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Brocade VDX 6746 Switch What is it? State-of-the-art 10 Gigabit Ethernet embedded switch for the Hitachi CB500 blade server platform Enables Hitachi CB500 to support flexible connectivity options for cloud architectures, including lossless Ethernet fabrics  Provides CB500 customers the choice to enhance their hierarchical network architectures, deploy flatter scale-out fabrics or converge networks when deploying virtualization and cloud IT infrastructures.  Designed to increase scalability and enhance VM mobility, further simplifying management and significantly reducing operational overhead of virtualized blade server environments

VDX 6746: New 10GE DCB switch MODUle Industry’s 1st Ethernet Fabric enabled embedded 10Gb DCB switch module flexible connectivity options for cloud architectures enhance hierarchical network architectures deploy flatter scale-out fabrics; or converge networks Brocade VDX 6746 supports 24 x 10GE ports (16 internal, 8 external) Non-blocking, cut through architecture, wire speed Dual speed (1GE/10GE) external ports 1 Gb RJ-45 connectors and 10 Gb twinax copper or optical connectors Brocade Virtual Cluster Switching (VCS) DCB and multi hop FCoE Automatic Migration of Port Profiles (AMPP) Rich set of Layer 2 features Hitachi Chassis Management Support Brocade VDX 6746 The Brocade VDX 6746 Switch is a state-of-the-art 10 Gigabit Ethernet embedded switch for the Hitachi CB500 blade server platform. It enables Hitachi CB500 to support flexible connectivity options for cloud architectures, including lossless Ethernet fabrics.  VDX 6746 provides CB500 customers the choice to enhance their hierarchical network architectures, deploy flatter scale-out fabrics or converge networks when deploying virtualization and cloud IT infrastructures.  It is designed to increase scalability and enhance VM mobility, further simplifying management and significantly reducing operational costs Designed for Hitachi CB500, VDX 6746 is a 10 Gigabit Ethernet embedded switch with 16 internal ports and 8 external ports.  Embedded design dramatically reduces cabling, power and cooling requirements compared to external stand-alone switches. Wire-speed switch with non-blocking cut through architecture provides industry-leading performance and ultra-low latency Dual speed (1Gbps/10Gbps) capable external ports are well suited for datacenters migrating to next generation 10Gbps high performance architectures Provides flexible connectivity options including 1 Gbps RJ-45 connectors and 10 Gbps twinax copper or optical connectors Simplifies network architectures and enables cloud computing by delivering Brocade Virtual Cluster Switching (VCS) technology and enabling Ethernet fabrics VCS technology deploys scale-out fabrics instead of a hierarchical network to flatten the network design, and manages the entire fabric as a single Logical Chassis to reduce complexity Compared to classic Ethernet architectures, Ethernet fabrics allow all paths to be active, increasing network performance, utilization, and resiliency Datacenter Bridging and multi-hop FCoE capabilities enable lossless unified storage connectivity, and storage and LAN traffic convergence to reduce connectivity cost Automatic Migration of Port Profiles (AMPP) feature simplifies virtualized server management by enabling seamless Virtual Machine (VM) mobility Offers a rich set of Layer 2 features and can be deployed into classic 1Gb and 10Gb architectures, preserving existing network designs and cabling Integrates with Hitachi Chassis Management software enabling end-to-end management of CB500

Benefits of VDX 6746 Embedded design dramatically reduces cabling, power and cooling Industry-leading performance and ultra-low latency Simplifies network architectures and enables cloud computing by delivering Brocade Virtual Cluster Switching (VCS) technology and enabling Ethernet fabrics VCS technology deploys scale-out fabrics instead of a hierarchical network to flatten the network design, and manages the entire fabric as a single Logical Chassis to reduce complexity Compared to classic Ethernet architectures, Ethernet fabrics allow all paths to be active, increasing network performance, utilization, and resiliency Supports lossless unified storage connectivity, and storage and LAN traffic convergence to reduce connectivity cost Simplifies virtualized server management by enabling seamless Virtual Machine (VM) mobility Can be deployed into classic 1Gb and 10Gb architectures, preserving existing network designs and cabling Enables end-to-end management of CB500

