VMware Mini Forum Calgary Afternoon Keynote Presentation, February 18, 2010. Overview on how Virtualization Technologies can provide flexibility and additional value in the Remote Office / Branch Office (ROBO). Topics discussed: Centralized vs. Distributed Deployment Models, Backup, Data Replication, Disaster Recovery, vSphere features, Site Recovery Manager, Virtual Desktop, WAN Acceleration.

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2. Simplify the Branch Office using Virtualization
Technologies
James Charter, Sr. Virtualization Consultant

3. Agenda
 About Long View Systems
 Branch Office Challenges
 Opportunities for Change
 Centralized vs. Distributed
 Backup
 Data Replication
 Disaster Recovery
 Q&A
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4. About Long View Systems
 Focused on end-to-end IT Infrastructure Operations &
Procurement Services
 Extensive Client Successes with (complete lifecycle) in SMB to
enterprise corporations
 Established in 1999, with US operations established in 2004 with
extensive growth and investment from 2006 to current
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5. Manufacturers
 VMware Premier Enterprise Partner (Canada/US)
 VMware Authorized Consulting Partner
(1 of the first 4 VACP in the world)
 A white label virtualization resource and delivery sub-
contractor for VMware, HP, NetApp, EMC, Ingram and Avnet
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6. Branch Office Challenges
 Lack of Standardization
 Every server is different and configured in a unique way
 Limited Space & Budget
 Limited room, power and cooling
 Cost constraints often mean:
• Fewer servers are deployed
• Additional roles are required per server (AD, File, SQL, Exchange)
• Server hardware configurations may be non-redundant
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7. Branch Office Challenges (continued)
 Remote Support
 Lack of onsite IT resources (phone, quarterly visits, ship to site)
 Deploying a new desktop may require a site visit
 Geographic location may not qualify for 4 Hour Onsite Warranty
service and may only be Next Business Day.
 Backup & Recovery
 Tape changed by office personnel, backups unreliable
 Where are the tapes being kept?
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8. Opportunities for Change
Virtualization!
You’ve already proven it’s benefits in the Datacenter, it’s time to
virtualize the remote branch office.
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9. Benefits
Standardization with templates
 Rapid provisioning based on your ‘gold master’ installation
Reduce your costs
 Consolidate servers onto less hardware to reduce power and cooling
requirements. Do more with less!
 Reduce desktop support and deployment costs
Encapsulation & Isolation
 Split application and service roles into separate virtual machines; reduce
the impact of application outages when changing one virtual machine.
 Virtual Machines are isolated and the stability of one virtual machine does
not impact the others.
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10. Benefits (continued)
Centralized Management
 Manage the environment with a remote connection
Backup & Recovery
 Hardware independence for Virtual Machines makes restores
more flexible
 Backup entire Virtual Machines for quick ‘bare metal’ restores
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11. VMware Solutions
Protection against hardware failures
Planned maintenance with zero downtime
Protection against unplanned downtime
and disasters
Site
Recovery
VMware Fault Tolerance, Manager
High Availability, Storage
DRS Maintenance Mode, VMotion
VMotion
NIC Teaming,
Multipathing
VMware Data Recovery, VMware
Ready Data Protection solutions
from third-party partners
Component Server Storage Data Site
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12. High Availability
HA – High Availability provides quick recovery from hardware
failure
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13. Deployment Models
Centralized vs. Distributed
Centralized - All services are consolidated centrally, may include
desktops
Distributed – Branch Office services available locally, may
include desktops
What makes sense for your environment? What are the main
determining factors?
 WAN connectivity
 Data Locality
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14. Centralized Deployment Model
All services are consolidated centrally
 Reliable WAN links are required for connecting the branch
office to centralized resources
 High bandwidth with low latency may be required for a
centralized model - WAN acceleration products can reduce
bandwidth requirements and improve user experience
 Virtual desktops can be used to minimize remote site support
requirements
 Data protection and backup are performed centrally
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15. Centralized Example
Virtual Servers Virtual Desktops
WAN
Head Office
Datacenter
Branch Office WAN Acceleration
(IT Operations)
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16. Distributed Deployment Model
Core services in central location, local services based on use
case.
 Suitable for sites with unreliable or non-redundant WAN links
 Less bandwidth may be required compared to a centralized
solution
 Suitable for sites that have a requirement for local data
 Remotely managed from a central location
 Virtual desktops can be used to minimize remote site support
requirements
 Data replication for centralized backup and disaster recovery
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17. Distributed Example
Virtual Servers
(Core Services)
Virtual Servers
Virtual Desktops
WAN Head Office
Datacenter
WAN Acceleration (IT Operations)
Branch Office
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18. Backup Options
Backup Agents in the Operating System
 Traditional agent based backup (same as physical servers)
Image or File level backups with VMware Data Recovery
Image or file level backups with VCB & Backup Product
 Backup the Virtual Machine to your backup product (disk, tape)
 Backup files in the Windows Virtual Machine to your backup product
Snapshot based backups with replication
 Leverage storage array snapshots and application integration
Use De-duplication to minimize storage requirements!
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19. Backup with VMware Data Recovery
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20. Backup with VCB
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21. Data Replication
Data
Replication
Application
Operating System
Virtual Machine
Storage Volume
Enables centralized backup
Use WAN Acceleration to lower bandwidth requirements
Use De-duplication to lower storage requirements
Storage Array based replication enables more flexibility
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22. Disaster Recovery - Manual
Data
Replication
Data Replication of Virtual Machine to Recovery Site
Make storage volume writable (re-signature, rescan)
Register Virtual Machine
Adjust Virtual Machine Networking
Power On and Virtual Machine Customization (IP addresses, DNS, etc)
Follow Run Book
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23. Disaster Recovery with Site Recovery Manager
Site Recovery Manager leverages VMware vSphere to deliver advanced
disaster recovery management and automation
 Simplifies and automates
disaster recovery workflows:
 Setup, testing, failover
 Turns manual recovery
runbooks into automated
recovery plans
 Provides central management
of recovery plans from the
VMware vSphere Client
Works with VMware vSphere to
make disaster recovery rapid,
reliable, manageable, affordable
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24. SRM Topologies
Standard Deployment: Shared Recovery Sites:
1:1 mapping between each Multiple sites can be protected by a
protected site and its recovery site single, shared recovery site
Leverage for remote office/branch
office topologies
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25. Summary – Remote Office Big Wins
Use Storage Replication for the most flexibility
 Scalability & Simplicity over VM, App, or OS replication
Use De-duplication
 Less data to move, less bandwidth required, less $/GB
Use WAN Acceleration to maximize links & user experience
 More efficient data transfer = less $/link, more /user
Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity
 Build a framework that will scale to DR/BC when your business needs it.
Centralize to Simplify when you can
 Does Virtual Desktop fit? What can you move back to the core?
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26. Thank You
Questions?
Contact:
James Charter
james.charter@lvs1.com
403.515.6900