EMC Forum 2012 LAISSEZ-VOUS PORTER PAR LE CLOUD LA PUISSANCE QUI TRANSFORME LES RÉSEAUX DU DATA CENTER. Michel ASSAD / Alain HUGUET Novembre, 2012

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1 EMC Forum 2012 LAISSEZ-VOUS PORTER PAR LE CLOUD LA PUISSANCE QUI TRANSFORME LES RÉSEAUX DU DATA CENTER Michel ASSAD / Alain HUGUET Novembre, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 1

2 EMC and Brocade Executive Alignment Partnership 14+ year relationship 50,000+ joint customers 7,000,000+ ports shipped Common Channel Vision Strength in Partnership Advanced Integration Joint GTM Solutions Deliver Mission Critical Support 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 11/29/2012 2

3 Introduction The current buzzwords in our industry are Cloud and Virtualization. Both promise unification of infrastructure, resource pooling and cost reduction through increased efficiency. How will this change the way we design Data Center Networks? How will we structure Data Center Networks? Is there a one size fits all solution? 3

4 DC Networking practice WAN Most current Enterprise Data Center Architectures have separate SANs and LANs. LAN Main reasons are different protocols (FC vs. Ethernet/IP) and very different performance requirements. Separate SAN networks provide additional data security. SAN 4

5 Virtualization Impact The main impact is from (Virtual Machine based) Multiprocessing, where the (Virtual) Machines need to communicate between each other. Core Core Instead of mainly North-South traffic, East-West traffic demand between the servers (VMs) has increased dramatically. Edge Scalability The fabric approach (the whole DC LAN behaves like a virtual switch/router) is an important step towards Data Center Network Virtualization. Ethernet Fabric Architecture 5

6 The Virtual Data Center Virtualized Server Virtualized Storage Virtualized Data Center Network all orchestrated from one single instance customer / application environments get configured and released without any physical intervention (e.g. cabling), within minutes LAN SAN 6

7 Current Storage Developments SAN High performance servers or server clusters with lots of Virtual Machines create also a lot of storage I/O. At present Fiber Channel based solutions provide an extensive feature set and higher performance (I/O rate) than comparable Ethernet based Storage Area Networking solutions. Brocade therefore extends it success in the SAN environment with 16G FC solutions. 16G 768 Gbps of bandwidth 420M frames switched per second 8K buffers (4x existing). Up to 21,000 Km distance 40 Virtual Channels 7

8 Key Requirements Data Center SAN Common: Provide lossless, reliable, low latency Storage Data connectivity. Provide an easy to use, single instance orchestration (management) interface towards the used Data Center virtualization solution. Easy to implement, easy to extend and easy to maintain. Future proof, high-performance and cost efficient. High End Requirements: Higher numbers of VMs lead to increased storage I/O requirements. High End SAN solutions need to deliver highest performance, reliability and security (e.g. 16G Fiber Channel Interface with built in compression and encryption). 8

9 Cloud-Optimized SAN Platforms Fibre Channel is the foundation for private and public cloud storage 8-slot and 4-slot Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones 48-port 1U Brocade 6510 Switch 24-port 1U Brocade 6505 Switch Single and dual-port Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapters Rely on a network that keeps running, no matter what Combine data center-proven reliability and availability with innovative business continuity solutions Build a network that adapts to your business Enable unprecedented virtualization and consolidation of IT resources Manage your network simply and efficiently Leverage the essential tools and technologies to simplify management and reduce infrastructure complexity 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 9

10 Current Storage Developments LAN In the SMB market NAS & iscsi based storage solutions, which are directly connected via the Data Center LAN, continue to succeed. New Object Based Cloud Storage solutions are connected via Ethernet/IP Interfaces. Ethernet Fabric WAN Even when this types of solutions do not require complete losslessness they benefit a lot form QoS capabilities in highly utilized environments. 10

11 Key Requirements Data Center LAN Common: Easy to use, single instance orchestration (management) interface Facilitate VM mobility All links active (no passive links as with Spanning Tree) Easy to implement and maintain, easy to extend (scale as you grow) Future proof, high performance, low power consumption, cost efficient QoS to support lossless Ethernet connectivity. SMB: Support for LAN based storage solutions (NAS, iscsi,..) and FCoE 11

12 Linear Scalability Grow the network on demand Network Scale Small Scale ToR (Fixed) Medium Scale - ToR + Modular (Mixed) Brocade VDX 67xx and Brocade VDX 8770 Switches Large-Scale - Modular Platform Brocade VDX 8770 Switches Differentiator Brocade VCS fabrics can scale from 12 to ports Linear scale allows networks to start small and grow on demand Competing solutions are either optimized for high end or for low end Brocade VDX 67xx Switches Compute Scale Assumptions: 2 10 GbE ports per server, 80 VMs per server. 100 Ports 4000 VMs 500 Ports 20,000 VMs 2,000 Ports 80,000 VMs 8,000+ Ports 320,000+ VMs 12

13 Will LAN and SAN really converge? For quite a long time separate SAN solutions will be beneficial in the high performance segment. In medium-sized to larger networks, LAN s and SAN s are likely to be remain separated regardless of the underlying technology (FC, NAS, iscsi) as a best practice in network design. FC provides a much richer set of features and capabilities while NAS and iscsi offer attractive price points. Wherever highest I/O rates compared with lossless storage operation is needed there is (today) no way around Fiber Channel. Today both solutions are available (from Brocade) and customers can chose the solution which best matches their requirements. FC + IP =? 13

14 The Ethernet Fabric Approach Graceful transition to cloud The traditional DC LAN network structure was the hierarchical tree. This did support the former mainly North-South traffic patterns. A fully meshed Ethernet Fabric based on FC Fabric experience provides a much better fit for todays increased East-West (any to any) requirements. 14

15 Start with Ethernet Fabric today Whatever your individual direction will be (if you go for separate LAN/SAN or for converged DC networks), starting with Ethernet Fabric is a good choice already now. They provide: self forming capability easy extendibility efficient Brocade Fabric trunking lossless Ethernet and FCoE virtualization Shared port profiles information: Automatic Migration of Port Profiles (AMPP) Enables seamless VM migration without compromise 15

16 Summary Cloud Management System VM VM VM VM VM VM PHY PHY VM VM VM Network Controller Virtualization drives innovation. The SW Industry is a very good example. PHY PHY Network Fabric PHY PHY The fabric approach is an important step towards Data Center Network Virtualization Brocade is the leader in Ethernet Fabrics development and innovations Brocade & EMC Successful partnership over 14 years Aligned strategy and co-developing products and solutions Integrated solutions: VPLEX, Greenplum, VSPEX Mission Critical Customer Experience & Support Brocade SAN, IP and Ethernet Fabric solutions available from EMC today 16

17 Thank You 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 17