Data Center Classic Ethernet - Solution Guidance
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Classic Ethernet Data Center Edge
Solution Guidance
Customer Objective
1GbE Solutions
Expand 1GbE connectivity Expand 10GbE connectivity
10GbE Solutions
> ≈200 < ≈300 > ≈300
#of server connections in data center project
1GbE ToR Solution
< ≈200 VM mobility across racks / heavy eastwest traffic
1GbE EoR Solution
10GbE ToR Solution
VM mobility across racks / heavy eastwest traffic
10GbE EoR Solution
Other Considerations
VALUE PLAY • Layer 3 capabilities VALUE PLAY • Low-medium scale (i.e., <25 VM’s/server)
PREMIUM PLAY* • Medium-large scale (i.e., • >25 VM’s/server) • Hosted environments with VPLS VALUE PLAY • Layer 3 capabilities
PREMIUM PLAY* • No Layer 3 capabilities VALUE PLAY • Low-medium scale (i.e., <25 VM’s/server)
PREMIUM PLAY* • Medium-large scale (i.e. >25 VM’s/server) • Hosted environments with VPLS
Brocade Access Solution
FCX
* Premium
BigIron RX with vToR
NetIron MLX with vToR
TurboIron 24x
VDX
BigIron RX
NetIron MLX
Play provides better investment protection when customer migrates to an Ethernet Fabric
1/25/2011
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ToR - Top of Rack
Servers connect to access switch located in same or adjacent racks
ToR Switches Server Racks
Benefits
• Modular data center design • Oversubscription to be handled at the rack level • Uniform connectivity to each rack • Fewer cables to Core/Aggregation switches • Multiple I/O connectivity options; 1GbE, 10GbE, and Fibre Channel
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Challenges
• Suboptimal port utilization - not enough servers to fill the switch • Higher rack to rack communication latency • Operational complexity in larger deployments
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EoR - End of Row
Servers connect to access switch located in middle or end of row
Middle of Row (MoR) switches
End of Row (EoR) switches
Server Racks
Benefits
• Optimal port utilization • Low rack to rack communication latency • Single management for all servers • Simplified maintenance and troubleshooting • Maximum flexibility supporting a broad range of servers and interface types
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Challenges
• Cost of running cable back to every switch • Complexity of running cable back to every switch • Physical volume of cables wastes rack space and may impede efficient equipment cooling
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vToR – Virtual Top of Rack
Patch panels Middle-of-Row MLX
Servers connect to access switch in MoR or EoR via patch panel
Patch panels End-of-Row MLX
Server Racks
Benefits
• EoR benefits with 80% less cabling
• Optimal port utilization • Low rack-to-rack communication latency • Single management for all servers • Simplified maintenance and troubleshooting • Maximum flexibility supporting a broad range of servers and interface types
Challenges
• Re-cabling requirements
• Cost effective
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Other Definitions
• VM - Virtual Machine
• Software implementation of a machine (computer) that executes programs like a physical machine.
• VPLS – Virtual Private LAN Services
• In a VPLS, the Local Area Network (LAN) at each site is extended to the edge of the provider network. The provider network then emulates a switch or bridge to connect all of the customer LANs to create a single bridged LAN.
© 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL—For Internal Use Only
1/25/2011
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Solution Guidance
Customer Objective
1GbE Solutions
Expand 1GbE connectivity Expand 10GbE connectivity
10GbE Solutions
> ≈200 < ≈300 > ≈300
#of server connections in data center project
1GbE ToR Solution
< ≈200 VM mobility across racks / heavy eastwest traffic
1GbE EoR Solution
10GbE ToR Solution
VM mobility across racks / heavy eastwest traffic
10GbE EoR Solution
Other Considerations
VALUE PLAY • Layer 3 capabilities VALUE PLAY • Low-medium scale (i.e., <25 VM’s/server)
PREMIUM PLAY* • Medium-large scale (i.e., • >25 VM’s/server) • Hosted environments with VPLS VALUE PLAY • Layer 3 capabilities
PREMIUM PLAY* • No Layer 3 capabilities VALUE PLAY • Low-medium scale (i.e., <25 VM’s/server)
PREMIUM PLAY* • Medium-large scale (i.e. >25 VM’s/server) • Hosted environments with VPLS
Brocade Access Solution
FCX
* Premium
BigIron RX with vToR
NetIron MLX with vToR
TurboIron 24x
VDX
BigIron RX
NetIron MLX
Play provides better investment protection when customer migrates to an Ethernet Fabric
1/25/2011
© 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL—For Internal Use Only
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ToR - Top of Rack
Servers connect to access switch located in same or adjacent racks
ToR Switches Server Racks
Benefits
• Modular data center design • Oversubscription to be handled at the rack level • Uniform connectivity to each rack • Fewer cables to Core/Aggregation switches • Multiple I/O connectivity options; 1GbE, 10GbE, and Fibre Channel
© 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 1/25/2011
Challenges
• Suboptimal port utilization - not enough servers to fill the switch • Higher rack to rack communication latency • Operational complexity in larger deployments
2
EoR - End of Row
Servers connect to access switch located in middle or end of row
Middle of Row (MoR) switches
End of Row (EoR) switches
Server Racks
Benefits
• Optimal port utilization • Low rack to rack communication latency • Single management for all servers • Simplified maintenance and troubleshooting • Maximum flexibility supporting a broad range of servers and interface types
© 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 1/25/2011
Challenges
• Cost of running cable back to every switch • Complexity of running cable back to every switch • Physical volume of cables wastes rack space and may impede efficient equipment cooling
3
vToR – Virtual Top of Rack
Patch panels Middle-of-Row MLX
Servers connect to access switch in MoR or EoR via patch panel
Patch panels End-of-Row MLX
Server Racks
Benefits
• EoR benefits with 80% less cabling
• Optimal port utilization • Low rack-to-rack communication latency • Single management for all servers • Simplified maintenance and troubleshooting • Maximum flexibility supporting a broad range of servers and interface types
Challenges
• Re-cabling requirements
• Cost effective
© 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 1/25/2011
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Other Definitions
• VM - Virtual Machine
• Software implementation of a machine (computer) that executes programs like a physical machine.
• VPLS – Virtual Private LAN Services
• In a VPLS, the Local Area Network (LAN) at each site is extended to the edge of the provider network. The provider network then emulates a switch or bridge to connect all of the customer LANs to create a single bridged LAN.
© 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL—For Internal Use Only
1/25/2011
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