Cisco UCS: Choosing the Best Architecture for Your Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp Implementations

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1 With Intel Xeon Cisco UCS: Choosing the Best Architecture for Your Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp Implementations Mark Balch May 22, 2013

Desktop and Application Virtualization: Business Drivers

Aligned with the Cisco Unified Workspace Security from the end

Evolving Use Cases Remote workers, tele-workers, contractors,

Efficiency and Agility Centralized control and management of

Enterprise Mobility Desktop access regardless of network

Desktop and data access from employee-owned assets Policy-based

2 Desktop and Application Virtualization: Business Drivers Co-sponsored by Intel Compliance and Security Business Drivers Aligned with the Cisco Unified Workspace Security from the end points, through the network, to the data center Risk Management Evolving Use Cases Remote workers, tele-workers, contractors, consultants Business Process Outsourcing IT Operational Efficiency and Agility Centralized control and management of user desktops Flexible desktop and application deployment Enterprise Mobility Desktop access regardless of network connection Employee productivity Consumerization of IT BYOD Desktop and data access from employee-owned assets Policy-based access and control Desktop Refresh Cycles Upgrade costs reduction Existing desktop software life extension 2

Apps Per Server Mobile Dynamic Provisioning Multiple Tenants Per Server

3 Major Trends Cloud Physical» Virtual» Cloud Journey Co-sponsored by Intel HYPERVISOR VDC-1 VDC-2 One App Per Server Static Manual Provisioning Many Apps Per Server Mobile Dynamic Provisioning Multiple Tenants Per Server Automated Scaling Elastic CONSISTENCY: Policy, Features, Security, Management 3

Cisco UCS Leadership and Momentum With Intel Xeon UCS revenue reached a $2B

unique UCS customers which represents 89% Y/Y growth More than half of all

actively selling UCS worldwide and over 1700 UCS specialized Cisco is one of

Performance Benchmarks to date Source: DC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker,

4 Cisco UCS Leadership and Momentum With Intel Xeon UCS revenue reached a $2B annualized run rate Data Center revenue was 515M growing 77% Y/Y Over 23,000 unique UCS customers which represents 89% Y/Y growth More than half of all Fortune 500 customers have invested in UCS Over 3,400 Channel Partners are actively selling UCS worldwide and over 1700 UCS specialized Cisco is one of the Top 5 Server Vendors based on Worldwide Revenue Share 73 World Record Performance Benchmarks to date Source: DC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, Q4 2012, February 2013, Revenue Share Industry Awards / Recognition for VDI / Virtualization 4

5 Citrix XenDesktop Density and Performance on Cisco UCS With Intel Xeon 186 Desktops on Cisco UCS B200 M3 Knowledge Worker Profile (Login VSI 3.x based) 384 GB memory, Dual E5-2690/8 Core CPU Fastest Desktop Boot Process 5000 desktops in 30 minutes Virtual PVS Leveraging high throughput within Cisco UCS Optimized XenApp Delivery 208 Sessions per Cisco UCS B200 M3 175 Desktops on Cisco UCS B230 M2 Knowledge Worker Profile (Login VSI 3.x based) 384 GB memory, Dual E7-2870/10 Core CPU Source: Principled Technologies White Paper, Cisco Validated Design: Citrix XenDesktop on Cisco UCS, Cisco/Citrix Internal testing 5

Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solutions Portfolio Lowest Cost per Desktop with Optimized Cisco UCS Infrastructure With Intel Xeon Data Center Designs/Architectures On-Board Design Simplified Design

6 Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solutions Portfolio Lowest Cost per Desktop with Optimized Cisco UCS Infrastructure With Intel Xeon Data Center Designs/Architectures On-Board Design Simplified Design Scalable Design Converged Infrastructure Integrated Solution with Tier-0 Storage on Server Appliance config with collapsed n/w layer with shared storage Scale-out environment with shared storage Turnkey Solutions with integrated compute stacks Targeted for nonpersistent desktops Targeted for medium scale environments Targeted for medium and large scale environments Targeted for medium and large scale environments Cisco Desktop Virtualization Designs Segment SMB Mid-Market Enterprise Service Provider 500 Seats 2000 Seats 5000 Seats Seats 6

latency = ~ 30μs 2ms Read latency = ~ 70μs - 2ms Benefits High density

7 On-Board Architecture Co-sponsored by Intel Density Virtual Desktops Server Platform + OS/Hypervisor Desktop Delivery Options Scalability Solution Manageability Cost Write latency = ~ 30μs 2ms Read latency = ~ 70μs - 2ms Benefits High density Floating/Stateless Desktop delivery Scales linearly Server based Manageability Lower acquisition cost & TCO 7

