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- 1. 1 EIT 9.1: Beyond Hyper-converged – VMware EVO SDDC Integrated Systems Anil Kapur, VMware
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- 3. 3 EIT 9.1: Beyond Hyper-converged – VMware EVO SDDC Integrated Systems VMware's software-defined data center vision extends virtualization across all data center resources (compute, storage, and networking) to offer a fully automated, policy-driven resource provisioning, management, and operation of a private cloud. EVO SDDC integrated systems deliver on this promise. EVO SDDC Manager provides automated, simplified, rapid setup of the entire SDDC- based private cloud as well as automated lifecycle management of the entire stack including hardware and software components. In this session, the EVO SDDC solution and architecture are presented in depth.
- 4. 4 Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC): The Foundation of the New Model of IT 4 Any Application One Cloud Any Device Hardware Infrastructure Software-Defined Data Center Cloud Management Compute Network Storage Extensibility Traditional Applications Modern, Cloud Applications Business Mobility: Applications | Devices | Content Hybrid Cloud PRIVATE Your Data Center PUBLIC vCloud Air MANAGED vCloud Air Network
- 5. 5 I M P A C T Up to 49% CAPEX Savings1 Up to 56% OPEX Savings2 Service Delivery in Minutes Improved Security to Effort Ratio Up to 50% Reduction in BCDR Costs3 Software-Defined Data Center IT Customer Impact 5 C U S T O M E R E X A M P L E S Data Center Virtualization with Hybrid Cloud Extensibility Streamlined and Automated Data Center Operations Application and Infrastructure Delivery Automation Security Controls Native to Infrastructure High Availability and Resilient Infrastructure Sources 1) Taneja Group. (August, 2014). For Lowest Cost and Greatest Agility, Choose Software-DefinedData Center Architectures, Hopkinton, MA. 2) Taneja Group. (June, 2014). Transforming the Datacenter with VMware’s Software-definedData Center vCloud Suite. Hopkinton, MA. 3) Forrester. (May, 2013). The Total Economic Impact of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.
- 6. 6 One Destination, Multiple Approaches 6 To Building a Software-Defined Data Center B U I L D Y O U R O W N S O F T WA R E - D E F I N E D D ATA C E N T E R I N T E G R AT E D S Y S T E M S Multiple Infrastructure and Software Layers Procured and Deployed Separately Pre-integrated Hardware and Software Solution Procured and Deployed as a Single System Server Network External Storage V M WA R E S O F T WA R E H Y B R I D C L O U D
- 7. 7 Challenges Exist 7 In Completing The Transition To SDDC TIME CONSUMING, RISKY S O F T W A R E L I F E C Y C L E M A N A G E M E N T PROLIFERATION O F C O N T R O L P O I N T S COMPLEX T O A R C H I T E C T A N D I N T E G R A T E C H A L L E N G E S T O SDDC MANUAL T O B R I N G U P A N D C O N F I G U R E RIGID I N F R A S T R U C T U R E S C A L A B I L I T Y ADVANCED T E C H N I C A L S K I L L R E Q U I R E D
- 8. 8 F U L LY S O F T WA R E - D E F I N E D Compute, storage, networking from hypervisor H Y P E R - C O N V E R G E D Granular, elastic scalability for grow-as-you-go S I N G L E PA N E O F G L A S S N E W E V O S D D C M A N A G E R End-to-end System Automation R A C K A N D R O L L Integrated software pre-loaded at the factory C O M P L E T E P R I VAT E C LO U D Incudes the complete VMware SDDC stack Management of physical and virtual Introducing EVO SDDC 8 Powers a New Class of Integrated Systems Providing The Easiest Path To SDDC E N H A N C E D S E C U R I T Y With Micro-segmentation through network virtualization
- 9. 9 Market Leading, Proven Software-Defined Stack 9 Our of the box with Integrated Systems Powered By EVO SDDC V M W A R E E V O S D D C MANAGEMENT EVO SDDC Manager vRealize Suite NETWORKING NSX STORAGE Virtual SAN COMPUTE vSphere C U S T O M E R S 700+ 2000+ 500K+ 20K+ O P T I O N A L A D D - O N S : V M W A R E H O R I Z O N V I E W V M W A R E V R E A L I Z E A U T O M A T I O N
- 10. 10 Flexible Choice Of Certified System Options 1 From Leading Data Center Providers S Y S T E M P R O V I D E R S … M O R E T O C O M E
- 11. 11 Based On Hyper-Converged Architecture 1 Delivers Elastic Scalability For Granular, Linear Grow-As-You-Go E V O S D D C U N I Q U E LY C O N V E R G E S C O M P U T E , S TO R A G E A N D N E T WO R K I N G S O F T W A R E Compute, storage, networking delivered as software Tightly integrated software stack H A R D W A R E Convergence of physical storage on x86 hardware Building-block approach
