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1 Network Design Considerations in a Blade Server Environment - LAN & Storage Session Number- Session_ID Presentation_ID 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 2 1

2 Session Abstract This session will cover design considerations for blade server centric deployments. It will cover interconnect considerations and topology options for both LAN and storage technologies. Key Blade Server specific features will be covered along with installation instructions. Various deployment scenarios will be described with pros and cons for each design. Tools for simplifying deployment will be described and demonstrated Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 3 Session Objectives After completing this session you will be able to: Understand the architecture and deployment for the Blade Switches Understand topology options Identify key edge features and IOS commands Manage and monitor Ethernet Blade Switches via Device Manager and CNA Understand Key Fibre Channel Edge features and Architecture 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 4 2

3 Outline Network Design for Blade Servers DC Access Options for Blade Switchess: Pass-thru, ToR or Integrated Switch L2 vs L3 inside Blade Enclosure Single vs Two tier Access Services in a Blade Server deployment NIC teaming designs Virtual Server Deployment on bladeservers Architectural Considerations for VBS Technology Overview & Benefits of Virtualization Technology Deployment scenarios Pros & Cons SAN Key issues faced by customers Solutions: NPV, FlexAttach 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 5 View of Data Center Networking The BIG Picture LAN Integrated Network Services Server Balancing VPN Termination SSL Termination Firewall Services WAN MAN Enterprise LAN/MAN/WAN Switching Now Inside BladeSystem Integrated Storage Services Virtual Fabrics (VSANs) Storage Virtualization Data Replication Svcs Fabric Routing Svcs Intrusion Detection Enterprise SAN Switching Multiprotocol Gateway Services Server Topspin Fabric Switching Family Integrated Virtualization Services V Server Virtualization Virtual I/O Grid/Utility Computing Low Latency RDMA Services Clustering High End Disk Storage Tape Drive Storage Mid-Tier Storage Tier 1 Servers Tier 2 Servers Tier 3 Servers 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 6 3

4 Design with Pass-Thru Module and Modular Access Switch Cable density Rack example: Four Enclosures Per Rack Up to 16 servers per enclosure 32 LOMs + 16 Service NICs per enc. 192 available access ports Requires structured cabling to support 192 connections/blade rack Single pair of access switches supports 12 blade server enclosures (three racks) Modular Access Switches Blade Server Rack Gigabit Ethernet Connections 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 7 Design with Pass-Thru Module and Modular Access Switch Does this look Manageable? How to I find and replace bad cable? 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 8 4

5 Design with Pass-Thru Module and Top of the Rack (TOR) Switches High Cable density within the rack High capacity uplinks provide aggregation layer connectivity Rack example: Up to Four blade enclosures/rack Up to 128 cables for server traffic Up to 64 cables for Server management Up to four rack switches support local blade servers Up to two switches for server management ports Requires up to 192 cables within the rack Aggregation Layer 10 GigE Uplinks 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 9 Design with Blade Switches Reduces cables within the rack High capacity uplinks provide aggregation layer connectivity Rack example: Up to Four blade enclosures/rack Two switches per enclosure Either 8 GE or 1 10GE uplink per switch Between 8 and 64 cables/fibers per rack Reduces number of cables within the rack but increases the number of uplinks compared to ToR solution Based on cable cost 10GE from Blade Switch is a better option. Aggregation Layer 10 GigE Or GE Uplinks 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 10 5

6 Design with Virtual Blade Switches Removes Cables from Rack High capacity uplinks provide aggregation layer connectivity Rack example: Up to Four blade enclosures/rack Up to 64 Servers per rack Two switches per enclosure One Virtual Blade Switch per Enclosure Two or Four 10GE uplinks per Rack Reduces number of Access Layer switches by factor of 8 Allows for local Rack traffic to stay within the Rack Aggregation Layer 10 GigE Or GE Uplinks 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 11 Networking in a Data Center Each Layer Has a Distinct Role in the Network Core Layer 3 Core High Speed / Bandwidth High Availability Aggregation Layer 2/3 Edge Data Center Service Integration SSL termination, Load Balancer Firewall, IPS/ IDS, DOS Mitigation Caching Traffic Analysis Access High Perf Server Connectivity Port Density Partitioning with VLANs Layer 2 resiliency with STP 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 12 6

