SUANWOVirtual Server Farm
Bryan AntonioMichael Wo-
jzcukSukhdeep
KahlonCapstone Pro-
ject2011
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Agenda
Introduction Benifits Methodology Aspect of the Project Project Budget Challenges Recommendations Conclusion References
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Introduction
• Project is a test bed for real life implementation of a virtual server
farm
• Focus of the project is to compare the current and the desired approach to build and lease servers
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Introduction (cont’d)
• Project is designed around benefits of virtualization to lower (TCO)[5] farm
• Budgeting is completed taking approximate market prices
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Methodology
•Planning•Research•Hardware•Software•Network
• Installation•Testing•Changes•Testing•Finalize
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Aspects of the Project
Member 1• Activities related with hardware
Member 2 • Activities related with software
Member 3• Activities related to local area network
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Aspects of the Project (cont’d)
All Members:
• Project documentation• Project manual • Inputs to the website needs• Project posters• Technical and Formal presentation
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Project Budget Hardware/ Sofware
Personnel
Total Cost - $57,975.86 (approx.)
Item Quant-ity
Unit Cost Total Cost
Server 1 5,837.98 5,837.98
Workstation 3 1,599.00 4,797.00
Server OS Li-cense
25 1,089.00 27,225.00
VMware Sofware
1 995.00 995.00Project Man-
ager1 60/Hour
Technical Ana-lyst
3 45/Hour
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Challenges
• Planning• Research• Division of work• Industry grade hardware• Exposure to other platforms• Networking skills•Time management skills
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Recommendations
• Virtualization platforms• Planning of project stages • Division of the work• Group and sponsor meetings planning• Production grade hardware• Technical skills
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Conclusion
• Suanwo server farm based on virtualization technology
• Project implemented in VMware virtualization platform.
• Project team interested in researching Citrix Xenserver
• Project divided into hardware, software and networking components
• Project concept is directed towards small and medium sized businesses
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References I[1] VMware. “VMware V-sphere”. [Date Updated: 2011]. Internet:
http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/overview.html [Date Accessed: March 21, 2011].
[2] Citrix. “Complete, Cost Effective Data Center and Virtualization”. [Date Updated: 2011]. Internet:
http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/feature.asp?contentID=2300351 [Date Accessed: March 21, 2011].
[3] Microsoft. “Hyper-V Server 2008 R2”. [Date Updated: 2009]. Internet: http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-v-server/en/us/default.aspx [Date Accessed: March
21, 2011].[4] VMware. “Virtualize Your IT Infrastructure”. [Date Updated: 2011]. Internet:
http://www.vmware.com/virtualization/ [Date Accessed: March 21, 2011].[5] VMware “Determine True Total Cost of Ownership”. [Date Updated: 2011]. Inter-
net: http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/advantages/virtual-machine-density.html
[Date Accessed: March 21, 2011].[6] VMware. “VMware vCenter Server”. [Date Updated: 2011] Internet:
http://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-server/overview.html [Date Accessed: March 28, 2011].
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References II
[7] Openfiler “Openfiler” [Date Updated: 2009]. Internet: http://www.openfiler.com/products [Date Accessed: March 28, 2011].
[8] Gartner. “Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure”. [Date Updated: May 26, 2010]. Internet:
http://www.gartner.com/technology/media-products/reprints/vmware/article4/article4.html
Date Accessed: March 28, 2011].[9] VMware.“Advantages of VMware Virtualization”.[Dated Updated: 2011]. Internet: http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/advantages/ [Date Ac-
cessed: March 30, 2011].[10] VMware. “Start with a Robust and Reliable Foundation”. [Date Updated:
2011]. Internet: http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/advantages/robust-foundation.html
[Date Accessed: March 30, 2011].[11] Citrix. “Enterprise-Class, Cloud-Proven”. [Date Updated: 2011]. Inter-
net: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/subfeature.asp?contentID=2300455
Date Accessed: March 30, 2011].