Webinar: How to Put an End to Hyperconverged Silos
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The document discusses the evolution from hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) 1.0 to HCI 2.0, which aims to resolve issues such as node sprawl and high costs associated with managing multiple server nodes. HCI 2.0 emphasizes high-performance server nodes with better storage capabilities, facilitating lower costs and improved efficiency for enterprise applications. Axellio Inc. focuses on leveraging these advancements to enhance edge computing, providing solutions that simplify management and reduce licensing expenses.
Webinar: How to Put an End to Hyperconverged Silos
- 1. How to Put an End to Hyperconverged Silos For audio playback and Q&A go to: bit.ly/EndHyper
- 2. OurSpeakers Barry Martin, Director of Technical Sales George Crump, Founder and Lead Analyst
- 3. The Components of Hyperconverged ● Server Nodes, NICs, Drives ● Network Switches ● HCI Software Stack ○ Hypervisor software ○ Storage software running on each server node ○ Networking software running on each server node
- 4. Goals of Hyperconverged Infrastructure ● Provide one platform for compute, storage and networking ● Simplify scaling and management ● Lower costs ○ Industry standard components
- 5. The State of Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI 1.0) ● Data Centers typically use HCI for one or two use cases ○ Another environment to manage, not a single environment ○ Not used for Tier 1 workloads ● Lack of per node computing, storage performance and capacity leading to node sprawl ● Node sprawl eliminates price advantages
- 7. First, Why Scale? ● Four Reasons to Scale ○ More compute to support more VMs ○ More storage performance ○ More storage capacity ○ Capacity typically outpaces performance
- 8. ● Traditional server nodes lack per node ○ Compute ○ Storage Performance ○ Storage Capacity ● Most HCI 1.0 Expansions are for capacity ○ CPU performance goes largely unutilized Second, Why Does HCI 1.0 Scale-Out So Quickly?
- 9. Third, Impact of Node Sprawl ● Server costs go up ○ Eliminates the advantage of commodity nodes ● Networking costs go up ○ More ports are consumed by more nodes ● Licensing costs go up ○ More sockets means higher pricing ● Operational expenses go up ○ High node count clusters are complex to manage
- 10. Time for HCI 2.0
- 11. What is HCI 2.0? ● High performance and high capacity server nodes ○ High CPU core count per node ■ Enough CPU cores to run hundreds of VMs ○ High storage capacity per node ■ High device count per node ○ High storage performance per node ■ NVMe flash in each node
- 12. Impact of HCI 2.0 ● Much lower server node count per cluster than 1.0 ○ Scales-in before scaling out ● Lower Cost ○ Less server nodes ○ Less networking ○ Better software licensing efficiency ● High Performance for: ○ Tier 1 applications ○ High VM to physical server ratios
- 13. About Axellio Inc. axellio.com X-IO Technologies manufactured: Sold Storage Array Business: Axellio will focus on the Edge Compute environment in three areas: • HCI 2.0 - HCI for Storage Intensive Workloads • Edge MicroCloud / Micro Data Center • Packet Capture and Playback (security, signal processing, tick analytics etc.) • Shared Storage Arrays since 1997 • Storage Intensive Servers since 2017 • X-IO Storage sold to Violin Systems for cash and stock • X-IO Technologies becomes Axellio Inc.
- 14. © Axellio, Inc. 2018. All rights With Axellio’s background in the storage industry, we began to wonder: What if we squeezed the performance of an enterprise storage system into a server?"
- 15. www.axellio.com Why Hardware Matters in Hyper-Converged Infrastructure 14 axellio.com PCIe PCIePCIe PCIe PCIe Storage Controller Up to 24 SAS/SATA SSD 4 - 16x PCIe PCIe PCIePCIe PCIe PCIe PCIe PCIe PCIe 2-24NVMeSSD 2-24NVMeSSD 2-24NVMeSSD 2-24NVMeSSD 2-24NVMeSSD 2-24NVMeSSD 32x PCIe PCIe PCIePCIe PCIe PCIe Storage Controller Up to 24 SAS/SATA SSD 4 - 16x PCIe PCIe PCIe 1NVMeSSD 1NVMeSSD Server with NVMeServer FabricXpress
- 16. The Value of 3x More NVMe SSDs per Server • The highest number of NVMe SSDs available in a server from any other manufacturer is 24. • Why is having 3x more SSDs on 3x more PCIe lanes per server so much better? It’s about: • Workload carrying capacity and performance: • I/O sustained bandwidth • Predictable low I/O latency • Smaller clusters of larger servers decreases costs: • More SSDs per server node allows for larger CPUs to be fully utilized • Reduces socket based licensing costs Enables you to move tier 1, storage intensive application workloads onto HCI to get the benefits of simplicity and far lower total cost of ownership You can now “Can” your SAN! axellio.com
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- 19. HCI 2.0 Software Stack Partners axellio.com WSSD COMING SOON
- 20. Why Consider FX-HCI 2.0 for Your Environment Smaller clusters of Axellio servers offer multiple benefits: • Lower latency across your applications • Ability to support a multi-tenant application environment • Decrease software licensing cost on a per server node basis – Oracle, SQL, etc… Traditional servers can’t support the enterprise workload demands AND provide simplicity – FX-HCI 2.0 CAN • IT sprawl is experienced with traditional servers in HCI 1.0 and 3-2-1 SAN environments • With FX-HCI 2.0 – add storage independent of compute to the greatest number of NVMe devices in a server than available through ANY other server provider FX-HCI offers: • Software stack that meets your need (You may already own it!!) • Installation and migration services - Easily migration from any environment to FX-HCI • Support – Like you would expect from an enterprise storage company • Feature Rich – All the features you have come to expect from an enterprise infrastructure solution axellio.com Power Your Enterprise Workload Demands AND Decrease Complexity & Costs with Hyper-Converged Infrastructure 2.0
- 21. Thank you! Storage Switzerland www.storageswiss.com [email protected] StorageSwiss on Twitter: twitter.com/storageswiss StorageSwiss on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/storageswiss Axellio https://axellio.com Axellio on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AxellioEdge Axellio on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/AxellioEdge
- 22. How to Put an End to Hyperconverged Silos For complete audio and Q&A please register for the On Demand Version: bit.ly/EndHyper