Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
com
Revision history
Revision history
Date
Vblock System
Document revision
Description of changes
November 2014
Gen 2.3
2.6
May 2014
Gen 2.2
2.5
November 2013
Gen 2.1
2.4
July 2013
Gen 2.1
2.3
May 2013
April 2013
February 2013
Gen 2.1
2.2
Gen 2.1
2.1
Gen 2.0
2.0
Updated storage
information as follows:
Vblock 100 DX - 6 TB
of usable space
Vblock 100 BX - 4 TB
of usable space
Updated VMware
vSphere information
Contents
Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 5
Accessing VCE documentation.................................................................................................................6
Overview......................................................................................................................................................7
Vblock System 100 overview............................................................................................................... 7
Base configurations and scaling.............................................................................................................8
Connectivity overview.............................................................................................................................9
Virtualization............................................................................................................................................. 11
Virtualization overview..........................................................................................................................11
VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi.......................................................................................................11
VMware vCenter Server....................................................................................................................... 12
Storage features........................................................................................................................................14
Data protection software...................................................................................................................... 14
Storage features support......................................................................................................................14
EMC Secure Remote Support..............................................................................................................15
Compute layer hardware.......................................................................................................................... 16
Cisco UCS C220 server....................................................................................................................... 16
Cisco Trusted Platform Module............................................................................................................ 16
Scaling up compute resources............................................................................................................. 17
Bare metal support............................................................................................................................... 17
Storage layer hardware............................................................................................................................ 19
EMC VNXe Series storage arrays........................................................................................................19
Disk array enclosures (DAE)................................................................................................................ 20
Network layer hardware........................................................................................................................... 22
Networking components.......................................................................................................................22
Vblock System 100................................................................................................................................... 23
Vblock System 100 model comparison................................................................................................ 23
Cabinets............................................................................................................................................... 24
Vblock 100 DX......................................................................................................................................24
Vblock 100 BX......................................................................................................................................32
Power options.......................................................................................................................................36
Additional references............................................................................................................................... 37
References overview............................................................................................................................37
Virtualization components.................................................................................................................... 37
Contents
Compute components.......................................................................................................................... 37
Network components............................................................................................................................37
Storage components............................................................................................................................ 38
Introduction
Introduction
This document describes the high-level design of Vblock System 100. This document also describes the
hardware and software components that VCE includes in Vblock 100.
The target audience for this document includes sales engineers, field consultants, advanced services
specialists, and customers who want to deploy a virtualized infrastructure using Vblock 100.
The VCE Glossary provides terms, definitions, and acronyms that are related to Vblock Systems.
To suggest documentation changes and provide feedback on this book, send an e-mail to
docfeedback@vce.com. Include the name of the topic to which your feedback applies.
Related information
Accessing VCE documentation (see page 6)
Resource
Customer
support.vce.com
A valid username and password are required. Click VCE Download Center to access the
technical documentation.
VCE Partner
partner.vce.com
A valid username and password are required.
portal.vce.com
VCE employee
sales.vce.com/saleslibrary
or
vblockproductdocs.ent.vce.com
Related information
Bare metal support (see page 17)
Overview
Overview
Components
Compute
Network
Storage
Overview
The following illustration provides a high-level overview of the components in the Vblock System 100
architecture:
The VCE Vblock System Release Certification Matrix provides a list of the certified versions of
components for Vblock 100. For information about Vblock System management, refer to the VCE Vision
Intelligent Operations Intelligent Operations Technical Overview.
Related information
Accessing VCE documentation (see page 6)
Overview
Vblock System 100 model DX is available in six standard configurations. Vblock System 100 model BX is
available in two standard configurations. Each configuration within the model provides a different level of
compute and storage capacity based upon the components contained in the Vblock System. These
components are contained in a 19-inch 42U cabinet (Vblock 100 DX) or a 19-inch 24U cabinet (Vblock
100 BX). Together, the components offer balanced I/O, bandwidth, and storage capacity relative to the
compute and storage arrays in the Vblock System. All components have 1+1 or N+1 redundancy. These
resources can be scaled up as necessary to meet increasingly stringent requirements. The maximum
supported configuration differs from model to model.
