Information Infrastructure for Vmware

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1 Information Infrastructure for Vmware Considerations & Solutions Erez Etzyon Technology Consultants Team Leader 1

2 Agenda Evolution of VMWare infrastructure requirements. Considerations for VMWare deployments. Clariion The best Mid Range solution for VMWare. Celerra The ideal platform for VMWare. EMC Replication Manager. 2

3 Evolution of VMware Infrastructure Requirements Tier 1 Mission-critical applications Tier 2 Business-critical applications Tier 3 Business-support applications Infrastructure Requirements Continuous availability Service level management Server/storage management Infrastructure Requirements High availability Replication (local/remote) Storage resource management Infrastructure Requirements Basic storage connectivity Tape-oriented backup and recovery 3

4 Considerations for Advanced VMware Deployments Storage and Network New requirements in virtualized storage farms Planning for growth and flexibility Support for advanced VMware features Backup Much duplicated data in VMware environments Backup windows can force additional server/storage requirements if not addressed Replication Virtual machines must be considered differently than physical ones Common approaches to virtual and non-virtual applications Storage Management SRM tools must understand virtual and non-virtual machines Resource Management Traditional discovery and root-cause analysis tools need to work with virtual and non-virtual machines New Skills Many organizations may not have required skills to assess, plan, implement, and manage 4

5 Storage and Storage Networking Considerations Storage and network Backup Replication Considerations Storage network: FC, iscsi, or NAS? Interoperability and qualification? Growth, scalability, and performance? Support for advanced VMware features? Enterprise-class customer support? EMC Solutions Storage Management Resource Management New Skills Thorough EMC E-Lab qualification Complex configurations that are qualified, proven, and supported, extensive documentation and detail Support for advanced VMware features DRS dynamic resource scheduler VCB VMware consolidated backup HA high availability configurations Broadest range of qualified storage offerings CLARiiON, Celerra, Symmetrix, Centera FC, iscsi, NAS Fully supported by EMC Global Services Solution blueprints for predictable results Reference architectures Best practices, practitioners guides 5

6 Backup and Recovery Considerations Storage and network Backup Replication Considerations Growing data volumes Redundant data in VMware environments Expensive server and backup infrastructure Need shorter windows EMC Solutions Storage Management Resource Management New Skills Traditional backup solutions (full/incremental/tape images) EMC NetWorker EMC Disk Library Backup to Disk Integration with VCB Advanced backup solutions (data dedupe/mountable file systems) EMC Avamar Minimize data redundancy Reduce backup windows Address performance and bandwidth concerns Gain visibility of individual virtual machines 6

7 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Considerations Storage and network Backup Considerations Physical and virtual server recovery Multiple VMs per LUN Dynamic VMs, clustering, HA Shared infrastructure Replication Storage Management Resource Management New Skills EMC Solutions Server-based replication solutions EMC RepliStor Array-based replication solutions SRDF, MirrorView, Celerra Replicator Network-based replication solutions EMC RecoverPoint Proven experience Building VMware business continuity solutions Professional services To help assess, design, implement and manage business continuity solutions Expertise from thousands of engagements Integrated solutions Between virtualized and non-virtualized environments 7

8 Storage Resource Management Considerations Storage and network Backup Considerations Physical and virtual machine discovery End-to-end mapping CLI and API access from VMs Managing replication Replication EMC Solutions Storage Management Resource Management New Skills Discovery, visualization, monitoring, and reporting ControlCenter 6.0 introduces virtual machine discovery Virtual and non-virtual servers Discover, monitor, and report on VMs Provides a mapping between VMs and LUNs Rapid fault isolation Single console approach Scripting and control VirtualCenter qualified in EMC environment EMC CLIs and APIs supported from virtual machines and consoles Automated replica management EMC Replication Manager Supports Celerra and CLARiiON 8

9 Service Level Delivery Considerations Storage and network Backup Replication Considerations Application and infrastructure discovery Monitoring service delivery levels Real-time root-cause analysis Common view of physical and virtual Determining business impact EMC Solutions Storage Management Resource Management New Skills Application and infrastructure discovery Smarts ADM Discovers application in virtual machines as well as physical machines Agentless, reducing costs and risks Link a given application to its virtual machine, ESX server Q (VM support) Model-based root-cause analysis Smarts Correlates interactions Identifies root cause Determines business impact Common view of virtual and non-virtual machines Works with existing frameworks 9

