UC on UCS Overview. James Arias, Product Manager. Scott Meyer, Technical Solutions Architect Voice CCIE #14649 BRKUCC-2346

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2 UC on UCS Overview James Arias, Product Manager Scott Meyer, Technical Solutions Architect Voice CCIE #14649

3 Did you know New Platforms for Cisco Collaboration Customer-provided MCS 7800 equivalent Virtualized 3rd-party Server Cisco MCS 7800 Virtualized Cisco UCS 3

4 Agenda Scott James James Scott Quick Level-set Cisco Collaboration Strategy UC on UCS Solution Overview & Benefits How to Buy Scott Send Q&A via your mobile! James 4

5 Additional UC on UCS Sessions BRKUCC-2225 Planning and Designing Virtual Unified Communication Solution - Tuesday Session Lead: Laurent Pham BRKUCC-1903 Migration and Co-Existence Strategy for Unified Communications (UC) or Collaboration Applications on Unified Computing Systems (UCS) - Wednesday Session Lead: Brandon Ta 5

6 Quick Level-set (Scott)

7 Virtualization Defined Multiple types of virtualization in Data Center Network Server Storage Server Virtualization Definition: abstraction of computer resources software implementation of a computer that executes programs like a real machine 7

8 VMware s Server Virtualization One Application per Server Many Applications per Server 8

9 VMware s Server Virtualization One Application per Server Many Applications per Server ESXi Server Hypervisor Layer 9

10 Appliance Model with MCS Servers Cisco UC Application MCS Server Hardware MCS Server CPU Memory NIC Drive Cisco UC application directly running on Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS) Server Cisco UC application has dedicated access to hardware components 10

11 Architectural Shift: Virtualization with VMware VM VM VM VM UC App UC App UC App UC App ESXi Hypervisor UCS Server Hardware CPU Memory NIC Storage Cisco UC application running as a Virtual Machine (VM) on VMware ESXi hypervisor Cisco UC application has shared access to hardware components 11

12 New Terms and Factors Cores vs Sockets Storage Types IOPS VMware Platform Choices 12

13 New Terms and Factors Cores vs Sockets Sockets = physical processor in server Cores = vcpu = division of processing within a socket Storage Types Storage Area Networks (SAN) EMC or NetApp Fiber Channel (FC) / Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) - preferred NFS / iscsi more restrictive Direct Attached Storage (DAS) C-Series only Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) Performance measurement to benchmark computer storage devices (DAS & SAN) Core 0 Core 2 Core 1 Core 3 13

14 New Terms and Factors Cores vs Sockets Storage Types SAN, DAS, NAS IOPS VMware Platform Choices 14

15 Virtualization with VMware Benefits from Hypervisor View Partitioning Isolation Run multiple virtual machines (VM) on single physical server Each VM is isolated from other VM on same server Encapsulation Hardware Independence VM stores systems information in files Run a VM on any server without modification Budget savings with less cabling, less power for cooling etc. 15

16 Virtualization with VMware UC on UCS Support Data Center & Desktop Products Description VMware Server A program that gets installed on an OS such as Windows or Linux No VMware Workstation Similar to Server, but adds features like snapshots. For developers. No Support ESX Hypervisor vsphere 4.x / 5.x Bare-metal hypervisor in a linux-like operating system. Designed for datacenter use. ESXi Hypervisor is a bare-metal thin hypervisor that provides real-time performance. Version support UC application dependent. No Yes vcenter Server * Manages multiple ESX/ESXi hosts Yes VMware Player Same as Server. Runs VMs. Can t create VMs. No VMware Fusion Same as Player for Mac OS X No * vcenter required for Specs-Based (more on later) 16

17 Virtualization with Vmware vsphere Features Numerous capabilities from VMware VMware vmotion VMware Storage vmotion Dynamic Resource Scheduler (DRS) VMware Fault Tolerance VMware High Availability Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Feature implementation requires more extensive VMware knowledge Recommend VMware VCP certification Not all supported fully by Cisco UC Applications BRKUCC-2225: Planning and Designing Virtual Unified Communication Solution 17

