Webinar: Mapping a Path to Controlling VM Sprawl

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Pepperweed ConsultingAn IT Integration Company

Mapping a Path to Controlling VM Sprawl

Alex RyalsChief Technology OfficerPepperweed Consulting

August 18, 2010

Copyright © 2010 Pepperweed Consulting.

The Promise of VirtualizationReduce Costs While Increasing Efficiency & Flexibility

Transform IT into an efficient and adaptive service provider

Rigid SiloedManually assembled services

Dynamic SharedTransparently assembled services


Virtual Server Adoption PatternWhat is the impact of poor execution?

Consolidation - pre-production -Tier 3-5 applications

Proof of concept/gain experience

Tier 1 applications

Mainstream

Mandated use

IT Acceptanc

e

INFLECTION POINT

ExploreExplore ExpandExpand OperationalizeOperationalize

~ 30%

Opportunity Cost*$8,500 per Application

* Source: VMware’s website


Spiraling service complexity, changesVirtual stack explosion

1

Virtualization is not living up to its full promise

Data Center 2 Remote OfficesData Center 1

• • •

Splintered visibility, Specialized knowledge

Point tool sprawl

2

No policies, standardization

Longer MTTR

3

Management is the biggest obstacle

NetworksNetworks

ServersServers

StorageStorage

BusinessApplicationsBusinessApplications

VirtualServer

Admins

NetworkAdmins

OperationCenter

StorageAdmins

DesktopAdmins

Physical ServerAdmins

(VMWare, Xen,

MS)

(HP, SUN,IBM, Win)

IP NetworkResults:70%+ IT costs are labor

30-50% storage underutilization

Management Today:• Lack end-to-end service

monitoring• Lack storage utilization visibility• Lack system continuity assurance• Lack compliance and security

enforcement, risk mitigation• Uncontrolled VM sprawl


In Spite of Issues, We Must Learn to Adapt

1. Server Virtualization Is Not as Hot as It Once Was – Strategic Planning Assumption: There will be more virtual machines deployed on servers

during 2011 than in 2001 through 2009 combined.

2. Server Virtualization Is Mainly for Large Enterprises – Strategic Planning Assumption: By 2011, the penetration of server virtualization in midsize

companies with between 100 and 1,000 employees will exceed the Global 500

3. Server Virtualization Saves Money – Strategic Planning Assumption: Without good planning and execution, server virtualization

will cost more in terms of staffing, storage and software costs

5

* Tom Bittman; Gartner Research Paper; July 2010; ID #G00201551

Summary: Both large and small IT organizations will be faced with the challenges of virtualization and VM Sprawl, so we need to develop a multi-vendor management strategy early in the process.

Virtualization Misconceptions


It starts with Discovery!

Turning promise into reality with HP Software

From siloed virtualization management

To seamless, heterogeneousservice management

Lack of visibility across virtual and physical infrastructures

Consolidated service view of physical and virtual resources

Specialized management toolsets for each virtualization technology

Common management of all physical and virtual resources

Disconnected management tasks, lack enforceable compliance policies

Automated service management across physical and virtual domains, global compliance visibility and enforcement

Limited data and application protectionBusiness continuity assurance for physical and virtual systems and applications

Shifting management from Virtual Machines to Virtual Services MOVE

From siloed virtualization management

To seamless, heterogeneousservice management

Lack of visibility across virtual and physical infrastructures

Consolidated service view of physical and virtual resources


How does discovery help with VM Sprawl?

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What do we discover?

Layer 2-7 of the OSI Model(HP DDM)

Accounting CSO B2B Ordering Retail store

Accounts receivable_app

Accountspayable_app

Customer support_app

Order_appShipping_app

Physical Data Center(Aperture Vista)

Business Process Model(HP Business Process Insight)

Automated mapping of what you have and how it relates


Discovery of Physical and Virtual Resources

Physicalhost

Hypervisor

VM

Web server

Exchange

Active directory

VM VM

APPLICATIONS

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

VIRTUALINFRASTRUCTURE

Solu

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HP DDMa and UCMDB


Broad and Deep Discovery

• Application blueprints such as SAP, Siebel, Citrix and MQ• Oracle, SQL, DB2 databases and their components such as tablespaces and users• J2EE or .NET components and interdependencies• Web servers such as IIS and Apache• Platforms including Windows, Unix, Linux• Servers and server resources such as CPUs, memory, and network interfaces• Routers, switches, load balancers, switch ports, VLANs and firewalls• Storage elements including arrays, logical disks and SAN interconnectivity• Virtual hypervisors and their environments such as VMware, Hyper-V and Xen• Mainframe attributes such as lpars, sysplexes, tcp, udp and start tasks

