Mikä muuttuu konesalin tietoverkoissa ja kuinka saat liiketoiminnalle hyödyt? Antti Mäki, Dell ja Juhapekka Santamäki, Cloud Solutions

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PARADIGM SHIFT

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Compute paradigm shift over last 20 years The dis-aggregated server model changed the landscape

Mainframe / proprietary model x86 servers model today

Proprietary CPUs (e.g., SPARC, PA-RISC, Alpha)

Proprietary OS (e.g., Solaris, HP-UX, Ultrix)

Limited apps

Proprietary architectures & mgmt tools

Application ecosystem

Orchestration/automation for distributed computing

Industry standard (X86 CPU)

Standard OS – hypervisors

Digital

IBM

Sun

Others

Dell

HP

Others

VMware | Windows Server System | Red Hat Linux | Suse

Intel | AMD

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Compute paradigm shift Why the x86 dis-aggregated server model succeeded?

Benefits • Open – Choice for customers

• Rapid Innovation at every layer

(CPU, OS/Hypervisor, Applications, Middleware …)

• Best of Breed solution to meet your needs

• Rich ecosystem for all use cases

• Cost-effective solutions

x86 servers model today

Application ecosystem

Orchestration/automation for distributed computing

Industry standard (X86 CPU)

Standard OS – hypervisors

Dell

HP

Others

VMware | Windows Server System | Red Hat Linux | Suse

Intel | AMD

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Networking already has a disaggregated model Gap exists in layer 2-3 switching

L4-7: Load-balancer

L4-7: WAN Optimization

L4-7: Firewall

Wireless access

Layer 2-3 switching

Traditional network model Software based model today

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Now: shifting the paradigm in layer 2-3 switching Opportunity for flexible, scalable, open, agile systems for rapid app deployment

Proprietary ASICs

Proprietary networking OS (e.g., Cisco IOS, Juniper OS)

Hundreds of protocols

Proprietary architectures & mgmt tools

Optional 3rd party SDN/NVO solutions

Standard orchestration & automation tools

Any networking OS

Open standard hardware

Merchant silicon

Cisco

Juniper

Traditional networking Future of networking

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OPEN NETWORKING

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Cloud Solutions CS Oy

Our values & mission

We create, deploy and maintain ’surprising’

ecosystems and secure solutions to make

sure our customers and society are

competive in rapidly changing world

Customer success First – always

Observe and Act

Passion to innovation and know-how

Respect and Trust atmosphere

Independent

DELL Partner of the year / Finland

DELL EMEA Solution Partner of the year

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Datacenter trends

• Market consolidation –Clouds are not equal, avoid vendor locks, keep control

• Hardware commoditization, software is the key

• Openness without silos – new skills needed

• Hybrid Clouds & Cloud Management –Time To Market, Scalability, Security

• Software Defined Networking will happen, finally

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Dell enables the Open Networking Ecosystem Leverage open, innovative and best-of-breed solutions

Optional 3rd party SDN/ NVO solutions

Standard orchestration & automation tools

Any networking OS

Open standard hardware

Merchant silicon

Others

Others

Others

Others

Orchestration Automation Monitoring

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Comprehensive SDN Strategy Hypervisor-based, controller-based, programmatic management

Hypervisor-based

• Hypervisor-agnostic solutions for network virtualization and network function virtualization

Controller-based

• OpenFlow solutions based on open standards and open source innovations

Programmatic management

• Legacy programmability using standard management interfaces and scripting languages

NVO VMware/Microsoft/OpenStack Network Function Virtualization

Open Automation TCL, Perl & Python scripting

REST-API, XML, OMI, Puppet, Chef

Programmatic Management

Hypervisor-based

SDI, SDN, Open SDN Controllers, Open Standards: OMG

Open Protocol: Open Flow

Software-Defined Networking

Controller-based

Active Fabric

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Simplify Fabric design, deployment & monitoring with Active Fabric Manager (AFM)

