November, 2012 FlexPod Training and Demonstration Resources Marcos Hernandez Solutions Architect, Cisco Systems CCIE #8283

Agenda

Existing FlexPod Training and Demo Resources

 As of October 2012:  700+ participants from ~400 Partner Companies have attended instructor-led FlexPod events  300+ demo events were scheduled during FY12  550+ self-paced trainings were scheduled on the FlexPod Labs  4.41 average user satisfaction score FY12: A Year in Review Configure Deploy Demonstrate

Cisco | NetApp FlexPod Resources  FlexPod Demo/Training Lab (aka, DCV Lab)  Internet Accessible  Full Stack Training  Business Value Demo’s  Fully Scripted  “The” Customer Demo Resource  Challenge Labs  Local Hands-On Experience  Able to accommodate local needs  In Cisco Facilities  Great for Customer Tours  Blinking lights and rack/stack view

 The FlexPod Demo Lab offers remote access to self-paced …  Post-install training covering detailed configuration steps based on the FlexPod Implementation Guide and CVD  FlexPod demonstration PODs  Technologies include …  Nexus 5548  Nexus 1000v  UCS B Series Servers  NetApp 3240  VMware vSphere 4.1  Unified Fabric FlexPod Training & Demonstration Lab

 Demonstrating Rapid Deployment, Scaling and Virtual Desktops  Describe the UCS Manager and Service profiles  Provision a New Blade Server from a Service Template  Provision Virtual Desktops using the Virtual Storage Console  Provision New Storage Using the Virtual Storage Console  Resize Storage Using the Virtual Storage Console  Simple System Administration and Management  Demonstrate Server and Chassis Administration with UCS Manager  Demonstrate Network Visibility with Data Center Network Manager  Improved End User Experience  Network Persistence after a vMotion Event  NetApp Flash Cache  Desktop Re-deployment Using the Virtual Storage Console  Reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)  Storage Deduplication  FlexPod Scalability - Server and Chassis  Security and Compliance  Nexus 1000v Port Profiles  Role Based Access Control with UCS Manager  Storage Virtualization: vFiler and IP Spaces – NetApp Multistore Remotely deliver polished, seamless FlexPod Demos All tasks tied to business value Note: this is not a training resource Very little configuration, no CLI used Language is plain and simple FlexPod Training & Demonstration Lab

FlexPod Demo Script Options  Long Demo Script  Illustrations, detailed steps and thorough explanations  Intended for presenters learning the FlexPod value proposition  Fast Track Demo Script  Shortened and summarized with a list of elemental tasks  Conveys business benefits in the quickest possible manner

Scheduling Interface  Simple User Interface  Integrated lab Request and Schedule  Event Summary Reporting for users  Training and Demonstration Guide

Signing Up  Select sign up for access on home page  Use company address (personal will not be approved)  Complete request form NOTE - If you move to a new company you must request a new account using your new company address

Scheduling Interface Continued

Scheduling the Lab Activity 3 Easy Steps  Choose Lab activity and POD  Choose Time on Calendar  Provide Event Details

Lab/Demo Interface

Logging into POD PC

Quick 3-minute Videos

Building Your Own Training/Demo Environment

Training POD Topology Using the reference topology below, partners and distributors can build their own demonstration platform. Cisco can provide you with a self contained-packaged that includes some preconfigured VM’s listed here. NOTE: Customization will still be required to accommodate your environment

High Level Automation Approach The labs consists of 12 independent training PODs and two independent Demo PODs. Each POD can be individually recycled, to provide a personalized experience. PODs are brought up in the following sequence: UCSM Sub- organization reset, including local password rewrite NetApp vFiler (volume) reversion from snapshot Management PC reboot (non-persistent disk today, snapshot soon) NetApp Simulator reboot (non- persistent disk) AD policy rewrite (future)

Automation Workflow: The Details FlexPod Lab Automation UCS POD specific (user controlled) POD specific (user controlled) NetApp VMware Server Pools VLANs RBAC Global (Admin controlled) Global (Admin controlled) Universal VLAN sets Overlapping IP subnets Locales and Organizations Users/AD Integration Training Server Pool Demo Server Pool Service Profile Sub-org User Power-off Service Profile SSH/CLI Delete sub-org (removes pools, templates, profiles, etc.) Create empty sub-organization Change user password Local domain (AD planned) Revert Volumes Boot Volume: FlexClone, Boot LUN, unique per POD DS and DS_2 (clones), Windows (POD VMs) POD VMs: vCenter, N1KV VSM, DHCP Server and AD Revert VMs RDP VM Data ONTAP Simulator