10 Service Level Delivery Considerations Storage and network Backup Replication Storage Management Resource Management New Skills Considerations New issues with virtualization Limited time and resources New methodologies Skill set transfer No surprises EMC Solutions EMC experience and expertise EMC is recognized leader in demanding VMware infrastructure implementations EMC-developed whitepapers, solution guides, best practices and professional service offerings EMC is member of VMware s highest partner category: Global Premier Technology Alliance Partner Complete solutions and services portfolio Plan: infrastructure strategy, virtualized infrastructure and data center design, migrations Build: infrastructure deployment, migration implementation Manage: managed services and residencies 10

11 Achieving Optimized Results in Advanced VMware Deployments Full qualification Storage and Network Backup Replication Breadth and depth of choices EMC support Traditional or advanced models Server, network, or storage-based replication Unique capabilities with virtualized applications Storage Management SRM for both virtual and non-virtual environments Resource Management Discovery of applications and infrastructure Real-time correlation of service level delivery New Skills Proven solutions and services for demanding VMware implementations 11

12 Clariion The best mid range solution for VMWare 12

13 CLARiiON CX3 UltraScale Series More Customers Choose EMC CLARiiON for VMware than Any Other Networked Storage Array* CX3-10 New entry-level high-functionality Fibre Channel/ iscsi storage CX3-20 New levels of flexibility and ease of use for tiered storage CX3-40 Industry-leading price/ performance for data center requirements CX3-80 Maximum scalability for consolidation and tiered storage *IDC, Q

14 Why Customers Choose CLARiiON for VMware Highest availability for virtualized IT environments % availability Ease of use Entire storage management process made easier with EMC CLARiiON hardware, software, and services DRs VirtualCenter Management Server HA Virtual Machines Consolidated Backup Best economics LUNs dynamically expanded as VMs deployed using MetaLUN technology Best price/performance in midrange More scalability and performance mean best SLAs for virtual machines Virtual SMP ESX Server VMFS Enterprise Servers Enterprise Network Flexibility Virtual LUNs enable ILM for VMs iscsi and Fibre Channel connectivity CLARiiON CX3 UltraScale Series 14

15 CLARiiON CX3: Highest Availability for Virtualized IT Environments % availability Server virtualization provides Resource resiliency Resource flexibility Benefits of server virtualization realized with highest availability storage UltraScale Peer-to-peer fault logging between SPs UltraPoint Signal-integrity improvements Enhanced fault detection, isolation, error-correcting Advanced FLARE diagnostic capabilities Virtual machine availability only as good as the storage it s on 15

16 Reference Architecture CLARiiON CX3 Series Server 1 Quad Xeon, 3.0 GHz, 16 GB RAM VMware ESX Loadsim clients EMC Xtender Server IP WAN RepliStor V6.2 Server 2 Quad Xeon, 3.0 GHz, 16 GB VMware ESX (DC/GC) Server 3 Dual Core Xeon 3.0, 4 GB PowerPath V4.6 Replication Manager V5.0 Agent RepliStor V6.2 Application Replication Manager V5.0 Mount Host EMC Centera (4-Node) iscsi Switch 1 MSCS Heartbeat Client Network iscsi Network 1 iscsi Network 2 EMC CLARiiON CX3-20 FLARE 24 Tested in disk configurations iscsi configuration shown 146 GB 15K rpm Remote Office NetWorker server LAN Switch iscsi Switch 2 16

17 MetaLUN Technology: Efficient Storage Provisioning Real-time LUN expansion supports the creation of new virtual machines on the fly New capacity immediately available to ESX No reboot necessary RDM and VMFS Support Efficient usage of IT resources VMware ESX Server Virtual Machines 2 Gb/s 2 Gb/s 2 Gb/s 2 Gb/s 2 Gb/s 2 Gb/s MetaLUN Technology CX

18 Virtual LUN Technology: Enable ILM For VMware Tier virtual machines within EMC CLARiiON ILM for efficient usage of storage resources As virtual machines become less critical ability to move onto cost effective storage tier Alter performance characteristic of your virtual machine file system without disruption Move VMs from RAID 5 to RAID 1 LUN Non-disruptive to virtual machines and applications Reconfigure system layout VMware ESX Server Virtual Machines FC FC FC FC FC FC FC FC FC Virtual LUN Technology SATA II SATA II SATA II SATA II SATA II SATA II 18

