Cisco UCS Mini

Cisco UCS Mini
Edge-Scale Computing
with Enterprise Capabilities
Rebecca Awde
Cisco DC Specialist
[email protected]
Edge-Scale Computing Needs
At the Edge of Large IT
Central IT
Enabling Small-Scale IT
Small and Medium
Organizations
Test/Dev
Customer Needs
›  “No assembly required” total computing solution
›  Simplified systems management
Remote Sites
Branch Offices
Customer Premise
›  1-15 servers
Customer Needs
›  Computing proximity for IoE and fog computing
›  Comprehensive remote management at global scale
›  Small footprint: space, power, and cooling
›  Consistent configuration and policy enforcement
›  Hardware separation (compliance and security)
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ROBO & Industry
Verticals
SMB
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Only need 4 – 8 servers
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Firmware updates
Faulty blade replacement
Managed Service
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Simplicity is key
UCSM makes things
easy
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Expand to 16
Not an IT shop
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Large number of
geographically dispersed
sites
Need centralized
management & control
Data Center/Mini Data
Center
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Managed Services
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Security
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Consistency
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Compliance
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No local IT staff
UCS Central & UCS Mini
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Manage 100 sites like
managing 1
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Onsite premises
Application migration
DMZ
Hardware Separation for
compliances
Smaller failure domains
Remotely managed
through
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Cisco UCS Mini: Enterprise Capabilities at Edge Scale
Unified computing in 6RU
›  Chassis-integrated
fabric interconnects
›  Cisco UCS Manager
›  Standard Cisco UCS blades, fans,
and power supplies
Unified computing in 6RU:
New architectural entry point for
›  Chassis-integrated
unified
computing at 1 to 15 server
fabric interconnects
scale
›  Cisco UCS
Manager
Full-power
Cisco
UCS® in all-in-one
package:
›  Standard Cisco UCS blades, fans,
Connect up
to 7 Cisco UCS C-Series Rack
Servers for expanded capacity
and power supplies
›  Computing
›  Networking
›  Cisco UCS Manager
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Cisco UCS Mini: At the Edge of Large IT Configurations
Central IT
Cisco UCS Mini
Cisco UCS Mini
Cisco UCS® Mini
Cisco UCS Mini
UCS Management
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Cisco UCS Mini: Delivering the Power of Unified Computing
at the Edge
›  Simple
−  Allows for consolidation of multiple servers in a single managed
solution
−  All hardware is managed from a single interface
−  Cisco UCS® Central Software manages data centers and remote
sites as one
›  Efficient
−  Unified systems management
−  Highly-availability system for the most uptime
−  Reduced capital and operational expenses
with consolidation and virtualization
›  Expandable
−  Extensive scalability within a stable platform
−  Support for future Cisco UCS blades
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Cisco UCS Mini: Enterprise Capabilities at the Edge
›  Computing and storage integration
−  6RU rack-mount chassis
−  Up to 8 blade servers
−  Up to 7 rack servers
›  Integrated networking
−  SFP+ for 1- or 10-Gbps connectivity
−  Hassle–free connectivity with end-host mode
›  High availability
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Hot-pluggable redundant power (N+N, N+1, and N support)
100 to 120V, 200 to 240V, -48V support
Redundant network connectivity
Redundant fans
›  Full systems management capabilities
−  Full-featured Cisco UCS® Manager
−  Cisco UCS Central Software for remote management
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Cisco UCS Mini: Server Support
›  No-compromise computing capability
›  Cisco UCS® B200 M3 Blade Server: feature-rich,
2-socket, half-width server
−  Support for all CPU configurations
−  Up to 768 GB of DDR memory
−  Up to 40-Gbps bandwidth per blade in Cisco UCS Mini
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Cisco UCS Mini: Simplified Networking Support
›  Easily connect to upstream networks with
end-host mode
›  SFP+ supports 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet for
future proofing
›  Redundant networking capability built in
›  Simple expansion for additional computing power
