Cisco Data Center

Solutions for
Partner Engineers
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
► Describe Cisco Compute and Virtualization solutions for small and
midsize customers
► Describe Cisco Pre-Configured solutions for small and midsize
customers
► Describe technical considerations for Cisco Data Center solutions for
small and midsize business customers
► Describe plan, design, and build considerations for Cisco Data Center
solutions for small and midsize business customers

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Course Outline
The learning objectives will be covered in the following modules:
► Cisco Compute and Virtualization Solutions for Partner Engineers
► Cisco Data Center Pre-Configured Solutions for Partner Engineers
► Cisco Data Center Solutions for Partner Engineers

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Cisco
Compute and
Virtualization
Solutions for
Small and
Midsize
Customers
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Module Objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
► Describe Cisco Compute and Virtualization solutions for small and
midsize customers
► Describe the business benefits to small and midsize customers of
adopting Cisco Compute and Virtualization solutions
► Articulate the value of Cisco Compute and Virtualization solutions over
the competition

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Module Outline
The learning objectives will be covered in the following sections:
► Data Center Virtualization
► Cisco Compute and Virtualization Solutions for Small and Midsize
Customers
► Benefits of Cisco Compute and Virtualization Solutions for Small and
Midsize Customers
► Competing with Cisco Compute and Virtualization Solutions

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Data Center
Virtualization
Customer Challenges

Increase ROI Provide Reliability Boost Productivity Lower Service &

Support Costs
Greater reliability and Core hardware and OS
productivity and lower design supports Broad features set Reduce total cost of
TCO provide ROI to network functionality enables diverse ownership, maximize
customer with high uptime workloads contribution of IT

Cisco solutions will address these challenges

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Customer Concerns in the Data Center

Limited IT staff and budget

Application performance and availability

Need to rapidly deploy any

application the business requires

Need to keep up with both planned and

unplanned growth

Getting and staying ahead of the competition

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Virtualization Promises

Greater business agility

Faster response to business and customer demands

Greater application availability

Rapid application and virtualized infrastructure deployment

Reduced operating and capital costs

Improved resource utilization

Improved business continuity

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Cisco Data Center Journey

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Evolution of IT Infrastructure

Old World: Physical New World: Virtual

Dedicated, Vertical Stacks Dynamic Pools Of Resources

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Legacy IT Infrastructure
The Problem: Complex, Inefficient, and Inflexible
Old World: Physical 5% Infrastructure Investment

23%
Application
Investment
42%
30% Infrastructure
Application Maintenance
Maintenance

Where IT Resources Are Spent

Cause Effect
• Inflexible, complex, and • >70% of IT budgets just
expensive “maintaining” status quo
• Difficult to manage • <30% of IT budgets goes to
• Slow to scale innovation and competitive
advantage
Dedicated, Vertical Stacks
Business Agility Depends on IT Agility

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New IT Infrastructure

New World: Virtual Virtualized Infrastructure Benefits

Low-cost operations

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Self-service consumption model

Elastic resource allocation

Dynamic Pools Of Resources Shared pools of resources

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You Can Build Your Own IT Infrastructure
Using Best-in-Class Components Challenges of Build-Your-Own Infrastructure

Takes time

Takes resources

Carries high risk

New Virtualized
Data Center
Hardware
Design Build Stabilize
& Size and and Deploy
Plan test optimize

Time

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Cisco Validated Designs
Cisco® Virtualized Foundation Smart Solution Customer Value Proposition
Unify the Network
Quickly deploy and confidently manage infrastructure

Cisco Nexus® Switches Meet business demands

Reduce budgetary pressures

Simplify Computing and Management Accelerate journey to the cloud

Beat competition
Cisco UCS
C-Series
Servers
Design Build
End-to-End Virtualization and Size and Optimize PRODUCTION
plan test

Cisco Nexus
1000V
Time

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Desktop Virtualization
► Virtualization can also include “VDI” or
virtualizing desktops
► With VDI, all the compute operations are
done in the datacenter
► This leads to optimal end user
experience and minimal WAN bandwidth
requirements
► The virtual desktops can be accessed by
clients, apps or HTML5 enabled
browsers

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Business Drivers for Desktop Virtualization
Microsoft Windows 7 Migration Business Process Outsourcing

Remote Office and Branch Office Mobile Users

Contractors and Employee-Owned IT Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

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Cisco UCS Advantage
► 186 Desktops on C220 M3*
► Knowledge Worker Profile
Industry-leading
► 384 G memory, Dual Xeon E5-2690 8-Core CPU Density on
2-socket servers*

* Principle Technologies Brief

** Principle Technologies Brief

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Cisco Compute and
Virtualization
Solutions for Small
and Midsize
Customers
Cisco Small and Midsize Business Data Center Portfolio