18 New Terms and Factors Cores vs Sockets Storage Types IOPS VMware Platform Choices 18

19 Typical Platform Choices UCS B-series vs. C-series B-Series ESXi Location SAN / NAS C-Series Local HD VM Location SAN / NAS Local HD Skillset Needed SAN / NAS & Strong VMware Minimal VMware 19

20 Platform Choices Purchasing Options 1 Tested Reference Configuration (TRC) 2 Specs-Based Additional Server Options 20

21 Platform Choices Tested Reference Configurations (TRCs) Configuration Tested Reference Packaged solution from Cisco with specific HW configurations Cisco did the Design and BOM for me Guaranteed Application Performance Fully TAC supported More on Cisco, less on me. One size fits all for all the Collab apps. Known data point if I want to roll my own Efficiency Don t need help from DC team. Guaranteed Application Performance Easy to design/order 21

22 Platform Choices Specs-Based Configuration Choices Support Cisco provides HW guidelines Customer provides Design Larger or smaller options Different platform vendor or server model Different CPU (e.g. dual 6-Core) Specific SAN or Network requirements Not all elements supported by TAC Performance guidelines - not guaranteed More on Me, less on Cisco * All server components must be on VMware HCL: 22

23 Cisco Collaboration Strategy Data Center, Virtualization, Cloud (James)

24 From 10,000 to Ground-Level 1. Where s the Internet going? Internet of Everything 2. Where s IT going? Cloud Computer-based IT Network-based IT The Stack is changing 3. What are Collaboration customers doing? Virtualizing Mainstream, pervasive, rapid acceptance/adoption But needs haven t changed: Profitability, Flexibility, Simplicity, Velocity 4. How has Cisco responded? IT vendor Company Top 5 Evolving Collaboration platform strategy 24

25 Different Customers, Different Server/OS Requirements doing both Network-centric Voice/Video-centric Data Center-centric Server/OS/Virt team-centric Turnkey IT ( tell me what to do ) Converged Infrastructure Solutions Traditional IT ( I know what I m doing ) Router MCS 7800 TelePresence Appliances (e.g. VCS, TS 7010, MSE 8710) UCS TRC Vblock FlexPod Converged Storage/Compute Appliances UCS Specs-based Etc. 3 rd -party Specs-based 25

26 Pros, Cons, Tradeoffs Traditional IT Turnkey IT Assurance Embedded Systems-like Single-purpose Design Easier to validate One throat to choke support Flexibility Simplicity Easier ordering Factory-staged Integrated sysadmin One IT dept. can support Investment Leverage Data Center/Server-like Management integration General-purpose Design Infrastructure integration More hardware choices More deployment model options Tradeoffs Restricted? Matches IT standards? Manageable with what I have? Physical sprawl Harder for Vendor Tradeoffs More complex? Harder to validate? Who supports what? Harder for Customer 26

27 Cisco Collaboration: Adopt vs. Adapt Collaboration Turnkey IT BE 6000 UC on UCS TRC Adopt ( Let me do it ) MCS 7800 Adapt (Tailor to UC & Simplify) Certificate Management Server Consolidation Hardware Abstraction x86 Servers Encryption Traditional IT 27

28 The Stack is Changing Vendors must Adapt or Lose Relevance What Customers Spend their IT Budget on OSI TCP/IP Cloud Management Silent API Silent Management SaaS (e.g. Cisco HCS / WebEx) Apps Apps Pres Sess App App Transp Transp OS, DB, Web, IDE Platform PaaS Hypervisors Silent Silent Compute Storage Infrastructure IaaS, Compute aas, Storage aas Hardware Net Internet DL Link Networks Phys Legacy Co-location / DC Hosting Workspaces 28

