Accelerating Your Journey to Microsoft Virtualization
Adrian SimaysSr Technical ArchitectEMC Corphttp://vwin.typepad.com
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Agenda
Intro to Virtualizing & CloudJourney to the Hyper-V CloudPhase 1- Dipping the Toe in Virtual WaterPhase 2 - Full Speed AheadPhase 3 – Final Steps to the Private CloudConclusion
Today’s IT Challenge:Balancing Act of Value and Cost
Consolidation Create economies of scale
through standardization Reduce IT costs
Deliver innovation Enable flexibility Ease of use Information access
Business Requirements
Vs. Resource Reality
DELIVERING VALUEREDUCE COSTS
Organizations need an flexible IT environment that supports both dimensions
When Worlds Collide
Physical Infrastructure
Virtual Infrastructure
Intelli-gence
Protect
Store
App Aware
Cloud OS
VDIManage
& Automate
Secure
Public Private
Cumulus
Hosted Private Cloud
Hybrid Cloud
What is a Cloud and How Do I Get One?
The Private Cloud: Why Now?
IT InfrastructureComplexInefficientInflexible
IT budget70% Maintenance
42%Infrastructure Maintenance
30%Application
Maintenance
23%ApplicationInvestment
5%Infrastructure Investment
Source: Fortune 100 customers.
Build the Bridge to the Private Cloud
ThePrivate Cloud
Today’sIT World
THE
Journey
THE
Bridge
of fully automatedand virtualizeddata centers
Unprecedented levelsof efficiency, control & choice
Increasing complexity,inflexibility, and cost oftraditional IT environments
15%
30%
50%
85%
IT Production Business Production IT-as-a-Service
95%
Run IT As ABusiness
Development,Test & IT-Owned
Applications
% Virtualized
Journey to the Hyper-V Private Cloud
PlatinumGold
Mission CriticalApplications
15%
30%
IT Production
Development,Test & IT-Owned
Applications
% Virtualized
Customer Begins the Journey to Hyper-VDipping your Toe in Virtual Water
Analyze, Assess & PlanFind opportunities for consolidationEnsure workloads will be a fit
Use Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit
Identify hardware for virtualization using Hyper-VDetailed assessment of server utilization and recommendations for server consolidation
Journey Begins with Microsoft Exchange
Pretend like you’re doing it physically… Just do it virtuallyArchitect for the application, not for the virtualization solution
Refer to support policies, recommendations and Best Practice documentsDeploy VMs with similar roles on separate hosts
MBX VMs in same DAG should not co-locateSpread your CAS aroundDeploy with Fixed Disk VHDScale up and scale out
Hardware Requirements for your Virtual World
Storage Infrastructure RequirementsEfficiencySimplicity
FlexibleSupports file, block & object
Meets Application DemandsAutomatic storage tiering
Out-of-the-box integrationHyper-V, System Center, Data Protection
Dynamic CapacityThin Provisioning
Instead, only allocate space when data is created written, and
pay as you grow
5000 Exchange usersx 1GB Mailboxes
5 TB
Dynamic Capacity ProvisioningIncrease storage utilization and buy up to 5x less storage
Traditional Storage
People overbuy unused capacity all the time
5000 Exchange usersx 5GB Mailboxes
25 TB
Full/Over-Provisioned
Virtualized Exchange Design Guide
Solution Components:Cisco UCS B200 Servers hosting 32,000 Exchange 2010 mailboxesReplication provided by native Exchange Database Availability GroupsVirtualization of all Exchange roles using Microsoft Hyper-VExchange Thin Provisioned LUNs provided by EMC Unified Storage
http://www.emc.com/collateral/hardware/white-papers/h7337-exchange-unified-cisco-hyper-v-wp.pdf
Simplified Management for Windows
Free tool to provision EMC storage for Windows ServersWindows MMC basedAgent less architectureApplication awareFibre Channel, iSCSI & CIFS support
Storage Integrator Use Cases
Provides insight into mapping of application and physical disk resources to storage arraysBridges the complexity gap between Server/Application admin to storage adminEliminates costly mistakes – automatic incorporation of application best practices for storage provisioning
Where are these LUNs coming
from?
