VxBlock System Deep inside the next generation converged infrastructure

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1 VxBlock System 1000 Deep inside the next generation converged infrastructure Scott Redfern Senior Director, Modern Data Centers Jeff Wheeler Consultant Architect, Modern Data Centers

2 Agenda VxBlock System 1000 overview Introduction What s new Architectural design Component details Compute Network Storage Centralized management and data protection Standards and Scalability Release Certification Matrix (RCM) Wrap-up Vscale: Modern Data Center Architecture 2018 VxBlock 1000 themes Related sessions 3

3 VxBlock 1000 overview

4 VxBlock Dell EMC 1000 Converged - #1 in converged, Infrastructure now systems all-in-1 portfolio system General Purpose Workloads Mission Critical Enterprise Workloads Enterprise Workloads Cisco UCS servers Cisco LAN SAN Dell EMC storage Big Data Analytics Cloud Dell EMC data protection SDN VxBlock System 1000 VxBlock 350 with Unity Unprecedented choice for all modern workloads Simplified VxBlock 540 with XtremIO life cycle management 4X storage and 2X compute types plus data protection all-in-1 system Centralized management platform VxBlock 740 with VMAX Technology Extensions Unified life cycle management process for mixed technologies 5 Future-proofed for modern data center * Other new-generation technologies will be introduced later. Evergreen design approach supports future technologies like NVMe* and other next gen technologies

5 What s new with the VxBlock 1000? Mix & share Cisco UCS blade and rack servers Mix & share multiple Dell EMC storage types Unity AF VMAX AF PowerMax XtremIO X2 Isilon Gen 6 in 1 system Future-proofed for next gen technologies Simplified life cycle management for all technologies 8:1 multisystem management infrastructure Dell EMC PowerEdge based mgtinfrastructure (AMP-VX) Integrated data protection out of the factory Shared pooled resources Faster LAN and SAN 6

6 VxBlock 1000 architectural design Advanced Management Platform (AMP-VX) Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Customer IP Network IP Backup and Services SAN Backup and Services Dell EMC Data Domain 2200 Cisco Nexus 31108TC External SAN Access (migration) IP Cisco Nexus 9000 Cisco Nexus 9000 Network Cisco MDS Cisco MDS SAN Isilon Gen 6 Unity X50F VMAX X50F XtremIO X2 Cisco Nexus UP Cisco Nexus UP Unity 650F DPE - DPE VMAX Engine XtremIO X2R 25 Drive All-Flash DAE Cisco 5108 Chassis Cisco 5108 Chassis 25 Drive All-Flash DAE 25 Drive All-Flash DAE Disk Array Enclosure XtremIO X2S Compute Cisco Nexus 9000 Cisco Nexus 9000 Storage Disk Array Enclosure 8

7 Cisco compute

8 Greater scale and capabilities Increased bandwidth Cisco UCS B-Series M4 Blades Cisco UCS B-Series M4 Blades Cisco Nexus 2348UPQ FEX NEW B-Series M5 Blades NEW Mix and share both Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server Greater scale points Support for 800 Cisco UCS C-Series servers in a single VxBlock C240 M4 Server C220 M5 Server NEW NEW Cisco 5108 Chassis Support for 400 Cisco UCS B-Series Servers in a single System C240 M5 Server Both Cisco UCS M4 and M5 server support for B-Series and C-Series Servers B-Series C-Series Mixed B-Series C-Series Mixed B-Series C-Series Mixed B-Series C-Series Mixed NEW Expand compute through minimum investment 10

9 Cisco UCS compute infrastructure updates FI UP 16 Unified interfaces for FC or LAN connectivity 1/10 GbE 4/8/16G FC 40G Interfaces for chassis and Rack Servers Scalable up to 10 chassis UCS 2304XP FEX Installed into chassis 4 front-end 40G interfaces to connect chassis to FI 8 back-end 40G interfaces to slots in the chassis Nexus 2348UPQ FEX Used with Cisco UCS C-Series Servers for connectivity to Fabric Interconnect (FI) 48 10G interfaces for VIC connections 6 40G interfaces for uplinks to FI 11

