Building a Hardware Infrastructure for a Virtualized Solution

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Hardware for Virtualization Building a physical solution for a virtualized infrastructure

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Agenda

Software

Servers

Storage

Networking

Overview


What is Virtualization?

Traditionally the Operating System (OS)

and its applications were tightly coupled to

the hardware they were installed on

Virtualization breaks the link between

operating system and physical hardware

This allows the ability to change hardware

without replacing the OS or applications

Additionally multiple instances of an OS

with independent applications can now run

on the same hardware

Hypervisor Operating System

Application


Typical Hardware Architecture

In the data center:

• Storage Array (iSCSI, FC, NFS)

• 2-5 Physical Servers

• Redundant Gigabit Switches

In the office and on the shop floor:

• Legacy desktops

• Ruggedized laptops

• Solid state thin clients

• Tablets (iPad / Android)


Industrial Data Center – E1000

Supports up to 10 virtual machines • VMware ESXi pre-configured • Component Level Redundancy (HD,

NIC, Power Supply) • Can be integrated into a full IDC at a

later time USE CASE: OEM/Single Line • 2 PASS/HMI servers • 1 FactoryTalk Historian • 1 FactoryTalk AssetCentre • Domain controllers and other

management services

Resilient compute resources for small industrial data centers


Industrial Data Center – E2000 (Essentials)

Supports up to 60 virtual machines • VMware HA and FT • Maximum 3 physical servers • Maximum 75 disks USE CASE: Multiple Line/Small Plant • 4 PASS/HMI servers • FactoryTalk Batch • FactoryTalk Historian • FactoryTalk AssetCentre • 15 Operator stations • 5 Engineering Stations • Domain controllers and other

management services

Resilient compute resources for small industrial data centers


Industrial Data Center – E3000 (Essentials+)

Supports up to 150 virtual machines

• VMware HA, FT and DRS

• Max 6 servers

• Max 100 disks

USE CASE: Small/Large Plate Wide Control

• 6-8 PASS/HMI Servers

• FactoryTalk Batch

• FactoryTalk Metrics

• FactoryTalk Historian

• FactoryTalk AssetCentre

• Anti-Virus

• Secure Remote Access

• 50 Operator stations

• 20 Engineering Stations

• Domain Controllers and other

management services

Fully redundant, fully scalable information infrastructure for the plant floor


Agenda

Software

Servers and clients

Storage

Networking

Overview

Software


VMware Licensing

For Development

VMware Player is free for noncommercial use

VMware Workstation is a retail and download product

For Production

VMware vSphere and VMware View are sold through resellers and hardware OEMs

VMware View is sold by concurrent user and is available either stand alone or as an add-on for vSphere

VMware vSphere is sold in 5 editions with different functionality enabled


vSphere Bundle Comparison

Essentials Essentials Plus Standard Enterprise Enterprise Plus

Physical CPU 3 servers 3 servers 6 6 6

Scalable ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔

vMotion ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

High Availability ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Data Protection ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

vShield Endpoint ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Storage vMotion ✔ ✔ ✔

Fault Tolerance ✔ ✔ ✔

Storage APIs ✔ ✔

DRS ✔ ✔

I/O Control ✔

Distributed Switch ✔


Microsoft Licensing for Virtualization

Servers:

Each host must be entitled for the virtual machine “high water mark”

Standard = 2 VM, Datacenter = unlimited VM’s

Desktops:

Client device requires Windows Software Assurance (PC/laptop),

Virtual Desktop Access (thin client) subscription

License entitles use of up to 4 vm’s

SQL Server

Licensed per VM or per Physical host server

Microsoft Windows licenses are tied to hardware not VMs http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/virtualization.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/virtualization.aspx




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