Introduction to Cisco HyperFlex

Systems
Todd Brannon, Director of Product Marketing
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Agenda

Taking Hyperconvergence Mainstream

Cisco HyperFlex Systems

Demo: Cluster Deployment and Expansion Wizard

Getting Started With Hyperconvergence

Panel Discussion

Whats Next for Cisco HyperFlex

Conclusion

Taking
Hyperconvergence
Mainstream

You First

Simplicity

Automation

Choice

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IT Infrastructure Models
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Best of Breed

Innovation oriented, aggressively

deconstructing tech stack and
developing unique IP

Architectural

Outcome oriented: focused on

delivering a flexible IT service

Simplified IT
Simplification oriented, with
applications suitable for
Hyperconverged

Our idea for the solution was unique,

uniting technology from across the
market to give us the capability to
innovate and differentiate faster

With a common reference

architecture, we can provision
services rapidly and have a single
pane of glass

We either needed to hire more IT

staff, or make our environment
easier to manage

Component

Converged / Integrated
Infrastructure

Hyperconverged
Infrastructure

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Traction for Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Industries

Use
Cases

Financial
Services

Government

Education

IT Software
and Services

Entertainment

Pharmaceutical

Health Care

High Tech/
Industrial Mfg.

Retail

Online
Services/
Social Media

Travel and
Hotel Services

Virtual
Desktop
Infrastructure

Server
Virtualization

Test and
Development

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We Need a Complete Solution

Simplicity

Easy Scaling

Todays Apps

Micro
Services

No New Silos

Resource Efficiency
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Cisco HyperFlex Systems

Cisco HyperFlex Systems

Complete
Hyperconvergence

Next-Generation,
Software-Defined
Storage

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What is HyperFlex?

Cisco UCS: The Ideal System for Hyperconvergence

Integrated, High
Performance
Network Fabric

Virtualization
Aware

Automated
Management of all
Hardware

Complete
Hyperconvergence
Unified Compute and
Network Infrastructure

Wide Array of Rack and Blade Form Factors

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What is HyperFlex?

Next Gen
Data Platform

Cisco HX Data Platform

Designed for
Distributed Storage

Data Services and Storage Optimization

Complete
Hyperconvergence
Unified Compute and
Network Infrastructure

Cisco HyperFlex

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What is HyperFlex?
3

Part of a Complete
Data Center Strategy

Cisco One
Enterprise Cloud Suite

Cisco ACI

Elastic and Secure at

Enterprise Scale

Next Gen
Data Platform

Cisco HX Data Platform

Designed for
Distributed Storage

Data Services and Storage Optimization

Complete
Hyperconvergence
Unified Compute and
Network Infrastructure

Cisco HyperFlex

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Data Platform Innovation

Independent
Scaling of Compute
and Capacity

Dynamic Data Distribution

Integrated
Management and
Data Services

Continuous Data Optimization

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Dynamic Data Distribution

HX Data Platform stripes data across all nodes simultaneously,
leveraging cache across all SSDs for fast writes
Balanced space utilization: no data migration required following
a VM migration

Systems built on conventional file

systems write locally, then replicate,
creating performance hotspots

VM

VM

VM

HYPERVISOR

VM

CONTROLLER
CONTROLLER

VM

VM

HYPERVISOR

VM

CONTROLLER

VM

VM

HYPERVISOR

VM

CONTROLLER

VM

VM

HYPERVISOR

CONTROLLER

HX Data Platform

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High Resiliency, Fast Recovery

Platform can sustain
simultaneous 2 node failure
without data loss; replication
factor is tunable

VM

VM

VM

HYPERVISOR

VM

CONTROLLER

Replacement node automatically

configured via UCS Service Profile

If a node fails, the evacuated

VMs re-attach with no data
movement required

VM

VM

HYPERVISOR

VM

CONTROLLER

VM

HX Data Platform automatically redistributes data to node

VM

HYPERVISOR

VM

CONTROLLER

VM

VM

HYPERVISOR

CONTROLLER

HX Data Platform
HX Data Platform

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Independent Scaling of Compute and Capacity

VM

Scale
Compute

VM

VM

VM

HYPERVISOR

VM

CONTROLLER

VM

VM

HYPERVISOR

VM

CONTROLLER

VM

VM

HYPERVISOR

VM

CONTROLLER

VM

VM

VM

IOVisor

IOVisor

IOVisor

IOVisor

IOVisor

IOVisor

IOVisor

IOVisor

VM

HYPERVISOR

CONTROLLER

HX Data Platform
HX Data Platform

Scale Cache or Capacity Within Nodes

VM

NonHyperFlex
Hosts Can
Connect to
Storage with
IOVisor

Add Nodes
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Continuous, Hands Free Data Optimization

Inline Deduplication

Inline Compression

No Special
Hardware
Low
Performance
Impact
2030% space savings

3050% space savings

Log-structured file system yields more efficient data optimization

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Integrated Management and Data Services

