Matthew Gray, Director of Professional

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Matthew Gray, Director of Professional
Customer ServicesJune 12, 2007
A User-Centric Model for Virtualization of
DesktopsPresented toNational Laboratories
Information Technology 2007
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Introduction to ClearCube
Overview

• Founded in 1997
• Pioneer leader in PC Blade technology
• Solution provider for healthcare, financial
  services, federal and commercial/manufacturing
  industries
• U.S. International Facilities
• Austin, Texas (Headquarters)
• New York City
• Washington, DC
• U.K.
• Germany
• Japan
• Singapore
• Pakistan

Strategic Partners

• Lenovo
• VMware
• Microsoft
• Intel
• Lockheed
• Northrup Grumman

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Todays Business Users
Task User
Knowledge User
Power User
Not All Users Are Alike Different Computing
Requirements for Different Users
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Todays Business Users
TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS Applications Transaction
Processing User Device Thin Client,
Terminal Performance Modest Customization
Minimal Mobility Limited to None Storage
Minimal Peripherals Minimal Environment Call
Center, Customer Area, etc.
Task User
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Todays Business Users
TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS Applications MS Office,
SAP, Oracle, etc. User Device Desktop,
Laptop Performance Medium Customization
High Mobility Some Storage High Peripherals
Some Environment Typical Office
Knowledge User
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Todays Business Users
TYPICAL REQUIREMENTS Applications MS Office,
SAP, Bloomberg, etc. User Device Desktop,
Laptop, PDA Performance High Customization
High Mobility High Storage High Peripherals
Many Environment Ubiquitous
Power User
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The ClearCube Mission
Users
IT Dept
Task User
Knowledge User
Power User
Performance Flexibility Mobility Storage Perip
herals Environment
Security Availability Manageability Utilization
Costs
Provide the Highest Quality Computing
Experience Combining the Distributed Power and
Flexibility of a Personal Computer with the
Centralized Security, Availability, and
Manageability of a Mainframe
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Vision
The Data Isnt Here
1. Centralized Infrastructure
3. Access Devices
2. Connection Sentral
Dynamic Connection Allocation Grid
Mgmt. Intelligent Provisioning of Storage and
Compute Resources (Peer-to-Peer) MxN Switching
for Instant Moves Dynamic Access Automatic
Sparing Compute/Storage Virtualization Client
Health monitoring with self healing Elimination
of idle resources
PDA/Phone
Tablet
Compute Blades, Servers, Storage
Notebook
User Ports
Desktop PCs
The Data Is Here!
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Centralized Infrastructure Innovation
Task User
Knowledge User
Power User
Multi-Capable Industry Platform Virtual Windows
Mainframe Secure Data Storage Secure Physical
Assets Platform for Virtualization Platform for
Grid Computing Simplified Management
Centralized PC Blade Infrastructure
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Sophisticated Management Software
Task User
Knowledge User
Power User
Dynamic Connection Allocation Storage Resource
Provisioning Compute Resource Provisioning Instant
Moves Dynamic Access On-Line
Sparing Compute/Storage Virtualization Client
Health Monitoring Mobile Client
Management Services and 24/7 Support
Software Management Suite Services Support
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Any User Any Device
Task User
Knowledge User
Power User
Thin Clients/User Ports Laptop Box
PC Tablets PDA/Smartphone/Ultra Mobile PC
Device Independent
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Changing Rules of the Game

• The New Rule One User. Many Access Devices.
• Users are more mobile, i.e., laptops / smart
  phones growing far more rapidly than desktops
• Enterprises increasingly serious about rock-solid
  business continuity
• Increasing numbers of employees working from home
• Freedom and productivity for users, but a huge
  management problem for IT thus costly for
  Business
• As devices proliferate, IT cannot manage each
  device like they manage PCs today.
• If all clients have local applications, store
  data, i.e., need anti-virus etc., the licensing
  and management costs become a massive challenge
• Centralized Computing is the only real solution.
• One User. Many Access Devices. But ONE
  Experience.

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Technology Overview
Layer 3System Management Software
User Port (at the Desktop)
Layer 2ClearCube Infrastructure
Layer 1 Industry Standard Components
Intel Pentium 4 and Dual Xeon computers in a PC
blade form- factor
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Layer 1 Industry Standard Computing New PC
Blades

• New -- Model R1300
• Intel 945G chipset
• Single Dual Core Pentium 4
• Integrated Intel GMA 950 Graphics
• Integrated Gigabit Ethernet port
• Secondary 10/100 Ethernet port
• 8 Blades fit into a single Cage
• USB 2.0 port on front and out back
• PCI Express Video Option NVS285 w/ 128 MB VRAM