7 Layer 2 Access and Layer 3 Access Compared Aggregation Aggregation trunks Access Rapid PVST+, or PVST+ L3 links Access OSPF, EIGRP Layer 2 Layer 3 The Choice of one design versus the other one has to do with: Layer 2 loops being more difficult to manage than Layer 3 loops Convergence time, Link Utilization, Specific Application Requirements Requirements of NIC teaming and Clustering 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 13 When is Layer 2 Adjacency Required? Meeting Server Farm Application Requirements Clustering: applications often execute on multiple servers clustered to appear as a single device. Common for HA, Load Balancing and High Performance computing requirements. (Windows 2003 Advanced Server, Linux Beowulf) NIC teaming software typically requires layer 2 adjacency MS-Windows Advanced Server Clustering Linux Beowulf or proprietary clustering (HPC) AFT SFT ALB 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 14 7

8 Blade NIC Teaming Configurations Network Fault Tolerance (NFT) Typical referred to as Active/Standby Used when server sees two or more upstream switches NIC connectivity is PREDEFINED with built-in switches and may limit NIC configuration options Transmit Load Balancing (TLB) Primary adapter transmit and receives Secondary adapters transmit only Rarely used Switch Assisted Load Balancing (SLB) Often referred to as Active/Active Server must see same switch on all member NICs GEC/802.3ad Increased throughput Available with VBS switches Primary Primary Secondary Secondary Active Standby 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 15 Datacenter Access Evolution Customers Have Two Options with Blade Servers Create Two level Access Layer Core Maintain Single Access Layer Core Aggregation or Aggregation Access Access Decision Based on: - Existing Investment/Capacity in Aggregation/Access Layer - Size of Spanning Tree Domain - Latency 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 16 8

9 Blade Server Access Topologies Different Alternatives: V-Topology U-Topology Trunk-Failover Topology Very Popular Topology Some Bandwidth not available Not as Popular Maximum Bandwidth available Needs NIC Teaming 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 17 Reducing STP Complexity with Integrated Switching Higher Resiliency with Layer 2 Trunk Failover Typical Blade Network Topologies L3 Switches Link State Group 1 Cisco Blade Switches Link State Group 1 Blade Server Chassis Blade Server Chassis FEATURE Map Uplink EtherChannel to downlink ports (Link State CUSTOMER BENEFIT Group) Higher Resiliency / Availability If all uplinks fail, instantly shutdown downlink ports Reduce STP Complexity Server gets notified and starts using backup NIC/switch 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 18 9

10 Flexlink Overview Achieve Layer 2 resiliency without using STP Access switches have backup links to Aggregation switches Target of sub-100msec convergence upon forwarding link failover Convergence time independent of #vlans and #mac-addresses Interrupt based link-detection for Flexlink ports. Link-Down detected at a 24msec poll. No STP instance for Flexlink ports. Forwarding on all vlans on the <up> flexlink port occurs with a single update operation low cost Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 19 Data Center / 3-Tier Network Cat6K Cat6K Core Aggregation Access 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 20 10

11 (Mac address Move Notification) MMN Overview Achieve near sub-100 msec downtime for the downstream traffic too, upon flexlink switchover. Lightweight protocol : Send a MMN packet to [(Vlan1, Mac1, Mac2..) (Vlan2, Mac1, Mac2..)..] distribution network. Receiver parses the MMN packet and learns or moves the contained mac-addresses. Alternatively, it can flush the mac-address table for the vlans. Receiver forwards packet to other switches Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 21 Flexlink MMN Performance Timings 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 22 11

12 Flexlink Preemption Flexlink enhanced to : provide flexibility in choosing FWD link, optimizing available bandwidth utilization User can configure Flexlink pair when previous FWD link comes back up : Current FWD link continues Preemption mode Off Previous FWD link preempts the current and begins FWD instead Preemption mode Forced Higher bandwidth interface preempts the other and goes FWD Preemption mode Bandwidth Note: By default, flexlink preemption mode is OFF When configuring preemption delay: user can specify a preemption delay time (0 to 300 sec) default preemption delay is 35 secs Preemption Delay Time : Once the switch identifies a Flexlink preemption case, it waits an amount of <preemption delay> seconds before preempting the currently FWD Flexlink interface Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 23 Flexlink Configuration Commands CBS3120-VBS-TOP#config t Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. CBS3120-VBS-TOP(config)#int po1 CBS3120-VBS-TOP(config-if)#switchport backup int po 2 CBS3120-VBS-TOP(config-if)# CBS3120-VBS-TOP#show interface switchport backup detail Switch Backup Interface Pairs: Active Interface Backup Interface State Port-channel1 Port-channel2 Active Up/Backup Down Preemption Mode : off Bandwidth : Kbit (Po1), Kbit (Po2) Mac Address Move Update Vlan : auto CBS3120-VBS-TOP# 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 24 12

