FlexPod Training and Demonstration Resources Marcos Hernandez Solutions Architect, Cisco Systems CCIE #8283

1. FlexPod Training and Demonstration ResourcesMarcos HernandezSolutions Architect, Cisco SystemsCCIE #8283 November, 2012

2. Agenda

3. Existing FlexPod Training and Demo Resources

4. FY12: A Year in Review • As of October 2012: • 700+ participants from ~400 Partner Companies have attended instructor-led FlexPod events • 300+ demo events were scheduled during FY12 • 550+ self-paced trainings were scheduled on the FlexPod Labs • 4.41 average user satisfaction score Configure Deploy Demonstrate

5. Cisco | NetApp FlexPod Resources • FlexPod Demo/Training Lab (aka, DCV Lab) • Internet Accessible • Full Stack Training • Business Value Demo’s • Fully Scripted • “The” Customer Demo Resource • Challenge Labs • Local Hands-On Experience • Able to accommodate local needs • In Cisco Facilities • Great for Customer Tours • Blinking lights and rack/stack view

6. FlexPod Training & Demonstration Lab • The FlexPod Demo Lab offers remote access to self-paced … • Post-install training covering detailed configuration steps based on the FlexPod Implementation Guide and CVD • FlexPod demonstration PODs • Technologies include … • Nexus 5548 • Nexus 1000v • UCS B Series Servers • NetApp3240 • VMware vSphere 4.1 • Unified Fabric

7. FlexPod Training & DemonstrationLab • Demonstrating Rapid Deployment, Scaling and Virtual Desktops • Describe the UCS Manager and Service profiles • Provision a New Blade Server from a Service Template • Provision Virtual Desktops using the Virtual Storage Console • Provision New Storage Using the Virtual Storage Console • Resize Storage Using the Virtual Storage Console • Simple System Administration and Management • Demonstrate Server and Chassis Administration with UCS Manager • Demonstrate Network Visibility with Data Center Network Manager • Improved End User Experience • Network Persistence after a vMotionEvent • NetApp Flash Cache • Desktop Re-deployment Using the Virtual Storage Console • Reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) • Storage Deduplication • FlexPod Scalability  - Server and Chassis • Security and Compliance • Nexus 1000v Port Profiles • Role Based Access Control with UCS Manager • Storage Virtualization: vFiler and IP Spaces – NetApp Multistore • Remotely deliver polished, seamless FlexPod Demos • All tasks tied to business value • Note: this is not a training resource • Very little configuration, no CLI used • Language is plain and simple

8. FlexPod Demo Script Options • Long Demo Script • Illustrations, detailed steps and thorough explanations • Intended for presenters learning the FlexPod value proposition • Fast Track Demo Script • Shortened and summarized with a list of elemental tasks • Conveys business benefits in the quickest possible manner

9. Scheduling Interface http://dcv-labs.labgear.net • Simple User Interface • Integrated lab Request and Schedule • Event Summary Reporting for users • Training and Demonstration Guide

10. Signing Up • Select sign up for access on home page • Use company email address (personal email will not be approved) • Complete request form NOTE - If you move to a new company you must request a new account using your new company email address

11. Scheduling Interface Continued

12. 3 Easy Steps Choose Lab activity and POD Choose Time on Calendar Provide Event Details Scheduling the Lab Activity

13. Lab/Demo Interface

14. Logging into POD PC

15. Quick 3-minute Videos http://youtu.be/WNT_IUzKD5g

16. Building Your Own Training/Demo Environment

17. Training POD Topology Using the reference topology below, partners and distributors can build their own demonstration platform. Cisco can provide you with a self contained-packaged that includes some preconfigured VM’s listed here. NOTE: Customization will still be required to accommodate your environment

18. High Level Automation Approach The labs consists of 12 independent training PODs and two independent Demo PODs. Each POD can be individually recycled, to provide a personalized experience. PODs are brought up in the following sequence: 1 2 3 4 5 • UCSM Sub-organization reset, including local password rewrite • NetAppvFiler(volume) reversion from snapshot • NetApp Simulator reboot (non-persistent disk) • AD policy rewrite (future) • Management PC reboot (non-persistent disk today, snapshot soon)

