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Virtualization: The Automated Data CentreJeremy Poon
Territory Manager, VMware
Agenda
Vision – VMware Enables Datacenter Automation
VMware Solutions for IT Service Delivery
VMware Solutions for Business Continuity
The Holy Grail: Business Agility
We need to be responsive AND
minimize risk
CIO
We need to create, deliver and maintain flexible IT services
IT?
The ability to rapidly respond to changing conditions while minimizing risk to the business.
We need to be responsive to changes in the
market
CEOWe need to
minimize cost and risk, and ensure
compliance
CFO
The Promise of Business Agility
Speed of changeScalabilityEfficiency
> Control> Predictability> Consistency
Automation
WorkloadsDataResourcesIdentities
Prov
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ning
Optimization
Availability
2010-2016
Policies
Services
Service levels and service agility up
Automated
Virtualizing the Data Center: From Sprawl to Real-Time Infrastructure
2007
Sprawled
2008-2012
Hardware costs downFlexibility up
Virtualized
From “Virtualization Changes Virtually Everything,” Thomas Bittman, Gartner, November 2007.
Capacity On Demand
Hypervisor
Management
Virtual Infrastructure
VMware Leads the Way in the Automated Datacenter
AutomateSeparate Consolidate Aggregate
Self-Managing Datacenter
Server Consolidation
Test and Development
Computing Clouds
Hypervisor Hypervisor
Management
Hypervisor
Management
Virtual Infrastructure
Automation
Liberate
CapEx Savings
OpEx Savings
Business Agility
Virtual Machines Enable Datacenter Automation…
Sprawled Consolidated
Physical Systems Virtual Machines
+OVF
Automated
IT Services
Virtual Machines are Standardized Software
Containers
…And Improve the Efficiency of IT Management
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Improvessubstantially
Improvessomewhat
No impact Makes it slightlyworse / morecomplicated
Don'tKnow/Refused
Does virtualization help you improve how you manage and deliver services in your IT environment?
N = 102
Source: 2007 IDC VM Infrastructure MCS, 2007
Virtualization Platform
VirtualInfrastructure
Automation
Resource Mgt Availability Mobility
Desktop Management
IT Service Delivery
Business Continuity
Security
The Virtual Infrastructure Stack Today
Lifecycle ManagerLab ManagerStage Manager
2008: The Year of Automation
Automation = Business Agility
• Automate IT processes• Create resource pools• Capacity on-demand
Virtual Infrastructure
Management & Automation
Hypervisor
BusinessContinuity
IT Service Delivery
Site Recovery Manager
Agenda
Vision – VMware Enables Datacenter Automation
VMware Solutions for IT Service Delivery
VMware Solutions for Business Continuity
IT Service Delivery
Create
Deploy
Update
Track
Decommission
Policy & Governance
Request
Pain Points for the Infrastructure Administrator
Lack of Visibility and Tracking Who owns what?What virtual machines have been created? What virtual machines have changed; who changed them?How long will virtual machines be in use?
Hard to Maintain Control Who can deploy what into the environment?Are random virtual machines being deployed without approval?Are virtual machines being placed in the appropriate places?Are we removing virtual machines that are no longer needed?
Wasting Time on Manual and Repetitive TasksIs time spent adding business value?Are lots of manual steps leading to errors?What is your defined process if you have one-off deployments?
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Request for VM
Provisioning
DeleteArchive
Intelligent Placement
Route for Approval
VMware Lifecycle Manager
Automated Deployment
VM Tracking
Policy & Control
Decommission
Establish a Standardized Catalog
Reduce infrastructure complexity
Ensure compliance with configuration standards
Consistent Process for Requesting and Approving VMsFast and efficient processing of all requestsEnsure compliance with approval processPrevent VM sprawl
User
Approver
BEFORE Lifecycle Manager AFTER Lifecycle Manager
“System of Record” for Virtual Infrastructure
Lifecycle Manager Summary
Feature Benefit
Establishes a catalog and associated deployment policies
Ensures compliance with corporate IT policies and standards
Provides a consistent process for requesting and approving VMs
Prevents VM sprawl
Serves as the “system of record” for all VM requests and deployments
Enables systematic tracking and auditing
Lifecycle Manager is Deployed Across the Datacenter
Dev and QA Staging Production
Infrastructure Admins
• Overwhelming provisioning burden• No visibility and control of resources and processesTracking and control VM lifecycle with consistent approval mechanisms
Lifecycle Manager
Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
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
VMware Lab Manager: Automating Lab Infrastructure and Operations
Self Service Provisioning
Image Library of Virtual Machine Configurations
IT in Control of Policy and Quotas
Setup, capture, storage and sharing of multi-VM configurations using a shared pool of resources
Lab Users and IT Bogged Down In Provisioning Requests
Dev
Dev
IT3
days
1 min
BEFORE Lab Manager
AFTER Lab Manager
Lab Manager Features and Benefits
Feature User Benefit VI Admin Benefit
Self-service portal for on-demand provisioning
Eliminates delays, accelerates project completion; easy to use
Eliminates time- consuming manual tasks; frees up time for value-add work
Image library for managing multi-VM configurations
Pristine copies of target environments every time
Reduces server sprawl and VM sprawl in labs
LiveLink for capturing and sharing environments
Improves software quality; facilitates troubleshooting; accelerates time to market
Lowers storage consumption; minimizes fire-drills
Lab Manager is Deployed in the Lab
Dev and QA Staging Production
Infrastructure Admins
• Long lead times• Dirty systems
Developers QA engineers
Lab Manager
Rapid provisioning of multi-tier transient lab
environments
Tracking and control VM lifecycle with consistent approval mechanisms
Lifecycle Manager
Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Stage Manager Targets Release Management
Risk of production downtime is reduced by splitting pre-production processes into discrete stages.