29 The OS and The Client are also Changing Server Application "Server OS" Server Hardware Compute Storage Network Server Application "Guest" OS Virtualization Hypervisor End-user Experience Application License / Provision / Administer Application Upgrade / Serviceability APIs for Developer Enablement API s for Developer Enablement System Administrator OS System Administration / Serviceability Interface Application Install, Host, Backup/Restore/DR Hardware enablement "Resources" and "Sharing" (Filesystem, Hardware) Client Application Mobility / BYOD Apps Desktop Virtualization + Thin-client / BYOD Client Apps in Virtual Desktop HTML5 / WebRTC Browser "Client OS" Client Hardware Device, Endpoint or Softclient Built-in OS Mobile Device OR "Client" Virtualization Thick or Thin Client OR Don t care? 29

30 Architectures must continue to Simplify (3C s - Converged / Consolidated / Consistent) PBX Voic Contact Center Audio Conf. Video Video Conf. Business Apps & Storage IM, Web Conf. & Sharing Silo-ed Management Single point of Management Cisco Prime Cisco Unified Management Specialized Software Specialized OSes Integrated Experience Virtualization = common OS Cisco Collaboration Video Data Center Data Specialized Hardware Silo-ed Networks Common hardware One network Cisco Unified Computing Cisco Unified Fabric Cisco Intelligent Network Voice Mobile Access to Everything Too many Clients Simpler Clients with more device choices Cisco Hardware Endpoints Cisco Jabber Cisco VXI 30

31 Collaboration Architecture Scale, HA, Geo Coverage, Tenancy IPT IPC UC Collaboration UCM Messaging IM&P Contact Center Mgmt 2. How do we handle... Adding - Pervasive Video - Unified Conferencing - Future UC apps Simplifying - Licensing - Unified Mgmt - Common Identity 3. How do we tailor for Midmarket? 1. What is acceptable differs for. Premise vs. Cloud Small vs. Large Turnkey vs. Traditional IT 1 box to scale 2 boxes for redundancy 31

32 Collaboration Platform Strategy Reduce Sprawl Reduce Bloat Reduce Burden Virtualize Features Re-architect MCS Virtualization Expanded Specs-based support Unified Management (Cisco Prime) Upgrade-ability Features Cloudy Stateless 32

33 Execution: Break with the Past Buy Server from Cisco eosale Dec CY09 X X MCS 7800 (OEM) eosale Oct CY13* UC on UCS Cisco Business Edition 6000 Buy Server from 3 rd -party No new ones. Last ones gone soon ** X X SW-only (non-virtualized) No new ones. Last ones gone soon.** * Estimated based on fixed inventory while supplies last ** HP/IBM control these dates. No Cisco ask to extend. Etc. 3rd-party Specs-based Server-vendor-neutral 33

34 Supported Platforms after October 2013 UCM 4.3 to 7.1 MCS only UCM 8.0(2) to 9.1 MCS or Virtual UCM 10.0(1)+ Virtual-only X MCS X MCS or BE3K 8.6 No change BE5K 6.0 to 9.1 eosale Mar CY13 BE6K 8.5+ No change X X EOL Bulletins for MCS 7816/25/35/45 here: 34

35 Legacy USB Features Impacted when Unified CM is virtualized Install/upgrade error log (dump to USB drive) use virtual serial port instead of USB etoken encryption key (USB key) - use USB on laptop not on server like you did in 4.x Answer File (input via USB instead of floppy) use virtual floppy instead of USB Basic UPS integration (APC USB to MCS) integrate UPS via VMware (as OS) or server Backup to USB-attached tape drive use SFTP-based backups. Workaround ok Might need more No Workaround Music on Hold fixed-external-source unicast (audio-jack-to-usb-dongle) If you need livesource, use Multicast (IOS or 3 rd -party like Barix). If you need unicast, don t use live-source. SMDI for Session Management Edition and Cisco Messaging Interface (USB serial cable) TBD if VMware USB will work. Impact to to legacy voic integration and some SME use cases. 35

36 Execution: Add Easy Migration to 10.0 on VM Legacy process* New process Prime Collaboration Deployment Old version to 10.0 with data migration Old licensing to ELM Physical to Virtual (P2V) MCS MCS MCS 9.1 X If stay on MCS, halted at 9.1. Can stay on MCS until ready to move to 10.0, which will require virtualizing. MCS to UCS BE6K BE6K 9.1 BE6K BE5K BE3K 8.6.x 7828 BE5K 9.1 X 9.1 is the last BE5K release. BE5K 9.x eosale Mar CY13. No 9.x / 10.0 version of BE3K at this time. Future BE3K offer characteristics TBD. * see BRKUCC-1903: Migration & Co-Existence Strategy for UC on UCS 36

