Lab Automation and Stage Management Microsoft Virtualization Solutions Marketing 2009.

Lab Automation and Stage ManagementMicrosoft Virtualization Solutions Marketing

2009

Microsoft Virtualization Solution Scenarios

BusinessSolutionScenarios

HorizontalSolutionScenarios

Core PlatformCapability Scenarios

Business Critical Applications

Branch Infrastructure

Small and Mid-Sized Business (SMB)

Business Continuity

IT Consolidation

Lab Automation and Stage Management

Centralized Desktop

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SecurityStorage

System ManagementHosting/Cloud Computing

Networking VHD Container

Lab Automation and Stage Management Solution Overview

Improve Resource Utilization Underutilized and disorganized physical and human resources Lab hardware sprawl, redundant resources for development and testing Unnecessary lab costs for space, redundant hardware, cooling, and power

Reduce Time to Set Up, Tear Down, and Provision Time expense – repetitive system setup, provisioning, and configuration

Improve Services and Application Quality Labs and staging exist to ensure readiness for production Untested applications, upgrades, and fixes break production systems Difficulties reproducing, diagnosing, and correcting software defects

Virtual Lab Automation and Stage Management DriversHow virtualization improves your business

Enhance Availability Minimize costly system failure and downtime

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Virtualization Infrastructure

Virtual Lab Automation and Stage ManagementAchieve significant cost savings and operational benefits through virtualization.

IT OperationsTesters and Developers

Production

IT Lifecycle Management

Consolidate, streamline, and automate lab IT infrastructures

Automate management deployment of applications and services

Lab Process

Development& Testing Training

DemosSupport

Lab Automation and Stage Management Services

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Stage ManagementLab Automation

The Role of a Virtualization Infrastructure The required foundation for lab automation and stage management

Enables flexible hardware resource allocation and management through server/storage consolidation with virtualization

Provides high availability

Enables core capabilities for lab automation and stage managemento Rapid provisioning o Multi-machine configurationo Snapshot and library managemento Automated archiving

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The Role of a Virtualization Infrastructure (continued)An enabler of lab automation and stage management

Physical Environment Challenges Virtualized and AutomatedEnvironment

Difficult to set up and tear down complex, multi-machine application configurations, and long provisioning times

Provision complex multi-machine configurations in seconds using shared machine templates

Unable to perform multi-machine configurations as it would result in networking conflicts

Unable to take multi-machine configurations and share among teams Snapshot

Multi-tier applications running on shared servers/storage based on network fencing

Snapshot complex multi-machine configurations

Maintain a library for sharing and troubleshooting

Need to archive each component Easy to archive multi-machine

configurations and keep an auditable history

Provisioning

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AutomatedArchiving

Multi-machine Configuration

2Create multi-machine configurations and deploy multiple instances with the same configuration based on network fencing

LAB AUTO/STAGE MANAGEMENTSERVER

MANAGED VM HOSTS

MANAGEMENTPORTAL

Key Capabilities

Provision complex multi-tier system and network configurations instantly

4Archive configurations and keep an audit trail of system/service operation changes

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Capture and share "live" multi-machine configurations from the configuration library

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ProvisioningMulti-machine Configurations

Snapshot Management

Archiving


LIBRARY SERVER

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MANAGED PHYSICAL

HOSTS

Lab Automation and Stage Management ServicesKey capabilities are enabled by virtual infrastructure

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Lab Automation ServicesOptimize and manage the infrastructure

Capabilities Benefits

Multi-machine Provisioning

Deploy and synchronize multi-machine test scenarios without user intervention

Remove repetitive AD provisioning support burdens from IT Accelerate software development cycles Reduce provisioning time/costs

Multi-machine Configurations

Allow multiple users to safely deploy concurrent copies of suspended multi-machine configurations without changing MAC addresses, static IP addresses, or Microsoft® Windows® SIDs

Find and fix more bugs earlier in the development cycle

Snapshot Management

Captured configurations preserve memory and CPU state and can be redeployed instantly

Eliminate upgrade breakage Rapidly troubleshoot customer production problems among team

Archiving Maintain historical records of builds and test scenarios Rapidly revert to archived configurations for disaster recovery or auditing

