Microsoft platform for virtualization and environment management

Aleksandar ZubovićMCS Consultant

Microsoft Virtualization Strategy

Data center to desktop

End-to-End Management

Full range of products & solutions

Large partner eco-system

Physical and Virtual & Cross-

hypervisor

Interoperability

It’s the Platform you know

Tools you know

Key feature of platform

Best TCO/ROI

1/3 the price up front

Significant Savings

Lower ongoing costs

VirtualizationImproves IT Flexibility and Agility…

Machine Virtualization

OS can be assigned to any desktop or server

Application Virtualization

Any application on any computer on-demand

User-State Virtualization

Data resides on the network

Presentation VirtualizationPresentation layer separate from process

VS.

Operating System installed to hardware

Presentation and process on same

computer

Applications installed to OS

Data resides on local computer

PresentationVirtualization

User StateVirtualization

ApplicationVirtualization

DesktopVirtualization

Microsoft Virtualization Products From the Datacenter to the Desktop

ServerVirtualization

“Having one vendor for the hypervisor, operating system, and much of our application software was very appealing to us from a support and cost perspective.”

Bert Van Pottelberghe, Sales Director, Hostbasket Document redirection

Offline files

What Is Presentation Virtualization?• Run an application in one location but have it

be displayed and controlled in another– Only screen images, keystrokes and mouse

movements are sent over the network

What is Application Virtualization?

Application IsolationDynamic StreamingSystem Center IntegrationSoftware as a Centrally-managed Service

What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) ?• VDI is an emerging technology which – similar to terminal services - enables

a centralized desktop strategy• Storage and execution of a desktop workload (OS, apps, data) on a virtual

machine in the datacenter• Presentation of the UI via a remote desktop protocol (such as RDP) to user

devices such as thin and rich clients

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Challenges: • Underutilized hardware • Excessive power consumption• Expensive space across

datacenter and branch offices

Server Consolidation: The Fastest Way to Reduce Costs

Server Utilization

Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

Windows Server 2008 R2 - Hyper-V

Better flexibilityLive MigrationCluster Shared VolumesHot Add/remove of Storage

Improved performanceImproved memory managementTCP Offload supportVirtual Machine Queue (VMQ) SupportImproved Networking

Greater Scalability64 logical processor supportEnhance Green IT with Core Parking

Delivers high levels of availability for production workloads via flexible and dynamic management while reducing overall costs through efficient server consolidation via:

Live Migration• Overview

– Moving a virtual machine from one server to another without loss of service

BenefitsEnables new scenarios

Load balancing VMs for power

Load balancing VMs for CPU

Upgrade of host hardware and maintenance

Greater Scalability

64 logical processor supportCore Parking

64 Logical Processor SupportOverview

Provides Hyper-V the ability to utilizes up to 64 of the logical processor pool presented to Windows Server 2008 R2

BenefitsSignificantly increases host server densityEasily provide multiple processers per virtual machine

Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core Parking• Overview

– Scheduling virtual machines on a single server for density as opposed to dispersion

– This allows “park/sleep” cores by putting them in deep C states

BenefitsSignificantly enhances Green IT by being able to reduce power required for CPUs

Windows Server 2008 (w/o core parking)

16 LP Server

Server Core Parking16 LP Server

Processor is “parked”

Processor is “parked”

Microsoft Assessment and Planning• Expanded version of WVHA• Integrated Portal with Tools and

Guidance• Agentless inventory of clients,

servers, applications, devices and roles

• Technology migration and readiness assessments including desktop and server migration with virtualization

• Powerful Pre-Sales Assessment Tool for multiple products (proposals included)

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Windows Server 2008

R2

Hyper-V

Windows 7

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OfficeMicrosoftApplication

Virtualiz-ation

Remote Desktop Services

System Center VMM

Other Products

Environment monitoring and managing

(System Center family of products)

Management Moves Front And Center

Servers must be configured and optimized

Increasing power and space concerns Greater number of deployments and updates

Must support compliance, process and controls

More internal and external pressures Access drives security and protection

Must ensure business continuity and dependable recovery

Centralized assets drives disaster contingency Virtualization for business continuity

