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MMS2012-HP VirtualSystem-The Ideal Foundation for a Microsoft Private Cloud
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3. •Virtualization market trends
•Overview of VirtualSystem for Microsoft solution
•Using HP Insight Control Integrations in a Microsoft
Private Cloud Immersion Environment
•Setting up a VirtualSytem to support virtualization
and Microsoft Private Cloud
4. 1 “Worldwide Enterprise Server Cloud Computing 2010–2014 Forecast” IDC, May 2010
2 “WW Enterprise Server Cloud Computing, 2011-2015” IDC 2011
3 “Cloud Computing Attitudes” IDC, April 2010
4 “ IDC, 2011, Market Analysis Perspective: Worldwide Datacenter Trends and Strategies”
5 “Cloud Sizing by Delivery Model and Geography” Oliver Wyman, Sep 2010
6. “ IDC WW System Infrastructure Software Predictions“
6. HP Infrastructure Deep Management
Microsoft
Infrastructure
Services
• Optimized rack & blade
server configurations
• Converged, scale-out
storage
• High performance, secure
LAN and SAN connections
• Intelligent rack & power
management
• Integrated system & storage
management
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• MS System Center Virtual
Machine Manager
• MS System Center
Operations Manager
• Factory integration
• Installation & support
• Consulting
• Holistic delivery
8. for any size business
VirtualSystem for Microsoft portfolio
HP VirtualSystem VS2./CV2– Base and Extended
• Enterprise business, single rack solution, density-optimized, with co-located
compute and storage, for server or client virtualization
• HP BladeSystem / 5000 Series networking / P4800 LeftHand SAN
• Deployment services with SCOM and SCVMM
• CV2 for client virtualization
HP VirtualSystem VS3
• High performance business solution for large datacenters on cloud path
• HP BladeSystem Gen 8 / 5000 Series networking / 3PAR SAN
• Base solution with ability to customize
• Custom deployment services
HP VirtualSystem VS1– Base and Extended
• Mid-sized business
• HP ProLiant rack servers / 5000 Series networking / P4500 LeftHand SAN
• Deployment services with SCOM and SCVMM
9. Solution for mid-sized business
HP VirtualSystem VS1 for Microsoft
HP A-Series switches
1 Gb ports 96
10 Gb ports 48
Total I/O 160 Gb/s
HP ProLiant DL servers
Maximum cores 96
Maximum memory 1.5 TB
HP P4500 SAN
Minimum storage 14.4 TB
Maximum storage 57.6 TB
• From 2 to 8 servers / 14 to 57 TB
storage
• Rack form factor for mid market
flexibility
• P4500 SAN solution for upgrade,
growth
• HP A-Series switching for multiple
network and management domains
10. Single rack all-in-one virtualization solution for enterprise workloads
HP VirtualSystem VS2 for Microsoft
HP A-Series switches
1 Gb ports 48
10 Gb ports 48
Total I/O 240 Gb/s
HP ProLiant BL460c G7 servers
Maximum cores 336
Maximum memory 10.8 TB
HP P4800 SAN
Maximum storage 84 TB
• From 6 to 12 blades / 42 to 84 TB
storage
• Blade form factor ready for HP
CloudSystem architecture
• P4800 SAN for ease of upgrade
• Virtual Connect Flex-10 for integrated
server to network connectivity
11. P4800 The industry’s 1st SAN converged with BladeSystem
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12. Single rack all-in-one virtualization solution for enterprise workloads
HP VirtualSystem VS3 for Microsoft
HP A-Series switches
1 Gb ports 48
10 Gb ports 48
Total I/O 240 Gb/s
HP ProLiant BL460c G8 servers
Maximum cores 512 cores
Maximum memory 6.12 TB
3 Par San Storage
Maximum storage 384TB
• From 2 to 32 blades / 38.4 to 384 TB
storage
• Blade form factor ready for HP
CloudSystem architecture
• 3PAR F400 SAN for ease of upgrade
• Virtual Connect FlexFabric for integrated
server to network connectivity
13. All core management out-of-band for increased security and stability
VS3 has Gen 8’s Agentless Management
• Robust hardware monitoring and alerting capability
without the complexity of OS-based agents
• SNMP agents and alerts now running from the HP
iLO architecture; no impact on system performance
• OS config info and more coverage with Agentless
Management Service
• Your choice! OS-based agents are still supported
• Insight Control for System Center has a new
Agentless Management Pack that exposes server
health using iLO4 into the System Center
Operations Manager console
!
