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© 2014 IBM Corporation
Brocade Ethernet Fabrics
Not All Networks Are Created Equal
Steven Puzio – Sr. Manager OEM Systems EngineeringMay 20th , 2014
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Public Cloud Provider Data Centers
Key IT imperatives
2
Eliminate Complexity
Speed Time to Deploy New Applications
Automation and Orchestration Multitenancy
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Brocade Ethernet Fabrics
By the numbers
Link utilization compared to traditional IP Networking.100%
30% Additional bandwidth to chassis.
Greater hardware consolidation.
5X Easier to deploy
$36K CapEx Savings for a Single IBM Flex Chassis
90% OpEx savings due VCS auto-configuring, auto-healing features
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WhatIs an
Ethernet Fabric?
Optimized for server virtualization and cloud architectures More efficient, higher throughput,
lower latency Scale-out vs. scale-up to
increase flexibility and reduce cost Simplified deployment and
administration
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Ethernet Fabrics vs. Legacy Networks
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Conventional data centers
Classic, Hierarchical Architecture
Core
Aggr
egat
ion
Acce
ss
Complex
Inefficient
Expensive
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Ethernet Fabrics Ideally suited for modern data centers
Ethernet Fabric Architecture
Edge
Core
Scalability
Automated
Efficient
Evolutionary
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Brocade VDX – TCO AnalysisBenefits Breakdown Cumulative 4 Rack Configuration
TCO savings with Brocade $4,520,981
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Redefining Total Cost of Ownership
–Competitors can drop price to reduce CapEx
–Brocade can reduce TCO (CapEx and OpEx)
–Decreasing the time to deploy the network by 79%
–Decreasing the time to implement changes to the network by 85%
ELIMINATE COMPLEXITY
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Automation
• Zero-touch VM discovery, configuration, and mobility
• Self-forming trunks• Minimal configuration to
add links or switches• Five times faster to
deploy additional network capacity
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Brocade VCS Fabrics Are Self-Forming
Automatic fabric creation and expansion (two steps, 1 to 2 minutes)
Automatic trunk creation
30 GbE Data Center Bridging (DCB) trunk (3×10 GbE)10 GbE DCB link
RBridge 1 RBridge 2
RBridge 3GEHA reduced basic network
management time by 20 percent, or over 1000
man-hours per year.
SunPower reduced setup time by over 80
percent compared to its three-tier network.
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10-Node Fabric Setup
Brocade VCS Fabric technology, with 10 Brocade VDX 6720 Switches:
– Step 1: Turn switches on– Step 2: Configure RBridge IDs– Step 3: Connect cables– Step 4: There’s no step 4
Cisco FabricPath, 10 Nexus 7000 Switches:– Step 1: Create two portchannels between a Nexus pair– Step 2: Activate Virtual PortChannel (vPC) between
them– Step 3: Activate FabricPath on the vPC pair– Step 4: Activate vPC+ in the pair (~7 commands per
switch)– […]– Step 19: Configure Media Access Control (MAC)
learning mode for FabricPath Virtual LANs (FP VLANs)
– Step 20: Activate FabricPath in the defined portchannel
– Step 21: Repeat the previous 20 steps for the four other vPC+ pairs
– […]– Step 101: Configure two portchannels between each
edge vPC pair and the core vPC pair– […]– Step 106: Activate FabricPath on the eight defined
portchannels– […]– Step 114: On each Nexus 7000 in the core vPC,
define eight portchannels– […]
Brocade VCS Fabric technology vs. competitor
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VCS DIFFERENTIATOR : Automatic Fabric Creation and Expansion Automatic Trunk Creation
30GbE DCB Trunk (3x10GbE)
10GbE DCB Link
20GbE DCB Trunk (2x10GbE)
AUTOMATED EFFICIENT BUILT FOR CLOUD
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Simplifying Operational ComplexityLogical Chassis Management
ADMINISTRATIVE COST & COMPLEXITY INCREASES WITH
DATA CENTER SCALE
ADMINISTRATIVE COST REMAINS RELATIVELY FLAT WITH DATA CENTER
SCALE
VCS
Traditional Management VCS Logical Chassis Management
N points of management Single point of management
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VCS DIFFERENTIATOR :VM-Aware Network Automation
• No need for manual configuration of MAC addresses and port profiles; less error-prone
• Minimizes procedural delays between the server and network IT teams
• Eases integration of multiple Brocade VCS fabrics with VMware
• Protects against VM/MAC spoofing via secure vCenter communication
BrocadeNetworkAdvisor
NAS iSCSI FCoE FC iSCSIInfiniBand
vCenter
AUTOMATED EFFICIENT BUILT FOR CLOUD
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What is Auto NASNAS Traffic Prioritization
Fabric is designed for versatile storage technology: NAS, iSCSI, Object, FCoEMulti-pathing, Low Latency,
Lossless, Highly Resilient Architecture enables Scale Out Storage All the nodes in the fabric will
auto prioritize NAS Storage traffic over other traffic types (NFS, SMB/CIFS) Ability to monitor IP Storage
traffic through ACL Counters
Compute RacksStorage Racks
iSCSI FCoE NAS
Lossless Priority: FCoE TrafficLossless Priority: FCoE Traffic
Medium Priority: NAS TrafficMedium Priority: NAS Traffic
Other Priorities: Best Effort TrafficOther Priorities: Best Effort Traffic
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VCS DIFFERENTIATOR :
INCREASE LINK EFFICIENCY WITH BROCADE TRUNKING
70%40% 40% 50% 50% 50%
Traditional algorithms cause imbalances Brocade Trunking increase link efficiency
AUTOMATED EFFICIENT BUILT FOR CLOUD
Upto160GE trunking
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Performance Drives Savings
–Significantly reduce network infrastructure requirements by 25%
–Consolidate a virtualized environment with 32% more traffic to the servers
–Increase the networks performance by up to 30%
SPEED OF FABRICS
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Improve Network Utilization
Multipathing in multiple layers
How It Works1. Layer 3 gateway multipathing (in red) is achieved
via multiple active Layer 3 gateways.
