Automating the Virtual Datacenter. Saša Hederić VMware Systems Engineer SE Europe

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1 Automating the Virtual Datacenter Saša Hederić VMware Systems Engineer SE Europe

2 Agenda The New Datacenter Automation Topology VMware IT Service Delivery Solutions VMware Business Continuity Solutions Adoption Paths

3 Virtual Machines Enable Datacenter Automation Sprawled Consolidated (Virtualized) Content Management Virtual Machines are Standardized Software Containers + OVF Physical Systems Virtual Machines IT Services

4 The Virtual Infrastructure Stack Today IT Service Delivery Business Continuity Desktop Management Automation Virtual Infrastructure Resource Mgt Availability Mobility Security Virtualization Platform

5 The New Datacenter Automation Topology Developers QA engineers App Admins Infrastructure Admins Dev and QA Staging Production New! New! Lab Manager Stage Manager New! Site Recovery Manager (Failover site) Lifecycle Manager Site Recovery Manager (Failover site) Site Recovery Manager VMware Virtual Infrastructure Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool

6 IT Service Delivery automation definition Request Decommission Track Policy & Governance Create Deploy Update Lifecycle manager is the solution to customers newly surfaced operationalizing requirements

7 Introducing VMware Lifecycle Manager VI Admin templates, VM Placement

8 Consistent Process for Requesting and Approving VMs No longer need to rely on , phone, spreadsheets etc User Approver

9 System of Record for Virtual Infrastructure BEFORE Lifecycle Manager AFTER Lifecycle Manager

10 Lifecycle Manager is Deployed Across the Datacenter Dev and QA Staging Production Infrastructure Admins Lifecycle Manager Overwhelming provisioning burden Tracking and control No visibility VM lifecycle and control with consistent of resources approval and processes mechanisms VMware Virtual Infrastructure Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool Resource Pool

11 Issue - Typical Lab Infrastructure Inconsistent State Server Sprawl *Actual customer photos

12 Introducing VMware Lab Manager The perfect solution, with 4 key characteristics Self-Setup, capture, storage and sharing of multi-vm configurations using shared pool of resources

13 Lab Users and IT Bogged Down In Provisioning Requests BEFORE Lab Manager Dev IT 3 days Dev AFTER Lab Manager 1 min

14 Lab Manager is Deployed in the Lab Developers QA engineers Infrastructure Admins Dev and QA Staging Production Long Lab Manager 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 Resource Pool

15 Infrastructure Management Challenges Pre-production server sprawl Provisioning is tedious and time consuming, done one system at a time Shadow systems are often left on even when they re not being used No way to make copies of Production Services Shadow instances drift from production configurations Changes made to production aren t synched with shadow instances Shadow instances aren t true copies of production systems (or each other); introduces risk Ensuring the same changes are applied to each shadow instance is error prone and a primary source of production downtime No way to systematically and accurately move complex system changes through Stages before bringing into production

16 Introducing VMware Stage Manager When rolling out a service, configuration can remain unchanged and be audited Homegrown or packaged application software Integration Assemble application components Or apply patch Testing Verify successful assembly Staging Perf. tuning and testing UAT User acceptance testing Production

17 Global View of services, stages and their resources Visualize service operations and release management.

18 Stage Manager Deploys Across Staging and Production Developers QA engineers App Admins Infrastructure Admins Dev and QA Staging Production Long Lab Manager lead times Dirty systems Rapid provisioning of multi-tier transient lab environments Stage Manager No visibility into app status 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 Resource Pool

19 Issue - Traditional Disaster Recovery is complex Complex recovery processes and infrastructure Dependent on perfect training, documentation, and execution Failure to meet continuity requirements???????? Recovery takes days to weeks Select Apps Only Recovery tests often fail Significant IT time and resources consumed

20 Introducing VMware Site Recovery Manager Eliminates failure, simplify, test & automate disaster recovery

21 How to get there? Strategic Business Benefits: agile, flexible, always-on CapEx Savings Consolidation Test and Development OpEx Savings Virtualize production servers High Availability Disaster Recovery DRS VDI Lifecycle Manager Automate IT processes Create resource pools Infrastructure-wide management Datacenter Automation Explore Expand Standardize Source: IDC, Virtualization 2.0: The Next Phase in Customer Adoption, Nov 2006

22 Thank You