19 CLARiiON Flexible Deployment Options for VMware CLARiiON Customers Choose the Right Connectivity for their Virtual Machines iscsi can provide the right level of performance for typical VM based and OLTP apps FC is ideally suited for DSS, backup to disk, and other streaming media applications Combine IP SAN iscsi and Fibre Channel VMware ESX VMware Server ESX Server Ethernet iscsi SAN Ethernet iscsi SAN Flexible Cost-effective connectivity connectivity options 19

20 Complementary Quality of Service Functionality Navisphere Quality of Service Manager (NQM) with VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Enable Virtual Machine Service-Level Management Dynamically allocate IT resources to the highest priority applications Create rules and policies to prioritize how resources are allocated to virtual machines Benefit from consolidation while optimizing the performance of missioncritical applications VMware ESX Server CLARiiON CX3 Series DRS CPU/Memory NQM Storage Processor 20

21 Navisphere QoS Manager and DRS in Action Application performance policies enforced through NQM Throughput Bandwidth Response-time DRS balances capacity to ensure each virtual machine has access to appropriate resources at any point in time CPU/Memory utilization Resources constrained additional capacity made available by migrating live VMs using VMotion High Priority Before After NQM Available Performance Medium Priority VMware ESX Server Applications Low Priority 21

22 Navisphere Task Bar Ease of Use for VMware Storage Management VMware New applications provisioned in tens of seconds, not days Task Bar Provision storage in minutes, not hours Provides management and allocation of LUNs and replicas The Task Bar wizards take complexity out of managing a storage network. It s amazing how it can be made to look and feel so easy to manage and use. Andrew Waithaka, Network Systems Manager, St. Louis College of Pharmacy Up to 70% fewer steps for common management tasks 22

23 Celerra The ideal platform for VMWare 23

24 Benefits of Server and Storage Consolidation Simplifies management Centralize storage management Improve service levels Increases flexibility Optimize capacity planning Eliminate scheduled downtime Reduces total cost of ownership Improve capacity utilization Require fewer high-powered systems Enables high speed non-disruptive server workload movement Migration (VMotion) Failover (HA High Availability) Load balancing (DRS Distributed Resource Scheduler) Server Virtualization and Network Storage Storage network 24

25 EMC New Celerra Platforms The Industry-leading IP Storage Platform Gateway Shared storage Add NAS, iscsi to Fibre Channel SAN Highest storage usage Consolidated management New N20 NS40 NS80 NS40G NS80G NSX Availability Failover Failover Advanced clustering Failover Advanced clustering No. of blades 1 or 2 1 or or Integrated Dedicated storage Easy to deploy Simple to manage Gatewayupgradeable Gatewayupgradeable? All in One All in One Yes N/A N/A N/A Storage CLARiiON CLARiiON CLARiiON Maximum usable capacity CLARiiON, Symmetrix CLARiiON, Symmetrix Advanced clustering CLARiiON, Symmetrix 20 TB 32 TB 60 TB 32 TB 60 TB 224 TB 25

26 Why Customers Choose Celerra for VMware No-compromise availability for virtualized IT environments % availability Advanced functionality at no additional cost Most comprehensive suite of built-in features Flexibility NAS, iscsi and Fibre Channel connectivity Ease of use Simplify deployment, management and monitoring Price/performance leadership More scalability and performance mean best SLAs for virtual machines DRs VirtualCenter Management Server Virtual SMP HA Virtual Machines ESX Server Celerra Consolidated Backup VMFS Enterprise Servers Enterprise Network 26

27 Availability Celerra: No-Compromise Availability for Virtualized IT Environments % availability Server virtualization provides Resource resiliency Resource flexibility Benefits of server virtualization realized with highest availability storage Advanced N+1 clustering N+1 means no performance degradation after failover. Controller-based RAID Consistent, predictable performance during RAID events Independent management Independent management station notifies and manages any failure events 27

28 Advanced Functionality Celerra Advanced Functionality: Virtual Provisioning Thin Provisioning File systems iscsi LUNs Logical size greater than physical size Physical allocation on the fly to logical size Automatic File System Extension past logical size iscsi Dynamic LUN Extension past logical size Logical application and user view User A 10 GB User B 10 GB User C 10 GB Physical consumed storage 3 GB 1 GB 2 GB Physical allocation 4 GB 3 GB 3 GB 28

