Data Center Networking Presentation

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Data Center Networking Is your network ready for the modern data center?

Presenter’s Name - Presenter’s Title

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IBM Global Technology Services

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Agenda

Setting the stage: Today’s IT Trends and the Data Center

Network considerations for the modern data center

How IBM and Cisco can help you address your needs and challenges

Next steps: How to get started



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Cloud

Today’s IT drivers magnify the need for a modern data center as applications, data and access continues to increase

Big Data Mobility

Centralized Applications, Storage and Security

Decentralized Users and Access



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A modern data center strives for greater efficiency and cost reductions while meeting the growing demands of business and IT

Reduce operational

costs

Reduce operational complexity

Improve adoption of virtualization

technologies

Design for

scalability Video

Reduce time to deploy new services



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A strategy is key to gaining cost saving efficiencies that are part of a modern data center

How much of your IT budget is spent on:

35%

65%

Basic data centers

Strategicdata centers

New projectsMaintaining existing

infrastructure

47%

53%

100%

16%

Data center network strategy in place:

Strategic Data Center

Basic Data Center

Strategic data centers: Optimize the IT and facilities assets Design for flexibility to support changing needs Use automation tools to improve service levels Have a plan and keep it current

www.ibm.com/data-center/study



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The network strategy is key to enabling the modern data center and should be considered across six network functional domains

1. Packet

Transport Services

2. Data Center Extension

6. Network

Provisioning & Automation

5. Network

Infrastructure Management

4. Application

Delivery Optimization

3. Network Security

Network Functional

Domains

Three main characteristics of a modern data center: Integrated IT approach Improved levels of economies Rapid service delivery



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The network strategy can no longer be done in isolation, but must include a broader set of inputs and considerations

1. Packet

Transport Services

2. Data Center Extension

6. Network

Provisioning & Automation

5. Network

Infrastructure Management

4. Application

Delivery Optimization

3. Network Security

Network Functional

Domains

IT Infrastructure Management

Computing & Storage Architecture

Virtualization VM mobility

Scalability Resiliency

Scripts Virtual Resources Physical / Virtual

Multi-tenancy

Single Screen APIs

Location latency Physical / virtual

Business Applications Architecture

IT Service Management



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And, the network strategy must be flexible and adaptable to take advantage of evolving technologies

Consolidation and Virtualization

Time (Maturity of technology)

IMPACT

Ethernet Fabrics

Overlays and Virual Services

Software Defined Networks

Reduce devices and tiers to improve performance and

manageability

Enhance scalability, performance and

manageability

Obtain greater flexibility by centralizing control

of VM mobility

Enhance network programmability and

provisioning

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Is your network ready for the modern data center?

Here’s a good starting point: Can it support Hypervisor based server

virtualization and the associated capabilities (vMotion)?

Will it scale to support a growing number of virtual servers, applications and users?

Are you planning for convergence to reduce cabling complexity and power, cooling costs?

Will it support the connectivity, security and flexibility requirements to take advantage of cloud?

How do you keep the door open to consider and take advantage of emerging technologies and protocols?



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IBM and Cisco - Industry leaders with the experience, products and services to support you

Industry leaders: IBM #1 in IT and Cisco #1 in Networking Built on the base of 25,000 mutual clients and over a decade as a strategic alliance Draws on strengths of both companies to increase ROI and provide competitive

advantage for our clients worldwide Provides clients with complete integrated solutions: products, technologies and

services that enable business process transformation

+Unified Fabric Consistent networking across physical, virtual

and cloud

Global Technology ServicesServices to help assess, design, implement, and maintain your network

infrastructure



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Help me decide what to do Help me do it

Plan Assess existing

network Develop actionable

recommendations Deliver a transition

road map

Design Develop the

network architecture

Create a detailed design

Make a plan for implementation

Implement Build network

according to design specified

Test network in limited production environment

Deploy network in full production environment

Operate Monitor and

manage the network remotely

Provide equipment maintenance services

Project managementFinancing

IBM offers a comprehensive set of capabilities based on our expertise and experience to help you develop the right plan and design



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IBM and Cisco: How to design a state-of-the art data center and networking infrastructure combining Cisco and IBM solutions