Installation Wizard with Server

and network deployment
settings in pre-configured
Service Profiles
UCS Manager familiar to
52,000 customers WW

Instant provisioning, cloning and

snapshotting of virtual machines
from within vCenter
No separate console,
no learning curve

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pointer-based and space-efficient

Creation and deletion

do not impact performance

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Demo

Getting Started With

Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Primary HCI Use Cases

Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure
Low upfront costs

Consistent
performance
Predictable
scaling

Server
Virtualization
Reduce
operational
complexity
Adaptive scaling
Always-on
resiliency

Test and
Development
Agile provisioning

Frequent
iterations
Instant cloning
and snapshots

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Branch Office
Simple
deployment
Centralized
management
No fly-and-fix
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Avoid an HCI Silo

Cisco UCS: Common Platform, Common Management, Many Architectures

UCS Mini
E-Series

Fourth Generation UCS

ROBO

Mainstream Computing

Edge

UCS Integrated
Infrastructure Solutions

Converged
Infrastructure

HyperFlex Systems

Hyperconverged
Infrastructure

Unified Management
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Rack Servers

UCS C3000
Series

Scale Out

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HyperFlex Portfolio
Cisco UCS Fabric
Interconnects
HX220c Nodes

HX240c Nodes

HX240c + B200

Smallest Footprint
Min. 3 Node Cluster
(VDI, ROBO)

Capacity-Heavy
Min. 3 Node Cluster
(VSI: IT/Biz Apps, Test/Dev)

Compute-Heavy Hybrid
(Compute-Bound Apps/VDI)

Simple Bundles

Annual Subscription
Software Model

Configure to Order
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HCI and HyperFlex References

www.cisco.com/go/hyperflex
#CiscoHX on Twitter
Cisco HyperFlex
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Panel Discussion

Our Guests
Mike Carter
Senior Network Engineer
Ready Pac Foods

Derek DePasture
Senior Network Engineer
BluePearl Veterinary Partners

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BluePearl Veterinary Partners

Building a next-generation data center to enhance the quality of care
Objectives
Allow IT staff to focus on growth and providing excellent
user experiences
Run mission-critical applications to allow distribution of
patient information, such as diagnostic imaging, to any of
their 57 locations
Flexible scaling and end-to-end management simplicity
Outcomes
Reduced TCO, deployment & operational costs
Supporting 100% annual business growth without
additional staff
BluePearl delivering faster, more effective veterinary
care

HyperFlex was the perfect fit for us. We can invest once and scale up as high as we need Its a better solution from a
technical perspective and it makes a lot more financial sense Cisco is the gold standard for technology, and thats what
we want to be when it comes to veterinary care With Cisco HyperFlex, we dont have to worry. As the company
grows, we can on-board new sites faster and find new ways to help our veterinarians deliver the best care
possible.
- Derek Depasture, Sr. Network Engineer, BluePearl Veterinary Partners
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Ready Pac Foods

Leading technology to keep food fresh from field to plate
Objectives
Platform modernization for real-time analytics: gain new
visibility into field operations and customer demand
Needed an IT infrastructure that could support fastgrowing business
Outcomes--Expected
Improved product quality with real-time crop data
Increase sales to grocery chain clients showing how Ready
Pacs technology improves product quality
Provide multiple levels of ROI, and significantly reducing
OPEX such as power & cooling costs, increased IT
productivity
We recognized hyperconvergence as the future and wanted to get on board quickly... It was a great opportunity to
reduce risk, improve efficiency, and get ahead of the competition. We chose Cisco HyperFlex because Cisco UCS
and networking technologies are best-of-breed
With Cisco HyperFlex supporting our business intelligence, we can make better, faster decisions and improve
quality
-Mark Myers, Director of IT, Ready Pac Foods
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Whats Next for Cisco HyperFlex

Future Ready Architecture

Containers
File

Bare Metal

Block

Object

Cisco HyperFlex: HX Data Platform

API-enabled data
platform
supports
multiple storage
formats

Today
Support for VMware

Data Services and Storage Optimization

Future
Releases
Additional VM
environments
Containers

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Simplified Monitoring and Reporting

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Conclusion

Next Generation Hyperconvergence

Operational Simplicity
Software-Defined Infrastructure

Deploy in Less than 1 Hour

Including the Network

Resource Efficiency
Always-On Data Optimization

30% TCO Advantage

Workload Scaling
High-Performance File System and Fabric

Cisco internal testing and street pricing compare to competitor hyperconverged solution

Up to 40% Performance Advantage

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Why Customers are Choosing Cisco for HCI

Complete HCI:
Includes Network Fabric

Comprehensive
Data Center Portfolio

Integration with Existing Tools

Converged and Hyperconverged

in a Common Environment

High Performance Data Services

Cisco Ecosystem Partnerships

Cisco HyperFlex
Advantages

Orchestration and
Security Solutions

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