Release Management Stages
Homegrown or packaged application
software
Integration
Assembleapplication
components in the target environment
Testing
Verify successful
integration ofcomponents
Staging
Perf. tuning and
testing
UAT
Useracceptance
testing
Production
Testing Staging UATIntegration Production
Without Stage Manager
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.
Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Testing Staging UATIntegration Production
With Stage Manager
VMwareStage Manager
Run IT service configurations as virtual machines.Streamline pre-production operations.
Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Testing Staging UATIntegration Production
Pushbutton Promotion Toward and Into Production
VMwareStage Manager
promote promote promote promote
Effortless transition of IT service configurations between stages
Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Testing Staging UATIntegration Production
Cloning Production Systems for Use in Earlier Stages
VMwareStage Manager
archiveclone
Effortless transition of IT service configurations between stages
Stage Manager Is Organized Around IT Services
Visualize service operations and release management.
Stage Manager Features and Benefits
Feature Benefit
Pushbutton promotion, cloning, archiving through intuitive user interface
Accelerate the completion of requests for changes to production systems
Maintains configuration consistency throughout IT service lifecycle – even cloning directly from production
Ensure all environments are exact replicas, mitigating risk of errors and potential downtime
Stage Manager Deploys Across Staging and Production
Dev and QA Staging Production
Infrastructure Admins
• No visibility into app status• Inability to coordinate changes• Drifting systems
App Admins
Transition an IT service through integration and staging into production
Stage Manager• Long lead times• Dirty systems
Developers QA engineers
Lab Manager
Rapid provisioning of multi-tier transient lab
environments
Tracking and control VM lifecycle with consistent approval mechanisms
Lifecycle Manager
Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Agenda
Vision – VMware Enables Datacenter Automation
VMware Solutions for IT Service Delivery
VMware Solutions for Business Continuity
Building Disaster Recovery Solutions
Infrastructure> Hardware > Network> Storage
Management> Processes> Updates> Testing
Data> Application > Operating system> Configuration
Challenges of Traditional Disaster Recovery
Complex recovery processes and infrastructure
Dependent on perfect training, documentation, and execution
Failure to meet continuity
requirements
> Recovery takes days to weeks
> Recovery tests often fail
> Significant IT time and resources consumed
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Simplifies and automates disaster recovery processes:
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
Introducing VMware Site Recovery Manager
Site Recovery Manager leverages VMware Infrastructure to deliver advanced disaster recovery management and automation
Simplify Recovery Infrastructure
Physical Disaster RecoveryDuplicate datacenter
Idle hardware
Ongoing management burden
Site Recovery Manager SolutionHardware-independence
Pooled resources
Fully utilized infrastructure
Automatically updated
RecoveryProduction
VMware
Production
VMware
Recovery
Automated Virtual Datacenter Topology
Dev and QA Staging Production
Infrastructure Admins
App Admins
Stage Manager
Developers QA engineers
Lab Manager
Lifecycle Manager
Site Recovery ManagerSite Recovery Manager
Site Recovery Manager
(Failover site) (Failover site)
Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
VMware Automation Products at Work
Dev and QA Staging Production
Stage ManagerLab Manager
Lifecycle Manager
Site Recovery ManagerSite Recovery Manager
Site Recovery Manager
(Failover site) (Failover site)
Site Recovery Manager
Site Recovery Manager
Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool
VMware Virtual Infrastructure
ProductionDisaster Recovery
Automation = Business Agility
Virtual Infrastructure
Management & Automation
Hypervisor
What It Means for You
Increase ROIAutomate previously manual tasks
Increase responsiveness to the business
Accelerate the rate of IT change while maintaining predictability and control
Minimize risk and improve compliance with IT/business policy
Manage IT Service delivery across IT and business functions