastructure

UCS B-Series Blade Servers UCS C-Series Rack Servers

UCS HX Series Nodes

Core Data Center Workloads


UCS: Embedded Automation

Uplink port configuration, VLAN, VSAN, QoS, and EtherChannels Server port configuration including LAN and SAN settings 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

Unique user ID (UUID), firmware revisions, and RAID controller settings Service profile assigned to server, chassis slot, or pool

configuration: MAC address, VLAN, and QoS settings; host bus adapter HBA configuration: worldwide names (WWNs), VSANs,

configuration: MAC address, VLAN, and QoS settings; host bus adapter HBA configuration: worldwide names (WWNs), VSANs,

configuration: MAC address VLAN, and QoS settings; host bus adapter HBA configuration: worldwide names (WWNs), VSANs,

Application Profiles

Virtualization Policy

Network Policy

Storage Policy

Server Policy

Storage SME Network SME Server SME

1SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT DEFINE POLICIES 2

POLICIES USED TO CREATE SERVICE PROFILE TEMPLATES 3

SERVICE PROFILE TEMPLATES CREATE SERVICE PROFILES 4

ASSOCIATING SERVICE PROFILES WITH HARDWARE CONFIGURES SERVERS AUTOMATICALLY

Service Profile Templates pre-defined at the factory for quick deployment

Rapid Deployment of HyperFlex with Service Profiles


The Promise of Hyperconverged Systems

Deploy at Cloud Speed: Instantly provision, clone or snapshot applications

Flexible Deployment: variety of configurations to handle diversified set of workloads

Scale-as-you-grow: Add resources non-disruptively and scale performance linearly in small increments

Agile

Efficient

Adaptable


One Platform

Mainstream Computing Scale Out

UCS M-Series Modular Servers

UCS C3160

Fourth Generation UCS HyperFlex Systems HX-Series

Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Converged Infrastructure

Core Data Center Edge Cloud

One Infrastructure Management Model

UCS Mini


Enterprise Ready Hyperconvergence

Traditional Storage

SAN/NAS Hardware Abstraction

Data Center Architecture: Systems + ASICs + Software

First Gen Hyperconverged

Appliance Model

Compute + Storage

Generic x86 + Software Defined

Storage

Storage Virtualization

SAN/NAS Resource pooling

Hybrid Cloud Enabled

Secure Workload Placement

Application Aware Network Services

Software Defined End-to-End

Always-on Data Optimization

Flexible, Efficient Scaling

High Performance Distributed Storage

Compute + Storage + Network

Enterprise Cloud Suite

ACI

HyperFlex


Hyperconvergence Meets Unified Computing

HyperFlex HX-Series

HCI Built on Cisco UCS

Unified Fabric

Integrated Compute

Centralized Management

Optimized for Virtualization

Scale Without Complexity

Low Latency Physical & Virtual

Data & Management

Proven Performance Enterprise Reliability Blades & Rack Mount

Complete HW Abstraction Policy & Profile Driven

Optimized for Scale

Comprehensive Hypervisor Integration

Native I/O Virtualization

Hypervisor Switching in HW

Maintains Single Point of Management

Self-Integrating

Fewer Components


Cisco HyperFlex Systems

1

3

Complete Hyperconvergence Unified Compute and Network Infrastructure

Part of a Complete Data Center Strategy Elastic 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 Suite

Cisco ACI


Hyperconvergence Meets Unified Computing

HyperFlex HX-Series

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


UCS Integrated HyperFlex Networking

CVM Mgmt Port Group

CVM DataPort Group Data vSwitch

CONTROLLER VM

CONTROLLER VM

CONTROLLER VM

CONTROLLER VM

Management vSwitch

•  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

Predefined DC Network Policies


Cisco HyperFlex Supported Designs

HX Hybrid Node Cluster Size

HX Domain 4 HX Domain 3

HX Domain 1 HX Domain 2

•  Hybrid HX UCS FI Domain can support up to 4 HX clusters [for a max total] of 48 converged and compute nodes

•  1 HX Cluster = 8 HX converged nodes + 4 compute nodes

•  Actual sizing based on application requirements

HX UCS Domain


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 Remote Branch Office


HyperFlex Deployment Workflow: Customer Onsite

Download HX Data Platform/UCSM bundle from Cisco.com

HyperFlex Installer: UCS Configuration •  Auto-config. of UCSM policies and core

templates •  Instantiate and assign Service Profiles

Configure ESX pre-requisites (manual) •  Set static IP Address for ESXi hosts •  Add hosts/datacenter/cluster to vCenter

HyperFlex Installer: HX Data Platform Cluster Creation

Cisco HX Data Platform Overview

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Building on the Right Foundation

§  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

Cisco HX Data Platform

•  Computing, storage, networking and hypervisor integration

•  Eliminates management silos

Local FS

Distributed File system Unique

Architecture Local FS Local FS Local FS


Simplified Scaling

CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR

VM VM VM

CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR HYPERVISOR CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR

VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM

CONTROLLER

Physical View

Application View

HX Data Platform Cisco HyperFlex

Virtual Controller Cache Capacity

Creating Virtual Pools of Shared Resources

SSD HDD Memory CPU


Independent Scaling of Compute and Capacity

Scale Compute

HX Data Platform

Add Nodes Scale Cache or Capacity Within Nodes

HX Data Platform

CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR

IOVisor IOVisor

IOVisor IOVisor

IOVisor IOVisor

IOVisor IOVisor

VM VM VM VM

Non-HyperFlex Hosts Can Connect to

Storage with IOVisor

VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM


Dynamic Data Distribution

•  HX Data Platform stripes data across all nodes simultaneously, leveraging cache across all SSDs for fast writes