10 Cisco UCS Blades and Rack Servers Cisco UCS B200 M4 Cisco UCS B420 M4 Cisco UCS B260 M4 Cisco UCS B460 M4 Blade Servers Cisco UCS B200 M5 Cisco UCS B480 M5 Broadwell class and Skylake class CPUs Cisco UCS M5 Servers offer (compared to M4) 2X additional RAM Up to 6TB of memory in a single server 20% additional core Up to 112 cores in a single server 2 GPU support for B-Series Cisco UCS C220 M4 Server Rack Servers Cisco UCS C220 M5 Server C-Series M5 Servers optimized for 40G 40G VICs available for blade servers 10G and 40G VICs for rack servers Cisco UCS C240 M4 Server Cisco UCS C240 M5 Server 12

11 Cisco networking

12 VxBlock 1000 faster networking technology Default 40G connection between compute and network (previously 10G) Choice of LAN switches sets the scale point for VxBlock 1000 Up to 7* domains Multiple uplinks at 40/100 Gbps Nexus 31108TC-V high density TOR with 48 1/10 Gbps and 40/100 Gbps uplinks Inter VLAN traffic can stay within the VxBlock through layer 3 networking Cisco Nexus 31108TC Cisco Nexus 93180LC-EX NEW NEW Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX Cisco Nexus UP Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2* Cisco MDS 9148S NEW NEW MDS switches provide high-speed SAN capabilities Cisco MDS 9700 Cisco MDS 9396S 18 * Support for the Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 is expected in the summer of 2018

13 Networking Cisco 9336C-FX2 LAN switch* NEW Flexible and Scalable All 36 40/100G QSFP28 interfaces can be configured as breakout Wire-rate MacSec encryption capable Capable of operating in NXOS mode and ACI leaf mode 19 * Support for the Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 is expected in the summer of 2018

14 Dell EMC storage

15 VxBlock 1000 mix and share different storage types in one system Mix and match different storage options in a single VxBlock with a single RCM Multiple tiers of high performance storage supports all workloads UNITY 650F UNITY 550F UNITY 350F UNITY 450F NEW Isilon Gen 6 F800 NEW NEW All-flash storage storage tiering through different type of storage and endurance level XtremIO X2-S Isilon Gen 6 H600 NEW Multiple data sources supported - FC, CIFS, NFS, HDFS, SWIFT Isilon Gen 6 H500 NEW Dramatically increase storage density up to 9.6PB of NAS in single cabinet VMAX 250F(FX) NEW Isilon Gen 6 H400 NEW Expand storage through minimum investment PowerMax 2000* PowerMax 8000* NEW VMAX 950F(FX) XtremIO X2-R Isilon Gen 6 A200 Isilon Gen 6 A2000 NEW 22

16 Centralized management and data protection

17 Virtualization infrastructure vsphere 6.5 Focused NSX 6.4 integration vsphere 6.7 later this year 25

18 Centralized management platform and software Purpose-built management platform for completely isolated management fault domain High availability and built-in data protection for management Cost-effective, highly scalable solution - up to 64 servers (8 max initial release limited by available ports on system being managed) Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Dell EMC Data Domain Cisco Nexus 31108TC CORE software Optional Ecosystem Manage multiple VxBlock System 1000 through single instance of AMP-VX (up to 8 in a single data center) Unique approach of core, optional and eco-system software Ecosystem applications are not engineered but are allowed to be used No ordering or support DCNM Avamar Admin vcns Unisphere Solution Enabler VMware SRM Cisco Intelligent Automation VMware Cloud Director UCS Central 26