• New -- Model R2200
• Intel E7525 chipset w/ 800 MHz FSB
• Dual Intel Xeon Processors with HT
• 1 MB and 2 MB L2 Cache
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Dual SATA II Hard Drives with HW Raid 0, 1
• 4 Blades fit into a single Cage
• NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 (128 MB VRAM) Graphics
  PCI Express

PC Blade
Layer 1 Industry Standard Components
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Layer 2 Infrastructure New Chassis
Connection Modules
112 PC Blades per 42U Rack
New -- R4300 Series
Chassis
Modules
Layer 2 ClearCube Infrastructure
PC Blade
Layer 1 Industry Standard Components
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A Series Overview

• Value The A Series blades deliver the benefits
  of centralized PC blade computing with an
  acquisition cost similar to a traditional desktop
  PC. This enables immediate returns in the total
  cost of ownership due to support cost
  reductions.
• Core Centralized Computing Benefits The A
  Series solution delivers enhanced security, high
  availability, centralized manageability, and end
  user space savings with less heat and noise than
  traditional PCs.
• Support for I/Ports, Virtualization, and Sentral
  The A Series blades connect to all I/Port-class
  devices (C/Ports require the R Series). They are
  also managed by ClearCube Sentral and support
  virtualization for even lower per seat costs.
• Comprehensive Single Vendor Solution Together,
  the A Series and R Series deliver the industrys
  most comprehensive line-up of PC blade solutions
  for applications ranging from mainstream desktop
  computing to high-end mission-critical computing.

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Layer 2 Infrastructure New C/Port, MVX, and
I/Ports

• C7130 C/Port
• Auto equalization and delay tuning
• C7530 MVX New Features
• With C7130, supports of 4 monitors
• I8020, I8820 and I8330 I/Ports
• Small Form Factor
• Various system options

User Port
Chassis
Modules
Layer 2 ClearCube Infrastructure
PC Blade
Layer 1 Industry Standard Components
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Layer 3 System Management Software New
ClearCube Sentral

• Key New Features
• Combines previous generation tools into a single
  integrated console (5th generation)
• Enterprise Scalability Powerful Views and
  Dashboard let admins slice and dice their
  environments
• Remote Browser-based access and User Roaming
• Support for virtual machines
• Modular architecture supports plug-in software
  modules for added functionality (Switching Module
  and Dynamic Allocation Module)
• English and Japanese Localization

ClearCube Management Suite
Layer 3 System Management Software
Layer 2 ClearCube Infrastructure
Chassis
Modules
User Port
PC Blade
Layer 1 Industry Standard Components
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Sentral Console All Modules

• Sentral Console
• Active health monitoring alerting (SNMP
  alerting to 3rd party applications)
• Customizable Views
• Software Remote Control
• Virtual Machine Integration
• Remote Blade BIOS updates
• Scalability to Thousands of Nodes
• Enhanced Security Configuration
• Custom Reporting

Sentral Console
Dynamic Allocation Module
Switching Module

• Dynamic Allocation Module
• User-based Mappings
• Browser-based RDP Connections

• Switching Module
• Chassis Blade Management
• C/Port Switching (Sparing, 8x8)
• Admin Control Switching

• Virtualization Module
• Differentiation from blades.
• Power Management of the virtual machines.
• Native ESX Support

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Centralized Infrastructure Innovation

• Next Generation R Series
• Based off 6U Chassis
• Leverage industry standard ATX motherboards
• Add / Improve on R Series features
• Dual Redundant AC Input
• Out of band management
• Signal backplane for cable management
• Enable key management on reliability,
  availability and serviceability
• Virtual Windows Mainframe
• Accelerate desktop virtualization
• VM Pooling, Hibernate and Move, vMotion
  integration
• Transform into Business Computing Utility
• Application Virtualization Framework
• Grid integration / leverage Data Synapse
  relationship
• Leverage OEM relationships with VMware and
  Microsoft
• MS Vista Integration
• Application acceleration, RSS integration

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Connection Innovation

• Geographic awareness for Allocation Algorithms
• Storage Access Optimization
• Selective Turn on/Turn off for Enterprise Apps
• Dynamic Allocation improvements
• Connect user to the appropriate resource
• Network-sourced VM support
• Enable ever increasing mobile user
• Host-side Application Optimization for Mobile
  Access
• Mobile client management features
• Windows Mobile 5 client connection to Sentral
  server
• Integration with security and network peripherals

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Access Device Innovation

• Two industry changing IP user ports
• I8330
• 11 blade and Virtual Desktops
• Proprietary Video/USB over IP technology
• Performance improvement over RDP
• Lower cost
• I9400
• 11 blade with hardware acceleration
• C/Port performance
• Full screen motion video
• Full USB redirection
• Support for up to 4 screens
• Moderate cost

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Morpheus Concept
Performance
Mainstream
P4
Network
I/Port
P4
Cost-Sensitive
Network
I/Ports
P4
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Morpheus Phase I I/Port Model I8330

