1. Information Infrastructure
for VMware
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2. Evolution of VMware Infrastructure Requirements
Tier 1 Infrastructure Requirements
Ÿ Continuous availability
Mission-critical
Ÿ Service level management
applications
Ÿ Server/storage management
Infrastructure Requirements
Tier 2
Ÿ High availability
Business-critical
Ÿ Replication (local/remote)
applications
Ÿ Storage resource management
Infrastructure Requirements
Tier 3
Ÿ Basic storage connectivity
Business-support
Ÿ Tape-oriented backup and
applications recovery
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3. Considerations for Advanced VMware Deployments
Ÿ New requirements in virtualized storage farms
Storage Ÿ Planning for growth and flexibility
and Network Ÿ Support for advanced VMware features
Ÿ Much duplicated data in VMware environments
Backup Ÿ Backup windows can force additional
server/storage requirements if not addressed
Ÿ Virtual machines must be considered differently
than physical ones
Replication Ÿ Common approaches to virtual and non-virtual
applications
Storage Ÿ SRM tools must understand virtual and
non-virtual machines
Management
Ÿ Traditional discovery and root-cause analysis
Resource tools need to work with virtual and non-virtual
Management machines
Ÿ Many organizations may not have required skills
New Skills to assess, plan, implement, and manage
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4. Storage and Storage Networking Considerations
Considerations
Storage
Ÿ Storage network: FC, iSCSI, or NAS?
and network
Ÿ Interoperability and qualification?
Ÿ Growth, scalability, and performance?
Backup
Ÿ Support for advanced VMware features?
Ÿ Enterprise-class customer support?
Replication
EMC Solutions
Ÿ Thorough EMC E-Lab qualification Ÿ Broadest range of qualified
Storage
storage offerings
Management – Complex configurations that are
qualified, proven, and supported, – CLARiiON, Celerra, Symmetrix, Centera
extensive documentation and detail
– FC, iSCSI, NAS
Resource Ÿ Support for advanced VMware – Fully supported by EMC Global Services
Management features Ÿ Solution blueprints for predictable
– DRS—dynamic resource scheduler
results
– VCB—VMware consolidated backup
– Reference architectures
– HA—high availability configurations
New Skills – Best practices, practitioners’ guides
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5. Backup and Recovery Considerations
Considerations
Storage
Ÿ Growing data volumes
and network
Ÿ Redundant data in VMware environments
Ÿ Expensive server and backup infrastructure
Backup
Ÿ Need shorter windows
Replication
EMC Solutions
Ÿ Traditional backup solutions Ÿ Advanced backup solutions
Storage
(full/incremental/tape images) (data dedupe/mountable file systems)
Management
– EMC NetWorker EMC Avamar
– EMC Disk Library – Minimize data redundancy
Resource – Backup to Disk – Reduce backup windows
– Integration with VCB
Management – Address performance and bandwidth
concerns
– Gain visibility of individual virtual
machines
New Skills
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6. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Considerations
Considerations
Storage
Ÿ Physical and virtual server recovery
and network
Ÿ Multiple VMs per LUN
Ÿ Dynamic VMs, clustering, HA
Backup
Ÿ Shared infrastructure
Replication
EMC Solutions
Ÿ Server-based replication solutions Ÿ Proven experience
Storage
Management – EMC RepliStor – Building VMware business continuity
solutions
Ÿ Array-based replication solutions
Ÿ Professional services
– SRDF, MirrorView, Celerra Replicator
Resource – To help assess, design, implement and
Ÿ Network-based replication
Management manage business continuity solutions
solutions – Expertise from thousands of
engagements
– EMC RecoverPoint
Ÿ Integrated solutions
New Skills
– Between virtualized and non-virtualized
environments
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7. Storage Resource Management Considerations
Considerations
Storage
Ÿ Physical and virtual machine discovery
and network
Ÿ End-to-end mapping
Ÿ CLI and API access from VMs
Backup
Ÿ Managing replication
Replication
EMC Solutions
Ÿ Discovery, visualization, Ÿ Scripting and control
Storage
monitoring, and reporting
Management – VirtualCenter qualified in EMC
environment
ControlCenter 6.0 introduces
– EMC CLIs and APIs supported from
virtual machine discovery virtual machines and consoles
Resource – Virtual and non-virtual servers
Ÿ Automated replica management
Management – Discover, monitor, and report on VMs
EMC Replication Manager
– Provides a mapping between VMs and
LUNs – Supports Celerra and CLARiiON
– Rapid fault isolation
New Skills – Single console approach
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8. Service Level Delivery Considerations
Considerations
Storage
Ÿ Application and infrastructure discovery
and network
Ÿ Monitoring service delivery levels
Ÿ Real-time root-cause analysis
Backup
Ÿ Common view of physical and virtual
Ÿ Determining business impact
Replication
EMC Solutions
Ÿ Application and infrastructure Ÿ Model-based root-cause analysis
Storage
discovery
Management Smarts
– Correlates interactions
Smarts ADM
– Identifies root cause
– Discovers application in virtual machines
Resource as well as physical machines – Determines business impact
Management – Agentless, reducing costs and risks – Common view of virtual and non-virtual
machines
– Link a given application to its virtual
machine, ESX server – Works with existing frameworks
– Q4 2007 (VM support)
New Skills
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9. Service Level Delivery Considerations
Considerations
Storage
Ÿ New issues with virtualization
and network
Ÿ Limited time and resources
Ÿ New methodologies
Backup
Ÿ Skill set transfer
Ÿ No surprises
Replication
EMC Solutions
Ÿ EMC experience and expertise Ÿ Complete solutions and services
Storage
portfolio
Management – EMC is recognized leader in demanding
VMware infrastructure implementations – Plan: infrastructure strategy, virtualized
– EMC-developed whitepapers, solution infrastructure and data center design,
guides, best practices and professional migrations
Resource service offerings – Build: infrastructure deployment,
Management – EMC is member of VMware’s highest migration implementation
partner category: – Manage: managed services and
• Global Premier Technology Alliance residencies
Partner
New Skills
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10. Achieving Optimized Results in Advanced VMware
Deployments Ÿ Full qualification
Storage Ÿ Breadth and depth of choices
and Network Ÿ EMC support
Ÿ Traditional or advanced models
Backup
Ÿ Server, network, or storage-based replication
Replication Ÿ Unique capabilities with
virtualized applications
Storage Ÿ SRM for both virtual and non-virtual
environments
Management
Resource Ÿ Discovery of applications and infrastructure
Ÿ Real-time correlation of service level delivery
Management
Ÿ Proven solutions and services for demanding
New Skills VMware implementations
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