Each model includes a different EMC VNXe storage array model, which is the major differentiator that
dictates the capacity of the Vblock System. The storage hardware can be customized. Cabinet space is
reserved for all components that are needed for each storage configuration.
The number of Cisco UCS C220 servers can also be increased.
Related information
Disk array enclosures (DAE) (see page 20)
Scaling up compute resources (see page 17)
Vblock System 100 model comparison (see page 23)
Connectivity overview
Components and interconnectivity in Vblock Systems are conceptually subdivided into three layers:
Layer
Description
Compute Contains the components that provide the computing power within the Vblock System and host the
virtual machines. The Cisco UCS C220 servers belong in this layer.
Network
Contains the components that provide switching and routing between the compute and storage layers
within a Vblock System, and between the Vblock System and the customer network. The Cisco Nexus
3064-T Switch belongs in this layer.
Storage
Consists of an EMC VNXe storage array. The Vblock System 100 model DX includes an EMC
VNXe3300 storage array. The Vblock System 100 model BX includes an EMC VNXe3150 storage array.
The storage array consists of a number of disk array enclosures (DAEs) that contain disk drives.
Overview
The following illustration provides a high level overview of the components with redundant network
connectivity:
Note: All Vblock 100 models boot from mirrored Cisco SD FlexFlash cards.
Related information
Cisco UCS C220 server (see page 16)
Disk array enclosures (DAE) (see page 20)
Networking components (see page 22)
10
Virtualization
Virtualization
Virtualization overview
VMware vSphere is the virtualization platform that provides the foundation for the private cloud. The core
VMware vSphere components are the VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi and VMware vCenter Server for
management.
The hypervisors are deployed in a cluster configuration and can scale up to eight nodes for the Vblock
100 DX per cluster and up to four nodes for the Vblock 100 BX per cluster. The cluster allows dynamic
allocation of resources, such as CPU, memory, and storage. The cluster also provides workload mobility
and flexibility with the use of VMware vMotion and Storage vMotion technology.
For Vblock 100 DX, licenses for three to eight physical hosts are provided for VMware vSphere ESXi in
the base configuration. For Vblock 100 BX, licenses for three to four physical hosts are provided for
VMware vSphere ESXi in the base configuration.
11
Virtualization
Virtual networks
Virtual networking uses the VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) when the Vblock System 100 is
deployed with VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus. If the Vblock 100 uses any other VMware vSphere
product, the Standard VMware Switch is used for virtual networking.
Creating templates
VMware vCenter Server also provides monitoring and alerting capabilities for hosts and virtual machines.
Vblock System administrators can create and apply alarms to all managed objects in VMware vCenter
Server. These alarms include:
Databases
The backend database that supports VMware vCenter Server and VMware Update Manager (VUM) is
remote Microsoft SQL Server 2008. The SQL Server service requires a dedicated service account.
12
Virtualization
Authentication
Vblock Systems support the VMware Single Sign-On (SSO) Service capable of the integration of multiple
identity sources including Active Directory, Open LDAP, and local accounts for authentication. VMware
SSO is available in VMware vSphere 5.1 and higher. VMware vCenter Server, Inventory, Web Client,
SSO, and Update Manager run as separate Windows services. Each service is configured to use a
dedicated service account, depending on the customer's security and directory services requirements.
VCE supported features
VCE supports the following VMware vCenter Server features with VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus
(version 5.1 and later):
VMware vSphere Web Client (used with VCE Vision Intelligent Operations Intelligent
Operations)
DRS (available if VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus is licensed on all ESXi hosts inside a cluster)
Resource Pools
Storage DRS (capacity only) (available if VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus is licensed on all ESXi
hosts inside a cluster)
Storage Driven Profiles (user-defined only) (available if VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus is
licensed on all ESXi hosts inside a cluster)
13
Storage features
Storage features
Data protection software
This topic describes the data protection software that is installed on Vblock System 100.
