Cisco MDS 9124 e Fabric Switch for HP

Cisco MDS 9124 e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class Blade. System Delivers embedded 4 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN technology to the new HP Blade. System c-Class • Value − High performance and availability − Reduces need for costly components − Improved utilization of existing storage and Blade. System assets, increased administrator productivity, lower cost of management • Simplicity − Rapid deployment with minimal configuration − Little or no management required in small fabric configurations − Easy growth and integration into industry leading SAN environments • Agility − Support for modular scalability − Common platform architecture and Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS software across all Cisco MDS 9000 family switches and directors − ‘Pay as you Grow’ option for the greatest flexibility in dynamic environments

The racked, stacked and wired world The functionality of today’s datacenter is constrained by the form of their building blocks and the processes required to manage them Server domain Over-provisioned: Wasting power, cooling, space, people and $$$$$ Inflexible: Static and hardwired Network domain Manual coordination SAN domain Manually coordinated: Adapting requires too many people and steps Managed 1 by 1: Processes are unique, with unique tools and inconsistency Expensive: More expensive to own than to build Facilities domain Because of the limited form and processes, the potential to improve the operational efficiency, cost and flexibility are limited

The HP Blade. System approach to simplify infrastructure Consolidate Server Power & Cooling Virtualize Storage LAN Connectivity • Fewer components • Integrated to share resources • Automate Managed as one Reduces time and cost to buy, build and maintain • • Facilities SAN Pooled and shared server, storage, network, and power Logical, abstracted connection to LAN/SAN Greater resource efficiency and flexibility Policy and Task • Total administrator control • Simplify routine and complex tasks Free IT resources for revenue bearing projects

The bladed world More control and freedom to cut costs today and tomorrow, while easily adapting to the changes coming your way Provisioned JIT: Pre-provisioned and wired-once. Ready for change. Server domain Virtual: Devices and connections managed as pools of resources. Automated coordination: Domains and people are isolated from the upheavals of change Total Control Virtual Connect Thermal Logic Lights-Out, ‘ 1 to n’ management: Group management. Processes are reduced, streamlined. Inexpensive: Less expensive to own and buy than conventional IT Network domain SAN domain Facilities domain

Tangible savings for business Capital Expenses Operational Costs Conventional IT Bladed Lower costs, greater agility People Costs Data Center Costs People Costs • • • HP servers & storage Data Center Costs • 3 rd party • HP servers & storage • • • Reduce or eliminate lengthy processes Simplify procedures Reduce complexity Lower power, fewer cables Less space Reduced Ethernet/FC costs Lower cost HP management tools Integration of components Sharing of resources Infrastructure control software

Cisco MDS 9124 e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class Blade. System • Superior performance Fibre Channel switch designed exclusively for HP’s most flexible compute architecture − 4 Gbps dedicated bandwidth per port − Up to 16 server ports − Up to eight SAN facing ports − Up to 1: 1 subscription ratio − Non-blocking architecture − VSANs (up to 16 per switch) − Port. Channels (up to 8 ports in one logical bundle) • High availability features − Redundant and hot swappable − Up to six switches per enclosure − Support redundant, dual-port Fibre Channel mezzanine cards for HP Blade. System c-Class − Non-disruptive software upgrades − Cisco Fabric Manager Server and Enterprise Packages for advanced infrastructure management features (optional)

Cisco MDS 9124 e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class Blade. System • AG 641 A − Cisco MDS 9124 e 12 -port Fabric Switch (incl. 2 Short Wave SFPs) • AG 642 A − Cisco MDS 9124 e 24 -port Fabric Switch (incl. 4 Short Wave SFPs) • T 5169 A − Cisco MDS 9124 e 12 -port upgrade LTU (no SFPs included) Additional options: • AE 379 A – 4 Gb Short Wave SFP, 500 m (4 pack) • AE 494 A – 4 Gb Medium Range SFP, up to 4 km • AE 380 A – 4 Gb Long Wave SFP, up to 10 km

Cisco MDS 9124 e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class Blade. System Fixed ports 24 Port options 12/24 Auto-sensing link speeds (Gbit/sec) 4/2/1 Fabric support Aggregate bandwidth (Gbit/sec, end-to-end) Port. Channels (Gbit/sec) Full fabric 192 32 Gb / bundle Universal ports with self discovery Yes Non-disruptive software upgrades Yes 10/100 Ethernet and serial port SAN-OS level Blade. System c-Class Enclosure 3. 1(2) or later