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Lab Automation

Lab Automation

Consolidate, streamline, and automate lab IT infrastructures

Lab Process


DemosSupport


Library

Optimize lab infrastructure and streamline lab processes

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Key Capabilities: Shared virtual machine library

o Store and share “multi-machine” configurations o Network fencing to simultaneously run copies

Web-based self-service portal

Benefits: Streamlined development and test lab

infrastructure and operations Efficient self-service IT for lab users Transient VMs and rapid provisioning,

scheduling, repositories, integrations with application lifecycle management (ALM) tools

Users: Developers, testers, training and support staff

Stage ManagementStreamline and optimize pre-production resources and processes

Stage Management

Automate the management deployment of applications and services


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Key Capabilities: Automate IT Service Delivery:

Promote software configurations between stages of the release process

Patch and Testing: Make a clone of a production and deploy the clone to the earlier stages

Historical Archiving: Archive and quickly restore configurations for audit and debugging

Benefits: Reduce time spent rolling out services Accelerate the processes of pre-production Ensure consistency between stages of the

release process Reduce infrastructure costs

Virtual Lab Automation and Stage Management Benefits

Improve Resource Utilization

• Reduce provisioning times for single and multi-tiered system configurations

• Lower infrastructure cost by improving hardware resource utilization

• Less hardware and physical resource requirements – reduce server sprawl

Improve Quality and Service

• Rapidly solve production problems – find and fix bugs earlier

• Reduce setup, teardown, access, and configuration times

• Maintain accurate replicas of production systems

Better Availability• Decrease time spent rolling out new and existing services

• Effortlessly enforce change and release management procedures

• Accelerate time to market

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Microsoft Lab Automation and Stage Management Solutions

Microsoft Products and Technologies

Microsoft Partner Hardware, Software,

and Services

Microsoft Virtualization Solutions Not just a product, but an end-to-end offering

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Joint ReferenceArchitecture and

Deployment Resources

Change the way you manage lab and IT services with streamlined and optimized infrastructure and processes.

Microsoft + Partner Lab Automation and Stage Management Solutions



Lab Automation

ProvisioningMulti-machine Configurations

Snapshot Management

Stage ManagementClone

Archive

Promote

Management Backup/Recovery

Archiving

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Server/Storage Consolidation

Lab Process


DemosSupport

Microsoft + Partner Solutions by Scale

Departmental Enterprise

Lab Automation

Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 – low level provisioning,

single machine configuration,

self-service portal

• VMLogix® LabManager • Surgient® Lab Manager

• VMLogix® StageManager

• Surgient® – custom development

Stage Management

VirtualizationInfrastructure

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ Virtual Machine Manager 2008 – Physical to virtual, live migration,

provisioning Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 – Development and testing tools Other solutions Microsoft® Data Protection Manager 2007 – Archiving

EnterpriseDepartmental

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Microsoft + Partner Solution Architecture

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LibraryServer

Virtual MachinesShared Resources

Microsoft Active Directory

Management Server

Lab Automation or Stage Management Server*

Remote Team

Administrator

Local TeamUsers

* Lab Automation or Stage Management Products• Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System – lab

automation only (available early 2010)• Surgient® – lab automation only• VMLogix® – lab automation and stage

management

Microsoft Virtualization InfrastructureThe foundation of lab automation and stage management

Microsoft Virtualization Infrastructure

Server/Storage Consolidation

Management Backup/Recovery


Lab Automation

ProvisioningMulti-Machine Configurations

Snapshot Management

Stage Management

Archiving

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Integrated and reliable foundation – build a virtualized environment in the development lab with Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™

Seamless integration with partner products supporting end-to-end capabilities Simple management for physical and virtual environments


Lab Automation Services

Lab Automation

Stage Managem

ent

Microsoft + Partner Solutions: Provisioning


Server/Storage Consolidation Management Backup/Recovery

• Provision complex multi-tier system and network configurations instantly• Create resources containing a fixed allocation of physical computing resources such as

CPU, RAM, disk storage, IP addresses, MAC addresses, VLAN tags, and others

• Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™:o Share virtual resources through server/storage consolidation

• Virtual Machine Manager 2008:o Rapidly create virtual machines and delegate self-provisioningo Fast and reliable physical-to-virtual-machine conversion (P2V)