C-Series E-Series NetApp EMC Nexus 1000V

Greatest range of Integrated virtual

capabilities Leverage ISR G2 FAS2200 series VNXe series
switching

Compute Third Party Storage Switching

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Cisco Unified Computing System

Single Unified System Pre-integrated infrastructure designed as a whole

Bare-metal abstraction and API design for automation and

Unified Management orchestration through industry-standard tools

Intelligent Infrastructure Self-integrating components and policy-based automation

Patented Innovations Virtualization awareness and scalability without complexity

Industry-standard, x86-architecture servers with Cisco ®

Server Innovations
innovations

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UCS C-Series Rack Server Portfolio
UCS C460 M2
RAS and Performance
Optimized UCS C260 M2

UCS C420 M3
Database
UCS C240 M3 Consolidation
Database Virtualization
Consolidation ERP/CRM
UCS C220 M3 Virtualization
Scale-Out ERP/CRM
Database
Consolidation
UCS C24 M3 Data Warehouse Virtualization Mission Critical
Middleware, Collab
UCS C22 M3 Big Data
Distributed DB Performance Optimized
Middleware, Collab
Web/IT Infrastructure
Big Data
Storage Server Mainstream
Applications
Web/IT Infrastructure
Proxy/Caching Price / Performance
Optimized
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C-Series Workloads
Support for a variety of key workloads, from edge to large memory-intensive applications.
High-Density Rack-
Mount Server
C 220
High-density server with
balanced compute
performance and I/O flexibility
Extended Memory
Rack-Mount Server
General-Purpose Rack- C260
Mount Server
C240
High-performance, memory-
intensive server for virtualized
General-purpose server for
and large-data-set workloads
workloads requiring
economical, high-capacity,
internal storage
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Cisco UCS Common Features
► Standards-based unified network fabric
► Cisco Data Center VM-FEX virtualization support
► Cisco UCS Manager software
► Cisco fabric extender and fabric interconnect architectures
► Cisco Extended Memory Technology

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Data Center Switching Demands
► Howto efficiently combine LAN and
SAN networks

LAN and SAN

► Increased compute requirements

► Increased storage requirements

Growth

► Increased compliance requirements

► Increased
complexity demand better
management tools
Management

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Cisco Nexus Switches
► Wire once for LAN and SAN
► Singlepoint of management for LAN
and SAN
Consolidation ► Reduced cost

► High performance
► Investment protection evolves with
business geographic span
Scalability

► Integrated application delivery

► Transparent virtual machine
networking
Cisco Nexus® 3000
Intelligence ► Virtual machine-aware security
Series Switches

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Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere
► Software based – provides flexibility in
customer architecture
► Works well with all server types;
whether blade servers or rack
optimized
► Works with any upstream switch; such
as blade, top of rack, or modular
► Supports 1 gigabit Ethernet and 10
gigabit Ethernet traffic

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Benefits of Cisco
Compute and
Virtualization Solutions for
Small and Midsize
Customers
Cisco UCS Leadership and Momentum
Customer are looking for
technical leadership
TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
► Design flexibility with high-
performance unified ports
► Low OpEx with scale and
management simplicity
► Embedded automation: cloud
ready
► Ecosystem support with tens of
thousands of supported
applications
► Proven success with 63 world-
record benchmarks
Customer are looking for
market leadership
MARKET LEADERSHIP
► Billion dollar annualized
run rate
► #2 Market Share in just three
years in blade computing
► Over 11,000+ Cisco UCS™
customers
► Used as foundation for many
public cloud offerings
► 30+ Cisco Validated designs
around VMware, Citrix, Microsoft,
SAP, ORACLE
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Cisco Powered Data Centers
Data Center Requirements Cisco Solution Benefits

Simplified management
Low Cost Operations
Lower service provisioning cost

Infrastructure as a Service Integrated compute, network, and

storage resources

Consistent Consumption Model Physical resources deployed

through policies and APIs

Elastic Resource Allocation Rapid scalability of virtual and physical

Automated deployment

Shared Pools of Resources Virtualization optimized

Resource abstraction
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Cisco UCS C-Series Server Innovation
Server
Innovations
► Based on Industry-Standard x86
Architecture
► Intel Xeon processors
► World-record-setting performance
► Cisco Extended Memory Technology
► Superior density & price/performance
lowers TCO
Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Mount Servers
53 World-Record Performance Results
TPC-C and TPC-H Performance
Price/Performance Leadership
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Customers Are Asking For More Flexibility, Security, and Efficiency

Business User CIO DC Manager Systems Engineer

“How can I fix an IT spending “How can I reduce the costs of “How do I consolidate assets, “How do I simplify our

pattern that uses 80% of it’s the network, compute and increase virtualization, and technology support and speed

budget to do what we already storage resources that I need to improve administration while up our provisioning

do, and only 20% on coming up to remain competitive?” ensuring the continued security capabilities?”

with new ways to do business ” of our systems?”

