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Converged Infrastructure 101 Making Sense of Hyper-convergence
Eric Liew
Data Center Sales Specialist
Cisco Malaysia
Hyper-converged Infrastructure
Simple
Automated
Easy To
Deploy
Unified
Lower
TCO Scalable
Easy to
Maintain
Support
Multiple
Workloads
Faster to
Deploy
IT Infrastructure Revolution
In 1966, Maslow said…
“If the only tool you
have is a hammer, you
tend to see every
problem as a nail.”
- The Law of the Instrument, Abraham Maslow
Corollary to the Law of the Instrument…
Cisco is THE Leader in the Gartner Integrated Systems Magic Quadrant
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Gartner 2015 Magic Quadrant
for Integrated Systems
https://www.gartner.com/doc/3110224/magic-
quadrant-integrated-systems
Major analysts firms differ slightly on the taxonomy and makeup of the various integrated infrastructure systems that comprise this market segment. However, they do agree that these systems include a combination of servers, storage, networking and management software.
Hyper-converged Infrastructure is a subset of Integrated Systems.
What is an “Integrated System”?
6
Evolution of Integrated Systems
Servers + Hypervisor
Storage Switch
HA Shared Storage
SSD Array
Backup Appliance
WAN Optimization
Cloud Gateway
Storage Caching
Backup Apps
Legacy Stack Convergence 2.0 Hyper-convergence
Converge only storage and server
Convergence 3.0 Beyond Server & Storage
The Best of Both Worlds
Converge the
entire stack
Convergence 1.0 Integrated Infrastructure
Enterprise Capabilities
1. Data Protection 2. Data Efficiency 3. Performance 4. Global Unified
Management
Pre-integrated
storage and
server
Cloud Economics
1. Low Cost
2. x86 Resources
3. Scale-out
Choice of Design:
• Physical vs. Virtual
• Centralized vs Distributed
Design Attributes:
• Scale, Speed, Simplicity
Ultimate Goal:
LOWER TCO
When it comes to Infrastructure …
Network
Storage
Compute
Convergence 1.0: Integrated Infrastructure
• From weeks to days
• Predefined bundles
• Pre-set configs for compute, network & storage
• Faster to design and deploy
Easy Ordering
• Ongoing for lifetime
• UCS Director delivering set up and management
• Cisco ONE Enterprise Cloud Suite expanding on future options
Easy Operation
• From days to hours
• One touch provision
• Comprehensive automation across the infrastructure
• Integration delivered from factory
Easy Deployment
Automation
Standard
Infrastructure Single Pane of
Glass
Drivers for Integrated Infrastructure
Combining best-of-breed technologies Apps/Middleware
Management Software
Cisco Nexus & MDS
Cisco UCS Servers
Storage
Network
Compute Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure
Cisco UCS
Cisco Nexus
Cisco MDS
EMC, IBM , Netapp, Nimble, HDS, RedHat
Cisco Integrated Infrastructure?
Vblock
VCE
Cisco Solutions for
VSPEX
EMC2
HDS UCP Select
Hitachi
SmartStack
Nimble
Storage
Cisco UCS for Red Hat
OpenStack
Red Hat
OpenStack
FlexPod
NetApp IBM
VersaStack
CHOICE OF CONSUMPTION:
On-Premise/Cisco Cloud Provider
Cisco Enterprise Cloud Suite Cisco
UCS
Cisco
Nexus
UCS Integrated Infrastructure
Big Data and Analytics
Cisco
Cisco Integrated Infrastructure Solutions
Solution Scope and Definition Defines system level functional
and performance requirements
for the solution
Solution Architecture Defines the infrastructure
design as well as the hardware
and software required to
achieve the solution goals
Comprehensively Tested Built following best practices
and evaluated to ensure
functionality, scale and
performance
Design & Deployment Guidance A framework incorporating a
broad set of solutions,
technologies, and
applications
Solution Requirements
Technical Requirements
Validation
Cisco Validated Design
Easily Deploy New Systems With Expert Guidance
Consistent, Successful Technology Deployments Addressing Business Initiatives
Cisco Validated Design Process
Product-level Support
Entitled Customer
or Channel Partner
Cisco
Cisco Ecosystem
Partner
Product-level Support Cisco Data Center
Solution Support for Critical
Infrastructure Service Delivery
team
Coordinate
Coordinate
Solution Support Contract
Coordinate
Alternative Support Option (Partner-led) Customer calls the partner first.
Partner delivers Solution Support and resolves Level 1 and 2 product support issues.
Partner escalates for L3 product issues with Cisco and Cisco Ecosystem partners
Preferred Support Option (Cisco-led) Entitled Customer or Channel Partner calls Cisco for all support issues.
Cisco engages product support teams as needed to resolve all support issues.
Single Point of Support
Convergence 2.0: Hyper-convergence
• Hyper-Converged is a cool new marketing term:
• More Converged than Converged!
• Typically based on Software Defined Storage
• Key Points:
• Yet another Converged Infrastructure
• Tight integration of x86 servers for compute, storage, & hypervisors in a physical appliance.