8 Scalable Architecture High-level Topology With Intel Xeon Architecture Overview Network Storage (connected directly to Cisco UCS FI) Density Desktop Options Scalability Nexus 5548 Access Switch Cisco UCS FI 6248 UP Solution Manageability Cost Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis HYPERVISOR Benefits High density Citrix XenDesktop non-persistent, with personal vdisk and persistent options Scale-out environment Advanced manageability Variable Acquisition costs 8

2U, 2-socket server Supports up to 186 Virtual Desktops* Supports up to 2 x NVIDIA GRID K2

9 Application Performance Acceleration and Graphics Use Cases NVIDIA GRID on Cisco UCS with Citrix HDX 3Pro With Intel Xeon Cisco UCS C240 M3 Rack Server Cisco UCS C240 M3 Rack Server is 2U, 2-socket server Supports up to 186 Virtual Desktops* Supports up to 2 x NVIDIA GRID K2 Nvidia GRID Supports up to 2 x Nvidia GRID K1 * Based LoginVSI 3.5 Medium work load (Knowledge Worker) 9

10 Citrix Pre-Excalibur Desktop Virtualization Model Today: Separation of Owners and Roles Current Desktops and Apps Architecture

11 Citrix Excalibur Desktop Virtualization Model Future: One Desktops and Apps Team FlexCast Management Architecture

12 Excalibur Key Features

13 Cisco Desktop Virtualization CVD Projects for Citrix Excalibur Citrix Excalibur on Hyper-V 2012 SMB Seat Mixed Use Case Study Citrix Excalibur on ESXi 5.1 Midmarket 2000 Seat Mixed Use Case Study Citrix Excalibur on XenServer 6.2 Enterprise 5000 Seat Mixed Use Case Study 13

14 Citrix Excalibur on Hyper-V 2012 SMB Architecture With Intel Xeon

15 Citrix Excalibur on ESXi 5.1 Mid-Market Architecture With Intel Xeon

16 Citrix Excalibur on XenServer 6.2 Enterprise Architecture With Intel Xeon

Infrastructure Capabilities Matter More than Ever Co-sponsored by Intel CLOUD REQUIREMENTS IDEAL

network, identifier resources Simplified Infrastructure Integrated compute, network, and storage

awareness and scalability without complexity Automation and orchestration through industry standard

17 Infrastructure Capabilities Matter More than Ever Co-sponsored by Intel CLOUD REQUIREMENTS IDEAL INFRASTRUCTURE Rapid Provisioning Physical resources deployed through APIs Policy-enforced compute, network, identifier resources Simplified Infrastructure Integrated compute, network, and storage resources Bare metal abstraction and API design Self Service Consumption Model Virtualization awareness and scalability without complexity Automation and orchestration through industry standard tools Elastic Resource Allocation Rapid scalability of virtual and physical resources Automated deployment 17

Cisco UCS: Bare Metal Abstraction With Intel Xeon Automated, Policy-Based Configuration of Entire Hardware Stack Programmable Infrastructure Abstraction of bare-metal configuration Encapsulated in

18 Cisco UCS: Bare Metal Abstraction With Intel Xeon Automated, Policy-Based Configuration of Entire Hardware Stack Programmable Infrastructure Abstraction of bare-metal configuration Encapsulated in Cisco service profiles Available through an intuitive GUI, CLI or XML API Over 9000 objects in system management model Network interface card (NIC) configuration: MAC address, VLAN, and QoS settings; host bus adapter HBA configuration: worldwide names WWNs), VSANs, and bandwidth constraints; and firmware revisions Cisco Service Profile Cisco Virtual Interface Cards (VIC 1240, VIC 1280) Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server or Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server 18

Uplink port configuration, VLAN, VSAN, QoS, and EtherChannels Server port configuration including LAN and SAN settings Network interface card (NIC) configuration: MAC address, VLAN, and QoS settings;

