Pankaj Shah - Network Management Simulations - Interop Mumbai 2009

Presentation for

Interop, Mumbai

Pankaj ShahFounder & CEO

Gambit Communications

Green IT

• Center stage in global business

• Practice of implementing policies and procedures:– to improve the efficiency of computing resources – to reduce the environmental impact of their utilization.

• Success measures:– Economic– Environmental– Social performance

The need for Energy Efficient Infrastructure is clear� Energy costs are increasing worldwide

� Diminishing Power and space capacities

� Increase in Carbon emission

� Higher customer demands

� Government regulations to limit or reduce power consumption

� Data centers consume 1.5% of the total US electricity[US Environmental Protection Agency]

� Only 3% of the total energy is used for processing.

� Reduce the power consumption or reduce the growth?

First time - Political, social & business concerns converge on a single issue – Energy consumption

Good for the environment &

Good for business

� “Reducing energy costs” - primary motivator for 94% of IT managers

� Energy efficiency:� Quick ROI� Easy to implement� Financial justification

� Need more than recycling or “Smart” devices � Drastic need to conserve energy & space.� Software is a key component in going green� Virtualization or Simulation – Single server for

multiple services

Test Infrastructure

Business & Network Business & Network Business & Network Business & Network ApplicationsApplicationsApplicationsApplications

TCP/IP(v6),

SNMP, WMI

Telnet, SSH,

HTTP, FTP,

SMTP Servers

Expensive Networking

devices

Test Lab

Need Large Space

Electricity for devices, cooling, lighting

Network Engineers to Setup & Maintenance

Issues

• Needs a BIG budget

• Multi-vendor, multi-protocols, Multi-environment

• Difficult to change setup for every tests

• Hard to create negative scenarios & harder to reproduce them for every release

• Sharing headaches

• Reliable is always a question

• High Carbon foot prints

Solution: Simulated Lab

Simulated Lab

Business & Network Business & Network Business & Network Business & Network ApplicationsApplicationsApplicationsApplications

Telnet, SSH,

HTTP, FTP,

SMTP

TCP/IP(v6),

SNMP, WMI

Test LabTest LabTest LabTest Lab

Servers

Small up-front investment => Immediate ROI

� Replaces thousands of devices

� Drastically reduced capital expense

� Decreases the electricity requirements by 90%

� Reduces the need for huge space

� Trims down the cost of future purchases

� No worry for recycling or disposing e-waste

Practical Approach to Energy Savings:

Software Simulator

Comparison

*Average PC consumes 220w*Average Networking device consumes 110w

0.2KW500KW5000

0.2KW1000KW10000

0.2KW100KW1000

0.2KW50KW500

0.2KW2000KW20000

0.2KW10KW100

Simulated LabReal LabNetworking Devices

The Economic Benefits Are Real

1,92,000

96,000

48,000

9,600

4,800

960

Real

Rs

21

21

21

21

21

21

Simulated

Rs

0.641,5605000

0.643,20010000

0.643201000

0.64156500

0.646,40020000

0.6432100

Lab

$

Lab

$

Networking Devices

Cost saving of 4,500 – 5,000 times in electricity alone.Add more for cooling, lighting, networking etc.Add more for the capital + maintenance.*Average electricity cost of Rs 4 in Mumbai (or $0.13 for NH, USA)

Other Benefits

� No more extensive setup and maintenance

� Complete testing - Scalability, negative scenarios

� Flexible simulation of devices

� Complete control - Start/Stop/Pause

� Reliable test environment

� Carry the entire lab with you

� Record and Simulate the production Environment

Network using a Simulator

MIMIC Simulator

LAN/WAN

How to Create Simulations?

Many Options

� Libraries – Use ready devices/networks

� Discovery Wizard – Record devices

� Simulation Wizard – When a device is not available

� User Interface – Implement actions for dynamic and responsive simulations

MIMIC Simulator

20,000 Networking DevicesWith multiple interfaces &Multiple server connections

Protocols:Management & Config -SNMPv3, RMON2Cisco/IOS, Juniper/JUNOSTL1, IPMI, TFTP, DHCP Telnet/SSH

Servers –Web/HTTP, Mail/SMTP,FTP, CAPWAP

Over TCP, IP and IPv6

Network recording tools

Platforms:Windows, Solaris and Linux

Languages:Java, Tcl/Tk, Perl, C++

Winner of

Green Apple Award

MIMIC Simulator

Scalable Scalable -- Add, Remove, Start, StopAdd, Remove, Start, Stop

MIMIC Wizards

Snapshot:Take multiple snapshots for devices & Simulate

Trap/Alarm:Generate any Trap with any frequency

MIB:Import & compile MIBswith dependencies

Simulation:Build custom simulations

Discovery:Discover, Record & Simulate

Topology:Create, Modify, Duplicate topologies

Support:Configuration,Sanity &Update Wizards

Values

Helps you go Green

Eliminates hardware needs – Cost savings of 10-100 foldRemoves maintenance and sharing headachesCreates huge multi-vendor production network which is otherwise impossibleSets up consistent Training LabsGives ability to (re)produce problem scenarios quickly

Green Values with a Simulator

�Reduce energy use by 90% per year

�Drastically decrease physical space

�Decrease the CO2 Emissions

�Save money while saving the planet

�Great for the company image:

�Free publicity

�More attractive to fund managers

IT Solutions – more green in the wallet

Than the green of the grass

Customers using Simulator

Thank you!

Contact us at:gambitcomm.com

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