• Host
• Software that runs on existing future ClearCube
  blades
• Runs on Windows XP
• Unique video compression and USB extension
  technology
• Doesnt depend on MS RDP, but still runs over
  routable Ethernet
• Supports multiple users per blade via virtual
  machines
• (no WinConnect support)
• Client
• Fully embedded System-on-Chip solution (like the
  C/Port)
• No configurable items (no OS, no removable
  memory or flash)
• Supports streaming video and audio (best
  performance in a 320x240 window)
• Managed by ClearCube Sentral
• List price 289

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I/Port I8330 Connections

• Single VGA output (1280x1024, 16-bit max
  resolution)
• 10/100 Ethernet
• PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard
• Audio Out and Audio In for microphone use
• 4 transparently extended USB ports (bulk-mode and
  interrupt-mode USB devices including mass
  storage, scanners, etc.)

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Morpheus Phase II I9400

• Host
• Hardware built-in to future ClearCube blades
  (R1350 and NGR)
• Unique high-performance video compression and USB
  extension technology
• Unique transmission protocol that runs over
  switched Ethernet networks (is not based on RDP)
• Client
• Fully embedded System-on-Chip solution
• No configurable items (no OS, no removable
  memory or flash)
• Dual and Quad DVI (1600x1200, 32-bit color)
• Supports streaming video and audio (full screen)
• Audio Out and Audio In for microphone use
• 4 transparently extended USB ports (bulk-mode and
  interrupt-mode USB devices including mass
  storage, scanners, etc.)
• Managed by ClearCube Sentral

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R1350 Blade

• Bearlake chipset
• Single, Dual, or Quad Core Intel processors
• Integrated Intel GMA Graphics
• Integrated Gigabit Ethernet port
• Secondary 10/100 Ethernet port
• 8 Blades fit into a single Cage
• USB 2.0 port on front and out back

• PCI Express Video Options
• Option 1 Dual-monitor I9400
• Option 2 Quad-monitor C/Port

PC Blade
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6U Series Chassis and NGR Blade

• Next Generation R Series
• Based off 6U Chassis
• Leverage industry standard ATX motherboards
• Add / Improve on R Series features
• Dual Redundant AC Input
• Out of band management
• Signal backplane for cable management
• Enable key management on reliability,
  availability and serviceability
• Single, Dual, or Quad Core Intel processors
• NGR Video Options
• Option 1 Dual-monitor I9420
• Option 2 Quad-monitor I9440

R Series
NGR Rear
Backpack module provides hot-plug Network and USB
connections
NGR Series
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Digital Fiber Optic Extension System
Digital Fiber C/Port

• Dimensions 1.6 H x 9.5 W x 5.2 D (subject to
  change)
• Fiber Type 62.5µm or 50µm fiber via SFP module
• Distance up to 2km (more w/ special adapters)
• Video 2 standard DVI-I
• 32-bit color Up to 1600x1200
• Connections 4 USB ports
• Audio Out and Audio In

Digital Fiber Transceiver

• 2U (3.5 high, standard 19 rack width)
• Dual cooling fans located in rear
• Hot-swappable redundant power supplies
• Universal 100 - 240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
• Power consumption 150 watts at 120 VAC for 16
  ports

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Basic Virtualization Components
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ClearCube Software Components
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ClearCube Virtualization Model VMware Virtual
Server

• Although the final virtual machine to blade ratio
  will be dependent on sizing, ClearCube uses the
  512 Rule for determining a baseline ratio.
• The 512 Rule states that for every virtual
  machine, you need
• 512MB of RAM
• 512MHz of processor cycles.
• Based on this, with the memory allocation of the
  compatible blades, IT Teams can realize a base of
  5 virtual machines for each blade.

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ClearCube Virtualization Model VMWare VI-3

• The virtual machiens on the ESX model will reside
  not on the local hard drive, rather, on an NFS
  share on the network (either NAS or iSCSI).
• Based on the improved memory allocation and
  sharing technology, plus the greater memory and
  processor resources available, the ratio of
  virtual machines to blades increases 3x with ESX
  and the R2200 (and NGR in Q3 2007).

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ClearCube Virtualization Offerings

• Different models of blades are built for specific
  virtualization offerings, primarily based on
  VMware Hardware Compatibility recommendations.

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Summary

• Ten years ago, ClearCube had a revolutionary idea
• Today, centralized computing has arrived
• Media call it the biggest story in computing in
  25 years
• Analysts foresee a wholesale shift to
  centralization
• ClearCube is the thought leader
• History of design from the end-user in, not the
  datacenter out
• Multi-capable platform driving true user-based
  virtualization
• Leading software solution to administer
  centralized computing
• Access devices from the desktop to the dispersed,
  mobile user
• Only ClearCube offers a total solution