FlexPod for VMware

The Journey to Virtualization and the Cloud

Technical Overview
Presented Jointly by Partner XYZ with Cisco, NetApp, and VMware

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Agenda

Alliance Highlights Introducing FlexPod

One Shared Vision and Journey

FlexPod for VMware

The Virtualization Challenge Highly Scalable Unified Data Center Infrastructure Deployment and Support

Summary

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Multiple Alliances Accelerating Integration

NetApp resells Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches NetApp and Cisco launch FCoE NetApp launches Center of Excellence based on Cisco network platform IVA VMware, Cisco, and NetApp Secure Multi-Tenancy Cisco Validated Design 1.0 Cisco and NetApp with VMware unveil end-toend FCoE solution IVA Enhanced SMT FlexPod for VMware

First VMware GSX customer on NetApp

VMware ESX support for iSCSI and NFS NetApp established as reference platform

Cisco and NetApp alliance established

NetApp and VMware mutual global partners

NetApp, Cisco, and VMware VDDC seminars

NetApp partners with Cisco Unified Computing

2003 2004 2005

2006 2007

2008

2009

2010

By implementing NetApp, Cisco, and VMware technology, we have increased our storage efficiency, introduced greater flexibility, and reduced our total IT costs. - Jeff Smith, Group Executive Business Technology, Suncorp

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One Shared Vision and Journey

ApplicationBased Silos Zones of Virtualization ITaaS
(Internal Cloud)

External Cloud Services

Cisco and NetApp deliver the proven journey. Where are you on this journey?
Consolidate Centralize Standardize Self-Service

Virtualize

Automate

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Introducing FlexPod
Benefits
Cisco UCS B-Series Cisco UCS Manager

Low-risk standardized shared infrastructure supporting a wide range of environments Highest possible data center efficiency IT flexibility, providing business agility: scale out or up, but manage resource pools

Cisco Nexus Family Switches

NetApp FAS 10 GE and FCoE Complete Bundle

Features
Complete data center in a single rack Performance-matched stack

Step-by-step deployment guides

Solutions guide for multiple environments
Shared infrastructure for wide range of environments and applications

Multiple classes of computing and storage supported in a single FlexPod Centralized management: NetApp OnCommand and Cisco UCS Manager

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Standardized Infrastructure
The Proven Approach
ApplicationBased Silos Zones of Virtualization ITaaS
(Internal Cloud)

External Cloud Services

Standardized shared infrastructure for the journey

Standardized FlexPod: scale out with right-sized FlexPods Or base foundation: scale up within FlexPod Scale with your business

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FlexPod
IT Accelerating the Business
Service Request Service Available

Many Weeks or Months

Traditional

Design and Size

DC Planning

Procure

Detailed Design

Deploy

Test

With FlexPod
Reference BoM Validated design Precise deployment Standard test plan

> 50% Faster

DC Planning Procure Deploy Test

Service Available

Preprovisioned FlexPod
Rapid deployment of applications Shared pools meet most requirements
DC Planning Procure Deploy Test

Benefits
Agile service delivery Higher productivity Faster deployment Higher quality Simpler planning Service Available

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FlexPod for VMware

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Todays Critical IT Challenges

Consolidation is mandatory
Power and floor space are at a premium; sustainable data center energy ratings matter. Consolidate and virtualize on shared infrastructure at every layer. Seek technologies that integrate to multiply efficiency and operational gains.

Join the journey to virtualization and the cloud

Organization and existing processes are barriers to change. Yet server and desktop virtualization is accelerating across all applications. Choose integrated and proven shared infrastructure for the future or risk:
Architecture redesign within 2 years Application transition to exterior cloud offerings

Have agility to grow and change at the same time

Virtualization is now becoming the next big challenge. Scale up or scale out; scale to IT as a service (ITaaS). Get the flexibility and scalability to respond to business needs immediately.

