VMware Infrastructure 3 Overview

VMware Infrastructure 3 Overview

Agenda • Introductions • VMware Infrastructure 3 Overview • Solutions, Use Cases • Demonstration

Introductions Aaron Porzondek from Analysts International Service Area Manager and Principal Consultant for the Infrastructure Solutions Practice VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Steering Committee Member of the Great Lakes Business Recovery Group (GLBRG) Great Lakes Business Recovery Group is a non-profit mutual benefit association of Midwestern area individuals responsible for contingency and disaster recovery planning.

1998 3,000+ 20,000+ AMD, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel 5,000+ 100% of the Fortune 100 Independent EMC Subsidiary IPO in August 2007 (NYSE:VMW) VMware at a Glance • Founded • Total Employees • Number of Users • Key Partnerships • # Channel Partners • Customer Profile • Operating Structure • Publicly Traded

Automation Aggregation Availability Optimization Central Management Central Management Enterprise-Class Virtualization Enterprise-Class Virtualization System Partitioning System Partitioning System Partitioning The Virtualization Market Has Matured… 3rd Gen… Infrastructure-wide Virtualization 2006 + ... 2nd Generation Virtual Infrastructure 1st Generation Single System Hypervisor-based Stack 2003-2005 1999-2001

Traditional Intel Architecture

Intel Architecture with VMware

Virtualized Hardware Virtual machines are the full equivalent of a standard x86 machine

Virtualization as a Resource Multiplier All physical resources are shared by virtual machines resulting in a resource multiplier effect Physical Physical Virtualized Virtualized 4-way Server 2 HBAs (paired) Run up to 32 Virtual Machines ! Create and allocate up to 32 Virtual Disks ! 2 NICs (paired) 6GB Memory Allocate up to 12 GB Virtual Machine Memory ! Create and allocate up to 16 Virtual NICs !

“Hostless” Architecture - ESX Server • Runs directly on hardware • Manages resource allocations • Strong fault and security isolation • High performance device drivers Products like Windows Virtual Server and VMware Server (Free) are hosted virtualization architectures. Rely on a host OS like Windows or Linux

Department A Department B Resource Pools Aggregate collections of disparate hardware resources into unified logical resource pools • Customer Impact • Failed server mean less resources not a failed application • Dedicated (virtual) infrastructure for each business unit; central IT retains control over hardware • Delegation of resource and virtual machine management down to the business unit • Management of an entire SOA application stack as a single entity Business Unit Resource Pool 3 Resource Pool 2 CPU 12GHz, Mem 22GB Priority LOW CPU 36GHz, Mem 58GB Priority HIGH Aggregate Resources CPU 48 GHz, Mem 80GB Servers, Storage, Networking

Live Migration Of Virtual Machines with VMotion • What is it? • Live migration of virtual machines with VMware VMotion • Customer Impact • Zero downtime • Continuous service availability • Complete transaction integrity • Supported on Fibre Channel and iSCSI SAN and NAS

VMotion - How Does it Work? VMware’s clustered Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) allows multiple installations of ESX Server to access the same virtual machine files concurrently. Second, the active memory and precise execution state of the virtual machine is rapidly transferred over a high speed network, allowing the virtual machine to instantaneously switch from running on the source ESX Server to the destination ESX Server.

Resource Optimization with VMware DRS Dynamic and intelligent allocation of hardware resources to ensure optimal alignment between business and IT • What is it? • Dynamic balancing of computing resources across resource pools • Intelligent resource allocation based on pre-defined rules • Customer Impact • Align IT resources with business priorities • Operational simplicity; dramatically increase system administrator productivity • Add hardware dynamically to avoid over-provisioning to peak load • Automate hardware maintenance Business Demand Resource Pool

Capacity on Demand with VMware DRS Add hardware dynamically • Provisioning is “fire and forget” • Easily add more capacity • Avoid over-provisioning to peak load Resource Pool CPU 50 GHz, Mem 70GB Priority HIGH Resource Pool CPU 36GHz, Mem 58GB Priority HIGH

Ensure High availability with VMware HA VMware HA enables cost-effective high availability for all applications • What is it? • Automatic restart of virtual machines in case of server failure • Customer Impact • Cost effective high availability for all applications • No need for dedicated stand-by hardware • None of the cost and complexity of clustering X Resource Pool

Unparalleled Memory Management Host System Memory is usually the bottleneck • Transparent Page Sharing • Utilize available memory more efficiently by storing memory pages identical across multiple virtual machines only once. • RAM Over-Commitment • VMware memory management technology allows an average of 2:1 memory over commit (and oftentimes greater) • 8GB physical memory can be 16GB of virtual memory. Transparent Page Sharing Memory ballooning