- 12. 12 1 Significant reduction in infrastructure bring-up time from days to hours Centralized access and integrated view of physical and virtual infrastructure Automated upgrade and interoperability pre-tested Optimized usage and ease of expansion N E W EVO S D D C M AN AGER S I M P L I F I E S : I N I T I A L S Y S T E M B R I N G - U P C O N F I G U R A T I O N O F P H Y S I C A L A N D V I R T U A L R E S O U C E S S O F T W A R E A N D F I R M W A R E L I F E C Y C L E M A N A G E M E N T R E S O U R C E A L L O C A T I O N T O A P P L I C A T I O N S E N D T O E N D S Y S T E M M O N I T O R I N G EVO SDDC MANAGER
- 13. 13 Key Benefits Delivered by EVO SDDC 1 Rapid system bring up Automated lifecycle management of VMware software Grow as you go without disruption Linear scalability of capacity and performance Automated and intelligent delivery of network security services to applications Up to 49% in Savings vs. HDDC1 Significant OPEX and CAPEX benefits delivered by SDDC capabilities Fully integrated with end-to-end support Single pane of glass management of virtual and physical Use existing VMware administration skills S I M P L E R O P E R A T I O N S F A S T E R P R O D U C T I V I T Y E L A S T I C S C A L A B I L I T Y E N H A N C E D S E C U R I T Y I N C R E A S E D S A V I N G S 1 “For Lowest Cost and Greatest Agility, Choose Software-DefinedData Center Architectures Over Traditional Hardware-DependentDesigns,” Technology Brief. The Taneja Group, August 2014.
- 14. 14 What is an EVO SDDC?
- 15. 15 Integrated System Powered by EVO SDDC: Key Components 1 vRealize Automation (optional) vRealize Operations Mgmt vRealize Log Insight NSX Virtual SAN vSphere ENT+ Horizon Suite (optional) Hardware Management Services (HMS) Partners Management Switch ToR Data Switches Rack-Mount Servers with Storage Rack Power Distribution Inter Rack Spine Switches EVO SDDC Manager • Centralized access, mgmt. and view using a distributed manager for physical and virtual infrastructure Physical Hardware • Fully pre-racked and pre-cabled • Extensions for power & into existing Ethernet network SDDC Software • Integration of VMW and 3rd party software components Partner-Provided Integrated System Powered by VMware EVO SDDC
- 16. 16 Partner-Provided Integrated System Example of Hardware Configuration 1 16 Pre-racked and Pre-cabled Built-in Power Distribution Drops For Power & Network Uplinks Configurable CPU, Memory & Disk Storage Two 32 x 40GE Spine switches for inter-rack connectivity (1st and 2nd rack only) 1 GE Management Switch for out of band connectivity Two 10 GE ToR Switches for data connectivity (incl. 4 x 40GE uplinks from each switch to existing data center LAN) 24 x 2 CPU 480 CPU cores, 9TB of memory (384GB per server), 230TB of raw storage To Data Center Power To Data Center Ethernet Network
- 17. 17 EVO SDDC Data Center Scale Average number of VMs hosted* 200 VMs ~250 8 node minimum initial purchase ~280 Within a rack, scale in per server increments ~6000 Data center level scalability ~1000 450 VMs Scale-out capability across racks1 * depends on individual VM sizes 1 For each additional rack added, the minimum initial purchase is also 8 nodes.
- 18. 18 EVO SDDC Software Architecture 1 Hardware Virtualization Operations & Management Hardware Management Services (HMS) External Management Tools Cloud Infrastructure Administrators REST APIs Virtual SANNSX vSphere vCenter ServerNSX Manager vRealize Log Insight vRealize Operations vRealize Automation (Optional) Servers Network Switches Storage (DAS) Horizon View (Optional)
- 19. 19 Hardware Management Service (HMS) 1 • HMS embedded inside the management switch • Responsible for: – Hardware Discovery, Inventory – Hardware Monitoring – Low-level Firmware Upgrades • Framework to be available as Open Source software 1 GE Management Switch 10 GE ToR Switch Server Abstracting Management Interaction • Pluggable architecture • Connects through out-of-band connection to managed devices (Servers, Switches, PDUs) Modularity • Framework delivered by VMware • Joint development of plug-ins with HW partner HMS Server Switch Storage Aux. HW Management API IPMI Plugin OEM Plugin ODM Plugin OCP Plugin Plugin/Device Specific Interface JSON/REST
- 20. 20 EVO SDDC Simplifies Install and Management Unified Support High level of pre-integration leads to rapid deployment and faster time-to-value timelines Less downtime for ongoing maintenance reduces business disruption and operating costs Automated upgrades and patching reduces compliance risks and required developer involvement Day 0 Operational ▪ Preconfigured rack(s) arrive at customer site fully pre- integrated with servers, switches and SDDC software ▪ Auto-provision IP, L3 fabric, pools of logical resources based on SLAs provided ▪ Auto-discovery and bring-up of new servers and racks Ongoing operation ▪ Centralized management of both physical and logical resources through the EVO SDDC Manager – Automated hardware discovery, inventorying and ongoing monitoring – Integrated performance management, capacity optimization and real-time log analytics Lifecycle Management ▪ Upgrades and updates for the entire stack come from a single source ▪ Automated and pre-validated upgrade or update process ▪ Availability notifications provided through EVO SDDC Manager ▪ 3-generation lifecycle support, including decommissioning ▪ OEM partners serve as the single point of contact for EVO SDDC customers ▪ Integrated “Phone Home” capabilities
