If you want to dig deeper in ucs network architecture, then therere a lot of great bloggers out there. Their management software and profile concepts are, dare i say it, the best out there. Cisco ucs configuration guide for vsphere part 1 overview. More simply, ucs is merely a system of servers, a network, storage. Im glad to hear youll be posting the ucs networking best practices, i wouldnt be able to do it justice and its an important concept. If you want to know more about the switching modes then i highly recommend you to watch the following video from brad hedlund.
Cisco ucs networking best practices part 2 on vimeo. Duncan mentions using vmwares network io but that is a software solution. Vmware 10ge qos design deep dive with cisco ucs, nexus so with our limited maintenance windows i would like to be able to evacuate vms as quick as possible. The first thing i did was to enable and adjust all the native ucs qos system classes. Our company is only about 1 year old in deploying ucs bseries solutions, but have deployed several thus far. The following is a verbatim repost of the original content. Cisco ucs networking best practices by brad hedlund this presentation assumes familiarity with basic networking and server vnic concepts in ucs, and familiarity with virtual port channels. This first thing i did was read brad hedlund s article in qos on cisco ucs. This allows customers to load supporting firmware packages for new server hardware and adapter hardware without having to upgrade their fabric interconnect or ucs manager software at the same time. September 29, 2010 itvirtuality leave a comment go to comments. The cisco unified computing system ucs combines computing, networking, and storage infrastructure with management and virtualization capabilities to offer exceptional speed, simplicity, and scalability. Cisco ucs networking best practices by brad hedlund gkhan tips.
Mudslinging between cisco and hp 16 jul 2009 filed in rant. This first thing i did was read brad hedlunds article in qos on cisco ucs. Mar 8, 2011 brad hedlund one of my most popular posts ever is perhaps cisco ucs networking best practices in hd posted last june 2010. The products are marketed for scalability by integrating many components of a data center that can be managed as a single unit. Cisco ucs networking best practices in hd brad hedlund. Cisco ucs networking, switching modes of the fabric interconnects. In order for this to completely work, i will need to put in a software router of some sort to span the two. Brad hedlund if you want to better understand overall ucs architecture and network best practices, bred has a great series of videos. Earlier in the year cisco updated and released its access points to be compliant with b domain regulati. Back in february of this year, when i read an article in the register, announcing that raghu nambiar, the then chief technology officer for ucs. The minimal amount of effort it takes to deploy a massive computing environment is mind blowing. Configuration of the fexaa on the 7k follow use straight thru fex. Hi all as you all know i have been a cisco ucs specialist for the past 3 years, but i have recently also been made the subject matter expert sme for software defined networking sdn now dont worry i am. Cisco ucs networking best practice part 4 on vimeo.
Ciscos ucs server proposition is rocking the market report. Specializing in cisco ucs, data center interconnect, server and network. Rack and power infrastructure optimized for cisco ucs, rseries racks and rpseries power distribution units save space and enhance data center performance and reliability. I am looking for a little better insight into the networking on a ucs, and some suggestions or recommendations from other who are using a b series. If i have missed any other resources, reach out to me on twitter and i will add them. Feb 6, 2015 going over the edge with your vmware nsx and cisco nexus.
Sdn, network virtualization and the software defined data. View brad hedlunds profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. With ucs its hardware based and with netioc its software based. Vmware nsx network virtualization software makes it possible for it organizations to obtain new levels of business agility, allowing you to deploy advanced policy based network services for your. You have been given the task of bringing a brand new cisco ucs online. A unified computing system ucs is a vendordesigned system for creating a more costeffective, efficient and centrally managed data center architecture by integrating computing, networking, virtualization and data storage components and resources. I know i am a few months late on this one, but figured it would be worth throwing out there. Brad hedlund does a great job of describing the issues surrounding. In this video we take a look at the physical network architecture of cisco ucs. This blog post covers considerations in wwn and mac pool design including examples. Nov 19, 2016 i know i am a few months late on this one, but figured it would be worth throwing out there. Brad hedlund also has a great post here its a tad long. Blade servers in the cisco ucs 5108 blade server chassis have access to the fabric through. The cisco unified computing system ucs is a data center server computer product line composed of computing hardware, virtualization support, switching fabric, and management software introduced in 2009 by cisco systems.
