ARC's Bob Mick Workshop - Server Virtualization in Manufacturing Operations at ARC Industry Forum 2009
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The document outlines a workshop focused on server virtualization in manufacturing operations, aiming to demonstrate commitment, identify use cases, and discuss solutions to obstacles. Key topics include the proven value of virtualization, its benefits in reducing costs and improving reliability, and the importance of collaboration with suppliers to address licensing and support issues. The workshop emphasizes the need for best practices and community efforts to ensure successful implementation of virtualization in the manufacturing sector.
ARC's Bob Mick Workshop - Server Virtualization in Manufacturing Operations at ARC Industry Forum 2009
- 1. WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop Server Virtualization In Manufacturing Operations Workshop Server Virtualization In Manufacturing OperationsManufacturing OperationsManufacturing Operations Bob Mick VP Emerging Technologies ARC Advisory Group bmick@arcweb combmick@arcweb.com
- 2. Virtualization Workshop Objectives Virtualization Workshop Objectives To demonstrate end user (owner operator) commitment to virtualization Identify use cases, issues and solution • with deployment in Manufacturing Operations Solicit supplier supportSo c t supp e suppo t • Now or later Collect ideas for removing obstacles 2© ARC Advisory Group “Virtualization is Going to Happen”
- 3. Monday’s Virtualization Workshop Practices and Experiences in Manufacturing Operations Monday’s Virtualization Workshop Practices and Experiences in Manufacturing Operations Item Topic Speaker ~Time 1:00pm Opening Virtualization Overview Bob Mick ARC 10 min Microsoft Virtualization Sam Youness 15 min Overview and Experiences Microsoft 15 min VMware Virtualization Overview and Experiences Curtis Pope VMware 15 min 1:40pm Manufacturing Operations Use Cases, Experiences, Issues and Solution Paths Guided Discussion 45 min Ideas for Open Discussion and Prioritization of Desirable Industry Actions Ideas for Removing Obstacles 15 min 3© ARC Advisory Group
- 4. Why Virtualization Now?Why Virtualization Now? Note: Factors other than those shown existed.
- 5. The Case For Server Virtualization in Operations Virtualization is not New. Why Now For Operations? The Case For Server Virtualization in Operations Virtualization is not New. Why Now For Operations? Proven Value • IBM revitalized their Mainframe Business using Virtualization • Virtualization Broadens and Corporate IT experiences the Value • Systems in Manufacturing Operations are proliferating Proven Productso e oducts • VMware – Very mature products • Microsoft – Technology Important to Operations • Many other Products and Partnerships• Many other Products and Partnerships Why not use Virtualization in Operations? • Install a new set of servers with each new application? R l t t ti f t t ?• Replacement computers are many times faster – waste? • Legacy software value - Run legacy software on new hardware • Better management, Backup, Back-out, Reliability … 5© ARC Advisory Group Virtualization Goes Well Beyond Virtual Servers … Storage, Grid, Assets …
- 6. How Can Server Virtualization Technology Help? Costs, Reliability, Operations & Maintenance How Can Server Virtualization Technology Help? Costs, Reliability, Operations & Maintenance Decrease costs • Less hardware – and still run diverse OS and application versionsLess hardware and still run diverse OS and application versions • Less: Space, Energy, Maintenance, Increase reliability Less to hardware fail• Less to hardware fail • Even then, recover easily by redeploying virtual server • Isolate mission critical components (create more Virtual Servers) N ff d b f i i i i l• Not affected by restart of non-mission critical Operations & Maintenance • More effective updates, patching and testing • Restore test environments and configurations quickly • Update, patch and test copies • Place online when confident – restore original quickly 6© ARC Advisory Group g q y
- 7. General Virtualization Architecture Tools For Creating Multiple Servers on One Physical Server General Virtualization Architecture Tools For Creating Multiple Servers on One Physical Server Isolated Create, Monitor, Manage Virtual Servers mentA mentB mentC Each Virtual Environment s Secure Confidential Manageable … Environm Environm Environm May Contain: •Application files •Application software •Operating system i nUtilities VirtualE VirtualE VirtualE •Device access ualizatio Computing Hardware Virtualization Software - Hypervisor Virt 7© ARC Advisory Group