19. Automation Workflow: The Details VLANs • Universal VLAN sets • Overlapping IP subnets Global (Admin controlled) UCS Server Pools • Training Server Pool • Demo Server Pool RBAC • Locales and Organizations • Users/AD Integration Service Profile • Power-off Service Profile • SSH/CLI FlexPod Lab Automation UCS Sub-org • Delete sub-org (removes pools, templates, profiles, etc.) • Create empty sub-organization User • Change user password • Local domain (AD planned) NetApp • Boot Volume: FlexClone, Boot LUN, unique per POD • DS and DS_2 (clones), Windows (POD VMs) • POD VMs: vCenter, N1KV VSM, DHCP Server and AD Revert Volumes POD specific (user controlled) VMware RevertVMs • RDP VM • Data ONTAP Simulator

20. Sample Configuration Scripts • UCSM • scope org /US •     delete org POD01 • commit-buffer • scope org / •   enter org US • commit-buffer • scope org /US •     enter org POD01 •     up • commit-buffer www.cisco.com/go/flexpodpartner • NetApp Volumes • ### Create the volume that will later be exported to the ESXi • ### servers as an NFS datastores • volcreate VDI_VFILER1_ROOT -s none aggr1 20m • volcreate VDI_VFILER1_DS -s none aggr1 500g • volcreate VDI_VFILER1_SWAP -s none aggr1 200g • ### Create the volume that will hold the ESXi boot LUNs for each • ### server.  • vol create POD1_BOOT_A -s none aggr1 200g • ### Clone WINDOWS volume. • vol clone create VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS -b LAB_WINDOWS clone_base_snap • ### (optional) Create a master volume for pre-configured VM’s.  • ### Will be used to clone out to all vfilers. • #vol create LAB_WINDOWS -s none aggr1 500g

21. Sample Configuration Scripts (continued) • Modify NetApp Volumes • ### Disable automatic snapshot option for the SWAP volumes.  • ### Leaves snap schedule in place. • vol options VDI_VFILER1_ROOT nosnap on • vol options VDI_VFILER1_DS nosnap on • vol options VDI_VFILER1_SWAP nosnap on • vol options VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS nosnap on • vol options POD1_BOOT_A nosnap on • priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_ROOT level=VeryHigh • priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_DS level=VeryHigh cache=keep • priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_SWAP level=Medium cache=reuse • priority set volume VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS level=VeryHigh cache=keep • priority set volume POD1_BOOT_A level=VeryHigh cache=keep www.cisco.com/go/flexpodpartner • NetApp Volumes Snapshots • ## Create NetApp Volume Snapshots • snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_DS 0 • snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_SWAP 0 • snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS 0 • snap reserve VDI_VFILER1_ROOT 0 • snap reserve POD1_BOOT_A 0 • snap create VDI_VFILER1_DS Default • snap create VDI_VFILER1_SWAP Default • snap create VDI_VFILER1_WINDOWS Default • snap create VDI_VFILER1_ROOT Default • snap create POD1_BOOT_A Default

22. Sample Configuration Scripts (continued) • Enable Deduplication • sis on /vol/VDI_VFILER1_DS • sis config -s 0@sun-sat /vol/VDI_VFILER1_DS www.cisco.com/go/flexpodpartner • Reset a Volume • snap restore -f -t vol -s clone_base_snapPOD1_BOOT_A • vol options POD1_BOOT_A nosnap on • snap create POD1_BOOT_A Default • vfiler run lab-vfiler2 exportfs -p rw=10.1.111.0/27:10.1.212.0/27,root=10.1.112.0/27:10.1.212.0/27,nosuid /vol/LAB_VFILER1_SWAP • vfiler run lab-vfiler2 exportfs -p rw=10.1.111.0/27:10.1.212.0/27,root=10.1.111.0/27:10.1.212.0/27,nosuid /vol/LAB_VFILER1_DS • vfiler run lab-vfiler2 exportfs -p rw=10.1.111.0/27:10.1.212.0/27,root=10.1.111.0/27:10.1.212.0/27,nosuid /vol/POD1_WINDOWS • snap delete POD1_BOOT_A Default • snap createPOD1_BOOT_A Default • snap restore -f -t vol -s Default POD21BOOT_A

23. Automation Scripts - Telnet/SSHExample using expect #!/bin/bash xyz="show banner" prompt="*#" promptconf="*(config)#" expect -c " spawn ssh -l admin 10.2.16.145 sleep 2 expect { "*word:" { send "password12"\r } } sleep 2 expect { "*" { send "en"\r } } sleep 2 expect { "*word:" { send \"passwordenable\" send \r } } . . .