Refer to the EMC VNXe Data Protection white paper at www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/
h8219-vnxe-data-protection-wp.pdf for information about data protection on an EMC VNXe.
The following table lists the data protection software and the software that can be purchased separately:
Software
Installed
Installed
Installed
Installed
Purchase separately
Purchase separately
Purchase separately
Purchase separately
Purchase separately
Purchase separately
Refer to the EMC VNXe Series Software Packs white paper at www.emc.com/collateral/software/datasheet/h8510-vnxe-software-ds.pdf.
The VCE Vblock System Release Certification Matrix provides a list of the certified versions of
components for Vblock 100.
Related information
Accessing VCE documentation (see page 6)
EMC Secure Remote Support (see page 15)
14
Storage features
File deduplication
Deduplication saves space on a storage resource by compressing redundant data. If multiple files have
the same data, the storage resource stores one copy of the data, and shares that data between the
multiple files. It is not CPU-intensive and does not require a large amount of memory resources.
Compression
Compression alters the way that data is stored to improve storage efficiency. It is a variable, bit-level,
intra-object deduplication. It is CPU intensive and requires minimal memory resources.
Compression is efficient in capacity reduction, but it does impact a storage array's CPU usage during
compression. Compression affects the disk-read performance depending on the efficiency of the
decompression. Due to the performance cost, best practice states that compression be disabled.
Snapshot
Snapshot is a read-only, point-in-time copy of data stored on the storage system. Administrators recover
files and folders from snapshots.
Refer to the EMC VNXe Data Protection white paper at www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/
h8219-vnxe-data-protection-wp.pdf.
15
Virtualization optimization
The VCE Vblock System 100 Port Assignments Reference provides information about the assigned use
for each port in the Vblock System.
Related information
Accessing VCE documentation (see page 6)
Vblock 100 BX (see page 32)
Vblock 100 DX (see page 24)
16
computing. Consult your software stack vendor for configuration and operational considerations relating
to the Cisco TPMs.
In Vblock 100 DX, you can add Cisco UCS C220 servers (96 GB) as needed with a minimum of three
servers and a maximum of eight servers. The servers must be added one at a time.
Vblock 100 BX standard configurations (Vblock 100 BX-3P and Vblock 100 BX-3G) contain three Cisco
UCS C220 servers (64 GB). You can add one Cisco UCS C220 server to the Vblock 100 BX.
Vblock 100 BX configuration
17
While it is possible for a Vblock System to support these workloads (with caveats noted below), due to the
nature of bare metal deployments, VCE provides only reasonable-effort support for systems that comply
with the following requirements:
The Vblock System contains only VCE published, tested, and validated hardware and software
components. The VCE Vblock System Release Certification Matrix provides a list of the certified
versions of components for Vblock Systems.
The operating systems used on bare metal deployments for compute and storage components
must comply with the published hardware and software compatibility guides from Cisco and EMC.
For bare metal deployments that include other hypervisor technologies (Hyper-V, KVM, etc.),
those hypervisor technologies are not supported by VCE. VCE Support is provided only on
VMware Hypervisors.
VCE reasonable effort support includes VCE acceptance of customer calls, a determination of whether
the Vblock System is operating correctly, and assistance in problem resolution to the extent possible.
VCE is unable to reproduce problems or provide support on the operating systems and applications
installed on bare metal deployments. In addition, VCE does not provide updates to or test those operating
systems or applications. Customers must work directly with their OEM support vendor for issues and
patches related to those operating systems and applications.
Bare metal workloads require separate physical disk drives, disk groups, and storage pools to ensure that
bare metal workloads do not adversely impact Vblock System workloads.
