The document discusses Dynamic Data Center (DDC), an industry term for a virtualized and automated infrastructure that provides real-time provisioning, high availability, unlimited capacity, and self-healing capabilities. It outlines the goals and technologies covered by DDC for hosting providers, including Hyper-V, System Center components, and guidance for bare metal and virtual server provisioning. The presentation also provides overviews of key Dynamic Data Center technologies like Hyper-V, clustered shared volumes, live migration, and how System Center products like Virtual Machine Manager, Operations Manager, and Data Protection Manager integrate with and support a DDC.

1. Microsoft Communications Sector
hosting | media & entertainment | telecommunications
Dynamic Data Center
Managing Virtual Infrastructure
Stefan Simon
Hosting Technology Specialist
Microsoft CEE HQ
i-stesim@microsoft.com

2. Agenda
∙DDC Overview
∙DDC Components
∙DDC Solution Set

3. What is Dynamic Data Center?
∙ Industry term
∙ Exists for many years
∙ Works not only on Microsoft
◉ VMWare, Linux…
∙ Let your infrastructure be dynamic and on demand
∙ Real time provisioning ∙ High availability
∙ API for extending to the cloud ∙ Unlimited Capacity
∙ Resource monitoring and application ∙ Outsourcing of problems
monitoring ∙ Self healing infrastructure
∙ Logical datacenter ∙ High performance
◉ Application aware
◉ Utility based resources
∙ HW optimisation
∙ Security and domain control
∙ GEO indepedence (omipresence)

4. Dynamic Data Center Goals
DDC is...
Agile, dynamic and flexible to:
• Respond to changing business needs
• Enable hosters to capitalize on new opportunities
Designed to automate common tasks
Guidance for hosters:
• To eliminate deployment blockers DDC is not...
• To accelerate technology adoption
• Guidance by the field, for the field • An out-of-the-
box solution
Supported by community via MSDN Code Gallery
• http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/
• A product
• Pending publishing
http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/dynamic-data-centers.aspx

5. Technologies Covered by DDC for Hosters
Built on Microsoft Enterprise Servers for Datacenters
• Hyper-V Virtualization • System Center
Configuration Manager
• Internet Information 2007 R2
Services 7.5
• System Center
• FTP 7.5 Operations Manager
• Active Directory 2007
• Storage • System Center Data
Protection Manager Plus guidance for:
2007
• Bare Metal
• System Center Virtual provisioning
Machine Manager
2008 • Virtual Server
provisioning
• Using MDT and WDS
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6. Hyper-V
Overview

7. Microsoft Virtualization Strategy
Best TCO & It’s the Platform Data center End-to-End
ROI you know to desktop Management
Key feature Full range of products & Physical and Virtual
1/3 the price up front
of platform solutions Hypervisor
Significant savings Tools Large partner eco-
Cross-hypervisor
you know system
Lower ongoing costs Interoperability

8. Hyper-V R2
∙ Extended Hardware Support
◉ Support for up to 8 sockets (64 logical CPUs)
◉ Support for up to 1 TB RAM
∙ Includes:
◉ Host Clustering (16 nodes per cluster)
◉ Live and Quick Migration
◉ Clustered File System
◉ Hot add/remove of SCSI VHD/Pass-Thru
∙ Snapshots (Checkpoints)
◉ Multi-point, time shifting
∙ Fiber/iSCSI SAN support
◉ Screaming software iSCSI Initiator
◉ No NFS, but CIFS possible
◉ Thin, Thick or Differencing VHDs
◉ Pass-through SCSI
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9. Provided by:
OS
ISV/IHV/OEM
Hyper-V Architecture Microsoft Hyper-V
Parent Partition Child Partitions Microsoft / XenSource
VM Worker
Processes
User Mode
Applications Applications Applications Applications
WMI Provider
VM Service
Windows Server Windows Server Non-Hypervisor
2008 R2 2003, 2008, R2 Aware OS
Kernel Mode
Windows Windows
VSP VSC
Kernel Kernel
Linux VSC
IHV
Drivers VMBus
VMBus VMBus Emulation Hypercall Adapter
Ring-1
Windows Hypervisor
“Designed for Windows” Server Hardware

10. Comparing Server 2008 R2

11. Windows Server 2008 Core
∙ No GUI version
∙ Safer („reduced attack surface“)
∙ Allows Most of the Windows Server 2008 roles
◉ AD, DNS, File, Print, IIS, Hyper-V
∙ Disallows
◉ GUI apps, IE, Windows Mail…

12. Hyper-V Storage Options
∙ Performance wise from fastest to slowest…
◉ Fixed Disk VHDs/Pass Through Disks
○ About the same in terms of performance
◉ Dynamically Expanding VHDs
○ Grow as needed
∙ Pass Through Disks
◉ Pro: VM writes directly to a disk/LUN without encapsulation in a VHD
◉ Cons:
○ You can‟t use VM snapshots
○ Dedicating a disk to a vm

