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What's New in the latest Cisco UCS Director 5.0 Release
Tejo Prayaga
Product Manager, Cisco UCS Director
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Multi-Tenancy Security Isolation
Compliance Governance
Application Ready
Infrastructure
IT at the speed of Business
Unified Manageme
nt Operational
Visibility Availability Scalability
Integrations API
Rapid Provisionin
g Workload
Mobility Policy Based
Automation Multi-Vendor
Support
Enterprise Private Cloud Challenges
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Introducing Cisco UCS DirectorEnabling Enterprise Private Clouds
Cisco UCSHP, Dell
Network
StorageL4-7
UCS Director
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Business Critical Apps
Desktop Virtualization
Web Apps
Dev./Test Sandboxes
Web
Web
Web
App
Bare-Metal HYPERVISOR HYPERVISOR
DB
Hyper-V/KVM
Bare-Metal
Bare-Metal
Physical
Network
StorageL4-7
Virtual
Compute
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Cisco UCSD Turn-Key Solution Overview
Self ServicePortal
UCSD Unified Infrastructure Controller
Multi-tenant & integrated cloud platform
AdminConsole
Cloud Infrastructure
Amazon,Rackspace, …
vCenter SCVMM
SystemIntegration
Admins
EndUsers Operators
LDAP, Single Sign On RBAC IT Ticketing Systems CMDB, Metering/Chargeback
Server Managers
Network Manager
StorageAPIs
UCS
UCS DirectorIntegrated Multi-tenant Cloud Platform
Nexus
Provider API
Custom Connector
3rd Party Device
REST API
RHE-VM
Physical Infrastructure
Public Clouds
Open Automati
on Framewor
k
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Introducing UCS Director Task Library, Orchestration and Workflows
Resume Worfklow
Rollback
Deprovision
Approvals
Publish to
Catalog
Start
Task-1
Task-2
Task-3
End
Storage
Network
Compute
Task-4Virtual
my-workflowTask Library
Cisco UCS Tasks•Select UCS Server•Reset UCS Server•Power On UCS Server•Power Off UCS Server•Create UCS Service Profile from Template
•Create UCS Service Profile •Select UCS Service Profile •Modify UCS Service Profile Boot Policy
………Task Library – 1000+ Tasks Plus create Custom Tasks in minutes
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Cisco UCS Director Innovation JourneyApplication Ready Infrastructure Automation
JUL’ 2013
4.0
• FlexPod, VBLOCK, VSPEX
• VNX, VMAX
• Nexus 1000v, VXLAN
• UCS Manager 2.1.X
• API, SDK on DevNet
• VNX2
• Nexus 9000 Standalone
• UCS Invicta Storage
• UCS Central
• Scalability (50,000 vms, 5,0000 nodes)
5.0
Application Containers
L4-L7: F5, Cisco ASAv
EMC
• RecoverPoint
• VPLEX
• Isilon
VMWare
• Site Recovery Manager
• Linked Clone
• vMotion
• ISO image mapping
*Some features may be introduced post-FCS
4.1
DEC’ 2013
JUL’ 2014
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Broad Multi-Vendor Infrastructure Support
VBLOCK 200, 300,
700
VSPEXVPLEX
FlexPodData
Center
FlexPod Express
Compute
Network
NexusMDS
StorageVM
UCS Director
L4-L7
ASACSR1000v
Converged
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Comprehensive EMC Portfolio Coverage (1)Existing
Volume, Export, File System, Storage Pool,
Network Interface, Domain, CIFS, RAID
Group, LUN …
Groups (Storage, Port, Initiator), Masking, Thin
Devices, Thin Pools, Fast Policy, Tiers, Meta Devices …
10
K
20
K
40
K
5100 5300 5700 7500
5400 5600 5800 7600
1st Gen
2nd Gen
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Comprehensive EMC Portfolio Coverage (2)
Isilon v7.1.0
• Comprehensive Inventory, Reports
• Quota management
• Tasks, WorkflowsUsers/Groups, Storage/Node pools, SMB share, NFS export, Snapshot, FS, Jobs
Recover Point v4.0.2 VPLEX v5.2
• Clusters• Consistency
Groups• RPAs• Replication Sets• Tasks• Workflows