The other day i was tasked with doing qos on ucs for nfsvmware. The gist being that nsx adds business agility, a rich set of virtual network services, and orders of magnitude better performance and scale to. Deploying vmware nsx with cisco ucs and nexus 7000. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover brad s. Brad hedlund partner solution architect amazon web services. If you want to know more about the virtual circuits, i would recommend these two. Ucs software management and network installation univention. This provided some great direction as brads articles usually do. Back in september 20 i wrote a piece on why you would deploy vmware nsx with your cisco ucs and nexus gear. In this post i do not intend to cover the basics of fabric failover, as this has already been done excellently by other bloggers. Adding state of the art virtual networking vmware nsx to bestinclass physical networking cisco.
Many deployments of ucs use vpc links from nexus core networks to. Now the more eagle eyed among you may think that the new cisco ucs s3260 storage server looks very much like the cisco ucs c326. San uplinks and vmware networking scenarios are briefly discussed but not covered extensively. Brad hedlund s speaking session from interop las vegas 2012. See brad hedlunds blog and the unified computing blog for more details. Brad hedlund does a great job of explaining qos in the ucs virtual interface card vic. It organizations around the world are transforming data center operations and economics by virtualizing their networks. Ciscos ucs server proposition is rocking the market. Vmware 10ge qos design deep dive with cisco ucs, nexus. This is a presentation i developed covering networking best practices for cisco ucs, and now have recorded in high definition for your viewing pleasure. Brad hedlund is an experienced technical sales professional specializing in data center networking, virtualization, and computing, helping customers design large and small data centers with challenging and complex requirements since 1996.
Cisco ucs switch mode and endhost mode the cisco ucs fabric interconnects can run in one of two networking modes. Earlier in the year cisco updated and released its access points to be compliant with b domain regulations set forth by the fcc in north america. Cisco achieves top rank in americas x86 blade server market of datacenter computing. Note this post originally appeared on this post is intended to be a primer on the distributed routing in vmware nsx for vsphere, using a basic scenario of l3 forwarding between both virtual and physical subnets. Cisco nexus 7000 series connectivity solutions for the cisco. Brad hedlund brad hedlund is an experienced technical sales professional specializing in data center networking, virtualization, and computing, helping customers design large and small data centers with challenging and complex requirements since 1996. This article was originally written for and published at the vmware network virtualization blog. Cisco ucs virtualizationoptimized cnas scotts weblog. One of my most popular posts ever is perhaps cisco ucs networking best practices in hd. As i sit on the train heading back to washington from nyc i thought it might be a good time to put together a technical post on.
Mudslinging between cisco and hp scotts weblog the. Architecting data center networks in the era of big data and. So if you need a quick primer or refresher on this feature, then i recommend that you read brad hedlunds classic post cisco ucs fabric failover. Cisco ucs networking best practices by brad hedlund. Tony knows data center and ciscos network technology that we continue to evolve here. Ucs server packs support for server and adapter hardware can now be delivered independently of support for the infrastructure components. The fabric interconnect also provides a wirespeed, nonblocking, 10 gigabit ethernet layer 2 networking fabric for all blade chassis connected to the system. This is a question that constantly comes up in the classes and discussions that im involved in. Data center dan has written a series 7 reasons why the ucs rocks brad hedlund has a lot of cisco ucs design information. Dells bid for datacenter distinction twilight in the. Ill preface this article by saying that i am not yet an expert with ciscos unified computing system ucs, so if i have incorrect information im certainly open to clarification. This excellent blog post by brad hedlund covers several qos design scenarios that can be. We are currently in a discussion on how to properly design and use multinic vmotion. Vmware nsx network virtualization software makes it possible for it organizations to obtain new levels.
