WILL SDN KILL ETHERNET

FABRICS? Chip Copper, Global Solutions Architect, Brocade

Ethan Banks, Network Architect, Packet Pushers Interactive

June 12, 2013

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Our Presenters

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Ethan Banks

Network Architect

Packet Pushers Interactive

Chip Copper

Global Solutions Architect

Brocade

Before: Virtualization Service Delivery

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Susie

IT for Marketing

Dept

Raj

Service Desk Bob

Server Admin

Kay

Storage Admin

Joe

Network Admin

3 Tickets

Reserve Compute Resource Reserve Storage Resource Reserve Network Resource

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ffic

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cie

s

Coordination

Errors

You are #12 on the list, and

you have an estimated wait

time of three weeks.

Commit Resource Commit Resource Commit Resource

I need two VMs with 1 GHz,

8 GB memory, 40 GB HDD

storage, and two networks

with load balancing.

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Designs the tenant architecture

• Defines sizing and security parameters

• Creates solution catalog templates

After: OpenStack Orchestration

and Automation

Susie

IT for Marketing dept

Sam

Cloud Architect

Kay

IT Admin

• Makes a few clicks using the system’s self-service portal

• Waits a couple of minutes, and the requested cloud infrastructure resources are ready

Publishes and manages the tenant architecture

• Deploys the overall hardware and software resources

• Monitors and maintains

• Publishes the template

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Alignment with Brocade SDN Architecture Architecture for building the software-defined network

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Enabling

Technologies

Key

Benefits

Cloud-Optimized

Network Stack

Cloud APIs:

OpenStack, VMware, Microsoft,

CloudStack

Automation and

orchestration Cloud Management Layer

Programmatic control:

OpenFlow, OpenScript

Personalization and

monetization Services Layer

Overlay networking:

VXLAN, NVGRE, STT; MPLS

Flexibility and efficient

asset utilization Network Virtualization Layer

Any-to-any connectivity:

Ethernet fabrics, TRILL, IP routing

Reliability and

simplicity Network Fabric Layer

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Reminder:

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Will SDN Kill Ethernet Fabrics

OpenStack 101 Simplified view

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OpenStack

Cloud Software Platform

IP + SAN Infrastructure

Brocade Plugin

APIs

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Zero-touch Scale-out Brocade VCS Fabrics Self-forming, auto-discovery, low maintenance, active-active

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Device addition and removal: Can be done without logging into to any

devices. New devices learn from others.

Capacity management: Simply plug in a new cable and capacity will

automatically be added to a LAG.

Brocade OpenStack solutions

• Brocade VCS Fabric Plugin (contributed

to OpenStack “Grizzly” release)

• Planned plugins for Brocade ADX,

Brocade Virtual ADX, Fibre Channel SAN

solutions, and Brocade Vyatta vRouter

• Leading industry efforts to champion

OpenStack support of Fibre Channel

SANs

• Partnering with Rackspace, Red Hat,

and Piston Cloud for commercial

versions of OpenStack

OpenStack plugins

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FC SAN

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Alignment with The On-Demand Data Center Data center architecture of the future

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Applications, Orchestration, and Services

Control NETWORK CONTROLLER

NETWORK

Network

Virtualization VxLAN, NVGRE,

STT

SERVER

Virtual Machines

STORAGE

Software- Defined Storage

NETWORK FUNCTIONS

APPLICATIONS, ORCHESTRATION, AND SERVICES

BUSINESS LOGIC

NETWORK COMPUTE STORAGE

Virtual Resources

Physical Infrastructure

SERVER AND STORAGE CONTROLLERS

Brocade Differentiators Open, zero-touch, scale-out infrastructure

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Open

• Maximum choice

• Flexibility

• Partner-agnostic Rackspace, Red Hat, and

Piston Cloud

Zero-touch, scale-out

• Automation

• Elasticity

• Scalability

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You are listening to:

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Ethan Banks

Network Architect

Packet Pushers Interactive

Chip Copper

Global Solutions Architect

Brocade

Learn More

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• View technical video demonstrations

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