Cisco Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack Designed for Performance and Manageability

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1 Cisco Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack Designed for Performance and Manageability Christian Jaeckel Systems Engineer, Data Center & Cloud Team Germany April 2018

2 System Requirements for Azure Stack Scalable Within the Rack and Beyond Scalable Network and Security High performance, efficient QoS, and traffic shaping capabilities Serviceability Easier to monitor, troubleshoot, and remedy Simplified Management Specific Storage Ratios Automated setup, configuration, upgrades, and lifecycle handling Performance optimized for Azure Stack Balanced Server Platform CPU, memory, I/O, flash, storage, and network

3 Performance Market Positioning For Azure Stack Infrastructure To Maintain Positioning Requires: An integrated system design Incorporating the latest technology Develop solutions tailored to your challenges Leverage proven capabilities Broad array of eco-system partners Price

4 Cisco Unified Computing System

5 Cisco Unified Computing System Momentum # 1 Integrated Infrastructure (Cisco UCS, Nexus) # 1 Americas Revenue Market Share in x86 Blades # 1 Global Revenue Market Share in x86 Blades 140+ World Record Performance Benchmark 1.4 Exabyte Total Storage Deployed 18x Big Data Revenue Growth in 4 Years 60,000+ Customers >85 % of Fortune 500 Have Invested in UCS HyperFlex Customers Source: 1 IDC, 2017 Q2, Sep 2017, Vendor Revenue Share Source: As of Cisco Q4FY17 earnings results. Data Center Revenue is defined as Cisco UCS and Nexus 1000V

6 Cisco Unified Computing System Fabric Centric High performance network for modern distributed applications Endpoint-Aware Safeguards applications in multitenant environments with policybased endpoint configuration 100% Programmable Abstract hardware from the operational plane, enabling an environment that can adapt to multiple workloads Intent-Based Automate configurations and tasks to business objectives and application experiences Analytics Powered Continuous infrastructure optimization driven by application analytics Cisco UCS : It s not a Server. It s a System.

7 Cisco UCS Simplicity Fabric Centric Design and Centralized Management = Simplicity at Portfolio Scale Data Center LAN/SAN UCS Fabric Interconnect/UCSM Single Point of Management and Connectivity Common policy definitions and Service Profiles Forward/Backward compatibility Independent upgrades for fabric and compute Continuous feature evolution via SW upgrades C-Series Rack Servers B-Series Blade Servers S-Series Storage Optimized Servers UCS Mini Converged Systems Hyper Converged Systems Many Form Factors, One System

8 UCS Service Profiles Apple ID Mobile Identity Service Profile Identity for a server UCS Service Profile Unified Device Management Network Policy Storage Policy Server Policy

9 Cisco UCS Advantage: Unified Management Robust Management Delivers Superior Programmability, Scalability, and Automation Traditional Cisco UCS RAID settings Disk scrub actions Cisco UCS Service Profile Number of vhbas HBA WWN assignments FC Boot Parameters HBA firmware FC Fabric assignments for HBAs Number of vnics PXE settings NIC firmware Advanced feature settings QoS settings Border port assignment per vnic NIC Transmit/Receive Rate Limiting VLAN assignments for NICs VLAN tagging config for NICs Number of vnics PXE settings NIC firmware Advanced feature settings RemoteKVM IP settings Call Home behavior Remote KVM firmware Server UUID Serial over LAN settings Boot order IPMI settings BIOS scrub actions BIOS firmware BIOS Settings SAN LAN NIC MACs HBA WWNs Server UUID VLAN Assignments VLAN Tagging FC Fabrics Assignments FC Boot Parameters Number of vnics Boot order PXE settings IPMI Settings Number of vhbas QoS Call Home Template Association Org & Sub Org Assoc. Server Pool Association Statistic Thresholds BIOS scrub actions Disk scrub actions BIOS firmware Adapter firmware BMC firmware RAID settings Advanced NIC settings Serial over LAN settings BIOS Settings SAN Unified system approach All elements of the system are software LANprogrammable using templates

10 Cisco Integrated System for Azure Stack

11 Difficult Integrated System Management Points Azure Stack Integrated System Alternatives Software Hardware Software Hardware Support Services Support Services Commodity Architecture HLH Server (Management) Cisco Integrated System Nexus Switch ToR Switch ToR Switch BMC Switch System elements colored by vendor Nexus Switch Management Points Fabric Interconnect Fabric Interconnect managed N2K FEX Mgr. via N2K FEX Mgr. Service Profile in Server Server UCS Manager Server BMC BMC BMC Server BMC

