Bootstrapping DCs at the Edge and Enterprise (CIDC) - Oct 2019

Introduction to RackN Digital Rebar Platform discussing how we are changing the operational pattern of data centers using Continuous Integration and IaC to deliver multi-site distributed management.

Video giving this presentation: https://youtu.be/wHtTycR-rPY
Demo Video: https://youtu.be/4yINEqYTiWg
Setup for Demo Video https://youtu.be/7gYeyEAASrk

Transcript

1. Bootstrapping Data Centers at the Edge and Enterprise RackN Digital Rebar Platform v4
2. RackN Physical Layer Automation “The Forgotten Layer” Data centers have become too fragile and hard to manage.
3. RackN Stop fixing in silos with duct tape! We redesigned DC Ops to be Integrated, fast, and flexible. Physical Layer Automation Redesigned DC Ops from the Bare Metal up
4. RackN Uniquely Integrated Vendor Neutral Multi-Site Automation RackN is physical layer automation for legacy & new multi-vendor hardware. We control from zero to full cluster plus Day 2 compliance & upgrades. This is proven software running customers data centers.
5. Edge Initially, Enterprise and Edge appear different But the storage, compute and networking components for each are the same Enterprise Many Sites Few Servers Few Sites Many Servers Data Center Edge Edge Data Center Edge Edge Edge Edge Edge Edge
6. Edge Edge Data Center Edge Edge Data Center Edge Edge Edge Edge Edge Edge In practice, Enterprise and Edge have same requirements But, Critical Features Overlap In Practice Security Zero Touch Application Mix Commodity H/W Enterprise = Edge
7. Shared Infrastructure and Dedicated Infrastructure Distributed Multi-Infrastructure mixes shared, dedicated, and edge locations Shared Infrastructure Dedicated Infrastructure Dedicated Infrastructure Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site
8. RackN Opportunity Is Enormous Universal Control Plane for Operator Managed Infrastructure Shared Infrastructure Dedicated Infrastructure Dedicated Infrastructure Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site
9. RackN is NOT Targeting Hybrid or Multi-Cloud Cloud-like Multi-Site Management, but NOT Multi-Cloud Management Shared Infrastructure Dedicated Infrastructure Dedicated Infrastructure Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site
10. And Enabling Hybrid Tooling For example, RackN allows Terraform to treat bare metal like a cloud Shared Infrastructure Dedicated Infrastructure Dedicated Infrastructure Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site
11. RackN is Customer Managed (No SaaS or MSP) Runs behind their firewall without any RackN supervision or connection. Dedicated Infrastructure Dedicated Infrastructure Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site Edge Site
12. RackN Business Outcome: Regain IT Control Critical Needs 1. Compliance & Visibility 2. Multi-Vendor 3. Agile Security 4. Zero Touch Automation 5. Integration to SoR
13. Bare Metal Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Integrate System Cluster Cluster Build Cluster Discover Deploy Conform Configure Orchestrate Zero to Cluster in Minutes: any vendor hardware Time Zero Bare Metal Discover 5 mins
14. Bare Metal Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Integrate System Cluster Cluster Build Cluster Discover Deploy Zero to Cluster in Minutes: verified and updated Verify Configure Orchestrate Bare Metal Inventory Firmware Discover Conform Time Zero 10 mins
15. Bare Metal Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Integrate System Cluster Cluster Build Cluster Discover Deploy Verify Configure Orchestrate Zero to Cluster in Minutes: Windows, Linux, ESXi ... Bare Metal Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Discover Deploy Conform Time Zero 15 mins
16. Bare Metal Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Integrate System Cluster Cluster Build Cluster Discover Deploy Verify Configure Orchestrate Zero to Cluster in Minutes: integrated to SoR Bare Metal Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Integrate System Discover Deploy Conform Configure Time Zero 20 mins
17. Bare Metal Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Integrate System Cluster Cluster Build Cluster Discover Deploy Verify Configure Orchestrate Zero to Cluster in Minutes: fully operational Bare Metal Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Integrate System Cluster Cluster Build Cluster Discover Deploy Conform Configure Orchestrate Time Zero 30 mins
18. Bare Metal Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Integrate System Cluster Cluster Build Cluster Discover Deploy Verify Configure Orchestrate Time to Value in Minutes instead of Weeks Bare Metal Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Integrate System Cluster Cluster Build Cluster Discover Deploy Conform Configure Orchestrate RackN Platform: End-to-End Automation Time Zero
19. Inventory Firmware O/S & Net Application Integrate System Cluster Cluster Bare Metal Cluster Cluster Build Cluster Customer Study: Zero Touch ESXi Deployment Unconfigured HPE, Dell and Lenovo servers Cluster Cluster vCenter Cluster 150 Machines Time Zero 60 mins No Manual Steps Rack Delivered
