Virtualization Management the oVirt way

oVirt Introduction

August 2013August 2013Livnat PeerRed Hat

Virtualization Management the oVirt way

● Large scale, centralized management for server and desktop virtualization

● Based on leading performance, scalability and security infrastructure technologies

● Focus on KVM for best integration/performance

● Provides an open source alternative to vCenter/vSphere

What is oVirt?

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OPEN VIRTUALIZATION MANAGEMENT

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One Host Environment

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Multiple hosts

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Multi-Datacenter/Multi-Host

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Architecture From 30,000 Feet

Client (web portals)

Engine

Hosts (VDSM)

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oVirt Users

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User Portal

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Self Provisioning Portal

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From clean setup to VMFrom clean setup to VM

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From clean setup to VM

● Create a DC

● Create a Cluster

● Add a Host

● Configure Storage

● Configure Network

● Create a VM● From Blank● From Template● From Snapshot● Import VM

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Add Data Center

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Add Cluster

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Add Cluster

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Cluster Resilience Policy

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Cluster Load-Balancing Policy

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Add Host

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Power Management

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Configure Storage

● Shared Storage● NFS● POSIX● ISCSI● FC● Gluster

● Local Storage

● Data/Export/ISO

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FC Storage Domain

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NFS Storage Domain

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Networks Main Tab

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Add a Network

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Networks – Host Level Configuration

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Add VM

● From Blank

● From Template

● From a VM Snapshot

● Import a VM

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Add Virtual Machines

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Windows Machine via Sysprep

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Console Details (SPICE or VNC)

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Host Aspects

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High Availability

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Control Allocated Resources (Disk, Memory)

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Boot Devices

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Advanced Options via Custom Properties

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From clean setup to VM

● Create a DC

● Create a Cluster

● Add a Host

● Configure Storage

● Configure Network

● Create a VM● From Blank● From Template● From Snapshot● Import VM

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ArchitectureArchitecture

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Local StorageLocal Storage

VDSM

Host | Node

VDSM

Host | Node

Components Overview

Linux/Windowsclient

Linux/Windowsclient

Shared StorageFC/iSCSI/NFS...

Shared StorageFC/iSCSI/NFS...

Linux VMLinux VM Win VMWin VM

EngineJava

EngineJava

SDK/CLI Python/JavaSDK/CLI

Python/Java

REST

REST

ADAD

LDAPLDAP

Guest agentGuest agent Guest agentGuest agent

Admin PortalGWT

Admin PortalGWT

User PortalGWT

User PortalGWT

PostgresPostgres

SPICE

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The Guest

RHEL | RHEV-H

Linux | Windows Guest

virtio-balloon

spiceclient

virtio-net

virtio-block

spiceqxl

virtio-serial

RHEVAgent

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Customization Options

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Hooks

● “Hook” mechanism for customization

● Allows administrator to define scripts to modify VM operation

● eg. Extend or modify VM configuration

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UI-Plugin: Foreman main tab

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UI-Plugin: oVirt Monitoring sub-tab

More info at: https://labs.ovido.at/monitoring/wiki/ovirt-monitoring-ui-plugin

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Getting oVirt

● Obtain from oVirt website

● Live USB - http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/OVirt_Live

● Build from source

● Fedora repositories ● yum install ovirt-engine● engine-setup● Add managed hosts

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How To Contribute

● Website and Repository:

● http://www.ovirt.org

● http://www.ovirt.org/wiki

● http://www.ovirt.org/project/subprojects/

Join the community

- Find bugs, File Them, Fix Them.- Translate, Write Documentation.- Design Interfaces, Develop new features- Share your experiences.

Everyone can make a difference.

● Mailing lists:● http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo

● IRC:● #ovirt on OFTC

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THANK YOU !

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