Esx short presentation
- 1. Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. VMware ESX Server Datacenter-Class Virtual Infrastructure for Mission-Critical Environments
- 2. VMware Mission Transform industry standard server and desktop computing through virtualisation Application OS Hardware Application OS Hardware Virtualisation Hardware App OS App OS 70% Reduction in Operating Costs 40% Reduction in Hardware and Software Costs Increased Reliability & Responsiveness Greatly Enhanced Business Continuity Increased Utilisation & Return on Assets
- 3. Infrastructure is what connects resources to your business Virtual infrastructure is a dynamic mapping of your resources to your business Result: decreased costs and increased efficiencies and responsiveness What is Virtual Infrastructure? VMware technology provides a thin virtualisation layer that encapsulates operating systems and applications into portable virtual machines
- 4. Hardware Application Operating System With VirtualisationWithout Virtualisation What is Virtualisation? • VMware provides hardware virtualisation that presents a complete x86 platform to the virtual machine • Allows multiple applications to run in isolation within virtual machines on the same physical machine • Virtualisation provides direct access to the hardware resources to give you much greater performance than software emulation
- 5. Three Key Properties of Virtualisation Partitioning • Run multiple operating systems on one physical machine • Fully utilise server resources • Support high availability as shared data is cluster-ready for failover and redundancy Encapsulation • Encapsulate the entire state of the virtual machine in hardware-independent files • Save the virtual machine state as a snapshot in time • Re-use or transfer whole virtual machines with a simple file copy Isolation • Isolate faults and security at the hardware level • Dynamically control CPU, memory, disk and network resources per virtual machine • Guarantee service levels
- 6. Workstation Hosted Desktop Virtualisation GSX Server Hosted Server Virtualisation ESX Server Bare-Metal Server Virtualisation ACE Secure Desktop Environment The VMware Product Line P2V Assistant VirtualCenter Virtual SMP™ VMotion™
- 7. • ESX Server is a virtual machine platform with a bare-metal architecture for highest possible performance • Lean virtualisation-centric VMkernel delivers complete control over hardware resources • Supports dynamic allocation of computing resources • Highly available, fault-tolerant and secure design • Supports both scale-up and scale-out strategies VMware ESX Server Datacenter-Class Virtual Infrastructure for Mission-Critical Environments
- 8. Bare-Metal vs. Hosted Virtualisation Bare MetalHosted • Device support is inherited from host operating system for maximum hardware compatibility • Virtualisation installs like an application rather than like an operating system • Can run alongside conventional applications • Maximum performance with lowest overhead using certified hardware • Highly efficient direct I/O pass-through architecture for network and disk • Highly secure micro-kernel virtualisation layer— only 100Ks of lines of code versus 10–25 million lines of host operating system code • Advanced features like VMotion available (ESX Server)(Workstation, ACE & GSX Server)
- 9. ESX Server Components VMkernel Shared SAN Storage VMware Management Interface (MUI) & Remote Console • VMkernel • Manages all virtual machines • Service console • Linux-based bootstrap manager and administrative interface • VMware management interface (MUI) • Access to ESX Server admin • ESX Server remote console • Access to virtual machines • VMware Scripting API • Automate management & monitoring
- 10. • Web-based management interface • Create, modify, stop, start, suspend/resume virtual machines • Monitor CPU and memory usage • Access from any browser • Remote console • Windows and Linux versions • Create, configure & manage VMs • Full mouse and keyboard support • Remote full screen • Tabbed “quick switch” interface • Good low-bandwidth performance • SSL security ESX Server Remote Management Features
- 11. ESX Server is a Resource Multiplier with Very Granular Resource Management • All physical resources are shared by virtual machines resulting in a multiplier effect • The goal is to maximise hardware utilisation for greatest ROI while providing isolation • ESX Server provides very granular resource allocation per virtual machine • Can establish minimum, maximum, and proportional share amounts per VM for CPU, memory, disk and network bandwidth and modify these allocations while they are running • Allows apps to use greater resources periodically without requiring a constant allocation Resource Physical Server Virtualisation CPU Memory Storage Network 4-Way Server 20–30 VMs 6GB Server 12GB VM Memory 2 HBAs (paired) 32 Virtual Disks 2 NICs (teamed) 16 Virtual NICs
- 12. VMware Virtual SMP • Add-on module for ESX Server • Allows single virtual machine to span two processors • Benefits • Increased virtual machine performance • Move more intensive workloads into virtual machines • Meet requirements of applications designed for 2-way systems • Develop and test applications in dual processor environments • Compatible with dual-core and hyperthreaded processors
- 13. Device Management for Hardware Virtualisation • VMkernel virtualises the physical hardware and presents each virtual machine with a standardised virtual device • This standardisation makes virtual machines uniform and portable across platforms 1-4 Ports 1-4 Ports 1-2 Drives 1-4 Ethernet Adapters 1-4 SCSI Adapters 1-15 Devices Each Up to 2 CD-ROMs Up to 3.6GB RAM and 1 CPU or 2 CPUs with VMware Virtual SMP
- 14. Network Management for Network Virtualisation • VMs use virtual NICs mapped to one or more physical NICs through virtual switches • Each virtual NIC gets its own MAC address • Zero collisions occur for internal traffic • NIC Teaming groups 2-10 physical NICs to form a highly redundant network device • Statically load-balances traffic for all VMs • Traffic shaping can manage bandwidth per VM • Failover is offered transparently to all VMs • Extra Security available for virtual NICs • VMs on the same virtual switch cannot see each other’s traffic • Disallow MAC address changes by the OS • Disallow forged source MAC transmits • Disallow promiscuous mode Teamed Physical NICs
- 15. Access Management ESX Roles Allow Granular Management Control • ESX Server allows for four levels of privilege to control access to ESX Servers and their virtual machines • VirtualCenter extends the ESX Server access control by allowing staff to manage all ESX Servers from a central point with active directory domain integration
- 16. ESX Server Hardware Support Rack and Blade Servers Storage Area Networks SCSI Controllers RAID Controllers Fibre Channel Adapters Ethernet NICs • Dell • HP • IBM • Intel white box compatible servers and blades • NEC • Unisys • Bull • Dell • EMC • Fujitsu Siemens • HP • IBM • Network Appliance • NEC • 3PAR • Adaptec • LSI Logic • Adaptec • Dell • HP • IBM • LSI Logic • Mylex • Emulex • QLogic • Intel • Broadcom • 3Com • Fujitsu Siemens
- 17. ESX Server Guest Operating System Support • Support for a broad range of guest operating systems • Windows Server 2003: Standard, Enterprise, Web Editions, and Small Business Server • Windows 2000: Server and Advanced Server • Windows NT : 4.0 Server • Windows XP Professional • Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, and 9.0 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 • SUSE Linux 8.2, 9.0 and 9.1 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 • Novell NetWare 5.1, 6.0 and 6.5 • FreeBSD 4.9
- 18. VMware ESX Server 2.5 • Data center-class virtual infrastructure for mission-critical environments • Server consolidation across the enterprise and the data center • Reduce the total cost of computing infrastructure • VMware ESX Server delivers: • 40% reduction in hardware and software costs • 70% reduction in operations costs • Increased availability • Highest levels of scalability • Guaranteed resources for mission-critical applications
- 19. Copyright © 2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Thank You.