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Cisco Unified Data Center Benefits

30% 50% 90% Deploy

Deploy 2x
2x 60% 30%
30%
Less Faster Less Capacity Less Faster
Cost Time No Staff Cost
Increase
Increase

Infrastructure
Infrastructure Disaster
Disaster Deployment
Deployment Application
Application
IT
IT Staffing
Staffing Power
Power Cooling
Cooling
Costs
Costs Recovery
Recovery Times
Times Performance
Performance

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Competing with
Cisco Compute and
Virtualization
Solutions
Cisco UCS Leadership and Momentum
► As of Q2FY13, data center revenue reached $2 billion annualized run rate
► In Q2FY13, data center revenue grew 65% Y/Y
► As of February 2013, there were over 20,000 unique Cisco UCS® customers,
which represents 87% Y/Y growth
► Over 3000 Cisco® channel partners are actively selling Cisco UCS worldwide,
and there are over 1560 Cisco UCS specialized partners in the channel
worldwide
► As of Q4CY12, Cisco is one of the top 5 server vendors based on worldwide
revenue share1
► Cisco has 70+ world-record performance benchmarks to date

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Why Virtualize – Why Cisco
► Organizations must reduce TCO and increase business agility
► Customers are demanding “unified computing”
► Cisco provides the only industry-standards based, fully-integrated, cohesive,
unified computing system
► Partners adopting UCS/C-Series are entering a growth market
► Develop greater account control and long-term product and services revenue streams
► Pursue additional profitability opportunities: value-added services, servers and software
sales
► Differentiate themselves with new products and services in a commoditized market
► Benefit from the market focus of Cisco and the interest it generates

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Why Cisco UCS Wins
► Cisco UCS is a technology leader
► Cisco solutions unifying compute, network,
storage access and virtualization
► Cisco customers report tangible business
results
► UCS is designed to solve key customer
challenges in the data center:
► Manual solution assembly
► Inflexible infrastructure
► Operational friction
► Virtualization complexity
► Inefficient scaling
► Compliance and audit control

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Key Stakeholder Messages
► Next-generation data center
platform that reduces complexity
and increases agility
► Superior compute resources
Hypervisor Hypervisor
improve performance while saving
money
► Complete scalability,
performance, security and control
allows customers to focus on
meeting business needs

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Compute and Virtualization Message In A Box
► Design Zone for FlexPod
► http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns414/ns742/ns743/ns1050/landing_flexpod.html
► Cisco NetApp Alliance Portal
► http://cisconetapp.com
► Integrated Systems
► http://www.cisco.com/go/flexpod
► NetApp FlexPod Site
► http://www.netapp.com/flexpod
► Training Labs
► http://dcv-labs.labgear.net/Home.asp
► UCS Sizer
► http://wwwin-ucsappsizer.cisco.com/sizer/project/all/home
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Module Summary
Module Summary
► Virtualization, the consolidation of multiple server workloads onto a smaller number of more
powerful servers is a key capability in customer data center environments
► Cisco products and services enable partners and customers to more easily plan, deploy
and manage data center infrastructure
► Cisco provides compute capabilities for small and midsize businesses via the C-Series and
E-Series product lines
► Cisco provides switching capabilities for small and midsize businesses via the Catalyst
Series and Nexus Series product lines
► Cisco is the best vendor for customers looking for technical leadership and market
leadership
► Cisco provides a fully-integrated, unified computing system optimized for virtualization and
scale
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Review: Virtualization Benefits

What are customer benefits of data center virtualization? (choose

two)
A) Fewer applications
B) Greater agility
C) Increased footprint
D) Reduced OpEx and CapEx

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Review: Virtualization Benefits

What are customer benefits of data center virtualization? (choose

two)

B) Greater agility

D) Reduced OpEx and CapEx

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Review: Virtualization Benefits

What UCS server is recommended for customers needing

balanced compute performance and I/O flexibility? (choose two)
A) UCS C22
B) UCS C220
C) UCS C240
D) UCS C260

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Review: Virtualization Benefits

What UCS server is recommended for customers needing

balanced compute performance and I/O flexibility? (choose two)

B) UCS C220

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Cisco Pre-
Configured
Solutions for
Small and
Midsize
Customers

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Module Objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
► Describe the Cisco Office In-A-Box solutions
► Describe the Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Express solutions
► Describe the Cisco and EMC VSPEX solutions

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Module Outline:
The learning objectives will be covered in the following sections:
► Pre-Configured Solutions: Overview
► Pre-Configured Solutions: Office In A Box
► Pre-Configured Solutions: Flexpod Express
► Pre-Configured Solutions: VSPEX

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Pre-Configured
Solutions
Overview
Cisco Data Center Pre-Configured Solutions
► Consist of specific hardware and software configurations
► Address specific customer needs and provide complete deployment
guidance for maximum success
► Three pre-configured solutions will be covered:
► Office-in-a-Box:
► UCS E-Series in an ISR G2 Router
► FlexPod Express:
► Cisco UCS C-220 M3 Server + NetApp storage for up to 50 VMs
► VSPEX:
► Cisco UCS C-220 M3 Rack Servers + EMC VNXe storage for 50 to 125 VMs

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Benefits of Ecosystem Partners
Reduce Complexity
► Simplified cloud building process – pubic, private, or hybrid
► Same technology foundation for all cloud types

Reduce Risk
► Mitigates risk of vendor lock-in

Minimize Investment Cost

► Backwards compatibility and heterogeneity across infrastructure, applications, and
services.

