7/15/2011. Monitoring and Managing VDI. Monitoring a VDI Deployment. Veeam Monitor. Veeam Monitor

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1 Monitoring a VDI Deployment Monitoring and Managing VDI with Veeam Aseem Anwar S.E. Channel UKI Need for real-time performance metrics Detailed alerting and fault finding tools Identification of bottlenecks Storage performance and sizing information Virtualised network utilisation statistics Aggregated view with the ability to deep-dive Resource usage and SLA monitoring Business centric view of resource consumption Veeam Monitor Veeam Monitor Not another monitoring framework Agentless Automatically discovers all objects in the virtual environment Requires no changes to access policies Includes 125+ pre-defined alarms and thresholds Performance metrics Events Workload Resource consumption Hardware status 1

2 The complete picture Multiple vcenter Servers All hosts, including ESXi free Inside VMs: running processes, guest disk space Storage Hardware status Real-time and historical data Correlated performance and event data Displays vmotion, snapshot creation/deletion, backup and other activities directly on performance graphs Helps solve resource usage mysteries Eliminate common problems Problem: Guest OS runs out of local disk space Solution: Monitor, alert and report on free disk space on volumes inside the guest OS Problem: Abandoned snapshots fill the datastore, affecting all VMs residing on that datastore Solution: Warn if a VM s snapshots exceed a specified size; display top VMs for each node in the infrastructure tree Problem: Host is running out of memory Solution: Drill down into VMs, view their running processes, and terminate processes as needed Low overhead Collect once for any number of users and any number of queries Offload monitoring from vcenter Server and ESX(i) hosts for enhanced vcenter Server and host performance Easily access data from remote sites How it works vsphere API Single secure connection Scalable architecture Easy to configure Does not require a physical host (can run in a VM) SQL Server backend Broad version support vcenter Server 4.x Virtual Center 2.x ESX 4.x and 3.x ESXi 4.x and 3.x (including ESXi free) ESX(i) ESX(i) ESX (i) vcenter Server vsphere API Veeam Monitor Admin Admin Admin 2

3 Technology and business views Dashboards Summary dashboard for each object in the infrastructure tree NEW! Infrastructure overview dashboard NEW! Easily drill down for more information Integrated storage monitoring Datastores VMFS and NFS NEW! I/O load: determines actual cumulative load Latency, read/write rates Disk space: free space, capacity, over-provisioning Issues (for example, bus resets and other conflicts) Displays user-friendly datastore names Storage paths and storage adapters Load balancing status I/O, latency, read/write rates Virtual disks Free space I/O, latency, read/write rates 3

4 Built-in intelligence NEW! Embodies deep VMware expertise and best practices Speeds problem resolution and maximizes tuning outcomes Includes 125+ pre-defined alarms and thresholds Includes extensive knowledge base with detailed information about each alarm Possible causes Suggested resolution Links to additional information Alarms Pre-defined alarms and thresholds Custom alarms Alarm modeling Notification via or SNMP traps Ability to manage alarms and thresholds by SLA, server type, business unit, location, etc. Reporting for VDI Reporting is required for effective management Veeam Reporter One place to go Technical users Configuration reporting Performance data for identifying trends Capacity planning for environment scaling Change management to control drift Managerial users Resource consumption for chargeback Performance data for SLA reporting Capacity planning for financial budgeting 4

5 Veeam Reporter 3 key areas One place to go Different consumers 9 Storage Used by Cluster, TB Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4 Cluster 5 Storage Used by Department, TB Marketing Support R&D Sales Enterprise reporting Change management Capacity planning Enterprise Reporting Automate documentation creation Streamline management reporting dashboard view Eliminate manual processes, delays and out-of-date reports Supports multiple vcenters; effectively diagrams environments with thousands of virtual machines Provides customizable reports; supports multiple formats: SSRS, Visio, PDF, Excel, Word Provides a complete history of configuration settings for restoration to any point in time 5

6 3 key areas Change Management Enterprise reporting Change management Capacity planning Track all changes - Collects all 25 object types and 600 properties;monitors 150+ change-related events Provide audit data to aid in forensic analysis and improve change workflow When problems arise, answers the all-important question what changed? ; provides data to restore settings Analyze configuration drift; reports on configuration at any point in time 3 key areas Enterprise reporting Change management Capacity planning 6

7 Capacity Planning Performs trend analysis for clusters, hosts and VMs to see average load, peaks and bottlenecks Analyzes performance and utilization trends and predicts when additional hardware is needed Maximize consolidation ratios - Optimizes VM placement and uncovers spare resources Control VM sprawl and facilitate chargeback - Automatically categorizes VMs; identifies unmanaged VMs; generates reports by group SQL Server SSRS IIS Veeam Reporter CMDB Recap Backup and DR Veeam Backup with vpower Instant Restore SureBackup Monitor Real-time performance information Alerting and monitoring Business Centric perspective Reporter Configuration management Resource usage reporting Capacity planning Dashboard or portal Web browser Report consumer 7

8 Questions? Veeam Monitor Demo Dashboard view Alerting Drill down to VM level 8