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Lab Automation


Snapshot Management

Stage Management

Archiving



Lab Automation

Stage Managem

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Microsoft + Partner Solutions: Multi-Machine Configuration



• Create multi-machine configurations in seconds using machine templates • Deploy multiple instances of the same configuration using network fencing• Share multi-machine configurations between users

• Supports Network Fencing (Connected configurations to multiple physical and virtual networks, each with its own subnet and VLAN characteristics) based on the network virtualization

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Lab Automation


Snapshot Management

Stage Management

Archiving



Lab Automation

Stage Managem

ent

Microsoft + Partner Solutions: Snapshot Management



• Capture and share "live" multi-machine configurations from the configuration library • Captured configurations preserve memory and CPU state and can be redeployed instantly

• Virtual Machine Manager 2008:o Provides a library to manage the building blocks of the virtual data centero Centralized management of distributed resources for virtual machines including: templates, ISO

images, scripts, and other resources • Seamless integration of Virtual Machine Manager 2008 library with partner products

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Lab Automation


Snapshot Management

Stage Management

Archiving



Lab Automation

Stage Managem

ent

Microsoft + Partner Solutions: Automated Archiving



• Simplify archiving and quickly restore service configurations from archives• Keep an audit trail of system and service operations changes

• Support archiving without hibernation downtime and rapidly restore with Microsoft® System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007

• Seamless disk- and tape-based recovery• DPM protects virtual machines with a level of data integrity preservation not offered by

any other backup technology

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Lab Automation


Snapshot Management

Stage Management

Archiving



Lab Automation

Stage Managem

ent

Microsoft + Partner Lab Automation

Request Configuration

Reserve Capacity

Provision, Isolate, Deploy

Access Configuration

IT O

ps B

enefi

ts

Maintain control and delegate administrative tasks

Eliminate stream of requests from users

Optimize resource utilization with automated reservations

Automate repeatable tasks in favor of strategic projects

Track and report resource usage to support planning and chargeback

User Benefits

Easily schedule and reserve resources

Access resources with minimal IT involvement

Plan resource usage with respect to business needs

Self-Service

Self-Service Request Portal Local Admin Portal Secure Remote

AccessIntegration with ALM Software

Key Capabilities

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Lab Automation

Stage Managem

ent

Microsoft + Partner Lab Automation (continued)Scenarios for virtual lab automation


Application

Development and Testing

Support and Help

Desk Operation

s

Training and

Education

Demo Labs

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Lab Automation

Stage Managem

ent

User Self-Service

Virtualize, manage, and streamline stage management processes for IT operation efficiency.

Microsoft + Partner Stage Management

VMLogix® StageManager:• Manage pre-production and staging

infrastructure for IT operations• Focus on process and workflow• Easily create and migrate multi-

machine configurations

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Microsoft Virtualization Infrastructure:• Seamless integration with VMLogix®

StageManager• Rapid provisioning• Improved archiving and back-up• Customizable workflow



Lab Automation

Stage Managem

ent

Microsoft + Partner Stage Management (Continued)

Components Definition Benefits

Clone Create exact copies of

production systems for pre-production and QA testing

Clone a multi-tier production application in minutes

Transition the entire multi-tier application configuration across all phases of the release process quickly and easily

Promote Activities in a stage are

completed when service configurations are released

Promote configurations between environments based on the rights assigned to the user

Archive Store backups of previous systems

Simplify archiving and quickly restore entire service configurations

Microsoft and VMLogix® offer a strong stage management solution with the following component features:

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Virtualized InfrastructureLab Autom

ation ServicesLab Autom

ationStage M

anagement

Next Steps to Enhance Business with Microsoft Virtualization

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ o http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv.aspx

Microsoft® System Centero http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/default.aspx

ROI Calculatoro https://roianalyst.alinean.com/msft/AutoLogin.do?d=307025591178580657

Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) toolo http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb977556.aspx

Microsoft Virtualization

Solutions

Product Resources

Virtualization Assessment and

Planning

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Microsoft Virtualization Solutionso http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/solutions

Microsoft Virtualization Solution Partnerso http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/partners

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/hyperv.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/default.aspx

https://roianalyst.alinean.com/msft/AutoLogin.do?d=307025591178580657

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb977556.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/solutions

http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization/partners

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