Evolution of Fibre Channel. Mark Jones FCIA / Emulex Corporation

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1 SNIA PRESENTATION Tutorial: TITLE The GOES Continued HERE Evolution of Fibre Channel Mark Jones FCIA / Emulex Corporation

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3 Abstract Fibre Channel has been the ubiquitous connection of choice for connecting storage within the datacenter for over fifteen years. The start of the sixth generation is being celebrated this year by introducing a staggering leap in performance and new features. We will discuss why fibre channel holds the enduring popularity it has as well as an in-depth look at the new Gen 6 features and what the future holds. We will discuss how fibre channel fits in with key datacenter initiatives such as Virtualization, the pervasive adoption of SSD

4 Fibre Channel: Timeline Cloud Ready 2016+: 128GFC (4 striped parallel lanes of 32GFC) Virtualization NPIV 2012: 16Gb FC 2009: FCOE 2008: 8Gb FC 2015+: 32Gb FC Converged Networks Arbitrated Loop 2005: 4Gb FC 1988: Work begins on protocol 2001: 2Gb FC 1997: 1Gb FC SAN products emerge Fabric Services

5 Fibre Channel: Continuing (and Growing) Relevance Fibre Channel storage remains dominant Total external storage revenue $22B $25B Block storage $17B $18B FC SAN iscsi SAN FCoE SAN.06 (Gartner Group, Forecast: External Controller-Based Storage, Worldwide, All Countries, , 3Q14 Update - October 2014) FC in the datacenter: 19% of data center switches are Fibre Channel IDC - Market Analysis Perspective: Datacenter Networks, 2014 Flash appliances, Flash arrays and Hybrid array deployments are mostly Fibre Channel FC for the cloud OpenStack is the largest OpenSource project ever. Significant (and growing) OpenStack ecosystem engagement FCIA member companies contributing to FC Openstack developments FC Switch zone management Storage vendors developing Openstack provisioning APIs FC HBA drivers inbox in OpenStack distributions Fibre Channel 43% of 2018 Storage Market FC Switch 18.9% Infiniband Switch 0.9% L2-3 Switch 80.2%

6 Why Fibre Channel? Non-Stop High Performance Scalable and Simple Fibre Channel is the only purposebuilt, data center proven network infrastructure for storage that keeps running, no matter what Enables resilient IT infrastructure that optimizes availability and minimizes application disruptions Industry leading network reliability minimizes management resources and costs Fibre Chanel delivers 16Gb Fibre Channel and 40Gb FCoE performance ideal for high density virtualization, cloud infrastructure, and SSD storage Lossless and deterministic networking ensures predictable performance under high utilization FC dedicated networks are inherently low latency and secure Fibre Channel fabrics are simple, and elastic networks that easily scale up and down as needed Backward compatibility enables scalability with new technology while leveraging legacy infrastructure

7 How the FC Industry Innovates End-User Influence Fibre Channel Industry Requirements Needs FC Innovations Storage Innovations Fibre Channel Industry Association (Marketing) Tight Collaboration INCITS T11 Standards Organization (Technical) Press/Analysts Collateral /Education Standards/ Profiles

8 Fibre Channel Speedmap V20 Product Naming Throughput (MBps - Full Duplex) Line Rate (GBAUD) T11 Spec Technically Completed (Year) Market Availability (Year) 1GFC GFC GFC FC 8GFC GFC GFC GFC x GFC GFC x GFC TBD 2020 Market Demand 256GFC TBD 2023 Market Demand 512GFC TBD 2026 Market Demand 1TFC TBD 2029 Market Demand FC used throughout all applications for Fibre Channel infrastructure and devices, including edge and ISL interconnects. Each speed maintains backward compatibility at least two previous generations (I.e., 8GFC backward compatible to 4GFC and 2GFC) Dates: Future dates estimated

9 Fibre Channel Speedmap V20 Product Naming Throughput (MBps Full Duplex) Line Rate (GBAUD) Spec Technically Completed (Year) Market Availability (Year) FCoE 10G FCoE G FCoE x G FCoE x G FCoE x G FCoE x Market Demand Market Demand Market Demand Fibre Channel over Ethernet tunnels FC through Ethernet. 10GFCoE was not available until after FC-BB-5, the FCoE protocol standard, was completed in For compatibility, all 10GFCoE FCFs and CNAs are expected to use SFP+ devices, allowing the use of all standard and non-standard optical technologies and additionally allowing the use of direct connect cables using the SFP+ electrical interface. FCoE ports otherwise follow Ethernet standards and compatibility guidelines. *Dates: Future dates estimated.

