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1 Unified IO in the Data Center KwaiSeng Consulting Systems Engineer Taiwan Update Feb 08, kslai 2006 Cisco 2006 Systems, Cisco Inc. Systems, All rights Inc. reserved. All rights reserved. 1

2 Technology Trends Multi Core CPU Proliferation of vmware => more logical servers out of 1 physical server Drives larger bandwidth 10 G Adoption Free by 2H 2009 RDMA s availability Low Latency Network Storage consolidation 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 2

3 Challenges in Today s Data Centers Power and Cooling Inefficient resource utilization Performance requirements and operational complexity Increasing demands for availability and security 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 3

4 Factors Driving Data Center Power Problems Increasing availability of inexpensive high -density servers requiring more power, cooling and structured cabling than older data centers Storage, Storage, Storage Increased awareness of terrorism, natural disasters and vulnerability of commercial power Operational savings through consolidation of data centers less real estate Explosive growth leading to inadequate capacity or infrastructure upgrades or wholesale replacement of data center equipment Infrastructure lifecycle mismatch 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 4

5 Where does the Power Go? Losses in power generate heat CRAC 50% Power Supplied in the DC Server/Storage 26% Conversion 11% Network 10% Lighting 3% Each watt consumed by IT infrastructure carries a burden factor of 1.8 to 2.5 for power consumption associated with cooling, conversion /distribution and lighting Source: APC 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 5

6 Increased Efficiency, Simpler Operations Mgmt Front-End Network Network Backu pnetwo rk Unified Fabric Storage Network Back-End Network Unified Fabric 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 6

7 Unified I/O # of Cables/Server : 7 Power Consumptions : 7 X 20 W # of Cables/Server : 7 -> 2 Power Consumptions : 2 X 20 W 140 W -> 40 W 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 7

8 Cisco Nexus 5020 Server Access Switch Delivering Unified Fabric Today 56-Port L2 Switch 40 ports 10 Gigabit Ethernet/ FCoE /DataCenterEthernet, fixed Two expansion module slots Ethernet 6 ports 10 Gigabit Ethernet/ FCoE/DataCenterEthernet Ethernet + FC 4 Ports 10 Gigabit Ethernet/ FCoE/DataCenterEthernet 4 ports 1/2/4G FC NX-OS Fiber Channel 8 ports 1/2/4G FC DC-NM and Fabric Manager 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 8

9 Implementing Unified Fabric with Cisco Nexus Family Preserves Existing LAN and SAN Investments Catalyst LAN Cisco Nexus 5000 Nexus LAN SAN A MDS SAN B Preserves Existing Dual SAN Environments Consolidated I/O Servers to Access Layer Data Center Ethernet / FCoE Links 10 GbE 10 GbE DCE Fibre Channel 10 GbE FCoE/DCE 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 9

10 Unified Fabric Extends Benefits of Rack Switching CapEx savings Cable reduction More servers per rack $10K to $20K per rack savings or more Consolidated I/O Benefits 2 SAN 4+ LAN 2 Consolidated Unconsolidated I/O Consolidated I/O 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 10

11 VM-Optimized Services Enables convergence of multiple traffic types LAN LAN SAN A SAN B Virtual Machines LAN Virtual Machines SAN Hypervisor Mgmt LAN Virtual Infrastructure Services LAN Scales VM LAN performance Increase I/O bandwidth Increase VM density VMotion Accelerates Virtual Infrastructure Services Live VM migrations via VMotion and DRS features Enable additional services 10 GbE 10 GbE DCE Fibre Channel 10 GbE FCoE/DCE 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 11

12 Data Center Virtualization FC Network Virtualization VLAN, VRF, MPLS, GRE Independent Path/Policies for Network Segments Network Service Virtualization Firewall, Load Balancer, SSL Independent Network Services & Policies for Application Storage Virtualization VSAN, Storage Independent Storage for Individual Application Server Virtualization CPU, IO, Server Fabric Independent Compute Resources wrt Application Services 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 12

13 Summing up the Power Equation Server Unified I/O Infrastructure Virtualization Cooling Power Efficient Server Blades Application Virtualization Reduces Power Consumption Reduces Cabling Simplifies Provisioning IP Storage Network Services CRAC Reduction Air Flow Improvements Enhances 1.8/2.5 Burden 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 13

14 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 14

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