Kevin Carlson VMware – Systems Engineer · ESXi Convergence • The Console OS has been removed....
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VMware What’s New in vSphere 5
Kevin CarlsonVMware – Systems Engineer
© 2009 VMware Inc. All rights reserved
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ESXi Convergence
• The Console OS has been removed.
• The VMware agents run directly on the vmkernel.
• Infrastructure services are provided natively through modules included with the vmkernel.
• Only modules that have been digitally signed by VMware are allowed on the system, creating a tightly locked-down architecture.
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ESXi 5 Image Deployment
Image builder/factory• Customizes ESXi ISO images
• Combines ESXi image with updated vendor specific drivers,modules and profiles
AutoDeploy / Stateless ESXi • PXE Boot from Network - No hard disk needed to boot ESXi
• Allow for extensibility and cost reductions in customer environments
ESXi VIB
Driver VIBs
Dell VIBs Del
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Installer
ESXi ISO
Image Factory
PowerCLI
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• Allow for extensibility and cost reductions in customer environments
• Updating or rebuilding is as simple as rebooting the server
Controlled by:
• Image Profiles (vendor specific modules and drivers)
• Host Profiles (storage, network and security policy configurations)
• Answer Files (non-interactive install/boot)
• Runtime state (in vCenter)
ESXi 5 – Auto Deploy
Auto Deploy Overview
ESXiVIBs
ImageProfile
ImageProfile
ImageProfile
vCenter Server
Host ProfileHost Profile
Host Profile
Image Profile
Host Profile
Rules Engine
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Auto Deploy
“Waiter”
OEM VIBs
VIBs
DriverVIBs
Cache
TFTP DHCP
gPXEimage
DHCPRequest
Overview
• ESXi Convergence
� Auto Deploy / Stateless
• vCenter � VCVA & Web Client
• Availability
• Storage
• Networking
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• Networking
• Virtual Machine
What’s New with vCenter?
vCenter is now available in two forms:• Standard Installation
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vCenter Server Virtual Appliance
• NEW: vCenter virtual appliance (VCVA)(SUSE Linux Appliance)
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New vSphere Client Interface
Web based vSphere client:
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Overview
• ESXi Convergence
� Auto Deploy / Stateless
• vCenter
� VCVA
• Availability
• Storage
• Networking
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• Networking
• Virtual Machine
What’s new with High Availability?
HA Replaced by Fault Domain Manager (FDM) • We are no longer using AAM for HA functionality
• This changes things substantially:
� No more Primary/Secondary agent model
� A single Log file (fdm.log)
� Storage Heartbeating (in addition to network pings)
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network pings)
� Cluster configuration in ~1Min (as oppose to ~1min per host)
� HA State with Description:
What’s new with vMotion?
VMware VMotion• Multi-NIC support allowing the use of up to 4-10Gbps NICs or 16-1Gbps NICs
• Support for Higher Latency Links (up to 10ms)
• Improved error reporting
• vCenter will have better error reporting:
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What’s new with Storage vMotion?
VMware Storage VMotion
• Mirrored Storage vMotion – New architecture leveraged technologies provide as much as 2x improvement in performance since 4.0� Guarantees migration success even when facing a slower destination
� More predictable migration time (and shorter)
• Migrating snapshots is now supported!
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VMware DRS• Storage DRS now available – talked about in the storage section.
Overview
• ESXi Convergence
� Auto Deploy / Stateless
• vCenter
� VCVA
• Availability
• Storage
• Networking
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• Networking
• Virtual Machine
What’s new with Storage?
VMFS 5• Scalability and performance (benchmarked 1,000,000 IOPs from ESXi 5 host)
• Increase limits of the file-system (Limits α FS size that increases when FS extends/grows)
• 2TB+ device support on VMFS 5
• Support for 64TB RDMs
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• Online Upgrade to VMFS 5
What’s new with Storage? (cont.)