19 146GB 15k 146GB 15k 146GB 15k 146GB 15k 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD Advanced Management Platform (AMP-VX) - hardware Hardware Model Server 4 8 Dell PowerEdge R640* DD2200 Data protection appliance 1 x 24TB Data Domain Initial release of AMP-VX with VxBlock 1000 will be limited to a maximum of 8 servers* Four server minimum configuration supports performance and resiliency features of VMware vsan AMP-VX nodes are connected to out-of-band switches and to the VxBlock TOR 27 * Expected to scale to 16, and then 64 servers in a future releases

20 Built-in protection of the AMP-VX Protection of critical system operations by minimizing risk of down time An instance of Avamar and Data Domain is included and dedicated to protection of the AMP-VX A standard feature for the protection of the AMP-VX provides a cost-effective approach for the backup of critical data required for system operations, providing the ability for rapid system stand up in the event of an outage Dell EMC recommends replication of the backups to a Data Domain system outside of the customer s application infrastructure as a best practice Minimum AMP-VX configuration Four AMP-VX servers (Dell EMC PowerEdge 640R) + Avamar Virtual Edition licensed thru DP Suite for VMware + Data Domain Avamar Virtual Edition schedules regular backups of the AMP-VX Data Domain stores the AMP-VX backups 28

21 Data protection options for every service level System management, operations, and production data Data Protection Central Unified launch point for backup and recovery operations Backup and recovery Daily backups essential protection against data loss with protection storage Avamar Virtual Edition or NetWorker with Data Domain Replication and continuous data protection Operational and disaster recovery to any point-in-time RecoverPoint for VMs Continuous availability Zero downtime for mission-critical data and applications VPLEX 29

22 Dell EMC Vision Intelligent Operations software Vision Intelligent Operations Inventory Deeper visibility and administration into CI assets Health System health monitoring and system availability RCM Compliance Firmware management for stabilization and optimization Visualization Intelligence Convergence Compute Storage Network Virtualization VxBlock System

23 Standards and scalability

24 VxBlock 1000 larger server scale 1 to 160 Rack server per domain (previously not available) 1 to 80 Blade server per domain Cisco UCS C220 M5 Cisco UCS C220 M4 Cisco UCS C240 M5 Cisco UCS C240 M4 Cisco UCS B200 M4 Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis UP TO 5 DOMAINS PER VXBLOCK Cisco UCS B200 M5 Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis 33

25 Connectivity models for compute - chassis Fabric Interconnect A Fabric Interconnect B Fabric Interconnect A Fabric Interconnect B Cisco 2304XP (FEX) Cisco 2304XP (FEX) Cisco UCS 5108 Cisco UCS

26 Connectivity models for compute rack mounts Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - A 40G Links Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - B 40G Links Cisco 2348UP Fabric Extender Cisco 2348UP Fabric Extender 10G Links 1-16 Rack Servers 35

27 Connectivity models for compute - FEX Fabric Interconnect A Fabric Interconnect B Cisco 2348UPQ (FEX) 1-16 Rack Servers Rack Servers Rack Servers

28 Connectivity models for compute LAN 40G 40/100G TOR 40/100G TOR Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - A Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - B 37

29 Connectivity models for compute - SAN SAN Fabric A Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - A Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - B SAN Fabric B 38

30 Minimum and maximum servers and combinations B-Series maximum Based on Fabric Interconnect 10 Chassis 8 Blades Each = 80 5* Domains due to LAN = 400 Servers Cisco Nexus UP (FI) Mixture of B and C-Series 48 B and 64 C = 112X5 = B and 96 C = 128X5 = 640 Add 16 C-Series for every chassis Cisco Nexus UP (FI) Cisco Nexus 2348UPQ (FEX) C-Series maximum Based on Fabric Extenders (Cisco Nexus 2348UPQ) UCS System limit of 160 Servers 5* Domains due to LAN = 800 Servers Cisco Nexus UP (FI) Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis With Cisco UCS B-200 M5 Blade Servers Cisco UCS Chassis Cisco UCS B-200 M5 Blade Servers Cisco UCS C-220 and 240 M5 Rack Servers Cisco Nexus 2348UPQ (FEX) Cisco UCS C-220 and 240 M5 Rack Servers 39