Features and benefits Features Description Benefits Zero footprint form factor Cisco FC switch resides in the Blade. System enclosure I/O module bays Saves costly datacenter space High performance Up to sixteen dedicated 4 Gbps internal ports and eight auto-sensing external ports capable Better performance with expanded I/O bandwidth for servers and fabric access High availability Hot-pluggable design supports nondisruptive upgrades, VSANs, and Port. Channels. Up to three redundant switch pairs per enclosure (six total switches)* Increased up-time, fault tolerance, fault isolation, and ISL resiliency Traffic management Advanced features include virtual output queuing, flexible buffer credit allocation, Port. Channels, FSPF, Qo. S and more Simplifies deployment and optimizes core edge fabrics VSAN support Industry standard for fabric virtualization, supports up to 16 VSANs per switch More efficient storage network use, ensures segregation of traffic while retaining independent control per VSAN Comprehensive security An extensive framework that includes VSANs, port-level intelligent packet inspection, broadcast zones, FC-SP, DHCHAP, and more Superior protection of highly sensitive data crossing enterprise networks Integrated switch module management Utilizes redundant HP Onboard Administrator for IP and serial port access Better security and control *configuration rules apply.

Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Switch Comparison of Main Features 9216 A 9216 i 9120/40 VSAN X X Inter-VSAN Routing X X Port. Channels X X Non-disruptive Code Upgrade 9020 9124 e X X X Cisco Fabric Manager X X Advanced SW licenses (Enterprise, etc. ) X X X X Flexible port license X Multiprotocol in base or add-on X X HW Encryption and Compression for IP Traffic Management (Qo. S, FCC, Vo. Q) X X X 255 3500 255 User Defined Roles/RBAC X X X SNMP V 3 X X X Hard Zoning X X X FC-SP, Port Security & Fabric Binding X X X Advanced Diagnostics ( Ping, Traceroute, SPAN, Call Home, Fabric Analyzer, etc. ) X X X Application Hosting Capable X X X Extended Buffer Credits Note 1: FCC support only to react to quench packets Note 2: 64 buffers shared by 4 ports in the port group X 1 64 642

VSANs Address Limitations of SAN Islands A Virtual SAN (VSAN) Provides a Method to Allocate Ports Within a Physical Fabric to Create Virtual Fabrics • Analogous to VLANs in Ethernet • Virtual fabrics created from larger cost-effective redundant physical fabric Cisco MDS 9000 Family with VSAN Service • Reduces wasted ports of island approach • Fabric events are isolated per VSAN – maintains isolation for HA • Hardware-based isolation - traffic is explicitly tagged across inter-switch links with VSAN membership info • Statistics can be gathered per VSAN Physical SAN islands are virtualized onto common SAN infrastructure

VSANs Reduce Infrastructure Costs Virtual SANs Allow Dynamic Provisioning and Resizing of Virtualized SAN Islands • • • Ports Required: 70 Ports Deployed: 96 ISL Ports: 16 (7: 1 fan-out) Virtual fabrics are built to meet initial port requirements − No stranded ports – Need 40 ports? Assign 40 ports − Not bound by fabric switch port count configurations Ports can be (re)assigned to VSANs non-disruptively ISLs become Enhanced ISLs (EISLs) carrying hardware tagged traffic from multiple VSANs • ISL bandwidth is securely shared between VSANs – reduces cost of excessive ISLs • EISLs only carry permitted VSANs – can limit reach of individual VSANs BEFORE VSANs 16 Port Switches Ports Stranded: 10 Net: 96 ports for 70 used 32 Port Switches Ports Required: 40 Ports Deployed: 64 ISL Ports: 0 Ports Stranded: 24 Net: 64 ports for 40 used 70 Port Fabric – Red_VSAN 40 Port Fabric – Blue_VSAN WITH VSANs Ports Required: 70+40 Ports Deployed: 128 ISL Ports: 0 Ports Assignable: 18 (able to add more switching modules too!) Net: 110 ports for 110 used

