Making the Switch to Bare Metal and Open Networking
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The document discusses the shift toward bare metal and open networking, emphasizing vendor independence and automation for cost savings and scalability in data center operations. By 2017, web-scale IT is expected to be adopted by 50% of global enterprises. Cumulus Networks offers solutions to streamline networking and reduce operational expenses through the use of open architectures and automation tools.
Making the Switch to Bare Metal and Open Networking
- 1. v ® Making the Switch to Bare Metal and Open Networking William Choe, Products and Alliances January 14, 2015
- 2. Learning from Web-Scale Operations Vendor independence & automation enable rapid innovation, operational cost savings, and scalable, affordable capacity “By 2017, Web-scale IT will be an architectural approach found operating in 50 percent of global enterprises…” Gartner, March 5, 2014 www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2675916 cumulusnetworks.com 2
- 3. Networking is Open in the New Data Center Blueprint cumulusnetworks.com Now: Networking Transforms First: Compute Transformed Applications, OS and Hardware LOCKED OPEN Disaggregation Enables Platform Choice and Affordable Capacity cumulusnetworks.com 3
- 4. Traditional Networking Supply Chain cumulusnetworks.comcumulusnetworks.com Contract Manufacturer OEM Distributor Reseller End User 4
- 5. Traditional Networking Supply Chain cumulusnetworks.comcumulusnetworks.com (Transfer costs and gross margin) $111 $370 $390 $459 $11 $259 $31 $69 End User 70% Contract Manufacturer $459$100 OEM Distributor Reseller 10% 15% 5% 5
- 6. Modern Networking Supply Chain cumulusnetworks.comcumulusnetworks.com (Transfer costs and gross margin) $133 $145 $181 $12 $31 $36 End User $181$100 OEM / ODM 25% Distributor 8% Reseller 20% 6
- 7. cumulusnetworks.comcumulusnetworks.com $278 (Per every $100 spent on networking supply chain) Cost Differential 7
- 8. $11,200 $16,000 $5,100 $4,577 $6,291 $2,849 Cisco N3K- C3172PQ-10GE Cisco N9K-C9396PX Cumulus + Open Networking Switch 10G Switch Price (ASP) L3 Switch Service/Subscription (24x7/3Yr) Significant Cost Savings, and…. Assumptions: • Cisco Discounts - 60% discount for Hardware/Software, 15% discount for Smartnet • Open Networking Switch Price from bm-switch.com 50-64% Savings Source: http://www.neobits.com/, October, 2014 cumulusnetworks.com $16,000 $7,200 $6,903 $3,699 Cisco N3K-C3132Q-40GE Cumulus + Open Networking Switch 40G Switch Price (ASP) L3 Switch Service/Subscription (24x7/3Yr) 52% Savings Simplified and Transparent Pricing 8
- 9. 10GE Transceiver Cost Comparison cumulusnetworks.com Cisco SFP+ SR Arista SFP+ SR Arista SFP+ USR Cisco FET Finisar SFP+ SR $995. $545. $435. $250. $42. $995.00 $545.00 $435.00 $250.00 $42.00 Cisco SFP+ SR Arista SFP+ SR Arista SFP+ USR Cisco FET ODM SFP+ SR 10GE SFP+ Optics List Price 9
- 10. Ease of Procurement with Channel and Online Alternatives Jan 2015: 68 Channel Partners + § Global reach & ease of ordering: channel, alliances, online § Spares & return to depot service § 24 x 7 global support cumulusnetworks.com 10
- 11. Great Networking with Choice of Architectures IP Fabric § Simple IP CLOS Fabric § High Capacity, scalable networking Spine Leaf L3 Fabric IP Fabric with Network Overlays § Flexible, virtual networking § Network overlay integration Spine Leaf § L2 active/active with MLAG § Drop in existing architecture L2 Network Aggregation Access L3 L2 cumulusnetworks.com 11
- 12. Operational Transformation Hardware Bare Metal Server BIOS and PXE U-Boot and ONIE Boot & Provision Bare Metal Switch COMPUTENETWORKING OS Operating System Bare Metal Server BIOS and PXE Bare Metal Switch U-Boot and ONIE Operating System Apps Bare Metal Server BIOS and PXE App Operating System App App Bare Metal Switch App Operating System App App U-Boot and ONIE cumulusnetworks.com 12
- 13. Provisioning: From Days to Minutes Manually Install Physical Install Ordering / Delivery Manually Configure Production Days / Weeks The Traditional Way Hours / Days (Manual) ONIE Boot Physical Install Ordering / Delivery Agent Install Production The Automated Way Days / Weeks Minutes (Automated) CL Install Pull Config cumulusnetworks.com 13
- 14. SDN: Loosely Coupled Architecture vs Proprietary Stacks cumulusnetworks.com § Standard Linux broad and rapidly evolving ecosystem § Customer Choice all tiers of the stack – HW, NV Overlays, Orch, Monitoring, Automation etc…. § Accelerated Innovation – No single vendor dependency, market forces in action § Proven Expertise with standard protocols, Open Source communities 14
- 15. Proving Ground for the Software Defined Data Center Design Patterns Emerge for the Transition to Cloud § Pod scale deployments § 100+ servers § High bisection bandwidth § Distributed IP storage § Local disks, flash cache § VSAN, Ceph, others § Transitional networking § MLAG, VLANs § IP, overlay cumulusnetworks.com 15
- 16. Cumulus Networks Empowers the Transition Open Networking for Organizations of All Sizes § Technology – Cumulus Linux 2.5 § Features: MLAG, FHRP § Ease-of-use: ifupdown2 § Validated Solutions § Step-by-step use-case guides § “Fast-forward” automation starters § Deployment Tools § Remote workbench § Use-case and automation training cumulusnetworks.com 16
- 17. § Hardware/software disaggregation § Layer 2, layer 3 and layer 3 overlays § Best-in-class platforms and tools § Inherently flexible, no vendor lock-in § Automation – provisioning in minutes instead of days § Orchestration via server tools § Enabling the cloud admin with tools for accelerated innovation § >50% CapEx savings with industry- standard hardware § Opex savings via automation, use of server tools & simpler expansion § Affordable capacity allows overbuild for better application support Unleashing the Power of Open Networking with Cumulus Linux Unlock Your Choices. Serve the Business Better. Save as You Grow. Open Responsive Affordable cumulusnetworks.com 17
- 18. Unleash the Power of Open Networking in Your Data Center Test drive the Cumulus Workbench § www.cumulusnetworks.com/cumulus-workbench Let us know how we can help you § Email Sales@cumulusnetworks.com or call +1-650-383-6700 Learn More § General information, technical details, and customer testimonials: www.cumulusnetworks.com § Register for a webinar: www.cumulusnetworks.com/webinars § Consulting & training: www.cumulusnetworks.com/support/consulting-and-training § Support and technical documentation: https://support.cumulusnetworks.com Stay in Touch § Twitter @cumulusnetworks and @williamchoe cumulusnetworks.com 18
- 19. © 2014 Cumulus Networks. Cumulus Networks, the Cumulus Networks Logo, and Cumulus Linux are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cumulus Networks, Inc. or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. The registered trademark Linux® is used pursuant to a sublicense from LMI, the exclusive licensee of Linus Torvalds, owner of the mark on a world-wide basis. § Thank You! cumulusnetworks.com 19