31 Storage connectivity standards block storage Block storage connectivity per SAN Fabric XtremIO X2 2 16G FC Links Per Fabric per Xbrick Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - A SAN Fabric A Unity Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - B SAN Fabric B VMAX 8 16G FC Links Per Fabric per Engine Unity 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 16G FC Links per Fabric XtremIO X2 Fabric Interconnects 8, 12, or 16 16G FC links per Fabric VMAX MDS features Departmental and Director Class Smart Zoning 40

32 Storage connectivity standards file storage VxBlock TOR File connectivity models VxBlock TOR Isilon 2 40G or 2 10G links per node Unity VMAX 2 10G enas links per Data Mover Isilon Unity 2, 4, 6, or 8 10G NAS links per array Additional TOR VMAX Additional TOR Connection options Direct connection to VxBlock TOR Additional nodes via additional TORs 41

33 146GB 15k 146GB 15k 146GB 15k 146GB 15k 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD 400GB SSD Connectivity example for AMP-VX Cisco Nexus 31108TC-V Cisco Nexus 31108TC-V One for management traffic One for VSAN 10G Base-T links 10GbE Optical connections DD2200 Cisco Nexus 9000 switch Cisco Nexus 9000 switch 42

34 Connectivity driven scale UCS domain 2 UCS domain 3 UCS domain 4 AMP-VX nodes Uplinks UCS domain 1 UCS domain 5 NAS and DP services VPC Peer Link UCS domains utilize 40G interfaces NAS connections use 40G interfaces or 10G interfaces AMP-VX nodes consume 1 10G interface per node Data protection devices consume 1 & 10G interfaces as necessary Uplinks at 10/40/100G 43

35 How does the VxBlock System 1000 grow? Single cabinet 24 Blades -1.6PB Enterprise system 216 Cisco UCS B-Series Servers, 2.0PB VMAX All-Flash, 16PB unified All-Flash, and 9.4 PB Isilon All-Flash 4 X Dell EMC R640 2 X Nexus 31108TC-V 2 X Nexus 93180LC-EX Up to 1.6PB 16 blades Up to 13.3 PB 2 X MDS 9396S UNITY DPE UNITY DAE 80 AF Drives 2 X FI UP Blank Cisco 5108 Chassis 4 X B200 Servers Add 96 blades VMAX 2.0 PBe Add 96 blades Unity 1.1 PB Up to 9.4 PB file 44

36 Release Certification Matrix (RCM)

37 Life cycle assurance Release Certification Matrix (RCM) Complete set of firmware and hypervisor releases Scheduled releases validated for interoperability Ad hoc security and technology patches Keep infrastructure current, stable and optimized Upgrade 6X faster than DIY and reference architectures* Less risk of outages from upgrades * ESG Lab Review, Simplifying IT Infrastructure Upgrades with Dell EMC Converged Infrastructure Systems and Vision Intelligent Operations Software, 46

38 Dell EMC RCM Portal Reducing alerts and critical update research time by +80% Self-service portal provides visibility to all the components in the entire environment Receive proactive customizable updated recommendations Easy search with a dynamic database Quickly compare RCMs and receive regular notifications of changes in watched RCMs Foster a regular upgrade cadence through saved profiles and automated alerts 47

39 Wrap-up

40 Scale beyond individual systems Sharing resources across converged systems Data replication and workload mobility Centrally manage multiple converged systems Sharing between converged and non-converged environments CONVERGED SYSTEM CONVERGED SYSTEM CONVERGED SYSTEM New challenges and opportunities Require a data center-wide solution 52