Related information
Accessing VCE documentation (see page 6)
18
The following table lists the EMC VNXe Series storage array and the Vblock System where the storage
array is used:
Vblock System 100 model
Vblock 100 DX
EMC VNXe3300
Vblock 100 BX
EMC VNXe3150
Note: Within Vblock 100 models, all EMC VNXe components are installed within VCE cabinets in VCEspecific layouts.
The VCE Vblock System 100 Port Assignments Reference provides information about the assigned use
for each port in the Vblock System.
Windows 2008
Windows 2008 requires a minimum of 32 GB of space and between 10 - 20 IOPS to operate properly.
Vblock 100 DX supports 100 - 200 virtual machines which require a total of 3.2 TB of usable space and
approximately 2000 IOPS. Vblock 100 BX supports 50 - 100 virtual machines which require a total of
1.6 TB of usable space and approximately 1000 IOPS.
Scaling up storage resources
To scale up storage resources, disk array enclosure (DAE) packs can be added.
19
Related information
Accessing VCE documentation (see page 6)
Disk array enclosures (DAE) (see page 20)
Vblock 100 BX (see page 32)
Vblock 100 DX (see page 24)
Description
Capacity
2 TB, 7.2k RPM NL-SAS disk drives. NL-SAS drives are approximately three times the size of SAS
drives that allow for higher density per drive slot. (The larger the disk, the slower the data rate
transfer and seek time.) This disk array enclosure is for capacity-intensive, sequential reads.
Performance 600 GB, 15k RPM SAS disk drives that allow for higher data rate transfers. SAS drives are smaller in
size to reduce the amount of seek time. This disk array enclosure is for performance-intensive,
random reads.
DPE
performance
DAE
performance
DAE capacity
SAS capacity
NL-SAS capacity
Vblock 100 DX
Vblock 100 DX-3P
32
24
16
16
40
16
24
20
Standard
configuration
DPE
performance
DAE
performance
DAE capacity
40
40
80
32
48
30
24
Vblock 100 BX
You can upgrade the base configurations to a maximum of five DAEs for the Vblock 100 DX and to a
maximum of four DAEs for the Vblock 100 BX, with no more than two capacity DAEs.
Related information
Vblock 100 BX (see page 32)
Vblock 100 DX (see page 24)
21
22
Vblock 100 BX
Cabinets
One 42 U
One 24 U
Virtual machines
100 - 200
50 - 100
Compute
Network switches
Array
Storage expansion
Maximum configuration:
Maximum configuration:
One DPE
Five DAEs
One DPE
Four DAEs
Storage protocol
File = NFS
Block = iSCSI
File = NFS
Block = iSCSI
Disk drives
System size
Related information
Cabinets (see page 24)
Cisco UCS C220 server (see page 16)
EMC VNXe Series storage arrays (see page 19)
Networking components (see page 22)
Vblock 100 BX (see page 32)
Vblock 100 DX (see page 24)
23
Cabinets
This topic describes the Vblock 100 cabinets.
The compute, storage, and network layer components of a Vblock System 100 are contained in a 19"
wide cabinet. Vblock 100 DX is contained in a 42U cabinet and Vblock 100 BX is contained in a 24U
cabinet. Each cabinet conforms to a standard predefined layout. Space is reserved for specific
components even if they are not present or required for the customer configuration. This design makes it
easier to upgrade or expand each Vblock System as capacity needs increase. VCE preinstalls all wiring
based on the predefined layouts.
Related information
Vblock 100 BX (see page 32)
Vblock 100 DX (see page 24)
Vblock 100 DX
Vblock 100 DX is available in six standard configurations.