VSANs Constrain Fault Impacts Virtual SANs Sectionalize Fabric to Increase Availability • High availability - all fabric services are replicated and maintained per VSAN (name services, zoning services, etc) • Fabric events are isolated per VSAN – maintains isolation for HA − − • Misbehaving HBA or controller Fabric rebuild event Zone set change etc. 8 -link bundled EISL trunk (VSAN-enabled) Fabric recovery from a disruptive event is ‘per VSAN’ resulting in faster reconvergence – smaller scope !!Fabric event!! HBA generates erroneous control frames Faults are constrained to the extents of the VSAN and only affect devices within the VSAN

VSANs and Zones Virtual SANs and Fabric Zoning Are Very Complementary • Hierarchical relationship – − First assign physical ports to VSANs − Then configure independent zones per VSAN • VSANs divide the physical infrastructure • Zones provide added security and allow sharing of device ports • VSANs provide traffic statistics • VSANs only changed when ports needed per virtual fabric • • Zones can change frequently (eg. backup) Ports are added/removed nondisruptively to VSANs Relationship of VSANs to Zones Physical Topology VSAN 2 Disk 2 Zone. A Zone. B VSAN 3 Disk 3 Host 1 Disk 1 Zone. C Disk 4 Host 2 Zone. D Host 4 Zone. A Disk 5 Host 3 Disk 6

Port. Channeling A Port. Channel Is a Logical Bundling of Identical Links • Criteria forming a Port. Channel − − • Same speed links Same modes (auto, E, etc) and states Between same two switches Same VSAN membership Treated as one logical ISL by upper layer protocols (FSPF) • Can use up to 16 links in a Port. Channel • Can be formed from any ports on any modules – HA enabled • Much faster recovery than FSPF-based balancing e. g. 4 Gbps Port. Channel (2 x 2 Gbps) e. g. 8 Gbps Port. Channel (4 x 2 Gbps)

Industry-leading Security • Fully secured management access controls (encryption and authentication) • Enforce management access based on user privileges or roles (Read vs. Write etc. ) • Comprehensive audit trails for monitoring configuration and policy changes • Secure management of passwords on an external server (vs. on local switch) • Hardware-enforced Zoning for access controls on storage arrays • Lock down physical switch ports for access to only trusted devices • Prevent malicious users from spoofing SAN device addresses (WWN) Email Storage Arrays Tape Libraries MDS 9124 e Database

Why Cisco MDS 9124 e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class Blade. System for FC connect? • Industry leading 4 Gbps FC performance in a modular form factor − Flexible design allows for entry to enterprise SAN connectivity • Highly available Fibre Channel solution • Industry leading price/port • Easy to manage • Integrates seamlessly with Cisco MDS 9000 family switches and directors • Complete portfolio of Ethernet, Infini. Band, and Fibre Channel options to match customers’ business and IT requirements

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HP Storage. Works arrays: Modular, flexible and scaleable storage 4 Gb EVA Family XP Family EVA 8000 Aggregate Throughput EVA 6000 MSA Family EVA 4000 • Low Cost Consolidation < 24 T Bytes • WEB, Exchange, SQL • Simple DAS-to-SAN (Pro. Liant) • Windows, Linux, Netware + more • • • Outstanding TCO < 120 T Bytes Storage consolidation + disaster recovery Simplification through virtualization Windows, HP-UX, Linux, + more Scalability • • Always-on Availability < 332 T Bytes Data center consolidation + disaster recovery Large scale Oracle/SAP applications HP-UX, Windows, + 20 more including mainframe

Hardware support Switches and Directors • HP Storage. Works C-Series Multilayer Directors (4 Gb capable) − Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director Switch − Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director Switch − Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director Switch • HP Storage. Works C-Series Multilayer Fabric Switches (4 Gb capable) − Cisco MDS 9216 A Multilayer Fabric Switch − Cisco MDS 9216 i Multilayer Fabric Switch − Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch • HP Storage. Works C-Series Fabric Switches (4 Gb capable) − Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch • HP Storage. Works 2 Gb C-Series Fabric Switches − Cisco MDS 9120 Multilayer Fabric Switch − Cisco MDS 9140 Multilayer Fabric Switch Server blades for HP Blade. System c-Class • HP Pro. Liant BL 460 c & BL 465 c Server Blades • HP Pro. Liant BL 480 c & BL 485 c Server Blades • HP Pro. Liant BL 685 c Server Blade • HP Integrity BL 860 c Server Blade

