VIRTUALIZATION BUILT IN... SOLARIS AND xVM: FOUNDATION FOR THE DYNAMIC DATACENTER Nicola Rauti Systems Engineer Global Systems Engineering Sun Microsystems Italia

State of Infrastructure Today 41m physical servers by 2010 – 700% increase in 15 years Ave UT < 10% = $140 bn in excess server capacity – a 3 year supply Server Sprawl Power and Cooling DC space costs 10’s of millions to build Limits on facilities upgrades in existing sites $8 in maintenance for every $1 spent on new infrastructure 20-30:1 Server-to- admin ratio Space Crunch Operating Cost Source: IDC 50 ¢ for every $1 spent on servers $29 bn in power and cooling industry wide

41m physical servers by 2010 – 700% increase in 15 years

Ave UT < 10% = $140 bn in excess server capacity – a 3 year supply

DC space costs 10’s of millions to build

Limits on facilities upgrades in existing sites

$8 in maintenance for every $1 spent on new infrastructure

20-30:1 Server-to- admin ratio

50 ¢ for every $1 spent on servers

$29 bn in power and cooling industry wide

Economics and Ecology Business Continuity and Resilience Business Agility Global IT Challenges Under-utilized systems limit business growth Energy costs drain the bottom line Sprawling IT infrastructure is hard to manage Disaster recovery planning is non-negotiable Downtime is not an option Remote management Ability to deploy new services is critical to remain competitive IT resources must be easier to allocate

Under-utilized systems limit business growth

Energy costs drain the bottom line

Sprawling IT infrastructure is hard to manage

Disaster recovery planning is non-negotiable

Downtime is not an option

Remote management

Ability to deploy new services is critical to remain competitive

IT resources must be easier to allocate

The Power of Virtualization Server Consolidation Reduced Space and Power Mobility Increased Hardware Utilization

Virtualization Challenges Increased management complexity Still need to manage hardware and OS Virtualization density requires performance and management skills Management solutions are custom-constructed by the customer using multiple tools Performance overhead can limit possible cost savings New security challenges Proprietary solutions Getty images: 200315535-001.jpg

Increased management complexity

Still need to manage hardware and OS

Virtualization density requires performance and management skills

Management solutions are custom-constructed by the customer using multiple tools

Performance overhead can limit possible cost savings

New security challenges

Proprietary solutions

Deployment of Open Source Software Sun Virtualization History Time “ I think their strategy is right on the money” — Chris Wolf, Burton Group NFS Dynamic System Domains Sun Ray Solaris Containers Logical Domains Open Storage Xen Open Networking VirtualBox VDI

Datacenter Management – Sun xVM Ops Center Desktop to Datacenter Virtualization Unifying Virtualization and Management Across the Infrastructure Open Storage STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION SERVER VIRTUALIZATION NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION Open Networking Solaris Containers Sun xVM Server Logical Domains Dynamic Domains Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Sun VirtualBox

Server Virtualization

What is Important? Understand the Application – One Size Does Not Fit All Management of These Environments is Key IDENTITY MANAGEMENT FUSION

OS Virtualization Hypervisors/ Domains Solaris Containers Solaris 8/9 Containers Solaris Containers Solaris 8/9 Containers Logical Domains Dynamic Domains xVM Ops Center Understanding Your Application Solaris Containers xVM Server VirtualBox VMware ESX Hyper-V T-Series M-Series X-Series Application FUSION IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

xVM Ops Center Server Virtualization from Sun Today Hard Partitions SPARC Hypervisors x86 Hypervisors Solaris Containers Identity Server Multiple OSes Single OS All Sun Systems Solaris Containers (Zones + SRM)‏ Solaris Trusted Extensions Solaris 8 and 9 Containers Solaris Containers for Linux Applications X – Series xVM Server VirtualBox VMware ESX Microsoft Hyper-V T – Series Logical Domains M – Series Dynamic Domains Mail Server File Server

Solaris Containers 4 CPU Pool 4 CPU Pool (FSS)‏ Mail Zone Solaris 10 Kernel DNS Zone Web2 Zone Web1 Zone Global Zone OS Server DNS Server Apps Solaris Zones + Solaris Resource Manager = Solaris Containers 60 5 25 10

Solaris Containers Solaris Containers – proven technology More than 20% of Solaris 10 production systems are running multiple Containers Recognized license boundary for major ISVs New features added regularly Simplified system upgrades via Solaris 8 and 9 Containers Solaris Trusted Extensions give enterprise grade security Mobility of Containers give agility and rolling upgrades Solaris Containers have full Solaris Cluster support

More than 20% of Solaris 10 production systems are running multiple Containers

Recognized license boundary for major ISVs

New features added regularly

Simplified system upgrades via Solaris 8 and 9 Containers

Solaris Trusted Extensions give enterprise grade security

Mobility of Containers give agility and rolling upgrades

Solaris Containers have full Solaris Cluster support

Logical Domains OS Server Control/ Service Domain Service Domain Apps

Logical Domains 1.1 Support multiple versions of Solaris, OpenSolaris, Linux and FreeBSD on the same system Domain Mobility – Allows users to migrate workload between LDoms without shutting down the application Users can also move workload between different machine types if the Logical Domain is shut down Virtual I/O enhancements Dedicated hardware mapped to a Logical Domain Built in Dynamic Reconfiguration Virtual network and switch support Comes at no additional cost