37 Move to Unified Management (pre-requisites) We are here Mgmt Big Iron Cisco = Network Vendor VOIP Server Appliance Cisco = +Communications Vendor IPT IPC UC Virtualization Cisco = +IT Vendor Collaboration + Unified Data Center PBX/ACD VM/IVR Video CUCM UCxn IM&P CCX +ELM CUCM UCxn IM&P CCX +Video & Conf. App Platform Platform Infrastructure Embedded, Monolithic, Proprietary HW+SW Embedded, Monolithic, Proprietary HW+SW Embedded, Monolithic, Proprietary HW+SW Appliance MCS 7800 Appliance MCS 7800 Appliance MCS 7800 Appliance Bare-metal HW Enablement MCS 7800 Turnkey OS VM Turnkey OS VM Turnkey OS VM Vendor-neutral Turnkey OS VM Turnkey OS VM Turnkey OS VM Virtualization Software Turnkey OS VM Vendor-neutral Turneky OS VM 37

38 Management Move to Unified Management (cont d) Pub Unified Management Common Identity Services Call Control Pervasive Video & Unified Conferencing Features Sub TFTP MOH IM & Presence Voic & Contact Ctr 38

39 UC on UCS Solution Overview & Benefits (James)

40 Collaboration Software vs. Traditional Business Apps (or why we have rules ) Business-critical Tier 0 app higher uptime expectation Degradation = Outage; Higher Predictability required Tier 0 Tier 1/2 Tier 3 Collaboration CRM, ERP, HRIS, directory, groupware, , etc. File/print, utilities, etc. Network-centric and People-centric More client/client, More Session-based Different resource usage Real-time less tolerant of loss, delay and jitter Application Footprint not what Server admin used to CPU benchmarks usually don t correlate well Blah, blah Voice Video IM etc. Blah, blah Less cores, RAM, disk space More MHz and disk IOPS 40

41 What is UC on UCS? Virtualized Cisco Collaboration VM VM VM VM VM Virtualization Software UCS C-Series UCS B-Series LAN PSTN SAN 41

42 Stack view of Virtualized Collaboration Management in Apps VM VM VM Supported Apps & Versions Virtual Machine Templates (OVAs) Sizing & Co-residency Rules Management in Hypervisor Virtualization Software vsphere ESXi Full-featured / priced Regular license/support logistics or Cisco UC Virtualization Foundation Less features, Lower price Simplified license/support logistics Management in Hardware Hardware Compute, Network, Storage Depending on Application UC on UCS TRC UC on UCS Specs-based Etc. 3 rd -Party Specs-based Support for DAS, Diskless, SAN/NAS, Adapters also varies for TRC vs. Specsbased. 42

43 Cisco Collaboration Virtualized Solutions Partner-delivered Cisco-delivered Single-tenant Multi-tenant Public Cloud Private Cloud Premise or Managed Premise Customer-operated Large Enterprise (HCS LE) Customer-operated Business Edition 6000 UC on UCS Cisco Collaboration as a Service 43

44 Cisco Collaboration Virtualized Premise Offers Tested Reference Configuration (TRC) Specs-based Business Edition 6000 UC on UCS UC on UCS 3 rd -Party More Tell me what to do (more Turnkey) Assurance Simplicity Less I know what I m doing (more Traditional) Less Choices Existing Investment Leverage More 44

45 Support Indexed to CPU Type (Collaboration-assessed) Cisco Collaboration apps Full UC Performance CPU GHz 2.4+ GHz 5600 / GHz E5540 / 2.53 GHz Specs-based UCS M3S TRCs Specs-based UCS M2 TRCs Specs-based UCS M2 TRCs UCS M1 TRCs (no Specs-based) E / 2.4 GHz E5506 / 2.13 GHz Restricted UC Performance CPU C220 M3S TRC#2 (no Specs-based) C200 M2L TRC#1 (no Specs-based) CPU Type matters for which VM configurations allowed CPU model matters more than Server model 45