12 Azure Stack on Cisco UCS A Complete Solution exus 9332PQ 2 x 40 Gbe Ports 1RU EoR Switch Nexus 9332PQ LC-EX 32 x 40 Gbe PortsvPC 1 vpc 0 vpc 1 1RU EoR Switch FI FI 6332 (40G) UCS 6332 FI FI 6332 (40G) 0x 40 Gbe Ports vpc 1 vpc 0 vpc 1 1RU C240 M5sx UCS 6332 FI 32 x 40 Gbe Ports 1RU S C240 M4L 2-Socket 2LFF/SFF Drives 2x40Gbe Ports vpc 0 vpc 1 2RU UCS C240 M4L 2-Socket 12LFF/SFF Drives 2x40Gbe Ports Cisco Support Services On-site Installation Services FEX Cisco Automation Scripts 4 to15 Nexus Nodes 9332PQ 32 x 40 Gbe Ports 1RU EoR Switch Per Cluster UCS 6332 FI 32 x 40 Gbe Ports 1 to 2 clusters 4 to15 Nodes Per Cluster 2-Socket 4 to15 Nodes 2018 Cisco and/or Per Cluster its affiliates. All rights reserved. UCS C240 M4L 1 to 2 clusters 1RU 12LFF/SFF Drives 2x40Gbe Ports 2RU LC-EX FEX vpc 0 vpc 1 4 to15 Nodes Per Cluster 1 to 2 clusters 4 to15 Nodes 4 to15 Nodes Per Cluster Per Cluster 1 to 2 clusters Cisco/Microsoft is your single call for support Download and setup of Azure Stack Integration into environment including Active Directory, Azure Services billing to Microsoft Service Profile Template Driven Automated system setup Reduces set up from hours to minutes Leveraging Cisco best practices

13 Cisco Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack 2 x Cisco Nexus 93180LC-EX Switches 2 x Cisco UCS 6332 Fabric Interconnects 2 x Cisco Nexus 2232TM-E Fabric Extenders UCS C240 M5sx From 4 to 12 nodes, any increment in between 2 x Intel Xeon Scalable proc (12c to 28c) 384/512/768/1536GB DDR4 Memory 40GbE NIC 1 X SAS 12G SAS HBA 2 x 960GB 2.5 inch Boot SSD (Raid 1) TPM x Cisco UCS C240-M5sx Rack Servers Reminders: Microsoft Scale Unit = Cluster Nodes configured exactly the same M4 and M5 servers cannot be mixed in a cluster 30TB 45TB 60TB Choose Storage Capacity 2 x 1.6 TB NVMe cards 8 x 3.8 TB 2.5 inch 6G SATA SSD 3 x 1.6 TB NVMe cards 12 x 3.8 TB 2.5 inch 6G SATA SSD 4 x 1.6 TB NVMe cards 16 x 3.8 TB 2.5 inch 6G SATA SSD

14 Cisco Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack Microsoft Code Limitation: Cannot add a node to a Scale Unit (Cluster) Approx. May to 16 node scalability Approx. May 18 Multi Scale Unit in single region Approx. July 18 Limits all server vendors Cisco Flexible Provisioning: Financing options to overcome a financial objection!

15 Cisco Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack M5 Based ALL Flash Option All Flash Storage Min 4 Nodes; Up to 12 Memory: Up to 1536 GB Nodes Orderability: March 18 Up to 60TB Storage Config GA Target: March core to 28 core CPU UCS C240 M5sx Orderable Now! IaaS, PaaS use case, Subscription model Backup Integration: Veeam, Commvault Container w/ Docker, Many more Azure Apps GTM w/ Enterprise, SP, Channel Partners Configuration Notes: Cannot Mix/Match M4 and M5 servers within a Scale Unit Cannot Mix/Match Hybrid and All Flash servers within a Scale Unit Cannot migrate or update hybrid nodes to All Flash nodes