Hardware support HP Storage. Works arrays • • HP Storage. Works MSA 1000/1500 HP Storage. Works EVA 3000/5000 HP Storage. Works EVA 4000/6000/8000 (2 & 4 Gb) HP Storage. Works XP 48/128/512/1024/10000/12000 Other storage providers • Planned support for EMC, IBM and HDS arrays

Operating System/HBA support Fibre Channel HBA’s for HP Blade. System c-Class • Emulex LPe 1105 -HP 4 Gb FC HBA • QLogic QMH 2462 4 Gb FC HBA Operating Systems • Microsoft Windows − Windows 2000 − Windows 2003 x 64 • Linux − Red Hat 3. 0 − Red Hat 4. 0 − SUSE SLES 9. 0 − SUSE SLES 10. 0

Software support Integrated, unified server/storage management • HP industry-leading management software − Onboard Administrator for HP Blade. System (included with HP Blade. System c-Class) − HP Systems Insight Manager (included with HP Blade. System) − HP Storage Essentials (optional) • MDS 9000 Fabric Switch management software − Cisco Fabric Manager (included) • Advanced fabric services − Cisco Fabric Manager Server Package (optional) − Cisco Enterprise Package (optional)

MDS Management Complete, open standards-based management • Comprehensive embedded management capabilities − CLI with syntax like Cisco IOS® CLI − Cisco Fabric Manager • Integrates with industry leading management applications − HP Open. View, EMC Control. Center, Tivoli, VERITAS … − Cisco. Works • Open standard interfaces: SNMP, XML CIM (SMI-S), FC-GS

Cisco Fabric Manager Configuration and Troubleshooting • Secure management with role-based access control and SNMPv 3 • Discovers entire multiprotocol fabrics • Visualizes complete storage network topology, VSANs and Zones • Configures all key MDS features Fabric View − Rapid device configuration − Wizards to simplify multi-step tasks • Device View provides status at a glance − Fans, power, supervisors, − Switching modules and port status Device View

Cisco Fabric Manager (cont’d) Configuration and Troubleshooting • Summary view provides real-time statistics monitoring Summary View − In-line bar charting, sorting, drill-down capabilities − Chart, print, or save to file • Fabric troubleshooting tools − Switch health analysis − End-to-End connectivity analysis − Fabric configuration analysis − Zone merge analysis − FC Traceroute In-depth Troubleshooting

Cisco Fabric Manager Server (FMS) • Provides centralized management services and performance monitoring • Web browser interface simplifies remote monitoring of multiple fabrics • Fabric Manager Client 1 … Fully integrated with standard Cisco Fabric Manager • Fabric Manager Server allows concurrent access by up to 24 clients IP Other MDS fabrics SAN Fabric Manager Client N Fabric’s Monitored by FM Server SAN Fabric 1 … SAN Fabric N

Cisco FMS Feature Summary Feature Cisco Fabric Manager Server Switch-embedded Java application X X FC fabric visualization X X Fabric, Device, and Summary Views X X Port, switch and fabric-level configuration X X MDS event and security management X X Configuration wizards X X MDS configuration analysis tools X X Network diagnostic and troubleshooting tools X X Real-time performance monitoring X X Multiple fabric management (concurrently) – X Centralized management server w/discovery – X Web client for Operational View FMS Licensed Features Standard Cisco Fabric Manager – X Continuous health and event monitoring – X Historical performance monitoring and reporting – X Performance monitoring thresholds – X FMS proxy services – X Cisco Fabric Analyzer integration – X Roaming user profiles – X

Multi-level SAN Performance Analysis Detect hot-spots and determine root causes • Historical Performance (FMS) − Network-wide, long-term historical performance monitoring and analysis • Real-time Monitoring (DM) − Real-time performance monitoring of MDS ports and interfaces • Traffic Analysis SCSI I/O Traffic Analysis (TA) − I/O throughput, response times, and traffic distribution statistics • Performance History Fibre Channel Protocol Analysis − Frame level viewing and analysis of Fibre Channel traffic Protocol Analysis Real-time Monitoring