I need storage for my SharePoint Web
App deployment ASAP
demo
EMC Storage Integrator
50%
85%
Business Production
% Virtualized
Journey to the Hyper-V Private CloudFull Speed Ahead
Virtualize the DatacenterIdentify what isn’t a fit opposed to the other way aroundDesign goal: end users don’t know if it is physical or virtual
Several BenefitsReduced power and coolingEasier managementSimplify High Availability & Disaster Recovery for the server and applications
Mission CriticalApplications
Journey Continues with Microsoft SQL Server & Sharepoint
Follow Microsoft Best Practices for SQL Server & SharePointUse perfmon to identify intensive SQL workloads & deploy appropriatelyDesign back-end to support workload (IOPS)Create separate dedicated networks for public traffic, Hyper-V management operations and storage connectivityContinue to place database and log files on separate spindles for performance and recovery purposes
Maintain Performance in a Virtual WorldOlder approaches are inefficient for virtualized workloads
Poor utilization
Disk Disk Disk Disk Disk
Flash Flash Flash
Better utilization… but $$$
Aggregating Mechanical Drives
Using a lot of spindles for IOPS results in low capacity utilization
Flash Drives
Flash drives are faster than mechanical disks – but expensive
Striped
Short stroked & striped
Self-Optimizing Storage Pools
Storage pool
5%Flash
95%Disk Data
• All data activity is constantly tracked
• High activity data moved to Flash drives
• Low activity to cost effective disk• Applications get best response time possible for data
InactiveData
Active Data
Fully Automated Storage Tiering (FAST) for Virtual Pools
Maintain Performance in a Virtual WorldAutomatic Data Optimization
Tame the DataCenterSystem Center for IT Management
Single tool for physical and virtual serversTop to bottom management of infrastructureAutomate many tasksTemplates and Powershell integration for rapid deployment
demo
Storage Management using System Center Operations Manager & PRO
High Availability for Hyper-VCluster Shared Volumes (CSV)
Failover Cluster FeatureSingle Consistent Name SpaceMultiple Nodes Access the Same Volume SimultaneouslySimplified Management with less volumes to manage
CSV
Site B
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Failure Event
One tool to replicate all
applications, servers & storage
Dynamic Synchronous and
Asynchronous Replication
Point-in-time roll-back
Fibre Channel or iSCSI StorageBuilt in VDI and VSS Application Integration
Cluster Enabler to stretch your
cluster across geographic
locationsSite A
RecoverPoint
Hyper-V Failover Cluster
Virtualized SQL Server Test Results
Tested SQL Server 2008 on
Fibre Channel SAN to measure
performance
Similar performance between
physical and virtual with Hyper-V
Pass-through
Using Flash drives to extend
cache (FAST Cache), significant
performance gains were realized
Hyper-V with Failover
Clustering of all servers
MetaLogix StoragePoint
moved 92% aged content
to cost effective disks
Tiered data on single SAN
to service all workloads
Increased useable
capacity without impacting
performance
Virtualizing Sharepoint with Hyper-V
Data Center
Synchronous
Asynchronous
Anywhere
VPLEXLocal
VPLEXMetro
VPLEXGeo
VPLEXGlobal
Enables The Virtual Data Center
Access Anywhere
Next Steps in the JourneyVirtual Storage
VirtualClients
PrivateCloud
PublicCloud
Virtualization
Information
Security
Federation
The Private Cloud
VirtualApplications
IT-as-a-Service
95%
Run IT As ABusiness
% Virtualized
Final Steps to the Private Cloud
Policy-drivenManage outcomes, not elements
Automated and fluidLower costBetter reliabilityWorkflow orchestration
Chargeback for usageRun IT as a business
PlatinumGold
EMC Provisioning Integration
Created for Opalis version 6.3EMC Provisioning cmdlets have been formulated as Opalis objects which can be employed in Opalis workflowsPowerShell scripts have been incorporated to handle login credential inputsLeverage SMI-S and System Center to deliver a better Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutionExtend provisioning capabilities to Self Service Portal (SSP)
Summary
The journey to implementing a cloud solution will be unique for each environment, no two scenarios are the sameHyper-V virtualization is the key to realizing the benefits of a private cloudImplement a customizable, dynamic virtualized environment that is both scalable and highly availableA successful cloud solution leverages technologies from many vendors – no single solution Enjoy the ride, these are exciting times
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