19 Uplink port configuration, VLAN, VSAN, QoS, and EtherChannels Server port configuration including LAN and SAN settings Network interface card (NIC) configuration: MAC address, VLAN, and QoS settings; host bus adapter HBA configuration: worldwide names (WWNs), VSANs, and bandwidth constraints; and firmware revisions Unique user ID (UUID), firmware revisions, and RAID controller settings Service profile assigned to server, chassis slot, or pool Uplink port configuration, VLAN, VSAN, QoS, and EtherChannels Server port configuration including LAN and SAN settings Network interface card (NIC) configuration: MAC address, VLAN, and QoS settings; host bus adapter HBA configuration: worldwide names (WWNs), VSANs, and bandwidth constraints; and firmware revisions Unique user ID (UUID), firmware revisions, and RAID controller settings Service profile assigned to server, chassis slot, or pool Uplink port configuration, VLAN, VSAN, QoS, and EtherChannels Server port configuration including LAN and SAN settings Network interface card (NIC) configuration: MAC address, VLAN, and QoS settings; host bus adapter HBA configuration: worldwide names (WWNs), VSANs, and bandwidth constraints; and firmware revisions Unique user ID (UUID), firmware revisions, and RAID controller settings Service profile assigned to server, chassis slot, or pool Uplink port configuration, VLAN, VSAN, QoS, and EtherChannels Server port configuration including LAN and SAN settings Network interface card (NIC) configuration: MAC address, VLAN, and QoS settings; host bus adapter HBA configuration: worldwide names (WWNs), VSANs, and bandwidth constraints; and firmware revisions Unique user ID (UUID), firmware revisions, and RAID controller settings Service profile assigned to server, chassis slot, or pool Uniquely Cisco: Cisco UCS Embedded Automation Integrated, Policy-Based Infrastructure Management With Intel Xeon Storage SME Uplink port configuration, VLAN, VSAN, QoS, and EtherChannels Server port configuration including LAN and SAN settings Server SME Network interface card (NIC) configuration: MAC address, VLAN, and QoS settings; host bus adapter HBA configuration: worldwide names (WWNs), VSANs, and bandwidth constraints; and firmware revisions Network SME Unique user ID (UUID), firmware revisions, and RAID controller settings Service profile assigned to server, chassis slot, or pool Subject matter expert define policies Policies used to create service profile templates Service profile templates create service profiles Associating service profiles with hardware configures servers automatically 19

20 Designed for Scale: Physical, Virtual and Cloud With Intel Xeon Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cisco Fabric Extender Architecture Cisco UCS Fabric Extender Rack Mount Servers V Blade Servers Unified Fabric Self Aware, Self Integrating System Distributed Virtual Blade Chassis Scale Without Complexity Many Form-factors One System 20

App Virtualization Optimized with Cisco VM-FEX

to 67% reduction in application networking latency

21 App Virtualization Optimized with Cisco VM-FEX Citrix XenApp Co-sponsored by Intel Performance Low Latency Deterministic Delivery Up to 50% increase in application networking performance Up to 67% reduction in application networking latency Near linear deterministic application delivery with scale 21

22 Zero Touch Integration Decouple Complexity and Scale With Intel Xeon Physical Inventory Name: Cisco UCS 12 Class: System ID: Name: Cisco UCS 5108 Class: Chassis ID: IOM 1: Cisco UCS 2104 IOM 2: Cisco UCS 2104 Blade slot occupied: 8 Fans: 8 Chassis: 4 Chassis: - IOM 1: 3 UCS IOM 2: Chassis: - IOM 1: 2 UCS IOM - Blade 2: UCS slots 2104 Chassis: - IOM 1: 1 UCS Blade occupied: slots 8 - IOM - IOM 1: 2: UCS UCS Blade occupied: slots 8 - IOM 2: UCS Blade occupied: slots 8 occupied: 8 Increase Capacity, Not Complexity New Equipment Self Integrates 22

23 Zero Touch Integration Decouple Complexity and Scale With Intel Xeon Physical Inventory Name: Cisco UCS 12 Class: System ID: Chassis: 4 Chassis: - IOM 1: 3 UCS IOM 2: Chassis: - IOM 1: 2 UCS IOM - Blade 2: UCS slots 2104 Chassis: - IOM 1: 1 UCS Blade occupied: slots 8 - IOM - IOM 1: 2: UCS UCS Blade occupied: slots 8 - IOM 2: UCS Blade occupied: slots 8 occupied: 8 Increase Capacity, Not Complexity New Equipment Self Integrates Inventory and Status Updated 23