•  No data migration following VM migration = less stress on network

Systems built on conventional file systems write locally, then replicate, creating performance hotspots

CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR HYPERVISOR CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR

VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM

HX Data Platform

VM VM VM

CONTROLLER CONTROLLER


…And Efficient Capacity and Network Utilization

 Balanced space utilization  No data migration on VM migration

 Less stress on Network

HYPERVISOR HYPERVISOR HYPERVISOR

VM VM

1 2 3

VM

DATASTORE

CONTROLLER CONTROLLER CONTROLLER


High Resiliency, Fast Recovery

Platform can sustain simultaneous 2 node failure without data loss; replication factor is tunable

If a node fails, the evacuated VMs re-attach with no data movement required

Replacement node automatically configured via UCS Service Profile

HX Data Platform automatically re-distributes data to node

CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR CONTROLLER HYPERVISOR

VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM

HX Data Platform HX Data Platform


Non-disruptive Operations

DATASTORE DATASTORE

CONTROLLER VM HYPERVISOR

VM VM VM


VM VM VM


VM VM VM


VM VM VM

•  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 VM’s and data post replacement •  Rolling software upgrades

File.vmdk

D1 E1 A1 B1 C1 B2 A2 A3 C2 C3 D2 D3 E2 E3 D1 E1 B3 B3

E D C B A


Continuous Data Optimization

Inline Deduplication Inline Compression

No Special Hardware

Low Performance Impact

Log-structured file system yields more efficient data optimization

20–30% space savings 30–50% space savings


Management Built for Server Admin

•  100% vCenter Based Management •  Extends virtualization management seamlessly •  No switching between management consoles •  View storage alerts/alarms alongside with ESX alerts/alarms •  Command line interface for automation


vCenter plug-in: HX Data Platorm 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

§  Avail. Cap.: Provisioned minus Used


Capacity Thresholds and Alerts


Fast and Flexible Native Snapshots for backups

•  Pointer-Based Snapshots •  Space Efficient •  Fast creations and deletions

•  Fine-grained or coarse grained •  VM-Level or VM Folder Level

•  VAAI integrated •  Quiesced and Crash-consistent

•  Use vCenter Snapshot Manager •  Policy based

•  Schedules, Retention period


Native VM Clones for Rapid Provisioning

•  Pointer-Based Writeable Snapshots (Instantaneous Clones)

•  VAAI integrated •  VM-level granularity •  Batch creation GUI

•  Apply unique names •  Use customization spec to apply IP •  Powerful tool to rapidly setup a large set of VMs

using just VC (without scripting or View composer); Up to 256 clones in parallel per job

•  Golden/Base VM can be a template, powered on or powered off.


One Management Platform

Mainstream Computing Scale Out

UCS M-Series Modular Servers

UCS C3000

Fourth Generation UCS HyperFlex Systems

Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Converged Infrastructure

Core Data Center Edge Cloud

Cisco ONE—Single Infrastructure Management Model

UCS Mini

UCS Manager UCS Director Enterprise Cloud Suite


HyperFlex Key Customer Benefits

•  Complete Hyperconvergence: All 3 layers of Network, Compute & Storage intelligently integrated into a single solution for <60 minute deployment

•  Intuitive management: Eliminate infrastructure silos and use existing management tools to manage & automate operations

•  Cloud Speed: Instantly provision, clone or snapshot applications

•  Built on the UCS Platform: unified management using existing skillsets in the organization

•  Flexible Deployment: variety of configurations to handle diversified set of workloads

•  Always-on data optimization: inline dedupe & compression ensuring hyper-efficient resource utilization

•  Scale-as-you-grow: Add resources non-disruptively and scale performance linearly in small increments

•  Adaptive Scaling: Scale Compute or Capacity to match application needs

•  Non-Stop Infrastructure: self-healing fabric based hyperconvergence with cloud monitoring

Agile

Efficient

Adaptable


Cisco HyperFlex with Cisco ACI

HX CONTROLLER

HYPERVISOR/ CONTAINER

Web App DB App Web

HX CONTROLLER


Web App DB App App

HX CONTROLLER


App App DB Web Web

EPG EPG EPG EPG EPG EPG

EPG EPG EPG

EPG EPG EPG EPG EPG EPG EPG

Web App App DB DB

EPG EPG EPG EPG EPG EPG EPG

Web Web Web App Web

EPG EPG EPG EPG EPG

Diverse Workload Deployments at Enterprise Scale

HX DATA PLATFORM

Simplified Capacity Expansion

Automated, Application Centric

Policy Model

Flexible Application Service Policies

HX CONTROLLER


EPG

HX DATA PLATFORM

EPG

HX CONTROLLER


HX DATA PLATFORM


Cisco UCS HyperFlex

Embedded and Distributed Security

Automation of Security Policy

Analytics and Visibility

HyperFlex Stack

Micro Segmentation

A

B

C

Secure Architecture

Technology

Scalar Cisco Hyperflex Presentation, May 13 2016, Part III: Scalar Lunch & Learn Seminar Series: HyperConverged Systems: Cisco HyperFlex Systems