Transcript VMworld Europe 2008 Breakout Template

Vmware Management and
Automation
David Hanacek
Sr. Systems Engineer
Agenda
Vision – VMware Enables Datacenter Automation
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The Holy Grail: Business Agility
The ability to rapidly respond to changing
conditions while minimizing risk to the business.
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CEO
CIO
CFO
We need to be
responsive to
changes in the
market
We need to be
responsive AND
minimize risk
We need to
minimize cost and
risk, and ensure
compliance
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IT
We need to
create, deliver
and maintain
flexible IT services
The Promise of Business Agility
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Speed of change
Scalability
Automation
Efficiency
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Control
Predictability
Consistency
Virtualizing the Data Center:
From Sprawl to Real-Time Infrastructure
Sprawled
Virtualized
Automated
Policies
2007
Service
levels and
service
agility up
2008-2012
From “Virtualization Changes Virtually Everything,” Thomas Bittman, Gartner, November 2007.
Workloads
Data
Resources
Identities
Services
2010-2016
Availability
Hardware
costs down
Flexibility up
Provisioning
Optimization
Virtual Machines Enable Datacenter Automation…
Sprawled
Consolidated
Automated
Virtual Machines are
Standardized Software
Containers
+
OVF
Physical Systems
Virtual Machines
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IT Services
The Automated Virtual Datacenter
Developers
QA engineers
Dev and QA
Infrastructure
Admins
IT
Operations
Production
Staging
Lab Manager
Stage Manager
Site Recovery
Manager
Site Recovery
Manager
(Failover site)
(Failover site)
Site Recovery Manager
Lifecycle Manager
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
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Resource Pool
IT Service Delivery
Request
Create
Decommission
Policy &
Governance
Deploy
Track
Update
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Pain Points Prior to Lifecycle Manager
Was that VM
approved?
Can I delete
this VM?
When was
this VM
created?
Is that VM still
in use?
How much
does this
VM cost?
Does that VM meet
our standards?
Who
changed
this VM?
Who owns
this VM?
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Establish a Standardized Service Catalog
Reduce infrastructure complexity
Ensure compliance with configuration standards
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“System of Record” for Virtual Infrastructure
BEFORE Lifecycle Manager
AFTER Lifecycle Manager
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Lifecycle Manager is Deployed Across the Datacenter
Infrastructure
Admins
Dev and QA
Staging
Production
Lifecycle Manager
• Overwhelming provisioning burden
Tracking
control
VMcontrol
lifecycle
with consistent
approval mechanisms
• Noand
visibility
and
of resources
and processes
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
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Resource Pool
Typical Lab Infrastructure is an IT Headache
Server sprawl – under desks, in closets
Aging, cast-off hardware
Dirty systems – inability to maintain “clean state”
Users and IT bogged down in provisioning requests
*Actual customer photos
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VMware Lab Manager
Self Service Provisioning
Image Library of Virtual Machine Configurations
IT in Control of Policy and Quotas
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Lab Manager is Deployed in the Lab
Developers
QA engineers
Dev and QA
Infrastructure
Admins
Staging
Production
Lab Manager
• Long
lead times
• Dirty systems
Rapid provisioning
of multi-tier
transient lab
environments
Lifecycle Manager
Tracking and control VM lifecycle with consistent approval mechanisms
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
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Resource Pool
Stage Manager Targets Release Management
Release Management Stages
Homegrown
or packaged
application
software
Integration
Testing
Staging
UAT
Assemble
application
components
in the target
environment
Verify
successful
integration of
components
Perf. tuning
and
testing
User
acceptance
testing
Production
Risk of production downtime is reduced by splitting
pre-production processes into discrete stages.
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Without Stage Manager
Integration
Testing
Staging
UAT
Production
Many shadow instances of the application for each stage.
Leads to server sprawl, configuration drift, lack of coordination, and
inability to implement changes accurately into production.
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With Stage Manager
Integration
Testing
Staging
UAT
Production
VMware
Stage Manager
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
Resource
Pool
Run IT service configurations as virtual machines.
Streamline pre-production operations.
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Pushbutton Promotion Toward and Into Production
Integration
Testing
Staging
UAT
Production
VMware
Stage Manager
promote
promote
promote promote
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
Resource
Pool
Effortless transition of IT service configurations between stages
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Stage Manager is Deployed Across Staging & Production
Developers
QA engineers
IT
Operations
Infrastructure
Admins
Dev and QA
Staging
Production
Lab Manager
• Long
lead times
• Dirty systems
Rapid provisioning
of multi-tier
transient lab
environments
• No visibility into app statusStage Manager
• Inability to coordinate changes
Transition an IT service through integration and staging into production
• Drifting systems
Lifecycle Manager
Tracking and control VM lifecycle with consistent approval mechanisms
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
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Resource Pool
Traditional Disaster Recovery Challenges
Complex
recovery
processes and
infrastructure
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Failure to meet
continuity
requirements
Dependent on
perfect training,
documentation,
and execution
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Recovery takes
days to weeks
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Recovery tests
often fail
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Significant IT time
and resources
consumed
Introducing VMware Site Recovery Manager
Site Recovery Manager leverages VMware Infrastructure to deliver
advanced disaster recovery management and automation
Simplifies and automates disaster
recovery workflows:
Setup, testing, failover
Turns manual recovery runbooks
into automated recovery plans
Provides central management of
recovery plans from VirtualCenter
Works with VMware Infrastructure
to make disaster recovery rapid,
reliable, manageable, affordable
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Site Recovery Manager: Key Components
Production
VirtualCenter
Site
Recovery
Manager
Disaster Recovery
Site Recovery
Manager
Virtual Machines
Site
Recovery
Manager
VirtualCenter
Virtual Machines
Protected
virtual machines
VMware Infrastructure
VMware Infrastructure
Servers
Servers
Storage
Storage
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Site Recovery Manager is Deployed in Production
Developers
QA engineers
Dev and QA
Infrastructure
Admins
IT
Operations
Production
Staging
Lab Manager
Stage Manager
Site Recovery
Manager
Site Recovery
Manager
(Failover site)
(Failover site)
Site Recovery Manager
Lifecycle Manager
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
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Resource Pool
Virtual Datacenter Infrastructure Workloads
Developers
QA engineers
Dev and QA
Infrastructure
Admins
IT
Operations
Production
Staging
Lab Manager
Stage Manager
Site Recovery
Manager
Site Recovery
Manager
(Failover site)
(Failover site)
Site Recovery Manager
Lifecycle Manager
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
Resource Pool
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Resource Pool