Getting Microsoft Exchange 2010 into the Private Cloud

1. Getting Microsoft Exchange 2010 into the Private Cloud Retain Control of Exchange While Shifting to a New Model for IT Brian Henderson Technical Marketing Manager powerwindows.wordpress.com Q+A: Dustin Smith, Paul Galjan

2. Agenda Getting Microsoft Exchange 2010 into the Private Cloud • Virtualization and Private Cloud Review • Industry Trends • Cloud Computing Comparison • Journey to Private Cloud • Exchange 2010 Virtualization and Cloud Best Practices • A 6-Step Process to Virtualize Exchange • Customer Story • Frequently Asked Questions • Storage • Replication • Backups

3. Verticalization …or Virtualization? Industry Trends Exchange, SharePoint ,SQL Server Exchange SharePoint SQL Server Application Application Applications Applications Middleware Middleware Middleware Middleware Server Server Server Storage Storage Database Database Database Database Storage Virtual Infrastructure Operating System Operating System Operating System Operating System StoragePool CPUPool Network “End to end” stack Best of breed

4. HUB/CAS Exchange Why Virtualize EDGE Aging, Physical Infrastructures MAILBOXES • Inefficient Servers • Inefficient processor types • Putting out too many BTU’s • Excess power/cooling • Inefficient Management • Slow provisioning • Separate tools • Inefficient Disaster Recovery • Inconsistent backup/DR • Separate tools • High Cost of Ownership SharePoint WEB SERVERS APPLICATION SQL DATABASES Basic Infrastructure & Test/Dev ACTIVE DIRECTORY DHCP DNS SANDBOX

5. Exchange After Virtualization Virtualized Components • Reduce physical servers • Increase utilization • Slash power/cooling bills • Save rack space • Provision servers faster • Consolidate protection strategies • Gain speed and agility • Improve service levels • Decrease overall costs SharePoint Infrastructure & Test/Dev

6. Cloud Computing

7. Concerns Security Compliancy Manageability Customization Integration Features Service Levels Architecture Support Cloud Computing Comparison Private Cloud versus Public Clouds • Security In Public Cloud Most Concerning By Factor Of 3* • 70% Will Spend More On Private Cloud Through 2012 • Only 8% Spend More On Public Cloud Public Private Off-Premises On-Premises Control • * (Gartner Note: G00200440, 2009 DC Conf Polls)

8. Federation Virtualization Information Public Cloud Security Private Cloud Benefits of Private Cloud Control, Choice, Efficiency Hybrid Cloud On-Premises Third-Party

9. Virtual Virtual Virtual SQL SharePoint Exchange Getting to The Cloud While Retaining Control Private Hybrid 3 2 1 Virtualized Public Distributed YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW SQL SharePoint Exchange

10. Comparing Approaches Getting from Your Current Architecture to Tomorrow Service Providers Option A Option B. EMC Security Good Compliancy Bad Manageability Good Customization Bad Current Current 1 Security Good Compliancy Good Manageability Good Customization Good 2 Private Security Bad Compliancy Bad ManageabilityBad Customization Bad 3 Public Choices Security Good Compliancy Bad Manageability Good Customization Bad 4

11. Example: Managed Private Clouds EMC Consulting Offers Additional Cloud Options What if you could get hosted Exchange without compromise in features and functionality? Security Good Compliancy Good Manageability Good Customization Good On-premises Off-Premises

12. The Journey to the Private Cloud

13. The Journey to the Private Cloud Microsoft Exchange View 1 2 3 Virtualize Exchange Server Roles First, “Low Requirement” Roles (Everything but Mailbox Servers) Then “High Requirement” Roles (Mailbox Servers) Virtualize Test/Dev and Network Infrastructure Sandbox Environments AD, DNS, DHCP Legacy Systems (NT, W2000) Create Automated Processes Based on Virtualized Layers Dynamic Provisioning of Server, Storage, and Networking Resources Policy-based Management and Chargeback Reporting B

14. The Journey to the Private Cloud Guidance to Get You There Faster 1 2 3 Techbooks Whitepapers Proven Solutions Techbooks Whitpapers Proven Solutions Whitepapers Proven Solutions VBlock B EMC Consulting