46 UC on UCS TRCs Capacity (using Unified CM VMs) not to scale # App VMs (per Host) 2XL XL L 8 5 S+ (Planned) S M 2-4 XS (Planned) # Users (per App VM vs. Total) 1K per App VM 1K Total 2.5K per App VM 2.5K Total 2.5K per App VM > 2.5K Total 7.5K per App VM > 2.5K Total 10K per App VM > 2.5K Total 46

47 Co-resident Apps Determine Required Hardware UCM 7.5K User VM GHz Unity Cxn IM&P UCCX 5K 5K 300 User User Agent VM VM VM Virtualization Software GHz GHz GHz Σ = Total 8 cores 6GB RAM 110 GB 6GB RAM 200 GB 4GB RAM 2x 80GB 4GB RAM 2x 146GB = Total 20GB +2GB for VMW = 762 GB Use as inputs to Physical Server Spec-ing 1 vnic 1 vnic 1 vnic 1 vnic = 4 vnics 47

48 Tested Reference Configuration BU supersets Specs to Size Hardware BOM 1K 2.5K 100 1K 5K 500 1K 2K (25+ other apps) 7.5K 10K 10K 20K 5K 15K K 2.5K 2.5K Σ Σ Σ Σ 1. Target Price/Performance 2. Worst-case specs for each app 3. Super-set specs for TRC BOM UCS C220 M3S TRC#1 48

49 Value Proposition Why virtualize on UCS? Lower TCO Business Agility Why virtualize your UC? Minimize Servers/Storage Minimize Power, Cooling, Cabling, Space, Weight Investment Leverage Easy Server Repurposing Efficient App Expansion Accelerated UC rollouts Better Business Continuity Portable/Mobile VMs Additional Savings and Increased Agility End to End Solution Single Support UCS is the industry s only fully unified and virtualization-aware compute solution. Infrastructure Simplification (Cables, Adapters, Switching) Converge Communications and DC Networks wire once Consolidates System Mgmt Easier Service Provisioning Tested Reference Configurations Infrastructure Solutions Buy Server+VMware from Cisco Seamless Support via Vblock 49

50 Benefits Example: Just Enough Infrastructure 5K users with Dial tone, voic , IM & Presence. 10% are Contact Center agents. All apps redundant. 72% less servers with reduced maintenance/support costs. 22 RU 3 RU 86% less space Reduced energy costs 33x 22x 9x 6x 72% less LAN ports 80% less cables 50

51 Benefits Example: Server Compatibility 2 matrices, 3 EOL schedules, but less gaps CUCM 8.0, 8.5, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0 What would break Collaboration s server support? CIBU Controls Matrix any to any so far x/ x End of support for a VMware version we require or allow 8.0 to 10.0 End of support for hardware we require or allow 8.0 to 10.0 Server vendor doesn t allow a VMware / HW combo we require or allow 8.0 to 10.0 Server Vendor Controls Matrix * see M1 4.0 (eosale 8/2013) (eosale) 4.1 (eosale 8/2013) M2 (eosale) x M3 M2 M1 * M3 4.x eosale eomaint eosupport = Aug CY13 = May CY14 = May CY16 M1, M2, M3 4.0 to 5.0 C210 M1 eosale eomaint eosupport = Feb CY11 = Feb CY12 = Feb CY16 (note: CPU, disk can EOL before chassis c.f. E5506 vs. C200 M2) 5.1 M1 51

52 Virtualization of Cisco Collaboration - Differentiators 1. Scale coverage Down to few 100 users Up to 100K s of users 2. Application coverage Easy stuff e.g. IM & Presence, Management Hard stuff e.g. contact center, Video, Conferencing 3. End to End Story Business Architectures Cisco Collaboration for Premise + Cloud Cisco Unified Data Center 4. Support: One Vendor Mission-critical, 24x7, Follow-the-sun 52