• Local, Metro support
• Comprehensive Reports
• VPLEX Tasks • Workflows• Storage as Datastore• Local/Remote device
mirroring
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1. Site Recovery ManagerDisaster Recovery management and automation
2. Linked Clone Rapid cloning of VMs through sharing of virtual disks with parent VM
3. vMotionLive migration of VMs from one host to another without any downtime
4. Guest OS Deployment using ISOMount ISO image as CDROM and install OS
5. Template ManagementConvert/Clone VM to Template and vice-versa
Vmware Enterprise Ready Features (1)
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6. Host ProfilesHost configuration compliance management
7. VMRC ConsoleLaunch VM Remote Console (VMRC) directly from UCSD for any VM
8. Cisco VM-FEXVM Direct Path I/O provisioning for VMs hosted on Cisco UCS Servers
9. VM AnnotationsEnd-users can provide notes and custom-attributes for VMs
10. Consistent VM ProvisioningConsistent VM provisioning through unification of workflows and SRs
Vmware Enterprise Ready Features (2)
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RedHat KVM Management with Enterprise Virtualization Manager
VM VM VM VM VM VMRedHat • KVM 3.2.5• EVM 3.2, 3.3
RH-EVM
UCSDirector
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Extending UCS Director with PowerShell cmdlets
PowerShell Cmdlets
Built-in Connectors
Open Automation Framework for Java
Module-n
Open Automation Framework for Powershell
Module-x
CloupiaScript Framework
UCSD
North Bound
South Bound
REST API
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HTTP
TFTP
DHCP
PXE
Image Repo
BMAUCS Director
Bare Metal Server
PXE RecordMAC AddressMgmt VLANIP AddressNetwork maskHostnameGatewayDNSRoot passwordTime zoneOS Type
PXE Record
Mgmt VLAN
DHCP request
DHCP response
PXE boot
OS Installer/Image
PXE VLAN
Automating the Baremetal and Hypervisor DeploymentsFrom Cisco UCS Director
1
2
3
4
5
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Completely Revved Up Orchestration Features
4. Versioning
2. RunBook Creation3. Complex Logic
5. Custom Task Script Interpreter
1. 1000+ Tasks in Task Library
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More New Features (1)
Compute
HP OA 3.6
Network
• 7700
• 9508
• 9396
Nexus
Security
• ISE (Trustsec)
• ASA (Physical & virtual)
UCS-M 2.2(2)
UCS-C 1.1(2a)
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More New Features (2)
L4-L7
Platform
Enhancements• LDAP• RBAC• Application
Containers (VXLAN)• Customized Reports
Big-IP2200 (Physical)
Storage
ONTAP-C 8.21
• Catalog creation• Templates• Configuration
management • User-level views• Report generation
Self-Service
Enhancements• Customized Reports• VPLEX clusters• Cisco SEA
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Application Infra. provisioning with UCS-Director : 100% VMs
Key Use CasesInfrastructure Provisioning for Applications : 100% Virtual & Mixed
Secure Tenant on-boarding
Application ProfileDefinition
Self-ServicePortal
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Trivia QuestionQ. What is the latest version of Cisco UCS Director?
A. 4.0
B. 4.1
C. 5.0
D. 5.1
5.0
Thank you.
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Cisco UCS Director: Unique Value Proposition
Flexibility with Model-Based Orchestration
Multi-Vendor and Converged Infrastructure SupportSecure Multi Tenancy, Resource Groups, Application Containers
Single Integrated Solution for Virtual and Physical Infrastructure
Out of the Box, Turn-Key Solution (1000+ Tasks, Workflows)
Expanding ISV Ecosystem Based on Open AutomationNorthbound “RESTful” API and PowerShell API
Ease of Use. Rapid Deployment. Lower TCO