DB00A

Weborder_conn_pool

Weborder_conn_poolshipping@ws000a1

shipping@ws000a1

Shipping

Web order

WS00A1WS00A1 IIS00A1 AS001A1

Weblogic_7101

Weblogic_7001

Hundreds of pre-configured discovery patterns


Dependency Mapping Fine grained relationships

Understand the IT infrastructure and inter-dependencies

DB00A

Weborder_conn_pool

Weborder_conn_poolshipping@ws000a1

shipping@ws000a1

Shipping

Web order

WS00A1WS00A1 IIS00A1 AS001A1

Weblogic_7101

Weblogic_7001

uses contains depends

Understand communication flows across complex environments

Generate up-to date and fine grained views of “move groups”

Lay the foundation for ongoing service management


Passive and Credentialed Discovery

192.168.1.45

192.168.1.20

192.168.1.22

192.168.1.33

192.168.1.35

Spiral discovery using agentless technology

Step 1 – Discover Hosts


ORA1.HP.COM

Passive discovery maps hosts and communication patterns

VM1.HP.COM

VM3.HP.COM

APP1.HP.COM

APP2.HP.COM

JBOSS4.2.3

JBOSS4.2.3

Prd_1/orafs_dbfiles



Step 2 – Discover Host Information


ORA1.HP.COM

Active or Credentialed discovery uses configuration data to enrich the mapping

VM1.HP.COM

VM3.HP.COM

APP1.HP.COM

APP2.HP.COM

JBOSS4.2.3

JBOSS4.2.3

Prd_1/orafs_dbfiles



Step 2 – Discover Host Information


ORA1.HP.COM

Integrations with solutions such as HP Storage Essentials add depth to the discovery

VM1.HP.COM

VM3.HP.COM

APP1.HP.COM

APP2.HP.COM

JBOSS4.2.3

JBOSS4.2.3

MSA1500.HP.COM

Prd_1

LDEV 04:42

/orafs_dbfiles LDEV 04:41

LDEV 04:40



Step 3 – Discover data from other tools


ORA1.HP.COM

Maps are continuously updated when new patterns are employed or when infrastructure changes occur

VM1.HP.COM

VM2.HP.COM

VM3.HP.COM

APP1.HP.COM

APP2.HP.COM

ESX.HP.COM

JBOSS4.2.3

JBOSS4.2.3

MSA1500.HP.COM

Prd_1

LDEV 04:42

/orafs_dbfiles LDEV 04:41

LDEV 04:40



Step 4 – Discover Continuously


HP DDM Architecture

HP uCMDB

CMDB and

DDM Users

http(s)/RMI

RMI

RMI

Discovery System

2 CPU Server

4 CPU Server

4 CPU Server

2 CPU Server

4 CPU Server

HP DDM discovery patterns

Discovery Probe Chicago DC

Discovery ProbeLondon DC • Discovery probes

continuously map the environment but only transmit changes to the UCMDB

• Discovery is continuous to detect changes as they occur in your infrastructure.

• Fine grained control of discovery allows you to discover different classes of infrastructure on different schedules


HP uCMDB Topology Views

• Visualize and understand an environment’s dependencies through discovery and mapping

• Perform “What If ?” analysis to discover which Configuration itemss would be affected by a change event on another Configuration Item.


• Discover all virtual and physical IT Configuration items (servers, server components, devices, applications, etc) in the datacenter and store that data in a common relational data store

• Bring clarity to understanding the relationships that exist between servers and applications in the datacenter

• Provide IT architects with various views or perspectives of how your IT organization is pieced together

• Provide a repository of discovered configuration items as a foundation for building a business service view of IT (using HP Business Availability Center)

• Use your discovered data to determine what business applications are impacted when a particular hardware devices experiences problems.

Discovery Solution Summary


Mapping a Path to Controlling VM Sprawl

• Before you can control VM Sprawl, you must know what virtual machines are in the data center

• Discovery gives you notification when new virtual machines appear on the network

• Discovery and application mapping provide a view to the other configuration items and business services which related to your virtual machines

• Active spiral discovery can assist in ensuring your change management policies are effective


Why is Discovery so important?

Pepperweed's Prescription for Controlling VM Sprawl

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‒ Prebuilt integrations and configurations‒ Proven delivery steps and process

• Lower project risks‒ Bring together all of the pieces into a

single integrated architecture

• Minimize implementation & upgrade cost• Milestone driven implementation

• Drive faster organizational adoption‒ Integrated best practices and business

processes‒ Detailed training


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