Must be available and responsive

Higher service levels demanded Importance of interoperability and openness

Automated Provisioning and Updating of Physical and Virtual EnvironmentsServer Consolidation Through Virtualization

Proactive Platform MonitoringApplication and Service Level MonitoringInteroperable and Extensible Platform

Configuration Controls and ReportingCentralized Security AuditingComprehensive Security and Identity and Access Mgmt

Business Continuity Thru Virtualization ManagementBackup and Recovery of Physical and Virtual Resources Disaster Recovery

Configuration Management

End to EndMonitoring

Server Compliance

Data Protection and Recovery

Data Center Management Solutions

Configuration ManagementAutomated provisioning and server consolidationManage virtual machines to consolidate physical

servers

Identify candidates servers and do quick physical-to-virtual and virtual-to-virtual conversion for server consolidationEffective and secure patching and upgrading of VM’sControl VM sprawl by consolidating workloads, moving virtual machines, and shutting down unneeded virtual hostsGuidance and best practice services to reduce server sprawl and improve virtualization management

Centralize, automate and manage both physical and virtual server software deployments in the data center

Capacity planning and resource optimizationQuick provisioning of operating systems, applications, patches and updates on both physical and virtual serversGuidance and tools for planning and server deployment Up-to-date inventory and visibility of the servers and applications which reside in the data center Guidance and best practice services for configuration management optimization to streamline IT operations

End To End MonitoringProactive platform, application and service-level monitoringAvailability, performance, and configuration monitoring to proactively address IT issues

Monitor multiple platforms (e.g. Windows, Linux, and UNIX) for both your physical and virtual serversProactively keep systems up and running with best-practice knowledge on how to resolve problemsAllow configuration change monitoring by identifying configuration errors and changesDiagram data center operations and visualize statusReport on status of configuration and system issues affecting availability, performance, and reliability

Deep application and service -level monitoring

Monitor service levels across applications and IT processes through operational IT service viewsTrack and report service levels through dashboardsExtend to monitor non-Microsoft applications with partnersGuidance and best practice services to meet service-level goals and improve IT productivity

Server ComplianceConfiguration controls and centralized audit of system securityCreate, maintain and report configuration controls for the data center environment

Establish desired configuration states and assess server compliance Assess potential datacenter vulnerabilitiesProvide visibility into the status of compliance with configuration controls to support internal and regulatory compliance efforts

Gather and report security related events

Collect events for reporting and tracking on such areas as user access audit, account lockouts, privilege changes, asset inventory and regulatory complianceBackup and store data to meet data retention policies

Manage identities, access and improve security in the data center

Easily Manage passwords, privileges, and user provisioningSecurely protect the data center IT infrastructure from malware and viruses on Windows Server

Data Protection And RecoveryBackup and restore and business continuity through virtualization

Ensure business continuity and responsiveness with server virtualization management

Distribute workloads over locations to ensure continuous and uninterrupted business operationsProvide replication and movement of virtual machines and applications for planned backups

Recover and restore physical and virtual environments after an outage, data loss or corruption

Allows backup and recover of mission critical workloadsPerform continuous data protection using integrated disk and tape media Enable rapid and reliable recovery from disk as well as long term data protection through tape based backupRecover both physical and virtual systems after an outage, data loss or corruptionAllows geoclustering for disaster recovery and business continuance by physically separating cluster nodes

data center A

data center B

backup and restore

Managing The Server Lifecycle

Virtual Workload

Provisioning

OS/Software Deploy,

Patching and State Mgmt

Performance and Health Monitoring

Disaster Recovery

Hardware ProvisioningBackup

Server Management Suite Enterprise

ConclusionSystem Center has solutions to meet the changing data center

To meet the data center’s needsPower managementServer consolidationProvisioning and updatingHigh availabilityService level monitoringAudit and complianceBusiness continuanceDisaster recovery

To deliver quick ROIIntegrated solutionsDeep knowledgeBest practices skills and tools

In an easy to acquire, high value Suite for server management

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