• Network is sometimes included
• Simple Scale one unit/appliance at a time
• Simple Deployment measured in hours
• Centralized Management, intuitive UI
• Perceived lower cost/complexity
• Attractive option for IT challenged customer
What is Hyper-converged Infra (HCI) Controller
VM VM VM VM
Local Physical Storage
Hypervisor
Controller
VM VM VM VM
Local Physical Storage
Hypervisor
Controller
VM VM VM VM
Local Physical Storage
Hypervisor
• Note the Virtualization trend
• Compute virtualization Hypervisors
• Network Virtualization SDN
• Storage Virtualization SDS
• Key points:
• Decouple Storage HW from the SW
• Use commodity HW
• Move SW intelligence to compute layer
• Cost-Benefit analysis:
• Perceived lower cost and complexity
• Emphasis on Services such as Deduplication, Compression
• Bottom line:
• New industry trend that is solving same old problems with a new and different twist
What is Software Defined Storage (SDS)
Software Defined Storage
Local Physical Storage
Hosts
Storage Software can run on bare
metal or as a VM on a hypervisor host
Cisco Hyper-converged Infrastructure Strategy
Customer Needs
Scale
Speed
Simplicity
Technology Options Cisco Strategy
Flexibility of Deployment Options
Best Technology Choice
Comprehensive Validated Designs
Timed with Market Demand
+ +
Cisco UCS
Cisco Nexus
VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Example of Software Defined Storage
vSphere + Virtual SAN
…
• Software-defined storage optimized for
VMs
• Hypervisor-converged architecture
• Runs on any standard x86 server
• Pools HDD/SSD into a shared datastore
• Delivers enterprise-level scalability and
performance
• Managed through per-VM storage policies
• Deeply integrated with the VMware stack
Overview
Hard disks SSD Hard disks
SSD Hard disks
SSD
Virtual SAN Datastore
VMware Virtual SAN Is Hypervisor-converged
Virtual SAN is embedded in the vSphere Kernel
• Consumes <10% CPU
Simple to manage
• No need to install and manage separate
virtual appliances
• No single point of failure
• Provides the shortest path for I/O
Seamless integration with vSphere and VMware stack
vSphere
Virtual SAN is
Embedded
inside VM
Kernel
Virtual
Storage
Applianc
e
...
Convergence 3.0: Beyond Server & Storage
Recap – Evolution of Integrated Systems
Servers + Hypervisor
Storage Switch
HA Shared Storage
SSD Array
Backup Appliance
WAN Optimization
Cloud Gateway
Storage Caching
Backup Apps
Legacy Stack Convergence 2.0 Hyper-convergence
Converge only storage and server
Convergence 3.0 Beyond Server & Storage
Converge the
entire stack
Convergence 1.0 Integrated Infrastructure
Pre-integrated
storage and
server
Data Protection Apps
Backup appliance
Servers
Storage switch
HA shared storage
WAN optimization
Cloud gateway
SSD array
Storage caching
Management
Orchestration
Cisco OmniStack with Simplivity
Hypervisor
The Cisco
Hyper-converged Future
All IT infrastructure
below the hypervisor
Will run on
Cisco UCS
Powered by
Legacy IT Infrastructure
Accelerated Data Efficiency
Dedupe, Compress, Optimize
at Inception
Once and Forever: Primary,
Backup, Archive, WAN, Cloud
Across All Tiers: DRAM, Flash,
HDD
Globally
OmniStack
Accelerator™
Global Unified Management Beyond Hyper-convergence
Single Shared
Resource Pool
Native Data Protection
Native WAN Optimization
Reduced Energy Footprint
Speed of Deployment
Simple Ordering (one SKU!)
3x TCO Savings
vs
Global fabric for managing and
seamlessly moving and
protecting deduped/
compressed data and/or VMs
Globally
One Screen: can be managed
by one person globally
Data Virtualization Platform
Simplivity Core Innovations
“The best IO is the one you don’t have to
do.”
App 3 App 4
HDD
SSD
DRAM
X86 CPU
ESXi
ALL DATA WRITTEN/REGISTERED TO VIRTUALIZATION PLATFORM
ONLY UNIQUE DATA WRITTEN TO HDD
DATA MANAGEMENT LAYER
PRESENTATION LAYER
DATA VIRTUALIZATION PLATFORM
SimpliVity’s Data Virtualization Platform
“The best IO is the one you don’t have to
do.”
DATA MANAGEMENT LAYER
PRESENTATION LAYER
HDD
SSD
DRAM
X86 CPU
ESXi App 4 App 3
SimpliVity’s Data Virtualization Platform
San Francisco
HDD
SSD
DRAM
X86 CPU
ESXi
DATA MANAGEMENT LAYER
PRESENTATION LAYER
New York
ESXi
DATA MANAGEMENT LAYER
PRESENTATION LAYER
Local, Full VM Backup Remote Full VM Backup
Fast Application Restore from Full
VM Backup
All data is deduplicated and compressed to minimize data flow across geography
App 4
App 3
App 5
Deduplicated Data Replication
A Practical Comparison Legacy
Stack
Integrated
Infrastructure
Hyper-converged /
Software Defined Storage
Infrastructure Choice
Workload Flexibility
Performance
Startup Cost
Scaling Cost
Power & Cooling
Cabling Complexity
Manageability
Support
Physical Space
* When compared with full legacy
stack including WAN optimizer,
backup, replication, etc.
*
Summary – Cisco Means Choice
Servers + Hypervisor
Storage Switch
HA Shared Storage
SSD Array
Backup Appliance
WAN Optimization
Cloud Gateway
Storage Caching
Backup Apps
Legacy Stack Convergence 2.0 Hyper-convergence
Converge only storage and server
Convergence 3.0 Beyond Server & Storage
Converge the
entire stack
Convergence 1.0 Integrated Infrastructure
Pre-integrated
storage and
server
Manage with Cisco UCS Director