CAS8491 Data Center Transformation as Service Gary Ardito Chief Architect Cloud Service Provider Solutions Pradeep Chaturvedi Product Management
Agenda Workload Migration Challenges PlateSpin Recon PlateSpin Migrate PlateSpin Transformation Manager 2
Workload Migration Challenges
What is a Server Workload? Server Data Applications Operating System A workload is the operating system, applications & middleware, and data that reside on a physical server or virtual host. 4
What is Workload Migration? Workload migration means moving or copying a server workload (the contents of a server, including the operating system, middleware, applications and data) from one location to another. What it Is Physical to Virtual Physical to Physical Physical to Image Virtual to Physical Virtual to Virtual Virtual to Image Image to Physical Image to Virtual What it s Not Operating System Upgrades (e.g., Windows XP to Windows 7) Unix to Linux 5
Workload Migration Activities Server Virtualization Converting physical servers to virtual machines Server Consolidation Combining multiple workloads on a single virtual host Lower the number of physical servers Reduce power consumption Lower data center cooling costs Free up floor/rack space Make more efficient use of existing resources Postpone purchases of new servers Hardware Migration Migrating to new or different hardware Upgrading to new server models Switching to new server vendor Cloud Migration Moving workloads to a public cloud environment Moving workloads to a managed service provider (private/hybrid cloud) Minimize manual processes, maximize automation Minimize production disruption 6
Challenges with Server Consolidation Which workloads are good virtual machine candidates? How many virtual hosts do I need? Which physical workloads should stay physical? Which physical servers are good virtual host candidates? Which virtual machines go on which virtual hosts? Which workloads use the most resources?? 7
Challenges with Workload Migration Workload Migration projects are time consuming. Challenges Manual rebuild process 5-7 hrs per server Which workloads/applications go where? Single core onto Multi-core? Workloads are coupled with Hardware 8
Workload Migration Product Portfolio PlateSpin Recon Take the guesswork out of server consolidation, DR and virtual capacity planning PlateSpin Migrate Efficiently and easily move and copy server workloads from anywhere to anywhere 9
PlateSpin Recon
PlateSpin Recon Advanced Workload Planning and Analysis Replace Guesswork with Hard Data 11
5 Steps to Consolidation Planning Success 1. Install PlateSpin Recon on-site 2. Collect inventory data 3. Monitor workload performance and resource utilization 4. Report and analyze a) Identify best consolidation candidates based on performance criteria b) Create consolidation scenarios to distribute workloads across target servers c) Evaluate scenarios based on TCO, space, power and utilization 5. Export plan to PlateSpin Migrate 12
Consolidation Planning How our Consolidation Assessment works Install We install our assessment tool at your site Installed on dedicated collector servers No agents All data remains onsite 13
Consolidation Planning How our Consolidation Assessment works Inventory Discover and inventory every physical server, virtual host and virtual machine in the data center Server type, CPU type, number of cores Name, IP address, domain Operating system, patches, hotfixes, applications Services Storage (total and available) 14
Inventory Summaries OS Summary Storage Architecture 15
Consolidation Planning How our Consolidation Assessment works Monitor Monitor the resource utilization of each workload, physical server and virtual host for 30 days CPU utilization Storage utilization Memory utilization Network throughput Disk throughput Complete 24-hour profile, not just peak usage 16
Utilization Reports Disk Utilization CPU Utilization 17
Consolidation Planning How our Consolidation Assessment works Analyze & Report Detailed reports & analytics on actual and projected system performance Good Consolidation Candidates report Create consolidation scenarios with different virtual host server models Set performance thresholds: 50% memory usage, for example Project each scenario s server count, rack space usage, power consumption, cooling requirements, etc. Map physical servers to projected virtual hosts 18
Consolidation Scenario Summaries 19
Consolidation Planning Ready for Execution Export to PlateSpin Migrate Send scenario directly to PlateSpin Migrate No need to re-discover physical servers and virtual hosts 20
Consolidation Planning The NetIQ Difference In-depth assessment with complete analysis & reporting Others may simply provide a consolidation document All data stays at the your site Slice & dice the data in multiple ways customizable reports, flexible charts Analyze your entire, heterogeneous environment Physical and virtual infrastructure Platforms: Windows, Linux, NetWare, Solaris Hypervisors: VMware, Microsoft, Citrix, SUSE Optimized consolidation plans Highest consolidation ratios Understand and account for different CPU architectures 21
Consolidation Planning The NetIQ Difference Consolidate and grow with confidence Make best use of the capacity you have Reduce server sprawl Reduce waste Defer hardware purchases Reduce bottlenecks and contentions Power & Cooling in reports Optimize resources continually Integrated with PlateSpin Migrate 22
What s new with PlateSpin Recon?
