WILL SDN KILL ETHERNET FABRICS?

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1 WILL SDN KILL ETHERNET FABRICS? Chip Copper, Global Solutions Architect, Brocade Ethan Banks, Network Architect, Packet Pushers Interactive June 12, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information

2 Welcome to the Brocade Webinar: Will SDN Kill Ethernet Fabrics? 2 To listen by Phone Dial In: Toll free: +1 (888) Participant code: To listen to the Audio (audio stream) from your computer be sure to: Unmute your PC Speaker (this is hardware on your laptop/computer) Unmute Live Meeting Speaker (this is software on the Live Meeting) Live Questions and Answers: Open a browser and go to Brocade Community - Events Login to ask questions to the Brocade Product Experts. Technical Support: communitysupport@brocade.com

3 Our Presenters Ethan Banks Network Architect Packet Pushers Interactive Chip Copper Global Solutions Architect Brocade 3

4 Inefficiencies Before: Virtualization Service Delivery I need two VMs with 1 GHz, 8 GB memory, 40 GB HDD storage, and two networks with load balancing. You are #12 on the list, and you have an estimated wait time of three weeks. Susie IT for Marketing Dept Raj Service Desk 3 Tickets Bob Server Admin Kay Storage Admin Joe Network Admin Reserve Compute Resource Reserve Storage Resource Reserve Network Resource Coordination Errors Commit Resource Commit Resource Commit Resource 4

5 After: OpenStack Orchestration and Automation Designs the tenant architecture Defines sizing and security parameters Creates Susie solution catalog Sam templates IT for Marketing dept Cloud Architect Kay IT Admin Publishes and manages the tenant architecture Deploys the overall hardware and software resources Monitors and maintains Publishes the template Makes a few clicks using the system s self-service portal Waits a couple of minutes, and the requested cloud infrastructure resources are ready 5

6 Alignment with Brocade SDN Architecture Architecture for building the software-defined network Cloud-Optimized Network Stack Enabling Technologies Key Benefits Cloud Management Layer Cloud APIs: OpenStack, VMware, Microsoft, CloudStack Automation and orchestration Services Layer Programmatic control: OpenFlow, OpenScript Personalization and monetization Network Virtualization Layer Overlay networking: VXLAN, NVGRE, STT; MPLS Flexibility and efficient asset utilization Network Fabric Layer Any-to-any connectivity: Ethernet fabrics, TRILL, IP routing Reliability and simplicity 6

7 Reminder: You are listening to the Brocade Webinar: Will SDN Kill Ethernet Fabrics Ask questions to Experts in real time Technical Support

8 OpenStack 101 Simplified view OpenStack Cloud Software Platform Brocade Plugin APIs IP + SAN Infrastructure 8

9 Zero-touch Scale-out Brocade VCS Fabrics Self-forming, auto-discovery, low maintenance, active-active 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. 9

10 Brocade OpenStack solutions OpenStack plugins 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 FC SAN 10

11 Alignment with The On-Demand Data Center Data center architecture of the future Applications, Orchestration, and Services BUSINESS LOGIC APPLICATIONS, ORCHESTRATION, AND SERVICES Control NETWORK CONTROLLER SERVER AND STORAGE CONTROLLERS Virtual Resources NETWORK Network Virtualization VxLAN, NVGRE, STT NETWORK FUNCTIONS SERVER Virtual Machines STORAGE Software- Defined Storage Physical Infrastructure NETWORK COMPUTE STORAGE 11

12 Brocade Differentiators Open, zero-touch, scale-out infrastructure Open Maximum choice Flexibility Partner-agnostic Rackspace, Red Hat, and Piston Cloud Zero-touch, scale-out Automation Elasticity Scalability 12

13 You are listening to: Ethan Banks Network Architect Packet Pushers Interactive Chip Copper Global Solutions Architect Brocade 13

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16 Thank You 2013 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 16