- 8. General Elements of Server Virtualization Architectures and Details Vary General Elements of Server Virtualization Architectures and Details Vary Virtualization Utilities • Tools to create, copy, move and A B C Create, Monitor, Manage Virtual Servers Tools to create, copy, move and monitor virtual environments Hypervisor • Thin layer that operates EnvironmentA EnvironmentB EnvironmentC Each Virtual Environment May Contain: •Application files •Application software •Operating system nUtilities • Thin layer that operates multiple environments Computing Hardware • Recent additions to processors Virtualization Software - Hypervisor VirtualE VirtualE VirtualE p g y •Device access Virtualization • Recent additions to processors by Intel and AMD) directly support virtualization Hypervisor also know as … Computing Hardware yp V • VMM • Virtual Machine Monitor • Virtual Machine Manager 8© ARC Advisory Group
- 9. Virtual Operating Model - Architecture Changes the Hardware/Application Relationship Virtual Operating Model - Architecture Changes the Hardware/Application Relationship Network i li i f Virtual Servers Virtualization Software Hardware Hardware Servers Network 9© ARC Advisory Group
- 11. Sample Suppliers of Virtualization Widely Deployed – Different Needs, Strategies, Benefits Sample Suppliers of Virtualization Widely Deployed – Different Needs, Strategies, Benefits Hardware IBM VMware Cisco Xensource Windows? Linux? RTOS? Requirements? Virtualization Software HP Virtual Iron TenAs s Tools? Single OS Version? Multiple Versions? Microsoft SunSWsoft Oracle TenAsys (RealTime) Monitoring? Management? Type Of Virtualization? Scheduling? Hardware Mgmt? Plus Many Suppliers of Hardware Mgmt? Performance? 11© ARC Advisory Group Plus Many Suppliers of Tools, Monitoring, Deployment Methods …
- 12. Common Issues and Questions Need Application Suppliers to Help With Solutions Common Issues and Questions Need Application Suppliers to Help With Solutions Licensing • Not originally defined with Virtualization in mindNot originally defined with Virtualization in mind • Operating system, Applications … Applications licensing protection devices What happens with multiple virtual environments on one• What happens with multiple virtual environments on one hardware server? Supplier Support O ti S t• Operating System • Applications • Device Drivers Corporate Standardization • Selection: How many virtualization suppliers do you need? • Roll out strategies? 12© ARC Advisory Group • Management practices, Security … need to be addressed
- 13. Conclusions Virtualization is Sustainable Conclusions Virtualization is Sustainable Value has been … demonstrated Network End users have … committed Virtualization suppliers are Virtualization Software Virtualization suppliers are … ready Application suppliers are starting to commit Network … starting to commit Needs • Beneficial use cases for Manufacturing Operations • Development of practices for Operations • Community to identify and sort out issues 13© ARC Advisory Group Server Virtualization In Operations is Happening
- 14. Microsoft Virtualization Overview Sam Youness, Microsoft Architect Microsoft Virtualization Overview Sam Youness, Microsoft Architect
- 15. VMware Virtualization Overview Curtis Pope, VMware Senior Engineer VMware Virtualization Overview Curtis Pope, VMware Senior Engineer
- 16. Workshop Open Discussion User Panel Everyone Participate Workshop Open Discussion User Panel Everyone ParticipateEveryone ParticipateEveryone Participate
- 17. Participants This is an Open Forum on Server Virtualization Participants This is an Open Forum on Server Virtualization Panel • Whit McConnell, ExxonMobile * * DISCLAIMER Opinions are of the Whit McConnell, ExxonMobile • Bob MacDonald & Rob Aleska, Procter & Gamble * • Sam Youness, Microsoft • Curtis Pope VMware individuals - not company positions. • Curtis Pope, VMware Other Suppliers • … Tell us who is here – Company Names End users, Owner Operators … … Tell us who is here - Company Names Others? 17© ARC Advisory Group
- 18. Format Find a Point to Contribute Format Find a Point to Contribute Use a series of questions to guide us Questions for everyoneQuestions for everyone • Panel – other end user participants join • Panel - virtualization software suppliers Application suppliers in the audience• Application suppliers in the audience 18© ARC Advisory Group Share – Learn - Enjoy!
- 19. Drivers for Server Virtualization In Operations Drivers for Server Virtualization In Operations What is driving the adoption of virtualization in operations?p Examples: • Cost of hardware? • Maintenance?Maintenance? • Floor space? 19© ARC Advisory Group Let’s get started!