13. Introducing CSV
∙ Enables multiple nodes to concurrently access a single „truly‟
shared volume
∙ Provides VM‟s complete transparency with respect to which nodes
actually own a LUN
∙ Guest VMs can be moved without requiring any drive ownership
changes
∙ High Availability
◉ No dismounting and remounting of volumes is required
NOTE: Clustered Shared Volumes are designed for use with Live Migration
in Hyper-V ONLY and other implementations are not supported

14. Single Name Space
∙ CSV provides a single consistent file name space
◉ Files have the same name and path when viewed from any
node in the cluster
◉ CSV volumes are exposed as directories and subdirectories
under the “ClusterStorage” root directory
○ C:ClusterStorageVolume1<root>
○ C:ClusterStorageVolume2<root>
○ C:ClusterStorageVolume3<root>

15. Hyper-V Local Management DEMO
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16. Supported Guest Operating Systems
OS Type Supported Guest Operating Systems (servers) Processor(s)
Windows Server 2000 Server and Advanced Server with SP4 Uniprocessor
Windows Server 2003 SP2 32 & 64 bit Uniprocessor
/multiprocessor; two
virtual processors
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 32 & 64 bit uniprocessor/
multiprocessor, two
virtual processors
Windows Server 2008 R2 32 & 64 bit uniprocessor/
multiprocessor, four
virtual processors
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86/x64) Uniprocessor
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2 and 5.3 (x86/x64 ) Uniprocessor
Important! When a service pack is listed, the service pack is required and the guest operating system is not supported
without the listed service pack.

17. Live Migration Requirements
∙ Hyper-V failover cluster with shared storage
∙ Hyper-V failover cluster nodes must be configured on the same
TCP/IP subnet
∙ Hyper-V failover cluster nodes must have access to shared
storage

18. Live Migration: Initiate Migration
IT Admin initiates a Live Migration to move a VM from one host to
another:
Live Migrate this Client accessing VM
VM to another
physical machine
SAN
SAN
VHD

19. Live Migration - Memory Copy: Full Copy
Memory content is
copied to new server
VM pre-staged
SAN
SAN
VHD

20. Live Migration -Memory Copy: Dirty Pages
Client continues
accessing VM
Pages are
being dirtied
SAN
SAN
VHD

21. Live Migration - Memory Copy: Incremental Copy
∙ Hyper-V tracks changed data, and re-copies over incremental changes
∙ Subsequent passes get faster as data set is smaller
Recopy of changes
Smaller set of
changes
SAN
SAN
VHD

22. Live Migration: Final Transition
Partition State copied
VM Paused
SAN
SAN
VHD

23. Live Migration - Post-Transition: Clean-up
∙ ARP issued to have routing devices update their tables
∙ Since session state is maintained, no reconnections necessary
Client directed to
new host
Old VM deleted
once migration is
verified successful
SAN
SAN
VHD

24. CSV and Failover
Cluster Demo
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25. System Center
Virtual Machine
Manager

26. Introduction to System Center Virtual Machine
Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2
System Center Virtual Machine Manager Features
Hypervisor Management – Hyper-V, VMware Cluster integration
Host Configuration Intelligent Placement
Library Management Deployment and Storage
Virtual Machine Creation Monitoring and Reporting
Conversions: P2V and V2V Automation with PowerShell
Delegation and Self Service Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO)
What’s New in SCVMM 2008 R2
Manage Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Template-based rapid provisioning
Live Migration Multiple VMs per LUN using CSV
Maintenance mode Enhanced SAN migration support
VDI integration Network optimizations

27. SCVMM 2008 R2 Architecture
Administrator’s Self Service Web Windows
Console Portal Operator’s Web
PowerShell
Console Console
2.0
Windows® PowerShell 2.0
PRO Connector
Management Interfaces
SCVMM Library Virtual Server VMware VI3
Server Host
Virtual Center Server
VM VM VM VM VM ESX Host
VM Template
VM VM VM VM
VM VM VM VM VM
ISO VHD Script
SAN Storage

28. Typical SCVMM 2008 R2 Topology
Windows®
PowerShell
Administrator
Console
Library
Server
Web-based
Delegated
Provisioning UI
Virtual
Machine Hosts

29. Managing VMs Using SCVMM 2008 R2:
PowerShell 2.0
∙ Microsoft‟s command shell for
scripting and development
∙ VMM Windows PowerShell
snap-in
◉ 240+ command-line
functions
◉ Foundation for VMM
Administrator‟s Console
and the Self-Service Portal
◉ All Windows PowerShell
operations are logged and
audited

