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Citrix XenServer ™

Citrix XenServer ™. Dabeer Kazimi Server Virtualization Field Sales Manager. Agenda. Why Virtualize XenServer 5.0 Xen Technology Workload Flexibility Business Continuity with XenServer Storage and XenServer XenApp on XenServer Why XenServer.

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Citrix XenServer ™

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  1. Citrix XenServer ™ Dabeer Kazimi Server Virtualization Field Sales Manager

  2. Agenda • Why Virtualize • XenServer 5.0 • Xen Technology • Workload Flexibility • Business Continuity with XenServer • Storage and XenServer • XenApp on XenServer • Why XenServer

  3. Operating Expense OutstrippingNew Investments • Cost of housing servers is approximately: • $1,000 per sq. ft. or • $2,400 per server or • $40,000 per rack • Most organizations will spend $0.50 for power and cooling for every $1 in servers • $29B to be spent on power and cooling $8 spent in maintenance for $1 spent in new infrastructure Source: John Humphries, IDC (2007)

  4. Servers: Cost of Ownership Cost of Management and Admin Spending (US$B) Installed Base (M Units) $300 50 45 New Server Spending $250 40 Power and Cooling 35 $200 30 $150 25 20 $100 15 10 $50 5 $0 0 Source: IDC 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 1996 2007

  5. Why Virtualize? • Server or data center consolidation • Average physical servers utilized only <15% • More efficient use of physical assets • Promotes greater centralization and security • Reduced capital and operating costs • “Green Computing” – less power / cooling • Flexibility - Allow IT agility • Dynamically respond to business needs • Virtual workloads are mobile and easy to create and manage • Business Continuity • Improve application availability • Key part of disaster recovery strategy

  6. What’s new in XenServer 5

  7. XenServer 5 – Highlights Business Continuity Performance • Automated high availability & NIC bonding • Improved disaster recovery • Further improved XenApp performance • Windows Server 2008 “enlightenments” XenCenter Enhancement • Workflows, tagging and searching • Performance monitoring & alerts Streaming(Provisioning) Storage Infrastructure Enhanced Guest Support • XenServer Adapter for Dell EqualLogic • Broader storage support • Windows Server 2008 , Hyper-V support Microsoft VHD, SQL Server & MMC integration

  8. XenConvert – P2V Conversions • What is it? • Feature of XenServer 5 • Stand-alone Wizard Interface • Enables the conversion of a physical server or desktop workload into a virtual machine (VM) • What formats does it support? • Conversion to a XenServer ready VM (XVA) or to a Microsoft Virtual Hard Drive VM (VHD) XenServer

  9. Core Xen Virtualization Technology

  10. Xen: Engine of Innovation • Open standard • Work closely with OS vendors • Advisory board: Citrix, IBM, Intel, HP, Novell, Red Hat and Sun Microsystems • Leverage open source community

  11. Power of • Paravirtualization is key to performance • Allows the kernel and I/O paths to know it’s being virtualized • Cooperation provides best performance • Utilizes hardware-assisted virtualization • Fully supports Intel VT and AMD-V enabled processors • Hardware-assist allows high performance without emulation • Community Support

  12. Proven Track Record Working with Microsoft Microsoft Hyper-V Microsoft RDP Windows Server Windows Server Citrix Dynamic Virtualization Services Citrix App Virtualization Services ApplicationPerformanceMonitoring SpeedScreenProgressiveDisplay Provisioning High Availability Single Sign-On DRS Citrix Storage Delivery Services XenDesktop SmartAccess EasyCall SmartAuditor Citrix XenServer Citrix XenApp Xen Hypervisor ICA

  13. XenServer has the features today enterprise customers ask for Advanced storage support, Live migration, High Availability/FT, Workload Management, Provisioning Supports mixed Windows, Linux environments XenServer is, and will remain, a first-class citizen within the Microsoft ecosystem Interoperable by design with Hyper-V VMs and vice versa VHD filesystem support, including boot from VHD XenServer & Hyper-V Positioning

  14. Workload Flexibility

  15. Server Provisioning Create a virtual image of a server’s workload: operating system, application engine and application Virtualize Stream the workload image on-demand to virtual and bare-metal servers Stream A Virtualize Store Stream Store the virtual imageon network storage Stream the virtual imageto servers Virtualize server workload image Store Store the virtual workload image on network storage

  16. B C A Provisioning Server & XenServer • Workloads can be provisioned to a VM the same as to physical servers • New workloads or more capacity can be quickly provisioned • Servers can be moved from physical to virtual and back according to load Provisioning Server (streaming service) Networkstorage Virtual to Physical