Design

• Network topology • Wiring diagram • Fabric documentation

• Bill of materials

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• Costly consultants

• Multiple tools

• “Best-guess” approach

• Any user

• Single intuitive tool

• Validated—no guesswork

Build

• Config generation • Provisioning • Error detection

• Expensive network admins

• Manual provisioning & configuration

• Error-prone, hard to troubleshoot

• Any IT admin

• Automated configuration

• Rapid wiring & error detection

Run

• Monitoring • Troubleshooting

• Maintenance

• Most information privy to certain admins

• Multiple CLI commands to execute per switch

• Manual tasks for each step

• Monitoring Network, Fabric and Devices

• Automated workflows

• Stored configs for validation

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Active Fabric Controller benefits compared to traditional SDN Traditional

• Per-device & Per-port Manual Configuration & Provisioning

• Per-Device • Fragmented • Non-Scalable

• Fixed architectures: • STP based, VLT/MLAG, Leaf-

Spine

Topology

Application & Cloud Orchestrator Integration

Control plane

separation

Configuration & Provisioning

• Zero-touch Provisioning • Automated Configuration • Single Config for entire Fabric

• Flexible topology support with Auto-Discovery

• No STP Blocked Links

Control Plane

Switch: Data & Control

API (e.g. OpenFlow)

SNMP/CLI XML

NETCONF

Switch: Data Only

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Active Fabric Controller benefits compared to traditional

SDN Traditional

• Cumbersome & inefficient

• Closed/Legacy Network OS • Outages during switch

upgrades

• Manual Planning and Node-by-Node Configuration

Network Slicing & Virtualization

Software & Control Plane Maintenance

Topology

Network Administration

• Designed to support highly dynamic cloud applications & infrastructure

• Linux/x86 Control Plane • Controller ISSU/Non-Stop Forwarding • Flow steering for hitless switch upgrades

• Centralized Programmable Fabric Virtualization Services

• Robust Multi-tenancy for carrier grade isolation

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In practice: Dell Networking OS choice

Servers today

How do I make my IT infrastructure live up to its true potential?

Networking tomorrow

How do I make my network live up to its true potential?

Dell Networking OS (Force 10)

Cumulus Linux

Other Operating System

No Operating System

Help Me Choose

Cumulus Linux is first third party OS partner Make hardware available around the world Resell Cumulus Linux Dell Networking platforms; S4810 and S6000

Emulating server hardware model, Dell opens networking hardware to third-party operating systems

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EVOLUTION OF THE DATA CENTER CORE

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• Traditional chassis-based architectures drive power, cooling and cost up

• Traffic is forced into a multi-tier pattern, adding latency

Download the report at Dell.com

Conventional Core Active Fabric

recommends fixed- form-factor switches “as an alternative to chassis-based switch architectures”*

Reduce capital costs up to 70%, operational expense by up to 30%

• 77% less power consumption than traditional networks

• 59% average savings with Active Fabric™

• 86% less time to design & deploy over manual installation

Dell Active Fabric solutions Simple SDN-enabled fabrics optimized for performance & cost savings

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Transform the data center with 10/40GbE Ethernet platforms

Harness 10GbE and 40GbE switching technologies to connect, consolidate and converge in-rack server and storage elements

1 10/40GbE ToR

10G Rack Server 10G Blade

Server

10G Blade Server

10G Blade Server

10/40GbE switch

10/40GbE switch

10/40GbE switch

• Connect servers and storage at 10GbE to boost performance

• Consolidate server I/O, simplify cabling and operations

• Converge LAN/ SAN resources with DCB-enabled Ethernet

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Optimize data center infrastructure for east-west traffic & SDN initiatives

40G Spine

Data Center Fabric

40G Spine

• Scale-out performance to address growing inter-rack traffic

• Lower costs utilizing fixed form-factor fabric switches

• Simple operation with software that automates deployments

• Open Networking for customer choice

Develop high-performance, automated data center fabric solutions to accelerate east-west traffic and lower cost structures

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In summary: The future of Networking is Open Dell’s simple approach to SDN: as easy as 1-2-3

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Q&A