30. Intelligent Placement
∙ Capacity planning technology ensures best resource utilization
∙ Star rated results for easy decision making
∙ Customizable algorithm to achieve your goals
∙ Applicable to both Microsoft and VMware hosts

31. Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO)
∙ PRO tips for hosts
∙ PRO tips for virtual machines
∙ PRO tips for VMM

32. DEMO: Administrator Console

33. VMM Library
∙ Provides a central store for all the building blocks of virtualization
◉ Virtual Machines/VHDs store for re-deployment
◉ Templates to create new Virtual Machines (VM)
◉ ISO images used in VM management and creation
◉ Hardware configurations profiles
◉ Guest operating system configuration profiles
◉ Scripts to customize base VMs
∙ Support for Multiple Libraries
∙ Automatic discovery of new library objects
∙ Enable/Disable resources
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34. Self-Service Portal
∙ Gives a single access point for users to use their virtual machines
∙ Administrators control access through policies that designate capabilities
∙ End-users can:
◉ View their own virtual machines
◉ Manage their own virtual machines (On/Off/Reset)
◉ Use the virtual machines via ActiveX® interface
◉ Create new virtual machines with designated templates on designated servers

35. SC VMM Library
Demo

36. System Center
Operations Manager 2007 (SP1)

37. Benefits to service providers
∙ Possible additional revenue for service provider
∙ Value add to the service providers offerings
∙ Ability to show SLA
∙ If service provider owns hardware
◉ Can ensure hardware is healthy
◉ Response time to fix issues is decreased
◉ Can scale hardware more accurately
◉ Able to avoid downtime by fixing small
issues before they snowball

38. Operations Manager
∙ Unified monitoring of systems and applications
◉ Microsoft, 3rd party and custom applications
∙ Service-oriented views of distributed applications
◉ Comprehensive status of end-to-end services
◉ Problem Path feature to quickly pinpoint problem cause
◉ Take immediate action (automated or manual)
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39. Operations Manager
∙ Robust, customizable reporting
◉ IT and management to quickly
∙ Client monitoring
◉ Software crashes, hardware failures, system SLA
◉ Agentless exception monitoring
◉ Client health/performance monitoring and reporting
∙ Extensible through Management Packs
∙ PRO Tips integrations with VMM 2008
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40. PRO Tips in Action
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41. DEMO: SCOM 2007 R2 Workspace

42. Configuring Discovery

43. Scenario 1: Virtual Dedicated
∙ Example a VM running on shared hardware
∙ Host OS (Hyper-V, Virtual Server, VMWare) can be
monitored by the service provider
∙ Guest OS can also be monitored
◉ Alerts can be sent directly to the customer
∙ Can perform synthetic transactions to ensure system is
working

44. Scenario 2: Managed
∙ In this scenario the service provider will manage the servers
and hardware allowing the customer to use resources
◉ Example would be IIS website farm, online backup, shared Exchange
∙ Operations Manager can monitor the hardware and
operating systems
◉ Possibly as a value add service provider can monitor the application
(website, backups, Exchange etc)
∙ Likely most alerts would go to service provider
∙ Reports can be useful for diagnosing issues
∙ Can perform synthetic transactions to ensure system is
working

45. SCVMM and SCOM integration
∙ Make sure the SPN is set (this is an Operations Manager best
practice, and Operations Manager will alert you if it isn‟t set). Setspn
is familiar to most Windows admins who have done anything with
SQL or IIS over the years.
∙ Import the SQL & IIS Management Packs (most admins would
probably have this already)
∙ On your VMM server, install the OpsMgr console
∙ On your OpsMgr server, insert the VMM disk & run configure
Operations Manager
∙ Set the PowerShell execution policy
∙ Add the VMM user to the OpsMgr console
∙ Enable PRO

46. Cross-Platform Extensions
∙ Part of System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
◉ Novell Management Pack for SUSE
◉ Others to come
∙ Adds platform support for:
◉ HP-UX®
◉ Sun Solaris™
◉ Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
◉ Novell SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
◉ IBM AIX 5L® 5.3, Technology Level 6, SP5 (PowerPC)
∙ Adds application support for:
◉ Apache, MySQL and Oracle
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47. System Center Configuration Manager

48. System Center
Configuration Manager 2007 R2
∙ Deployment of operating systems and applications
◉ Leveraging WDS
∙ Patch management
◉ Leveraging WSUS engine
∙ Configuration management and audit
◉ Track configuration changes to systems
◉ Configuration Packs for baseline config
◉ Security Compliance checks