53 What is an Appliance now? Building Blocks Whether Communications or Data Center Technology has changed, but not the business requirements Modular: 1 to start, 2 for redundancy, 3+ for Scale / HA / Geo / Tenancy Right-sized and right-priced Easy out of the box with everything I need Easy support one vendor 53

54 What is an Appliance now? (cont d) Unified CM 4.x Unified CM Business Edition Converged Storage/Compute Appliances Converged Infrastructure Solutions VM Files MCS 7800 MCS 7800 UCS TRC 54

55 What does Supported mean? Guaranteed vs. Guidance-only Works? Allowed by support policy? Actually Tested / Validated? Server TACsupported if not working or not performing? Cisco Business Edition 6000 UC on UCS Tested Reference Configuration UC on UCS Specs-based 3 rd -party Server Specs-based See TAC TechNote #

56 Clarifying Support Demarcation App + OS Software Virtualization Software VM VM VM OEM 3 rd -party Apps VM VM Customer-provided Cisco TAC supports products that are 1. Purchased from Cisco 2. With a valid, paid-up maintenance contract Compute Hardware Network Hardware (route/switch/fabric) Storage Hardware UCS and IO adapters on UCS RAID adapters on UCS DAS on UCS etc. 3 rd -party route/switch/fabric 3 rd -party storage arrays Otherwise, warm handoff with triage as needed. Use converged infrastructure solutions to expand coverage. 56

57 How to Buy (Scott)

58 How To Buy? Considerations to Purchasing Existing Cisco UCS customer? Is there an existing Data Center w/ SAN? ROI & Project Completion realized much earlier SAN / Data Center knowledge simplifies deployment Is UC a driver for implementing SAN? Number of users in UC solution & applications? Which group is driving purchase & has budget? Level of VMware / Virtualization Experience? Desired VMware feature set? 58

59 Cisco Collaboration Support for Cisco UCS Portfolio Blade ISR G2 Blade Rack Mount C22 M3 1S /2S,E5-2400, 4/8 Disks, 12 DIMM B22 M3 2S, E Disk, 12 DIMM E140S M1 1S, E Disk, 2 DIMM B200 M3 (SFF) 2S, E Disk, 24 DIMM Planned E140D / E140DP M1 1S, E5-2418L 3 Disk, 3 DIMM C220 M3S (SFF) C24 M3 2S, E S, E5-2400, 8 Disks, 16 DIMM 12/24 Disks, 12 DIMM BE 6000 TRC B230 M2 2S, E Disk, 32 DIMM UC on UCS TRC E160D / E160DP M1 1S, E5-2428L 3 Disk, 3 DIMM C240 M3S (SFF) 2S, E5-2600, 24 Disks, 24 DIMM B420 M3 2S or 4S, E Disk, 48 DIMM Planned C260 M2 2S, E7-2800, 16 Disks, 64 DIMM UC on UCS Specs-Based B440 M2 4S, E Disk, 32 DIMM C420 M3 2/4S, E5-4600, 16 Disks, 48 DIMM C460 M2 4S, E7-4800, 12 Disks, 64 DIMM 59

60 Platform Choices Purchasing Options 1 Tested Reference Configuration (TRC) 2 Specs-Based Additional Server Options 60

61 TRC or Specs Based Platform Decision Tree and Sizing Start Buying UCS Servers YES TRC s Support Deployment YES Select TRC platform based on chassis and storage NO NO UC Applications supported with Specs-Based? NO YES VMware expertise Define hardware 1 requirements (vcpus, RAM, storage) Level of TAC support desired Select and customize platform based hardware requirements Unified Communications Virtualization Supported Applications: 61

