Sustain.Ability. 2012 Honeywell Users Group EMEA Virtualization Solutions: Improving Efficiency, Availability and Performance
Experion Virtualization Solutions Overview
Virtualization Today s hot topic Over 80% of our More Virtual largest customers Machines are being have plans to deployed today than virtualize at L2 physical Over 40% of todays machines are now virtualized Over 75% of servers will be virtualized by 2014 Over 50% of our largest customers are already virtualizing today at L3/L4 Honeywell is at the front of this trend!
Challenges for Plants Under Construction Constant pressure to reduce construction times Increasing design complexity Geographically distributed nature of construction process. Changing project requirements
Challenges for Existing Systems Reduce computers Other Customer Concerns Rate of change Management complexity Lack of skills Need to reduce overall lifecycle management costs
Experion Virtualization Solutions Overview
Customers Building New Plants Design Independence Start engineering straight away and extend freeze dates Virtual FAT and Staging Execute FAT without having to fly people in. Flexible Hardware Procurement Development can start without hardware Design Opportunities Reduce space, power, weight and cooling New high availability options Improved agility and flexibility Add new nodes without requiring additional hardware
Customers with Lifecycle Challenges Hardware Refresh Optimization Facility and Utility Savings System Management Benefits High Availability Solutions for Computer Hardware Improved Hardware, OS and App Compatibility Simplified and lower risk upgrades and patching Improved desktop security with lower heat & noise.
Hardware Refresh Optimization Customer Problem Too many machines to maintain Constant refresh churn Impact of refreshes are high Experion Virtualization Solutions Virtualized Experion ICSS Hardware optimized for TCO benefits Customer Benefits Reduced server and workstation count Reduced refresh frequency and Impact Add new nodes without increasing hardware footprint
System Management Benefits Customer Problem Reduction in maintenance staff Difficult to get the required skills Pressure to deploy new projects faster Experion Virtualization Solutions Virtualized Experion ICSS Central management console for the monitoring and deployment Customer Benefits Reduced administration time Reduced time to provision new machines Improved quality and repeatability
System Management Benefits Access the desktop of any virtual machine from a single screen
System Management Benefits See the status and performance of all VMs from one window.
Facility and Utility Savings Customer Problem Fixed space in equipment rooms Exhausting UPS capacity. Challenges with cooling Experion Virtualization Solutions Virtualized Experion ICSS Optimized for space, power and cooling Customer Benefits Avoid increases in UPS and cooling capacity Increase server capacity without requiring additional space
High Availability Solutions for Computer Hardware Customer Problem Disruption cased when upgrading Continual desire for improved availability Reduce recovery times Experion Virtualization Solutions Virtualized Experion ICSS High availability hardware and virtualization features Built in backup package optimized for virtualization Customer Benefits Improved availability over traditional control System Faster disaster recovery
High Availability Solutions for Computer Hardware Transparently shift virtual machines between hosts
Improved Hardware, OS and App Compatibility Customer Problem Difficult to get hardware for older OS s Multiple Apps running together one box Experion Virtualization Solutions Virtualized Experion ICSS Extensive range of OS support Isolate applications on a single box Customer Benefits Avoids PC refreshes due to OS obsolescence Safely run multiple applications on a single physical box.
Simplified and lower risk upgrades and patching Customer Problem Desire to reduce Migration time, risk and cost Experion Virtualization Solutions Virtualized Experion ICSS Experion Off Process Solution Migration service Customer Benefits Reduced Risk Reduced Time Once virtual machine is built, run for as long as hardware provides acceptable performance (OS and App Support excluded)
Simplified and lower risk upgrades and patching Snapshots for quick rollbacks
Improved desktop security with lower heat & noise Customer Problem Desire to improve System Security Reduce space, heat and noise Improve reliability for desktops Experion Virtualization Solutions Virtualized Station Environment High availability Use of Thin Clients Customer Benefits Improved System Security Reduced space, heat and noise Improved availability over physical
Experion Virtualization Solutions Overview
Experion Virtualization Capabilities Support for all Experion nodes Supports all Series C controllers including a wide range of SCADA interfaces Single and Multiple Clusters Supports the same performance limits as traditional deployments FTE Compatible Support for Experion Orion and R400 Comprehensive deployment guide Real solutions not just support.