What s New With PlateSpin Recon? Version 4: Jan 2014 Disaster Recovery Assessments Bandwidth sizing Support for new VMware, Windows, and Linux versions Updated templates for Dell & HP servers Version 4.1: Sep 2014 Integration with PlateSpin Migrate Ivy Bridge processor support Updated templates for Dell, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, & IBM servers; Forge 700 Support for new VMware, Windows, SLES, RHEL, & OES versions 24
PlateSpin Migrate
PlateSpin Migrate A powerful workload portability solution that automates the movement of server workloads over the network between physical servers, virtual hosts and image archives all from a single point of control. 26
Server Migration Options Rebuild Manually Target Vendor Tools Third Party Tools Time and Labor Intensive Free Limited use & interoperability Features, price, and performance can vary 27
Migration Process Data Applications Physical or Virtual Servers Operating System Server Workloads New Platform 1 2 3 new Migrate Windows and Linux workloads into a VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, XEN, KVM virtual environment or to new physical platform Test new workload to ensure it runs as predicted with no impact to production server Sync over changes that occurred during the test cycle and put workload live 28
PlateSpin Migrate Overview Anywhere-to-Anywhere Workload Migrations Remotely decouples whole workloads (OS, application, middleware, data) from underlying hardware Streams live workloads over the network between physical servers, virtual servers and image archives Automatically injects correct drivers for target platform Non-disruptive migration testing Server Sync prior to cutover 29
Flexible Automated Migrations Direct Peer to Peer Hardware and hypervisor agnostic Support for multiple source operating systems Migrate over LAN or WAN Up to 40 concurrent migrations 30
Minimize Migration Downtime with Server Sync 1 2 Initial Workload Copy Test & Verify App. Users App. Users App Test Team 3 Server Sync 4 Cutover App. Users 31
Staged Transfer With Images and Server Sync Site to site interconnect Low bandwidth High storage footprint Requirements 1 Classic File Transfer 2 SAN Replication 3 Removable Media Source Site 4 Server Sync Target Site 32
Mass Migrations GUI Intuitive wizards Step-by-step instructions Detailed configuration options Batch Processing (new!) Command line interface Detailed configuration batch files Process large migration volumes unattended 33
Workload Migration The NetIQ Difference Fast and reliable replication technologies Block based transfer in addition to File based transfer Uses volume snapshot technology like VSS(Windows) & LVM(Linux) for application data safety Option to stop services during data transfer Option to compress & encrypt data while transfer Bandwidth throttling support, NATed environment support Updates hypervisor tools & drivers automatically updates drivers & hypervisor tools based on target platform Minimal downtime via delta transfer before cutover Supports large scale migrations projects Unattended migrations and Command Line Interface 34
Workload Migration The NetIQ Difference Multi OS & Hypervisor support Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2012 R2, SLES, RHEL, OES, OEL VMware, HyperV, XEN, XenServer, KVM Advanced target workload configuration options Ability to resize the target machine disk & volumes Automatically configures workload network, domain, hostname etc. Ability to run post migration actions Change service start up mode on target workload Global macros for VM names, VHD name/location UEFI/GPT as well as BIOS/MBR based workloads supported Staged migrations using imaging 35 Migrate workloads across physically unattached networks via e.g. USB disk
What s new with PlateSpin Migrate?
