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Chris Fadool, CSE, Hyperflex, Central Region@chrisfadool

Cisco HyperFlex SystemsTDM


Opportunities and Challenges for IT

Islands of InnovationSilos Complicate Operations and Reduce Efficiency

APPS

Meeting Cloud Expectations Delivering Public Cloud Economics and Elasticity… On Premise

New Application TypesRequire Software Control and Data Closer to Compute

APP

Scale Out Infrastructure

Software Defined: Compute, Storage, Network

Micro Service

Micro Service

Micro Service

Micro Service

Digital Transformation Imperatives…

…Driving New Architectures


The Promise of Hyperconverged Systems

Efficient

Adaptable

Deploy at Cloud SpeedInstantly Provision, Clone or Snapshot Applications

Flexible DeploymentVariety of Configurations to Handle Diversified Set of Workloads

Scale-As-You-GrowAdd Resources Non-Disruptively and Scale Performance Linearly in Small Increments

Agile


Hyperconvergence

Fast Time to MarketSimplicityFirst Gen HCI


Hyperconvergence

Gaps

Fast Time to MarketSimplicity

New Management Silos Inefficient Scaling and Data Optimization

Limited App Performance and Workload Support

First Gen HCI


Gaps New Management Silos Inefficient Scaling and Data Optimization

Limited App Performance and Workload Support

IT Is Looking for a Better Answer

Requirements

Fast Time to MarketSimplicity

Agility

Simplicity+

Integration with Existing Data Center

Easy Scaling+

Resource Efficiency

Existing Apps+

Next Gen

AdaptabilityEfficiency

First Gen HCI


Cisco HyperFlex SystemsHX-Series


Cisco HyperFlex Systems

1 Complete HyperconvergenceUnified Compute and Network Infrastructure Wide Array of Rack and Blade Form Factors

Integrated, High Performance

Network Fabric

Automated Management of all

Hardware

Virtualization Aware

Cisco UCS: The Ideal System for Hyperconvergence



1 Complete HyperconvergenceUnified Compute and Network Infrastructure

Cisco HyperFlex

Cisco HX Data Platform

Data Services and Storage Optimization

2 Next Gen Data PlatformDesigned for Distributed Storage



1

3

Complete HyperconvergenceUnified Compute and Network Infrastructure

Part of a Complete Data Center StrategyElastic and Secure at Enterprise Scale

Cisco HyperFlex

Cisco HX Data Platform


2 Next Gen Data PlatformDesigned for Distributed Storage

Cisco One Enterprise Cloud Suite

Cisco ACI


Flexible, Extensible Storage InterfacesFuture Ready Architecture

API-Enabled Data Platform Supports Multiple Storage Formats

At LaunchSupport for VMware

Future Releases• Containers• Additional VM

environments

ObjectFile Block

Bare MetalContainers

Cisco HyperFlex: HX Data Platform



Cisco HyperFlex Configurations HX240c Nodes

Capacity-heavy 3–8 Node Cluster(VSI: IT/Biz Apps, Test/Dev)

Per-Node1x1.6TB Cache SSDup to 23x1.2TB HDDs

SD Card/120GB Back SSD (Boot/Housekeeping)

HX240c + B200 for HF Hybrid Nodes

Compute-heavy Hybrid(Compute Bound Apps/VDI)

Up to 4 BladesSD Card or SAN (Boot)

3-8 Node HX240c Cluster

HX220c Nodes

Smallest Footprint 3–8 Node Cluster (VDI, ROBO)

Per-Node1x480 GB Cache SSD

6x1.2TB HDDs SD Card/120GB SSD (Boot/Housekeeping)


HyperFlex Key Customer Benefits

Efficient

AdaptableScale-As-You-Grow

AdaptiveScaling

Non-Stop Infrastructure

Built on the UCS Platform

FlexibleDeployment

Always-on Data Optimization

CompleteHyperconvergence

IntuitiveManagement

CloudSpeed

All 3 Layers of Network, Compute and Storage Intelligently Integrated Into a Single Solution for <60 Minute Deployment

Eliminate Infrastructure Silos and Use Existing Management Tools to Manage and Automate Operations

Instantly Provision, Clone or Snapshot Applications

Unified Management Using Existing Skillsets in the Organization

Variety of Configurations to Handle Diversified Set of Workloads

Inline Dedupe and Compression Ensuring Hyper-Efficient Resource Utilization

Add Resources Non-disruptively and Scale Performance Linearly in Small Increments

Scale Compute or Capacity to Match Application Needs

Self-Healing Fabric Based Hyperconvergence with Cloud Monitoring

Agile


HyperFlex Differentiation

Break Down Silos

Simplify Management

Networking Integration

AdaptableEfficientAgile

Deploy the Entire System Faster, Not Just Computing and Storage

Standardize Your Configurations and Apply Across All Your HCI Platforms

Manage in the Same Way You Manage Your UCS Blade Servers, Rack Servers and Converged Infrastructure Solutions


Cisco HyperFlex Systems Deployment


Fast and Easy Installation

STEP 0

STEP 1

60 MINUTES OR LESS

VMware and HX Data Performance Software Installed on Servers at Factory/Reseller Before Shipping to Customer