14. VS3 has Gen 8’s Smart Update Manager 5.0
Breakthrough maintenance tool works at data Center Scale
One-click simplicity for systematic updates
Best-in-class reporting - manage to company standards
HP validated service pack - customizable to your baseline
• New HP ProLiant Updates Catalog uses HP SUM to deliver server driver and firmware
updates via both SCCM (2007 today, 2012 later this year) and SCVMM 2012
“I need firmware and system
software updates to be simple, fast,
and reliable. I want to be confident
in the stability of the update.”
Easier system firmware and software maintenance with Service Pack for ProLiant
93%
Less downtime during online updates
3x faster
Update process
69%
Less operator time during updates
15. VS3 has Gen 8’s Energy Efficiency Improvements
• HP PlatinumPlus Power Supplies
• 3D Sea of Sensors
• Support for Low Voltage SmartMemory
• HP Intelligent Series rack
7%
higher airflow efficiency
Reduce energy usage and increase compute capacity
$640K
Power savings in 10K sq. feet
datacenter/year
10%
Less energy consumed
16. Industry’s first integrated virtual solution with flattened fabric architecture
HP VirtualSystem with Flexible Fabric
5X faster VM live migration
95% fewer NICs, cables and switches
66% lower TCO
High-performance
4-chassis virtualized core
Rack servers
Blade servers
IRF
IRF
2-tier with HP IRF
1-tier with
Virtual Connect
Virtual
Connect
Comparisons of traditional network configurations with FlexFabric
17. Traditional switch solution
1Gb
LOM
Flex-10
• Carve up 10Gb into 4 connections
• Consolidate NIC & HBA connections
• Fine tune connection bandwidth
10
Gb
40
parts
95%
reduction
50%
reduction
Flex Fabric
LOM
VC FlexFabric
2
parts
VC Flex-10 & VC FC
Flex-10
LOM
20
parts
HP VirtualSystem with FlexFabric
Industry’s first integrated virtual solution with flattened fabric architecture
18. Less management training, ensured performance, rapid response
Respond to
Change Quickly
Excellent
Service Levels
Up Fast
• No data layout planning
• No configuration
• Two-click provisioning
• Rapid cluster provisioning
• Rapid DR provisioning
• Policy-based availability
• Wide-striping enhances small
block and random
• ASICs and procs enhance
large block and sequential
• ASIC- based XOR
• Survive a 40 drive failure
• Update RAID as necessary
• Simply re-balance on upgrades
19. Any workload, any time, tenant segregation, sustained service levels
ResilientSecureShared
• Data/Control separation
• Multiple QoS level support
• Virtual Domains
• Secure administration
• Cloud-ready with host
groups and CPGs
• Persistent Cache
• Zero IO loss long distance DR
• Fast ASIC-enabled RAID 6
• Fast RAID rebuild
21. Lower CapEx, superior thin performance, lower $/GB, lower $/IOP, lower Opex
GreenOptimizedThin
• 50% less raw capacity • Wide-striping across storage tiers • Power and cooling savings
from fewer drives and
components
• Flexible placement of drive
chassis to save space
23. Insight Control for Microsoft System Center
Comprehensive
Health Monitoring
Driver and Firmware Updates
Bare Metal OS Deployment
Proactive VM migration based on
health status
Comprehensive server lifecycle
management
Detailed HP Inventory
Total Remote Control via iLO
Advanced
• Agentless Gen8
• Windows
• Linux
• VMware
• Blade enclosures
24. Insight Control for SystemCenter Integrations
• HP ProLiant Agentless Management Pack
• HP ProLiant Linux Management Pack
• HP ProLiant VMware Management Pack
• HP ProLiant Server Management Pack
• HP BladeSystem Management Pack
• HP ProLiant PRO Management Pack (2007)
• HP ProLiant PRO Management Pack (2012)
• HP ProLiant Server OS Deployment for SCVMM 2012
• HP ProLiant Server Updates for SCVMM 2012
New items for System Center
2012 in Red coming soon
Same MPs support
both SCOM 2007
and SCOM 2012
Note: SCCM 2012 will be supported in a
future release of IC-SC
• HP ProLiant Server OS Deployment (2007)
• HP Hardware Inventory Tool
• HP Server Updates Catalog (PSP-based)
• HP ProLiant Updates Catalog (SPP-based)
25. System Customization Solution Service
• Hardware and rack configuration
• Custom system settings
• Cabling
• Asset tagging and labeling
• Single point of contact
• On-site set-up
• Integration to customer’s environment
With
Factory
Express
Without
Factory
Express
27. Transformation
Experience
Workshop
Virtualization
Assessment
VirtualSystem,
Start Service
Migration,
Integration
Services
Services for
partner cloud
Services for
Exchange
Private Cloud
Virtualization Cloud
1 Day 4 Weeks
Included in VS1
and VS2 SOW
neded for VS3
Custom 30 Days or
Custom
45 Days or
Custom
Executive visioning
workshop to align
customer strategy
and outline the way
forward
Discover and analyze
current systems to
understand best
candidates for
virtualization
Find a platform
designed for virtual
computing or build
toward partner cloud
solution
Migrate workloads
into VirtualSystem
and further
integrate into
the data center
Layered on top of
Compute Service;
Based on
Exchange 2010*
Integration of HW,
Microsoft Hyper-V,
and SC Suite*
28. * ESG Performance Preliminary Results
HP VS2 Virtual Machines Exchange 2010 Mailboxes Achieved IOs per second
Average DB Read
response time
(Milliseconds)
1 4,000 1,593 7.3
2 8,000 2,738 9.0
4 16,000 3,801 11.8
8 32,000 4,896 17.8
Table 1. Jetsress 2010 Performance Results
29.
