60. CONTROLLER
VMHYPERVISOR
VM VM VM
HYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORMHYPERCONVERGED DATA PLATFORM
CONTROLLER
VMHYPERVISOR
VM VM VM
CONTROLLER
VMHYPERVISOR
VM VM VM
CONTROLLER
VMHYPERVISOR
VM VM VM
CONTROLLER
VMHYPERVISOR
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 for Distributed Storage
DATASTORE/VOLUME
CONTROLLER
VM
HYPERVISOR
VMVMVMVMVM
HDD
HDD
SDD
SDD
IO Visor
VAAI
61. UCS Integrated HyperFlex Networking
Shipped From Factory
With Integrated
Networking
High Performance,
Flat and Predictably
Latent Fabric
Simplified Network
Deployments
• No specialized protocol
requirements such as
IPv6, Multicast
Plug and Play
Networking with UCS
Unified Fabric
Reduced Complexity,
Simplified Decision
Making and
Deployment
CVM Data Port GroupData vSwitch
CVM Mgmt Port GroupManagement vSwitch
Predefined DC Network Policies
CONTROLLER VM CONTROLLER VM CONTROLLER VM CONTROLLER VM
62. UCS: Embedded Automation
Rapid Deployment of HyperFlex with Service Profiles
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
configuration:MAC
address,
VLAN, and QoSsettings;
hostbus adapter HBA
configuration:
worldwide names
(WWNs),VSANs,
configuration:MAC
address,
VLAN, and QoSsettings;
hostbus adapter HBA
configuration:
worldwide names
(WWNs),VSANs,
configuration:MAC
address
VLAN, and QoSsettings;
hostbus adapter HBA
configuration:
worldwide names
(WWNs),VSANs,
Application Profiles
Virtualization Policy
Network Policy
Storage Policy
Server Policy
Storage SMENetwork SMEServer SME
1 Subject Matter Expert
Define Policies 2 Policies Used to Create
Service Profile Templates 3 Service Profile Templates
Create Service Profiles 4
Associating Service Profiles
with Hardware Configures
Servers Automatically
Service Profile
Templates
Pre-Defined at the
Factory
Quick
Deployment
HX Ready
65. Built From the
Ground Up for
Hyperconvergence
Distributed Log-
Structured File
System Designed
for Scale-out,
Distributed
Storage
Advanced Data
Services (Snapshots,
Clones, Replication)
and Data Optimization
(Inline Dedupe,
Compression) Without
Trade-offs
Better Flash
Endurance and
Disk
Performance
Computing,
Storage,
Networking, and
Hypervisor
Integration
No Reliance
on Legacy
Filesystems
or
Technology
Distributed File system
Local Disks
Unique
Architecture
Local Disks Local Disks Local Disks
Building on the Right Foundation
Cisco HX Data Platform
87. Cisco IT Story
20GB+ per VM
Average resize
memory recovered
50% Reduction
Of over-provisioned
memory
$1 Million+
Cost avoidance
4,200 vCPUs
Recovered
2,200+ new VMs
Equivalent capacity
recovered
80% less contention
Among Virtual Clusters
600+ VMs upsized
Automatically since Feb 10,
with no downtime
Outcomes
V
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