Experion Virtualization Thin Client Capabilities Flex Stations and Console Stations supported Honeywell qualified and supplied WYSE R10L Highly secure and locked down Thin Client with no file system reducing attack surface. Up to two monitors supported Optional Dual Ethernet support for additional reliability Keyboard support for IKB (Serial/USB) and OEP Serial Diskless and Fanless with very low power usage. Making Control Rooms quieter and more secure.
What s in latest Experion Virtual Update? Virtual Machine Replication Improved availability during maintenance or failure Released Added new management network options Q1 2012 Non Redundant 2.5 and Standalone management network Simplifies the deployment of virtualization infrastructure Improved Backup / Restore Guidance Supporting the latest version of VMware Data Recovery 2.0 Procedures on how to Backup the Backup Officially recommending the Iomega PX4-300 D and PX4-300 R NAS Support for Server 2008 for Flex and Console Stations Single operating system for all virtual machines Support for Serial IKB and OEP keyboards with thin clients
Experion Virtualization Solutions Overview
Experion Virtualization History and Futures Support of Experion SCADA Support of Experion SCADA virtualized for On Process. Shared Storage and for transparent hardware upgrades and replacements BCC Solution Released 1Q 2011 1Q 2010 First Experion Virtualization Release Support for Experion Off Process Experion HS, LS and eserver First advanced apps 4Q 2011 Experion is supported On Process for Cxx Controllers Support for any sized Experion System talking to process controllers Flex and Console Station support Experion Orion Support 2Q 2012 1Q 2012 Experion On Process Update Virtual Machine Replication for increased availability Server OS support for Stations Improved keyboard support Future Experion High Availability Support with Blade Support for Blade hardware with Shared Storage Automatic host recovery and transparent hardware upgrades and replacements Improved template support Higher consolidation for servers and console stattions
Next Experion Virtualization Release Experion systems with process controllers will now support automatic recovery from failed hosts Experion systems with process controllers will support moving virtual machines transparently between hosts Installation and Provisioning improvements System management integration Higher consolidation ratios for Experion Server and Console Station. Benefits will include Improved availability Vastly improved deployment times. Improved host usage efficiencies Coming Soon
Traditional Deployment 2 Experion Servers Sim FDM Alm Mgmt Before 18 Operator Stations ACE Domain Control 5 Engineering Stations 30-node System
Virtual Deployment using regular servers Before 2 Experion Servers Sim FDM Alm Mgmt 18 Operator Stations ACE Domain Control Experion Virtualization 5 Engineering Stations 80%+ Reduction in Maintenance, Space, Energy Use and Better Security
Virtual Deployment using Blade Experion Virtualization Coming Soon Experion Virtualization Blade Each blade is a server Additional 80% reduction
Blade Benefits Compact Supportable Simple & Scalable Reliable
Why Honeywell? Provide a solution not just a tick of approval Full installation and configuration guide to aid in deployment Ability to Design, Supply and Support these solutions VMware certified TAC engineers in every region Strategic, long-term approach to virtualization Full roadmap outlining our vision See virtualization as transformative and industry changing Joint development effort with the industry leader VMware. Domain expertise Specific process control industry needs.
What s in the Demo Room? Experion Virtualization Backup Control Center Solution Thin Clients Blade
Demo Room running virtualized
Summary Flexibility Reliability Sustainability - Ease of Design, Implementation & Change management Reduced Computer Hardware with in built resilience. Sustain.Ability through Experion Virtualization Fewer Spares, Easy Maintenance, Reduced Refresh Costs