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Force10 Switch/Router Solutions for R&E

Debbie Montanodmontano@force10networks.comJan 21, 2008

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Topics– New Force10 LAN Switches– The Greening of the Data Center

Solutions for R&E

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E-SeriesE300 / E600 / E1200

S-SeriesS25P / S50N / S50VS2410P / S2410CP

Core Switch/Routers

Access Switches

Force10’s Product Portfolio – End to End Reliable Networks

FTOSModular OS

C-SeriesC150 / C300

LAN Switches

FTOSModular OS

FTOSModular OS

SFTOS

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MidsizeData Centers

Enterprise LAN

Reliability

NetworkControl

Scalability

C-Series: Delivering Advantages from the Data Center to the LAN

Combining the highest performance and resiliency

in mid-range, cost-competitive modular platform

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…In the Wiring Closet

WiringCloset

LANCore

DataCenter

Why Reliability Now?

As critical as data center to organizations

Expect same experience as

hosted application

Software as a service running at the desktop

Growing # of Apps

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C-Series Key Features

High performance GbE and 10 GbE Best-in-class reliability

– Proven FTOS Modular OS with resilient chassis design –

– Online insertion removal (OIR) of all hardware components

– Inline diagnostics, serviceability and monitoring

Familiar Cisco-styled CLI and full range of standard-based protocols

Room to grow with 1.536 Tbps switching capacity

Resilient LAN Switch

FTOSModular OS

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C300 Hardware Overview

Passive CopperBackplane

Redundant Route Processor Modules and Integrated Switching Fabrics (RPMs): 1+1

Redundant PowerSupply Modules

(PSMs): 2+1 System4+1 for PoE

Redundant Fans

8 Line Card Slots

1.536 Tbps Fabric Switching Capacity

Intelligent Power Management:Ensures that that critical ports maintain power in case of failure

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C150 Chassis Overview

Passive CopperBackplane

Redundant Route Processor Modules and Integrated Switching Fabrics (RPMs): 1+1

Redundant PowerSupply Modules

(PSMs): 1+1 System

2+2 PoE

Redundant Fans

4 Line CardSlots

768 Gbps Fabric Switching Capacity

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Force10 C300A Competitive Comparison

Cisco 4510R

Force10C300

Cisco6509

Line Card Slots 8 8 7 / 8

Industry Standard CLI Yes Yes Yes

Modular OS No Yes Yes

Serviceability Yes Yes Yes

System Power Redundancy 1+1 2+1 1+1

Switching Capacity (Gbps) 136 1536 720

Slot Capacity (Gbps) 6 96 40

Line-rate GbE Ports 56 384 384

Line-rate 10 GbE Ports4

(Management Module)

3232 (No

Redundant Control)

Yes

Yes

384

64

2+1

Yes

1536

96

8

Force10C300

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C-Series

Key Applications:– Low cost 100/1000 Mbps server aggregation for small- to

medium-sized data centers (100s to 1,000s of servers) – Cost-effective LAN core switch for small- and medium-

campuses (100s to 1,000s of PCs) – High density GbE aggregation for distribution into a multiple

Gbps or 10 GbE backbone – Cost-effective PoE-enabled 10/100/1000Base-T wiring closet

aggregation of VoIP phones, wireless access points, video cameras or other IEEE 802.3af-compliant devices

High availability architecture – 1+1 Route Processor Module (RPM) design – Continuous runtime data plane monitoring and advanced in-

service CLI diagnostic functions – Power supply redundancy with load sharing power bus

enabling uninterrupted VoIP calls during a power supply failure

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FTOS and HA Check ListWhat Is Common?

Feature E-Series C-Series S-SeriesIndustry Standard CLI Identical CLI Hot Insertion N/A

Protected Memory (ECC)

Control and Data Plane Separation

Serviceability Modular OS NetBSD

Hitless RPM Failover Partial N/A

Hitless Software Upgrade Partial

3 CPUs

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Benefits of a Force10 Network?

Force10 philosophy– Buy less– Build best-of-breed, open and converged networks

2-Tier model – Core/Distribution & Access– Less switches ~ lower CapEx, OpEx & networking points of failure

Network design with standards-based protocols/features – Interoperability with other vendors– Customers to build multi-vendor best-of-breed networks– No need to worry about features being disabled/unsupported

Inter-dependency of features also based on standards– Can change features/products without worrying about changing the

network design/architecture

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Line Card Hardware Details

96 Gbps fabric capacity per slot– C300: 8 line card slots– C150: 4 line card slots

Up to 384 line-rate GbE ports– 48-port line-rate 10/100/1000 card with

15.4W PoE per port– 48-port line-rate 10/100/1000 card– 48-port line-rate GbE card, SFP

pluggable optics Up to 64 line-rate 10 GbE ports

– 8-port line-rate 10 GbE card, XFP pluggable optics

– 4-port line-rate 10 GbE card, XFP pluggable optics

CPU– IBM 500 MHz PowerPC 440GX

Memory – 256 MB RAM, 256 KB NVRAM

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C-Series RPM Details

CPU– IBM 640 MHz PowerPC 750FX

Memory – 1 GB RAM – 128 KB NVRAM– 512 MB internal CompactFlash (flash:)– External CompactFlash slot (slot0:)