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Warranty and services • Hardware Warranty: 1 Year, On-Site, Normal Business Hours, Next Business Day Response • Software Warranty: HP warrants only that the Software media will be free of physical defects for a period of ninety (90) days from delivery • There are no Bundled Services included • Optional Hardware Installation available • Optional Warranty Uplifts (Care Packs) available

Recommended services HP Proactive 24 Service • Enhance operational effectiveness with proactive problem identification and solutions recommendations • Partner with technical experts who help coordinate support, provide hands-on assistance, and share knowledge and know-how with your staff • Rapidly access single-source support and expertise spanning your environment from servers to storage to networking • Obtain personalized services tailored to your business environment and objectives • Take advantage of remote monitoring • Efficiently manage infrastructure resources to meet your performance objectives • 3, 4, or 5 Year, 24 x 7, 4 hour response Hardware Reactive Support − Guards against downtime, which reduces productivity and profitability − Eases budget planning with fixed-cost support that includes parts and labor − Direct access to proven technical and problem-solving expertise • SAN Solution Service − quickly realize the benefit of your SAN investment while reducing overall cost of ownership − Fast, expert implementation that guards against unexpected compatibility issues, minimizes disruption to your business and optimizes performance − A fully installed, configured and documented SAN with scalability that allows for additional capacity as your business grows

Available HP Care Pack Services HP Services (Continued) 1 yr 3 yr 4 yr 5 yr HP Proactive Essentials 9 x 5, 10 SW Incidents n/a n/a HP Proactive Essentials 9 x 5, 25 SW Incidents n/a n/a HP Proactive Essentials 9 x 5 Unlimited n/a n/a HP Proactive Essentials 24 x 7, 25 SW Incidents n/a n/a HP Proactive Essentials 24 x 7, 50 SW Incidents n/a n/a HP Proactive Essentials 24 x 7 Unlimited n/a n/a HP Proactive 24 Service E/C E/C HP Critical Service E/C E/C Key: E – Enterprise Service Offering C – Commercial Service Offering

Available HP Care Pack Services HP Services 1 yr 3 yr 4 yr 5 yr HP Next Day Hardware Support E/C E/C HP 4 Hr, 9 x 5 HW Support E/C E/C HP 4 Hr, 13 x 5 Hardware Support E/C E/C HP 4 Hr, 24 x 7 Hardware Support E/C E/C HP 6 HR Call-to-Repair HW Support E/C E/C HP Software Support 24 x 7 E/C E/C HP Support Plus E/C E/C Key: E – Enterprise Service Offering C – Commercial Service Offering

Available HP Care Pack Services Deployment and Per Event Services Service Available HP Installation E/C HP Installation & Startup n/a HP Implementation n/a Key: E – Enterprise Service Offering C – Commercial Service Offering

HP Per-Event services • For CIO's and IT Operations Managers who need to significantly improve speed and confidence in the on-going planning and operational management of your IT infrastructure • Suite of short duration, clearly defined service engagements that deliver a full range of Availability, Performance and Support Management services to assist your IT staff by providing specialized technical expertise • Unlike offerings from EMC, IBM, Dell, & others, HP offers a complete suite of per event services providing technical expertise in HP and multi-vendor products that can be tailored to meet the unique needs of your IT infrastructure

Why HP Services? • HP is the world leader in non-outsourced network storage services • 65, 000 service professionals in 160 countries − 5, 000 storage specialists • World’s largest team of Brocade-certified SAN support engineers • Single point of contact for multi-vendor services across the entire IT lifecycle • Solution partnerships with Brocade, Informix, Oracle, SAP, VERITAS, Legato, Cisco

Summary Cisco MDS 9124 e Fabric Switch provides: • Exceptional performing redundant FC switching for HP Blade. System c-Class • Broadest portfolio of blade interconnect options in the industry • Industry leading 4 Gb/sec FC performance in a modular form factor − Flexible design allows entry to enterprise SAN connectivity • Intelligent storage networking services at an affordable price • Superior management, availability, security, and diagnostic features

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FC Mezzanine/SAN Switch I/O Bay Mapping SAN switches Backplane signals FC Mezzanine cards Half Height Full Height 1 Server blade 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 5 6 3 1 2 7 8 Rear view of enclosure Dual 4 Gb ports/paths