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FlexPod for VMware Overview

Simplify the Journey to ITaaS

Zones of Virtualization SQL Server Exch 2010 SAP View

ITaaS
(Public or Private Cloud)

SQL Server

Exch 2010

SharePt

View

Cooperative Support

Secure Multi-Tenancy

Validated Designs

FlexPod for VMware Specialized Partner Ecosystem

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FlexPod for VMware

VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus VMware vCenter Standard

1 Rack Data Center Solution

30 Westmere CPUs (180 cores) 2 TB server memory (up to 4 TB) 40-Gbps interconnect (4x 10 GE) 512-GB SSD storage cache 42 TB storage

Cisco Unified Fabric

2 Cisco Nexus 5548 with fabric services (per 3 FlexPod configurations) 2 Cisco Nexus 1010 and 1000V

1 Enterprise IT Infrastructure
For an organization of 1500 users with a mixed workload of: VMware View 4.5 (MS Windows 7) MS Exchange 2010 MS SharePoint 2010 MS SQL Server 2008 R2 Plus headroom for more applications

Cisco UCS Platform

2 Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnect 3 Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis 9 Cisco UCS B-250 M2 plus VIC 6 Cisco UCS B-200 M2 plus VIC

NetApp FAS3210A
4 NetApp DS2246 450-GB SAS shelves 2 256-GB flash cache 2 10-Gbps IP interfaces 4 4-Gbps Fibre Channel interfaces NetApp complete bundle
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Two classes of computing supporting dense memory and general virtualized workloads
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Scale Out with FlexPod for VMware

1500 3000 4500

Scale out with standard and proven configurations

Predictable and highly efficient Capacity and performance Floor space, power, and cooling Or scale up within a FlexPod

Benefits

Reduce effort for architecture, design, deployment, and testing Reduce infrastructure deployment cycle time by up to 50% Manage resource pools, not individual systems Storage, computing, and networking
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Flex with Confidence

Validated Infrastructure

VDI
Higher-Performance Blades and More IOPS

Develop and Test

More Computing and Less Storage

Starting Out
CPU Memory Capacity IOPS
Deploy Entry System; Then Scale Up

Data Protection and Backup

Production Production Infrastructure Balanced Infrastructure

Less Computing and More Storage

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FlexPod Connectivity

10 GE 10 GE with FCoE 4-Gbps Fibre Channel

Network Details:
2 X 10 GE Uplinks per Fabric Extender 2 X Fabric Extenders per Chassis 2 X 10 GE Uplinks per Cisco UCS Manager
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Data Center Efficiency and Flexibility

High density, low cost, less power, and less space Respond rapidly to changing business needs
VMware vSphere
Industrys Leading Server Virtualization Technology VMware vMotion and Storage vMotion

Cisco UCS Platform and Unified Fabric

High-Density Virtualization and Computing Cable Once and Consolidate Wiring

NetApp FAS
Storage Efficiency Guaranteed RAID-DP and Deduplication Thin Provisioning Space-Efficient Clones Thin Replication NetApp DS2246 Disk Shelves

VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler

Resource Pooling

10 GE Unified and Virtualized Fabric

Resource Pooling

Resource Pooling

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Centralized Management with FlexPod for VMware

VMware vCenter NetApp Storage Plug-ins Cisco UCS Manager

VMware vCenter
Automated workflows

Scalable, extensible platform

Cisco UCS Platform

Embedded unified management Integrated with VMware vCenter

NetApp OnCommand
Manager suite: Automate, analyze, and control Integration with VMware vCenter Server Enables server administrators to perform storage tasks

Extensible Open Management

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Solution Orchestration with FlexPod for VMware

Solution Architecture Orchestration
ESMT, VDI, MS Applications, XaaS, Testing and Development, etc.

