HP FLEX FABRIC NETWORKING DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS

Mladen Švraka Networking Sales Specialist Hewlett Packard mladen.svraka@hp.com

Trends Creating Data Center Network Challenges

• Virtualization • Cloud • Consumerization of IT • Mobility • Pace of Change

• Complexity • Management • Security • Time to Service • Cost

Challenges Trends

The Data Center of the future will be built on a Converged Infrastructure

Management software

Servers

Power & cooling

Storage

FlexFabricNetwork

HP Converged

Infrastructure

Optimized for virtualization, cloud

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HP Networking lifecycle services Optimize the network infrastructure

• Network optimization assessments

• Application performance optimization

Strategize, plan, design, and architect the network

• Consulting services (strategy, discovery & architecture workshops)

• Assessments (network, standards, voice/ data, security, data center)

• Design (network, security, data center, unified communications)

Rapid deployment and integration

• Program/Project management

• Procurement, staging, installation

• Education services

• Testing/acceptance

Network operations

• Remote monitoring

• Network Management

• Network Security

• Data Center Hosting

Maximize performance and network availability

• Mission Critical support

• HP Environment Direct Access support

• Support Plus/Support Plus 24

• HW/SW support

• Application support

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HP FlexFabric Network

Optimized for virtualization, cloud • New levels of scale, performance and resiliency

• Simplicity, openness, flexibility

• Purposeful design focused on users/applications

• Context “awareness” / virtualization visibility

• Flatter, simpler, smarter ($) design

NEXT GENERATION DESIGN FOR NEXT-GENERATION REQUIREMENTS

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Network

Rack servers Blade servers

W E Up to 75% of traffic

Up to 50% of ports interconnect switches; not servers or storage

Unnecessary layers add hops and latency

Slows performance of federated apps & VM mobility

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Multi-tier Legacy Architecture Federated Applications and Virtualization changing traffic flows

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Advanced architecture that improves server-to-server performance How HP FlexFabric is changing the rules

Access Switches with IRF, Virtual Connect

Higher performing, scale and switch/network reliability

Requires fewer layers and platforms—simplified lower cost design

IRF enables a single low latency hop between servers (for L2 and L3)

IRF = Intelligent Resilient Framework technology

Core Switches with IRF

7 Rack servers Blade servers

W E

Virtual Connect

IRF

IRF

Up to 75% of traffic

HP BladeSystem with Virtual Connect

Legacy Core

HP Aggregation 7500 + IRF

Flexible Deployment Models

Optimized 3-tier Investment protection

Simplified 2-tier Reduced complexity

Integrated BladeSystem 1-tier

Virtualization-optimized

More simplicity

Greater agility

Lower cost

HP Collapsed Core + Aggregation 12500 + IRF

HP Server Edge 5900 + IRF

Blade/Rack servers

HP Server Edge

5900 + IRF Blade/Rack servers

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HP Collapsed Core + Aggregation 12500 + IRF

HP BladeSystems Servers and Virtual Connect

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3, 2 and 1 Tier Architectures

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Tested Interoperability

Comprehensive Datacenter Networking Portfolio

Intelligent Management Center

AGGREGATION

ACCESS

12500 6600/8800 CORE

7500 5900, 5820

BladeSystems Virtual Connect

6100 Blade Switch 5900, 5820, 5800

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MANAGEMENT

• No additional software licensing

• HP IRF technology eliminates aggregation layer

• Scalability with up to 4-chassis virtualized core

• Sub 50 millisecond resiliency

Scaling the performance of server-to-server traffic

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FlexFabric: HP12500 Data Center Core Switch

High density 10GbE ports & 40G uplinks for scalable DC • Top of rack 1-RU switch for DC convergence (storage & IP) • Up to 64*10GbE Ethernet ports

– 48*10GbE SFP+ ports with 1GbE support – 4*40Gb QSFP uplink ports – High Performance – 1.28 Tbps switching capacity – 952.32 Million PPS throughput – Integrated packet buffers (9MB)

• Reversible DC airflow design with Front-to-back and Back-to-front • Dual internal hot swappable power supply. AC/DC optional

HP 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP highlights

Cut-through Architecture for DC 10 GbE ToR Switch With 40GbE Uplinks & HP IRF for Ultra High Performance

10GbE switches for resilient, scalable & greener DC HP 5900AF: Enabling 10GbE virtualized DCs

Product Feature Customer Benefit

10GbE to Access Servers with 40GbE uplinks High bandwidth for demanding applications and large DC servers

No License needed for full L2/L3, IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, and MPLS/VPLS

Easy to Deploy & Manage Best Industry Licensing Model

Virtual Chassis with HP IRF for Higher Performance and Greater Density

Pay-as-you-grow Model for Scalable DCs with Lower CapEx and OpEx

Redundant & Hot Swappable Power Supply and Fans Enterprise Grade High Availability for Business Continuance