Vblock 100 DX configurations
The six standard Vblock 100 DX configurations contain:
One EMC VNXe3300 disk processor enclosure (DPE) that is included as a performance DAE
The difference among the six standard configurations is the number of Cisco UCS C220 96 GB servers
and the number and type of EMC disk array enclosures (DAE). The following table summarizes the
differences in Vblock 100 DX configurations:
Vblock 100 DX configuration Number of Cisco
UCS C220 Servers
1 performance
None
1 performance
1 performance
1 performance
1 performance
24
1 performance
RAID 5 (6 + 1): 15 600 GB, 15K SAS disks providing 6 TB of usable space, and approximately
2520 IOPS
RAID 6 (4+2): 13 2TB NL-SAS disks providing 14 TB of usable space, and approximately 1080
IOPS
Additional IOPS are provided by the 24 GB cache that is available in the EMC VNXe3300. Usable space
and IOPS scale, based on the DAE type (SAS/performance or NL-SAS/capacity) per available
configuration.
Vblock 100 DX disk shelf configurations
The following illustration shows the disk shelf configuration available on the Vblock 100 DX for the EMC
VNXe3300 performance DPE - SAS (8 TB raw, 6 TB usable). HS indicates a hot spare.
The following illustration shows the disk shelf configuration available on the Vblock 100 DX for the EMC
VNXe3300 performance DAE - SAS (8 TB raw, 6 TB usable). HS indicates a hot spare.
25
The following illustration shows the disk shelf configuration available on the Vblock 100 DX for the EMC
VNXe3300 capacity DAE - NL-SAS (24 TB raw, 16 TB usable). HS indicates a hot spare.
Dual storage processors. Each storage processor has a four-core 1.6 GHz Intel Westmere
CPU and 12 GB cache. Each storage processor has two 6 GB BE 4-lane SAS buses.
Disk array enclosures (DAE) - Drives for storage, configured as RAID groups
26
100DX-3P configuration
As shown in the following illustration, the 100DX-3P configuration contains three Cisco UCS C220
Servers and one performance DAE (which is the EMC VNXe3300 disk processor enclosure):
27
100DX-3G configuration
As shown in the following illustration, the 100DX-3G configuration contains three Cisco UCS C220
Servers, one performance DAE (which is the EMC VNXe3300 disk processor enclosure), and one
capacity DAE:
28
100DX-6P configuration
As shown in the following illustration, the 100DX-6P configuration contains six Cisco UCS C220 Servers
and two performance DAEs (one of the performance DAEs is the EMC VNXe3300 disk processor
enclosure):
29
100DX-6G configuration
As shown in the following illustration, the 100DX-6G configuration contains six Cisco UCS C220 Servers,
two performance DAEs (one of the performance DAEs is the EMC VNXe3300 disk processor enclosure),
and one capacity DAE:
30
100DX-8P configuration
As shown in the following illustration, the 100DX-8P configuration contains eight Cisco UCS C220
Servers and five performance DAEs (one of the performance DAEs is the EMC VNXe3300 disk processor
enclosure):
31
100DX-8G configuration
As shown in the following illustration, the 100DX-8G configuration contains eight Cisco UCS C220
Servers, four performance DAEs (one of the performance DAEs is the EMC VNXe3300 disk processor
enclosure), and two capacity DAEs:
Related information
Cabinets (see page 24)
Disk array enclosures (DAE) (see page 20)
Vblock 100 BX
Vblock 100 BX is available in two standard configurations.
32
One EMC VNXe3150 disk processor enclosure (DPE) that is included as a performance DAE
The difference between the two Vblock 100 BX configurations is the number of Cisco UCS C220 64 GB
servers and the number and type of EMC disk array enclosures (DAE). The following table summarizes
the differences in the Vblock 100 BX configurations:
Vblock 100 BX configuration
Number of DPEs
Number of DAEs
1 performance
None
1 performance
You can scale up to four Cisco UCS C220 servers in the Vblock 100 BX.
Vblock 100 BX storage
The Vblock 100 BX storage layer consists of an EMC VNXe3150 storage array. In the Vblock 100 BX, the
minimum number of disks for primary storage is 10 600 GB, 15K SAS drives plus 1 600 GB SAS hot
spare, plus 1 2TB hot spare.
