HP and VMware Virtually Perfect Together

HP and VMware

Virtually Perfect Together

Dave Gully

HP Alliance Manager, UK & Ire

Trends and Challenges Facing IT

AddressTechnologicalComplexity

Better Supportthe Business

Cut PowerConsumption

ReduceOperating Costs

Make IT More Secure

Get a Better Returnon Investments

Today’sIT Dept.

The Basics

Vmware VMotion™

Migrate running virtual machine from one server to another

Zero downtime

Continuous service availability

Complete transaction integrity.

VMotion support on FC, NAS and iSCSI storage

Just-in-Time Shared Infrastructure

X

Automated Resource Assurance

Dynamic BalancingContinuous Optimization

Increased Availability

AutomatedAcross Applications

On Demand Capacity

Non-DisruptiveFlexible

++

The Always On, On Demand Data Center

The 3rd Generation Virtualisation Suite

• VMware ESX Server 3.5

• VMware VirtualCenter 2.5

• 4-way vSMP / 64GB Virtual RAM support

• Distributed Virtual Machine File System

• VMware Vmotion / Storage Vmotion

• VMware High Availability

• VMware Distributed Resource Scheduling

• VMware Consolidated Backup

• VMware Distributed Power Management

• VMware Update Manager

• VMware Converter

• VMware Guided Consolidation

April 20, 20237

“Maintaining duplicate hardware at a DR site is expensive, complex, and time consuming.”

“A DR site is like having an expensive insurance policy. We know we need something, but it’s difficult to justify the cost.”

Typical DR Challenges

“Testing our DR plan is very difficult. And to be honest, we’re just not sure if it’ll work as we hope it will.”

“When we tested our DR plan recently, we missed our Recovery Time Objective by DAYS! ”

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Typical DR Challenges

How Virtualization Solves the DR puzzle

•Inefficient

•Inflexible

•Multi- replication

•Complex

•Costly

•Difficult to Test

•Unreliable

• Efficient

• Flexible

• Unified replication

• Reduce DR Costs

• Flexible

• Reliable (storage replication updates all SW&HW)

• Reliable (easier to test)

• Reliable (Boot & Play scenario)

Production SiteDR Site

Figleaves – Dell Knock Out!

- Figleaves.com wanted a modern high-performance infrastructure that is adaptable, simple-to-manage and scalable to satisfy its ambitious growth plans.

- Updated ageing IT infrastructure, created a second data centre to aid disaster recovery. Whilst implementing the HP Adaptive Infrastructure solution.

Solution VMware VI3 Enterprise x 33 HP BladeSystem with 33 ProLiant BL460 c-Class server blades HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSL) 2024 Tape Library VMware virtualisation software HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager HP Insight Control Management for BladeSystem HP Technology Services

Automating Disaster Recovery with VMware Site Recovery Manager & HP StorageWorks

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What is VMware Site Recovery Manager?

• SRM is an end-to-end Disaster Recovery (DR) automation product

• SRM automates the recovery of virtual machines that reside on array based replicated LUNs

• SRM interfaces with HP storage via a Site Recovery Adaptor for HP Continuous Access Replication Software

Protected Recovery

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Site Recovery Manager Features

Centralized management – Create, test, update and execute recovery

plans from a single point of management

– Tight integration with VMware VirtualCenter

– Monitoring and alerts

Disaster recovery automation– Build recovery process in advance

– Automate testing of recovery plans

– Automate execution of recovery process

Simplified setup and integration– Allocate and manage recovery resources

– Easy integration with HP StorageWorks Continuous Access Replication Software

HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers

Virtual Machines

ESXServer

ESXServer

ESXServer

ESXServer

VirtualCenterSite

Recovery Manager

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VMware SRM with HP StorageWorks - Key Components

HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers

VMware Infrastructure

Virtual Machines

VMware Site Recovery Manager> Manages and monitors recovery plans

> Tightly integrated with VirtualCenter

HP EVA Continuous Access Replication> Integrated via replication adapters created,

certified and supported by HP

Array Replication

VMware Infrastructure> Requires ESX Server 3.0.2 or later

> Requires VirtualCenter 2.5 or later

HP StorageWorks EVA> iSCSI or Fibre Channel storage (CV 8.0.1 or

later)

Virtual CenterSite RecoveryManager

HP SRM

Adapter

HP SRM “Adapter”> Free Download software to enable integration

between SRM and HP EVA Storage and HP Continuous Access EVA

April 20, 202314

4 Step Disaster Recovery with HP & VMware

HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers


Virtual Machines

HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers


HP Continuous Access

Protected Site Recovery Site

Virtual MachinesProtected virtual

machines

Virtual Center Virtual CenterSite RecoveryManager

Site RecoveryManager

HP SRM

Adapter

HP SRM

Adapter

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HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers


Virtual Machines

HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers




Virtual Machines

1. On the Protected Site, SRM shuts down the virtual machines starting with the virtual machines designated as the lowest priority.



HP SRM

Adapter

HP SRM

Adapter


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HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers


Virtual Machines

HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers




Virtual Machines

2. On the Recovery site, SRM prepares the datastore groups on the HP EVA for failover of the protected virtual machines.Virtual Center Virtual Center



HP SRM

Adapter

HP SRM

Adapter


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HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers


Virtual Machines

HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers




Virtual Machines

3. SRM suspends any virtual machines running on the recovery site designated as non-critical to provide more resources for the virtual machines to be powered on at the recovery site.



HP SRM

Adapter

HP SRM

Adapter


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HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers


Virtual Machines

HP StorageWorks EVA

Servers




Virtual Machines

4. Finally, SRM restarts virtual machines at the recovery site starting with the virtual machines designated as the highest priority.



HP SRM

Adapter

HP SRM

Adapter


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Key selling messages for HP & VMware SRM

FastRecovery in hours, not days or weeks

ReliableEliminates error-prone processes. Automates testing & recovery. Runs on HP Platforms.

ManageableCreate, monitor, and update recovery plans from VirtualCenter

AffordableLeverage cost savings from consolidation (servers, floor space, power & cooling, administrative).

April 20, 202320

Call To Action

VMware and HP Solution seminar (Stephen Watson)

9.30 VMware present around business drivers for adopting Virtualised solutions and VMware with HP

10.00 ISS present on how Blades and ISS servers work well together with reasons behind this.

10.30 Break

10.45 SWD presents on why use EVA as a the virtualised storage for the VMware solution

11.15 Services show how HP can offer end to end solution

11.45 VMware offer a technical presentation to answer queries on how it works and the features available (SRM and VMotion being asked about a lot.)

12.15-12.30 close

April 20, 202321

Summary

Virtualization enhances DR in many significant ways

Faster

More Reliable

More Manageable

More Affordable

HP & VMware’s SRM extends the DR benefits of Virtualization

through automation.

HP & VMware have collaborated on SRM integration with the HP

StorageWorks EVA & HP Continuous Access EVA.

Virtualization and DR can boost your business

Significant market momentum and customer demand

Creates deeper customer relationships & multiple projects

Drives additional sales of high-end servers, network storage, and services

VMware, are ready to help you

April 20, 202322

Resources

VMware SRM Collateral & Sales ToolsVMware’s Partner Central Web Portal

HP StorageWorks Collateral & Sales ToolsHP’s Partner Portal

www.hp.com/go/storage/vmware

TrainingVMware: VSP, VTSP, VCP, SolutionTrackHP: Training Express Webinar June 2008

Documents

HP and VMware Virtually Perfect Together