• Introduction • Data Center Design Overview • DC IP Infrastructure • DC Application Optimization • DC Security • DC Storage Networking & Business Continuance • Summary | Data Center Architecture Overview Willie Yam Data Center Lead, APAC DC-1101 11201_05_2005_c2 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 Agenda • Introduction • Data Center Design Overview • DC IP Infrastructure • DC Application Optimization • DC Security • DC Storage Networking & Business Continuance • Summary DC-1101 11201_05_2005_c2 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 DC Functional Layers A Data Center Topology Layers & Services Core Aggregation Firewall Services Server Balancing Intrusion Detection SSL Offloading Network Analysis DOS Protection Access File Caching Content Caching VPN Termination Server Farms Server Clusters Edge Server Virtualization Virtual Fabrics (VSANs) V Virtual I/O Storage Virtualization Compute Fabric Services Data Replication Svcs Remote DMA Services Fabric Routing Services Clustering Services Fabric Gateway Services Fabric Gateway Services Core Storage / Tape Farms DC-1101 11201_05_2005_c2 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 Physical Areas A Data Center Topology Ceiling Plenum The Physical Facility • Flooring Rack Rack Rack • Racks HVAC • HVAC and Electrical infrastructure • Cabling Raised • Fire Suppression Systems Flooring • Compute Equipment • Network Equipment DC-1101 11201_05_2005_c2 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Blueprints and Best Practices The baseline of an architecture DC-1101 11201_05_2005_c2 © 2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 The Data Center Network System Validation Roadmap NetworkNetwork VirtualizationVirtualization VirtualVirtual InfrastructureInfrastructure VirtualVirtual SwitchingSwitching NetworkNetwork IntelligenceIntelligence VirtualVirtual RoutingRouting VirtualVirtual ServicesServices Service Integration Service Integration VirtualVirtual FirewallsFirewalls Security: Security: VirtualVirtual LoadLoad balancersbalancers NetworkNetwork DNADNA FWSM, IDS, CSA, Riverhead, FWSM, IDS, CSA, Riverhead, SystemSystem .