10 Generation-Based Naming From speed-based naming GFC GFC GFC GFC GFC GFC

11 FC Generational Cycles Generation Intro / GA Up to 10% shipments 50% shipments Historical Assumptions New generation introduced every 3-4 years Each generation spans up to 10 years Three generations overlap at any point in time New generations are less defined by protocol speed, more by service level Down to 10% 4GFC GFC E 16GFC * 2016E Gen 6 (32GFC) E (16G) 2018E (32G) 2019E** 2020E 16GFC & Gen6 Adoption *16GFC reaching 15% point now, 50% expected late 2016 **Gen 6 adoption may be accelerated with 16G optics

12 What will drive the need for Gen 6 Performance Unleash application performance with SSD storage Availability Increase availability for high-density and critical workloads Scalability Built for application and workload scalability

13 32GFC 32GFC Specification completed, Being published by INCITS Doubles data bandwidth over 16GFC to 6400MB/s 1 Backwards compatible two generations 1x single-lane 28.05GBaud with 64b/66b encoding 100 Meter on OM4 Forward Error Correction Performance / Reliability ANSI T11 specification complete First vendor commercial products in Full Duplex data transmission

14 128GFCp based on 4 lanes of 32GFC 25,600MB/s1-4x the bandwidth of 32GFC Backwards compatible to single lane 32GFC or 16GFC 4x 28.05GBaud lanes with 64b/66b encoding QSFP cable connectors Forward Error Correction across striped lanes Performance / Reliability ANSI T11 to complete specification in early 2015 First vendor commercial products possible in 2016 Approved SNIA Tutorial Storage Full Networking Duplex data Industry transmission Association. All Rights Reserved.

15 40GbE FCOE 40GbE link rate for FCoE 4x the bandwidth of 10GbE Greater in-fabric performance per switch faceplate density Utilizes 4x Gbaud links Products will use optical QSFP modules with MPO cables Server connectivity - PCIe 8GT/s x8 required for 1p, x16 for 2p Specification was complete in 2010 Switch products GA in 2013, Adapters in 2014 Approved SNIA Tutorial Storage Full Networking Duplex data Industry transmission Association. All Rights Reserved.

16 FC-BB-6 VN2VN port Virtual Node to Virtual Node No FCF required Lowers Cost of FCOE adoption Separate Fibre Channel network not required Enhanced Domain ID scalability Each VN2VN port learns about all others in it s VSAN No FC Zoning, use VLANs and LUN masking Scalability must be managed due to amount of context information to maintain ANSI T11 Q publication Vendor adoption 2015

17 FC-NVMe New T11 Project to define NVMe over existing Fibre Channel Using existing Fibre Channel networks is a natural fit Trusted, Proven, Ubiquitous. Connecting SSD storage is as easy as SAN! Use native FC protocol not over SCSI Leverage new NVMe over Fabrics specification Leverage Fibre Channel Strengths: Lossless, High Perf, Zoning, Name Server Scalability must be managed due to amount of context information to maintain INCITS T11 kicks off FC-NVMe working group 8/2014 Specification to be completed - ~2016

18 = 16GFC Improves Host Flash Write IO 16GFC Improves Host Flash Performance

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20 Fibre Channel OpenStack Roadmap CINDER Block Storage FC HBA, FC switch drivers Zone, Volume, snapshot management Virtual fabrics, friendly zone names Quality of service Capability advertising Stats for scheduling NPIV support Folsom October 2012 Grizzly April 2013 Havana October 2013 Icehouse April 2014 Juno October 2014 Kilo April 2015 Liberty - October 2015 Ubuntu LTS Red Hat OSP 5 Oracle OpenStack Mirantis OpenStack HP Helion, Red Hat OSP 6 VMware Integrated OpenStack. Enterprise/Hybrid Cloud Deployments

21 Relevant INCITS T11 Fibre Channel Standards Recently Published FC-BB-6 FCoE Enhancements FC-PI-6 (32GFC GEN6) FC-MSQS-2 (32GFC GEN6) Work In Progress FC-SB-6 FICON - New project FC-SP-2 AM1, Security FC-SW-6 Fabric Enhancements (completed by T11, in letter ballot resolution) FC-GS-7 Management Enhancements (Includes FCoE) FC-EE Energy Efficiency FC-LS-3 Link Service FC-FS-4 Framing and Signaling Protocol (completed by T11, in letter ballot resolution) FC-NVMe Fibre Channel specific NVMe over fabrics FC-PI-6p 128GFC (comment resolution) FC-PI-7 64GFC/256GFC New project FC Workstudy group Idea incubation

22 Summary: Fibre Channel Non Stop, High Performance and Scalable Speed Roadmap continues to lead the industry Gen6: 32GFC/128GFCp 40GbE FCoE FC-BB-6 and VN2VN Fibre Channel for NVMe over Fabrics 16GFC for: Virtualization, Flash Storage, Databases

23 Attribution & Feedback The SNIA Education Committee thanks the following Individuals for their contributions to this Tutorial. Authorship History Mark Jones, April 2015 DSI Additional Contributors Members and companies of the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) Please send any questions or comments regarding this SNIA Tutorial to 23