Time to Market/Leadership Advantage

► Fully tested, integrated solutions help reduce deployment times

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Customer Benefits
► Start Right: Low-Cost, Ease of Deployment
► Keep it Simple: Virtualized Infrastructure much easier to manage
► Grow Smart: Scale-Up or even Scale-Out with validated, standardized
pre-configured solutions

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Pre-Configured
Solutions:
Office In A Box
Office-in-a-Box Solution - Overview
► Cisco UCS E-Series Servers on Cisco ISR G2 Routers allow branch
offices to virtualize applications, services and desktops locally
► Less WAN Bandwidth
► Dramatic improvement in application delivery and performance resulting
in optimum end user experience

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Cisco Office in a Box UCS-E and VMware View VDI
Cisco Solution
► Cisco UCS E-Series Server blades in ISR G2
routers support Desktop Virtualization with
VMware View and vSphere
► Superior VDI User Experience with no WAN
limitations, coupled with continuous access
without any latency
Benefits
► Hosts essential applications including desktop
virtualization on an optimized lean branch
platform
► Single box solution for all business needs
► Dramatically reduces TCO and provides
virtualization ready infrastructure for branch
► Space and power Savings

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Office-in-a-Box Solution – Use Case 1
► Initial VDI Solution centralized everything at Datacenter
► Clients at Branch used View Client
► Subject to WAN latency, WAN outage at Branch
► Required bandwidth upgrade

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 Office-in-a-Box Solution – Use Case 1 (Cont.)

► Office-in-a-Box moved the virtual

desktops to the Branch
► Optimized user experience now that
desktops are local
► Avoids WAN latency, QoS and
redundancy issues and costs
► Management still centralized

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 Office-in-a-Box Solution – Use Case 2

► Customer migrated to Office-in-a-Box

Solution from typical branch equipment
► 300% gain in storage and scale
► 100% improvement in footprint and
power savings
► 200% savings in network software
► 200% improvement in performance

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Office-in-a-Box Solution – Use Case 2 (Cont.)

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Pre-Configured
Solutions:
Flexpod Express
FlexPod Express
► FlexPod Express combines NetApp storage with
Cisco solutions
► Tested and validated by Cisco and NetApp FlexPod
► Architecture provides flexibility in sizing and
products
► Customer Benefits:
► Right-sized for scale
► Allows for unlimited growth
► Efficiency via unified storage, management and
network infrastructure
► Cisco Validated Designs provide guidance
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FlexPod Express: UCS C-Series Server
► Designed for Performance
► Web Server
► Distributed Database
► 1RU form factor
► Xeon E5-2600 processor

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Flexpod Express: NetApp FAS2200 Series Storage
► Powerful, flexible data storage to handle data growth
► Named a 'Champion' and 'Best in Overall Value' by Info-Tech Research
Group
► Affordable and more powerful storage platform than other systems in its
class

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NetApp FAS2200 Series Models

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FlexPod Express: Nexus 1000V
► Software-only switch residing on the UCS
server
► Delivers VN-Link functionality for maximum
performance and flexibility
► Works with:
► All server types
► All upstream switches
► Supports 1Gbps and 10Gbps Ethernet traffic

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FlexPod Express Use Testimonials
Bob Olwig, vice president of business strategy, World Wide Technology
► ”FlexPod Express provides systems integrators like WWT with a critical
solution that our midsized customers want now. It combines best-of-
breed computing, networking, storage, and management products into
an easy-to-deploy architecture. Additionally, sales, technical, and
professional services support from Cisco and NetApp enable us to build
a successful business that capitalizes on the migration to the virtualized
environments our customers are undertaking."

