Introduction
EMC recently launched ultra converged infrastructure products EMC VSPEX BLUE, computing, storage, networking, management rolled into one, based on VMware EVO: RAIL EMC software architecture concepts and build. VSPEX BLUE scale-out infrastructure to help customers speed synchronization to business changes to meet the changing needs of users, and get rid of the burden of complex IT predictions.
That in the end what is the ultra-fusion system architecture (Hyper Converged System), which in the past the traditional integrated system (Integrated System) and Reference Architecture (Reference Architecture) What is the difference? This article takes you to find out.
IT infrastructure market walking down the fast update and consolidation of the road. Business agility is driven by customer demand has to cloud computing from a single computing power, network and storage architectures, application modernization and migration workload management direction. The result of this trend is the result, manufacturers began to pay attention to product innovation and expand the corresponding product line. One of these innovations of which is the aggregate computing power, storage services and have them run on the same set of physical devices. Gradually, these computing power, storage and network software release of the original contact with the underlying architecture tightly coupled, instead running in the form of a variety of software-defined on standard x86 servers. So more workloads running on virtual infrastructure.
Today, ultra-integration of architecture natively core computing power, storage and networking functions into a single software program or device. The new ultra-fusion system includes a distributed software stack running on one or more nodes. Each node contains a file system or distributed object store, more a virtual main program (Hypervisor) stack of hardware and boot it into more abstract CPU, memory and hard disk resources. Super-node cluster integration with built-in network (Ethernet or InfiniBand switches) communication, can be communication via backend users.
Super-fusion system, integrated systems and reference architectures differ in architecture are as follows:
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Super Fusion System (Except software) |
Integrated Architecture system |
Reference Architecture (Certified multi-vendor) |
| Overview |
Single stock keeping unit (SKU) of products or equipment, the full development life cycle (such as VSPEX BLUE or other EVO: RAIL equipment) |
Pre-integrated, vendor certified by the solution to a set of systems available for sale (such as VCE Vblock) |
Program-based system from a plurality of autonomous technology vendors; and the use of highly standardized configuration templates frame |
| IT components |
On storage and computing devices operating in a single node or cluster; using native, server-based storage, computing and network functions |
Separate autonomous-breed server, storage and network components, all devices are connected through an external network |
Separate autonomous-breed server, storage and network components, all devices are connected through an external network |
| Obligations before the device integration |
None - Super Fusion System in a manner complete equipment (Appliance) delivery, does not require pre-integrated |
Responsible for IT vendors pre-integrated |
Partner - Certified Partner responsible for most or all of the pre-integration and deployment |
| New Intellectual Property |
Proprietary ultra-fusion software stack running on each node is responsible for computation, data organization, completeness, container and hardware abstraction services |
Organize and integrate different components and systems |
No - configuration definition and configuration on existing equipment |
| Service and support model |
Usually supported by a single vendor IT |
Usually supported by a single vendor IT |
Supported by vendors and channel partners in a highly collaborative manner |
reference
IDC White Paper
《EMC Launches VSPEX BLUE for VMware EVO:RAIL Hyper Converged Systems with Unique Feature Set Enabling IT Transformation》