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Vmware in the Non-Profit World. How we leverage Vmware free products to improve our IT infrastructure. Contact Info. Charles Braffett Sr. Network/Systems Administrator Foundation for Blind Children Phone: 602-337-8200 Email: charles@seeitourway.org http://SeeItOurWay.org.
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Vmware in the Non-Profit World How we leverage Vmware free products to improve our IT infrastructure
Contact Info Charles Braffett Sr. Network/Systems Administrator Foundation for Blind Children Phone: 602-337-8200 Email: charles@seeitourway.org http://SeeItOurWay.org
Legacy Infrastructure One server doing it all – File server Payroll Accounting Print server POS Webpages Eyecare Backups Client Database License Portal Email – External third party provider DNS – External third party provider Static, public IP’s
First Metamorphosis New Server – Internal email DC DHCP Accounting File server POS Client database Payroll Eyecare 2 x New Servers – External/Internal web DNS Admin services (SCE2007, AV console, etc…) Print server
Needs Expand Web services Paperless filing Online Time cards Online database Online reporting Online interactive instruction Collaborative infrastructure (Sharepoint) Online ordering and client process tracking Internal DNS Better backups and failover Redundancy Internal DHCP Image casting Virtual TVI offsite Infrastructure management
Challenges Limited server’s Separation of app’s Limited space Power limitations Administrative overhead Lack of budget Equipment obsolescence Migration Failover No SAN
Solution: Go Virtual? Must work on extant equipment Must be manageable Must be affordable Compatible with App’s Increase in speed Room for expansion Failover
Choices Pros Cons Microsoft Own it Equipment Incompatible Parallels High VM density, App’s incompatible Attractive OS licensing Virtual Iron Attractive Pricing Equipment Incompatible Lefthand Networks Mitigates SAN need Requires Vmware infrastructure Vmware Does everything needed Too costly
Our Road to Virtualization 2007 Vmware Server - 3 test servers, never added to production environment 2008 Esxi for free, vCenter Converter 3 – 3 hosts, 1 main servers (6 VM’s), 1 failover, 1 support cold backup conversions weekly, no Windows 2008 support 2009 vCenter Converter 4 – P2V conversions nightly of all VM’s 2008’s require telephonic reactivation (3 days), approx 12 hours to bring up backups
Future VizioncorevConverter – continuous protection hourly Esxi Administration – Kodiak Blue Bear Host in DMZ – external web sites Quad Core servers – donations? SAN? Vmware full version – vMotion?
Questions? Charles Braffett Sr. Network/Systems Administrator Foundation for Blind Children Phone: 602-337-8200 Email: charles@seeitourway.org http://SeeItOurWay.org