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Pre-Configured
Solutions: VSPEX
VSPEX
► VSPEX combines EMC storage with Cisco
solutions
► Tested and validated by Cisco and EMC
► Architecture provides flexibility in sizing and
products
► Customer Benefits:
► Right-sized for scale
► Allows for unlimited growth
► Efficiency via unified storage, management and
network infrastructure
► Cisco Validated Designs provide guidance
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VSPEX Solution Matrix

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FlexPod Express: UCS C-Series Server
► Designed for Performance
► Web Server
► Distributed Database
► 1RU form factor
► Xeon E5-2600 processor

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VSPEX Components: VNXe Storage
► Deliver exceptional flexibility for small-to-medium-business
► Application-driven management environment
► Complete consolidation solution for all IP storage needs
► Compact system with built-in disk storage to provide multi-protocol IP
connectivity for concurrent NAS and iSCSI SANs

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VNXe Models
VNXe Series Overview 3150 Single 3150 Dual 3300
Min/Max Drives 6 to 50 6 to 100 6 to 150
CPU/Memory per Xeon Quad Core / 4GB Xeon Quad Core / 8GB Xeon Quad Core 12 GB
Controller
Base 1Gb IP Ports per 2 2 4
Controller
Max Flex IO Modules 1 1 2
per Controller
Supported LUNs Up to 128 Up to 256 Up to 512
Total Raw Capacity 144 TB 288TB 450TB
Back-End Disk 6 Gb/s x 4 SAS 6 Gb/s x 4 SAS 6 Gb/s x 4 SAS
Connectivity

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Nexus 1000V
► Software-only switch residing on the UCS
server
► Delivers VN-Link functionality for maximum
performance and flexibility
► Works with:
► All server types
► All upstream switches
► Supports 1Gbps and 10Gbps Ethernet traffic

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Pre-Configured Solutions Message In A Box
► Design Zone for FlexPod
► http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns414/ns742/ns743/ns1050/landing_flexpod.html
► Cisco NetApp Alliance Portal
► http://cisconetapp.com
► Integrated Systems
► http://www.cisco.com/go/flexpod
► NetApp FlexPod Site
► http://www.netapp.com/flexpod
► Training Labs
► http://dcv-labs.labgear.net/Home.asp
► UCS Sizer
► http://wwwin-ucsappsizer.cisco.com/sizer/project/all/home
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Module Summary
Module Summary
► Cisco pre-configured solutions consist of specific hardware and software configurations
that have been designed to address specific customer needs
► Cisco pre-configured solutions include: Office in a Box, FlexPod Express and VSPEX
► Cisco and its third party partners provide complete guidance on the assembly, installation,
configuration and deployment of pre-configured solutions
► Office in a Box is focused on delivering virtual desktop and server application services to a
branch office
► FlexPod Express combines NetApp storage with Cisco UCS C-Series servers and Nexus
switches
► VSPEX combines EMC storage with Cisco UCS C-Series servers and Nexus switches

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Review: Cisco UCS Servers

What Cisco server components are used in pre-configured

solutions for small and midsize business? (choose two)
A) E-Series Servers
B) D-Series Servers
C) C-Series Servers
D) B-Series Servers

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Review: Cisco UCS Servers

What Cisco server components are used in pre-configured

solutions for small and midsize business? (choose two)
A) E-Series Servers

C) C-Series Servers

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Review: Pre-configured Solutions

What are customer benefits of implementing Cisco pre-

configured solutions? (choose two)
A) One choice simplifies selection
B) Allows for unlimited growth
C) Cisco-only solutions provide simplicity
D) Right sized for scale

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Review: Pre-configured Solutions

What are customer benefits of implementing Cisco pre-

configured solutions? (choose two)

B) Allows for unlimited growth

D) Right sized for scale

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Cisco Data
Center
Solutions for
Partner System
Engineers

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Module Objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

► Describe technical considerations for Cisco Data Center solutions for

small and midsize business customers
► Describe plan, build and manage considerations for Cisco Data Center
solutions for small and midsize business customers

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Module Outline
The learning objectives will be covered in the following sections:
► Technical Considerations for Cisco Data Center Solutions
► Plan, Design, and Build Considerations for Cisco Data Center Solutions

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Technical
Considerations for
Cisco Data Center
Solutions
Cisco Small and Midsize Business Data Center Portfolio

UCS C-Series UCS E-Series NetApp EMC Nexus 1000V

Greatest range of ISR G2 Service Integrated virtual

capabilities FAS2200 series VNXe series
Module switching

Compute Third Party Storage Switching

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UCS C-Series Rack Server Portfolio
UCS C460 M2
RAS and Performance
Optimized UCS C260 M2

UCS C420 M3
Database
UCS C240 M3 Consolidation
Database Virtualization
Consolidation ERP/CRM
UCS C220 M3 Virtualization
Scale-Out ERP/CRM
Database
Consolidation
UCS C24 M3
Data Warehouse Virtualization Mission Critical
Middleware, Collab
UCS C22 M3 Big Data
Distributed DB Performance Optimized
Middleware, Collab
Web/IT Infrastructure
Big Data
Storage Server Mainstream
Applications
Web/IT Infrastructure
Proxy/Caching Price / Performance
Optimized
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 Cisco UCS C22 M3 Use and Specs
Recommended Uses: Technical Specs:
► IT infrastructure ► CPU: Up to 2 Intel® Xeon® processor
E5-2400 product family
► Web infrastructure
► Size: 1 RU
► File and Print Server
► RAM: 384 GB
► Small and Midsize Business
Applications ► Storage: SFF: 8 TB ; LFF: 12 TB
► Scale-out Applications ► Network: 2 x 1 Gb ports; 10 Gbps
unified fabric optional
► Small virtualization
► Expansion: 2 PCI Express (PCIe)
Generation 3.0 slots

