© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Transforming SAN with Cisco MDS 8G and Advance SAN Services Cisco MDS 8G / NX-OS 4.1 Terry Seeto ASIA Data Center, PSS CCIE# 3119

2 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Data Center Challenges Scaling Operations and Infrastructure  VM portability, security, and visibility  High availability and continuous operations  “Anywhere”applications  Cloud computing Moving Beyond Consolidation By 2009:  65% of enterprises will be using x86 server virtualization.  45% of x86 servers will be virtualized.  The percentage of virtualized workloads will double each year through Source: IDC 2008 and Cisco Survey

3 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Data Center 3.0 Virtualization Roadmap VM-Optimized Networking  In the Network  On the Server  Per VM Services  VM Mobility  Branch Virtual Machines on WAAS Unified Fabric  Data Center Ethernet  FCoE  Nexus 7K/5K NX-OS 10/40/100 GIG Storage Networking  MDS Directors  Intelligent Storage Applications  Fabric SAN  Branch WAN Optimization Transparent Visualization  All Resources Connect to a Cisco Unified Fabric  Automated, Virtualized, Unified, Transparent Server Networking  Catalyst LAN Switching  Security  Application Networking

4 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Accelerate Server Virtualization: Enable, Simplify, Clarify, Scale Security & Policy Enforcement  Enable VM- granular security and policy  Simplify moving with VM during VMotion Operations & Management  Enable VM granularity management  Clarify trouble- shooting with visibility to the VM  Scale coordinated server and network provisioning Organizational Structure  Maintain and simplify existing VM management model  Enable flexible collaboration with continued team autonomy

5 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC SAN OS 3.2 Hardware: MDS 9134 MDS 9222i MDS 18/4  Re-Branding in recognition of common code base  Simplifies the data center environment  Brings server, storage, and network closer than ever  Lays the foundation for unified fabric Strategic convergence (Re-branding): SAN-OS is now NX-OS Greater SAN Consolidation – Secure 8G and Increased Capacity Virtual Machine and Blade Servers Optimized SAN Cisco TrustSec Fibre Channel: Link-Level Data Integrity and Encryption Introducing Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1(1): Scalable, Modular, and Flexible Operating System MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches Cisco NX-OS is fully compatible with SAN-OS, and will interoperate seamlessly with it.

6 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Key Value Propositions  High availability for VMs and blade servers  Per VM security, performance management, and Quality of Service  Investment protection – fully backward compatible  Flexibility, performance, density, and security  No SAN rewire or reconfiguration required for intelligent fabric applications – SME, CRR/CDP, storage virtualization, DMM Virtual Machines / Blade Servers Optimized SAN 8G Infrastructure: Greater SAN Consolidation Service-Oriented SAN

7 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Introducing Cisco MDS 9000 Family Secure 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules  Tiered connectivity: Optimize cost, performance, and density  Investment Protection: Compatibility with all MDS 9500 Series Directors ever shipped  Reduced TCO: Simplified infrastructure reduces space, power, and cooling requirements  Cisco TrustSec Fibre Channel: Wire-speed link encryption Provides connectivity for high- end storage subsystems and Inter-Switch Links (ISLs). 24-Port 8-Gbps Module 48-Port 8-Gbps Module Provides the optimal performance and port density for connection of highly virtualized servers. 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host- Optimized Module Ideal cost-effective solution for the majority of today’s standard servers.

8 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC MDS Delivers Virtual Machine Optimized SANs Fabric Scalability and Performance Resilient, high-performance fabric to support large, dense VM environments Performance Monitoring and Trending VM-granular management and troubleshooting Quality of Service (QoS) VM-granular policy provisioning VSANs Isolate Fault Domains Increase availability, simplify troubleshooting, improve security and compliance Mobility with Security Wire-speed encryption protects data in transit and VMs during migration 90% of VMs are SAN attached Virtualized Servers Virtualized Servers Virtualized Servers Virtualized Servers MDS 9000 SAN Fabric Tier 1Tier 2Tier 3 VMs w/ NPIV VSAN – Tier 1 VSAN – Tier 2 VSAN – Tier 3

9 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC  Flex Attach: Autonomy and flexibility for server additions, moves, and changes.  NPIV / NPV technologies avoid the need for reconfiguration with server changes.  F-Port Port Channeling and Trunking extends VSAN benefits and increases resilience. VM-Optimized Storage Services Enabling Large-scale Server Deployments Sales R & D Finance