Server Consolidation and Containment – Eliminate server sprawl by deploying systems into virtual machines Business Continuity – Reduce the cost and complexity of business continuity by encapsulating entire systems files that can be replicated and restored onto any target server Test and Development – Rapidly provision and re-provision test and development servers; store libraries of pre-configured test machines Enterprise Desktop – Secure unmanaged PCs. Alternatively, provide standardized enterprise desktop environments hosted on servers. Infrastructure Provisioning – Reduce the time for provisioning new infrastructure to minutes with sophisticated automation capabilities. Legacy Application Re-hosting – Migrate legacy operating systems and software applications to virtual machines running on new hardware for better reliability VMware Infrastructure – Key Solutions / Use Cases

Relative CPU Utilization # components C/S Web SOA Source: IBM Scorpion, VMware Internal Evolution of Server Computing Explosion in # of Physical& Logical components Low x86 Utilization…Becoming Even Lower (i.e. Multicore) + • Dramatic increases in dedicated, under-utilized IT assets • Management of servers is costly and complex • Inflexibility makes it hard to meet business needs

Enterprise Workloads Run the most resource intensive enterprise applications such as databases, CRM and ERP applications in virtual machines • 16 GB RAM • Up to 4 virtual CPUs • Support for powerful physical servers with up to 32 logical CPU and 64 GB RAM

Proven in Production 85%of VMware customers use server virtualization in production1 43%set virtualization as a default policy for most new production servers1 49%of VMware customers have deployed VMotion live migration in production1 VMware: Fully proven in real-world production deployments 1 Source: Management Insights Dec 2006 (commissioned by VMware, Inc.); N = 2228 VMware customers 1 Source: Management Insights Dec 2006 (commissioned by VMware, Inc.); N = 2228 VMware customers

Server, Storage and Network Consolidation Customer Example - TXU Before After • 1,000 servers with DASD • 200 racks • 3000 network cables • 400 power whips • 50 servers with SAN and NAS • 10 racks • 300 network cables • 20 power whips

1 Virtual Machine and Server Management 2 7 Programmatic Interfaces Provisioning 6 3 Migration Security and Access Control 5 4 Resource Management System Monitoring VirtualCenter - Key Functionality Centralized Management

Instant ProvisioningCustomer Example - TXU Before After • From 20-40 hrs to build a server and re-load application… • Build and configure hardware • Load operating system • Load configuration tools (Backup, Resource Kit, Monitoring, etc…) • Assign 2 IP addresses • Build 3 network connections, copper or fiber • Turn over to applications team to re-load and re-configure software • Test applications • Coordinate outage / data migration • …To 15-30 min to copy a virtual machine and restart • Redirect virtual disk to new VMware virtual machine instance[Tools already loaded][Application already loaded, configured] • Done 333 servers replaced per yearappr. 10,000 man/hrs saved

Customer Example: Rapid Disaster Recovery Reduced recovery time from >20 hours to <20 minutes Primary Data Center Disaster Recovery Site HP Servers Dell Servers Back-Up/DR Environment: 400+ VMs on 50 Physical ESX Servers Production Environment: 400+ VMs on 68 Physical ESX Servers

VMware Infrastructure – Key Solutions / Use Cases Server Consolidation and Containment – Eliminate server sprawl by deploying systems into virtual machines Business Continuity – Reduce the cost and complexity of business continuity by encapsulating entire systems files that can be replicated and restored onto any target server Test and Development – Rapidly provision and re-provision test and development servers; store libraries of pre-configured test machines Enterprise Desktop – Secure unmanaged PCs. Alternatively, provide standardized enterprise desktop environments hosted on servers. Infrastructure Provisioning – Reduce the time for provisioning new infrastructure to minutes with sophisticated automation capabilities. Legacy Application Re-hosting – Migrate legacy operating systems and software applications to virtual machines running on new hardware for better reliability

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enables enterprises to host desktop virtual machines in their data center on VMware software and provide users access from a PC or thin client using a remote display protocol. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure • Users: • Outsourced call centers • Offshore developers • Branch office consolidation • Desktop disaster recovery • Value: Central management, increased security, strong user isolation • Products: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure – Key Solutions / Use Cases Server Consolidation and Containment – Eliminate server sprawl by deploying systems into virtual machines Business Continuity – Reduce the cost and complexity of business continuity by encapsulating entire systems files that can be replicated and restored onto any target server Test and Development – Rapidly provision and re-provision test and development servers; store libraries of pre-configured test machines Enterprise Desktop – Secure unmanaged PCs. Alternatively, provide standardized enterprise desktop environments hosted on servers. Infrastructure Provisioning – Reduce the time for provisioning new infrastructure to minutes with sophisticated automation capabilities. Legacy Application Re-hosting – Migrate legacy operating systems and software applications to virtual machines running on new hardware for better reliability

Aaron Porzondek Service Area Manager Analysts International (248) 232-5105 (Office) aporzondek@analysts.com Email me to request a copy of the presentation.

VMware Infrastructure 3 Overview