62 TRC or Specs Based Offer Comparison MCS 7800 Appliance UC on UCS TRC UC on UCS Specs- Based Third Party Specs-Based Non-virtualized OEM VMware on Cisco Server VMware on 3 rd -party Server All major UC apps supported UC application dependent Standalone applications only Short life Expanded Application Co-residency supported Running on VMware can artificially extend life Many SKUs per server Just a few SKUs per server 3 rd -party SKUs Hardware/Software Incompatibilities Less Frequent Incompatibilities due to VMware Local disks only Basic DAS and FC SAN Options Expanded DAS, NAS and SAN options Hardware : App costs are 1:1 Hardware : App costs are only 1:n Turnkey Appliance Traditional No Server, SAN, VMware expertise required. Medium to High Server, SAN, VMware expertise required High Server, SAN, VMware expertise required 62

63 UC on UCS TRCs Capacity (using Unified CM VMs) # App VMs (per Host) 2XL XL L 8 5 S+ (Planned) S M 2-4 XS (Planned) # Users (per App VM vs. Total) 1K per App VM 1K Total 2.5K per App VM 2.5K Total 2.5K per App VM > 2.5K Total 7.5K per App VM > 2.5K Total 10K per App VM > 2.5K Total 63

64 Shipping TRCs and OEM Virtualization Software 2XL B440 M2 TRC#1 (UCS-B440M2-VCDL1) Full-width Blade Server, Quad E (40-cores), 256 GB RAM, Diskless, Cisco VIC (UCS M81KR) UC on UCS XL B230 M2 TRC#1 (UCS-B230M2-VCDL1) Half-width Blade Server, Dual E (20-cores), 128 GB RAM, Diskless, Cisco VIC (UCS M81KR) UC on UCS C260 M2 TRC#1 (UCS-C260M2-VCD2) 2RU Rack-mount Server, Dual E (10-core / 2.4 GHz), 128 GB RAM, DAS, LOM + 3rd-party NIC UC on UCS L B200 M3 TRC#1 (UCUCS-EZ-B200M3 or UCSB-EZ-UC-B200M3) Half-width Blade Server, Dual E (16-cores), 96 GB RAM, Diskless, Cisco VIC 1240 UC on UCS Cisco UC Virtualization Foundation 5.0 M S C240 M3S TRC#1 (UCUCS-EZ-C240M3S) 2RU Rack-mount Server, Dual E (16-cores), 96 GB RAM, DAS/SFF, LOM + 3rd-party NICs C220 M3S TRC#1 (UCUCS-EZ-C220M3S) 1RU Rack-mount Server, Dual E (8-cores), 64 GB RAM, DAS/SFF, LOM + 3rd-party NIC C220 M3S TRC#2 (UCSC-C220-M3SBE=) 1RU Rack-mount Server, Dual E (8-cores), 32 GB RAM, DAS/SFF, LOM only UC on UCS UC on UCS UC on UCS or BE6K R-VMW-UC-FND5-K9 -- VMW-UC-FND5-SNS CON-ESW-UCFND5 UCSS-U-VMW-FND-1-1 UCSS-U-VMW-FND-2-1 UCSS-U-VMW-FND-3-1 UCSS-U-VMW-FND-5-1 UCSS-U-VMW-FND-OPS UCSS-U-VMFND-SMS-1 UCSS-UVMFND-SMS-1K 64

65 UC Virtualization Specs-Based Overview UCS & Third Party servers on VMware hardware compatible list (HCL) Cisco supports UC applications only and not performance of platform Not all UC applications support Specs Based (UCCE) Need to review Docwiki for current support Positioned for customers with extensive virtualization experience Customer assumes responsibility/risk to configure/scale hardware adequately Customer expected to perform troubleshooting via VMware vcenter prior to calling TAC BRKUCC-2225: Planning and Designing Virtual Unified Communication Solution 65

66 Stack view of Virtualized Collaboration Management in Apps VM VM VM Supported Apps & Versions Virtual Machine Templates (OVAs) Sizing & Co-residency Rules Management in VMware Virtualization Software vsphere ESXi Full-featured / priced Regular license/support logistics or Cisco UC Virtualization Foundation Less features, Lower price Simplified license/support logistics Management in Hardware Hardware Compute, Network, Storage Depending on Application UC on UCS TRC UC on UCS Specs-based HP/IBM Specs-based Support for DAS, Diskless, SAN/NAS, Adapters also varies for TRC vs. Specsbased. 66