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Cisco UCS C24 M3 Use and Specs
Recommended Uses: Technical Specs:
► IT and Web Infrastructure ► CPU: Up to 2 Intel® Xeon® processor
E5-2400 product family
► Server Consolidation
► Size: 2 RU
► Entry-level virtualization
► RAM: 384 GB
► Big data
► Storage: SFF: 24 TB ; LFF: 36 TB
► Storage or File server
► Network: 2 x 1 Gb ports; 10 Gbps
unified fabric optional
► Expansion: 5 PCI Express (PCIe)
Generation 3.0 slots

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Cisco UCS C220 Use and Specs
Recommended Uses: Technical Specs:
► Distributed database clusters ► CPU: Up to 2 Intel® Xeon® processor
E5-2600 product family
► Middleware
► Size: 1 RU
► High-performance virtual desktops
► RAM: 512 GB
► IT and web infrastructure
► Storage: SFF: 8 TB ; LFF: 12 TB
► Network: 2 x 1 Gb ports; 10 Gbps
unified fabric optional
► Expansion: 2 PCI Express (PCIe)
Generation 3.0 slots

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Cisco UCS C240 M3 Use and Specs
Recommended Uses: Technical Specs:
► Collaboration ► Upto 2 Intel® Xeon® processor E5-
2600 product family
► Small and medium-sized business
databases ►2 RU
► Big data infrastructure ► 768 GB
► Virtualization and consolidation ► SFF: 24 TB ; LFF: 36 TB
► Storage servers ►4 x 1 Gb ports; 10 Gbps unified fabric
optional
► High-performance appliances
►5 PCI Express (PCIe) Generation 3.0
slots

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Cisco UCS E-Series Application/Deploy
► UCS capabilities on a Cisco ISR G2 via a
Service Module upgrade
► Available in two form factors:
► Single Wide Blade
► Double Wide Blade
► Excellent performance and value for a diverse
range of workloads, including:
► Core Microsoft Windows services
► Mission-critical business applications
► Client-management services
► Cisco virtualized network services
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Cisco E-Series Single Wide Blade

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Cisco E-Series Double Wide Blade

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Cisco E-Series Blade Comparison

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UCS C-Series Network Connectivity
► Use built-in 1Gb Ethernet Ports to connect to Catalyst switch
► Typically used in small deployments
► Disk storage would be internal for best performance
► Access to external storage would be via IP protocols: iSCSI, NFS, SMB
► Use optional CNA Adapter to connect to external Nexus switch
► Provides for converged network with normal IP traffic and storage traffic on the
same wire
► Use internal virtual switch to connect VMs to each other
► Provides for fastest and easiest communication among VMs on the same host
and can extend across multiple hosts with addition of external switch pathway

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Connectivity With Converged Network Adapters
► Converged Network Adapters simultaneously support
both Ethernet and Storage over Ethernet traffic
► Combines FCoE technology with 10Gb Ethernet
technology in a single network adapter that is installed in
a UCS C-Series PCI slot:
► Supports Fibre Channel over Ethernet Storage Area
Networking traffic
► Supports Ethernet LAN traffic
► Best performance is achieved with an external switch that
supports the same capabilities:
► Cisco Nexus 3048 would be a possible choice for a
small or midsize business
► Can use as a 10GB Ethernet interface without storage
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 Connectivity With Cisco Nexus 1000V
Virtual machine access switch for VMware VM VM VM VM
vSphere running inside the hypervisor
► Simplifies deployment of new hosts and
virtual machines 1000V
VEM
► Increases flexibility, simplifies
vSphere
management
► Provides high level of availability by Server
extending the network to the virtual
server
► Supports 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet traffic
► Compatible with all switches
► Compatible with all servers on the Physical Switches
VMware Hardware Compatibility List
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Pre-Configured Bundles
► Cisco has partnered with outside companies to create pre-configured bundles
that combine UCS compute, Nexus switches and storage
► Benefits to the partner and customer:
► Easy to understand
► Easy to order
► Meet a wide range of customer needs
► Eliminates deploying the wrong product or product combination

► Available pre-configured bundles:

