Hyper Converged Infrastructure

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EIT 9.1: Beyond
Hyper-converged –
VMware EVO SDDC
Integrated Systems
Anil Kapur, VMware

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EIT 9.1: Beyond Hyper-converged – VMware
EVO SDDC Integrated Systems
VMware's software-defined data center vision extends virtualization
across all data center resources (compute, storage, and networking)
to offer a fully automated, policy-driven resource provisioning,
management, and operation of a private cloud. EVO SDDC
integrated systems deliver on this promise. EVO SDDC Manager
provides automated, simplified, rapid setup of the entire SDDC-
based private cloud as well as automated lifecycle management of
the entire stack including hardware and software components. In
this session, the EVO SDDC solution and architecture are presented
in depth.

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Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC): The
Foundation of the New Model of IT
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Any
Application
One
Cloud
Any
Device
Hardware Infrastructure
Software-Defined Data Center
Cloud Management
Compute Network Storage
Extensibility
Traditional
Applications
Modern, Cloud
Applications
Business Mobility: Applications | Devices | Content
Hybrid Cloud
PRIVATE
Your
Data Center
PUBLIC
vCloud Air
MANAGED
vCloud Air
Network

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I M P A C T
Up to
49% CAPEX Savings1
Up to
56% OPEX Savings2
Service Delivery
in Minutes
Improved Security
to Effort Ratio
Up to 50% Reduction
in BCDR Costs3
Software-Defined Data Center IT Customer Impact
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C U S T O M E R E X A M P L E S
Data Center Virtualization
with Hybrid Cloud Extensibility
Streamlined and Automated
Data Center Operations
Application and Infrastructure
Delivery Automation
Security Controls
Native to Infrastructure
High Availability and
Resilient Infrastructure
Sources
1) Taneja Group. (August, 2014). For Lowest Cost and Greatest Agility, Choose Software-DefinedData Center Architectures, Hopkinton, MA.
2) Taneja Group. (June, 2014). Transforming the Datacenter with VMware’s Software-definedData Center vCloud Suite. Hopkinton, MA.
3) Forrester. (May, 2013). The Total Economic Impact of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager.

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One Destination, Multiple Approaches
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To Building a Software-Defined Data Center
B U I L D Y O U R O W N
S O F T WA R E - D E F I N E D D ATA C E N T E R
I N T E G R AT E D S Y S T E M S
Multiple Infrastructure and Software Layers
Procured and Deployed Separately
Pre-integrated Hardware and Software Solution
Procured and Deployed as a Single System
Server Network External
Storage
V M WA R E S O F T WA R E H Y B R I D
C L O U D

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Challenges Exist
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In Completing The Transition To SDDC
TIME
CONSUMING, RISKY
S O F T W A R E L I F E C Y C L E
M A N A G E M E N T
PROLIFERATION
O F C O N T R O L P O I N T S
COMPLEX
T O A R C H I T E C T A N D
I N T E G R A T E
C H A L L E N G E S T O
SDDC
MANUAL
T O B R I N G U P A N D
C O N F I G U R E
RIGID
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
S C A L A B I L I T Y
ADVANCED
T E C H N I C A L S K I L L
R E Q U I R E D

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F U L LY S O F T WA R E - D E F I N E D
Compute, storage, networking from hypervisor
H Y P E R - C O N V E R G E D
Granular, elastic scalability for grow-as-you-go S I N G L E PA N E O F G L A S S
N E W E V O S D D C M A N A G E R
End-to-end System Automation
R A C K A N D R O L L
Integrated software pre-loaded at the factory
C O M P L E T E P R I VAT E C LO U D
Incudes the complete VMware SDDC stack
Management of physical and virtual
Introducing EVO SDDC
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Powers a New Class of Integrated Systems Providing The Easiest Path To SDDC
E N H A N C E D S E C U R I T Y
With Micro-segmentation through network virtualization

