Hyper Converged Data Center with VSPEX BlueIan Erikson, Sr. Solutions Architect @

• Hyper converged infrastructure is a data center architecture that embraces cloud principles and economics.

• Based on software, hyper converged infrastructure consolidates server compute, storage, network switch, hypervisor, data protection, data efficiency, global management, and other enterprise functionality on commodity x86 building blocks to simplify IT, increase efficiency, enable seamless scalability, improve agility, and reduce costs.

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WHAT IS EVO:RAIL?

• A hyper-converged infrastructure appliance powered by Intel® Xeon® Processors, VMware EVO:RAIL and EMC software

• Simplifies and automates deployment, operations, management and upgrades

• Linear scale-out of capacity and performance

• No more need to pre-plan infrastructure purchases

• Delivers the agility your business demands

• Single point of global support from EMCPowered by Intel® Xeon® Processors

INTRODUCING EMC VSPEX BLUE

VSPEX BLUE is simple to…

• Order – a single SKU• Configure – driven by wizards• Manage – use VSPEX BLUE Manager• Scale – add up to four appliances• Support – EMC Support 24/7

…and it…

• Delivers hyper-converged infrastructure• Eliminates complexity and the burden of advanced planning• Is powered by Intel® Xeon® processor-based technology

BEFORE AFTER

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IT DELIVERED… SIMPLY

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Dual Intel Xeon E5-2620 V2 (12 cores, 2.1 GHz)

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400GB eMLC 2.5” SAS SSD3 x 1.2TB 10K 2.5” SAS HDD

3.6TB per node, 14.4TB per Appliance

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2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 1000Base-T1 GbE (LOM)

Dual Intel XeonE5-2620 V2 (12 cores, 2.1 GHz)

192GB

32GB SLC SATADOM400GB eMLC 2.5” SAS SSD3 x 1.2TB 10K 2.5” SAS HDD

3.6 TB per Node, 14.4TB per Appliance

2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 1000Base-T1 GbE (LOM) Powered by Intel®

Xeon® Processors

VSPEX BLUE HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS

PROCESSORS (PER NODE)•Intel Xeon (up to 130W)•Dual processor

MEMORY/PROCESSORS (PER NODE)•Four channels of Native DDR3 (1333)•Up to eight DDR3 ECC R-DIMMS per server node

INPUTS/OUTPUTS (I/OS) (PER NODE)•Dual GbE ports•Optional IB QDR/FDR or 10GbE integrated•1 x 8 PCIe Gen3 I/O Mezz Option (Quad GbE or Dual 10GbE)•1 x 16 PCIe Gen3HBA slots•Integrated BMC with RMM4 support

CHASSIS•2U chassis supporting four hot swap nodes with half-width MBs•2 x 1200W (80+ & CS Platinum) redundant hot-swap PS•Dedicated cooling/node (no SPoF) – 3 x 40mm dual rotor fans•Front panel with separate power control per node•17.24” x 30.35” x 3.46”

DISK•Integrated 4-Port SAT/SAS controller (SW RAID)•Up to 16 (four per node) 2.5” HDD

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VSPEX BLUE APPLIANCE SPECIFICATIONS

2 x Intel Dual Intel Xeon E5-2620 V2 (12 cores, 2.1 Ghz)

8 x 16GB (128GB) , 1666MHz DIMMS Memory

3 x 1.2TB 2.5” 10K RPM SASHDD

1 x 400GB 2.5” SAS SSD (VSAN Cache)

1 x 32GB SLC SATADOM (ESXi Boot Image)

2 x 10GbE BaseT or SFP+

Each appliance has four independent nodes consisting of:

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VSPEX BLUE STANDARD NODE

2 x Intel Dual Intel Xeon E5-2620 V2 (12 cores, 2.1 Ghz)

6 x 32GB (192GB) , 1333MHz DIMMS Memory

3 x 1.2TB 2.5” 10K RPM SASHDD

1 x 400GB 2.5” SAS SSD (VSAN Cache)

1 x 32GB SLC SATADOM (ESXi Boot Image)

2 x 10GbE BaseT or SFP+

Each appliance has four independent nodes consisting of:

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VSPEX BLUE PERFORMANCE NODE

Connect all 4 nodes in an appliance to customer supplied Top-of-Rack (TOR) switches