IBM and Cisco Building Blocks for the Data Center

Physical Access Layer Evolution

Cisco Virtual Networking Solutions

Convergence of LAN and SAN

DCN Management and Automation

SDN and Cisco ONE

Reference Designs for Small, Medium and Large DCs

Link to Redbook

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/sg248105.html?Open



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IBM and Cisco have developed a data center component model to help guide a complete data center network design

Data Center Edge

External Security Services

Network Services

Internal Security Services

Data Center SAN

Data Center LAN

Data Center Servers Data Center Storage

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NIC HBACNA FC

Conceptual View



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The component model has different levels of detail to guide the network strategy discussion

Virtual Security

OoB

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AA

Serv

ices

WAN Block Internet Access Block

DCI Block

Intrusion Prevention

DoS Prevention

Virtual Private Networks

DNS DHCP WAN Acceleration

FC/FCoE Server Edge

FC/FCoE CoreServer Access

Virtual Server Access

Aggregation & Core

BladeCenter PureSystems DS Systems Tape SystemsSystem x

System p

System z XIV SVC V7000

Specified View



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IBM and Cisco Data Center Component Model - product coverage

ASA/ASA1000v/VSG

DC

NM

Ti

voli

NM

/ N

CM

/ O

MN

Ibus

NA

M

ISE

/ AC

ECRS / ASR9000 / ASR1000

ASA

WAAS / vWAAS ACE

MDS 9500/9222i

MDS 9710/9250iNexus 2000/5500/6000

Nexus 1000v

Nexus 5500/6000/7000

BladeCenter PureSystems DS Systems Tape SystemsSystem x

System p

System z XIV SVC V7000

Nexus 2000/4001i/5500/6000/7000

Product View



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IBM Cisco data center network reference solution

OTV/LISPVM Mobility

Resource and Device VirtualizationComputer/Network/Storage

vPC

Network Security Cisco TrustSec

IBM Storage

Cisco Fabric Extender

Cisco Fabric Extender

Nexus 7000 w/VDC

Nexus 7000 w/VDC

Nexus 5000

Cisco MDS

Nexus 5000

Network Scalability with Cisco FabricPath/TRILL

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Data center network reference solution features and functions

V Motion

OTV

VN-link notifications

OTV

Overlay Transport

Virtualization

OTV

OTV

IP Localization

VM Awareness

Service Localization

L2 Domain Elasticity

Storage Elasticity

Device Virtualization



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We recommend starting your data center evaluation and virtualization journey with a Data Center Network Discovery session

Capture and review business requirements and IT strategy at a high level Explore improvement opportunities, use cases and business impact potential Discuss the conceptual network architecture to enable use cases

Review structure / next steps

Review DC Strategy

Discuss future technologies

Logical network details

Identify / prioritize issues

Conceptual Network Architecture

Physical network details



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IBM and Cisco together: helping you prepare your network for the modern data center


Services to help assess, design, implement, and maintain your network

infrastructure

Cisco® Unified Fabric

Provides consistent networking across physical,

virtual and cloud

IBM and CiscoDeliver end-to-end data center network solutions to help you

adapt to rapidly changing business models.

Assess Design Implement Manage Maintain

Ethernet Network

Network Management

StorageNetwork



2020

Rapid business growth drives the need to enhance flexibility, and operational efficiency by adopting virtualization and cloud technologies

The Solution:• IBM designed and implemented a scalable and flexible network architecture

that can support 2 to 4 data centers for service resilience • Cisco Nexus products and FabricPath layer 2 extension feature • Cisco ASA / ISE for centralized security monitoring and control • Validated design through Proof of Concept modeling

Location: AsiaIndustry: Electronics Profile: Provides manufacture process technology, library and IP options and other industry-related services such as design and backend process.

Solution components: IBM network strategy and

assessment services IBM design and

implementation services Cisco Nexus / FabricPath /

ASA / ISE

Business Challenge:• Increasing demand for scalability, performance and availability for

core manufacturing applications• Network support for growing number of servers with 10G ports • Establish centralized security monitor/control mechanisms for

backbone, and access endpoints• Consider QoS and security, e.g., for mobility and wireless access

Benefits:• Scalable to support growth in 10G servers • Supports multi-tenant x86-based private cloud delivery model• Modular design that can be replicated in future locations



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