30. HP VirtualSystem Solution
for Microsoft
HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant
Microsoft Hyper-V
HP CloudSystem
Microsoft Private Cloud
31. • Application centric cloud
platform that helps you focus
on business value
• Support for multi-hypervisor
operating systems, and
application frameworks
• Designed to provide
optimized performance for
Microsoft applications, such
as Microsoft Exchange, SQL
Server, and SharePoint
• Ability to consume cloud on
your terms, providing you
the choice and flexibility of a
hybrid cloud model through
common management,
virtualization, identity and
developer tools
32. xtended PCI
APPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
SERVICE
DELIVERY
AND
AUTOMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
MANAGEMENT
CONFIGURE AND DEPLOY MONITOR AND OPERATE
Provision
Additional
Cloud
Infrastructure
3
Delegate
Cloud
Resources
4
Create
Consistency
Through
Service
Templates
5
Perform a
Standardized
Application
Deployment
to Test
6
Self-Service
Deployment
of an App to
a Production
Environment
8
Stage
Application
Resources
7
Taking
Corrective
Actions in the
Infrastructure
11
Monitor
Infrastructure
10
Deploy and
Update to
Service
Instance
13
Explore
Creating
Dashboards
14
Reduce Time
to Resolution
With
Application
Performance
Monitoring12Gain Insight
And Visibility
Through
Reporting
921
Drive
Consistent
Service
DeliveryProvide
Resources
Through Self-
Service
Requests
21
Microsoft Private Cloud Immersion PCI and HP Insight Control Integrations
41. 4
TS Consulting – Start Service End State
Hyper-V
Cluster
Hyper-V
Cluster
42. • HP and Microsoft are working jointly on Microsoft
Private Cloud
• HP VirtualSystem is a key Foundation for Microsoft
Private Cloud
• New VirtualSystem VS3 provides even greater
scalability and flexibility with HP Gen8 servers and
3PAR storage
• HP Factory Express and consulting services provide
a fast and repeatable way to deploy Microsoft
Private Clouds.
44. HOL Facts and Figures
• 650 Total Lab Stations
• 400 Instructor-Led Lab Stations
• 250 Self-Paced Lab Stations
• 54 Hands on Lab Topics (All Available at Self-Paced Stations)
• 36 Instructor Led Lab Topics (Available in 4 Classrooms at
Specific Times)
• Every 90 Minutes, 1,200 VMs will be created in less than 10
Minutes for the 400 Classroom Stations
• Virtual Machine Sets Range from 1 – 6 VMs Per Lab Topic
• Expected Average Concurrent VMs: 1,950
• Expected Total VMs Created and Used During Week:
19,000+
45.
46. Focus Group with the Partners: “How can the HP and
Microsoft Partners develop new business opportunities
with the Cloud?” (FG008)
Date and Location: Wednesday April 18th 12pm -
1:30pm Venetian Hotel | Marco Polo 702
Focus Group with the Service Providers: “How Can the
Hosters and Services Providers Achieve Operational
Excellence with HP and Microsoft?” (FG004)
Date and Location: Thursday April 19th 12am - 1:30pm
Venetian Hotel | Marco Polo 702
47. SV-B290 Boost Public/Private Cloud Deployment ROI with HP 3PAR
Storage Platform Wednesday, April 18 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM Titian 2203
Notas del editor
We’ll take a look at the market trends
…. Followed by an overview of the VirtualSystem solution.
We’ll take a closer look at the solution components, the integration, and the delivery.
I’ll describe the design and delivery principles that set VirtualSystem apart from the pack.
By the end, you’ll come to appreciate the accelerated time-to-deployment that VirtualSystem delivers and understand why it buys you investment protection.
Here is HP’s approach: to take convergence to a new level.
HP’s focus is on cloud & virtualization. We are leading with our integrated systems in each of these areas. Customers are seeing real value from these integrated solutions. An integrated solution is like a chain, only as strong as it’s weakest link.