67 Virtualization Software VMware Hypervisor Options Management in Apps VM VM VM Supported Apps & Versions Virtual Machine Templates (OVAs) Sizing & Co-residency Rules Management in VMware Virtualization Software vsphere ESXi Full-featured / priced Regular license/support logistics or Cisco UC Virtualization Foundation Less features, Lower price Simplified license/support logistics Management in Hardware Hardware Compute, Network, Storage Depending on Application UC on UCS TRC UC on UCS Specs-based HP/IBM Specs-based Support for DAS, Diskless, SAN/NAS, Adapters also varies for TRC vs. Specsbased. 67

68 Virtualization Software VMware Hypervisor Options Management in VMware Virtualization Software vsphere ESXi Full-featured / priced Regular license/support logistics or Cisco UC Virtualization Foundation Less features, Lower price Simplified license/support logistics Cisco DC TAC Supported Cisco Voice TAC Supported Upgrades / Patches from Cisco.com or VMware depending on purchasing route VMware vsphere 5.0 / 5.1 Various Editions: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus UC on UCS VMware Requirements: s Upgrades from Cisco.com Cisco UC Virt. Hypervisor 5.0 Business Edition 6K only 2-socket, 16GB vram Cisco UC Virt. Foundation 5.0 Cisco UC app suite BE6K add-on option 2-socket, 32 GB vram 68

69 VMware vsphere Editions Standard Enterprise Enterprise Plus vcpu Entitlement 8 vcpu 32 vcpu 64 vcpu vmotion, Storage vmotion High Availability, Fault Tolerance Distributed Resources Scheduler (DRS), Distributed Power Management (DPM) Distributed Switch, Nexus 1000V VMware s Feature List for vsphere: VMware s Pricing: VMware s vram Policy: 69

70 VMware Purchasing Options Cisco UC Virt. Hypervisor Cisco UC Virt. Foundation BE6K UC on UCS TRC UC on UCS Specs- Based Mandatory (auto-included) Optional (add-on to BE6K bundle) Third Party Specs- Based Not supported Not supported Not supported Mandatory to have either Foundation or vsphere. Mandatory to have either Foundation or vsphere More powerful server hardware may not be able to be fully utilized with Foundation Not supported VMware vsphere Not supported Mandatory VMware vcenter Optional Optional Mandatory Mandatory Buy from Cisco Mandatory Optional Optional Optional not UC Foundation Buy from VMware Not supported Optional Optional Optional Customer Provide Not supported Optional Optional Optional VMware free ESXi download Supported (vsphere Hypervisor 5.0 Edition) 70

71 VMware Licensing Decision Tree Start Nexus 1000V needed? YES Enterprise Plus NO Contact Center & >4 vcpu NO Third Party Servers NO vram > 32Gb or vcpu > 8/VM NO >2-Socket Servers YES YES YES YES vcpu entitlement 64 vcpu 8 vcpu 32 vcpu Enterprise Standard VMware features dictate edition selection also: BRKUCC-2225: Planning and Designing Virtual Unified Communication Solution NO UC Foundation 71

72 How To Buy? Conclusion Design full UC Architecture first Understand Cisco UC Virtualization model Determine environment for solution install Data Center, SAN, Server Vendor Desired support model Cisco TAC front line Level of VMware expertise Finalize buying decisions Platform, Hypervisor 72

73 What Questions Do You Have? 73

74 Need more? Want more details? BRKUCC Planning and Designing Virtual Unified Communication Solution BRKUCC Migration and Co-Existence Strategy for Unified Communications (UC) or Collaboration Applications on Unified Computing Systems (UCS) Planning a migration? Upgrade Resource Central Want to see us after class? Find us at Meet the Expert (MTE) James office hours for walk-ins: Monday 1p-3p, Wednesday 11:30a-1p Scott s office hours for walk-ins: Tuesday 5-6p, Thursday 1-2:30p Or request a 1:1 via Questions after you go home? Ask the BU at Collaboration User Group Technical design information at 74

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