Transformation of IT platform design
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The document discusses Cisco's HyperFlex, a hyperconverged infrastructure solution. It highlights how HyperFlex allows independent scaling of computing and storage, network automation capabilities as it is built on Cisco UCS technology, and offers fixed costs and licensing. HyperFlex creates a "datacenter-in-a-box" that reduces integration efforts and provides a simple management experience integrated with VMware vCenter.
Transformation of IT platform design
- 2. Transformation of IT platform design Infrastructure Alexander Weinbacher Storage Specialist, Cisco Systems © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- 3. 3 Create an iphone-like experience in the DC
- 4. The IT challenge... Cisco Connect 2017 © 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 04 Natalia Online Marketing Manager Instant online project: 20TB, Webserver, Analytics engine Dmitry Infrastructure Manager Renewed Storage, Servers 18 months ago to make it „Cloud Ready“ Alexander IT Engineer, has to make it work Works late nights and weekends
- 5. How to simplify the Data Center Converged HyperConvergedTraditional 5-6 SW stacks to manage 6 different legacy hardwares Complexity of a SAN 1 SW stack to manage Standard x86hardware Ethernet only less SW stacks to manage 6 different legacy hardwares Pre-configured Complexity of a SAN
- 6. Fixed modules + At fixed cost + You knowthe performance + You knowthe storage space + You knowthe bandwidth --------------------------------------- = Easy to plan = Easy cost control Grow your Datacenter in a predictable way!
- 8. It is a Cisco UCS product 1 Complete Hyperconvergence Unified Compute and Network Infrastructure Wide Array of Rack and Blade Form Factors Integrated, High Performance Network Fabric Programmable Automation of all Hardware Engineered on Cisco UCS The Ideal System for Hyperconvergence
- 9. HyperFlex Differentiation Break Down Silos Indepentent Scaling Storage -Computing Networking Integration AdaptableEfficientAgile Deploy the Entire System Faster, Not Just Computing and Storage Flexibility: Increase Computing for VDI, Analytics etc. Manage in the Same Way You Manage Your UCS Blade Servers, Rack Servers and Converged Infrastructure Solutions
- 11. Scale Out and Distributed File System CONTROLLER VMHYPERVISOR VM VM VM HYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORM Start with as few as three nodes Hyperconverged Data Platform installs in minutes Add Servers, One or More at a Time Linearly Scale Compute, Storage Performance and Capacity Distribute and rebalance data across servers automatically Retire older servers HYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORM CONTROLLER VMHYPERVISOR VM VM VM CONTROLLER VMHYPERVISOR VM VM VM CONTROLLER VMHYPERVISOR VM VM VM CONTROLLER VMHYPERVISOR VM VM VM
- 12. Independent Scaling of Compute and Capacity Compute Nodes HC - Nodes HYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHX DATA PLATFORM Scale Compute Scale Storage Capacity IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor IOVisor
- 13. Data Reduction without impacting performance Inline Deduplication 20-30% space savings Inline Compression 30–50% Space Savings No Special Hardware No Performance Impact
- 14. Fast and Flexible Native Snapshots for backups § Pointer-Based Snapshots § Space Efficient § Fast creations and deletions § Fine-grained or coarse grained § VM-Level or VM Folder Level § VAAI integrated § Quiesced and Crash-consistent § Use vCenter Snapshot Manager § Policy based § Schedules, Retention period
- 15. Fully integrated into Vmware vCenter §100% vCenter Based Management §Extends virtualization management seamlessly §No switching between management consoles §View storage alerts/alarms alongside with ESX alerts/alarms §Command line interface for automation
- 16. Variety of Common Use Cases • Agile provisioning • Frequent iterations • Instant cloning and snapshots TEST & DEVELOPMENT • Low upfront costs • Consistent performance • Predictable scaling VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE • Reduce operational complexity • Adaptive Scaling • Always-on resiliency SERVER VIRTUALIZATION • Simple deployment • Centralized management • No “fly-and-fix” missions LARGE REMOTE /BRANCH OFFICE
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