This approach enables us to address customers at different levels of maturity. For customers who are eager to start building cloud solutions, they can start with the integrated solutions. For customers who want to move at a slower pace, they can get started with Converged Infrastructure building blocks that put them on the path towards integrated solutions at a later date.
[Month] 2008 – HP Restricted. For HP and channel partner internal use.
VirtualSystem delivers pre-configured virtualization solutions, that include HP server, storage and networking infrastructure, as well as Microsoft Hyper-V for server virtualization, and Microsoft System Center for Systems Management, integrated with HP Insight Control.
All the hardware elements are pre-configured through HP Factory Express, and an experienced HP consultant will install the solution onsite, integrate it in the customer’s environment, and ensure it’s full operation before turning it over to the customer.
For the partner community, this means that there is less trial and error associated with delivering core infrastructure and more time can be spent on planning the roll-out of virtualized application workloads.
HP Consulting Services is also happy to help with the workload roll-out. There are many complementary services that HP provides as well.
But first, let’s take a look at what makes the solution so compelling.
A VirtualSystem solution is essentially composed of four elements: Compute nodes, storage nodes, management nodes and network switches.
Compute nodes are physical servers hosting customer’s workloads as virtual machines. Servers run exclusively a hypervisor operating system, no workload or applications are supposed to be deployed on physical machines.
Storage nodes are SAN-based storage arrays and shared amongst compute nodes. Workloads’ binary files and application data are stored on SAN arrays and can also be hosted on local disks of compute nodes although it is not a recommended practice.
Management nodes are dedicated servers that host management applications for the environment including compute nodes, storage nodes and network switches. Similar to compute nodes, they run a hypervisor and management software are contained inside virtual machines. Using separate virtual machines to run applications prevents conflict of resources as when co-hosting them.
Network switches wire all the components together and offer both private networks and public-facing networks. Private networks are used for internal network connectivity between components, a prime example is a cluster communication network between nodes in a cluster. Public networks connect servers and virtual machines to production network environment.
In research over the past two years, midsize businesses reported a number of unique buying behaviors relative to server virtualization, yet most vendors have ignored them and missed out on opportunities as a result. As an example, many midsize businesses indicated their preference to virtualize as close to 100% of their servers as possible, but most vendors dismiss this and market solutions that optimize mixed physical and virtual servers. Another example is that many midsize businesses implement server virtualization before deploying blade servers, and some even decide that they don’t need blades after all. These companies have seen rack based x86 servers using virtualization as a way to decrease server count without investing in blade architecture.
Rather than pushing blade servers as part of any virtualization project, in a one size fits all model, which does not resonate with these midsize businesses, VirtualSystem has been designed to accommodate and respond to their needs. Additionally, the buying preference in the midmarket has been toward iSCSI SANs – and thus you see the perfect balance with performance and price for these customers in the P4500 Virtualization SAN.
HP VirtualSystem VS1 for Microsoft provides a lower cost entry solution for mid-range business requirements.
Rack server form factor provides this option for companies that select this type of data center model
P4500 storage provides scale-out SAN to 8 controllers providing for ease of upgrade, growth,
The VS1 configuration provides 14.4TB of disk space in the base and 57.6TB in the extended versions.
HP A-series switching provides 1GbE and 10GbE network paths for multiple network and management domains (LAN, iSCSI, iLO) and supports server 10Gb NICs for production network IO
Looking at the config we have:
HP A5820X-24XG and HP A5800-24G switches
HP ProLiant DL380 G7 virtualization servers (2 in the base and 8 in the extended versions)
HP ProLiant DL360 G7 management server (which can be optionally redundant)
HP P4500 Virtualization SAN (2 to 8 controllers)
Config details
VS1 Base:
2 servers
24 processor cores total at 3.46Ghz
48GB memory per server
96 GB memory total
2 x 146GB internal drives per server (584GB total)
20Gbit per second shared network/storage IO per server
(48) 1Gb/10Gb per second IO ports
(1) P4500 SAN solution with total of 14.4TB storage
VS1 Extended:
8 servers
Up to 96 processor cores total at 3.46Ghz
Up to 192GB memory per server
Up to 1.536 TB memory total
2 x 146GB internal drives per server (2,336MB total)
20Gbit per second shared network/storage IO per server
(96) 1Gb per second IO ports
(48) 10Gb per second IO ports
(4) P4500 SAN solution with total of 57.6TB storage
Storage
2 x P4000sb storage blades
Connected to 70 drive shelf
Networking
2 x HP Virtual Connect Flex-1
10Gb Connectivity
Common infrastructure for all of IT:
Application servers, networking, and enterprise scale-out storage within HP BladeSystem
Reduce network costs:
Virtual connect acts as both LAN and SAN within the C7000
Use Onboard Administrator and Insight Management for server, network, and storage hardware management
Utilizes High-Density MDS600 Drive Enclosure
Connects to P4800 via inbuilt SAS connector
Lower power/cooling costs
- HP thermal logic keeps server, storage, networking power cooling costs low
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…agentless management.
