VersaStack SolutionTM

by Cisco and IBM

Junio , 2015
 The Cisco-IBM Partnership

Market Impact
Business Impact  The IBM-Cisco partnership is
 $3.7B+ in WW joint annual revenue more relevant than ever.
 Top customers, technology partners,  VersaStack is an Integrated
and suppliers of one another Infrastructure sending a strong
message to the market.

Joint Opportunity
 VersaStack allows IBM-Cisco to deliver
value in the DC that has not been possible
since before UCS
 Together, with IBM’s divestiture of x86, this
is now our best opportunity in over 6 years

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 Traditional Infrastructure Challenges

1 2

3 4
Complex Inefficient Restrictive 22% 50%
Takes time Consumes Not adaptable Server Utilization Storage Utilization
Resources
1According to IDG research, 2Gartner—Cisco IT. 2“Data Center Cost Portfolio”. 3Gartner - Reduce Costs and Extend the Life
of Data Centers Using Server Refresh, March 2014. 4IBM Storage Infrastructure Optimization Studies

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 Traditional Infrastructure Challenges

70%

70% of IT budgets spent on operations

“There isn’t any budget

and maintenance instead of innovation
and insights

for new projects” 22%

Server Utilization
50%
Storage Utilization

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 Integrated Infrastructure Momentum
Analyst Views on Shift to Integration

“By 2017, nearly

“By year-end 2015, 35% of total two-thirds of all enterprise “By 2015, converged
server shipped value will be as application infrastructures will infrastructure will represent 9.5%
integrated systems.” be packaged in the form of a of the $64B services, software,
converged solution.” and hardware markets.”

According to IDC, Integrated Systems Market CAGR at ~30%

to > $14B in 2017 ($6.8B in Storage; $6.7B Servers)
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 Integrated Infrastructure – Benefits

IDC report: The future of Data Center Operations. http://idcdocserv.com/1667

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 Integrated Infrastructure –Market

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 VersaStack Solution

Efficient
Reduce Provisioning Time
Unified Management – UCS & Storwize V7000 Managers

Easy Versatile
Seamless Integration – Cisco Validated Flexible Cloud Capabilities
Simplify Deployment Dynamic Infrastructure - Scalable

VersaStack Solution
Easy > Efficient > Versatile

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 What is VersaStack ?
Combining best-of-breed technologies
Apps/Middleware

Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure Compute

 Cisco UCS Manager (UCSM) Cisco UCS Servers
 Cisco UCS Compute
 Cisco Nexus & MDS switches Network

Cisco Nexus & MDS

IBM Storwize V7000 Unified storage Storage

IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
Management Software

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 Cisco Validated Design Process

Design & Deployment Guidance Solution Scope and Definition

A framework incorporating a Defines system level functional
broad set of solutions, and performance requirements
technologies, and for the solution
Cisco
applications Solution
Validated
Requirements
Design

Comprehensively Tested Technical Solution Architecture

Validation
Built following best practices Requirements Defines the infrastructure
and evaluated to ensure design as well as the hardware
functionality, scale and and software required to
performance achieve the solution goals

Easily Deploy New Systems With Expert Guidance

Consistent, Successful Technology Deployments Addressing Business Initiatives

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 VersaStack Example
Cisco Nexus 9396PX

Nexus 9396 Switches

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
2 2

BCN 1

STS

ACT 2

Cisco Nexus 9396PX

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3

4
Nexus 9396 Switches
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

MDS 9148S FC Switches

BCN 1

STS 5 5
ACT 2

6
DS-C9148S-K9 6
CONSOLE

USB
STATUS
MGMT ETH

MDS 9148S FC Switches

P/S

FAN
LINK ACT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
MDS 9148S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch
7 7

DS-C9148S-K9
CONSOLE

USB
STATUS
MGMT ETH

P/S

8 FAN 8
LINK ACT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
MDS 9148S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch

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CISCO UCS 6248UP

ID

STAT
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UCS 6248UP Fabric Interconnects Layer Device Image
UCS 6248UP Fabric Interconnects
CISCO UCS 6248UP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