  17. Business Continuity with XenServer

  18. Business ContinuityHigh Availability with XenServer 5.0 • Planned Downtime (e.g. Physical server maintenance) • Migrate live VM and application workload using XenMotion • Perform maintenance on physical server • Migrate VM back to original server • No downtime! • Unplanned Downtime (e.g. Physical Server Failure) • Receive alert warning of failure via email • Auto or manual restart of VM • Downtime limited to time it takes to restart VM • NOBODY can live migrate a dead server! • Zero Downtime using Fault Tolerance • Duplicate physical server and adding fault tolerant software from Marathon Technologies for fail-over. • No downtime in the event of unplanned downtime to a physical server

  19. Business Continuity With XenMotionHigh Availability: Planned downtime Remote VM Guest Storage

  20. Business Continuity High Availability: Planned downtime Remote VM Guest Storage

  21. Business Continuity High Availability: Unplanned downtime Remote VM Guest Storage

  22. Business ContinuityZero Downtime using Fault Tolerance • Fault tolerance - no application outages • Synchronous data protection -no data loss • Supports all Windows apps – no customization required Business Value • Companies can confidently run production applications in virtual machines - gain consolidation benefits across much broader range of applications

  23. Storage and XenServer

  24. Proprietary Cluster File System & Virtual Hard Disk Formats Storage – the Hard Part of Virtualization • First generation virtualization treats storage as “dumb blocks” and implements all storage functions in the host VM VM VM VM VMs are hiddenfrom storage Storage Infrastructure

  25. XenServer Storage Repositories • Storage Repositories Automate • Thin Provisioning • Snapshots • Cloning • Copy on Write • XenServer directly manipulates SRs to deliver guest storage • Ideally matched with “VM Aware” storage & direct array integration • Partner Storage Repositories • NetApp ONTAP API “LUN per VDI” • Open API and DDK

  26. XenApp on Xenserver

  27. Reducing XenApp Server Count Solution: Virtualize the server with XenServer 3-4x more users per server After – 300+ users Before – 100 users Physical Server 4 GB RAM Two processors 16 GB RAM Two Quad-core processors 4 XenApp Virtual Machines (4 GB RAM, 2 Virtual CPU’s for each)

  28. Typical Environment SAP SAP SAP SAP SAP SAP 500 concurrent users 20 Servers (20-50 users/server) HP DL380 G2 model Dual 2.0 GHz Processor (uni-core), 4 GB RAM “Application silo” design CRM CRM CRM CRM CRM CRM

  29. Future Environment: Consolidation SAP SAP SAP SAP SAP SAP Swing Server (optional) for HA, XenMotion 500 concurrent users6 physical servers, virtualized with XenServer HP DL380 G5 model Dual socket 3.0 GHz Processor (quad core) 16 GB Swing Server - HA, Auto Restart CRM CRM CRM CRM CRM CRM

  30. Enhanced Agility: Provisioning SAP SAP SAP SAP SAP SAP SAP Streamed on boot vDisks CRM CRM CRM CRM CRM CRM CRM Before: Managing 20 servers and 20 images After: Managing 6 servers and 3 images

  31. Test Results & Methodology (Physical Server) XenApp on Physical Servers x4 Physical Servers - Old server: Dell PowerEdge 2650 (Dual 2.6 Ghz) - New Server Proliant DL360 G5 (Dual 3.0 Ghz) Each with 4 GB RAM XenApp on XenServer x1 (4 VM’s) XenServer with 4 VM’s (Proliant DL380 G5) 8 processor cores (2 per VM, 3.0 Ghz) 16 GB RAM (3.5 GB per VM)

  32. Test Results & Methodology (Competitive) New Physical Server Proliant DL360 G5 (Dual 3.0 Ghz) 4 GB RAM XenServer with 4 VM’s (Proliant DL380 G5) 8 processor cores (2 per VM, 3.0 Ghz) 16 GB RAM (3.5 GB per VM)

  33. Net Benefits: XenApp on XenServer • Server Count Reduction • Up to 75% fewer servers • 60% power reduction • Enhanced Agility • Easier provisioning & change management • Increased Availability • No-downtime server maintenance • Auto-restart VM High Availability

  34. Managing XenServer

  35. XenCenter™ Console Single point of control Manage VMs Manage HA, DRS, Fibre Support, Multipath etc. Multiple servers Upgrade Wizard

  36. Management Architecture Comparison The Other Guys XenServer • Traditional ManagementArchitecture • Single backend management server • Next Generation Management Architecture • Clustered management layer

  37. Why XenServer

  38. Why Do Customers Choose XenServer? Ease of use XenApp on XenServer Provisioning Fault Tolerant Storage Open architecture Strong Microsoft relationship Citrix Delivery Center Best price/performance

  39. Why Do Partners Choose XenServer? Technology Storage opportunities CDC XenApp on Xenserver Margin CAR – 50% more!! Partner Support Channel Organisation Opportunity

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