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2. Evolution of the Data Center
CONSOLIDATION
of assets
VIRTUALIZATION
of servers & storage
CONVERGENCE
of networks
QFX3500
LAN
SAN
FCoE
Now there is a lot of talk about designing and building out a green, extremely efficient virtual data center and Network Convergence plays a big part in that. You see, there are many degrees of data center efficiency, and there are several key steps companies need to take to arrive at an Intelligent Converged Data Center. The first step of data center efficiency is the consolidation of physical servers and storage systems. We’re all familiar with deploying massive consolidation strategies whereby you consolidate your stranded midrange storage systems into your high-end enterprise-class storage systems and the same applies for servers. The next step beyond consolidation is the virtualization of your physical assets . For blade servers, this means using hypervisors to create dozens or hundreds of virtual machines in a single system. For storage devices, this means virtualizing multiple storage systems under common management so that they can be partitioned like one giant hard drive. Now the next degree of data center efficiency—one step beyond virtualization—is the convergence of your networks. You can consolidate your assets, you can virtualize them, but ultimately your data center will not be operating at peak levels of efficiency unless you have converged your mixed protocols supporting your common applications.
Network Convergence, along with Virtualization of the server, network and storage infrastructure are driving the next gen data center toward a service-based, cloud-enabled computing model
Network Convergence lowers both CAPEX and OPEX as there are a lot less adapters, switches, and cables to buy and a lot less power and cooling required.
The Transition to convergence can be done in a phased approach, protecting investments in existing LAN and SAN equipment, tools and training, avoiding disruptions to mission-critical systems and applications.
Convergence improves IT’s ability to provide services to their clients. A converged network enables applications to be implemented over whatever protocols provide the service levels that are appropriate for the business requirements of the applications.
I/O is a key element
I/O bandwidth requirements are exploding, you can expect 100 fold increase within 72 months
Maximize I/O efficiency with protocol offloads, protect CPU utilization
Realize reductions in capital and operating expenditures
Data center computing is in the process of moving to the cloud and network convergence using enhanced Ethernet is an enabling technology
HPC

3. Separate networks for each traffic type
Legacy network
Separate networks for each traffic type
LAN, SAN, HPC
Unique infrastructure
Server adapters
Fabric switches
Cables
Separate management schemes
Inherently costly and complicated

4. converged network solution
Phased deployment (no rip & replace)
Continue to use existing LAN and SAN investments
Protocol selection based upon application/business requirements
Single network to manage & maintain
Benefits of a Converged Network:
Lower IT sprawl by up to 60%
Lower CAPEX by up to 30%
Lower OPEX by up to 60%
Reduce power & cooling by up to 30%
Speed service delivery
Shared pools of resources, managed from a common platform
Secure
Consistent experience
QLogic 5800 Fibre Channel Switch:
Stackability - extend consolidation efforts to the fabric
Easy SAN expansion – without user disruption via dedicated ISLs
More bandwidth per box – 20Gb stacking ports 3X speed of device ports!
Advanced management functionality
Dozens of integrated tools let you do more with your fabric!
QuickTools, Adaptive Trunking, Drag-and-drop Zoning
Lowest lifecycle costs
World-class functionality included with base product
Affordable single site license for advanced software
Fewer per-switch license upgrade fees
The QFX3500 switch
delivers a high-performance, ultra low latency, feature rich L2 and L3 solution for supporting a wide range of deployment scenarios including traditional and virtualized data centers, high-performance computing, network-attached storage, converged server I/O, and cloud computing. A versatile, compact, high-density 10GbE platform that runs the same Junos OS as other Juniper switches, routers and security platforms, the QFX3500 also delivers a fabric-ready edge solution for the Juniper Networks QFabric architecture.
For converged server edge access environments, the QFX3500 is a standards-based Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) transit switch and FCoE to Fibre Channel (FCoE-FC) gateway, protecting customer investments in existing data center aggregation and Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) infrastructures.
When deployed with other components of the Juniper Networks QFabric architecture, the QFX3500, which is manageable by Junos Space, delivers a fabric-ready QF/Node edge solution that contributes to a high-performance, low latency fabric, unleashing the power of the exponential data center for users migrating from traditional multitier networks.
The QFX3500 offers 63 dual-mode small form-factor pluggable transceiver (SFP+/SFP) ports and four quad small form-factor pluggable plus (QSFP+) ports in a 1 U form factor, delivering feature-rich L2 and L3 connectivity to networked devices such as rack servers, blade servers, storage systems and other switches in highly demanding, high-performance data center environments.
Juniper Networks helps enterprises simplify their data center network architecture by collapsing it into two tiers with Virtual Chassis fabric technology, and finally, to one tier with QFabric. By leveraging a common operating system, an open network automation platform, and an industry-leading product and services portfolio, we help to reduce the total cost of ownership and provide performance, scale, and agility.
QLogic Network Adapters
QLogic 5000 Series
Juniper QFX3500

5. VmflexTM - NIC Partitioning (NPAR)
Port 1
Port 2
NIC Or
FCoE
iSCSI
- Multiple Virtual Adapters per physical port
- 8 physical functions – 4 per port
- Concurrent Protocol support:
NIC, iSCSI, FCoE
Traffic isolation per vPort for enhanced security and dedicated bandwidth
- Bandwidth allocation for QoS features in increments of 100Mbps block sizes
(up to 10Gbps total bandwidth)

6. Flexible all-in-one switch, deploy everywhere
Juniper QFX 3500
Sub-microsecond latency
Line rate throughput for all frame sizes on all ports
Standards-based Layer 2, Layer 3, and I/O convergence
Supports feature-rich implementation of IEEE DCB standards for converged networks, enabling FCoE, iSCSI and NAS deployments
FCoE transit and FCoE-FC gateway, interoperability with both Brocade and Cisco Fibre Channel SANs (including support for multi-hop FCoE)
Interoperability with major CNA vendors
It’s green, RoHSS, China RoHSS, Gold 80 Plus, Green Recycle, WEE, REACH
QFabric ready!
The QFX3500 is a top of rack 10GbE switch.
It has sub microsecond latency
- Line Rate throughput for all frames sizes on all ports
- Standards based Layer-2, Layer-3 and IO Convergence
- It is a Lossless Switch, and supports Data Center Bridging (DCB)
- It works with Cisco MDS 9148 Fibre Channel Switch
- And it is Qfabric Ready!
The QFX3500 is Flexible, all in one, deploy everywhere switch.
Flexible all-in-one switch, deploy everywhere
Source: Juniper Networks QFX3500 Switch Assessment, Network Test, February 2011

7. Use Case – Virtualized Environment
Requirements
Multiple interfaces required
VM Traffic (vSwitch)
Management (Low bandwidth, High priority)
VMotion (Backup – High bandwidth)
Storage interface
Challenges
Multiple adapters, cables
Higher TCO
Limited I/O slots in blade servers
VM-0
VM-1
VM-n
vNIC
Hypervisor
I/O
LAN
…without NPAR

8. Use Case – Virtualized Environment
TCO Reduction
Fewer adapters, cables, & fabrics!
Seamless deployment
No change to Hypervisors
No dependency on fabrics!
Flexible configuration
Dynamic bandwidth allocation, sharing
Resource management in hardware
Quality of Service
Differentiation of traffic
VM-0
VM-1
VM-n
vNIC
Hypervisor
I/O
LAN
…with NPAR

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