Virtualization, an excellent solution for the classroom, balances the expanding hardware/software needs of increasingly complex implementations that meet the expectations of the IT industry with budgetary constraints. This session provides information on the methodologies implemented at San Antonio College in the Computer Information Systems Department, and focuses on the virtualization products of Microsoft,Oracle, andVMware. For beginning students, virtualization provides a stable environment to complete learning activities in the classroom/ laboratory. Intermediate students use virtualization to create “networks in a box”.Advanced studentsworkwith the intimate details of virtualization to create “private clouds.”

1. Using Virtualization in the Classroom
Ron Carswell, San Antonio College

2. A Bit of History
• San Antonio College
• 2-Year Community College
• Located in San Antonio, Texas
• Course Offerings
– Server Administration, A.A.S
– Private Cloud, Advanced Certificate

3. Courses Utilizing Virtualization
• Server Administration A.A.S
– ITSC 1305 Introduction to PC Operating Systems
– ITNW 1354 Implementing and Supporting Servers
– ITNW 1353 Supporting Network Infrastructure
– ITNW 1345 Implementing Network Directory Services

4. Courses Utilizing Virtualization
• Private Cloud, Advanced Certificate
– ITNW 2371 Implementing Microsoft Virtualization
– ITNW 2372 Implementing VMware Virtualization
– ITNW 2373 Implementing OpenStack Virtualization
– ITNW 2374 Supporting Virtualized Applications

5. Past Experiences - Multiboot
• Each class installs to designated partition
• Students delete/overwrite partitions

6. Past Experiences – Shared PCs
• Teams share three servers
• Interrupt other students to complete labs
• Configuration conflicts

7. What We Needed….
• Network multiple PCs
• Students exclusively use networked PCs

8. What We Needed….
• Network multiple PCs
• Students exclusively use networked PCs

9. Present Experience - Virtualization
Introduction to PC Operating Systems

10. Obscene Book Promotion

11. Present Experience - Virtualization
Implementing and Supporting Servers

12. Present Experience - Virtualization
Supporting Network Infrastructure

13. Present Experience - Hardware
• $600 Personal Computer
– Intel Dual Core Processor
– VT support for processor
– VPro support on system board
– 4GB Memory required
– Removable Drives(160GB or larger) -- one
per class
– BIOS Configured to boot from removable
drive prior to internal drive (if any)

14. $600 Personal Computer

15. Present Experience - Software
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Hyper-V Hypervisor

16. In Development – Private Cloud

17. Private Cloud – Dell Hardware

18. Private Cloud – Dell Hardware

19. Acoustical Cabinet

20. Private Cloud – Servers in Xrackpro

21. Private Cloud – Pod Setup

22. Networks on Pod

23. Hot Swap Drives for Pod

24. Typical Pod Configuration

25. Racked Servers in Pod
Management
Management
Cluster

26. Bill of Materials
5 - Dell R420, Dual Xeon 2.4, 12GB, 500 GB Hot
swap drive
10 - Dell R420, Dual Xeon 2.4, 12GB, Broadcom
Ethernet (2), 500 GB Hot swap drive
1 - Dell EqualLogic PS4100E, 12 – 2TB drives
1 - Dell R310, Xeon 2.4, 8GB, 2-1TB drives
6 - Dell UPS, 1920 watt
6 - Dell E2313 23” widescreen panels

27. Bill of Materials
16 - Netgear GS105E switches
5 - Netgear GS108 switches
6 - Netgear FVS318G Routers
5 - IOGear 4-Port KVM Switches
5 -XRackPro 4U Acoustical Cabinets
1- XRackPro 6U Acoustical Cabinet

28. Implementing Microsoft Virtualization
• Course Description: An in-depth study of
designing and deploying virtualization solutions
when using Windows Server 2008 R2 in an
enterprise organization, including server
virtualization and desktop virtualization.
• End-of-Course Outcomes: Install and configure
host and parent settings; install, configure and
optimize Hyper-V; deploy virtual machines;
manage and monitor virtual environments; ensure
high availability and recoverability in a secure
environment.

29. Obscene Book Promotion

30. Implementing VMware Virtualization
• Course Description: An in-depth study of the
installation, configuration, management and
troubleshooting of VMware’s latest vSphere
virtualization product.
• End-of-Course Outcomes: Install and configure
ESXi on bare metal; install and configure vCenter;
configure and manage ESXi networking and
storage; deploy, manage and migrate virtual
machines; manage user access; monitor resource
usage; increase scalability; secure virtual
machines, manage high availability and data
protection.

31. Implementing OpenStack Virtualization
• Course Description: A study of current prevailing open-
source virtualization technologies and uses in industry
solutions. Topics will include OpenStack, Xen and other open-
source virtualization technologies.
• End-of-Course Outcomes: Install and configure relevant
open-source virtualization software to meet requirements of
course project that will test students’ ability to orchestrate a
cloud, including running instances, managing networks and
controlling access through users and projects while
supporting a variety of standard hardware configurations and
major hypervisors. Students will create redundant, scalable
object storage and provide discovery, registration and delivery
services for virtual disk images. Students will implement
OpenStack security best practices.

32. Supporting Virtualized Applications
• Course Description: A study of the installation, configuration,
administration and troubleshooting of SQL Servers
(client/server database management system version) and
electronic collaboration servers which enable websites to
provide document and information sharing.
• End-of-Course Outcomes: Install and configure SQL Server
2008; maintain SQL Server instances; manage SQL Server
security; maintain a SQL Server database; perform data
management tasks; optimize SQL Server performance; install
and configure a SharePoint environment; manage a
SharePoint environment; deploy and manage applications;
maintain a secure SharePoint environment; integrate SQL
server to store data on the network storage device for
SharePoint collaboration.

33. Questions