2. Layer 2 multipathing (in blue) is performed with industry-standard Transparent Interconnect of Lots of Links (TRILL).
3. Layer 1 multipathing (in green) is achievedvia Brocade ISL Trunking, providing the industry’s best load balancing across a trunk group.
Layer 3 Gateway Resiliency
Maximum Network Utilization
Automated Load Balancing
User Benefits
40%
40%
40%
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VCS - Evolutionary architecture:CLASSIC TO FABRIC TRANSITION
• Intro VCS in a POD• Flat layer 2 • Co-exist with legacy
access switches
• Scale Out VCS• Co-exist with legacy
access/aggregation
• Fully deployed fabric• Core-Edge Solution• Legacy network
support
FCXLAG
Other vendor switches
MLX
RXVCS
MLX(or Cisco/Juniper)
FCX
Other vendor switches
MLX
RX
VCS
VDX
FCX
Other vendor switches
RX
VCS
VDX
MLX(or Cisco/Juniper)
MLX(or Cisco/Juniper)
11 22 33
Redeploy
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IBM EN2740 - Blackbird Overview
• Brocade VCS Ethernet Fabric Switch• Internal Ports (KR)
• 42 x 10GbE (with 1GbE/10GbE auto negotiation)
• External Ports• 14 x 10GbE Ports• 2 x 40GbE ports with breakout capability
• Single ASIC, 850 ns latency• 128K MAC, 32K ARP, 12K ACL• Support for low cost of entry base with POD upgrades• Brocade features as supported in NOS 4.0• IBM specific features:
• Feature on Demand (S/W upgrades)• Monitoring with IBM FSM
2 x
40G
bE P
orts
14 x
10G
bE P
orts
42 x
10G
bE E
ther
net I
nter
nal p
orts
FCoE, FlexPort , OpenFlow, & VxLAN GatewayHW Capable
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VDX 6740 & 6740T: Next Generation TOR DC Switch
Leading performance– Fixed 48 X1/10Gbe SFP+ /Base-T ports and 4 X 40GbE
QSFP+– 850ns / 3us any port to port latency ,– 24MB Deep buffers with Dynamic Buffering– 160K MAC, 32K ARP, 13K ACL, 1K port profiles
Advanced capabilities– 32 Flex Ports(FC/Ethernet/FCOE)*– Advanced (IPv4, IPv6*) Layer 2/3 feature set– Full IP storage support with DCB capabilities– Cloud ID/Fine Grained Label/NVGRE capable – VXLAN end point(VTEP) capable . Up to 2K VTEP *– SDN Capable (Openflow support)*– ISSU capable*
Unparalleled Value– Single ASIC, Non-blocking, Cut through Architecture – Linear scalability options through POD license scheme – Up to 160GbE Brocade Trunk support
Leading performance– Fixed 48 X1/10Gbe SFP+ /Base-T ports and 4 X 40GbE
QSFP+– 850ns / 3us any port to port latency ,– 24MB Deep buffers with Dynamic Buffering– 160K MAC, 32K ARP, 13K ACL, 1K port profiles
Advanced capabilities– 32 Flex Ports(FC/Ethernet/FCOE)*– Advanced (IPv4, IPv6*) Layer 2/3 feature set– Full IP storage support with DCB capabilities– Cloud ID/Fine Grained Label/NVGRE capable – VXLAN end point(VTEP) capable . Up to 2K VTEP *– SDN Capable (Openflow support)*– ISSU capable*
Unparalleled Value– Single ASIC, Non-blocking, Cut through Architecture – Linear scalability options through POD license scheme – Up to 160GbE Brocade Trunk support
Ethernet FabricsData Center Access
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VDX 8770: Next Generation DC Switch
Leading performance– Backplane scales to 4Tbps per slot – Up to 384 x 10GbE or 96 x 40GbE ports in 8
slots– 4-, and 8- slot chassis
Advanced capabilities– Scales to 8,000+ ports per fabric– Advanced (IPv4, IPv6*) Layer 2/3 feature set– Removable and load-sharing components– Fully redundant management, fabric, and PSUs– Hitless failover and software upgrade*
Unparalleled Value– Best-in-class power efficiency– Linear scalability options– NEBS Level 3 Certified
Leading performance– Backplane scales to 4Tbps per slot – Up to 384 x 10GbE or 96 x 40GbE ports in 8
slots– 4-, and 8- slot chassis
Advanced capabilities– Scales to 8,000+ ports per fabric– Advanced (IPv4, IPv6*) Layer 2/3 feature set– Removable and load-sharing components– Fully redundant management, fabric, and PSUs– Hitless failover and software upgrade*
Unparalleled Value– Best-in-class power efficiency– Linear scalability options– NEBS Level 3 Certified
Ethernet FabricsData Center Access/Aggregation
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Brocade VDX – TCO AnalysisBenefits Breakdown Cumulative 4 Rack Configuration
TCO savings with Brocade $4,520,981
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Brocade VDX – TCO AnalysisBenefits Breakdown Cumulative (4 Rack Configuration)
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