He left cisco a while ago and went to dell, which probably didnt work out that. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover brads. Cisco ucs networking, switching modes of the fabric interconnect duration. May 22, 2012 brad hedlunds speaking session at interop las vegas 2012. He wanted hedlund to provide an exposition on how dell intended to differentiate itself from the likes of ciscos ucsnexus, junipers qfabric. Brad hedlunds blog is one of my favorite sources of excellent ucs and. Cisco ucs networking, switching modes of the fabric. Cisco ucs networking, upstream lan connectiviry youtube. Cisco nexus 7000 series connectivity solutions for the. Sdn, network virtualization and the software defined data center brad hedlund it organizations around the world are transforming data center operations and economics by virtualizing their networks. Find answers to ucs, switch mode from the expert community at experts exchange. However, you are used to traditional server infrastructure eg. Seven reasons vmware nsx, cisco ucs and nexus are orders of.
This series obsoletes the prior set with new, updated, and rerecorded content inspired from new developments in ucs manager since the last series. Vmware nsx network virtualization design guide why deploy vmware nsx on cisco ucs and nexus 7000. Autosuggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Ucs brad hedlund abstracting the logical infrastructure. Cloud networking is not virtual networking presentation at london vmware users group 20425. Vmware nsx software is a key building block of a softwaredefined data center sddc approach, enabling automated and policy based virtual networking services for. This includes the automatic, profilebased installation of ucs systems, simple, systemwide updates of the ucs installations and policybased software distribution. Roie ben haim is a senior member of technical staff who specializes in networking and security at vmware and who is currently focused on implementing solutions, which incorporate vmwares nsx platform as well as integrating with various cloud platforms on vmwares infrastructure. Brad hedlunds speaking session at interop las vegas 2012. So good, in fact, that i thought it entirely and completely appropriate to bring that information into the. Part of the problem is that ciscos own documentation tends towards the marketing and less towards the technology.
If you come here often, you should tell us and the whole world, really about yourself in the bio section of your profile. On that note i am thrilled to present a new and improved 12 part video series covering cisco ucs networking. Cisco ucs virtualizationoptimized cnas 18 mar 2009 filed in information. Nov 01, 2016 today cisco announced the cisco ucs s series line of storage servers. The ucs 6200, 6300, 6400 series fabric interconnects expand the ucs networking portfolio and offer higher capacity, higher port density, and lower power consumption. The start of an epic adventure with vmware, advancing the software defined virtual network. We continue with discussing the potential of using fabric failover with vmware software switches and vm. Brad hedlund partner solution architect amazon web. Specifically, the commenter asked hedlund to elucidate dells strategic vision in datacenter networking. Cisco ucs networking best practices in hd jun 22, 2010 brad hedlund. Cisco nexus 7000 series connectivity solutions for the cisco unified. Much like server virtualization decoupled vms from the underlying x86 server hardware transforming the operational model of compute, network virtualization decouples softwarebased virtual networks from the underlying network hardware to enable a new operational model for.
View brad hedlund s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Brad hedlund, author at the network virtualization blog. Big data clusters and sdn enabled clouds invite a new approach to data center networking. Nov 28, 2016 cisco ucs networking best practices by brad hedlund this presentation assumes familiarity with basic networking and server vnic concepts in ucs, and familiarity with virtual port channels. Theres some great information being shared in the comments to my more on cisco ucs post. Offer brad hedlundcisco ucs networking videos 2011. Vmware nsx software is a key building block of a software defined data center sddc approach, enabling automated and policy based virtual networking services for vsphere environments, including those running.
Brad hedlund is excisco and is now at vmware as part of the nicira team. Seven reasons vmware nsx, cisco ucs and nexus are orders of magnitude more awesome together. The nsx linkorama resource page following the format of the aspiring vcdx study guide linkorama by derek seaman, i have created the same for vmware nsx. This provided some great direction as brad s articles usually do. I spent the day today with a customer doing a proof of concept and failover testing demo on a cisco ucs, vmware and netapp environment. Cisco’s fex guide for the 9k found here, nexus 2200 fex configuration by stretch i do have at least 3 instances of 4948 switches running downstream of a 2248. Colin lynch ucsguru this blog is dedicated specifically to ucs. Deploying vmware nsx with cisco ucs and nexus 7000 network. Both modes of operation provide local layer 2 switching for the server environment. Architecting data center networks in the era of big data.
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