► FlexPod Express with NetApp
► VSPEX with EMC

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Third Party Storage Options
► FlexPod Express
► NetApp FAS 2200 Series including 2220/2240 models
► Scales to 240 TB or 552 TB
► SSD support across both Models
► Ultra fast application response due to flash technology
► Provides 4 to 8 ports of GB Ethernet for best I/O Performance
► Supports optional 10GB Ethernet adapters (1 or 2 dual port adapters)
► VSPEX
► EMC VNXe 3150 Storage
► Up to 288TB Raw Storage
► 6Gbps Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Drive Interconnects
► Up to 4 1GB Ethernet Ports
► Optional Flex I/O Port Supports 2 10GB Ports
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Plan, Design, and
Build Considerations
for Cisco Data
Center Solutions
Plan, Design, Build for Partner Engineers
► There are three major
responsibilities of the partner • Feature

engineer during the customer Plan Requirements

• Product Assessment
engagement:
► Plan the feature requirements and • Determine
assess product choice against Design Function
• Design
features
► Design a solution based on • Deploy
understanding of required functions Build • Configure
and best practices • Manage

► Build a solution by deploying,

configuring and managing it

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Planning
► In the case of Cisco Data Center
solutions, one of our key planning
steps is to match customer needs to
either a pre-configured bundle or to • Feature
build a custom system
► Pre-Configured Bundles:
Plan Requirements
• Product
Assessment
► Express Pod
► VSPEX

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FlexPod Express for Infrastructure Consolidation
Components
Features:
Cisco Unified ► Compute, switch and storage bundle
Computing from Cisco and NetAapp
System™ (UCS)
C-Series Server ► Simple to deploy

Cisco Nexus 3000

®
► Designed to handle mixed application
Series Switch workloads
► Centralized and simplified management
NetApp FAS2200
®

Series Storage ► Implementation guide to facilitate

deployment
► Pre-tested by Cisco and NetApp
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FlexPod Express Configurations
Small
Cisco Nexus® 3048 Switch

Cisco UCS® C220 M3 Rack Server

NetApp FAS2220 Storage

Medium
Cisco® Nexus 3048 Switch

Cisco UCS C220 M3 Rack Server

NetApp FAS2240 Storage

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FlexPod Express Support Model
FlexPod Express is covered by cooperative support model
from Cisco, NetApp, and VMware

Hypervisor ► Streamlined response to support issues

► Efficient escalation process engages the
Server
best vendor to provide deep
Fabric specialization
Storage ► Just contact the suspected vendor
directly – escalation will be used if a
different vendor’s expertise is required
► Valid premium support contracts on each
product required
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Implementation Guide for FlexPod Express
► FlexPod Express is tested and documented by Cisco and NetApp
► Documented deployment process:
► Deployment instructions
► Wiring diagrams
► Bill of materials
► High-level sizing guidance
► For more information visit http://
www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/solutions/Enterprise/Data_Center/Virtualizati
on/flexpod_deploy.pdf

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VSPEX for Infrastructure Consolidation
Components
Features:
Cisco Unified ► Compute, switch and storage bundle
Computing from Cisco and EMC
System™ (UCS)
C-Series Server ► Simple to deploy

Cisco Nexus 3000

®
► Designed to handle mixed application
Series Switch workloads
► Centralized and simplified management
EMC VNXe
®

Series Storage ► Implementation guide to facilitate

deployment
► Pre-tested by Cisco and EMC
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VSPEX Configurations
Small
Cisco Nexus® 3048 Switch

Cisco UCS® C220 M3 Rack Server

EMC VNXe 3150 Storage

Medium
Cisco® Nexus 3048 Switch

Cisco UCS C220 M3 Rack Server

EMC VNXe 3300 Storage

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VSPEX Support Model
VSPEX is covered by cooperative support model
from Cisco, EMC, and VMware

Hypervisor ► Streamlined response to support issues

► Efficient escalation process engages the
Server
best vendor to provide deep
Fabric specialization
Storage ► Just contact the suspected vendor
directly – escalation will be used if a
different vendor’s expertise is required
► Valid premium support contracts on each
product required
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Implementation Guide for VSPEX
► VSPEX is tested and documented by Cisco and EMC
► Documented deployment process
► Deployment instructions
► Wiring diagrams
► Bill of materials
► High-level sizing guidance
► For more information visit
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1203/index.html#~overview

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Designing
► Correct design requires understanding data
center capabilities and design best practice,
including:
► Cisco Validated Designs for Data Centers
• Determine
Design Function
• Design

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Cisco Validated Designs for Data Centers
► Guidance for partners and customers
to design and quickly deploy a full-
service business network
► Designs work out of the box and are
scalable and flexible
► Includes all required technologies,
tested together as a complete system
► Based on a layered architecture:
► Data Center Foundation
► Data Center Services
► User Services
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Design Zone
► Cisco Validated Designs are part of the
Design Zone Portal
► Smart Business Architectures are
incorporated as part of Cisco Validated
Designs
► You may need to refer to the Design Zone
for Smart Business Architectures to find
additional small business data center
design guidance
► Visit these URLs for current information:
► http://cisco.com/go/dsignzone
► http://cisco.com/go/cvd
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Build
► Building a solution requires knowledge of
the appropriate configuration and
administration tools:
► Single Wire Management with UCS Manager
• Deploy
►