Console– RJ45 RS232 port (DTE)– Same as the E-Series– Requires

– DB9 to RJ45 adaptor (included) – Rollover RJ45 cable (not included)

Management Ethernet– 10/100/1000Base-T RJ45– Auto-sensing, auto-MDIX

Console PinoutPin 1 Not UsedPin 2 DTRPin 3 TxDPin 4 GNDPin 5 GNDPin 6 RxDPin 7 DSRPin 8 Not Used

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Product Capacity Summary – Architecture

E-Series C-Series S-Series (S25P/S50N/S50V)

Chassis and Hardware

Backplane Capacity 5 Tbps 1.536 Tbps N/A

40 GbE and 100 GbE Ready Multi-processor RPM Architecture 3 1 1

Separate Management and Switching Fabric Cards

Line-rate Full Mesh Under All Conditions

Hot Swap of All Components Integrated Cable Management Line Cards

Slot Capacity 56.25 Gbps 96 Gbps N/A

Buffering 320 MB 4 MB 4 MB/2MB

Packet Forwarding L2, IPv4, IPv6 L2, IPv4 (IPv6 Roadmap) L2, IPv4 (IPv6 Roadmap)

Programmable Packet Processing CAM Profiles Interfaces Ethernet, POS Ethernet, PoE Ethernet, PoE

Software

FTOS Modular OS (FTOS Roadmap)

Hitless Failover Partial Hitless Software Upgrade Partial

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C-Series Intelligent Power System Design Summary

C150 C300

Number of PSMs 6 8

System Power Redundancy 1+1 2+1

PoE Power Redundancy 2+2 4+1

Minimum PSMs Needed for PoE 3 4

Class 3 PoE Ports @15.4W 192 384

PSM Ordering Information

CC-C-1200W-AC (Country-specific Power Cables are Additional)

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C-Series Intelligent Power System Design – Number of PoE Ports

PSM C150 PoE Ports at 15.4W

C300 PoE Ports at 15.4W

1 0 (System PSM)

0 (System PSM)

2 0 (Redundant System PSM)

0 (System PSM)

3 96 0 (Redundant System PSM)

4 192 96

5 Up to 192 (Redundant PoE PSM) 192

6 Up to 192 (Redundant PoE PSM) 288

7 — 384

8 — Up to 384 (Redundant PoE PSM)

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C-Series Intelligent Power System Design – Prioritization

Load sharing resilient power bus design

Power manager continuously monitors system and PoE power– Extensive CLI for

configuration and monitoring Deterministic failure mode of

PoE power in case the required number of PSMs are unavailable

Port prioritization so that critical ports maintain power during PSM failures

Mission Critical Ports

Lower PriorityPorts

Failure

12Prioritization for

Mission Critical Ports

3Selective

Power Shutoff

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Customer Reference: University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Top 40 public university in U.S., founded in 1794 26,400 students, 8,300 faculty Co-manages w/ Battelle, Oak Ridge National

Laboratory, Dept of Energy's largest science and energy lab

Connected to GLORIAD (with Force10 E300)

HPC cluster expansion to CERN L2 switching only Stability of switch was key (redundant power,

RPMs, & stable OS) Predictable line-rate performance across cluster Familiar OS (E-Series deployed on GLORIAD)

Also Considered: Cisco

Solution

Who

Deploying: C300

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Innovative data-driven information and risk-mitigation solutions

Provides litigation, services, computer forensics, electronic data recovery, etc.

Based in Pasadena, CA; 10 data centers total

Customer Reference: First Advantage True Data

Also Considered: Foundry

Solution 10 GbE core in data center architecture Required reliable, fast, cost-effective Ethernet Technical fit with BlueArc storage

Deploying: C300, C150 (future)

Who

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Deploying: C300 and S2410

Customer Reference: 3ality Digital

Produces highest quality 3D films Built world’s first all-digital online 3D post

facility, used in U2 concerts and SuperBowl 1st data center in Burbank, expanding to 3

Line-rate GbE LAN to all servers & desktops 40 x uncompressed “2K” video streams = 128 Gbps Expansion ability to 10 GbE for NAS and high

performance servers Price conscious no frills required or desired!!!

