CiscoConnectMoscow, 2017

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Transformation of IT platform design

Infrastructure

Alexander Weinbacher

Storage Specialist, Cisco Systems

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Create an iphone-like experience in the DC

The IT challenge...

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DmitryInfrastructureManagerRenewedStorage,Servers18monthsagotomakeit„CloudReady“

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How to simplify the Data Center

Converged HyperConvergedTraditional

5-6SWstackstomanage6differentlegacyhardwaresComplexityofaSAN

1SWstacktomanageStandardx86hardwareEthernetonly

lessSWstackstomanage6differentlegacyhardwaresPre-configuredComplexityofaSAN

Fixedmodules

+Atfixed cost

+You knowthe performance

+You knowthe storage space

+You knowthe bandwidth

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=Easyto plan

=Easycost control

Grow your Datacenter in a predictable way!

Cisco HYPERFLEX

HyperconvergedInfrastructurefromCisco

ADatacenter-in-a-box

LaunchedMarch2,2016

1000+customerordersworldwide!

84customersinCentralEurope!

BuiltonCiscoUCStechnology

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It is a Cisco UCS product

1 CompleteHyperconvergenceUnifiedComputeandNetworkInfrastructure WideArrayofRackandBladeFormFactors

Integrated,HighPerformanceNetworkFabric

ProgrammableAutomation ofallHardware

EngineeredonCiscoUCSTheIdealSystemforHyperconvergence

HyperFlex Differentiation

BreakDownSilos

Indepentent ScalingStorage-Computing

NetworkingIntegration

AdaptableEfficientAgile

Deploy the Entire System Faster, Not Just Computing and Storage

Flexibility: Increase Computing for VDI, Analytics etc.

Manage in the Same Way You Manage Your UCS Blade Servers, Rack Servers and Converged Infrastructure Solutions

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Scale Out and Distributed File System

CONTROLLERVMHYPERVISOR

VM VM VM

HYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORM

Startwithasfewasthreenodes

HyperconvergedDataPlatforminstallsin

minutes

AddServers,OneorMoreataTime

LinearlyScaleCompute,StoragePerformanceand

Capacity

Distributeandrebalancedataacrossserversautomatically

Retireolderservers

HYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORM

CONTROLLERVMHYPERVISOR

VM VM VM

CONTROLLERVMHYPERVISOR

VM VM VM

CONTROLLERVMHYPERVISOR

VM VM VM

CONTROLLERVMHYPERVISOR

VM VM VM

Independent Scaling of Compute and Capacity

ComputeNodes

HC-Nodes

HYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHX DATA PLATFORM

Scale Compute

Scale Storage Capacity

IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor

Data Reduction without impacting performance

InlineDeduplication

20-30%spacesavings

InlineCompression

30–50%SpaceSavings

NoSpecialHardware

NoPerformanceImpact

Fast and Flexible Native Snapshots for backups

§ Pointer-BasedSnapshots§ SpaceEfficient§ Fastcreationsanddeletions

§ Fine-grainedorcoarsegrained§ VM-LevelorVMFolderLevel

§ VAAI integrated§ Quiesced andCrash-consistent

§ UsevCenter SnapshotManager§ Policybased

§ Schedules, Retentionperiod

Fully integrated into Vmware vCenter

§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

Variety of Common Use Cases

• Agileprovisioning

• Frequentiterations

• Instantcloningandsnapshots

TEST & DEVELOPMENT

• Lowupfrontcosts

• Consistentperformance

• Predictablescaling

VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE

• Reduceoperationalcomplexity

• AdaptiveScaling

• Always-onresiliency

SERVER VIRTUALIZATION

• Simpledeployment

• Centralizedmanagement

• No“fly-and-fix”missions

LARGE REMOTE /BRANCH OFFICE

Summary

ScaleStorageandComputingindependently

NetworkAutomation(itisaUCS!)

Fixedcostforknownspace/performance

Simple,flatlicensing

Datacenter-in-a-box- littleintegrationefforts!

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