15. Exchange 2010 Virtualization and Cloud Best Practices

16. Exchange 2010 Improvements Changes and Enhancements Storage Engine • Changed schema, page size • Accommodates larger mailboxes • 70% reduction in IOPS Database Replication • Database Availability Groups • Built into Exchange 2010 • Uses Clustering, Log-Shipping Server 1 Server 2 Server 3 DB1 DB2 DB3 copy copy copy copy copy copy LAN-Based Log-Shipping Updates Copies Clustering Controls Failover Functionality

17. Microsoft Exchange – Detailed Differences

18. Virtualizing Exchange 2010 CAS Hub Mailbox UM MS Guidelines for Exchange 2010 Virtualization http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996719.aspx

19. A 6-Step Process to Virtualize Exchange Measure Design Prepare Install Pilot / Test Go Live

20. Measure or Estimate Workload Measure Workload with ExSPA Measure Use the Microsoft Exchange Server Profile Analyzer to collect information from your current environment. Design Prepare • Example: • 1 physical location • 16,000 users • Mailbox profiles • Average - 10 messages sent/40 received per day • Average message size of 50KB • 500MB mailbox quota Install Pilot / Test Go Live

21. Measure or Estimate Workload Storage Building Block Formula Measure Knowing User Profiles, Define Mailbox Server VMs, Using the Formula Design (IOPs * %R) + WP (IOPs * %W) Prepare = Required Physical Disks Physical Disk Speed Install Pilot / Test Go Live

22. Design the Virtual Machines http://www.emc.com/collateral/solutions/white-papers/h7018-exchange-vmax-vp-vsphere-wp.pdf Example: Designing a Building Block Measure Design Prepare Install Pilot / Test Go Live Microsoft Exchange 2010 Efficiency, Flexibility, Performance, and Availability emc.com/exchange

23. Design the Virtual Machines Example: Designing a Building Block Measure Design Mailbox Servers Prepare Install Pilot / Test Storage Volumes Go Live

24. Prepare Virtual Management Measure • Networking. Storage. vCenter. Lab Mgr • VMotion. HA. DRS. DPM. Design Prepare Install Pilot / Test Go Live

25. Install Microsoft Applications Measure • Install Microsoft Applications/Databases and Move Mailboxes • Deployment Steps Microsoft Exchange Deployment Guide • Install Client Access Server(s) • Prepare Schema • Install Hub Transport(s) • Install Mailbox Server(s) • Use the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer • ExBPA scans for routine configuration errors Design Prepare Install Pilot / Test Go Live

26. Test and Pilot Measure • Test Disk IO with JetStress, Loadgen* • Look for Reference Architectures that are similar to your configuration Design Prepare DAS or SAN? We’re testing both. For large-scale efficiency = SAN For small, low-cost = DAS Install Pilot / Test VMAX Midrange Iomega AX4 Approx 2000 users Approx 250 users Up to 100,000+ users Approx 80,000 users Go Live EMC Proven Solutions Reference Architectures

27. Go Live. Keep Tabs on Performance. Measure Design Prepare Install Pilot / Test Go Live

28. Customer Success: SherwebExchange 2010 Hosting Provider • Challenge • Providing mail services for 60,000 users while keeping management of a large scale storage infrastructure under control • Competition offering large mailboxes (20 – 30GB) for lower cost • Solution • EMC Consultant analyzed environment and provided a recommendation based on EMC Proven Solutions testing results and TCO analysis over 5 years • EMC CLARiiON CX4-480, SATA, Thin Provisioning, DAGs • Benefits • EMC CLARiiON CX4-480 scales to nearly one petabyte of capacity • EMC CLARiiON with 2TB SATA drives offer competitive cost per mailbox • Thin Provisioning technology allows customer to “pay as they grow” instead of overpaying for storage upfront • Virtual servers can be deployed in hours instead of weeks For more information please visit: www.emc.com/exchange