What we’ve done in Gen8 and iLO management engine, is taken all of the key agents needed for base hardware monitoring and alerting capability and embedded them on iLO so that it starts working the moment that a power cord and an Ethernet cable is connected to the server.
Today, these agents have to be loaded onto the Operating System by the customer. What that means is that in Gen8:
Customers get report immediately – instead of having to wait until they boot up and load the agents after they get their OS installed.
Customer no longer have to manage them – vs today where any changes to Agents would be an image change for customers that they have to manage
They now run out of band on iLO – vs today they run on the OS, and therefore on a system CPU
For those customers that want to enrich the hardware management with OS information and alerting, we DO provide an optional “Agentless Management Service” which is a small helper application that IS loaded into the operating system and routes the OS management information and alerting to the iLO Management Engine so that this information is also further processed by iLO and routed over the management network.
So we’ve covered how we’ve automated and saved time when something goes wrong inside the server. But how about speeding up processes around system maintenance?
Value Prop:
Increased security and stability, even when systems have not yet been powered
Detailed information that speeds time to issue diagnosis and resolution
We have also drastically simplified firmware and software management with the new Smart Update Manager 5.0 (SUM) and Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP).
Customers have been telling us pretty consistently that our firmware management is a pain…and they were right. So we’ve fixed that. SUM 5.0 and SPP work together to give a one click simplicity that allows for 69% less operator time required during updates, and reduce downtime by 93% during the processor. That time saving is huge…but how does it do that?
As we look at how firmware management has worked up to this point we see a very manual process, with a ton of steps….
Substantiation for quants:
3x faster update process/66% reduction in total time spend
93% reduction in outage time/downtime during updates
69% reduction in operator time
Using SUM 5.0.0 (full process: includes all the reporting and change management included with an update as per HP Services standard fw upgrade process)
Based on internal testing with a fully online firmware and system software update with HP SUM 5.0 vs. HP SUM 4.2.
The new HP ProLiant Gen8 servers build upon a track record of delivering leading compute capacity per watt.
new high efficiency HP Platinum Plus Power Supplies allow for customers to get higher efficiecies out of ther power supplies when they are at lower total wattage loads
3D Sea of Sensors and to help precisely control server fans to direct cooling and further reduce unnecessary fan power by embedding sensors not only on the system board like we do today, but also putting sensors in our new PCI cards to give a 3D view that helps to cool better – because now we can tell when are server is starting to get warm not only on the system board, but at very part inside the system.
HP SmartMemory is unique in its ability to deliver industry leading performance while saving power by operating at just 1.35 V instead of the industry norm of needing 1.5 V to operate at higher speeds. And we also give the capability to run 25% faster than industry standards with HP SmartMemory
Also, the new HP Intelligent Series Racks have new innovative rack door that has an industry-leading 81% of open door airflow resulting in a 25% increase in airflow efficiency to cool servers with less airflow and less computer room air handling power.
The results?
10% less energy consumed: by a HP ProLiant Gen8 server than a similarly configured HP ProLiant G6 server.
640K per 10k sq. feet in a datacent per year
$2,750 savings per 10kW rack: total annual energy savings from using an HP Intelligent Series rack-level enclosure with HP ProLiant Gen8 servers.
7% higher airflow efficiency: less computer room cooling energy required: using an HP Intelligent Series rack-level enclosure
So we’re move efficient in our power consumption – but how about being efficient in how we set up the physical location and power cabling of servers?
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10% less energy consumed by a HP ProLiant Gen8 server than a similarly configured HP ProLiant G6 server.1
1 Based on HP internal testing, the 10% power savings comes from a combination of: 1) 20% reduction in system memory power from operating HP SmartMemory at 1.35v DIMM versus 1.5v; 2) 30% reduction in system fan power as a result of ProLiant Sea of Sensors technology improvements; and 3) 5% improvement in system power efficiency provided by new ProLiant Gen8 94% efficient Common Slot Platinum Plus power supplies. Total power savings include both server power and the power required for server cooling.
$2,750 savings per 10kW rack: total annual energy savings from using HP ProLiant Gen8 servers versus a similarly configured HP ProLiant G6 server.2
2Utilizing the 10% reduction in power consumption for HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, the annual power costs to operate a 10kW capacity rack (with 20x DL380p Gen 8 servers installed) will be reduced by up to $2,750 per rack when compared to a 10kW capacity rack with similarly configured ProLiant G6 servers. (Assumptions - $0.15/kWh; PUE = 2)
7% higher airflow efficiency: using an HP Intelligent Series rack-level enclosure3
3 Based on HP internal testing comparing an HP Intelligent Series rack with a leading vendor rack, comparing HP door perforation at 63% versus competitor’s 56%, resulting in a 7% improvement in door perforation area.