- 20. Server Virtualization in Operations Manufacturing, Utilities … Server Virtualization in Operations Manufacturing, Utilities … Operations specific use cases and their benefits What are your experiences and expectations?What are your experiences and expectations? Panel? Other users? Suppliers? Examples: • Legacy systems • Space energy• Space, energy • Disaster Recovery 20© ARC Advisory Group Any preliminary or anticipate quantitative returns?
- 21. Organization Operations, IT, Engineering Organization Operations, IT, Engineering What role is IT playing? Examples: • Driving adoptiong p • Selecting suppliers • Helping • ?? 21© ARC Advisory Group Is it collaborative?
- 22. Is Virtualization Helping Suppliers? Internally Is Virtualization Helping Suppliers? Internally How is virtualization being used by suppliers internally?y What are your experiences and expectations? Q i k P llQuick Poll: Suppliers using virtualization internally? Examples: • Development • Testing • Training • Support • ? 22© ARC Advisory Group Any users know about suppliers who are not here?
- 23. Effect on Operations People Another Technology to Learn and Keep Up With? Effect on Operations People Another Technology to Learn and Keep Up With? Will virtualization create a support problem for people in operations?p E lExamples: • Something else to monitor? • Better tools for monitoring? • Another vendor to work with? 23© ARC Advisory Group Who is actually moving the applications?
- 24. Inhibitors to Deploying Virtualization A New Application Environment Inhibitors to Deploying Virtualization A New Application Environment What are some of the vendor support issues? Suppliers: Would you be willing to take no exception and continue to provide support to customers who wish to Examples • Official support position? support to customers who wish to install your applications on virtual machines? Would you provide basicpp p • Specific virtualization software? • Legacy software? Would you provide basic implementation guidance such as recommendations on number of virtual CPUs and memory allocation for virtual machines hosting yourg y • Adequate knowledge of virtualization software? for virtual machines hosting your applications? Would you consider delivering your application as a pre-built virtual 24© ARC Advisory Group application as a pre built virtual machine?
- 25. Inhibitors to Deploying Virtualization Hardware – Software – Use Pattern Relationship Inhibitors to Deploying Virtualization Hardware – Software – Use Pattern Relationship What are some of the licensing issues? Examples: • “… per computer”p p • “… per processor” • “… per user” Suppliers:Suppliers: Will you consider changing licensing enforcement to something more compatible with virtual environments (e g no dongles)? 25© ARC Advisory Group (e.g. no dongles)?
- 26. Inhibitors to Deploying Virtualization In Manufacturing Operation Inhibitors to Deploying Virtualization In Manufacturing Operation What are some of the other issues encountered? Examples: • Virtualization vendor selection? • Windows or Linux host? • Redundancy … reliability • Aligning office and plant virtualization efforts? 26© ARC Advisory Group Is there a need for developing “Best Practices?
- 27. To Microsoft & VMware Are the Needs of Manufacturing Operations Unique? To Microsoft & VMware Are the Needs of Manufacturing Operations Unique? Smaller implementations of virtualization (e.g. small manufacturing control rooms) do not warrant expensive SAN infrastructures. Local storage solutions make more sense in these cases. Will your software continue to support local storage implementation in the long term? Drivers to adopt virtualization in manufacturing environments include reduction of technical "churn" of hardware, operating system and software applications. While virtualization easessystem and software applications. While virtualization eases some of this, it also adds to it. Would you consider extending base hypervisor support (e.g. security and critical patches) so that a hypervisor version has at least the same useful life as th d l i h d ?the underlying hardware? 27© ARC Advisory Group What Can You Do to Help?
- 28. Wrap Up Have We Missed Anything You Think is Important? Wrap Up Have We Missed Anything You Think is Important? Are end uses here today in agreement in the level of support we expect from application suppliers?pp p pp pp • Would it make sense to define this as a group to encourage consistency? What kind of licensing model would work best for endWhat kind of licensing model would work best for end users --- and for suppliers? What would we like to have from the VirtualizationWhat would we like to have from the Virtualization suppliers • Is operations sufficiently different to require something special? What would you like to see next from ARC? 28© ARC Advisory Group Is there a need for developing “Best Practices?
- 29. For comments and questions please email bmick@arcweb com Thank You.Thank You. For comments and questions, please email bmick@arcweb.com For information about ARC’s upcoming events, please visit our web site at www.arcweb.com. 29© ARC Advisory Group