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Market Leading, Proven Software-Defined Stack
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Our of the box with Integrated Systems Powered By EVO SDDC
V M W A R E
E V O S D D C
MANAGEMENT
EVO SDDC Manager
vRealize Suite
NETWORKING
NSX
STORAGE
Virtual SAN
COMPUTE
vSphere
C U S T O M E R S
700+
2000+
500K+
20K+
O P T I O N A L A D D - O N S :
V M W A R E H O R I Z O N V I E W
V M W A R E V R E A L I Z E A U T O M A T I O N

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Flexible Choice Of Certified System Options
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From Leading Data Center Providers
S Y S T E M P R O V I D E R S
… M O R E T O C O M E

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Based On Hyper-Converged Architecture
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Delivers Elastic Scalability For Granular, Linear Grow-As-You-Go
E V O S D D C U N I Q U E LY C O N V E R G E S C O M P U T E ,
S TO R A G E A N D N E T WO R K I N G
S O F T W A R E
Compute, storage,
networking delivered
as software
Tightly integrated
software stack
H A R D W A R E
Convergence of
physical storage on
x86 hardware
Building-block
approach

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Significant reduction
in infrastructure
bring-up time from
days to hours
Centralized access
and integrated view of
physical and virtual
infrastructure
Automated upgrade
and interoperability
pre-tested
Optimized usage
and ease of expansion
N E W
EVO S D D C M AN AGER
S I M P L I F I E S :
I N I T I A L S Y S T E M B R I N G - U P
C O N F I G U R A T I O N O F P H Y S I C A L A N D V I R T U A L
R E S O U C E S
S O F T W A R E A N D F I R M W A R E L I F E C Y C L E
M A N A G E M E N T
R E S O U R C E A L L O C A T I O N T O A P P L I C A T I O N S
E N D T O E N D S Y S T E M M O N I T O R I N G
EVO SDDC MANAGER

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Key Benefits Delivered by EVO SDDC
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Rapid system
bring up
Automated lifecycle
management of
VMware software
Grow as you go
without disruption
Linear scalability
of capacity and
performance
Automated and
intelligent delivery
of network security
services to
applications
Up to 49% in Savings
vs. HDDC1
Significant OPEX and
CAPEX benefits
delivered by SDDC
capabilities
Fully integrated with
end-to-end support
Single pane of glass
management of virtual
and physical
Use existing VMware
administration skills
S I M P L E R
O P E R A T I O N S
F A S T E R
P R O D U C T I V I T Y
E L A S T I C
S C A L A B I L I T Y
E N H A N C E D
S E C U R I T Y
I N C R E A S E D
S A V I N G S
1 “For Lowest Cost and Greatest Agility, Choose Software-DefinedData Center Architectures Over Traditional Hardware-DependentDesigns,”
Technology Brief. The Taneja Group, August 2014.

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What is an EVO SDDC?

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Integrated System Powered by EVO SDDC:
Key Components
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vRealize Automation (optional)
vRealize Operations Mgmt
vRealize Log Insight
NSX
Virtual SAN
vSphere ENT+
Horizon Suite (optional)
Hardware Management
Services (HMS)
Partners
Management
Switch
ToR Data
Switches
Rack-Mount
Servers with Storage
Rack Power
Distribution
Inter Rack
Spine Switches EVO SDDC Manager
• Centralized access, mgmt. and view
using a distributed manager for physical
and virtual infrastructure
Physical Hardware
• Fully pre-racked and pre-cabled
• Extensions for power & into existing
Ethernet network
SDDC Software
• Integration of VMW and 3rd
party software components
Partner-Provided Integrated System
Powered by VMware EVO SDDC