►
Cisco Integrated Management Controller
C-Series Standalone Management
Build • Configure
• Manage

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Management Interfaces
Cisco UCS C-Series servers provide multiple management interfaces that
can be accessed by in-band or out-of-band tools and techniques:
► Single Wire Management with Cisco UCS Manager
► Ethernet network access to the Cisco Integrated Management Controller
(CIMC)
► Agent and agentless management with third-party tools through in-band
data-plane connections
► Front-or back-panel access for video, USB (with the capability to boot
from a USB CD/DVD drive), and serial console access

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Single Wire Management with UCS Manager
► When integrating into Cisco UCS, a
single pair of cables connects the
Virtual interface card (VIC) to an
active-active pair of Cisco Nexus
fabric extenders
► Provides lossless connectivity
without imposing layers of switching
or additional management points
► Provides a single point of
management for up to 160 servers

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Physical and Logical Management Interfaces

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Cisco Integrated Management Console
► Runs in the system’s baseboard management controller (BMC) and can be
accessed through the server network management ports
► Provides out-of-band management that can be accessed through CLIs, web-
based interfaces, and standard management protocols
► CLI Access
► Accessed through a Secure Shell (SSH)
► Administrators can perform server control and administration tasks
► Configuration tasks can be scripted for repeatability across multiple servers
► Web Access
► The web user interface supports out-of-band management through a standard web
browser
► It includes server management, remote KVM, virtual media, and administration
capabilities
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Standard Protocol Access to CMIC
► IPMI and SNMP provide standards based management to the CIMC
► IPMIv2
► Supports out-of-band management through third-party tools and open-source
tools such as IPMItool
► IPMI allows these tools to manage server power states and monitor operation
parameters available through temperature, fan-speed, power-supply voltage,
and power sensors
► SNMPv3
► Supports out-of-band management with third-party tools that use SNMP to
monitor system status variables and receive SNMP traps in the event that the
status falls outside predetermined ranges

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Third Party Management Tools
► Third-party management tools typically use a combination of in-band and
out-of-band management techniques
► In-band management is performed through the server’s data network
connection and can interact with OS-based management tools
► Out-of-band management tools from Alteris, BMC, IBM and Microsoft
use Cisco IMC interfaces available through the network management
port
► These tools typically interact with servers via IPMI, SNMP or open XML
API

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Cisco Blade Management E-Series
► Out of Band Management:
► Uses same CIMC as C-Series, hosted on BMC
► Independent user management and access control
enforces server - network separation
► IPMI 2.0 compliant for management and control
► One 10/100 Ethernet out of band management
interface
► CLI and WebGUI management tool for automated
lights out management
► Same look and feel, same user interface as C-Series
servers
► Virtual KVM and Virtual media support
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Additional Resources
► Cisco Data Center
► http://cisco.com/go/datacenter

► FlexPod Express
► http://cisco.com/go/flexpod

► VSPEX
► http://cisco.com/go/vspex

► Design Zone
► http://cisco.com/go/designzone

► Cisco Validated Designs

► http://cisco.com/go/cvd

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Module Summary
Module Summary
► The Cisco UCS series provides a wide range of compute platforms for Small and Midsize
business use
► The primary distinctions between the UCS models are with respect to processor type and
quantity, memory type and quantity and expansion capabilities
► Compute services must be combined with switching and storage services to build a data
center
► Cisco Nexus 1000V is a virtual switch that runs in software on a UCS host and allows VMs
to communicate with each other
► NetApp and EMC have both partnered with Cisco to produce pre-configured bundles for
easy deployment and to help partners ensure success when building data center solutions
► Cisco UCS C-Series servers provide multiple management interfaces that can be accessed
by in-band or out-of-band tools and techniques
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Review: UCS for Data Intensive Use

What technical components would you desire more of when configuring a

UCS Series for data intensive uses? (choose two)

A) More processors
B) More storage
C) More RAM
D) More PCI

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Review: UCS for Data Intensive Use

What technical components would you desire more of when configuring a

UCS Series for data intensive uses? (choose two)

B) More storage
C) More RAM

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Review: Data Center Architecture

What are the layers of the data center architectural model in Cisco
Validated Designs? (choose two)

A) Data Services
B) Data Center Foundation
C) Security Services
D) User Services

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Review: Data Center Architecture

What are the layers of the data center architectural model in Cisco
Validated Designs? (choose two)

B) Data Center Foundation

D) User Services

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Course Summary
Summary
► Cisco products and services enable partners and customers to more
easily plan, deploy, and manage virtualized data center infrastructure
► Cisco provides a fully-integrated, unified computing system optimized for
virtualization and scale
► Cisco pre-configured solutions consist of specific hardware and software
configurations that have been designed to address specific customer
needs
► Cisco pre-configured solutions include: Office in a Box, FlexPod Express
and VSPEX
► Compute services must be combined with switching and storage
services to build a data center
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