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Cisco UCS Mini: Storage Connectivity Options
iSCSI/NAS
ETH 1
iSCSI/NAS
ETH 2
Network-Attached Storage
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iSCSI/NAS/Fibre
Channel/FCoE
iSCSI/NAS/Fibre
Channel/FCoE
ETH 1
ETH 2
Direct-Attach Storage
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Cisco UCS Mini: Management Simplicity
Cisco UCS® Director API
Third-Party
Infrastructure
›  Single-office locations
Cisco UCS Director
−  Cisco UCS Manager converges
management of servers, storage,
and networking
API
Virtual Machines
−  Full-featured management with no
limitations
Cisco UCS Central Software
Network Devices
API
API
API
Cisco UCS Manager
Domain 1
Cisco UCS Manager
Domain 1
Cisco UCS Mini
Domain 1
API
Storage
Servers
Basic Management Functionality
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−  Take advantage of the full Cisco
UCS management suite
−  Integrated with third-party
ecosystems (Microsoft, VMware,
CA, IBM)
Cisco®
IMC
Stand-Alone Cisco
UCS C-Series
Rack Server
›  Data centers
−  Common management of Cisco
UCS in the data center and Cisco
UCS Mini at remote offices
Cisco Unified Computing
System™
Advanced Infrastructure Abstraction and Automation
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Cisco UCS or Cisco UCS Mini: Main Component Differences
+
+
New PSU at 200 to
240V (UCSBPSU-2500ACDV)
UCS®
Cisco
5108 Blade Server
Chassis with new backplane
(UCSB-5108-AC2, etc.)
+
Cisco UCS 5108 Blade
Server Chassis With
new backplane
(UCSB-5108-AC2, etc.)
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Cisco UCS 2204XP
Cisco UCS 2208XP
Dual-voltage PSU
(UCSBPSU-2500ACDV)
+
=
+
Cisco UCS 6248
Fabric Interconnect
Cisco UCS 6296
Fabric Interconnect
Cisco UCS
6324 Fabric
Interconnect for
Cisco UCS Mini
(UCS-FI-M-6324)
=
Cisco
UCS
Cisco
UCS
Mini
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Cisco UCS Mini Use Case : A Growing Coffee Roaster
›  Scenario: A growing coffee roaster continues to add new customers for its custom coffee roast and needs to add new
staff and a more flexible IT solution that supports the growing business. The company needs to improve communication
between the front office and the roasting team as well as be able to run its order management system more efficiently.
Problem
›  Need to reduce floor space
›  Need an IT platform that will expand
›  Need low-cost redundant storage expansion
›  Require full-featured blades to run virtual
desktop infrastructure (VDI) for floor staff
›  Want a service provider to remotely manage
hardware
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Solution: Cisco UCS® Mini with Storage on Cisco UCS C240 M3
Rack Server with StorMagic SvSAN
›  Servers consolidated into a single chassis, reducing floor space
›  Easy computing and storage scalability: hot-pluggable in new blades
and drives
›  Large, shared storage capacity and exceptional performance improve client
service, without the cost and complexity of a SAN
›  Cisco UCS B200 M3 blades provide the computing power for VDI and order
management applications
›  Cisco® Call Home and Cisco UCS Central Software allows remote monitoring
and trouble-ticket issuing
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Cisco UCS Mini Use Case: Retail Store Upgrade
›  Scenario: A retailer needs to standardize its in-store IT infrastructure to reduce costs. The store already has Cisco UCS®
installed in its data center and would like to expand it to the 200 stores, but it has not been cost effective to date.
Requirements
›  Standardize on a single computing platform in
stores and data center
›  Provide high availability to in-store
applications, reducing costly downtime
›  Need local access to customer data for instore orders
›  Manage store environment from central IT
without requiring local IT staff
›  Reduce downtime from remote system issues
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Solution: Cisco UCS Mini
›  Standardize on Cisco UCS B200 M3 blades for data center and store
environments
›  Direct connect existing in-store Fibre Channel storage to Cisco UCS Mini,
eliminating in-store Fibre Channel switch maintenance
›  Standardize deployment of store configurations from Cisco UCS Central
Software
›  Cisco UCS Central Software allows central IT to monitor and manage Cisco
UCS Mini remotely
›  Common cisco UCS Manager, Cisco® IMC, and Cisco UCS Central Software
management of all server infrastructure
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Thank You and Next Steps
›  Is the Cisco UCS Mini right
for your organization?
For more information, please
visit cisco.com/go/ucsmini
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