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ID

STAT

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Compute Cisco UCS Fabric 2.2(3b)
4
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UCS
C220 M3
UCS C Series Rack Servers (C-220) Interconnects 6200 Series,
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1 2 3
14

UCS B-200 M3,M4 UCS C-220 M3

UCS C Series Rack Servers (C-220)
! CONSOLE

UCS
4 5 6 7 8
C220 M3

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16 UCS B200 M3
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Cisco ESXi eNIC 2.1.2.42

UCS B200 M3

UCS 5108

!
SLOT SLOT
1 17 17 2
! Console Reset ! Console Reset

UCS B200 M3 UCS B200 M3

SLOT
3
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19 UCS B200 M3
! Console Reset

UCS B200 M3
! Console Reset
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19
SLOT
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UCS 5108 Blade Chassis with M3/M4 B-200 Blades Cisco Nexus 1000v 5.2(1)SV3(1.1)
SLOT SLOT
5 6
20 20
! Console Reset ! Console Reset

UCS B200 M3 UCS B200 M3

Cisco ESXi fnic Driver 1.6.0.5

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SLOT SLOT
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! Console Reset
! Console Reset

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OK FAIL OK FAIL OK FAIL OK FAIL

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UCS B200 M3 UCS B200 M3
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Network Cisco Nexus 9396 NX-OS 6.1(2)I3(1)
UCS 5108 Blade Chassis with M3/M4 B-200 Blades
UCS 5108

!
SLOT 25 25 SLOT
1 2
! Console Reset ! Console Reset

UCS B200 M3 UCS B200 M3

SLOT
3
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27
UCS B200 M3
! Console Reset

UCS B200 M3
! Console Reset
26

27
SLOT
4
Cisco MDS 9148S 6.2(9)
SLOT SLOT
5 28 28 6

Storage IBM Storwize V7000 Version 7.3.0.8

! Console Reset ! Console Reset

UCS B200 M3 UCS B200 M3

29 29

SLOT SLOT
7 8
! Console Reset
! Console Reset

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OK FAIL OK FAIL OK FAIL OK FAIL

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IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Version 1.5.0.5-1
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Storwize V7000 Unified
Storwize V7000 Unified
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Storwize V7000 Unified Software VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5u1
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Storwize V7000 Unified

36 VMware vCenter 5.5u1

Storwize
V7000
System Storage
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Storwize V7000 SFF Control
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Control

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Storwize V7000 SFF Expansion

Storwize
V7000
Storwize
V7000
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Expansion

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Control

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 VersaStack Example
Highlights
• Uniform deployment model for compute, network and storage
®
Cisco UCS B and C resources
Series Servers, UCS • ACI-Ready architecture
Manager, UCS Director • Pre-validated by Cisco & IBM thru Cisco Validated Design
• UCS Management

®
Cisco Nexus
9000 Switches
Performance & Scale
• 160 UCS Server Per Domain, scales to 100s of domains
• Up to 8 nodes and 1056 disks per V7000/V7000U cluster
Cisco MDS Switches • 5X more data with Real-time compression
• Automated data optimization with IBM Easy Tier

IBM Storwize V7000 &

V7000U Disk Systems Reliability
CVD in Dec 2014 w/ • Architected with no single point of failure
• Multi Data Center scalable design for disaster tolerance
Vmware ESXi 5.5

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 VersaStack Support
Preferred Support Option (Cisco led)
 Entitled Customer or Channel Partner calls Cisco for all support issues.
 Cisco engages product support teams as needed to resolve all support issues.

Product-level
Entitled Cisco Data Center Coordinate Support Cisco
Customer Solution Solution Support
Support for Critical
or Contract Infrastructure IBM,
Channel Service Delivery Coordinate
Product-level VMWare
Partner team Coordinate
Support & Others

Alternative Support Option (Partner led)

 Customer calls the partner first.
 Partner delivers Solution Support and resolves Level 1 and 2 product support issues.
 Partner escalates for L3 product issues with Cisco, IBM or others.

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 Conclusion

Easy Efficient Versatile

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Thank You