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Conversations with a Server Administrator
Latha Visnubhotla, Product Manager, Switch Product Marketing, SAVBU lvishnu@cisco.com Doreen Manley, CSE, Global Mobile Web (GMW) SP Area dmanley@cisco.com
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Session Objectives
High-level understanding of considerations in application deployment
Sizing applications Operating Systems Server Platforms Network Adaptors
Learn to Navigate these sites
End result?? Better Communication!
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N1000V Questions (1 of 2)
How many servers do you have at each location? What applications do you have running on them? How do you select your servers? What platforms are you using? What percentage of each and what is the strategic direction? What operating systems? What percentage of each and what is the strategic direction? Are these Intel servers or something else?
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Nexus 1000V Questions (2 of 2)
Are you doing or planning on doing virtualization? If so..
With what product? (VMware, Hypervisor, etc) How many virtualized machines per physical server?
What constrains the applications most? Is it CPU, Memory, etc There are a lot of steps in rolling out a new application.. how long does all that take? What are your biggest challenges right now?
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Server Basics
Applications: CRM, Finance, Web front end, Can be configured as: File, Print, Web, mail, Application, Database servers OS: Windows, Redhat LINUX, SuSe, Virtualization: VMware ESX Database Apps: MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Tower, Rack and Blade servers Main components: Processor, Memory, HD, PCIe slots for additional NICs or storage LAN: typically 2 x GE NICs, iLOMgmt: 10/100/1000 SAN: FC (optional),
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iLO Mgmt
Access Layer
Ethernet Fibre-Channel Server
OS upgrades/patches
NIC drivers - download
BiOS upgrades Why iLO mgmt is important?
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Teaching You How to Fish
Application Deployment Considerations
Application Sizing
Operating System Selection
Server Selection
Network Adaptor Selection
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Application Requirements
Mix of Servers?? with different requirements
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Application Requirements
Reference Sizing Guides When Calculating
Service 32-bit or 64-bit application Number of Nodes CPU Memory Hard Drive Installed Components
Oracle Access Manager Proxy
2
2 dual-core
8Gb
Access Server Identity Server WebPass Policy Manager WebGate Oracle Http Server *WebLogic Server Proxy Application Apache WebLogic Server OIM Application BI Publisher
2
2 dual-core
8Gb
Oracle Identity Manager (OIM)
32-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit
4
2 dual-core
4Gb
RAC Database for OIM RAC Database for Auditors BI Publisher
2
2 dual-core
8Gb
Estimate 500Gb per year Estimate 300 bytes per audit
**
2
2 dual-core
4Gb
**
1
1 dual-core
4Gb
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Teaching You How to Fish
Application Deployment Considerations
Application Sizing
Operating System Selection
Server Selection
Network Adaptor Selection
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Comparing Windows Server Editions
Select Windows Server
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Choosing an Operating System
Select Product Information => Compare Editions
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Comparing Microsoft Server Editions
Impacts which Server Processors are Supported
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Choosing an Operating System
Can the OS leverage Hot Add Memory? Can the server?
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Choosing an Operating System
Maximum Memory per OS instance impacts server choice
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Choosing an Operating System
Note the shift to 64-bit capable processors
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Choosing an Operating System
Processor capability also impacts Server Selection
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Choosing an Operating System
?? and much more
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What is the Min and Rec Mem for the OS?
Go to Windows Server and Select Evaluation
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What is the Min and Rec Mem for the OS? Select
System Requirements
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What is the Min and Rec Mem for the OS?
Scroll down??.
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What is the Min and Rec Mem for the OS?