HP VirtualSystem incorporates the HP FlexNetwork architecture – a blueprint for virtualized and cloud-optimized networking. Unlike traditional, hierarchical networks, the HP FlexNetwork is designed to meet the security, agility, and performance needs of virtualized and cloud environments where up to 80% of the network traffic is server to server. Legacy networks were built for client server apps and traffic in and out of the data center, not high volume server to server traffic.
By simplifying networks, reducing tiers, and virtualizing connections between virtual machines and networks HP VirtualSystem helps clients to accelerate VM performance and recovery with faster mobility and failover. VM connections are simplified with wire once, change ready connections. Costs and complexity are reduced – up to 95% of NICs, cables, and switches for reduced acquisition costs and simplified management. Security and network configurations stay with VMs even as they move. Mgmt is simplified with deep integration throughout the stack and with the partner software.
The HP FlexFabric architecture has been updated with new Virtual Connect v3.30 firmware and enhances A-Series switching, management and security. Combined, these technologies enable clients to consolidate to 2-tier and 1-tier architectures to improve performance, flexibility and lower cost with VirtualSystem
95% Substantiation - A traditional server blade configuration would typically require a dual port LAN on Motherboard (LOM), an extra quad port NIC mezzanine, and a dual port host bus adapter (HBA) along with switch modules (6 Ethernet and 2 Fibre Channel). The total traditional configuration components come up to 40 vs. the VC FlexFabric solution. The VC FlexFabric solution requires only embedded dual port FlexFabric adapters on servers (no mezzanine cards) and two VC FlexFabric modules. This simple calculation will help you understand it better, (40-2)/40=95%.
66% lower TCO - Source IDC - ROI Of A Complete Networking Portfolio: Delivering Value From The Network Edge To The Core Sept 2010
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As we all recognize, server virtualization has reduced data center sprawl from a compute perspective but it has caused a significant increase in network complexity, particularly at the server edge. Since its introduction in 2008, Virtual Connect Flex-10 has led the industry in reducing I/O sprawl and simplifying the way servers are connected to data and storage networks. Flex-10 allows you to consolidate Ethernet connections and converge data and storage fabrics onto 10Gb server connections. It allows you to carve up 10Gb bandwidth into 4 separate virtual connections resulting in significant cable, adapter and switch port reduction. Flex-10 also supports QoS on each of those connections by allowing you to dynamically adjust speed in 100Mb increments ensuring that each connected application receives the bandwidth it requires. You no longer need to over-provision or under-provision bandwidth.
Prior to Flex-10 a typical server blade enclosure required up to 40 pieces of hardware (32 mezzanine adapters and 8 switches) just to give 16 virtualized servers the best practice connections they require (3 redundant NICs and 1 redundant HBA). HP Flex-10 NICs and VC Flex-10 modules reduced that hardware up to 50% by consolidating all of the NIC connections onto single 10Gb ports. In 2010, HP again led the industry by reducing up to 95% of the adapters and switches required to connect servers to data AND storage networks with VC FlexFabric modules and FlexFabric adapters built-in to new server blades.
No other vendor simplifies connection infrastructure to this extent. With the ability to simplify change and simplify connections, Virtual Connect is the ideal solution to increase agility and eliminate sprawl in your data centers.
Autonomic
Biology term: Heart example (walking, running) requires no explicit management. Like your heart, the virtualization and automation built into the 3PAR system respond to changing conditions without the need for manual intervention
What you get is a storage platform that is up and running fast. Installed and reading/writing data in minutes, hours versus days or weeks.
Provisioning is done in seconds in just 2 clicks. No mapping of ports, memory, directors, disks, disk groups, controllers. No spreadsheets.
Give a vol a name and amount of capacity, done!
Wide striping of data across all resources within an array; mesh active controller arch means all controllers are active on each and every volume in the array
These all contribute to deterministic and high performance, even if the array should experience a major component failure of some kind.
Autonomic also means responding instantly to changing workloads, performance spikes, etc and does not require human intervention.
What this means is that customers are able to reduce storage admin time by as much as 90%, freeing up time to focus on infra service levels, software dev, new projects and other high ROI activities.
