Unified Computing System: Rita Younger

UNIFIED
COMPUTING SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
Rita Younger
Network Solutions Architect
Rita.younger@cdw.com
800.800.4239 | CDW.com/PeopleWhoGetIT
AGENDA
The Evolution Of Computing Architecture
Overview of the UCS Hardware
Introducing Cisco UCS 2.0
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THE EVOLUTION OF COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE
Data Center 1.0 Data Center 2.0

Virtualization
Web
Client Server
Data Center
Minicomputer Business
Advantage
Mainframe
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2013
Technology enabling new business opportunities

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DATA CENTER 3.0 ARCHITECTURE
Unify and Simplify  The 3.0 architecture goal is to solves the increasing
infrastructure complexity within the data center. This architecture reduces the
management components, cooling challenges, cabling and parallel infrastructures
for data, storage and Lights out Management. These steps will reduce the total ROI
to run the data center.
Unify
Unified Fabric for storage, computing, and network resources. Run all
communications on one infrastructure.
Simplify
The Unified Computing System architecture reduces the number of devices
organizations must purchase, deploy, and maintain.
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TRADITIONAL SERVER DEPLOYMENT
Network Administrator Server Administrator Storage Administrator

 Configure LAN access  Configure management LAN  Configure LUN access
– Uplinks, VLANs  Upgrade firmware versions – Masking, binding, boot LUN
 Configure policies – Chassis, BMC, BIOS, adapters  Configure switch
– QoS, ACLs  Configure BIOS settings – Zoning, VSANs, QoS
 Configure NIC settings
 Configure HBA settings
 Configure boot parameters
 Perform individual tasks for each server

 Individual server, storage, and network planning and configuration
 Inhibits “pay-as-you-grow” incremental deployment

 Needs admin coordination every time
 May incur downtime during deployments
 Complex server replacement process

 Most of these tasks need to be performed for replacement server
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UCS SERVICE PROFILES
HARDWARE ‘STATE’ ABSTRACTED FROM COMPONENTS
LAN SAN
OS & Application
Connectivity Connectivity
abstracted from hardware

UUID
MAC Address HDD Controller F/W WWN Address
BIOS Firmware
Hardware State
NIC Firmware Controller settings BMC Firmware HBA Firmware
BIOS Settings
NIC Settings Drive Firmware HBA Settings
Boot Order
• Separate firmware, addresses, and parameter settings from server hardware

• Separate access port settings from physical ports
• Physical servers become interchangeable hardware components
• Easy to move OS & applications across server hardware
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UCS MANAGER
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SERVER DEPLOYMENT WITH UCS SERVER PROFILES
Server, Storage, and Network Administrator Group:

 Pre-configure 100s of servers up-front using ‘service profiles’
 Firmware bundle
 BIOS and adapter settings
 Boot order and parameters
 LAN connectivity
 SAN connectivity
 Deploy physical servers as needed over time
 Plan and pre-configure once

 Collaborative server, storage, and network planning and configuration
 Enables “pay-as-you-grow” incremental deployment

 Server administrator can deploy servers any time in any increments
 Incremental deployment is non-disruptive
 Simple server replacement process

 Most of these tasks need to be performed for replacement server
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Configurable HW State Examples
•RAID settings STATELESS COMPUTING
•Disk scrub actions
•Number of vHBAs
•HBA WWN assignments
•FC Boot Parameters
•HBA firmware
•FC Fabric assignments for

HBAs
•QoS settings
•Border port assignment per
vNIC SAN
•NIC Transmit/Receive Rate
Limiting
•VLAN assignments for NICs

•VLAN tagging config for NICs
•Number of vNICs LAN Server hardware state is fully