- 21. 21 Rapid Capacity Deployment Data Center Network Data Center Power PLUG TO PLAY IN LESS THAN A DAY! • Ready to deploy infrastructure wheeled into datacenter • Power & network connected • EVO SDDC Manager configures datacenter parameters • SDDC stack is fully operational within hours
- 22. 22 EVO SDDC Manager Automates Bring Up of Hardware & Software Physical Deployment •Fully assembled rack arrives at customer •Power and networking connected per site survey Power-On Inventory Validation •EVO SDDC Manager and HMS brought up •System checked against known good inventory as part of the power-on process •DOA’s or other discrepancies identified Customer Information Input •Specific data center parameters such as DNS, Active Directory, NTP etc. input by customer into a wizard •IP address ranges and networks for vMotion, VSAN and VXLAN Management Cluster •EVO SDDC Manager •SDDC stack including vSphere ESX, NSX, VSAN brought up •VSAN datastore created •vRealize products configured •Management packs installed and configured •High Availability for management cluster configured SDDC Ready to Use •Workload domains can be created and VMs brought up
- 24. 24 What is a Virtual Rack? Aggregation of Pools of Distributed Physical Resources … * Multi rack clusters subject to the ESX and VSAN sizing and compatibility requirements Virtual Rack Aggregate Capacity Across Physical Racks Linked Into A Single Virtual Rack ESX Clustern * ESX Cluster1 * ESX Cluster2 vCenter1 vCenter2 vCentern Distributed EVO SDDC Manager vRealize Operations (vC Ops) vRealize Log Insight vRealize Automation (VCAC)
- 25. 25 What are Workload Domains? … Virtual Rack VDI Workload Domain Dev Workload Domain Production Workload Domain Workload Domains Resource groups created with specific availability and performance attributes Defined by number of clusters, placement of cluster hosts and redundancy of VSAN disk groups
- 26. 26 Multi-Use Shared Infrastructure EVO EDDC Virtual Rack Capacity Workload Domain App A Workload Domain App C Workload Domain App D Workload Domain App B Different Workload Requirements: • Capacity • Performance • Availability • Networking • Security Shared infrastructure to host them App A App B App C App D EVO SDDC Manager creates workload domains optimized with: • ESX cluster sizing • Host selection based on capability, affinity • VSAN policies for data protection & performance • Networking policies with NSX for connectivity & security
- 27. 27 Elastic Capacity Expansion Existing EVO SDDC Installed Capacity New EVO SDDC Incremental Capacity + • Connect new rack capacity into managed spine network • Automatic inventory and capacity add of new rack • Capacity now available to extend existing workload domains or create new ones • New way of managing capacity – not in racks of individual servers but in aggregate resource poolsWorkload Domain
- 29. 29 Lifecycle Management: Software Bundles VMware Software Partner Software (Including Firmware & BIOS) EVO SDDC Management Software Pre-defined software bundle Specific versions of component software Pre-validated and integration tested Published by VMware Published quarterly, follows a train model Contains upgrade versions of component SW Typically contains new functionality Published on an as-needed basis Contains patches and hotfixes Typically addresses security issues and bugs Piecemeal Upgrades EVO: RACK Upgrade/Update Bundle EVO: RACK Upgrade/Update Bundle EVO SDDC Upgrade/Update Bundle EVO: RACK Upgrade Bundle EVO: RACK Upgrade Bundle EVO SDDC Upgrade Bundle EVO: RACK Update Bundle EVO: RACK Update Bundle EVO SDDC Update Bundle
- 30. 30 Predictable, Automated Upgrades and Updates SOFTWARE REPOSITORY EVO SDDC MANAGER SDDC STACK & HARDWARE • Pre-certified bundles reduces risk • Higher efficiency by moving certification burden to VMware • Automation through EVO SDDC Manager allows better predictability • Control business continuity by upgrading at workload domain level
- 31. 31 Qualified Hardware Available through EVO SDDC Partners… 3 2015 & Early 2016 …more to come
- 32. 32 3 Key Things You Have Learned During this Session 1. Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) technology 2. SDDC Deployment Challenges 3. Hypervisor Converged Integrated Systems Capabilities
Editor's Notes
- #12: Lets double click on Hyper-Converged Infrastructure.