Sample Configuration Scripts UCSM scope org /US delete org POD01 commit-buffer scope org / enter org US commit-buffer scope org /US enter org POD01 up commit-buffer UCSM scope org /US delete org POD01 commit-buffer scope org / enter org US commit-buffer scope org /US enter org POD01 up commit-buffer NetApp Volumes ### Create the volume that will later be exported to the ESXi ### servers as an NFS datastores vol create VDI_VFILER1_ROOT -s none aggr1 20m vol create VDI_VFILER1_DS -s none aggr1 500g vol create VDI_VFILER1_SWAP -s none aggr1 200g ### Create the volume that will hold the ESXi boot LUNs for each ### server. vol create POD1_BOOT_A -s none aggr1 200g ### Clone WINDOWS volume. vol clone create VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS -b LAB_WINDOWS clone_base_snap ### (optional) Create a master volume for pre-configured VM’s. ### Will be used to clone out to all vfilers. #vol create LAB_WINDOWS -s none aggr1 500g NetApp Volumes ### Create the volume that will later be exported to the ESXi ### servers as an NFS datastores vol create VDI_VFILER1_ROOT -s none aggr1 20m vol create VDI_VFILER1_DS -s none aggr1 500g vol create VDI_VFILER1_SWAP -s none aggr1 200g ### Create the volume that will hold the ESXi boot LUNs for each ### server. vol create POD1_BOOT_A -s none aggr1 200g ### Clone WINDOWS volume. vol clone create VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS -b LAB_WINDOWS clone_base_snap ### (optional) Create a master volume for pre-configured VM’s. ### Will be used to clone out to all vfilers. #vol create LAB_WINDOWS -s none aggr1 500g

Sample Configuration Scripts (continued) Modify NetApp Volumes ### Disable automatic snapshot option for the SWAP volumes. ### Leaves snap schedule in place. vol options VDI_VFILER1_ROOT nosnap on vol options VDI_VFILER1_DS nosnap on vol options VDI_VFILER1_SWAP nosnap on vol options VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS nosnap on vol options POD1_BOOT_A nosnap on priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_ROOT level=VeryHigh priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_DS level=VeryHigh cache=keep priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_SWAP level=Medium cache=reuse priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS level=VeryHigh cache=keep priority set volume POD1_BOOT_A level=VeryHigh cache=keep Modify NetApp Volumes ### Disable automatic snapshot option for the SWAP volumes. ### Leaves snap schedule in place. vol options VDI_VFILER1_ROOT nosnap on vol options VDI_VFILER1_DS nosnap on vol options VDI_VFILER1_SWAP nosnap on vol options VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS nosnap on vol options POD1_BOOT_A nosnap on priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_ROOT level=VeryHigh priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_DS level=VeryHigh cache=keep priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_SWAP level=Medium cache=reuse priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS level=VeryHigh cache=keep priority set volume POD1_BOOT_A level=VeryHigh cache=keep NetApp Volumes Snapshots ## Create NetApp Volume Snapshots snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_DS 0 snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_SWAP 0 snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS 0 snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_ROOT 0 snap reserve POD1_BOOT_A 0 snap create VDI_VFILER1_DS Default snap create VDI_VFILER1_SWAP Default snap create VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS Default snap create VDI_VFILER1_ROOT Default snap create POD1_BOOT_A Default NetApp Volumes Snapshots ## Create NetApp Volume Snapshots snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_DS 0 snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_SWAP 0 snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS 0 snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_ROOT 0 snap reserve POD1_BOOT_A 0 snap create VDI_VFILER1_DS Default snap create VDI_VFILER1_SWAP Default snap create VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS Default snap create VDI_VFILER1_ROOT Default snap create POD1_BOOT_A Default

Sample Configuration Scripts (continued) Enable Deduplication sis on /vol/VDI_VFILER1_DS sis config -s /vol/VDI_VFILER1_DS Enable Deduplication sis on /vol/VDI_VFILER1_DS sis config -s /vol/VDI_VFILER1_DS Reset a Volume snap restore -f -t vol -s clone_base_snap POD1_BOOT_A vol options POD1_BOOT_A nosnap on snap create POD1_BOOT_A Default vfiler run lab-vfiler2 exportfs -p rw= /27: /27,root= /27: /27,nosuid /vol/LAB_VFILER1_SWAP vfiler run lab-vfiler2 exportfs -p rw= /27: /27,root= /27: /27,nosuid /vol/LAB_VFILER1_DS vfiler run lab-vfiler2 exportfs -p rw= /27: /27,root= /27: /27,nosuid /vol/POD1_WINDOWS snap delete POD1_BOOT_A Default snap create POD1_BOOT_A Default snap restore -f -t vol -s Default POD21BOOT_A Reset a Volume snap restore -f -t vol -s clone_base_snap POD1_BOOT_A vol options POD1_BOOT_A nosnap on snap create POD1_BOOT_A Default vfiler run lab-vfiler2 exportfs -p rw= /27: /27,root= /27: /27,nosuid /vol/LAB_VFILER1_SWAP vfiler run lab-vfiler2 exportfs -p rw= /27: /27,root= /27: /27,nosuid /vol/LAB_VFILER1_DS vfiler run lab-vfiler2 exportfs -p rw= /27: /27,root= /27: /27,nosuid /vol/POD1_WINDOWS snap delete POD1_BOOT_A Default snap create POD1_BOOT_A Default snap restore -f -t vol -s Default POD21BOOT_A