Virtual Cluster Switching (VCS) Scale-out, multi-path, highly resilient layer 2 Ethernet Fabric Self-forming and masterless through Distributed Intelligence Manage fabric as a single Logical Chassis ETHERNET FABRIC LOGICAL CHASSIS Brocade Ethernet Fabric enables new network architectures for evolving virtualization / cloud environments: Logically flat L2 network: self aggregation, topology flexibility, optimized for large-scaled virtualization High throughput & High Performance: eliminated STP, multi-paths, automatic selection of the shortest path of the traffic, automatic scaling of bandwidth. High availability & High scalability: self-recovery of fabrics, isolation of disorders. Automatic and simple administration: self mutual recognition of the switches, addition and deletion of switches without configuration, manage several switches as a single chassis. Coordination with server virtualization: port configuration subsequent to the migration of VMs, automatic discovery of devices and automatic creation & configuration of port profiles. Convergence of LAN and SAN: supports conventional Ethernet and the new DCB protocol. DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE

VCS and FCoE Server Blade CB500 FCoE storage (Multi hop) NAS FC storage * VDX 6720 Top of Rack Switch iSCSI DCB VCS license allows creation of a Ethernet Fabric that scales past two switches VCS Cluster FCoE storage (Single Hop) VDX 6746 Embedded Switch FCoE license enables single and multi hop FCoE Creation of a VCS fabric between 2 embedded switches is free Server Blade vLAG CB500 Logical Chassis * Future use case

Virtual Machine Mobility [Add Presentation Title: Insert tab > Header & Footer > Notes and Handouts] Virtual Machine Mobility 4/12/2017 Challenges Today Limited sphere of mobility STP limits flexibility to a minimized, defined tree of switches L3 limits mobility to a single rack VM migration can break network/application access Port setting information must be identical at destination Map services (VLANs, QoS, security, etc.) to all physical ports Eases mobility, but undermines network and security best practices Distributed Virtual Switch Addresses configuration needs Consumes server resources and still restricted by physical limits Limited insight into where VMs are running VMs exist anywhere in the cluster L3 to Agg. Layer L2 STP  Distributed vSwitch ! Key Points VM mobility can occur within a cluster of physical servers that are in the same IP subnet and Ethernet VLAN. As described in the review of STP limitations, the sphere of VM migration can be further constrained. The solution for flexible VM mobility is a more scalable and available Layer 2 network with higher network bandwidth utilization. For a VM to migrate from one server to another, many server attributes must be the same on the origination and destination servers. This extends into the network as well, requiring VLAN, Access Control List (ACL), Quality of Service (QoS), and security profiles to be the same on both the source and destination access switch ports. If switch port configurations differ, either the migration pre-flight will fail or network access for the VM will break Organizations could map all settings to all network ports, but that would violate most networking and security best practices. The distributed virtual switch in vSphere 4 addresses some of these issues, but at the cost of consuming physical server resources for switching, added complexity in administering network policies at multiple switch tiers, and a lack of consistent security enforcement for VM-to-VM traffic. ? © 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL—For Internal Use Only

VM Mobility with VDX 6746 & VCS [Add Presentation Title: Insert tab > Header & Footer > Notes and Handouts] VM Mobility with VDX 6746 & VCS 4/12/2017 Automatic Migration of port profiles (AMPP) Distributed intelligence of VM location throughout VCS fabric Granular VLAN, ACL, and QoS policies assigned per VM Zero network re-configuration required when a VM is moved across the VCS fabric MAC ID MAC ID MAC ID MAC ID MAC ID MAC ID VDX 6746 And we’re going to connect that VM system to another switch. Because the MAC address is already approved, its presence is accepted within the fabric.   Now let’s show what happens when Webserver 1 is unplugged for maintenance. Let’s remember that human error causes 70% of all problems on the network. So the technician working on System 1 goofs. This system now becomes a rogue server. When the technician tries to plug Webserver 1 back in, Switch #4 doesn’t recognize it. In this way, you can keep problems associated with one system from causing problems elsewhere on the network. But when the problem is fixed, you can enjoy the benefits of the Brocade automatic migration port profile. MAC ID MAC ID MAC ID VDX 6746 © 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL—For Internal Use Only

FLEXIBLE I/O ARCHITECTURE= FC Fabric + Ethernet fabric + converged network Single logical chassis of 12 VDX switches Brocade VDX 6746 - 10Gb Ethernet Fabric Switch Module Brocade 5460 – 8Gb FC Switch Module LAN FC SAN (A) Top of Rack VDX 6720s FC SAN (B) NAS/iSCSI/FCoE

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