29 Advanced Functionality Maximize Storage Utilization Celerra Virtual Provisioning and VMware With Thin Provisioning enabled Additional storage allocated only when needed File system automatically extend when its utilization raises Virtual Machines are presented with upper size storage limit In this model No need to over-provision Unallocated space can be utilized across the virtual datacenter 5 GB 10 GB 15 GB 10 GB Unused File system space 80 GB file system 5 GB 10 GB 15 GB 10 GB Unused File system space 80 GB file system 29

30 Flexibility Celerra Flexible Deployment Options for VMware (All in One) VMware ESX Server Ethernet Ethernet Fibre Channel iscsi SAN NAS SAN Flexible connectivity options: NAS, iscsi, Fibre Channel Celerra NS20/40 Add Fibre Channel if required for bandwidth-intensive applications 30

31 Networked Storage Blueprints for VMware Environments Reference architectures Details about proven configuration Accelerates end-to-end deployment Best practices and supporting technical validation documents Helps optimize the performance How to install, configure, and integrate the entire solutions stack EMC elab tested EMC experience and proven methodologies help you get the results you need predictably, reliably, and faster 31

32 Reference Architecture Celerra NS Series iscsi Switch MSCS Heartbeat Client Network iscsi Network 1 Dell PE 6850 Quad Xeon, 3.0 GHz,16 GB RAM VMware ESX Loadsim clients EMC Xtender Server IP WAN Remote Office RepliStor V6.2 Dell PE 6850 Quad Xeon, 3.0 GHz, 16 GB VMware ESX (DC/GC) Dell PE 2850 Dual Core Xeon 3.0, 4 GB Windows 2003 Ent. Ed. 32-bit SP1, Microsoft iscsi Initiator V2.03, dual Gigabit Ethernet MPIO/MCS, Replication Manager V5.0 Agent, RepliStor V6.2 Exchange 2003 SP2 A/P Cluster Replication Manager V5.0 Mount Host EMC Centera (4-Node) iscsi Network 2 Celerra NS40 DART 5.5 iscsi connectivity 146 GB 15K rpm LAN Switch NetWorker Server iscsi Switch 32

33 Use Case Application and File Servers: Before Current deployment Dedicated application servers Multiple file servers Terabytes of direct-attached storage Issues Poor utilization Difficult to scale High management cost Inefficient backups LAN Clients File servers LAN backup Application Servers 33

34 Replication EMC Replication Manager 34

35 EMC Replication Manager Software that simplifies management of diskbased replicas Automates the creation, management, and usage of disk-based replicas for multiple purposes from the context of the application Maps applications on the host to the underlying storage infrastructure Enables storage managers to delegate replication tasks to multiple human resources Production Backup Replica 1 Reporting Replica 2 Testing Replica 3 Replication Manager orchestrates disk-based replicas from the context of the application 35

36 Replication Manager 5.0 SP1 Celerra Support Replication Hosts Allowed Physical Machine MS iscsi Initiator Virtual Machine Virtual Machine MS iscsi Initiator Mount Hosts Allowed Physical Machine MS iscsi Initiator Virtual Machine MS iscsi Initiator RDM VMware iscsi Initiator ESX Server ESX Server ESX Server Celerra iscsi Celerra iscsi 36

37 Replication Manager 5.0 SP1 CLARiiON iscsi Support Replication Hosts Allowed Physical Machine Naviagent PowerPath MS iscsi Initiator Virtual Machine NO Naviagent NO PowerPath RDM Virtual Machine NO Naviagent 1 PowerPath 2 MS iscsi Initiator Mount Hosts Allowed Physical Machine Naviagent PowerPath MS iscsi Initiator Virtual Machine NO Naviagent 1 PowerPath 2 MS iscsi Initiator Mount Hosts Not Allowed Virtual Machine RDM VMware iscsi Initiator VMware iscsi Initiator ESX Server ESX Server ESX Server ESX Server CLARiiON iscsi CLARiiON iscsi CLARiiON iscsi 1 Manually register the VM on the CLARiiON. 2 PowerPath is supported as single NIC and SP failover mode only. 37

38 Replication Manager 5.0 SP1 CLARiiON Fibre Support Replication Hosts Allowed Physical Machine Naviagent PowerPath Virtual Machine 1 NO Naviagent NO PowerPath RDM Mount Hosts Allowed Physical Machine Naviagent PowerPath Mount Hosts Not Allowed Virtual Machine RDM ESX Server ESX Server CLARiiON Fibre CLARiiON Fibre CLARiiON Fibre 1 Set environment variable EMC_ERM_ESX_SERVER=<esx server name> 38

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