– 2X 10GbE ports per node

– 8X 10GbE ports for all 4 nodes

Connect a laptop with a web browser to the TOR switch

– Direct connect or management VLAN

Configure the TOR switch

– Enable multicast, IGMP Snooping, and IGMP Querier

Power on EMC VSPEX BLUE

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1. VSPEX BLUE SOFTWARE

– VSPEX BLUE Manager extends hardware monitoring, and integrates with EMC Connect Home and online support facilities

– VSPEX BLUE Market offers value-add EMC software products included with VSPEX BLUE

2. VMWARE EVO:RAIL ENGINE

– Automates cluster deployment and configuration, as well as scale-out and non-disruptive updates

– Simple design with a clean interface, pre-sized VM templates and single-click policies

3. RESILIENT CLUSTER ARCHITECTURE

– VSAN distributed datastore provides consistent and resilient fault tolerance

– VMotion provides system availability during maintenance and DRS load balances workloads

4. SOFTWARE-DEFINED DATA CENTER (SDDC) BUILDING BLOCK

– Combines compute, storage, network and management resources into a single virtualized software stack with vSphere and VSAN

AT ITS CORE, VSPEX BLUE HAS FOUR KEY FEATURES

THE FOUNDATION

• Browser-agnostic, lightweight HTML5 graphic user interface (GUI)

• Stateless architecture interoperates with vCenter web client

• Uncluttered user interface

• Simplicity achieved through task automation

• Validates the input as the user enters it

SIMPLE TO SET UP

• Configures vCenter Server

• Configures ESXi host and VSAN for all nodes

• Completes all configurations that were not possible at the factory without the network IP address

FULLY AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION

INITIALIZING CONFIGURING

BUILDING

FINISHING

• Registering ESXi hosts with vCenter• Creating storage policies on vCenter• Setting up host names on ESXi hosts• Renaming vCenter Server network on ESXi hosts• Setting up NIC bonding on ESXi hosts• Setting up VSAN, VMotion, VM networks on ESXi hosts• Setting up NIC teaming on ESXi hosts• Setting up DNS on ESXi hosts• Restarting loudmouth on ESXi hosts• Setting up clustering for ESXi hosts

• Renaming datastore• Configuring password on ESXi hosts• Copying file to VSAN datastore

• Configuring password on vCenter Server• Configuring private DNS server on vCenter Server• Setting up management network on ESXi hosts• Configuring time on ESXi hosts• Configuring Syslog on ESXi hosts• Configuring host name on vCenter Server

• Restarting loudmouth• Accepting vCenter Server EULA• Creating vCenter Sever database• Creating appliance architecture in vCenter Server• Configuring password on ESXi hosts• Initializing SSO subsystem• Starting vCenter Server

VSPEX BLUE automates more than 200 configurations tasks and workflows, including:

VSPEX BLUE APPLIANCE AUTOMATION

• Default provisioning policies by size of VMs and security

• Intuitive GUI for creating, cloning, powering on/off, and shutting down VMs

• Grid view shows all the VMs across multiple nodes and appliances

• Bi-directional interoperability with vCenter web client

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• Intuitive dashboard with filtering and sorting

• Monitors individual VMs, nodes or the entire appliances in a cluster

• Live statistics update analytics and trends

• Access vCenter web client for deep monitoring

MONITORING HEALTH AND STATUS

• Automatically discovers each appliance and its nodes on the network

• Single click to join an appliance to an existing cluster

• Automatically distributes configuration and creates a single storage pool

• Scales out up to 4 appliances and 16 nodes

SEAMLESS SCALE-OUT

• Patches and software updates with no workload downtime

• Update full clusters in just a couple of clicks

• Updates are made after validation

• Automatically moves workload between nodes

ZERO DOWNTIME PATCHES/UPDATES

VSPEX BLUE MANAGER

ECO-SYSTEMPARTNERS (FUTURE)

EMC 24X7 SUPPORT

EMC RECOVERPOINT for VMs

VDPA EMC CLOUDARRAY

VSPEX BLUE Market

VSPEX BLUE DIFFERENTIATION

Unique system dashboard– Seamless integration of EMC & VMware user

interface providing consistent look and feel EMC support

– Online chat– Customer forum/knowledge base

Tight integration with VMware log insight– Health/event monitoring– Hardware, application and VM alerts

VSPEX BLUE Market– Access to EMC VSPEX BLUE qualified software

Maintenance and upgrades– Automated patches– Software updates

Field service assistance– Remote access via ESRS– FRU/CRU replacement

EMC VSPEX BLUE MANAGER

CUSTOMER ENVIRONMENT EMC GLOBAL SUPPORT

Proactive two-way remote connection for your EMC products that is secure, high speed and operates 24x7