#!/bin/bash xyz="show banner" prompt="*#" promptconf="*(config)#" expect -c " spawn ssh -l admin sleep 2 expect { "*word:" { send "password12"\r } sleep 2 expect { "*" { send "en"\r } sleep 2 expect { "*word:" { send \"passwordenable\" send \r }. Automation Scripts - Telnet/SSH Example using expect

Automation Scripts - Telnet/SSH Example using Probit’s Polyscript GUI* * This is not an endorsement or recommendation. Please carefully assess the risks of running shareware tools on your infrastructure. Cisco and/or NetApp are not responsible for problems derived from their use.

Demo POD Topology Using the reference topology below, partners and distributors can build their own demonstration platform. Cisco can provide you with a self contained-packaged that includes some preconfigured VM’s listed here. NOTE: Customization will still be required to accommodate your environment

Building Your Own FlexPod Demo Some best practices are listed here:  Management PC  Procure a Windows 7 64-bit workstation to run all the necessary software required by the demonstration infrastructure. You should also ensure that this station has full IP connectivity (no firewall) to the NetApp FAS controller and the NetApp simulator (SIMBOX), preferably, a network interface in the same layer 2 domain as the NetApp components.  UCS Manager (UCSM) Provision a user with specific administrative control over the blade(s) that are used in the demo. Doing this implicitly shows a nice application of the roles and access control built into UCSM. Create sub-organizations, pools and policies specific to this specific demo user. Pre-provision a lower-rights user to show the Role-based Access Control (RBAC) demos.  vCenter  Preferably, you should deploy vCenter as a separate VM serving only the blade (or blades) that will be used for the demonstration. Do not aggregate other PODs under the same vCenter instance, as this can cause collisions or unplanned disruptions in connectivity.

Building Your Own FlexPod Demo (cont.)  NetApp Data ONTAP Simulator The NetApp Simulator is a very powerful tool that replicates almost all the required features in a FlexPod deployment. When using the simulator as part of this demo, don’t forget to:  Use the NetApp simulator is 7-mode, not cluster mode.  By default, the simulator is offered as a VMware Player compatible format. To install it on your virtualized environment, vCenter converter can be used to import it into your ESXi host.  The simulator offers 4 that can be connected to the Nexus 1000V vDS (e0a, e0b, e0c and e0d). Use them appropriately: Dedicate one interface for management (SSH, Web) Dedicate one interface for NFS integration between the default controller and the NFS VMKernel port Dedicate one interface for NFS integration between a vFiler and the NFS VMKernel port  Using the license add command, license the following features using the license keys provided with the package: Deduplication, NFS, Multistore, Operations Core, Provisioning Manager and Protection Manager.  Do not configure a management host IP address in the simulator, so all source IP’s are allowed for admin tasks.

Building Your Own FlexPod Demo (cont.)  Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)  Install DCNM on the Management PC and use the default operation mode to conduct the DCNM demonstrations. No paid licenses are necessary to show the tasks associated with the Nexus 1000V, but a license has to be applied. Contact with your Cisco representative for additional details.  NetApp Data Fabric Manager (DFM)  NetApp Data Fabric Manager (DFM) should be installed on the management PC for ease of use and administration. DFM will automatically discover the storage controller and simulator if the management PC is on the same subnet as one of the controller/SIMBOX interfaces. If not, you can define discovery rules within DFM to discover controllers across multiple subnets or network hops. It is recommended that you also do the following: Enter Administration credentials in DFM to list the configurable options Enable Performance Advisor under Option in DFM License Operations Core, Provisioning Manager and Protection Manager.  NetApp Management Console (NMC)  The NetApp Management Console (NMC) can be downloaded from within DFM and should be installed on the management PC for ease of use and administration. The NMC Hosts section must be configured with the administration credentials of the NetApp FAS controllers and the NetApp SIMBOX. This will allow the correct administration and configuration rights, as well as performance monitoring for some of the demonstration tasks.

 Power-Shell automation  Technologies include …  Nexus 5548  Nexus 1000v  UCS B Series Servers  NetApp 3240  VMware vSphere 4.1  Unified Fabric Roadmap and Upcoming Updates

FlexPod Training and Demonstration Summary

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