16 Azure Stack on Cisco UCS M5: All Flash Storage Options The right size for YOUR business Up to 1.5TB of Main Memory Capacity! C240 M5sx 30TB 45TB 60TB 2 x Intel Xeon Scalable proc (12c to 28c) 384GB to 1536GB DDR4 Memory 40GbE NIC 2 x 1.6 TB NVMe cards 8 x 3.8 TB 2.5 inch 6G SATA SSD 1 X SAS 12G SAS HBA 2 x 960GB 2.5 inch Boot SSD (Raid 1) TPM x Intel Xeon Scalable proc (12c to 28c) 384GB to 1536GB DDR4 Memory 40GbE NIC 3 x 1.6 TB NVMe cards 12 x 3.8 TB 2.5 inch 6G SATA SSD 1 X SAS 12G SAS HBA 2 x 960GB 2.5 inch Boot SSD (Raid 1) TPM x Intel Xeon Scalable proc (12c to 28c) 384GB to 1536GB DDR4 Memory 40GbE NIC 4 x 1.6 TB NVMe cards 16 x 3.8 TB 2.5 inch 6G SATA SSD 1 X SAS 12G SAS HBA 2 x 960GB 2.5 inch Boot SSD (Raid 1) TPM 2.0 Through our joint engineering with Microsoft, we re delivering to our customers a turnkey solution that is easy to deploy, manage, and scale that addresses the needs of both application developers and IT managers alike. Liz Centoni Senior Vice President and General Manager Cisco Systems, Inc.

17 Which Storage Option to Select? Hybrid More economical solution Disk access is more random with smaller read/write blocks Workloads target development or PoC activity Adding to current installed cluster Consistency in storage choice All Flash Require fastest read/write to disk Desire up to 1.5TB memory/node Require more than 22 core per socket Fastest Intel processor performance More storage capacity choice Longest server node purchase availability

18 Cisco Customer Success on Azure Stack! We choose Cisco as our proven partner to go from the data center on-premise, and to the cloud. With Cisco we have the possibility to build a scalable solution with all of the factors and figures we need for our customers to bridge the gap to the cloud. Now with Azure Stack on UCS we can bring the customer to the public cloud. Niels Ophey Microsoft Consulting Bechtle. Our environment is growing 30% a year. With Azure Stack we enable ourselves to automate our data center. We choose Cisco because Cisco Azure Stack runs on the same management interface as UCS, and with this solution we are in a good position for the next ten years. Jo Verstappen CEO OpenLine Videos Located Here:

19 Cisco Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack Cisco: Partners: Azure Stack Planning Cloud Design Workshop Cloud App re-architect Data Security System Tuning/Backup Drives maximum VM density per server. Maximize potential of your single cluster.

20 Azure Stack Data Protection with Cisco & Veeam Border Switch Backup Server Backup Repository Cloud Availability Connect Console Cisco C240 M4 LFF Rack Server Cisco S3260 Storage Server Veeam with Cisco C240 & S3260 Storage Server Cloud Connect Repository Transfer all Azure Stack VM Backups & Backup Copy jobs to Secondary Repository Tape Device or Library Cloud Storage Cisco Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack

21 Microsoft Azure Stack Development Kit on UCS C-Series Benefits of Downloading/Testing Development Kit: Access Azure Services at $0 Test the User Interface similarity Move a workload from the kit to Azure and return Assess the ability to re-architect applications Access services to test ability to update an application Show that the API s are the same with Azure Sell the benefits of Azure Stack internally Cisco Recommended Minimum Configurations UCS C220 M4 UCS C240 M4L 2 x Intel Xeon E5 V4 with 12 to 16 cores/processor GB DDR4 Memory Hyper-V enabled (with SLAT support) 1 X NIC certified for Windows Server 2012 R2 or x 140GB -250GB+ SSD or HDD for PoC data 1 x 200GB Drive SSD or HDD for operating system Cisco Whitepaper For Azure Stack Development Kit: Azure Stack Development Kit Website:

22 Cisco Integrated System Advantages for Azure Stack All system elements come from Cisco Control all roadmaps and system integration points Nexus as networking standard World s leading standard for data connectivity and security. Utilize customer s choice of rack in data center Maintains approved best practice for system rack Customer choice for Azure Services Positioned for Performance Leverage eco-system partners and products Leverage broad range of hybrid cloud experience Proven management solutions across domains/regions Purchase from Microsoft of Cloud Service Partner (CSP) NVMe, 40GbE standard. Up to 768 GB memory to drive more VM per server and positioned for future growth Products that help enable management, security, and related capabilities. Leverage Cisco s vast hybrid-cloud experience and services developed for other solutions. Cisco products on Azure cloud. Battle tested UCS based solutions enabling single screen management across multiple domains/regions globally

23 Summary Fully Automated Infrastructure Architectural Approach Tools ensure your system stays constantly updated World Class Products & Support Hybrid cloud experience from multiple solutions The Cisco Advantage for Microsoft Azure Stack Built as integrated system, an extensively deployed design Performance and Scale Built for superior Performance and Scale Extensive Partner Eco-system World-wide reach Proven technical knowhow