13 Outline Network Design for Blade Servers DC Access Options for Blade Switchess: Pass-thru, ToR or Integrated Switch L2 vs L3 inside Blade Enclosure Single vs Two tier Access Services in a Blade Server deployment NIC teaming designs Virtual Server Deployment on bladeservers Architectural Considerations for VBS Technology Overview & Benefits of Virtualization Technology Deployment scenarios Pros & Cons SAN Key issues faced by customers Solutions: NPV, FlexAttach 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 25 Cisco Catalyst Virtual Blade Switch Topology Highlighting Key Benefits Access Layer (Virtual Blade Switch) Distribution Layer Mix-n-match GE & 10GE switches Local Traffic doesn t go to distribution switch Higher Resiliency with Etherchannel With VSS on Cat 6K, all links utilized Single Switch / Node (for Spanning Tree or Layer 3 or Management) Greater Server BW via Active-Active Server Connectivity 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 26 13

14 Multiple Deployment Options for Customers Caters to Different Customer Needs Benefits Common Scenario Cost Effective Single Virtual Blade switch per rack Entire rack can be deployed with as little as two 10 GE uplinks or two GE Etherchannels Allows for Active/Active NIC teams Creates a single router for entire rack if deploying L3 on the edge Keeps Rack traffic in the Rack Design Considerations Ring is limited to 64 Gbps May cause Oversubscription 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 27 Multiple Deployment Options for Customers Caters to Different Customer Needs Benefits Separate VBS divide Left/Right switches More resilient Provides more Ring capacity since two rings per Rack Design Considerations Requires more Uplinks per Rack Servers can not form A/A NIC teams 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 28 14

15 Multiple Deployment Options for Customers Caters to Different Customer Needs Benefits Allows for 4 NICs per server Can Active/Active Team all 4 NICs More Server Bandwidth Design Considerations Creates smaller Rings Requires more Uplinks May Increase Traffic on each Ring 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 29 Additional Options By combining above three scenarios, the user can: Deploy up to 8 switches per enclosure Build smaller Rings with fewer Switches Split VBS between LAN on Motherboard (LOM) and Daughter Card Ethernet NICs Split VBS across racks (See next slide) Connect unused uplinks to other Devices such as additional Rack Servers or Appliances such as storage 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 30 15

16 Proper VBS Ring Configuration Each offer a full ring, could be built with 1 meter cables, and looks similar But: Certain designs could lead to a split ring if an entire enclosure is powered down For No example, in the 4 enclosure example, if enclosure 3 had power removed you would end up with two rings, one made up of the switches in enclosures 1 and 2, and one made up of the switches in enclosure 4. This, at a minimum would leave each VBS contending for the same IP address, and remote switch management would become difficult No Yes ENC 4 The Yes examples also have a better chance of maintaining connectivity for the servers in the event a ring does get completely split due to multiple faults No Yes No Yes ENC 3 ENC 2 Cable Lengths are 0.5, 1.0 and 3.0 Meter. The 1.0 Meter cable ships standard ENC Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 31 Virtual Blade Switch across Racks VBS cables are limited to max of 3 meters Insure that switches are not isolated in case of failure of switch or enclosure May require cutting holes through side walls of Cabinets/Racks ~2 FT ~2 FT 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 32 16

17 Most Common Deployment Scenario Straight forward configuration Ensure uplinks are spread across switches and enclosures If using EC, make sure members are not in same enclosure By using RSTP and EC, recovery time on failure is minimized Make Master Switch (and Alternate) are not Uplink switches Use FlexLinks if STP is not desired Aggregation Layer Core Layer 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 33 Deployment Example Switch Numbering 1 to 8, left to Right, Top to Bottom Master Switch is Member 1 Alternate Masters will be 3,5,7 Uplink Switches will be Members 2,4,6,8 10 GE ECs from 2,4 and 6,8 will be used RSTP will be used User Data VLANs will be interleaved Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 34 17