Heartbeat ensures continuous monitoring, notification, and remote troubleshooting for 15% higher levels of availability

Fast remote diagnosis and repair of potential problems before impact to business resulting in 5X faster service event resolution

Receive support updates seamlessly and automatically

ESRS

EMC VSPEX BLUE WITH ESRS

Installation of operating environment updates

24x7 remote monitoring and repair

Onsite response with parts installation

Replacement parts delivery

Global technical support***

Rights to new releases of software

24x7 access to online support tools

* Non-CRU (customer replaceable units) only

** Severity 1 issues (sev 2 = same day, sev 3/4 = NBD – next business day)

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Business Hours Support Essentials

24x7 Support for Production Environments

Mission Critical Support for

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BASIC ENHANCED PREMIUM

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EMC VSPEX BLUE SUPPORT

• Each VSPEX BLUE includes license for 15 Virtual Machines

• Built on Proven RecoverPoint Technology

• Protects at VM-level granularity

• Continuous Data Protection

• Built-in Orchestration and Automation

• VMware vCenter Integration

• Local or Remote Replication, Sync or Async

• Enables operational and disaster recovery to any point in time

Business continuity for VSPEX BLUE appliance

EMC VSPEX BLUE WITH RECOVERPOINT FOR VMS

Powered by EMC Avamar– Familiar vSphere Web Client management– Disk-based backup and recovery delivered simply via Wizards– Store backup data to EMC Data Domain systems– Network-efficient replication to EMC Avamar and to VDP-A

Deployed as virtual appliance, up to 8TB capacity Built-in deduplication for rapid backups

– Built-in deduplication reduces network bandwidth by 95%– Shrink backup windows by 90%– Reduce backup storage by 10-30x

One-step recovery with verification– Fast predictable recovery with network efficient, secure, backup data replication– Accelerate recovery 6x with Changed Block Tracking technology

Fast, reliable disk-based restores from Data Domain

EMC VSPEX BLUE WITH VDPA AND DATA DOMAIN

VIRTUALLY LIMITLESS CLOUD STORAGE

• EMC CloudArray extends EMC VSPEX BLUE with scalable cloud storage offered by 3rd party cloud providers

• Use case: primary storage expansion, limitless NAS, data archive, offsite backup and disaster recovery

• Supports Block/File, File Services

• Up to 10TB included with VSPEX BLUE

• CloudArray dynamic disk cache eliminates latency and maintains performance with minimal network impact

CLOUD PROVIDER vCloud Air

EMC VSPEX BLUE AND CLOUDARRAY

• Integrated hardware and software appliance

– Single SKU ordering experience – for simplicity

• Appliance software

– VMware EVO: RAIL software engine

• Single license key

• No Enterprise License Agreements

– EMC software for support enablement

• ESRS/VE for call-home and Mystic Manager

– EMC remote replication software

• RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines*

– EMC Unlimited cloud storage

• CloudArray*

• 3 years hardware and software maintenance

*Activation Required

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EMC VSPEX BLUE LICENSING

First Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance from EMC

EMC INNOVATIONREDEFINE SIMPLICITY

• Powered by VMware and EMC software

• Provides linear scaling and performance

• Each appliance adds: compute, storage, networking and management

• Power up to VM provisioning in 15 minutes

• Fully orchestrated installation, management, upgrading and patching

• Simple to manage, simple to scale

• Single point of support provided by EMC

• With virtually unlimited access to public cloud storage

• With remote support and diagnostics

• Data Protection capabilities through EMC RecoverPoint for VMs and EMC backup technology

• With EMC award winning global support• Integrated with EMC Hybrid Cloud to

provide enterprise wide Hybrid Cloud capability

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EMC VSPEX BLUE APPLIANCE

• Designed to respond quickly to changing IT demands

• Eliminates advanced IT forecasting and budgeting

• Speed time to deployment with single, elastic pool of software define resources

• Streamline operations with automated deployment, upgrades and patches

• Linear scale-out with small incremental, cost-effective building block approach

• Eliminates need for pre-planned infrastructure capacity purchases – just add an appliance

• EMC CloudArray provides access to unlimited cloud storage

• One call global support with single point of accountability for hardware and software

• EMC Secure Remote Services (ESRS) enables remote monitoring, diagnostics and repair

• Industry leading data protection safeguards entire system – hardware and software

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