What s New With PlateSpin Migrate? Version 11: Mar 2014 UEFI & GPT support for Windows workloads Semi-automatic conversion to Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Support for new VMware, KVM, Citrix, XEN Windows, and Linux versions Version 11.1: Sep 2014 Fully automated Hyper- V migrations Command Line Interface for mass migrations Offline migrations Windows cluster support Support for new VMware, Windows, and Linux versions 37
Hyper-V support in Migrate 11.1 Fully Automated Migrations on to Hyper-V For VMware to Hyper-V migrations, automatically uninstalls VMware tools and installs Hyper-V Integration services All combinations supported P2V, V2V, P2I & I2V, V2I & I2V Supported configurations IDE & SCSI disk support, Thin/Thick disk support Synthetic & Legacy network support Option to retain source mac address Hyper-V 2012 & Hyper-V 2012 R2(Gen1 & Gen2) UEFI/GPT, MBR/BIOS, Linux, Windows workloads Support for global macros for VM name, VHD location 38
Migrate CLI For Mass Migrations Migrate CLI allows to Run conversions in specific order for inter dependent workloads Script to run recurring server sync jobs Integrate conversion jobs with workflow automation tools Migrate CLI gets installed along with Migrate client CLI commands Can run in synchronous or Asynchronous mode Progress can be tracked in Client UI & CLI 39
Preview PlateSpin Transformation Manager Control Tower
What is PlateSpin Control Tower? Dashboard for Planning and executing Data Center Transformation Projects with PlateSpin Recon & Migrate Planning and executing Large Scale Protections with PlateSpin Recon & Protect 41
What Pain Are We Solving / Value Are We Delivering? Service Providers are engaging in large scale Data Center Transformation Projects for their customers Hundreds to thousands of systems that need to be migrated PlateSpin Control Tower helps Service Providers to plan and execute large scale Data Center Transformation Projects Grouping, assessments, dependency mapping, roles, reporting, Dashboard for project progress (can be made visible to end customers) More transparency internally and to end customers Increased transformation speed and success ratio drives down the cost of the transformation projects 42
PlateSpin Migrate Mass Migration Scheduling Nightly incremental replications for first set of 10 For second set of 10 For third set or 10 Weekend 1 Weekend 2 Weekend 3 Weekend 4: cutover weekend for 30 systems Weekend 5 Schedule nightly incremental replications for these 10 Schedule nightly incremental replications for these 10 Schedule nightly incremental replications for these 10 Start again Schedule 10 full replications Schedule 10 new full replications Schedule 10 new full replications 43
Dashboard Planning UI Organization Project Multi-Tenancy SMTP Report Generator Wave Batch Batch Workload Workload Auth & Roles AD (External) Admin API Current Mode of Operation Future Mode of Operation Recon CSV Migrate 44
Control Tower Project Flow Stage Tasks Deliverable Products used Discovery Run Recon discovery Import systems in Control Tower Information stored in the CMO database Transformation Planning Transformation Configuration and Execution Create Transformation Project Allocate workloads to Transformation Waves and Batches Describe FMO status for each workload Configuration of Migrate jobs (manually in Migrate) based on Control Tower information (manual or via API) Control Tower shows workload and Transformation Wave/Batch status in Dashboard Sortable list of workloads in Control Tower, containing enough relevant information for planning Detailed transformation plan Detailed plan execution status visibility via Dashboard Recon Control Tower Control Tower Migrate Control Tower Notes NetIQ delivers Migrate and Control Tower APIs but not the scripting (for automated migrations) this can be a phase 2 deliverable 45
Control Tower Mock Up 46
Roles System Administrator All permissions Creates Organizations and assigns Project Managers Project Manager All permissions for his/her projects Assigns Migration Specialists Migration Specialist Assigned to a Workload, a Batch or a Wave by the Project Manager Executes the transformation and updated the status of each transformation in Control Tower (for manual migrations) End Customer Has access to Dashboard for projects executed on his behalf Can request for changes in the transformation schedule (phase 2) In-band testing of transformed workload (phase 2 or 3) 47
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