41 Vscale Architecture Converged Infrastructure and legacy system with fabric-based compute, storage, data protection and network resources 53

42 2018 VxBlock System 1000 themes Simplification VxBlock 1000 (single flexible architecture/platform) Centralized management (simplified configuration management) Integrated data protection for converged infrastructure (factory ready) Expansion RCM Portal Phase 1 Self-service lookup AMP-VX lite for standalone systems New Dell EMC storage: XtremIO X2 and PowerMax Next Gen Cisco: B-480M5, 32G MDS, 25G/100G Nexus (9336C-FX2) Automation RCM Portal Phase 2 Life cycle management date integration UCS Central vrealize (operations and orchestration) VVD (Vmware Validated Design) Innovation RCM Portal Phase 3 - Automated as is comparison to RCM, LCM alerts Full stack NVMe NSX T 55

43 Make your next steps real Attend related breakout sessions Topic Session 1 Session 2 VxBlock 1000: Introducing the next-gen all-in-one converged infrastructure Mon: 8:30 am Room: Galileo 904 Tues: 1:30 pm Room: San Polo 3405 VxBlock 1000: Deep inside the next-gen converged infrastructure Mon: 1:30 pm Room: Toscana 3602 Thurs: 8:30 am Room: Plazzo 1 Visit the ISG booth VxBlock Systems: The Future of Data Center Life Cycle Management Tues: 8:30 am to Room: Plazzo 1 Thurs:10:00 am Room: Lando 4201A Join the CONVERGED User Group VxBlock Systems: Centralized Management and Data Protection for Data Center Transformation Wed: 12:00 pm Room: Lando 4201A Thursday 1:00 pm Room: San Polo 3405 convergedusergroup.com/join while at #DellTechWorld 56

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45 Cisco 2304XP (FEX) Connectivity models for compute Cisco UCS

46 Cisco 2304XP (FEX) Cisco 2304XP (FEX) Cisco 2304XP (FEX) Cisco UCS UP (FI) Connectivity models for compute 10 chassis maximum per domain Fabric Interconnects Number of chassis 8 X Ports = SAN 2 X Port = 1 chassis 4 management 10 chassis maximum 5 domain maximum per system LAN switches Number of domains 8 ports for each domain Cisco UCS UP (FI) To LAN Cisco Nexus 93180LC-EX 8 X 5 = 40 + management Five domains limit Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX Max 2 domains Single domain 40G Ports 16Ports-UP 24 X 40/50 Gbps 6 X 40/100 Gbps 48 X 10/25 Gbps 6 X 40/100 Gbps Cisco UCS UP (FI) To SAN To LAN To SAN FEX 2304XP FEX 2304XP Cisco 5108 FEX 2304XP Cisco 5108 FEX 2304XP Cisco 5108 Cisco UCS 5108 Cisco UCS 5108 Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis 59

47 Connectivity models for compute - chassis Fabric Interconnect A Fabric Interconnect B Fabric Interconnect A Fabric Interconnect B Cisco 2304XP (FEX) Cisco 2304XP (FEX) Cisco UCS 5108 Cisco UCS

48 Connectivity models for compute - FEX Fabric Interconne ct A Cisco 2304XP (FEX) Fabric Interconne ct B 1-16 Rack Mount Servers Rack Mount Servers Rack Mount

49 Connectivity models for compute rack mounts Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - A 40G Links Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - B 40G Links 10G Links Rack Mount Servers

50 Connectivity models for compute - SAN SAN Fabric A Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - A Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - B SAN Fabric B 63

51 Connectivity models for compute LAN 40/100G TOR Text box with information on link type 40/100G TOR Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - A Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - B Info about Breakouts 10/25G TOR 10/25G TOR 64

52 Connectivity models for compute LAN Breakouts on Nexus 93180YC-FX Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - A 4 Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect - B 4 40G QSFP to 4x10G SFP Breakouts Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX 65