18 Configuration Commands switch 1 priority 15 Sets Sw 1 to pri master switch 3 priority 14 Sets Sw 3 to sec master switch 5 priority 13 Sets Sw 5 to 3 rd master switch 7 priority 12 Sets Sw 7 to 4 th Master spanning-tree mode rapid-pvst Enables Rapid STP vlan 1-10 Configures VLANs state active interface range gig1/0/1 gig1/0/16 switchport access vlan xx Assign ports to VLANs 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 35 Configuration Commands interface range ten2/0/1, ten4/0/1 switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlans 1-10 channel group 1 mode active interface range ten6/0/1, ten8/0/1 switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlans 1-10 channel group 2 mode active interface po1 spanning-tree vlan 1,3,5,6,7,9 port-priority 0 spanning-tree vlan 2,4,6,8,10 port-priority 16 interface po2 spanning-tree vlan 1,3,5,6,7,9 port-priority 16 spanning-tree vlan 2,4,6,8,10 port-priority Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 36 18

19 7 Rules to Live by for EtherChanneling 1. Split links across line cards on 6K side prevents against Line Card Outage 2. Split across 6Ks if using VSS - prevents against 6K outage 3. Split links across members on blade side if using VBS - prevents against blade switch outage 4. Split links across Blade Enclosures if possible prevents against enclosure outage 5. Split VLANs across ECs for load balancing prevents idle ECs. 6. Chose appropriate EC load balancing algorithm example: Blade servers generally have even number MAC addresses 7. Last but Not least, monitor your ECs - Only way to know if you need more BW or Better EC load balance 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 37 Device Manager Screen Shot Embedded HTML server Built into each Ethernet Blade Switch Provides Initial Configuration Simple Monitoring Tool 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 38 19

20 CNA Screenshot Topology View 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 39 CNA Screenshot Front Panel View 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 40 20

21 Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching What are the benefits? VSS Benefits Single point of configuration and managements Multi Chassis EtherChannel (MEC) for active/active uplinks (No STP Loops) Virtual Switch presents itself as a single device consistently upstream and downstream All PFC-based features handled in hardware (multicast and unicast) Fully functional at either L2 or L3 50% Reduction in Routing Protocol Neighbors = better scalability! VBS allows P2P with single EC Network View (Logical) L3 Distribution MEC Blade Switch Access Layer 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 41 Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switch Link (VSL) Hardware / Software Requirement Physical View L3 Distribution Minimum Requirement Sup720-10GE VSL Interconnect Sup720-10GE Software: >=12.2 RLS6 WS-X GE DFC3C/CXL User/Server Access Access Layer Equipment: Any device with EtherChannel support 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 42 21

22 Outline Network Design for Blade Servers DC Access Options for Blade Switchess: Pass-thru, ToR or Integrated Switch L2 vs L3 inside Blade Enclosure Single vs Two tier Access Services in a Blade Server deployment NIC teaming designs Virtual Server Deployment on bladeservers Architectural Considerations for VBS Technology Overview & Benefits of Virtualization Technology Deployment scenarios Pros & Cons SAN Key issues faced by customers Solutions: NPV, FlexAttach 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 43 SAN Storage Topology Blade Server Integrated Blade Switch Director Class SAN Switch FC 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 44 22

23 Key issues faced by customers Not enough Domain IDs World Wide Name (WWN) virtualization 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 45 What is FlexAttach Flexibility for Adds, Moves, and Changes Blade 1 No Blade Switch Config Change No Switch Zoning Change No Array Configuration Change Blade Server New Blade NPV. SAN Blade N Storage Flex Attach FlexAttach (Based on WWN NAT) Each Blade Switch F-Port assigned a virtual WWN Blade Switch performs NAT operations on real WWN of attached server Benefits No SAN re-configuration required when new Blade Server attaches to Blade Switch port Provides flexibility for server administrator, by eliminating need for coordinating change management with networking team Reduces downtime when replacing failed Blade Servers 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 46 23

24 What is FlexAttach? Creation of virtual PWWN for host initiators Allows Server Administrative tasks with minimal involvement of Storage Administrators Pre-configure server for SAN access Replacing Server HBA(s) Replace Server HBA on same port Moving blade server or server around the fabric Can move blade server to another slot in same chassis Can move blade server to another slot in another chassis (has to be in the same physical SAN fabric) 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 47 NPV Brief Overview Login Process for NP-port NP-port first does FLOGI and PLOGI into the core to register into the FC Name Server (Cisco PWWN) Any subsequent login from NPV switch will do FDISC to the FC Name Server VSAN Membership Core switch interface and NP switch interface must have VSAN match Servers on NPV switch must reside on a VSAN that matches one or more NP uplink s VSAN Login Process for End Devices Server login as FLOGI NPV switch converts FLOGI to FDISC PWWN of server gets registered in FC Name Server F PWWN1 Core Switch F NP F NP F Must be NPIV capable NPV Edge Switch PWWN Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 48 24