Support multiple versions of Solaris, OpenSolaris, Linux and FreeBSD on the same system

Domain Mobility – Allows users to migrate workload between LDoms without shutting down the application

Users can also move workload between different machine types if the Logical Domain is shut down

Virtual I/O enhancements

Dedicated hardware mapped to a Logical Domain

Built in Dynamic Reconfiguration

Virtual network and switch support

Comes at no additional cost

Enterprise-Class Hypervisor Sun xVM Server / Hypervisor Mail Server Mail Server File Server PV Drivers FMA VMDK ZFS IPS Sun xVM Server / Hypervisor

Server Virtualization Without Barriers Built-in management Easy to use interface Low barrier to entry Programming interfaces VMware compatible Enterprise-class foundation Open source Sun xVM Server / Hypervisor

Server Virtualization Without Barriers

Built-in management

Easy to use interface

Low barrier to entry

Programming interfaces

VMware compatible

Enterprise-class foundation

Open source

All Sun’s Server Virtualization Technologies managed from a single point Solaris Containers Logical Domains xVM Server

xVM Ops Center with Sun Universal Knowledgebase Discovery Update Provisioning Management Bare metal and OS discovery Inventory and systems grouping Role based access control Linux and Solaris Operating Systems Firmware, with dependencies Patch Linux and Solaris Simulate Schedule Rollback App, file and script management Compliance reporting Audit trail Lights out management

Provisioning

Management

Bare metal and OS discovery

Inventory and systems grouping

Role based access control

Linux and Solaris Operating Systems

Firmware, with dependencies

Patch Linux and Solaris

Simulate

Schedule

Rollback

App, file and script management

Compliance reporting

Audit trail

Lights out management

Save Time with Sun xVM Ops Center

Different Usage Scenarios Eco consolidation – Retire legacy systems Consolidate many small applications on different OSes Adapt application resources/location to business changes Protect Web facing applications Consolidate vertically scaling applications – databases

Eco consolidation – Retire legacy systems

Consolidate many small applications on different OSes

Adapt application resources/location to business changes

Protect Web facing applications

Consolidate vertically scaling applications – databases

Virtualization allows the move to newer more efficient systems SPARC: Solaris 8 and 9 Containers Lower the power/cooling/space/support cost on running these applications Eco Consolidation with Solaris Solaris 10 Solaris 9 Container Solaris 8 Container xVM Ops Center Solaris 8 Solaris 9

Virtualization allows the move to newer more efficient systems

SPARC: Solaris 8 and 9 Containers

Lower the power/cooling/space/support cost on running these applications

Eco Consolidation with Solaris Total After Before Solaris 8 on 6 V880s 6 Solaris 8 Containers on T5240 with Solaris 10 Total Savings 2 CPUs (128 threads) 2 Rack Units 1,100 Watts 3,608 BTUs OS support cost: $3,780 for Solaris 10 with Solaris 8 Containers 99% space savings 92% less power 92% less BTUs 88% lower annual support cost 48 CPUs 204 Rack Units 13,200 Watts 43,308 BTUs OS support cost: $32,400 for Solaris 8

2 CPUs (128 threads)

2 Rack Units

1,100 Watts

3,608 BTUs

OS support cost: $3,780 for Solaris 10 with Solaris 8 Containers

48 CPUs

204 Rack Units

13,200 Watts

43,308 BTUs

OS support cost: $32,400 for Solaris 8

Consolidate Many Small Applications on Different OSes A hypervisor allows the consolidation of many small apps SPARC: Logical domains, dynamic domains X86: VirtualBox, xVM server, VMware, Hyper-V Each VM can have their own patch level xVM Ops Center

A hypervisor allows the consolidation of many small apps

SPARC: Logical domains, dynamic domains

X86: VirtualBox, xVM server, VMware, Hyper-V

Each VM can have their own patch level

Adjust to Business Changes AM/Day/Week PM/Night/Weekend Re-Size the Resources to Fit the Changes on Demand

Adjust to Business Changes AM/Day/Week PM/Night/Weekend Migrate the Applications onto Fewer System: Turn Unneeded Systems Off to Save Power

Secure Internet Facing Applications Many companies want a Web presence Web-facing applications often need to be dynamic These applications are often new and untested Hackers can de-face website or steal data Hackers can gain access to the corporate network Use Solaris Containers/Trusted Extensions to “lock down” the application environment Problem Risk Solution

Many companies want a Web presence

Web-facing applications often need to be dynamic

These applications are often new and untested

Hackers can de-face website or steal data

Hackers can gain access to the corporate network

Use Solaris Containers/Trusted Extensions to “lock down” the application environment