If you remember those 3 simple differentiation platforms—you are well on your way to mastering the 3PAR value prop
3PAR is an ideal platform for shared workload consolidation
=>perf, scal and mixed workload support allow sharing without compromise. Let’s focus on mixed workload for a minute: As an example, mixing OLTP and Data Warehousing—traditionally that mix of transactional and sequential workloads cannot be done without dramatically impacting the performance of the OLTP workload. On 3PAR—we address this—both workloads operate at near peak levels, even though the workloads are running across all the same array resources
Second, an imporatnt objection to shared, virtualized, mutlitenant env: security
VPA to provide secure isolation of data in such an environment
And finally Resiliency: As one consolidates depts, Lobs or even external bus users by the hundreds, customers demand a bullet-proof platform. Whether adding new workloads, additional capacity or making service level changes—all must be done without impact to the existing users. A new feature, Persistent Cache, protect service levels against even the most debilitating component failures like a controller or a DIMM by protecting write cache integrity and avoiding the performance impact that one finds with write-through mode in traditional platforms.
And every 3PAR array is equipped with a robust remote support capability.
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Efficient—
Leaders in “thin.” Thin Provisioning does for storage capacity what VMware does for processors. So instead of buying 100 TBs, 3PAR customers buy on average just 40TBs
Not stopping there, 3PAR has extended its thin leadership with Thin Conv, Thin Pers that in effect provide capacity liposuction on chubby or fat storage.
=>Taken together, customer can reduce cap requirements by 50% to even 75%
Optimized—
Move data across teirs in a policy-based way to balance the investment in capacity-optimized vs performance optimized resources
Green—
Recognized leader in green storage; in some parts of the world utilities actually provide rebates on 3PAR gear. Both sustainability and power/cooling cost objectives benefit from this green technology, reducing power, cooling and related impacts by 50%.
We’ve eliminated bottlenecks to increase efficiency, VirtualSystem architectures are balanced with the best combination of networking, servers, and storage.
General blades: “#1 in server virtualization and HP again leads the market in virtualized server, with 43% market share for the quarter, 41% for the year.” Source: FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 12, 2011 – According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Virtualization Tracker
http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=IDC_P15379
20:1 server consolidation. Comparing Intel Xeon Series 5600–based ProLiant G6 servers to G4
3X blades density compared to comparable Cisco UCS B200 M2 blade. Calculated based on the following resource requirements per Virtual Machine (VM): 3GB memory and 100 Mb/s Ethernet + 200 Mb/s FC (doubled for redundancy)
2.4M blades shipped based on HP internal counts
3X I/O throughput , 2X memory, 3X VMs per server: based on comparison of BL460 G7 vs. Cisco UCS B200 M2 (see also, customer viewable: http://storage.corp.hp.com/Document_Storage/Competitive_library/Why_HP_BladeSystem_v_Cisco.pptx )
HP’s P4000 storage delivers the simplicity of an iSCSI SAN with superior availability, perfect for virtualization.
New Product Introduction
HP VirtualSystem for MS uses FactoryExpress level 4 to preassemble all the components into the rack, performing wiring and cabling, so you can see the dramatic time savings versus a do-it-yourself model.
Customers benefit from:
• Savings in time, money and resources with VirtualSystem rollouts
• HP experts to yield accurate and reliable results
• Predictable, hassle-free experience
• Smoother implementation with reduced deployment time
HP Start Service for VirtualSystem delivers the final solution to you, integrated into your Active Directory environment.
Via onsite HP Start Services for VirtualSystem, HP professionals install and configure HP Insight Control and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and System Center VMM. These services help ensure end-to-end management of HP ProLiant hardware, the Microsoft Windows operating environment, and Microsoft applications running on physical servers or Hyper-V virtual machines and provide tailoring as needed to fit the customer’s environment. HP Insight Control functions such as fault monitoring, remote control, and automated VM management are integrated directly with Microsoft System Center.
Leveraging a standard platform and proven methodology, these services are estimated to save customers 50% over the labor cost of self-installation and configuration, based on HP calculations and analysis.
VirtualSystem is complete and ready for you to deploy your virtual workloads.
As a complement to HP VirtualSystems, HP Consulting Services for Microsoft Private Cloud provide the consulting and integration resources needed for effective implementation of a private cloud solution using HP and Microsoft technology—either incorporating components in your infrastructure or building on HP VirtualSystem for Microsoft. Our services can help you extend HP VirtualSystem for Microsoft to deliver a private cloud “compute” system. Using this system, you can build a catalog of cloud services, one service at a time, while maintaining the security and reliability of the enterprise data center. In this way, you can more easily:
• Order a compute service from a set of pre-defined
choices
• Scale or cancel the service as needed
• Receive regular reports on consumption and/or
Chargeback
HP Exchange Services for Private Cloud offer a fast, affordable private cloud option that helps speed deployments while helping you to:
• Extend Exchange to gain the benefits of cloud e-mail—while staying in control
• Rapidly build a “greenfield” private cloud system for a “quick win”
• Manage this critical environment yourself, to your specifications, on-premise
• Gain the flexibility to provision Exchange automatically as needed and charge for service consumption
• Save on costs with virtualized infrastructure
Here’s a look at some early performance testing, conducted by a third party.