49. System Center Data
Protection Manager
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50. SCDPM 2007 Overview
∙ SCDPM is a backup solution providing continuous data protection for
Windows Applications and File Servers
∙ SCDPM provides protection of the following items:
◉ File data from volumes, shares, and folders
◉ Application data, such as Microsoft Exchange Server storage groups,
Microsoft SQL Server databases, Windows SharePoint Services farms,
and Microsoft Hyper-V and Virtual Server and its virtual machines
◉ Files for workstations running Windows XP Professional SP2 and all
Windows Vista editions except Home
◉ Files and application data on clustered servers
◉ System state for protected file and application servers

51. What‟s New in SCDPM 2007 SP1
∙ Support for Microsoft Exchange Server (2003 and 2007)
∙ Support for Microsoft SQL Server (2000/2005/2008)
∙ Support for Microsoft SharePoint (MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0)
∙ Zero data loss recovery for Microsoft applications
∙ Shorter backup windows + smaller full backups due to Express Full
technology
∙ Efficient use of existing infrastructure, including reduced space
requirements for Backup to Disk thanks to innovative data
De-Duplication technology
Module 6

52. SCDPM vs. Traditional Backup Solutions
∙ Traditional backup copies all the data every time a backup is
requested
∙ SCDPM utilizes Volume Shadow Services to only copy data that has
changed since last backup
∙ SCDPM can provide multi-tiered Data Protection
∙ SCDPM provides a seamless Disk- and tape-based recovery
Module 6

53. System Center
Data Protection Manager SP1
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54. What‟s New in SCDPM 2010 RC
∙ Reliability Enhancements
◉ Engine Crash
◉ Continue on Failure
◉ Auto-Heal Features
◉ Auto-Rerun
◉ Auto-Consistency Checks
◉ Auto-Grow
◉ Multiple Administrator Consoles
∙ Support Windows Server 2008 R2
◉ Virtualization
◉ Clustered Shared Volumes
∙ Support for Exchange 2010
∙ Support for SharePoint 2010
∙ RTM planned to Q2 2010
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55. Dynamic Data Center
Solution

56. DDC Solution Automated
Data Store for Centralised deployment and
management tools 2 Management management.
Remote
Administrator
Console
VM and OS
templates.
VHD ‘Gold’
templates 4
Web based ordering and
web based management
Sales and Marketing. GTM
information to sell this
solution.
3 Competitive comparison
1
Deployment, Patching,
Monitoring & Backup
Physical Hosts and 5
Virtual Machines

57. Dynamic Data Center Toolkit (DDTK)?
Prescriptive guidance for creating managed services and hosted Cloud
offerings:
• Documentation
 Technical best practices, FAQs, white papers
 Installation guides specific to hosting scenarios
 www.windowshda.com
• Managed Services
 On-demand VM provisioning
 WCF based services for all Servers and server roles that are supported
by DDC
 Services are JSON enabled for use for LAMP*
• Portal
 Sample Silverlight or ASP.net portal helps provide hosters‟ customers an
integrated view of services
* About 50% of hosters have control panels hosted on LAMP

58. DDC Logical Solution Architecture
Control Panel
Web based
Web Services
Business VM Mobility High
Services
Goals
Continuity & Migration Availability
Foundational
Technologies

59. DDC Solution Set - Architecture

60. Dynamic Data Center Physical Architecture
SAN • System Center
Operations
(Fiber/iSCSI)
Hyper-V Server Clusters
Manager
System Center Operations
Manager
System Center • System Center
Configuration Manager
System Center Virtual Configuration
Machine Manager
System Center Data
Manager
Protection Manager
SQL Server 2005 • System Center
Virtual
Machine
Manager
• System Center
Data
Protection
Manager
• SQL Server
2005 SP3 or
2008

61. Steps to Full Dynamic Data Center
Hyper-V Virtualization
Windows Linux
System Center
SCVMM SCOM SCCM SCDPM
Management Layer
Managed Services Control Panel
Dynamic Data Center
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62. DDC Portal Sample
Demo
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68. DDC in the Hosting market
Template VDS package Custom VDS package
∙ Simple, easy to build and deploy. ∙ Slightly more complex, needs more
∙ Suits low end of the market, pure web scripting work.
hosts, up sell from shared ∙ Helps add value at point of purchase.

69. Momentum
The Dynamic Data Centre toolkit has enabled us to build a suite of next generation
hosting services, providing our customers with an infrastructure that offers them
greater levels of business agility. - James Griffin, Head of Hosting Strategy, Star UK

70. Summary
∙ DDC
◉ Enables your datacenter to be dynamic and on demand
◉ Important mile to cloud offerings
◉ Is built on Hyper-V and System Center products
∙ DDC Toolkit (www.windowshda.com) contains
○ Hosting Guidances
○ Managed Web Services
○ Sample portal application (http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ddc)

71. Q&A
Stefan Simon
i-stesim@microsoft.com

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