VMware vCenter and vCloud Director APIs

FlexPod Infrastructure Management

Prescriptive Pool Based Policy Driven
Automate

Cisco UCS APIs

Cisco and DCNM APIs

Nexus

Analyze Control

NetApp OnCommand APIs

FlexPod
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Many solutions, one shared infrastructure Standardized infrastructure procedures for partner integration
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Building Virtualization and ITaaS Solutions on FlexPod for VMware

Standardized, simplified, and highly efficient infrastructure Add applications and load; scale up with FlexPod configurations FlexPod: Your standard infrastructure building block Solutions guide to help build multiple environments from FlexPod configurations
Production or SMT Environment Development and Testing Environment VDI Environment
Database Collaboration Messaging Engineering
Service Provider

DR and DP Environment

Managed Shared Infrastructure Pool

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Scale Capabilities as Required

Usage metrics and self-service

Automation and service management*

Multi-tenancy and secure separation* Service availability, service assurance, and mobility* Centralized integrated management Shared and virtualized infrastructure
FlexPod for VMware

IT efficiency and IT flexibility

Zones of Virtualization ITaaS
(Internal Cloud)

ApplicationBased Silos

External Cloud Services

* IVA Secure Multi-Tenancy Design Pillars

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Secure Multi-Tenancy Built on FlexPod for VMware

Layer on or enable software
NetApp MultiStore and FlexShare VMware vShield Zones and applications VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Security hardening Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Cisco SAFE architecture

Enable capabilities
Multi-tenancy and secure separation Service availability and DR Service management Service assurance Workload isolation and mobility
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Enhanced Secure Muli-Tenancy (SMT) Cisco Validated Design released October 2010

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Build on Existing Investments

Unify Computing Cisco Unified Computing System Unify Fabric

Cisco Nexus Family

Fibre Channel SAN

Virtualize Storage NetApp V-Series Systems

FlexPod
Protect existing investments Achieve benefits in each layer as you go Stepwise rather than all at once
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Storage Array

Existing
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FlexPod for VMware Features

Single, best-in-class, shared vision with investment protection
Unified 10 GE fabric across virtualized storage, computing, and networking resources Centrally manage pools with open management 10 GE today, 40 GE tomorrow, and 100 GE in the future Virtualize 20 physical servers or 50,000* Same scalable architecture, same operational procedures, and same tools Versatile infrastructure for virtualization: ITaaS and cloud Solutions guide provides the designs for different use cases Step-by-step Cisco Validated Design deployment guide and deployment services Highest virtual machine density through dense memory Cisco UCS B250 servers Server virtualization with storage and network efficiency
*Proven 50,000 VDI installation
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Standardized, proven, flexible, and highly scalable

Exceptional data center efficiency and support for virtualization

NetApp Meets Testing and Time-to-Market Goals

Computing Network Storage

IaaS Development QA Systems Integration Performance Testing

Network

10 GE FCoE and Fibre Channel

Multi-Tenancy

VMware ESX

500 Cisco UCS Blades

Stateless Computing

NetApp FAS

Deployed 10,000 virtual machines in less than1 hour Achieved 100X the client capacity at the same infrastructure cost Implemented 50,000-seat VMware View 4.5 environment for testing
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Deployment and Support

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FlexPod for VMware Deployment Collateral

Cisco Validated Design Guide Deployment Guide
FlexPod Deployment Guide for Virtual Data Centers

Step-by-step instructions for repeatable high-quality infrastructure deployment Solutions Guide Design and resources available to use FlexPod for wide range of environments
Secure multi-tenancy VMware View and SAP Microsoft Exchange Development and testing
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Services for FlexPod

Business Justification High-level financial, operational, and organizational evaluation Deeper analysis of people, processes, and technology to develop a secure cloud architecture roadmap Design and planning of the architecture, operations, and application components for secure cloud IT Infrastructure architectural design and operational plan deployment for secure cloud Operation and fine-tuning of on-site IT infrastructure components

Assessment

Architecture Planning

Implementation

With Partner XYZ

Optimization

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Cooperative Support Model

Building on Years of Cooperative Support Excellence to Create a More Efficient, Flexible, and Scalable Support Solution

NetApp, Cisco, and VMware have years of team experience providing support Expanded and enhanced support resolution process Focused on the most efficient method for resolving customer issues Support available across a full spectrum of support products, new and old More than a single-solution cooperative support model: scales and grows
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FlexPod for VMware Cooperative Support Model