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25 A Look Beyond Azure Stack

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27 IT as a Service Concept A service oriented data center approach with cloud brokerage capabilities to retain governance, visibility and control in-house

28 Cisco s Cloud Neutral Approach Management Security Analytics Networks Integrated platform, lifecycle management for all applications Users, data, and applications secured everywhere Cloud Intelligence Infra and application insights for security and the customer experience Scale, agility, and secure user-cloud access A cloud neutral approach to your hybrid IT world

29 Cisco Cloud Products Hybrid Cloud Solutions Cloud Apps Security Everywhere Networking for the Cloud Cloud Professional Services Azure Stack Google Cloud CloudCenter HyperFlex UCS Nexus/ACI Mercury / Cisco VIM AppDynamics Tetration Cisco Spark WebEx Jasper Cloudlock Umbrella Cloud Security Stealthwatch (Cloud License) Next-Generation Firewall Meraki Cloud Services Router 1000v Secure Agile Exchange Viptela NSO/ESC/ConfD VMS Advisory Design & Architecture App Migration Automation & Orchestration API Integrations Management & Governance Partner Ecosystem

30 Hybrid Cloud Architecture Service Portal Multicloud Management & Analytics Cloud Connectivity Security Container VM Virtualized, BM & Container VM VM Container Container VM Container Private Container Public Management Automation Private IaaS Colocation SaaS PaaS Infrastructure Resource Pools

31 CloudCenter

32 Top Reasons for Having Multiple Clouds Business already using multiple Lowest cost and highest performance Avoid lock-in Buyer leverage Regulatory: e.g. HIPPA Geography requirements: e.g. data sovereignty Timezones Unique services: e.g. AWS RDS, ELB etc. Cisco Confidential

33 Approach Unique Script-Based Application Profile-Based Infrastructure-centric Cloud-specific workflows and scripts Application-centric Cloud agnostic Labor/services intensive Unique Script/ Workflow Unique Script/ Workflow Unique Script/ Workflow Low TCO

34 Patented Architecture Lower TCO Data Center SDX API Private Cloud SDX API Manager Application Profile Public Cloud SDX API Orchestrator (Cloud Specific)

35 Cisco Workload Optimization Manager

36 Process Automation versus Decision Automation Process Problems typically addressed after alerting reactive Labor intensive More data = moe noise Decision Problems typically addressed before alerting preventative Little to no human intervention More data = better decisions Continuous Health

37 Fundamental Capabilities: Scaling Automatic Upsizing Targeted Rightsizing Continuously monitors all VM resource utilization Track long-term historical VM resource utilization Adds CPU or Memory to a running VM no reboot or downtime required Reduce CPU or Memory allocated to a VM during existing maintenance downtime

38 Fundamental Capabilities: Placement Data Center Cloud Moves workloads to assure performance, while increasing density. $ Placement in public cloud based on best cost, while assuring performance. Placements abides by business or license constraints. Placements abide by business, license, or data sovereignty constraints.

39 Cisco IT Outcomes 20GB+ per VM Average resize memory recovered 50% Reduction Of over-provisioned memory $1 Million+ Cost avoidance! 2,200+ new VMs Equivalent capacity recovered 80% less contention Among Virtual Clusters 600+ VMs upsized Automatically since Feb 10, with no downtime V 4,200 vcpus Recovered

40 Cisco Container Platform

41 Cisco Container Platform Native Kubernetes (100% Upstream) Direct updates and best practices from open source community Hybrid Cloud Optimized E.g: Google, Integrated Networking Management Security Analytics Turnkey Solution For Production-Grade Container Environments Flexible Deployment Model VM Bare metal HX, ACI Public cloud Easy to acquire, deploy & manage Open & consistent Extensible platform World-class advisory & support

42 Cisco Container Platform Feature Set Kubernetes-as-a-Service Setup Consume Manage Deploy Kubernetes clusters on HyperFlex IaaS (VMware) Container Networking (Contiv / ACI) Persistent storage (Flex Driver) Layer-4 and Layer-7 load balancing High availability Authentication with Active Directory Role based access control Communication between containers and external VMs / BMs UI Kubernetes, API Security (policies, encryption) Add / remove Kubernetes nodes Lifecycle management (OS updates, Kubernetes upgrades) Monitoring (Prometheus) Logging (EFK)

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