Virtensys Next Generation Networking

Delivering innovative, standards-based I/O solutions for the Virtualized Data Center

Paul S Haddow

UK Systems Engineering Manager

Next Generation Networking

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Not Another Virtualisation Presentation!

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We virtualised servers & desktops

We virtualised storage

The next wave!I/O Virtualisation

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Corporate Network

Servers

Network Storage

Clients

Cables Connecting I/O adapters to

network switchesI/O Adapters

Connecting and translating network

protocols to CPU/Memory complex

I/O InterconnectHigh performance standards based interconnect of I/O to

CPU/memory complex

Aggregation Switch Consolidation of

server into corporate network

Aggregation Switches

The I/O architecture has not fundamentally changed

for last 30 years!

Data Center Scope - What is I/O?

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Native IOV – Virtensys’ Better WayPCI Express I/O Virtualization

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• Simpler Fewer storage & network adapters Fewer storage & network switches Fewer cables

• Shared IO – Higher Utilization 50 -70%+ IO cost reduction 30%+ IO Power reduction 50% +Rackspace reduction

• Scalable IO Bandwidth On demand 10-40Gbps

• Reduced CapEx Lower cost of acquisition Smaller, denser servers Significantly Fewer I/O components

• Reduced OpEx Simplified management Reduced maintenance bills for servers + switches Changes without physical touch Reduced cost of change in future (e.g. FCoE / 40 GigE)

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Native PCI-Express IO Virtualization

Networks

Servers

Physical Adapters

Virtual Adapters(with unique MAC address or

WWPN)

PCIe Switch ASIC(IOVE)

Co-processor VPC (HW virtualization)

PCI-ExpressCable

Virtensys Management

Console

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Transparent Virtual Application Platforms

8G FC HBA

Dual 10Gb NIC

SAS/SATA

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Physical Resource

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Virtual Platform

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Application Layer

Virtualisation Layer Hypervisor(s) SAN/NAS VirtualisationVirtenSys IOV, vDAS, GSM

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Software Vs Hardware VirtualisationWith Virtensys


Standard Hardware Virtualised Adaptors

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Virtensys Management Console• Integrated Management console

Control entire I/O infrastructure within a rack as a single entity

• Remote management of I/O infrastructure

• Wire Once. Reconfigure At Will Create virtual adapters from off-the-shelf physical

adapters Dynamically allocate available bandwidth to virtual

adapters Assign network and storage adapters to servers Create LUNs from consolidated disks and assign to

connected servers View and export reports of connectivity Set rules for dynamic I/O allocation to servers

• Integrates seamlessly with standard data center management interfaces Support Scriptable command line interface for automation SNMP support for data center integration

• Health monitoring IPMI 2.0 for active system health monitoring SNMP traps and alerts Alerts and events for monitored components

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Application Servers

Traditional Data CenterDatabase ServersInfrastructure Servers

Aggregation ENet Switch

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Usage:WEB, MAIL, File, Print, search, active directory, caching, etc….

•High volume•Low cost•IO = Ethernet, Direct Attached Storage (DAS)

•No High Availability (HA)

Usage:e-commerce, MRP, ERP, SAP, Financial, etc…..• Medium volume• High performance• High cost• IO – Ethernet + FC + DAS• Storage Area Network (SAN)• HA server requirements

Usage:Data Base, Info Query, Data Mining etc….• Low volume• High cost• IO – Ethernet + FC + DAS• Storage Area Network (SAN)• HA server & storage

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Database Servers

Infrastructure Servers

Application Servers

Data Center with I/O Virtualization

Corp. SAN(storage)

Internet&

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Corporate Networks (SAN)

High density,I/O-less,Diskless,

Servers Pool

VirtenSysIOV Appliance

• Connectivity on demand• Bandwidth on demand• N+1 redundancy• Dynamic server repurposing• Lights-out, hands-off

management• IT agility business agility• IPC• Highest performance• Lowest cost

Local StorageHDD + PCIe SSD

Virtual I/O Cloud

Turning a rack of inflexible standalone servers into a cloud of PCI Express connected compute resource


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Virtensys Enabling Next Gen DCs


From this! To this!

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VIO-4000 Series Appliances

VIO-400140G Ethernet & 16/32G Fibre Channel

VIO-400840G Ethernet & 24Gb SAS/SATA RAID

VIO 4001 IO Specifications• 2 x Dual Port 10GE (Intel)• 512 Virtual Ethernet Ports

• 2 x Dual Port 4G FC (Qlogic)

• 512 Virtual FC Ports• Boot from SAN

• NPIV Port Compatible• MPIO Supported

VIO4008 Specifications• Dual Port 10GE (Intel)

• 512 Virtual Ethernet Ports• 6G DAS RAID Kit (LSI)

• 8 Drives Supports (• SAS, SATA, SSD 3.5

• Raid 5/6 (10)

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Unified VIO Product Features• 2U, 19” rack mount unit• 16 Server Connections

• PCIe Gen2 x4, x8 support• Fully Redundant• 320gbps/rack(16)

• 20/40gbps/Server(synch) • 64 Virtual Ports/server• 8 Physical Ports/Server

• 1024 Virtual Ports/Appliance(16)• Virtensys Management Suite

• Commercial Off the Shelf Adapter Support

• Out of Band Management Interface• GUI and CLI Available

• 10Gbe ISCSI Compatible• VMWare,Hyperv,RHEL,SUSE,Window

s • No Additional Drivers

• PCIe Wire Speed/Latency• NIC Teaming

• Modular QOS Controls• Logging and Monitoring

• SNMP Support

VIO-400480G Ethernet

VIO 4004 IO Specifications• 4 x Dual Port 10GE (Intel)• 1024 Virtual Ethernet Ports

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IOV Blade-Switch-Modules

• Work with OEMs to develop IOV switch modules for their blade chassis

• Storage Blade options

Features• 8 blade server support• Dual Port 10GE Ethernet• Option Dual Port 8G FC HBA• Reconfigurable 6G SAS adapter• Fully Integrated Management Software

NEC Blade Server

1st Fully Integrated I/O Virtualization Switch Blade Modules on the Market


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VirtenSys Technology Awards

Recent Awards•New Technology Gold award at vmworld 2009

•Winner of Techworld “Best Virtualisation product” 2009

•Storage Magazine 2010 “SearchStorage.com” - Networking Category

•Best of FOSE - USA Government technology exhibition

TBA

http://fose.com/events/fose-2010/information/best-of-fose-exhibitors.aspx

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VirtenSys Business Awards

“We believe Virtensys embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture”

Alex Vieux, Red Herring C.E.O.


http://www.redherring.com/

Delivering innovative, standards-based I/O solutions for the Virtualized Data Center

I/O Virtualisation is a trend which is tipped by leading analysts to be the next wave in Data Centre efficiency.Virtensys are set to become a leading player in this sector

Summary

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