Rack Up Servers, Power on, and Add to vCenter

Drag and Drop Configuration (JSON) File

Create, Cluster, and Datastore

Start Provisioning VMs


Cisco HX Data Platform Overview


HX Data Platform Overview

Hyperconverged Data Platform That Allows Companies to Leverage Compute Servers for Storing and Managing Their Data without Compromising on Features or Performance

• Inline De-duplication and Inline Compression

• Scale Out Just-in Time

• Scale Compute and Storage Independently

• Annual Subscription Pricing

Economical Scaling

• Robust Data Integrity

• Continuous Availability

• Proactive Auto-support

• VM-level Snapshots for Instant Backups

Enterprise Grade

• Fast Installation and Configuration

• 100% vCenter-based Management

• Rapid Cloning for VM Provisioning

Maximum Simplicity


Hyperconverged Scale Out and Distributed File System

CONTROLLERVMHYPERVISOR

VM VM VM

HYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORM

Start With as Few as Three Nodes

Hyperconverged Data Platform

Installs in Minutes

Add Servers, One or More at a Time

Linearly Scale Compute, Storage

Performance, and Capacity

Distribute and Rebalance Data Across Servers Automatically

Retire Older Servers

HYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORM


VM VM VM


VM VM VM


VM VM VM


VM VM VM



VM VM VM

HYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORM


VM VM VM


VM VM VM


VM VM VM


VM VM VM

Software Modules Inside a Server

Controller VM Has Direct Access to Drives

VAAI Plugin Offloads Snapshots and Clone Operations

IO Visor Module Presents NFS to ESX and Stripes IO

DATASTORE/VOLUME


VMVMVMVMVM

HDD

HDD

SDD

SDD

IO Visor

VAAI


Building on the Right FoundationCisco HX Data Platform

Built From the Ground Up for

Hyperconvergence

Distributed Log-Structured File

System Designed for Scale-out,

Distributed Storage

Advanced Data Services (Snapshots,

Clones) and Data Optimization

(Inline Dedupe, Compression) Without

Trade-offs

Better Flash Endurance and

Disk Performance

Computing, Storage,

Networking, and Hypervisor Integration

Eliminates Management

Silos

Distributed File system

Local FS Local FS Local FS Local FS

UniqueArchitecture


Independent Scaling of Compute and Capacity

Scale Compute

HX Data Platform

Add NodesScale Cache or Capacity Within Nodes

HX Data Platform

CONTROLLERHYPERVISORCONTROLLERHYPERVISOR CONTROLLERHYPERVISOR CONTROLLERHYPERVISOR

IOVisorIOVisor

IOVisorIOVisor

IOVisorIOVisor

IOVisorIOVisor

VM VM VM VM

Non-HyperFlex Hosts Can Connect to

Storage with IOVisor

VM VMVM VM VMVM VM VMVM VM VMVM


Dynamic Data Distribution• HX Data Platform stripes data across all nodes simultaneously,

leveraging cache across all SSDs for fast writes• Balanced space utilization: no data migration required following

a VM migration

Systems Built on Conventional File Systems Write Locally, Then Replicate, Creating Performance Hotspots

CONTROLLERHYPERVISORHYPERVISOR CONTROLLERHYPERVISOR CONTROLLERHYPERVISOR

VM VMVM VM VMVM VM VMVM

HX Data Platform

VM VMVM

CONTROLLERCONTROLLER


Continuous Data Optimization

BEFORE

Inline Deduplication

20–30% space savings

Inline Compression

30–50% space savings

No Special HardwareNo Performance Impact

Log-Structured File System Yields More Efficient Data Optimization


• Pointer-based snapshots• Space-efficient• Fast creations and deletions

• Fine-grained or coarse-grained• VM-level or VM folder-level

• VAAI-integrated• Quiesced and crash-consistent

• Use vCenter Snapshot Manager• Policy-based

• Schedules, retention period

Fast and Flexible Native Snapshots for Backups


• Pointer-Based Writeable Snapshots (Instantaneous Clones)

• VAAI integrated

• VM-level granularity

Native VM Clones for Rapid Provisioning

• Batch creation GUI• Apply unique names • Use customization spec

to apply IP• Powerful tool to rapidly

setup a large set of VMs using just VC (without scripting or View composer); Up to 256 clones in parallel per job

• Golden/Base VM can be a template, powered on or powered off


• Extends virtualization management seamlessly

• No switching between management consoles

• View storage alerts/alarms alongside with ESX alerts/alarms

• Command line interface for automation

Management Built for Server Admin100% vCenter-Based Management


Use Cases


Primary HyperFlex Use Cases

• Agile provisioning

• Frequent iterations

• Instant cloning and snapshots

Test and Development

• Low upfront costs

• Consistent performance

• Predictable scaling

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

• Reduce operational complexity

• Adaptive scaling

• Always-on resiliency

Server Virtualization

• Simple deployment

• Centralized management

• No “fly-and-fix” missions

Large RemoteBranch Office


Reduced management complexity

Integrated Management

Summary

Flash endurance, compression friendly, faster rebuilds

Log Structured Layout

Scale performance and capacity independently, eliminate hotspots

Data Distribution

Flash performance, low cost capacity

Data Virtualization

Fast, efficient snapshots and clones

DataServices


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