Also Considered: Cisco

Solution

Who

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C-Series Product Matrix

Switch Fabric Capacity 1.536 Tbps 768 Gbps

Full-Mesh Forwarding Capacity 952 Mpps 476 Mpps

I/O Line Card Slots 8 4

Line-rate 10/100/1000 Base-T with Class 3 IEEE 802.3af PoE

384 ports at 15.4 W 192 ports at 15.4W

Line-rate 100Base-FX or GbE SFP 384 192

Line-rate 10 GbE XFP 64 32

Chassis Size 13 rack units3 units per 19” rack

9 rack units4 units per 19” rack

Hardware Redundancy Power, Route Processor, Switch Fabric, Passive Copper Backplane

Operating System Fully Modular, Force10 Operating System (FTOS)

C300 C150

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The Greening of The Data Center

Until recently power efficiency in the Data Center has not been paramount in IT rollouts

This is now changing and is being driven by:– Rising power costs– Blackouts/Brownouts and capacity planning– Limits to grid/sub-station scaling (No more power available)– Politic pressures and “green” legislation to drive greater data

center efficiencies

If we as an industry don’t lead the process we will be dragged

to an unacceptable position

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63% of 369 IT professionals said that running out of space or power in their data centers had already occurred

Data Center Crisis: Power/Cooling

Data Center Power Density Went from2.1 kw/Rack in 1992 to 14 kw/Rack in 2006

3 Year Costs of Power and Cooling, Roughly Equal to Initial Capital Equipment Cost of Data Center

Moore’s Law: More Transistors…More MIPs… More Watts… More BTUs

1 watt of power consumed requires 3.413 BTU/hour of cooling to remove the associated heat

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Growing Power Density

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Growing Power Density

Culprit or Savior?

Brave New World of >15 KW

per sq foot

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Force10 CustomersData Center Power Considerations

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Force10 CustomersData Center Power Considerations

1.Prime mover in budgets2.Network 10% of power budget…Biggest relief

by increasing density and utilization3.From planning to build >12 months

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IT ComponentsData CentreGrid

The Big Picture – The Watt Walkthrough

Total system efficiency comprises three main elements- the Grid, the Data Centre and the IT Components. Each element has its own efficiency factor- multiplied together for 100 watts of power generated, the CPU receives only 12 watts

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A Series of Conversion Efficiencies

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Server Utilisation

Operating System

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Software Optimisation

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OS/SoftwareEfficiency

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Data Center Best Practices

Majority of efficiency improvement from rectifying inefficient cooling (60% of your wattage work set)

Hot/Cold Row Cooling Minimize leakage/blocking/bypasses

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IT Comprehensive Approach

Minimize power consumption and maximize power efficiency at every level within the infrastructure

CPU Chips

Power Supplies

Servers

Storage Devices

Cabling

Networking

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Switch/Routers

Little difference in Gbps/watt for fixed configuration and stackable switches

Considerable differences for modular switch/routers due to backplane technology and box-level densities– Heavy copper traces reduce

backplane resistance and wasted power consumption

– Force10 E-Series uses patented 4 layer, 4 ounce copper backplane that has power efficiency of 4.5 Gbps/watt (= backplane capacity/ power consumption)

– 10-20x less resistance

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Unified Data Center Fabric

Ethernet can provide LAN connectivity, storage networking, and cluster interconnect across the data center

With a unified fabric, power is conserved– No additional sets of switches for specialized fabrics– Higher utilization on existing switches– Only one network adapter per server – Efficient cable management

ServersSAN or

Storage Cluster

ClusterIPC

LAN

Disc Arrays

NAS

Users

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SOA Applications

Services

Common Pool of Computing Resources

TraditionalApplications

ClusterApplications

Infrastructure Virtualization

EnterpriseService Bus

Workload Management

ClusterMiddleware

Servers Storage

Firewalls/Load Balancers

Switches

Servers Storage

Firewalls/Load Balancers

Switches

PODs

Virtualization-Ready Networking

Applications draw on a shared pool of resources

No resources dedicated to a single application – higher utilization

Workloads of various applications peak at different times in the business cycle

Shared resource model: Do the same job with far fewer resources

Single, most effective way to manage and scalepower is to increase server/storage/network utilization

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System configured with full switch fabric, route processor, and power redundancy and 672 line-rate GbE 1000 Base-T ports

Slot Watts

Chassis (common + SFMs) 1,055

0 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

1 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

2 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

3 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

4 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

5 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

6 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

RP0 RPM-EF 125

RP1 RPM-EF 125

7 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

8 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

9 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

10 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

11 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

12 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

13 48-port 1000base-T (LR) 290

Total Power 5,365Power Efficiency in Gbps/watt 8 (=5365/672)

DC Current @ 40V 134

E1200 System Power Efficiency

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Maximizing Network Power Efficiency

In the Core and Data Center– E-Series resilient, scalable,

high density switches– collapsed Distribution/

Access Tier--2-Tier switching– elimination of numerous low

density switches

E-Series in the Core

Source: Enterprise Rental Car

Power Saved on 270 Node DC

2Force10E1200s

=10,600 watts

5Legacy Switch

=20,000 watts

Firewall/LB

Servers NAS/SCSI

Layer 2/3 Routers & Switches

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Maximizing Network Power Efficiency

In the Wiring Closet– C-Series resilient,

scalable, high density wiring closet switches

– Collapsed Distribution/ Access Tier--2-Tier switching

– Eliminate numerous low density switches

C-Series in the Core

Core

WiringCloset

VerticalRisers

Distribution/AccessSwitch

Comparison – Large Campus3

C-Series=

9,400 watts

8LegacySwitch

=22,000 watts

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