29. Frequently Asked Questions

30. Q: Should I Use DAS or SAN Storage?A: Either one will work. DAS or SAN? We’re testing both. • For small, low-cost = DAS For large-scale efficiency = SAN Best long-termTCO = SAN Virtualization ready = SAN DAS or SAN? We’re testing both. For large-scale efficiency = SAN For small, low-cost = DAS AX4 Midrange V-Max Iomega Approx 2000 users Approx 80,000 users Up to 100,000+ users Approx 250 users First understand your workload including Background Database Maintenance Protocol: Consider your requirements and choose accordingly Disk: Most common for Exchange 2010 10K FC and 7.2K SATA RAID5 or 6 Formatting and alignment considerations – Windows 2008 is better Consider thin provisioning for SAN deployments Use the Microsoft Storage Calculator as a starting point We walk you through how we design storage for Exchange Use scalable building blocks: X users fit on Y disks.

31. DAS SAN (EMC Virtual Provisioning) 5000 Exchange users x 5GB Mailboxes 25 TB 5000 Exchange users x 1GB Mailboxes 5 TB In DAS world, people overbuycapacity all the time Instead, buy the right size, and pay as you grow with EMC’s virtual provisioning. Dynamic Capacity Management using EMC Virtual Provisioning Functionality

32. DAS SAN (Fully Automated Storage Tiering) Flash SATA Cloud future In DAS world, performance problems are solved by adding more disk Today’s EMC storage array can automatically adjust the workload for you Automated Performance Management with EMC Fully Automated Storage Tiering (FAST)

33. ReplicationMethod Recovery Point Objective (RPO) Recovery Time Objective (RTO) TIME Potential data loss Time to recover full service No loss Seconds to minutes Synchronous Minutes Minutes to hours Asynchronous Asynchronous point in time Minutes to hours Hours/day Do I have to use Database Availability Groups?A: No Should we use DAGs? Sure, but other options are available Off-Host Replication Synchronous Replication Multi-App Continuous Protection Virtualization-Centric Options • DAG’s are a good technology, but not perfect • Requires high degree of Exchange knowledge • WAN Link Challenges and costs for DAG replication and RTO’s • Can be costly: 3 Copies minimum, Enterprise edition required • Host/network usage and reseeds can be an issue – careful planning needed • Use Other Methods for Synchronous Replication, Virtualization-Centric Options • Exchange 2010 Synchronous API (EMC unique) • DAG’s use storage block-level replication technology instead of log shipping! • EMC RecoverPoint (Bandwidth reduction, multi-app, continuous replication) • Virtualization Centric options provides standardized virtual machine DR

34. Remote Protection Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual Exchange SQL Server Oracle Obtain a Single, Standardized Protection Scheme Local HA Any SAN SQL Server Oracle Exchange EMC RecoverPointwith VMware SRM • EMC’s RecoverPoint Replication Product • works in physical or virtual environments, • replicates from any SAN to any SAN, • reduces bandwidth costs and usage by 5-10X

35. Q: Do we still need backups?A: Yes, most likely. Why backups? • DAG logs need to be truncated. Operational and long-term restores. Retain your existing processes. Corruption, viruses, human error. Backup Tape Restore Backup Disk Restore Clone B Backup/restore speeds R First finalize your storage architecture. Prioritize your backup and restore speeds (RPO, RTO). Consider the costs and licensing options. Try a layer of disk – there are much better options than tape. Consider advanced options like deduplication and cloning.

36. Virtual Virtual Virtual SQL SharePoint Exchange Getting to The Cloud While Retaining Control Private Hybrid 3 2 1 Virtualized Public Distributed YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW SQL SharePoint Exchange

37. Thank You! Join us every Thursday at 11:00 AM ET for our EMC Solutions for VMware Webcast Series SherWeb Customer Story - http://www.emc.com/collateral/customer-profiles/h7240-sherweb-cp.pdf My Blog - http://powerwindows.wordpress.com/ Private Cloud - http://www.privatecloud.com/ Dustin Smith’s Exchange In the Private Cloud - http://exchangeintheprivatecloud.wordpress.com/ Paul GaljanPerfCollect http://powerwindows.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/automating-perfmon-with-perfcollect/