25 FlexAttach How does it work? 1. Interface fc1/1 is FlexAttach enabled and assigned vpwwn1 2. Server S1 does FLOGI to interface fc1/1 3. pwwn1 FLOGI is rewritten to use vpwwn1 FLOGI 4. vpwwn1 FLOGI is converted to FDISC to be entered into FC Name NPV-FlexAttach Server Core Switch (MDS or 3 rd party switch with NPIV support) F NP F N fc1/1 vpwwn1 pwwn1 Server S1 Server S1 is known by vpwwn1 in the SAN port WWN of S1= vpwwn1 pwwn rewrite rules port WWN of S1 = pwwn Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 49 A Typical Virtualized Data Center Network Is Even More Important Mobility of VMs possible ONLY thru Network VirtualCenter Management Server VMotion Ethernet Network NAS Storage Virtualization enables SOA requires server and Network Dynamic Provisioning Multiple Network / SAN connections ESX Servers Storage Network Centralized Storage for OS & data (SAN or NAS) Hence, Network needs to be Highly Resilient, Secure, Agile and Manageable SAN Storage 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 50 25

26 Cisco VFrame DC Enables Dynamic Provisioning for Virtualized Environments Business Service Management Mercury, Orchestrate across infrastructure resources Platform for service abstraction Integrate with other management systems Monitoring IBM Tivoli, HP Openview, BMC Patrol, CA Unicenter Tideway, BMC Management and Monitoring Cisco VFrame Data Center Network-Driven Service Orchestration Virtualization Managers VMware VirtualCenter Element Managers Cisco Fabric Manager, VMS, CiscoWorks, ANM SOI Control Layer SAN Network Pool Server Pool NAS Storage Pool Data Center Networked Infrastructure 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 51 VFrame Screenshot Server Provisioning 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 52 26

27 VFrame Screenshot Network Provisioning 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 53 VFrame Screenshot VMWare Example 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 54 27

28 In Summary Blade server and switch architectures simplify your vary your data center design Blade Switches provide the same rich feature set as the Aggregation and Core switches Many options available for blade server integration into the data center for both storage and IP connectivity Virtualization is a Key part of the Next Generation DC 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 55 Q and A 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 56 28

29 Other Data Center Sessions BRKDCT-2823 BRKDCT-2825 BRKDCT-2840 BRKDCT-2863 BRKDCT-2866 BRKDCT-2867 BRKDCT-2868 BRKDCT-2870 BRKDCT-3831 BRKRST-3470 BRKRST-3471 LABDCT-2870 LABDCT-2871 TECDCT-2887 TECDCT-3873 TECRST-2003 The Server Switch, Demultiplexing Networks with a Unified Fabric Nexus Architecture Data Center Networking Taking risk out of Layer 2 Interconnects DC Migration & Consolidation Discovery Methodology Data Center Architecture Strategy and Planning Data Center Facilities Consideration in Designing and Building Networks Network Integration of Server Virtualization - LAN & Storage Data Center Virtualization Overview/Concepts Advanced Data Center Virtualization Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch Architecture Cisco NXOS Software - Architecture and Deployment Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Lab I/O Consolidation using Fibre Channel over Ethernet Architecting Distributed, Resilient Data Centers Data Center Design Power Session Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Technical Deep Dive 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 57 Product Pages For More information on Cisco Ethernet or FC Blades: For More information on VFrame Datacenter: For More information on Blade Server Partners: DELL: 55&l=en&s=biz&~ck=mn HP: IBM: Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 58 29

30 Recommended Reading Continue your Cisco Live learning experience with further reading from Cisco Press Check the Recommended Reading flyer for other suggested books Available Onsite at the Cisco Company Store 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 59 Complete Your Online Session Evaluation Cisco values your input Give us your feedback we read and carefully consider your scores and comments, and incorporate them into the content program year after year Go to the Internet stations located throughout the Convention Center to complete your session evaluations Thank you! 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Public 60 30

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