20. “CIDC” CIDC captures both the full integration and Day 2 ops that we believe is essential. Related terms focus too narrowly: • SDx - APIs for hardware • IaC - Configuration focus • SDDC - VM centered • HCI - Storage appliances • HDIM* - Single pane of glass * Hybrid Digital Infrastructure Management (Gartner 2019) Introducing the Continuously Integrated Data Center
21. RackN Technical Overview Our Unique Modular Platform For Multi-Vendor Infrastructure Enables API-driven automation Scaling from Edge to Enterprise
22. Continuously Integrated Data Center Components CI/CD Pipeline IaC Artifact Intent Platform Infrastructure
23. RackN Bootstraps the Data Center CI/CD Pipeline IaC Artifact Intent Platform Infrastructure DRP
24. And RackN Enables Continuous Integration CI/CD Pipeline IaC Artifact Intent Platform Infrastructure Ongoing Integration DRP
25. Key Attributes 1. Single, Tiny Golang binary 2. REST API & WSS Events 3. “Air gap” capable 4. Field Extensible 5. Integrated IaC RackN Technical Overview Digital Rebar Platform
26. Orchestration of Complex Provisioning APIs DHCP Netboot (PXE, iPXE, …) Agent (Linux, Win, ESX, … ) Network Switch / ToR REST API & UX DRP OOB / BMC (iLo, DRAC, Redfish, ...)
27. Orchestration of Many Different APIs DHCP Netboot (PXE, iPXE, …) Agent (Linux, Win, ESX, … ) Network Switch / ToR REST API & UX Systems of Record Configuration Mgmt DB Monitoring Systems DRP OOB / BMC (iLo, DRAC, Redfish, ...) CI/CD Pipeline
28. Integrated Workflow Is Critical DHCP Netboot (PXE, iPXE, …) Agent (Linux, Win, ESX, … ) Network Switch / ToR REST API & UX Systems of Record Configuration Mgmt DB Monitoring Systems DRP OOB / BMC (iLo, DRAC, Redfish, ...) CI/CD Pipeline
29. Key Attributes 1. Source Code Managed 2. Modular Components 3. Dependency Graphs 4. IaC Catalog 5. Open, Closed & Customer RackN Technical Overview Part 1 of 2 CIDC in Practice
30. CIDC Enables Shared Operational Practices IaC DRP Master Catalog IaC IaC
31. RackN Includes Deep Integration Catalog IaC DRP Hardware Master Catalog IaC IaC O/S Platform Zero Touch Clusters
32. Automatically Repurpose Infrastructure IaC DRP Hardware Master Catalog IaC IaC O/S Platform Fully Integrated Clusters Rebuilds In Minutes Zero Touch
33. Workflows Must Include All Integrations IaC DRP Hardware IaC IaC O/S Platform Fully Integrated Clusters Systems of Record Configuration Mgmt DB Monitoring Systems Wide Area Networking
34. Zero Touch Requires Eliminating Silos IaC DRP Hardware IaC IaC O/S Platform Fully Integrated Clusters Systems of Record Configuration Mgmt DB Monitoring Systems Wide Area Networking
35. RackN Technical Overview Part 2 of 2 Distributed Data Center Multi-Site Manager Key Attributes 1. Uses Same Core Platform 2. Managers Use Same APIs 3. Federated (not Hierarchical) 4. Sites remain autonomous 5. Distributes Integrated IaC
36. Globally Distributed Data Centers DRP Distributed DC US-1 DRP Distributed DC EU-2 DRP Distributed DC AR-3
37. v1 v2 v1 v2 v1 v2 v1 v2 v1 v2 v1 v2 Multi-Site Manager Controls Local Catalogs DRP Master Catalog v1 v2 DRP v1 v2 DRP v1 v2 Version Sets Distributed DC US-1 Distributed DC EU-2 Distributed DC AR-3
38. Local Sites Must Maintain Autonomy DRP DRP DRP Local Control Local Control Local Control Distributed DC US-1 Distributed DC EU-2 Distributed DC AR-3
39. Design Enables Distributed Shared Control DRP DRP DRP Local Control DRP Regional Control Distributed DC US-1 Distributed DC EU-2 Distributed DC AR-3
40. Data Aggregation Creates a Single Pane of Glass DRP DRP DRP Global Control DRP Local Control DRP Regional Control Live Single Pane of Glass Distributed DC US-1 Distributed DC EU-2 Distributed DC AR-3
41. Customer Study: Global ESXi Deployment Global Config DRP DRP DRP DRP v2 v2 v2
42. RackN Digital Rebar Platform Commercial Model RackN is Enterprise Software Licensed Annually per Machine Proprietary Platform (Digital Rebar) Plus an Open Ecosystem (APLv2)
43. Platform Ecosystem Open Source Catalog CLI Sledgehammer Digital Rebar API v3 Agents (Runner) Operating System Install Templates Foundational Utilities Advanced Operations Practices Platforms, Apps, Configuration Management Digital Rebar Implementation Enterprise Extensions (Multi-Site, SSO, RBAC) Commercial Support Digital Rebar Platform and Ecosystem
44. Self-Service Sales Pipeline Digital Rebar Implementation Enterprise Extensions (Multi-Site, SSO, RBAC) Commercial Support Freemium Base $80 per m/c Annual Pro $120 per m/c Annual Enterprise $150 per m/c Annual Full Catalog Up to 20 m/c Provision Only Full Catalog Limited Sites Multi-Tenant RBAC, SSO, On-Prem UX
45. H/W Vendor BMC: Dell OpenManage Cisco UCS Director Silos of Competition Cluster Building Configuration Management Digital Rebar Implementation Enterprise Extensions (Multi-Site, SSO, RBAC) Commercial Support Provisioners: Cobbler Foreman Canonical MaaS OpenStack Ironic IaC Toolkits: Terraform Ansible Hardware Configuration Bare Metal Life Cycle Operating System Installation Bare Metal Bootstrap
46. RackN Zero Touch CIDC
47. Zero Touch CIDC + Multi-Site Federation RackN DRP DRP
48. RackN Zero Touch CIDC + Multi-Site Federation + Robust IaC Catalog DRP DRP IaC Catalog
49. RackN Zero Touch CIDC + Multi-Site Federation + Robust IaC Catalog = Unique Combination DRP DRP IaC Catalog
50. RackN Uniquely Integrated Vendor Neutral Multi-Site Automation Rethinking Data Centers by Building on Strong Foundations