Emulex VMWARE LP21000 Deployment Manual
Network convergence with emulex lp21000 cna and vmware esx server
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Summary of Contents for Emulex VMWARE LP21000
- Page 1 Deployment Guide: Network Convergence with Emulex LP21000 CNA and VMware® ESX Server How to deploy Converged Networking with VMware ESX Server Using Emulex FCoE Technology...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Drivers of Network Convergence ... 3 Benefits of FCoE Enabled Network Convergence ... 4 FCoE Technology Overview ... 5 Introduction to Emulex LP21000 CNA ... 6 Converged Network Deployment models ... 7 Converged Networking with FCoE in an ESX Environment ... 7 ... -
Page 3: Introduction
Server virtualization using VMware ESX enables consolidation of server resources by allowing multiple virtual machines to exist on a single physical server. This level of consolidation increases the demand for I/O bandwidth and the need for multiple I/O adapters. FCoE-based converged networking addresses the requirement for increased bandwidth while significantly simplifying the I/O infrastructure. -
Page 4: Benefits Of Fcoe Enabled Network Convergence
Figure 1: Key factors driving network convergence. Network convergence, enabled by FCoE, helps address the network infrastructure sprawl while fully complementing server consolidation efforts and improving the efficiency of the enterprise data center. Benefits of FCoE Enabled Network Convergence An FCoE enabled converged network provides the following key benefits to IT organizations: •... -
Page 5: Fcoe Technology Overview
Fibre Channel is the predominant storage protocol deployed by enterprise data centers. With the adoption of blade servers and server virtualization, there is an increased demand for Fibre Channel SANs in these environments. FCoE addresses this requirement by leveraging 10Gb/s Ethernet and extending proven Fibre Channel SAN benefits. -
Page 6: Introduction To Emulex Lp21000 Cna
By contin uing to maint tain Fibre Cha existing in nvestments in n Fibre Chann Introd duction t to Emul Emulex is one of the le eading propon Converge ed Network A Adapter (CNA networkin ng application ns in enterpris... -
Page 7: Converged Network Deployment Models
Servers supporting PCI Express (x8 or higher) will be able to utilize the full potential of the Emulex LP21000’s 2x10Gb/s Ethernet interfaces, balancing both storage and networking I/O requirements. The priority flow control prevents degradation of traffic delivery and enhanced transmission selection enables partitioning and guaranteed service levels for different traffic types. -
Page 8: Converged Networking With Fcoe In An Esx Environment
NIC and HBA devices. Extending this concept to VMware ESX, the Emulex LP21000 CNA is recognized by ESX as both an HBA and a NIC. The ESX server in turn provides the networking and storage networking access for the virtual... -
Page 9: Configuring The Lp21000 As A Storage Adapter
Figure 7: The hypervisor/VMKernel views the CNA as an HBA and a NIC When an Emulex LP21000 CNA is installed on an ESX server, the adapter is visible in the vCenter Configuration Tab in the storage adapter view as well as the network adapter view. When deploying multiple CNAs for failover and load balancing, both Fibre Channel multipathing and NIC teaming must be configured on both CNAs. - Page 10 Virtual Machine File System (VMFS), or Raw Device Mapping (RDM) access method (for more information refer to the VMware ESX configuration guide). Both access methods can be used in parallel by the same ESX server using the same physical HBA or CNA. Figure 8:...
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Page 11: Configuring The Lp21000 For Multipathing In Esx
IT organizations can also leverage the Emulex Virtual HBA technology, based on the ANSI T11 N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) standard. This virtualization technology allows a single physical CNA or HBA port to function as multiple virtual ports (VPorts), with each VPort having a separate identity in the Fabric. - Page 12 - see Figure 12). Once the multipathing configuration has been completed for a set of CNAs on an ESX server, redundancy configuration for the storage functionality of the CNAs will be complete. However, the network side of the CNA still requires configuration (NIC teaming).
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Page 13: Configuring The Lp21000 As A Network Adapter
Figure 13 where two LP21000s appears as two 10 Gigabit network adapters (also shown are two 100 Mbps NICs which are built into the server motherboard.). Figure 13: Two LP21000 CNAs appear as two 10 Gigabit network adapters It is recommended that the service console traffic be on a separate physical network, using the 100 Mbps links. -
Page 14: Configuring The Lp21000 For Nic Teaming In Esx
Emulex HBAnyware is a unified management platform for Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel HBAs and FCoE CNAs. It provides a centralized console to manage Emulex HBAs and CNAs on local and remote hosts. Some new features of HBAnyware 4.0 include -... - Page 15 Figure 15: HBAnyware 4.0 common Management Application for HBAs and CNAs that can be local or remote Of additional value for data center management is the common driver architecture where the same driver can be used with all generations of Emulex HBAs and CNAs. This reduces driver update errors and simplifies administration.
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Page 16: Conclusion
FCoE extends these benefits without disrupting existing architectures and operating models. Emulex has partnered with VMware to enable FCoE based network convergence for the ESX Server environments. This document provided an outline for how to deploy this emerging technology in an ESX... - Page 17 Emulex Corp. 3333 Susan Street Costa Mesa CA 92626 USA Tel 714-662-5600 www.emulex.com © Emulex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced by any means or translated to any electronic medium without prior written consent of Emulex.
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