Информационное Руководство для Cisco Cisco Nexus 5010 Switch
Customer Case Study
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NetApp deploys Cisco Nexus Series
Switches to address FCoE and FC support
growing, high-demand network.
Challenge
Widely recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies, NetApp is always
looking for new and better ways to achieve its goals. The company’s Engineering Shared
Infrastructure Services department delivers and maintains end-to-end compute, storage,
and network resources for internal Development and Quality Assurance engineers. These
resources provide a platform for the innovation that creates storage systems and software,
ultimately empowering NetApp customers around the world to store, manage, protect, and
retain their data.
looking for new and better ways to achieve its goals. The company’s Engineering Shared
Infrastructure Services department delivers and maintains end-to-end compute, storage,
and network resources for internal Development and Quality Assurance engineers. These
resources provide a platform for the innovation that creates storage systems and software,
ultimately empowering NetApp customers around the world to store, manage, protect, and
retain their data.
Chris Travis, system architect and administrator within NetApp’s Engineering Shared
Infrastructure Services organization, works as part of a global team to provide test and
development environments for NetApp engineers worldwide.
Infrastructure Services organization, works as part of a global team to provide test and
development environments for NetApp engineers worldwide.
Cisco Unified Computing System™ (UCS®) domains, Nexus® 7000 Series and Nexus
5000 Series switches are all part of these environments. “Data ONTAP®, the most widely
used storage operating system, is developed in a build environment with storage running
clustered Data ONTAP® and with compute and network resources using Cisco UCS and
Cisco Nexus switches,” explains Travis. “When the developers make changes and add
functionality, at least in RTP, those changes are being done on Cisco UCS.”
5000 Series switches are all part of these environments. “Data ONTAP®, the most widely
used storage operating system, is developed in a build environment with storage running
clustered Data ONTAP® and with compute and network resources using Cisco UCS and
Cisco Nexus switches,” explains Travis. “When the developers make changes and add
functionality, at least in RTP, those changes are being done on Cisco UCS.”
The NetApp network based on Cisco® tools provides engineers with access to test beds
comprising more than 53,000 virtual machines, but innovation never rests. One internal
customer requested the capability to simultaneous test FC and FCoE against NetApp
storage controllers running clustered Data ONTAP. Clustered Data ONTAP helps enable
administrators to efficiently scale out their storage networks by treating multiple high
availability storage controller-pairs as one logical unit.
comprising more than 53,000 virtual machines, but innovation never rests. One internal
customer requested the capability to simultaneous test FC and FCoE against NetApp
storage controllers running clustered Data ONTAP. Clustered Data ONTAP helps enable
administrators to efficiently scale out their storage networks by treating multiple high
availability storage controller-pairs as one logical unit.
Making NetApp Engineering Network
Compatible with Future Systems
• Customer Name: NetApp
Engineering Shared Infrastructure
Services (ESIS)
• Industry: Network Storage
• Location: Sunnyvale, California
• Number of Employees: 10,000+
• Location: Sunnyvale, California
• Number of Employees: 10,000+
Challenge
• Support need for Multihop FCoE,
FC, and Ethernet access to filers
running clustered Data ONTAP®
• Add new functionality quickly while
maintaining network best practices
and manageability
Solution
• Allowed full Multihop FCoE, FC,
and Ethernet access to storage
controllers running clustered Data
ONTAP using existing Cisco Nexus
Series Switches and Cisco UCS
Blade Servers
Results
• Supported new FCoE, FC, and
Ethernet connections to storage
controllers using existing switches
• Saved US$300,000 in hardware
costs
• Saved more than $80,000 in
implementation costs and 1/3 of
an FTE’s time due to streamlined
administration
Executive Summary