10 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC MAN (DWDM/SONET) FC Data Integrity & Encryption FC HDRPayload FC HDREncrypted Payload FC HDRPayload  Preserve integrity and confidentiality of FC traffic over MAN  Integrated, high-performance functionality available on all 8G FC ports  No change to existing SAN; enable functionality only on edge switches Cisco TrustSec Fibre Channel: Enabling Link-Level Data Integrity and Encryption 8G Modules

11 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC SAN Consolidation Unified I/O (FCoE) Data Protection Production DR Storage Virtualization Server Virtualization SAN Security Integrated FCIP, disk/tape I/O acceleration, H/W encryption and compression, SANTap replication Density/scalability, VSANs, SAN routing (IVR), B/W mgmt, port channels, historical performance management Centralized AAA services, RBAC, hardware-based access controls, storage media encryption (SME) link enycryption Tiered storage services, online data migration, and heterogeneous copy services Mobility, security, and QoS for SAN- attached Virtual Servers Unified I/O by extending FC SANs to servers using FC over Ethernet (FCoE) MDS 9000 Family Innovation Flexibility and Intelligence to Meet Changing Business Needs FCoE (SAN) Ethernet (LAN) Unified I/O Adapter

12 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Speaker Name 20PT Cisco MDS 8-Gbps Module Details

13 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules  Industry-leading Gbps port density  Twice the bandwidth of earlier-generation Cisco MDS Fibre Channel switching modules  Consolidate large-scale SANs with fewer chassis: —Reduce space, power, and cooling requirements —Lower your total cost of ownership (TCO)  Tiered connectivity to address diverse SAN performance requirements: —Storage subsystems and ISLs —High-performance virtualized servers —Standard servers Cisco ® MDS 9000 NX-OS underlying system software is designed for storage area networks (SANs) to create a strategic SAN platform with superior reliability, performance, scalability, and features. 528 ports Achieve High-End Storage Connectivity

14 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC MDS Fibre Channel: Evolution Gen1 Gen2 Gen3 2G 16-Port Module 2G 32-Port Module 4G 12-Port Module 4G 24-Port Module 4G 48-Port Module 24-Port 8G Module 4/44-Port Host Optimized Module 48-Port 8G Module 1.5x 2x

15 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC MDS 9000 Modular Platforms Industry-Leading Investment Protection MDS 9509 FC-16 MPS-14/2 MDS 9506 FC-32 SSM FC-4 (10G) FC-12 FC-48 FC-24 2G Switching and Services Modules 4G and 10G Switching Modules MDS 9500 Directors Switching modules are forward and backward compatible Common OS with consistent features MDS 9513 MDS 9200 Fabric Switches MDS 9222i Only Director Platform in Industry with Proven Investment Protection 8G Switching and Services Modules FC-24FC-48 MSM-18/4 528 ports336 ports 192 ports 66 ports FC-4/44

16 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.1.X Features

17 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC MDS Enhanced Features Blade Servers and Virtual Servers  FlexAttach Flexibility for adds, moves, and changes No SAN reconfiguration required when new blade server attaches to blade switch port  N-Port Virtualizer (NPV) Enables large-scale blade server deployments. NPV converts a blade switch operating as an “FC Switch” to a “FC HBA.” F-Port Port Channel and Trunking  Bundle multiple ports in to one logical link  Blade servers are transparent if a cable, port, or line card fails  Higher aggregate bandwidth  Partition F-Port to carry traffic for multiple VSANs  Extend VSAN benefits to blade servers

18 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Services-Oriented Storage Applications SANTap Data Mobility Manager (DMM) Secure Erase I/O Acceleration Services Storage Media Encryption (SME) Storage Virtualization  Integrated, high performance architecture – no appliance, no host agents  Heterogeneous solution for various types of storage arrays and servers,  Flexibility to extend applications to any SAN device – ubiquitous  Open platform for enabling partner applications MDS 9000 Partner Applications Cisco Applications 18/4-port Multiservices Module

19 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialC Increased Data Center Agility Improved Application Mobility Improved Server Mobility Cisco has the vision, partnerships, and proven execution to best support customer success. Summary

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