24. Automation Scripts - Telnet/SSHExample using Probit’sPolyscriptGUI* * This is not an endorsement or recommendation. Please carefully assess the risks of running shareware tools on your infrastructure. Cisco and/or NetApp are not responsible for problems derived from their use.

25. Demo POD Topology Using the reference topology below, partners and distributors can build their own demonstration platform. Cisco can provide you with a self contained-packaged that includes some preconfigured VM’s listed here. NOTE: Customization will still be required to accommodate your environment

26. Building Your Own FlexPod Demo Some best practices are listed here: • Management PC • Procure a Windows 7 64-bit workstation to run all the necessary software required by the demonstration infrastructure. You should also ensure that this station has full IP connectivity (no firewall) to the NetApp FAS controller and the NetApp simulator (SIMBOX), preferably, a network interface in the same layer 2 domain as the NetApp components. • UCS Manager (UCSM) • Provision a user with specific administrative control over the blade(s) that are used in the demo. Doing this implicitly shows a nice application of the roles and access control built into UCSM. • Create sub-organizations, pools and policies specific to this specific demo user. • Pre-provision a lower-rights user to show the Role-based Access Control (RBAC) demos. • vCenter • Preferably, you should deploy vCenter as a separate VM serving only the blade (or blades) that will be used for the demonstration. Do not aggregate other PODs under the same vCenter instance, as this can cause collisions or unplanned disruptions in connectivity.

27. Building Your Own FlexPod Demo (cont.) • NetApp Data ONTAP Simulator The NetApp Simulator is a very powerful tool that replicates almost all the required features in a FlexPod deployment. When using the simulator as part of this demo, don’t forget to: •  Use the NetApp simulator is 7-mode, not cluster mode. • By default, the simulator is offered as a VMware Player compatible format. To install it on your virtualized environment, vCenter converter can be used to import it into your ESXi host. • The simulator offers 4 that can be connected to the Nexus 1000V vDS (e0a, e0b, e0c and e0d). Use them appropriately: • Dedicate one interface for management (SSH, Web) • Dedicate one interface for NFS integration between the default controller and the NFS VMKernel port • Dedicate one interface for NFS integration between a vFiler and the NFS VMKernel port •  Using the license add command, license the following features using the license keys provided with the package: Deduplication, NFS, Multistore, Operations Core, Provisioning Manager and Protection Manager. • Do not configure a management host IP address in the simulator, so all source IP’s are allowed for admin tasks.

28. Building Your Own FlexPod Demo (cont.) • Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) • Install DCNM on the Management PC and use the default operation mode to conduct the DCNM demonstrations. No paid licenses are necessary to show the tasks associated with the Nexus 1000V, but a license has to be applied. Contact with your Cisco representative for additional details.  • NetApp Data Fabric Manager (DFM) • NetApp Data Fabric Manager (DFM) should be installed on the management PC for ease of use and administration. DFM will automatically discover the storage controller and simulator if the management PC is on the same subnet as one of the controller/SIMBOX interfaces. If not, you can define discovery rules within DFM to discover controllers across multiple subnets or network hops. It is recommended that you also do the following: • Enter Administration credentials in DFM to list the configurable options • Enable Performance Advisor under Option in DFM • License Operations Core, Provisioning Manager and Protection Manager. • NetApp Management Console (NMC)  • The NetApp Management Console (NMC) can be downloaded from within DFM and should be installed on the management PC for ease of use and administration. The NMC Hosts section must be configured with the administration credentials of the NetApp FAS controllers and the NetApp SIMBOX. This will allow the correct administration and configuration rights, as well as performance monitoring for some of the demonstration tasks.

29. Roadmap and Upcoming Updates • Power-Shell automation • Technologies include … • Nexus 5548 • Nexus 1000v • UCS B Series Servers • NetApp3240 • VMware vSphere 4.1 • Unified Fabric

30. FlexPod Training and Demonstration Summary www.cisco.com/go/flexpodpartner

31. Feedback: WE ARE LISTENING! • Provide comments at www.cisco.com/go/flexpodpartner • Technologies include … • Nexus 5548 • Nexus 1000v • UCS B Series Servers • NetApp3240 • VMware vSphere 4.1 • Unified Fabric