Cisco Server Access and Virtualization Business Unit Cisco Nexus 1000 Series

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Expanding Role of Server Virtualization “Server Consolidation and Virtualization Are Number One and Number Two Spending Priorities” Source: Goldman Sachs CIO Survey “10% of Server Workloads Virtualized in 2009; Forecast to Be 50%–60% in Next Five Years” Source: Industry Analyst Reports “Increasing Use of vMotion and DRS resulting in Multiplicative Increase in Complexity” Source: Cisco “Desktop Virtualization Gaining Traction as Tool to Address Desktop Manageability, Security and Cost” Source: Goldman Sachs IT Spending Survey

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 Server Virtualization Issues 1 vMotion Moves VMs Across Physical Ports—the Network Policy Should Follow

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Server Virtualization Issues 2 Impossible to View or Apply Network Policy to Locally Switched Traffic

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Need Shared Nomenclature Between Network Admin and Server Admin Server Virtualization Issues 3 VMware vCenter Manager Switch Supervisor Interface

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 Key Findings of the 1000V ROI Study Virtualize More Apps with 1000V Spend Fewer Hours Running the vNetwork With 1000V 30% APPS 30% HOURS

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 7 Virtualize 30% More Applications  Virtualize general compute with a consistent policy workflow from P  V  Virtualize DMZ’s with VLAN isolation, and security policy enforcement with ACL  Virtualize PCI, SOX, HIPAA applications with Netflow, ERSPAN, and port statistics  Virtualize Tier-1 applications with LACP, vPC host mode  Virtualize VDI with DHCP Snooping, Port Security, Dynamic ARP Inspection VM Port Profiles DMZ High Density VM

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 Spend 30% Less Hours/Yr on vNetwork Fewer Hours “Keeping the Lights on” Means More Hours “Innovating”

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 Cisco Nexus 1000V  Industry’s most advanced software switch for VMware vSphere  Built on Cisco NX-OS  Compatible with all switches  Compatible with all servers on the VMware Hardware Compatibility List  Winner of VMWorld Best in Show 2008 and Cisco Most Innovative Product of 2009 vSphere 1000V VEM 1000V VSM VM Server Physical Switches

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 10 Policy-Based VM Connectivity Mobility of Network and Security Properties Non-Disruptive Operational Model vSphere Nexus 1000V VM vSphere Nexus 1000V VM Nexus 1000V VSM VMware vCenter Server Physical Switches

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 11 vSphere Policy-Based VM Connectivity Port Profiles WEB Apps HR DB DMZ Policy-Based VM Connectivity Non-Disruptive Operational Model vSphere Nexus 1000V VEM Nexus 1000V VEM VM Nexus 1000V VSM VM Connection Policy  Defined in the network  Applied in Virtual Center  Linked to VM UUID VMware vCenter Server Physical Switches Mobility of Network and Security Properties

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 12 Mobility of Network And Security Properties Policy-Based VM Connectivity Non-Disruptive Operational Model vSphere Nexus 1000V VEM vSphere Nexus 1000V VEM Nexus 1000V VSM VM Mobility of Network and Security Properties VM VMs Need to Move  VMotion  DRS  SW Upgrade/Patch  Hardware Failure VMware vCenter Server Physical Switches VM Property Mobility  VMotion for the network  Ensures VM security  Maintains connection state

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 Non-Disruptive Operational Model Policy-Based VM Connectivity vSphere Nexus 1000V VEM vSphere Nexus 1000V VEM Nexus 1000V VSM VM VI Admin Benefits  Maintains existing VM mgmt  Reduces deployment time  Improves scalability  Reduces operational workload  Enables VM-level visibility Non-Disruptive Operational Model Network Admin Benefits  Unifies network mgmt and ops  Improves operational security  Enhances VM network features  Ensures policy persistence  Enables VM-level visibility VMware vCenter Server Physical Switches VM Mobility of Network and Security Properties

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 14 Nexus 1000V Architecture vSphere Nexus 1000V VM vSphere Nexus 1000V VM Nexus 1000V VSM Installation  ESX and ESXi  VUM and Manual Installation  VEM is installed/upgraded like any ESX patch Server Physical Switches VMware vCenter

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved s of Companies Use Nexus 1000V University of Arizona

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved s of Companies Use Nexus 1000V US Bottling Company “The Nexus 1000V simplifies collaboration within the IT department by clearly separating responsibilities for our server group and network group” —Julien Mousqueton, Technical Architect US Bottling Company “The Nexus 1000V simplifies collaboration within the IT department by clearly separating responsibilities for our server group and network group” —Rory Regan, Telecom Manager

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 17 No-Charge Evaluation EvaluateBundle 60 DAYS FREE Bundle $795 for Nexus 1000V and vSphere Enterprise Plus

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 18 Nexus in the Data Center Access Unified Access Layer (1Gb  10Gb  FCOE) Unified Access Layer FCOE Multi-Hop FCoE Enabled Access Tier 1G and 10GE Rack Mount Servers UCS Compute Pod <160 Servers 1G and 10GE Blade Servers Pass-Thru HP/IBM/Dell 10GE Blade (HP) N4K - DCB Blade Switch IBM/Dell MDS N7000 N5000 N2000 VM NEXUS 1000v VM NEXUS 1000v VM NEXUS 1000v FCOE

© 2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 19 Cisco Nexus 1010

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 20 What Is the Nexus 1010?  The Nexus 1010 is a networking appliance to host four Nexus 1000V virtual supervisor modules (VSM)  Allows network administrators to manage the Nexus 1000V supervisor like a standard Cisco switch, with all the same 1000V features  Launching pad for future virtualized services (NAM, firewall, etc.)  $24,995 per appliance (inc V licenses till 12/31/10)  Available April/May 2010

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 21 Benefits for Both Teams Server AdminNetwork Admin Offload VSM Install/Mgmt to Network Team VSM Doesn’t Need VMware ESX Licensing Install The VSM Like a Standard Cisco Switch Prepare for VM Sprawl with Ample Scalability (256 Hosts Per Nexus 1010 Appliance)

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 22 Feature Comparison VSM on Virtual MachineVSM on Nexus 1010 Nexus 1000V features and scalability VEM running on vSphere 4 Enterprise Plus NX-OS high availability of VSM 64 hosts per VSM Nexus 1000V features and scalability VEM running on vSphere 4 Enterprise Plus NX-OS high availability of VSM 64 hosts per VSM, 4 VSMs, 256 hosts in total Installation like a standard Cisco switch Network Team manages the switch hardware

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 23 Architecture Comparison vSphere Nexus 1000V VM 1000V VSM x 1 Server VSM on Virtual Machine vSphere Nexus 1000V VEM VM Server VM Cisco Nexus V VSM x 4 VSM on Nexus 1010 Physical Switches

© 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 24 Nexus 1010 Hardware Configuration Based on the UCS C200 M1 Physical Appliance  2* Intel X GHz, 6 core  4* 4 GB RDIMMs RAM  2* 500GB SATA-II HDD  1* Broadcom Quadport GbE 5709 NIC Card  1* Serial Port  1* Rail-Kit