DATA SHEET VBLOCK® SYSTEM 740 OVERVIEW VCE represents the next evolution of IT—one focused on the next generation data center and the future of cloud computing. VCE ® seeks to eliminate the challenges that consume today’s data center resources. VCE designs and delivers Vblock Systems, which seamlessly integrate leading compute, network and storage technologies. Through intelligent discovery, awareness and automation, Vblock Systems provide the highest levels of virtualization and application performance. ® The new Vblock System 740 is the industry’s most advanced, intelligent converged infrastructure with unmatched performance, capacity and availability for the most demanding mission-critical applications. It is powered by the next generation of Cisco UCS blade servers, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)-ready network, ® EMC VMAX3 storage array, VMware Virtualization, and enhanced system management platform. A key feature is the new VMAX3 hypervisor–HYPERMAX OS that intelligently optimizes I/O management, QoS, availability, storage tiering and data integrity validation. Customers can expect a 3x storage performance and 2x SAN bandwidth increase than previous VMAX-based Vblock Systems. Additional features include the industry’s first Cabinet 2.0–Intelligent Physical Infrastructures (IPI) that provides simplified power and environmental visibility. TABLE I: VBLOCK® SYSTEM 740 COMPONENTS RESOURCE Vblock System 740 Base Configuration COMPUTE Cisco UCS 5108 Server Chassis Cisco UCS B-Series M3 Blade Server and Cisco UCS B-Series M4 Blade Servers Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1240 on M3 Blades and the Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1280 on all M2 Blades except M2 B250 (Some M3 Blades can include an optional port expander or Cisco UCS Virtual Interface Card 1280) Cisco UCS 2204XP Series Fabric Extenders or Cisco UCS 2208XP Fabric Extenders Cisco UCS 6248UP Fabric Interconnects or Cisco UCS 6296UP Fabric Interconnects NETWORK Cisco Nexus 5548UP Switches or Cisco Nexus 5596UP Switches Cisco Nexus 9396PX Cisco MDS 9148S Multilayer Fabric Switch or Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch VMware Distributed Switch, VDS Cisco Nexus 3064-T Switch – management networking STORAGE (3) EMC VMAX 100K, 200K, 400K (Optional) EMC RecoverPoint, Data Domain, VPLEX VIRTUALIZATION VMware ESXi, VMware vSphere Server Enterprise Plus, VMware vCenter Server MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE VCE Vision ™ Intelligent Operations AMP-2HA – Baseline – Two Cisco UCS C240 M3 Servers, VNXe3200 storage array AMP-2HA – Performance – Three Cisco UCS C240 M3 Servers VNXe3200 storage array VMware vSphere Server Enterprise Plus, VMware vCenter Server © 2014 VCE Company, LLC. All rights reserved. Base configurations and scaling For each Vblock System 740, there is a base configuration that is a minimum set of compute and storage components, as well as fixed network resources. These components are integrated within one or more 28-inch 42U cabinets. Within the base configuration, the following hardware aspects can be customized: TABLE 2: VBLOCK SYSTEM 740 CUSTOMIZATION HARDWARE How the Vblock System 740 can be scalable COMPUTE BLADES Cisco UCS M3 & M4 B-series Blade type including all supported VCE Blade configurations COMPUTE CHASSIS Up to sixteen Cisco UCS Server Chassis per domain Up to four Cisco UCS domains (four pair of fabric interconnects) yielding support for up to 512 half(3) width Cisco UCS Blade Servers on VMAX 100K, 200K, 400K STORAGE HARDWARE Drive types for up to three tiers of storage, the number of drives in each tier, the RAID protection for all tiers, and the number of Disk Array Enclosures (DAEs) STORAGE EMC VMAX 100K storage array: 2-4 Controllers, 2TB Cache, 1,400 2.5” Drives, 496 TB, 64 Ports (3) EMC VMAX 200K storage array: 2-48 Controllers, 8TB Cache, 2,880 2.5” Drives, 2 PB, 128 Ports (3) (3) EMC VMAX 256 Ports SUPPORTED DISK DRIVES 400K storage array: 2-16 Controllers, 16TB Cache, 1,5,760 2.5” Drives, 4 PB TB, 3 ½ inch drive capacity/speed: Flash 200 GB, 400 GB, 800 GB; SAS 300 GB-10K/15K, 600 GB10K , 1200 GB-10K; NL-SAS 2 TB-7.2K, 4TB-7.2k 2 ½ inch drive capacity/speed: Flash 200 GB, 400 GB, 800 GB; SAS 300 GB-10K/15K, 600 GB10K , 1200 GB-10K; SUPPORT RAID TYPES Flash: RAID 5(3+1) (default), RAID 5 (7+1) SAS: Mirrored (default), RAID 5(3+1), RAID 5(7+1) NL-SAS: RAID 6(6+2), RAID 6 (14+2) MANAGEMENT HARDWARE OPTIONS AMP-2HA centralizes management of Vblock System components. Optionally, a high-availability AMP-2HA High Performance, can be substituted. (OPTIONAL) EMC RECOVER POINT APPLIANCES (RPAS) Two to eight clustered appliances that facilitate storage replication and rapid disaster recovery. Together, the components offer balanced CPU, I/O bandwidth, and storage capacity relative to the compute and storage arrays in the Vblock System. All components have N+N or N+1 redundancy. Learn more about how to quickly realize the benefits of converged infrastructures with Vblock System 740. Visit www.vce.com or contact an authorized VCE reseller. © 2014 VCE Company, LLC. All rights reserved. ABOUT VCE VCE, formed by Cisco and EMC with investments from VMware and Intel, accelerates the adoption of converged infrastructure and cloud-based computing models that dramatically reduce the cost of IT while improving time to market for our customers. VCE, through the Vblock Systems, delivers the industry's only fully integrated and fully virtualized cloud infrastructure system. VCE solutions are available through an extensive partner network, and cover horizontal applications, vertical industry offerings, and application development environments, allowing customers to focus on business innovation instead of integrating, validating, and managing IT infrastructure. For more information, go to vce.com. Copyright © 2014 VCE Company, LLC. All rights reserved. VCE, VCE Vision, Vblock, and the VCE logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of VCE Company LLC or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. © 2014 VCE Company, LLC. All rights reserved. 10022014