VMworld 2013 session

1. Automating VMware Cloud and
Virtualization Deployments with Dell
Active System Manager
Aaron Prince
Ganesh Padmanabhan

2. 2 VMworld 2013 Dell Product Group
Agenda:
• Challenges in virtualized and cloud environments
• Active System Manager – introduction & overview
• Gaining more out of your VMware stack
• Demo
• Q&A

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Common challenges
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“Datacenter management is fragmented
with too many disconnected tools…”
“Vendors are pushing me
to a closed
architecture, which I don’t
want.”
“Virtualization made the
virtual layer agile, but I
still have to deal with silo’s
compute, network and
storage”
“IT is too slow…we’re
losing momentum… let’s
use a public cloud provider
instead…”
”It costs too much to
design, procure, deploy, &
integrate new base/bare
metal infrastructure…”
“Silos & manual processes impact
service quality…”

4. 4 VMworld 2013 Dell Product Group
Active System
– Blade based
Dell
Servers
Active System
– rack based
Dell
Storage
Dell
Networking
Dell Active Infrastructure Portfolio
Active Solutions
Integrated
Infrastructure
Integration
Platform
Active Systems
3rdParty
Servers
3rdParty
Storage
3rdParty
Networking
Compatibility Matrix
IT
Services
IT Services
Ecosystem
Northbound APIs
Resource Adaptors
Monitoring Data Protection Security
Private Cloud Desktop Virtualization Enterprise Applications
Active System Manager
Platform Reference Architectures
Billing
Workload Templates
Infrastructure Templates
3rd PartyDell Software

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Active System Manager Overview
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Automation
Centralization
• Rapid infrastructure on-boarding
• Automated infrastructure configuration &
lifecycle management
• Robust, centralized management platform
• Self-service web portal
• Resource pooling
• Dynamic resource allocation
• Manual step & touch point reduction
• Increased speed of delivery
• Template-based provisioning & workflow
orchestration
• Real-time & historical operations auditing
• Workload resource scaling
• Physical & virtual workload migration
Operational
Savings
Capital Savings
Accuracy
Adaptability
Agility
Accelerate IT service
deployment
Efficiency
Maximize efficiency
across the IT services
lifecycle
Quality
Offer consistent IT
service delivery
Active System
Manager
Automated workload
delivery and end-to-
end converged
infrastructure
management

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Active System Manager Architecture
Network
Servers
Physical & Virtual
Storage
Resource
Adapters
Admin
Client
Web
Portal
APIs
Client
Interfaces
ASM Server
Appliance
IT Resources
Resource
Adapters
Resource
Adapters
Automation
Templates
Design and
Automate
Schedule and
Deploy
Script and
Integrate

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Unified Management of the entire stack
Get Up &
Running
Quickly
Discover
• Quickly discover:
auto-inventory
available resources
• Pool resources:
create resource pools
• Define users:
integrate with
AD/LDAP; create
local user groups
Accelerate IT Service Deployment • Maximize IT Efficiency • Strengthen IT Service Quality
Capture Best
Practices &
User Rules
• Design templates &
orchestration rules:
Leverage out-of-box
templates or create
custom ones; define
workload lifecycle
• Create user rules:
specify resource
access for users
Define
Rapidly Deliver
High Quality
Workloads
• Deploy templates:
Schedule or on-
demand provision
workloads through
defined templates
• Manage requests:
use the web portal to
accept and fulfill
infrastructure
requests
Deploy
Evolve
Workloads As
Needs Change
• Scale workloads: Add
or remove resources
from workloads
• Migrate workloads:
Move workloads to
as needed
• Manage lifecycle:
update or release
resources as needed
Maintain

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Quickly discover: auto-inventory
available resources
• Rapid
discovery, inventory and
initial configuration of
infrastructure assets
• Assets can be grouped
into resource pools
• Quick time to value for
acquired infrastructure
Discover & auto-inventory available
infrastructure resources within Active Systems
Discover

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Template-based provisioning: Leverage
out-of-box templates or create custom ones
• Encapsulate workload-
specific infrastructure
configurations in the form
of templates
• Templates can be
repeatedly deployed
• Higher
efficiency, accuracy and
consistency
Define workload-specific infrastructure configuration
tasks and best practices in the form of templates
Define

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Workflow orchestration: define the
workload lifecycle
• Step-by-step definition and execution across the workload lifecycle, from provisioning to
decommissioning
• Standardization, speed, and accuracy in deploying and managing workloads
Define end-to-end
provisioning
workflows for
compute, network,
and storage
elements
Define