On-line in-place upgrade• VMs don’t need to be migrated or powered-off/suspended
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What’s new with Storage? (cont.)
Storage vMotion
Storage DRS
� Ease of Storage Management
� Initial Placement
� Out of Space Avoidance
� IO Load Balancing
� Virtual Disk Affinity, Anti-Affinity
� Datastore Maintenance Mode
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Storage Pod
� Datastore Maintenance Mode
� Add Datastore
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Overview
• ESXi Convergence
� Auto Deploy / Stateless
• vCenter
� VCVA
• Availability
• Storage
• Networking
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• Networking
• Virtual Machine
What’s New with Networking?
New vDS features added• LLDP – Link Layer Discovery Protocol
• Netflow Support
• DVMirror – Supports mirroring one port to another
ESXi Firewall
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ESXi Firewall• Integrated firewall for ESXi
Overview
• ESXi Convergence
� Auto Deploy / Stateless
• vCenter
� VCVA
• Availability
• Storage
• Networking
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• Networking
• Virtual Machine
Compute
New Virtual Machine Capabilities
� VM scalability to enable 100% virtualization
� Broader device coverage, richer desktop experience
� 32 virtual CPUs per VM
� 1TB RAM per VM � UI for multi-core virtual CPUs
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Other new features
VirtualDevices
� 3D graphics � Client-connected USB support
� USB 3.0 devices
� Virtual Smart Card Reader Support
� VM BIOS boot order config API
� EFI BIOS
� E1000e adapter
� VMCI enhancements
� Extended VMware Tools support policy
� Support for Mac OS X servers
� Improved diagnostic ability for VM errors
Mac OS Guest OS on ESXi 5.0
Hardware Restrictions
• ESXi only supports latest v3 of Xserve hardware, check HCL.
� May run on other hardware, but not supported or tested
• A VM with OSX will not boot/run on non-apple hardware
� OS checks keys on virtual SMC at boot, which obtains keys from an esx host driver
� An OSX VM can be created/configured on any type of hardware.
• vSphere will block vmotion of an OSX VM to non-apple hardware
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• vSphere will block vmotion of an OSX VM to non-apple hardware
OS Restrictions
• Server variant only due to EULA
• Leopard 10.5.8+ or Snow Leopard 10.6.0+
• Both 32 and 64 bit.
• Tested up to 16 vCPUs (max available on Xserve today)
Overview
• ESXi Convergence
� Auto Deploy / Stateless
• vCenter
� VCVA
• Availability
• Storage
• Networking
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• Networking
• Virtual Machine
• vSphere 5 Licensing & Upgrade Path
vSphere 5 Licensing Model
���� Per CPU socket with vRAM Entitlement
���� No limit of cores per socket
���� vRAM Capacity is Pooled
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���� vRAM Capacity is Pooled
���� vCenter Reports vRAMUsage and Entitlement
How Do I Upgrade to vSphere 5.0
Upgrade VMware vCenter Server• Download vCenter 5.0 Installer
Upgrade Hosts using VMware Update Manager• Installed using vCenter Installer
• Do a Clean Install of ESXi
• Using DVD/ISO on each Host
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• Using DVD/ISO on each Host
VMware Tools and Virtual Hardware• Upgrade using VMware Update Manager
VMware Strategically
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Existing Stanford Environment•Pockets of virtualization scattered across departments / schools
•Different levels of VMware virtualization adoption/expertise, depending on department or school
•Different levels of support
•No standardization
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Central IT
Virtualized Stanford Environment•Sites leveraging ELA will continue to grow their existing footprint
•Sites leveraging ELA will be able to significantly lower their licensing and support
•Support and Subscription will be consolidated and standardized
•Implementations will be standardized with dedicated services/support
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Central IT
True ITaaS: IT-as-a-Service•True business agility
•Leverage common platform to share resources and capacity between sites (Virtual Data Centers)
•Leverage common platform for automated failover between sites (SRM)
•Capacity on demand (vCloud Director)
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