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Optimizing Virtual Machine Storage

Optimizing Virtual Machine Storage. Bernie Watson Senior Systems Engineer bwatson@vizioncore.com 804-304-2297. Vizioncore Company Data. Founded in 2002 Wholly owned by Quest Software as of December 2007 Chicago-based HQ, Worldwide Sales Channel

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Optimizing Virtual Machine Storage

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  1. Optimizing Virtual Machine Storage Bernie Watson Senior Systems Engineer bwatson@vizioncore.com 804-304-2297

  2. Vizioncore Company Data • Founded in 2002 • Wholly owned by Quest Software as of December 2007 • Chicago-based HQ, Worldwide Sales Channel • Proven – Over 18,000 customers; 2,200 partners worldwide • 250-plus employees worldwide • Offering full set of solutions that extend, enhance and improve virtual environments • Strong VMware partner

  3. Vizioncore Solution Set CITRIX XEN MS HYPER-V VMWARE Automate

  4. Storage Reclamation & Reallocation

  5. Storage Reclamation & Reallocation vOptimizer Pro • Locate and total all over-allocated VM storage throughout customer’s data center(s) • Help customers use their existing Virtual Machine (VM) storage more efficiently • Right size under- or over-allocated VM storage • Schedule and execute regular VM storage optimization procedures • Produce and distribute VM storage cost savings reports • Align partitions to 64K offsets to significantly improve VM performance Best of VMWorld Finalist – New Technology

  6. Wasted Space is Wasted Money • IT organizations do not realize just how much money is being wasted on over-allocated VM storage • Most companies have between 50% - 80% of empty VM storage Over-allocated VM Storage Used VM Storage

  7. Align partitions Not Aligned: Aligned: For details on aligning see:http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_partition_align.pdf

  8. Align partitions • All Windows VMs are misaligned; newly built, legacy, and P2V • Designed to add performance benefits to Windows™ guest operating systems; specifically for data volumes • Alignment detection display: Aligning Benefits:

  9. Summarizing Storage Savings • High-speed ROI scans can determine VM storage over-allocation for entire Data Centers • Total IT dollars wasted is calculated based on customer entered info including cost of storage and desired free space

  10. vOptimizer Pro Demo

  11. Advantages • ‘Human time’ cost saving by automating manual processes • Reduce risk of human error for manually performed processes • Create storage cost savings • Eliminate risk of VM failure from running out of space • Align misaligned VMDK files to underlying storage to increase performance

  12. Limitations Following are not supported with vOptimizer Pro: • Dynamic disks • Windows Raid • Open Snapshots • Thin VMDK’s • vRDM and pRDM’s

  13. vEssentials Software Bundle • Customers can select a set of three • industry-leading virtualization management • products, at an affordable price, • tailored to their environments • Ultimate flexibility and added value • Up to 40% cost savings • Powerful software solution for your • virtual environment: • Conversions • Backups • Disaster Recovery • Replication • Monitoring / troubleshooting • Chargeback / cost accounting • Management / automation

  14. Free Products • vConverter SC • vOptimizer “WasteFinder” • vControl Multi-Hypervisor Management • Virtualization Ecoshell

  15. Thank You. Bernie Watson Senior Systems Engineer bwatson@vizioncore.com 804-304-2297

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