TPS Virtualization and Future Virtual Developments. Paul Hodge

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1 TPS Virtualization and Future Virtual Developments Paul Hodge

3 Enhanced TPS Node (ETN) now available! The ETN is method of providing remote connectivity to the LCN for the ESVT, EST, ACE-T and EAPP It is the enabler for both TPS Virtualization and T- Node remoting. ETN has now been released with Experion R431 either as discrete parts or kit form. Two main use case scenarios. Virtual ETN Physical ETN Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

4 CI S C O CI S C O Virtual ETN Virtual machine on a server that connects to the K4LCN-ETNI processor boards through the FTE. Thin clients are used to provide user interaction with virtual machines. ACE-T EAPP ESVT EST THIN CLIENT THIN CLIENT THIN CLIENT THIN CLIENT DEL L CABINE T REDUNDANT INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET SWITCHES Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

5 CI S CI S Physical ETN Physical server/workstation that connects to the K4LCN-ETNI processor boards through the FTE ACE-T EAPP ESVT EST REDUNDANT INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET SWITCHES ETN EPNI2 I/O ETNI Board K4LCN LCN CABINE T DUA L NODE C FAs Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

6 TPS Virtualization Virtualization Hardware Refresh Optimization Facility and Utility Saving Inability to remote LCN Communications Higher Availability Simplified System Management Improved Console Experience Enhanced TPS Node (ETN) Futureproofing TPS Investments LCNP4 Avoid LCNP4 Churn during each HW refresh Get LCN out of Control Room Challenge Solution Benefits Bringing benefits of Virtualization to TPS Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

7 Virtualization Lifecycle Benefits for TPS Note that most of the benefits that will be discussed are not relative to US, but rather the next best migration alternative which would be deploying ES-T s in a traditional manner Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

8 Virtualization Lifecycle Benefits for TPS Eliminate the operational impact of doing hardware changes Decoupling of the OS/APP stack from the physical hardware improving compatibility and reducing testing requirements Improved OS support for hardware platforms Will be a future benefit as initially ETN is only available with R431. Ability to cost effectively use long life hardware or extended lifecycle contracts Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

9 Virtualization Lifecycle Benefits for TPS Run multiple OS s on one physical machine reducing the amount of hardware that needs to be maintained. Reduction in space, power, cooling and noise Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

10 Virtualization Lifecycle Benefits for TPS Improved Application Protection Roll back to known good points using snapshots during Experion or OS patching Simplified disaster recovery. VMs just need to be restored for a VM corruption or hardware failure. Improved driver stability. #1 stability issue with traditional deployments is with drivers. Virtualization has a single driver supplier at the VM level. Future support for fault tolerance Will allow for redundant console stations Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

11 Virtualization Lifecycle Benefits for TPS Provisioning Deploy new machines in minutes rather than hours from templates Visibility Centrally administer all virtual machines Flexibility Improved hardware choice Troubleshooting See the performance of all nodes and receive alerts Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

12 Virtualization Lifecycle Benefits for TPS Through the use of thin clients we can improve the console experience in control rooms Operationally, through reduced noise Maintenance, through improved security, reliability and the rapid replacement of failed nodes. Prepares the site for the Orion Console where thin clients is the preferred display platform. Single device for both physical and virtual consoles Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

13 EBR R431 Virtual Edition Honeywell backup and restore solution for Virtual platforms Replacing VMware backup and recovery package (vdr) with vsphere 5.1 introduction Unified central management for Physical and Virtual Machines, vaults etc Support for Physical to Virtual and Virtual to Physical conversions Supports De-duplication feature Based on Acronis ABR v11.5 Scalable to meet a broader range of backup needs Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

14 The Migration Problem What problems are we trying to solve with the new Optimized OPM? Total elapsed time it too great Time without redundancy Deployment risk Too many steps Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

15 Solution Overview Experion OPM Process (hardware refresh) Experion Support and Maintenance (ESM) Experion Virtual Infrastructure Optimized OPM with Virtualization Experion Backup and Recovery (EBR) Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

16 Optimized OPM Process Virtual Staging Area OPM Server B OPM Server A OPM Flex/Console OPM ACE ESM Pre-migration Server B Replacement Flex/Console Replacement Server A Replacement ACE Replacement Production Cluster Dual Primary Time with NO Redundancy : 4 Hrs Time with No ACE function: 1 Hr Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

18 Current virtual virus scanning challenges Current virus scanner engines run on each VM If a virtual machine is shutdown, definition files can t be kept up to date. Possibility of virus scanner storms Significant amount of wasted resources expended inspecting these VMs which reduces consolidation ratios Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

19 Host Based Virus Scanning Allows virus scanners to run at a host level rather than a VM level Reduces the load on the VMs and hence consolidation improves Less virus definition files to maintain Single point to upgrade to newer version of virus scanner Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

20 Qualification Initial qualification is with McAfee MOVE (Management for Optimized Virtual Environments) Totally agentless inside of the VM. Just requires VMware Tools Faster install time for VMs given no scanner needs to be loaded Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

23 Current vcenter Alarming Challenges vcenter Server is has an alarming system that monitors key infrastructure. Datastores, networking etc. Challenge is the visibility of these notifications when vcenter isn t be actively monitored 24x7. GOAL: Integrate key virtual infrastructure alarms into the Experion System Alarm Summary Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

24 Solution: SNMP & System Management What is SNMP? Internet-standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks The vcenter Server acts as an SNMP provider sending alarms as SNMP traps to SNMP receivers System Management as an SNMP receiver Currently supports CISCO Switch SNMP traps Solution will extend this support to the vcenter Server The System Event Server is the key System Management component Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

25 Configuration Alarm Actions By default the vcenter Server will not send an SNMP trap for each alarm. Add a Send a notification trap action for those critical alarms required to be system alarms on the Experion Server. A recommended list of alarms to configure will be documented Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

26 System Alarm Summary The vcenter Server alarms appear in the Network tree on the System Alarm Summary under the configured device Alarm priority is configurable using the System Event Server The System Alarms do not have state, i.e. they are raised as inactive & unacknowledged Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

27 vcenter Appliance Honeywell will ship vcenter as a partially installed Windows appliance Once started, it will provide a rapid, automated installation of vcenter on that node. Removes significant complexity in setting up vcenter This will be a windows based application not linux Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

28 Host Based Replication Will leverage VMware s vsphere Replication Used in situations where high availability isn t suitable Update to existing replication scheme for the Essentials Platform Improved replication times, efficiency and easier to setup Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

29 Essentials Platform Update Dell PowerEdge R730 for the production hosts Dell PowerEdge R330 for the management hosts Usage Management Host, Standard Production Host Performance-A Production Host, Performance-B Production Host Current Platform Successor Platform Planned Release Dell R320 Dell R330XL 2Q 2016 Dell R720XL Dell R730XL 3Q Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

30 Virtualization Kits Pre-packaged offering with critical components bundled into single deliverable Kits for both Essentials and Premium Platforms Ready to use offering for small to medium size Virtualization systems Enables seamless upgrade path for TPS Virtualization by complimenting ETN kit Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

31 Fault Tolerance (FT) Progress Update Allows protected virtual machines to be transparently switched over to another host in the event failure. VMware has released the multi processor support for FT that Experion required with vsphere 6.0 Testing underway and some pilot sites identified Honeywell International All Rights Reserved

32 Virtualization is moving as fast as ever. Honeywell is leading the way in the adoption of this technology and will continue to lead, introducing new virtualization technologies to the process control industry such as Host based Anti Virus Fault Tolerance Honeywell International All Rights Reserved