Flexible front to back or back to front airflow for hot/cold isle deployment

Ready for DC Versatile Designs with Hot-Cold Isle Deployments

Energy Efficient Power Supplies; Programmable Intelligent Fans and Data Center Optimized Airflow

Greener Data Centers with Lower Power Consumption and Cooling Costs. Lower OpEx

Scalable & resilient DC architecture • IRF stacking for flexible pay-as-you-grow

deployment – Up to 4 units IRF2 stacking

– Using 40G QSFP or 10G SFP+ as stacking port, High-speed 320Gbps stacking

– Link aggregation allows up to 128 trunk groups with max 16 links, reduce congestion and latency

HP 5900AF highlights

ToR with IRF

• Data center optimized design – 1+1 redundant and hot pluggable power supply

– Dual hot pluggable fan trays

– Front to back or back to front cooling

– Wrong fan direction detection and warning Back View of 5900AF

Routing and Switching Management (9) CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager Cisco Configuration Engine Cisco Configuration Professional Cisco Info Center Cisco Multicast Manager Cisco NetFlow Collection Engine Cisco Network Assistant Cisco Router and Security Device Manager Cisco Software Activation on Integrated Services Routers

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How Many Management Apps do you Need?

3 …

15 …

30 …

Network Management Solutions (4) CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 4.0 and later CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 3.2 and earlier Cisco Active Network Abstraction CiscoWorks Health and Utilization Monitor

Security and Identity Management (4) Cisco Access Registrar Cisco Network Registrar Cisco Router and Security Device Manager Cisco Security Manager

Wireless Management (2) CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) Cisco Mobile Wireless Transport Manager

Data Center Management & Automation (4) Cisco Data Center Network Manager Cisco Fabric Manager Cisco OverDrive 4.0 Cisco Virtual Network Management Center Cisco Secure Access

Control Server Products (4) Cisco Secure Access Control Server for Windows Cisco Secure Access Control Server Solution Engine Cisco Secure Access Control Server Express Cisco Secure Access Control Server View

Fulfillment Products (3) Cisco IP Solution Center Cisco MPLS Diagnostics Expert Cisco Prime Fulfillment

Source: HP competitive analysis using published data http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/products.html

IMC Single Pane ITIL, SOA based platform, full

visibility/control into physical/virtual environments with 3rd party support

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Virtual Connect

IRF

IRF

• Auto discovery of VMs, vSwitches, relationships w/ physical net

• Virtual/Physical topology views and status indicators for networks

• Auto reconfiguration of network policies that "move" with workloads

Unify virtualized and physical resources Industry-leading Management & Orchestration

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Delivering FlexManagement

FlexManagement • Provides a single pane-of-glass management

• Manages physical and virtual network devices

• Integrates fixed and mobile access control

6085 Devices supported

1400+ From Cisco

220 Manufacturers

HP IMC module portfolio Fault

Configuration

Accounting

Performance

Security IMC Platform

Intelligent Configuration

Center

Security Control Center

VLAN & ACL Manager

User Access Management

Endpoint Admission Defense

MPLS VPN Manager

Network Traffic Analyzer

IPSec VPN Manager

Voice Services Manager Alarms

Syslog & Trap Manager

QoS/SLA mgr

User Behavior Analysis Network Assets

Performance Management

Virtual Network Management

IMC Add-ons

• Supports wide variety of mobile devices & OSs

• Orchestrates mobile access to network services

• Integrated with network policy management

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Orchestrating & securing smart mobile device access FlexManagement: IMC 5.1with Mobile NAC

Available 1H 2012

HP Walks the Talk

ALL ON OPEN STANDARDS

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With

DATA CENTER DOWN TIME

4

With times

THE PREVIOUS BANDWIDTH

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In under months

HP REPLACED ALL NON-HP WAN ROUTERS & SWITCHES

HP is

CISCO FREE IN SIX NEXT GENERATION DATA CENTERS

DreamWorks Animation Looks to HP for Its Next-generation Networking Infrastructure

A powerful and flexible infrastructure technology that enables the ability to easily scale up – and down – as projects require. Helps maintain a competitive edge while reducing infrastructure complexities and cost.

Needed to update and refresh its existing network infrastructure to improve data center infrastructure performance and reliability. Problem

Results

Solution Rigorously tested the full range of HP CI solutions and HP Networking products, including the enterprise HP A12500 data center switch and Intelligent Management Center (IMC).

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2010/100623b.html

“Based on our testing, HP networking solutions have proven to be the best option for our increasing scale and global demands,”

CARNet & HP Networking projects in Croatia • Wireless for eDnevnik

• Layer 2 Fixed switches – lifetime warranty

• VPLS enabled switches

• Modular switch with wireless controller and server module

• Modular routers 6600 and 8800 series

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