Secure Internet Facing Applications A locked down environment can protect x86 and SPARC: Solaris Containers Control the content from outside Container Totally isolate the internet network from LAN Firewall Solaris 10 Read/Write Read Only Public Internet Private LAN /shared Webzone 129.152.1.200 Datazone 10.0.0.200 An Example Configuration to Prevent Web Page Hijacking

A locked down environment can protect

x86 and SPARC: Solaris Containers

Control the content from outside Container

Totally isolate the internet network from LAN

Consolidate Vertical Scaling Apps Insurance agency with many field offices Databases need many threads (CPUs) to perform Field offices only get ~20 inquiries per day Systems and database licenses are very under utilized Consolidate the databases in Containers on an M-Series system Compress the costs of 40 databases into that of ~2! Example Problem Result Solution

Insurance agency with many field offices

Databases need many threads (CPUs) to perform

Field offices only get ~20 inquiries per day

Systems and database licenses are very under utilized

Consolidate the databases in Containers on an M-Series system

Compress the costs of 40 databases into that of ~2!

Consolidate Vertical Scaling Apps Using the new M-series allow to vertically scaling Powerful CPU, lots of memory Use Solaris containers to “cap” the CPU to the right level Solaris Containers considered a license boundary for both Oracle & IBM Cost Cost Cost 40 x 8 Way Systems One 16 Way System Total Saving 40 x $old-systems SWaP 40 x 8 x $database 38 x power/cooling/space 38 x 8 x $database 1 x $new system SWaP 1 x 12 x $database

Using the new M-series allow to vertically scaling

Powerful CPU, lots of memory

Use Solaris containers to “cap” the CPU to the right level

Solaris Containers considered a license boundary for both Oracle & IBM

40 x $old-systems SWaP

40 x 8 x $database

38 x power/cooling/space

38 x 8 x $database

1 x $new system SWaP

1 x 12 x $database

Server Virtualization Strengths Solaris Containers Logical Domains xVM Server VMware ESX Hyper-V High performance network and I/O – bare metal performance Consolidated old Solaris versions Limit the security breach of your web application Consolidate very dynamic applications Migrate VMs to fit business changes Most of the hypervisor built into the chip – very little overhead Redundant I/O paths Run any x86 OS on shared infrastructure Migrate VMs to fit business changes Move old OSes onto newer share/more efficient hardware High isolation – dedicated hardware High performance network and I/O – bare metal performance No software single point of failure Run multiple OSes on the same system Dynamic Domains

xVM Server

VMware ESX

Hyper-V

High performance network and I/O – bare metal performance

Consolidated old Solaris versions

Limit the security breach of your web application

Consolidate very dynamic applications

Migrate VMs to fit business changes

Most of the hypervisor built into the chip – very little overhead

Redundant I/O paths

Run any x86 OS on shared infrastructure

Migrate VMs to fit business changes

Move old OSes onto newer share/more efficient hardware

High isolation – dedicated hardware

High performance network and I/O – bare metal performance

No software single point of failure

Run multiple OSes on the same system

Only VDI with Choice: Windows, Open Solaris and Linux Delivered Securely Sun VDI Software Sun Fire x64/x86 Servers ... xVM or VMware Sun Ray Software Internet Sun Secure Global Desktop Software Sun Virtual Desktop Connector

Open Desktop Virtualization Platform Host Platforms Guest Platforms x86 Hardware

Key Features Broad platform support Hosts: Windows, Solaris, Linux, OS X Guests: Support for practically any x86-based OS Powerful virtual hardware and device support Versatile Networking options Rich host/guest integration Enterprise Features VirtualBox for Solution Builders World’s M ost P opular Virtualization Platform

Broad platform support

Hosts: Windows, Solaris, Linux, OS X

Guests: Support for practically any x86-based OS

Powerful virtual hardware and device support

Versatile Networking options

Rich host/guest integration

Enterprise Features

VirtualBox for Solution Builders

Powerful Virtual Hardware Virtual SATA or IDE: u p to 32 disks Virtual NICs: g igabit ethernet E1000 Virtual USB Controller: USB 1.1 and 2.0 USB device filter Full ACPI Support: g uests reflect power status of host Virtual CD/DVD: p assthru for CD/DVD writing Processor: 32-bit and 64-bit guests; PAE support Graphics Acceleration: OpenGL for Windows Guests

Virtual SATA or IDE: u p to 32 disks

Virtual NICs: g igabit ethernet E1000

Virtual USB Controller: USB 1.1 and 2.0

USB device filter

Full ACPI Support: g uests reflect power status of host

Virtual CD/DVD: p assthru for CD/DVD writing

Processor: 32-bit and 64-bit guests; PAE support

Graphics Acceleration:

OpenGL for Windows Guests

DEVELOP xVM VirtualBox TEST/STAGE xVM Server and xVM Ops Center DEPLOY xVM Server and xVM Ops Center Create virtualized applications Develop on your own preferred platform Test on many OSes on the single system Make efficient use of testing resources Test in different situations Reliably and securely run your applications Dynamically adapt your application to changing conditions Usage Scenario

Nicola Rauti [email_address] Thank You.