VMware Overview
VMware Server Virtualization Seminar Series
Agend a Introduction to VMware and Server Virtualization VMware Solutions Overview VMware Product Line Overview
VMware By the Numbers 1998 2006 Revenue $709 M Number of Employees 2,500+ Number of VMware Infrastructure Customers 20,000+ Number of Users 4+ million Number of Channel Partners 3,000+ Number of VMware Certified Professionals 10,000+
Founded
Who Uses VMware?
100% of the Fortune 100
The Challenge Virtualization Technology Overview
Old Model: Traditional x86 Architecture Single OS image per machine Software and hardware tightly coupled Multiple applications often conflict Underutilized resources
Old model is challenging!
State of Infrastructure Today Physical Power & Cooling Server Sprawl
38 m physical servers by 2010 - 700% increase in 15 years $140 bn in excess server capacity - a 3-year supply 50c for every $1 spent on servers $29 bn in power and cooling industry wide
Space Crunch
$1,000 /sqft $2,400 / server $40,000 / rack
Operating Cost
$8 in maintenance for every $1 spent on new infrastructure 20-30 : 1 server-to-admin ratio
Source: IDC
What is Virtualization?
Without Virtualization
Application Operating System Hardware
With Virtualization
VMware provides hardware virtualization that presents a complete x86 platform to the virtual machine Allows multiple applications to run in isolation within virtual machines on the same physical machine Virtualization provides direct access to the hardware resources to give you much greater performance than software emulation
Virtualization Increases Hardware Utilization Before VMware After VMware
Virtualization enables consolidation of workloads from underutilized servers onto a single server to safely achieve higher utilization
Key Properties of Virtual Machines Partitioning Run multiple operating systems on one physical machine Divide system resources between virtual machines
Key Properties of Virtual Machines Partitioning
Run multiple operating systems on one physical machine Divide system resources between virtual machines
Isolation
Fault
and security isolation at the hardware level Advanced resource controls preserve performance
Key Properties of Virtual Machines Partitioning
Run multiple operating systems on one physical machine Divide system resources between virtual machines
Isolation
Fault and security isolation at the hardware level Advanced resource controls preserve performance
Encapsulation
Entire
state of the virtual machine can be saved to files Move and copy virtual machines as easily as moving and copying files
Key Properties of Virtual Machines Partitioning
Run multiple operating systems on one physical machine Divide system resources between virtual machines
Isolation
Fault and security isolation at the hardware level Advanced resource controls preserve performance
Encapsulation
Entire state of the virtual machine can be saved to files Move and copy virtual machines as easily as moving and copying files
Hardware-Independence
Provision
or migrate any virtual machine to any similar or different physical server
The Enterprise PC Challenge
IT: Are We Having Fun Yet?
ESX Server
Virtual Machines
Deploy multiple virtual machines on a single physical server Market leading:
ESX Server Physical Server
Performance Stability Scalability Cross-platform support
Non-Disruptive Capacity on Demand
Instant Provisioning in a Virtualized Environment
Physical
Configure hardware Install OS Configure OS & Tools Assign IP Addr Configure Network Test Apps
Deploy from Template
Power on VM
Virtual
<1 hr of work 1-2 days lead time
20-40 hrs of work 4-6 week lead time
Provisioning time reduced to minutes, not days
to weeks!
From server boot to running VMs in Minutes
3i
1.
Power on server and boot into hypervisor Configure Admin Password (optional) Modify network configuration Connect VI Client to IP Address
2.
3.
4.
Or manage with VirtualCenter
VMware VMotion 73% of VMware customers have implemented VMotion in production
Live migration of virtual machines Zero downtime
VMware DRS of VMware customers use DRS in production 67%
Business Demand
Dynamic and intelligent allocation of hardware resources Ensure optimal alignment between business and IT
Resource Pool
Ensure High availability with VMware HA
VMware HA automatically restarts virtual machines when a physical server fails
Resource Pool
NEW!
Distributed Power Management (coming soon) Minimize power consumption while guaranteeing service levels
Business Demand
Power Off
Resource Pool
Consolidates workloads onto fewer servers when the cluster needs fewer resources Places unneeded servers in standby mode Brings servers back online as workload needs increase
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NEW!
Storage VMotionVMotion minimizes planned downtime for storage Storage Storage independent live migration of virtual machine disks
Zero downtime to virtual machines LUN independent Supported for Fibre channel SANs
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NEW!
VMware Update Manager
Update Manager
Eliminates manual tracking of patch levels of ESX Server hosts and virtual machines Automates enforcement of patch standards Reduces risk through snapshots and offline virtual machine patching
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* Note: RHEL guests can only be scanned, not remediated
OFFLINE
Non-disruptive ESX Server Patching with Update Manager and DRS
Update Manager
Update Manager patches entire DRS clusters
Each host in the cluster enters DRS maintenance mode, one at a time VMs are migrated off, host is patched & rebooted if required VMs are migrated back on Next host is selected
VMotion
VMotion
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Protect data with VMware consolidated backup
Centralized file level backup enables easy & reliable data protection What is it? Centralized agentless backup for virtual machines
Move backup out of the virtual machine
CENTRALIZED DATA MOVER
Eliminate backup traffic on the local area network Pre-integrated with major 3rd-party backup products
BACKUP PROXY
BACKUP DISK
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The Virtual Infrastructure Stack Today
Management & Automation
Infrastructure Optimization
>
Business Continuity
Desktop Management
SW Lifecycle
Virtual Center
Resource Mgt
Availabilit y
Mobility
>
Security
>
Distributed Virtualization
DR S > DP M
>
HA > VC B
>
> > >
Hypervisor
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Stora ge VMo tion > VMo ESX Server tion VMFS
Virtual SMP
Upda te Man ager
VirtualCenter Capabilities
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Virtual Machine and Server Management
Programmatic Interfaces
Provisioning
Centralized Management
Security and Access Control
Migration
5 System Monitoring
4 Resource Management
What's new
NEW!
Guided Consolidation
DISCOVER
ANALYZE
Automatically discovers physical servers* Analyzes utilization and usage patterns* Converts physical servers to VMs placed intelligently based on user response
CONVERT
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* Recommended for smaller environments
VI Transforms Key I.T. Metrics
Return on Assets
Overall Business Impact of IT
Reduce Capex by > 50% Increase Server Utilization by 3-4X
Reduce Response times by
> 90%
Save >30% of Budget & allocate to strategic projects
Reduced Opex by > 70% Reduce Cost of Power & Cooling by > 85% Reduce Admin cost and Time by > 80%
Recovery Time down to
minutes!
> 90 % of Apps assured of
>99.9% availability 100% Apps now under DR plan
Operational Expenses
Uptime, Service Levels
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Thank you!
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