You can see what’s possible to achieve, as a consequence of the VirtualSystem design principles, running Exchange. Let’s take a look at the performance achieved with VS2, in a recent performance test, run by ESG.
More ESG performance testing will be highlighted at the Microsoft Management Summit in April, 2012.
Expect to see ESG’s published report in that timeframe.
If the customer is using virtualization as a stepping stone to a large cloud infrastructure, be assured that VirtualSytem for Microsoft is the foundation for the Microsoft private cloud.
Whether you use VS1 with rack-mounted servers or VS2 with BladeSystems, your journey to the Microsoft private cloud is close at-hand.
And if the customer has already deployed HP CloudSystem, then VirtualSystem is manageable from CloudSystem, and your investment is protected.
VirtualSystem is the foundation to the private cloud
VirtualSystem delivers best-in-class performance on the applications that matter the most
You can take your virtualized environment to a private cloud or a hybrid cloud, on your schedule
HP and Microsoft accelerate your journey to the Microsoft Private Cloud with a turnkey virtualization solution that includes integrated management from infrastructure to applications. This offering, HP VirtualSystem for Microsoft, helps you reduce costs, increase agility, and mitigate the risks that come with deployment of a virtualized environment.
Virtualization with HP and Microsoft leverages the powerful combination of best-in-class HP Converged Infrastructure—including HP BladeSystem, HP Storage, and HP Networking—and Microsoft Hyper-V, the industry’s fastest growing hypervisor and the best choice for virtualizing microsoft applications and workloads. The virtualization environment is managed with tightly integrated software tools based on HP Insight Control and Microsoft System Center. This combination enables infrastructure-to-application management via a single console.
HP makes it all simple for you with a factory-integrated solution that can be up and running in as little as five days with included onsite HP Start Services. And to help you develop and implement your virtualization strategy, HP Technology Services provides a wide range of expert virtualization and cloud services.
The HOEs that are marked as a “Extended PCI” are those that you can opt to do hands on with your attendees or only do a instructor demo. These are the Hands on Experiences we suggest you do not do if you are wanting to save time – but still relay the MSFT Private Cloud story.
For the next few hours, you will carry out a series of tasks as you deploy, monitor, and manage Contoso’s Customer Demographics application. You’ll switch between Emily (the application owner) and Jeff (the datacenter administrator) in order to experience both the service consumer and the service provider sides of Microsoft Private Cloud.
Notes:
VS1 provides a robust lower cost entry solution <with enterprise class features for mid range business requirements
Config details
VS1 Base:
2 servers
24 processor cores total at 3.46Ghz
96GB memory per server (or 192 GB per server available as an orderable option /gk)
192 GB memory total
2 x 146GB internal drives per server
20Gbit per second shared network/storage IO per server (presume 4-8 Gb dedicated to iSCSI storage per server, so 12-16 Gb available for production uplink /gk)
(48) 1Gb/10Gb per second IO ports (better to cite the number of free ports available for uplink, which we’ll have to look up /gk)
P4500 SAN solution with total of 14.4TB storage
VS1 Max:
8 servers
96 processor cores total at 3.46Ghz
192GB memory per server (should be same as above. This is important given new vSphere 5 licensing. Customers may want to stay with 96 GB /gk)
1.536 TB memory total
2 x 146GB internal drives per server (2,336MB total)
20Gbit per second shared network/storage IO per server
(96) 1Gb per second IO ports
(48) 10Gb per second IO ports
(4) P4500 SAN solution with total of 57.6TB storage
Up to 750 384 VM’s (based on light workload cited earlier /gk)
Typo in image: iSCSI-A, iSCSI-B bandwidth on VC modules: 10Gb
Today, I described how HP and Microsoft help your organization break through the integration challenges of virtualization, accelerating your journey to the Microsoft Private Cloud with HP VirtualSystem for Microsoft.
When you deploy HP VirtualSystem for Microsoft, you gain the assurance of a solution developed and supported by two global technology leaders. The solution couples best-in-class HP products for server virtualization, storage virtualization, and fabric virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V, the industry’s fastest growing hypervisor. At the management level, HP Insight Control and Microsoft System Center work together in a synergistic manner to enable infrastructure-to-application management via a single console.
Better still, HP VirtualSystem for Microsoft is a forward-looking solution. It provides the Microsoft Private Cloud to protect your system investments and give you flexibility for your future hybrid cloud alternatives.
Here are some of the ways that you can learn more about this solution.