The DPE contains a different number of disks depending on the RAID configuration:
RAID 5 (4+1): 10 600 GB, 15K SAS drives plus 1 600 GB SAS hot spare, plus 1 2TB hot spare,
providing 4 TB of usable space, and approximately 1800 IOPS
RAID 6 (4+2): 12 2TB NL-SAS disks, providing 14TB of usable space, and approximately 1080
IOPS.
Additional IOPS are provided by the 8 GB cache that is in the EMC VNXe3150. Usable space and IOPS
scale, based on the DAE type (SAS/performance or NL-SAS/capacity) per available configuration.
The storage array is configured as follows:
Dual storage processors. Each storage processor has a four-core 1.6 GHz Intel Westmere
CPU and 8 GB cache. Each storage processor has two 6 GB BE 4-lane SAS buses.
Disk array enclosures (DAE) - Drives for storage, configured as RAID groups
33
The following illustration shows the disk shelf configuration available on the Vblock 100 BX for the EMC
VNXe3150 performance DAE - SAS (6 TB raw, 4 TB usable). HS indicates a hot spare.
The following illustration shows the disk shelf configuration available on the Vblock 100 BX for the EMC
VNXe3150 capacity DAE - NL-SAS (24 TB raw, 16 TB usable):
34
100BX-3P configuration
As shown in the following illustration, the 100BX-3P configuration contains three Cisco UCS C220
Servers and one performance DAE (which is the EMC VNXe3150 disk processor enclosure):
100BX-3G configuration
As shown in the following illustration, the 100BX-3G configuration contains three Cisco UCS C220
Servers, one performance DAE (which is the EMC VNXe3150 disk processor enclosure), and one
capacity DAE:
35
Related information
Cabinets (see page 24)
Disk array enclosures (DAE) (see page 20)
Power options
Vblock System 100 supports power outlet unit (POU) options inside and outside of North America. The
following table lists the POUs.
Location
POU
Power specification
North America
NEMA L6-30P
Japan
The VCE Vblock System 100 Physical Planning Guide provides more information about power
requirements.
Related information
Accessing VCE documentation (see page 6)
36
Additional references
Additional references
References overview
The following sections list documentation provided by Cisco, EMC, and VMware for each of the product
lines that are discussed in this document.
Virtualization components
Product
Description
Link to documentation
VMware vCenter
Server
www.vmware.com/solutions/
virtualization-management/
VMware vSphere
ESXi
www.vmware.com/products/
vsphere/
VMware Single
Sign-On (SSO)
Service
blogs.vmware.com/kb/2012/10/
vsphere-sso-resources.html
Compute components
Product
Description
Link to documentation
www.cisco.com/en/US/products/
ps12369/index.html
Network components
Product
Description
Link to documentation
Cisco Nexus
3064-T Switch
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/
nexus-3064-t-switch/model.html
37
Additional references
Product
Description
Link to documentation
Cisco StackWise
and StackWise
Plus Technology
www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/
ps5718/ps5023/
prod_white_paper09186a00801b096a.html
Storage components
Product
Description
Link to documentation
www.emc.com/products/series/
vnxe-series.htm
38
www.vce.com
About VCE
VCE, formed by Cisco and EMC with investments from VMware and Intel, accelerates the adoption of converged
infrastructure and cloud-based computing models that dramatically reduce the cost of IT while improving time to market for
our customers. VCE, through Vblock Systems, delivers the industry's only fully integrated and fully virtualized cloud
infrastructure system. VCE solutions are available through an extensive partner network, and cover horizontal applications,
vertical industry offerings, and application development environments, allowing customers to focus on business innovation
instead of integrating, validating, and managing IT infrastructure.
2013, 2014 VCE Company, LLC. All rights reserved. VCE, Vblock, VCE Vision, and the VCE logo are registered
trademarks or trademarks of VCE Company, LLC. and/or its affiliates in the United States or other countries. All other
trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
39