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Partner-Provided Integrated System
Example of Hardware Configuration
1
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Pre-racked
and Pre-cabled
Built-in Power
Distribution
Drops For Power &
Network Uplinks
Configurable CPU,
Memory &
Disk Storage
Two 32 x 40GE
Spine switches for
inter-rack
connectivity
(1st and 2nd rack only)
1 GE
Management Switch
for out of band
connectivity
Two 10 GE ToR
Switches for data connectivity
(incl. 4 x 40GE uplinks from
each switch to existing data
center LAN)
24 x 2 CPU
480 CPU cores,
9TB of memory (384GB
per server), 230TB of raw
storage
To Data Center
Power
To Data Center
Ethernet Network

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EVO SDDC Data Center Scale
Average number of VMs hosted*
200 VMs
~250
8 node
minimum initial
purchase
~280
Within a rack,
scale in per
server
increments
~6000
Data center level
scalability
~1000
450 VMs
Scale-out capability
across racks1
* depends on individual VM sizes
1 For each additional rack added, the minimum initial purchase is also 8 nodes.

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EVO SDDC Software Architecture
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Hardware
Virtualization
Operations &
Management
Hardware
Management
Services
(HMS)
External
Management
Tools
Cloud
Infrastructure
Administrators
REST APIs
Virtual SANNSX
vSphere
vCenter ServerNSX Manager
vRealize Log Insight
vRealize Operations vRealize Automation
(Optional)
Servers Network Switches Storage (DAS)
Horizon View
(Optional)

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Hardware Management Service (HMS)
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• HMS embedded inside the management switch
• Responsible for:
– Hardware Discovery, Inventory
– Hardware Monitoring
– Low-level Firmware Upgrades
• Framework to be available as Open Source software
1 GE Management Switch
10 GE ToR Switch
Server
Abstracting Management Interaction
• Pluggable architecture
• Connects through out-of-band connection to
managed devices (Servers, Switches, PDUs)
Modularity
• Framework delivered by VMware
• Joint development of plug-ins with HW partner
HMS
Server Switch Storage Aux.
HW Management API
IPMI Plugin OEM Plugin ODM Plugin OCP Plugin
Plugin/Device
Specific Interface
JSON/REST

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EVO SDDC Simplifies Install and Management
Unified Support
 High level of pre-integration leads to rapid deployment and faster time-to-value timelines
 Less downtime for ongoing maintenance reduces business disruption and operating costs
 Automated upgrades and patching reduces compliance risks and required developer involvement
Day 0 Operational
▪ Preconfigured rack(s) arrive at
customer site fully pre-
integrated with servers,
switches and SDDC software
▪ Auto-provision IP, L3 fabric,
pools of logical resources based
on SLAs provided
▪ Auto-discovery and bring-up of
new servers and racks
Ongoing operation
▪ Centralized management of
both physical and logical
resources through the EVO
SDDC Manager
– Automated hardware
discovery, inventorying
and ongoing monitoring
– Integrated performance
management, capacity
optimization and real-time
log analytics
Lifecycle Management
▪ Upgrades and updates for the
entire stack come from a single
source
▪ Automated and pre-validated
upgrade or update process
▪ Availability notifications
provided through EVO SDDC
Manager
▪ 3-generation lifecycle support,
including decommissioning
▪ OEM partners serve as the single
point of contact for EVO SDDC
customers
▪ Integrated “Phone Home”
capabilities

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Rapid Capacity Deployment
Data Center
Network
Data Center
Power
PLUG TO PLAY
IN LESS THAN A DAY!
• Ready to deploy infrastructure wheeled into datacenter
• Power & network connected
• EVO SDDC Manager configures datacenter parameters
• SDDC stack is fully operational within hours

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EVO SDDC Manager Automates Bring Up of
Hardware & Software
Physical
Deployment
•Fully assembled rack
arrives at customer
•Power and
networking
connected per site
survey
Power-On
Inventory
Validation
•EVO SDDC Manager
and HMS brought up
•System checked
against known good
inventory as part of
the power-on
process
•DOA’s or other
discrepancies
identified
Customer
Information
Input
•Specific data center
parameters such as
DNS, Active
Directory, NTP etc.
input by customer
into a wizard
•IP address ranges
and networks for
vMotion, VSAN and
VXLAN
Management
Cluster
•EVO SDDC Manager
•SDDC stack including
vSphere ESX, NSX,
VSAN brought up
•VSAN datastore
created
•vRealize products
configured
•Management packs
installed and
configured
•High Availability for
management cluster
configured
SDDC Ready to
Use
•Workload domains
can be created and
VMs brought up