24 Zero Touch Integration Decouple Complexity and Scale With Intel Xeon Policy Inventory Service Profile: Default 1 Service Profile: HR-App1 Increase Capacity, Not Complexity New Equipment Self Integrates Inventory and Status Updated Immediately Apply Existing Policies 24

Cisco UCS and Citrix XenDesktop With Intel

Non-GPU Servers in Single Domain) LAN Mgmt SAN

Connectivity SAN Networking Blade Chassis

server Server Identity Management Monitoring,

single domain as a logical chassiss: 77449-32

Provisioning Services Citrix XenApp Farm

25 Cisco UCS and Citrix XenDesktop With Intel Xeon Management Simplification (GPU and Non-GPU Servers in Single Domain) LAN Mgmt SAN A One Logical Chassis to Manage* SAN B IDLAN Connectivity SAN Networking Blade Chassis Server Blades Rack Servers Tier-0 storage on server Server Identity Management Monitoring, Troubleshooting *160 servers managed in a single domain as a logical chassiss: Citrix Dynamic Desktop Controller Citrix Provisioning Services Citrix XenApp Farm Application Tier Servers Citrix XenDesktop Farm Citrix 3D PRO with NVDIA VGX 25

AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A

XenDesktop Farms in Multiple Cisco UCS Domains: Use Case With Intel Xeon Manages up to 1

UCS Central Farm1 XenApp/ XenDesktop Farm2 XenApp/ XenDesktop Farm3 XenApp/ XenDesktop

Manager Unifies management of multi Cisco UCS domains Leverages Cisco UCS Manager

server console Delivers global policies, service profiles, ID pools and templates -

26 AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A AD FA DF A Unified Manageability Across Citrix XenDesktop Farms in Multiple Cisco UCS Domains: Use Case With Intel Xeon Manages up to 1 Million+ virtual desktops Manages both tenant and service provider environments Cisco UCS Central Farm1 XenApp/ XenDesktop Farm2 XenApp/ XenDesktop Farm3 XenApp/ XenDesktop Farm4 XenApp/ XenDesktop Cisco UCS Manager Cisco UCS Manager Cisco UCS Manager Cisco UCS Manager Unifies management of multi Cisco UCS domains Leverages Cisco UCS Manager technology Simplify global operations with centralized inventory, faults, logs and server console Delivers global policies, service profiles, ID pools and templates - Foundation for high availability, disaster recovery and workload mobility Model based API for large scale automation 26

Case Study University of Tennessee Co-sponsored by Intel CHALLENGE Transform computing environment

Support increasing data and information generated by UT and students SOLUTION Cisco Desktop

access to virtual desktops, apps, personal files, network resources for over 27,000 students and staff

more efficient use of their time, giving UT a competitive edge when attracting students Reduced cost

27 Case Study University of Tennessee Co-sponsored by Intel CHALLENGE Transform computing environment into a flexible service to meets students work styles Easily support new applications every semester Support increasing data and information generated by UT and students SOLUTION Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solutions with Citrix XenDesktop and NetApp Unified Storage Architecture IMPACT Anytime access to virtual desktops, apps, personal files, network resources for over 27,000 students and staff on university-owned and personal devices Students educational experience is improved so they can make more efficient use of their time, giving UT a competitive edge when attracting students Reduced cost of software/hardware refreshes, security patches; increased energy savings Eventually phase out some computer labs 27

28 Call to Action Co-sponsored by Intel Visit Cisco Booth 203 Meet with Cisco experts S 28

29 Co-sponsored by Intel Thank you Intel, the Intel logo, Xeon, and Xeon Inside are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Cisco UCS-Mini with B200 M4 Blade Servers High Capacity/High Performance Citrix Virtual Desktop and App Solutions

In Collaboration with Intel May 2015 Cisco UCS-Mini with B200 M4 Blade Servers High Capacity/High Performance Citrix Virtual Desktop and App Solutions Presenters: Frank Anderson Desktop Virtualization