Note the Memory recommendations
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Teaching You How to Fish
Application Deployment Considerations
Application Sizing
Operating System Selection
Server Selection
Network Adaptor Selection
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Application Requirements
Reference Sizing Guides When Calculating
Service 32-bit or 64-bit application Number of Nodes CPU Memory Hard
Drive Installed Components
Oracle Access Manager Proxy
2
2 dual-core
8Gb
Access Server Identity Server WebPass Policy Manager WebGate Oracle
Http Server *WebLogic Server Proxy Application Apache WebLogic Server
OIM Application BI Publisher
2
2 dual-core
8Gb
Oracle Identity Manager (OIM)
32-bit Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit
4
2 dual-core
4Gb
RAC Database for OIM RAC Database for Auditors BI Publisher
2
2 dual-core
8Gb
Estimate 500Gb per year Estimate 300 bytes per audit
**
2
2 dual-core
4Gb
**
1
1 dual-core
4Gb
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Application Requirements
Reference Sizing Guides When Calculating
Service 32-bit or 64-bit application Number of Nodes CPU Memory Hard
Drive Installed Components
Oracle Access Manager Proxy
2
2 dual-core
8Gb
Access Server Identity Server WebPass Policy Manager WebGate Oracle
Http Server *WebLogic Server Proxy Application Apache WebLogic Server
OIM Application BI Publisher
2
2 dual-core
8Gb
Oracle Identity Manager (OIM)
32-bit
4
2 dual-core
4Gb
RAC Database for OIM RAC Database for Auditors BI Publisher
32-bit
2
2 dual-core
8Gb
Estimate 500Gb per year Estimate 300 bytes per audit
**
2
2 dual-core
4Gb
**
1
1 dual-core
4Gb
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HP Rack Optimized Server Selection
Select Large Business => Servers
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HP Rack Optimized Server Selection
Server Product Selector
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HP Rack Optimized Server Selection
Decisions??
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HP Rack Optimized Server Selection
Choose an Operating System
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HP Rack Optimized Server Selection
Choose a Processor
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HP Rack Optimized Server Selection
Choose Form Factor
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HP Rack Optimized Server Selection
Compare 3 rack models
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HP Rack Optimized Server Selection
Comparison Results
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DL380 G5 looks good
Is it VMware certified? (1 of 4)
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DL380 G5 looks good
Is it VMware certified? (2 of 4)
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DL380 G5 looks good
Is it VMware certified? (3 of 4)
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DL380 G5 looks good
Is it VMware certified? (4 of 4)
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HP Rack Optimized Server Selection
Comparison Results
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DL380 G5 Product specifications
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Now we??re ready to talk about Network Adaptors
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Teaching You How to Fish
Application Deployment Considerations
Application Sizing
Operating System Selection
Server Selection
Network Adaptor Selection
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Server Connectivity Options ?C 10GE/FCOE/FC
Access Layer Access Layer
2
4 Pass thru
6
Blade Server w/ pass thru modules Access Layer Access Layer
Blade Server w/ Blade switches
CNA Mezzanine card (FCOE)
1
3 Pass thru
5
10GE Fibre-Channel Blade Server w/ pass thru modules Blade Server
w/ Blade switches
10GEMezzanine card
Rack Server
FCOE
1
2
5
These options are available today
We will cover
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Who does the testing of adapters on servers?
Today our customers are testing the Application + OS + NIC + Server qualify before rolling out in a DC anyway Why additional NICs?
Most servers come with 2 x GE ports on motherboard. To deploy VMWare customers are adding additional GE ports typically 2-4 by adding GE NICs. These GE interfaces are for: 1 VMotion interface, 1 Management interface, 2-4 Production interfaces
There are programs like IBM serverproven that show compatibility matrices but no support is offered for 3rd party products on IBM servers.
http://serverproven.quangoinc.com/intelsp1.htm
Server administrators are additing additional GE NICs today. Adding 10GE NIC doesn??t create a new process
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10GE NIC Vendors with SFP+ (CX1/Optical) Today
Adapter
Intel EXPX9501AFXSR ?C single port EXPX9502FXSR ?C dual port E10G42AFDA ?C dual port SFP+ Twinax NetEffect NE020-SFP+ (available in SR and LR) Chelsio Dual port N320E-SR+ S320E(Twinax Cable ready) S320E-SR+ B320E (SFP+ SR)
Reference Website
http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/ server_adapters.htm?iid=embnav1+server_adapter#
s1=10%20Gigabit%20Ethernet&s2=all&s3=all
http://www.neteffect.com/products-10g.php
http://www.chelsio.com/products_10g_adapters.html
Single port N310E (Twinax cable ready) S310E(Twinax Cable ready) S310E-SR+ S310E-C-SR+ Copper
SFP+ 10GE adapters that can be connected to Nexus 5000 are highlighted in Yellow. Twinax CX1 cable supported is marked with *
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10GE NIC Vendors with SFP+ (CX1/Optical) Today ??continued
Adapter