•PXE settings\ configurable
•NIC firmware
•Advanced feature settings Preserved in software known
as a Service Profile.
•Remote KVM IP settings
•Call Home behavior
•Remote KVM firmware Service Profiles can then be
dynamically assigned to
•Server UUID specific blade hardware for
•Serial over LAN settings runtime.
•Boot order
•IPMI settings
•BIOS scrub actions
•BIOS firmware
•BIOS Settings
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UCS DIFFERENTIATION
• Unified Fabric – simplifies server and removes

infrastructure using industry standards
• Embedded Management – one management domain

simplifies management framework
• Large Memory Footprint – Industry leading footprint

drives up consolidation
• Virtualization Adapter – Improves performance and

reduces NIC infrastructure
• Service Profiles – encompasses HW state for rapid

deployment of hardware
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BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE
UCS HARDWARE
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UCS B-SERIES BLADE SERVERS
UCS Front
UCS Back
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UCS External Connectivity
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LEGACY ENCLOSURE ARCHITECTURE
LAN SAN A
Mgmt Any IEEE Compliant LAN Any ANSI T11 Compliant SAN SAN B
Any ANSI T11 Compliant SAN
Showing support for 80 servers

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CISCO UNIFIED COMPUTING SYSTEM
LAN SAN A
Mgmt Any IEEE Compliant LAN Any ANSI T11 Compliant SAN SAN B
Any ANSI T11 Compliant SAN
One Logical Chassis to Manage*

LAN Connectivity
SAN Networking
Blade Chassis’
Server Blades
Rack Servers
Server Identity Management
Monitoring, Troubleshooting
etc.
*architectural limit of 320 servers with 160 servers supported as of

1.4(1)
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UNIFIED COMPUTING SYSTEM (UCS)
Single Point of Management
Unified Fabric
Up to 40 Chassis Supported Stateless Servers with Virtualized Adapters

320* servers
(*160 supported in 1.4)
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Unified Computing Portfolio
UCS 6248
UCS Manager
UCS 6296
Twinax 10G SFP+
UCS C22 M3
UCS 2208
UCS C24 M3
UCS C220 M3
UCS C240 M3 UCS 5100
UCS C420 M3
UCS B22 M3 UCS B230 M2
UCS C260 M2
UCS B200 M3 UCS B420 M3
UCS C460 M2 UCS B250 M2 UCS B440 M2
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COMPUTE OPTIONS
B22 M3
2 Socket Intel E5-2400, 2 SFF Disk, 12 DIMM, 384GB Max Memory
B200 M3
2 Socket Intel E5-2600, 2 SFF Disk, 24 DIMM, 768GB Max Memory
B250 M2
2 Socket Intel 5600, 2 SFF Disk, 48 DIMM. 384GB Max Memory
B230 M2
Blade
2 Socket Intel E7-2800, 2 SSD (7MM), 32 DIMM, 512GB Max Memory

B420 M3
4 Socket Intel E5-4600, 4 SFF Disk, 48 DIMM, 1.5TB Max Memory
B440 M2
4 Socket Intel E7-4800, 4 SFF Disk, 32 DIMM, 1TB Max Memory
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COMPUTE OPTIONS
C22 M3
2 Socket Intel E5-2400, 12 DIMM, 192G Max Memory, 1RU
C24 M3
C220 M3
Rack Mount
C240 M3
2 Socket Intel E7-2800, 24 DIMM, 768G Max Memory 2RU
C420 M3
4 Socket Intel E5-4600, 48 DIMM, 1.5TB Max Memory 2RU
C260 M2
2 Socket Intel E7-2800, 64 DIMM, 1TB Max Memory, 2U
C460 M2
4 Socket Intel E7-4800, 64 DIMM, 2TB Max Memory 4U
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INTRODUCING CISCO UCS 2.0
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INTRODUCING CISCO UCS 6200
PLATFORM
RAISING THE BAR
AGAIN
INNOVATION ON
UCS
Unified Ports: Dynamic ports
– Lossless Ethernet/FC
High Performance
Lossless Ethernet 2X Density, Scale
Performance
Ethernet + Storage
Convergence
Layer 3 and FabricPath
FEX Capable
Also New:
UCS 2208XP I/O Module
2011: UCS 6200
2009: UCS 6100
FEWER MANAGEMENT
50% POINTS 40% LESS
POWER
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UCS FABRIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PORTFOLIO
UCS 1.0 UCS 2.0
UCS 6248UP
FABRIC UCS 6120
(Unified Ports)
INTERCONNECTS
Ethernet and FC
Expansion Modules 16 Unified Ports
BLADE CHASSIS
IO MODULES UCS 2104
IO Module UCS 2208
IO Module
Cisco VIC
MEZZANINE
CARDS CNA & 10GE Mezz
QLogic/Emulex/ VIC 1280
Intel/Broadcom
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UNIFIED PORTS
DYNAMIC PORTS ALLOCATION:
LOSSLESS ETHERNET OR FIBER CHANNEL
Unified Port
• Convert protocol support on the same
port dynamically
• All ports on UCS 6200 Series
• 16-port Expansion Module for 6248UP
LOSSLESS ETHERNET:
NATIVE FIBER
1/10GBE, FCOE, ISCSI, NAS
CHANNEL
BENEFITS USE-CASES
• Simplify switch purchase—remove • Flexible LAN and storage convergence
ports ratio guess work based on business needs
• Increase design flexibility • Service can be adjusted based on the
demand for specific traffic
• Remove specific protocol bandwidth
bottlenecks
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UCS 6200 NETWORKING FABRIC
48 Unified Port Fabric Interconnect
• Performance for improved Workload Density