Working Together to Resolve Your Issues Quickly and Efficiently Customer*
Directly Contacts Vendor Suspected of Problem Cross-Company Cooperation for Enhanced Customer Support Experience

NetApp Support VMware Support

Cisco Support

Problem Resolved

Case Escalation
VMware Engineering NetApp Engineering Cisco Engineering Problem Resolved

* Valid customer support contracts with all three companies are required
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FlexPod for VMware Cooperative Support Benefits

Working Together to Make Your World More Efficient

Experience faster time to resolution for all FlexPod technologies and products Enhanced support experience through improved cross-company collaboration More efficient multivendor problem resolution with customer-assisted hand-offs Vendor engagement and ownership through problem resolution Global 24-hours-a-day support available

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FlexPod for VMware

One unified, virtualized, secure architecture
Integrated and validated computing, networking, and storage architecture Unified infrastructure at every layer End-to-end virtualization through every layer

One highly scalable infrastructure

One architecture for 50 to 50,000 virtual machines

One data center infrastructure to manage

Centrally managed pools of dynamic infrastructure

One dynamic platform for current and future needs

Equals proven efficient and flexible IT infrastructure

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Reference

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Flexing: NetApp FAS3240A Example

VMware vCenter
VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus VMware vCenter Standard

2 Rack Data Center Solution

48 Westmere CPUs (288 cores) 4 TB server memory 60-Gbps computing access 40-Gbps IP storage access 40-Gbps FCoE storage access 1-TB SSD storage cache 86 TB storage

Network Fabric
2 Cisco Nexus 5548 with fabric services (Per 3 FlexPod configurations) 2 Cisco Nexus 1010 and 1000V

NetApp FAS3240A
8 NetApp DS2246 450-GB SAS shelves 2 512-GB flash cache 2 10-Gbps IP interfaces 2 10-Gbps FCoE interfaces NetApp complete bundle

One Enterprise IT Infrastructure

For a 3000-seat organization using all four:
VMware VDI (MS Windows 7) MS Exchange 2010 MS SharePoint 2010 MS SQL Server 2008 R2 Plus headroom for more
Two classes of computing supporting dense memory and general virtualized workloads
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Cisco UCS Platform

2 Cisco UCS 6120XP fabric interconnect 6 Cisco UCS 5108 chassis 20 Cisco UCS B-250 M2 plus VIC 4 Cisco UCS B-200 M2 plus VIC
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Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers

Cisco UCS B200 M2 Blade Server Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Server Cisco UCS B440 M1 High-Performance Blade Server Cisco UCS B230 M1 Blade Server

High-density server with balanced computing performance and I/O flexibility

Memory-intensive server for virtualized and large-data-set workloads

Computing and memory-intensive server for enterprisecritical workloads

Compact computing and memory-intensive server for enterprisecritical workloads

Item
Cisco UCS B200 M2

Size
Half

CPU Sockets
2

CPU
Intel Xeon 5600 series

Memory
12 DIMM 96 GB 48 DIMM 384 GB 32 DIMM 256 GB 32 DIMM 256 GB

Disks

I/O

Cisco UCS B250 M2

Cisco UCS B440 M1 Cisco UCS B230 M1

Full

Intel Xeon 5600 series

Intel Xeon 7500 series Intel Xeon 6500 and 7500 series
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Half

1 2 SFF SAS mezzanine card 2 2 SFF SAS mezzanine card 2 4 SFF mezzanine SAS/SATA card 1 2X 7 MM mezzanine SSD card
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Introducing NetApp FAS/V3200 Family

NetApp FAS/V3270 NetApp FAS/V3240 NetApp FAS/V3210
Replaces NetApp FAS2050 Replaces NetApp FAS3140
1920 TB 960 drives 2-TB flash cache 50% more slots than NetApp FAS3170

Replaces NetApp FAS3160 and FAS3170

480 TB 240 drives 512-GB flash cache

1200 TB 600 drives 1-TB flash cache 50% more slots than NetApp FAS3140

Three models Greater efficiency More flexibility (expandability and scalability) Higher performance and availability
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