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Automated Bring Up
Demo

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What is a Virtual Rack?
Aggregation of Pools of Distributed Physical
Resources
…
* Multi rack clusters subject to the ESX and VSAN sizing and compatibility requirements
Virtual Rack
Aggregate Capacity Across Physical Racks
Linked Into A Single Virtual Rack
ESX Clustern
*
ESX Cluster1
*
ESX Cluster2
vCenter1 vCenter2 vCentern
Distributed EVO SDDC Manager
vRealize
Operations
(vC Ops)
vRealize
Log Insight
vRealize
Automation
(VCAC)

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What are Workload Domains?
…
Virtual Rack
VDI
Workload Domain
Dev
Workload Domain
Production
Workload Domain
Workload
Domains
Resource groups created
with specific availability
and performance attributes
Defined by number of
clusters, placement of
cluster hosts and
redundancy of VSAN disk
groups

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Multi-Use Shared Infrastructure
EVO EDDC Virtual Rack Capacity
Workload Domain
App A
Workload Domain
App C
Workload Domain
App D
Workload
Domain
App B
Different
Workload
Requirements:
• Capacity
• Performance
• Availability
• Networking
• Security
Shared
infrastructure
to host them
App A
App B
App C
App D
EVO SDDC Manager creates workload domains optimized with:
• ESX cluster sizing
• Host selection based on capability, affinity
• VSAN policies for data protection & performance
• Networking policies with NSX for connectivity & security

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Elastic Capacity Expansion
Existing EVO SDDC
Installed Capacity
New EVO SDDC
Incremental Capacity
+
• Connect new rack capacity
into managed spine network
• Automatic inventory and
capacity add of new rack
• Capacity now available to
extend existing workload
domains or create new ones
• New way of managing
capacity – not in racks of
individual servers but in
aggregate resource poolsWorkload Domain

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Workload Domain
Creation Demo

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Lifecycle Management: Software Bundles
VMware
Software
Partner Software
(Including Firmware & BIOS)
EVO SDDC
Management Software
 Pre-defined software bundle
 Specific versions of component software
 Pre-validated and integration tested
 Published by VMware
 Published quarterly, follows a train model
 Contains upgrade versions of component SW
 Typically contains new functionality
 Published on an as-needed basis
 Contains patches and hotfixes
 Typically addresses security issues and bugs
Piecemeal
Upgrades
EVO: RACK
Upgrade/Update
Bundle
EVO: RACK
Upgrade/Update
Bundle
EVO SDDC
Upgrade/Update
Bundle
EVO: RACK
Upgrade
Bundle
EVO: RACK
Upgrade
Bundle
EVO SDDC
Upgrade
Bundle
EVO: RACK
Update
Bundle
EVO: RACK
Update
Bundle
EVO SDDC
Update
Bundle

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Predictable, Automated Upgrades and Updates
SOFTWARE REPOSITORY
EVO SDDC MANAGER
SDDC STACK & HARDWARE
• Pre-certified bundles reduces risk
• Higher efficiency by moving certification burden to VMware
• Automation through EVO SDDC Manager allows better predictability
• Control business continuity by upgrading at workload domain level

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Qualified Hardware Available through EVO
SDDC Partners…
3
2015 & Early 2016
…more to come

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3 Key Things You Have Learned During this
Session
1. Software Defined Data Center (SDDC)
technology
2. SDDC Deployment Challenges
3. Hypervisor Converged Integrated
Systems Capabilities

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Thank you
Anil Kapur
akapur@vmware.com
VMware, Inc.