o High Density 48 Ports in 1RU
o Increased 1Tbps Switching Performance
UCS-FI-6248UP
• Flexibility to defer port usage type and number
at design time rather than purchase time
o Flexibility to configure any port at Ethernet
(1/10 Gigabit with SFP+) or FCoE or Native
FC Ports (8/4/2/1G with FC Optics)
o All Ports usable as uplinks/ downlinks
• Latency Lowered to 3.2us within Switch
UCS-FI-E16UP • Power Optimized with 80 PLUS Gold Efficiency
• Investment Protection with Backward and
Forward Compatibility
FLEXIBILITY, UTILIZATION AND BETTER APP. PERFORMANCE
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UCS 2208 IO MODULE
Enable Dual 40 Gbps to Each Blade Server
UCS-IOM-2208XP
• Bandwidth increase for improved
response esp for bursty Applications
o 80G to the Network
o 320G to the Host (4x10G/ Half width
slot; 8x10G/ Full width slot)
Redundant
• Latency Lowered to 0.6us within IOM
• Investment Protection with Backward
and Forward Compatibility
BANDWIDTH FOR BURSTY APPLICATIONS
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UNIFIED

Data Center 1.0 Data Center 2.0

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2013

Technology enabling new business opportunities

Network Administrator Server Administrator Storage Administrator

 Perform individual tasks for each server

 Inhibits “pay-as-you-grow” incremental deployment

 Complex server replacement process

HARDWARE ‘STATE’ ABSTRACTED FROM COMPONENTS

abstracted from hardware

• Separate firmware, addresses, and parameter settings from server hardware

Server, Storage, and Network Administrator Group:

 Plan and pre-configure once

 Enables “pay-as-you-grow” incremental deployment

 Simple server replacement process

•FC Fabric assignments for

•VLAN assignments for NICs

•Number of vNICs LAN Server hardware state is fully

• Unified Fabric – simplifies server and removes

• Embedded Management – one management domain

• Large Memory Footprint – Industry leading footprint

• Virtualization Adapter – Improves performance and

• Service Profiles – encompasses HW state for rapid

Showing support for 80 servers

One Logical Chassis to Manage*

*architectural limit of 320 servers with 160 servers supported as of

Single Point of Management

Up to 40 Chassis Supported Stateless Servers with Virtualized Adapters

Twinax 10G SFP+

UCS C240 M3 UCS 5100

UCS C460 M2 UCS B250 M2 UCS B440 M2

2 Socket Intel E7-2800, 2 SSD (7MM), 32 DIMM, 512GB Max Memory

2 Socket Intel E5-2600, 16 DIMM, 512G Max Memory, 1RU

• Performance for improved Workload Density

FLEXIBILITY, UTILIZATION AND BETTER APP. PERFORMANCE

BANDWIDTH FOR BURSTY APPLICATIONS

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