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Deploy templates
Published templates for infrastructure and workloads are available
to operators and end users through the Web Portal
• Browse and select templates from library catalog
• Deploy on-demand or schedule and reserve for future time
Deploy

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Deliver workloads and manage
capacity
Apply workloads to defined resource pools
Infrastructure Resource Pools
Lync Server
2012
Workload CMS
SQL
Server
2012
Workload B
VDI VDI
Workload A
1 2
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• Schedule & deploy templates to deliver workloads
• Add or delete resources from workloads as needed
• Release workload and resources when finished, avoid sprawl
Deploy Maintain

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Manage and monitor the environment
Operations Center provides consolidated view of all system resources –
servers, network, storage, and virtualization managers
• Unified interface, single pane of glass
• Define, deploy, and migrate server profiles
• View status, perform common actions, and invoke
commands on all Active System elements and subsystems
Maintain

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Gaining more
out of your
VMware
investments

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Making the most of your VMware Investments
Physical Infrastructure
(Compute, storage, networking)
Virtual/Cloud Infrastructure vCloud
Networking &
Security
VMware vCenter
SRM
VMware vSphere
VMware vCloud Director
VMware vCloud Automation Center
Cloud Management
IT Services/VDI VMware Horizon View
VMware vCenter Operations Suite
Dell Active System
Manager
Workload templates
Template based
automation
Workflow Orchestration
Unified HW management
Virtual/Physical config
automation

16. Enterprise Marketing@Dell_Enterprise
Dell Compellent Plug-in for vCenter
Dell Management Plug-in for vCenter
Active Infrastructure for VMware Horizon View
Active System
Compute: Dell m1000e with
M620 Blades
Storage: Dell Compellent
SC8000
Networking: Dell S4810
(ToR) & Dell S55 (mgmt.)
Hypervisor: VMware ESXi
Infrastructure Management:
Dell Active System Manager
Virtual Management:
VMware vCenter
VMware
View Composer
VMware
View Connection Server
Dell Z50D – Advanced
Graphics Client Designed for
Power Users
Dell Wyse P25 - Advanced
Graphics Zero Client
Designed for VMware View
Scale up from
500 to 5000+
users with a
single Active
System.
Reference Architecture:
Active Solution for VMware
Horizon View 5.2

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Dell Active System Manager and VMware
View
Connection
Server
View Composer
Storage
Compute
VMware vCenter Server
Networking
View ESXi Cluster Desktop ESXi Cluster

18. Enterprise Marketing@Dell_Enterprise
Active System Manager vCloud Integration
Active System Manager
Infrastructure
Templates
Workload
Templates
Orchestration &
custom
properties
Dell Active System Manager
Active System Manager enables the best infrastructure platform
for VMware private clouds
• Provide end-to-end management and automation of converged
infrastructure
• Single click provision virtualized workloads, such as VMware ESX
clusters, vCloud vDCs, vApps
• Provision physical and heterogeneous infrastructure in concert with
VMware virtualization management
• Rapidly deploy ESXi onto bare metal servers, configure storage &
networking

19. Enterprise Marketing@Dell_Enterprise
Dell Compellent Solution Pack for VMware
vCenter Operation Manager
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Provide increase visibility, metrics, and rich
storage analytics
Deliver a ‘Servers to Storage’ view of the
health of your VMware Infrastructure
Pre-packaged Dell Compellent dashboards for
alerts, health, performance, capacity & top-
utilization metrics
Perform analysis from VM to storage volume
to speed Root Cause Analysis

20. Enterprise Marketing@Dell_Enterprise
Active System Manager vSphere/vCenter Integration
Active System Manager
Infrastructure
Templates
Workload
Templates
vCenter
Resource
Adapter
Dell Active System Manager
Active System Manager integrates closely with VMware to:
• Provide end-to-end management and automation of
converged infrastructure
• Automatically provision virtualized workloads, such as VMware
Horizon View, via pre-built templates
• Provision physical and heterogeneous infrastructure in concert
with VMware virtualization management
• Rapidly deploy ESXi onto bare metal servers

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Demo time!

22. Dell and VMware Partnership – growing stronger over the years…
Software Group
• Data Protection: AppAssure /
vRanger
• Sys Mgmt: vOps / vFoglight
• Virtual Appliances:
KACE, SonicWALL
Enterprise
Servers
Storage
Networking
Converged
Infrastructure
Private Cloud
Software
Data Protection with
AppAssure and
vRanger
System Management
with vCenter
Operations Manager
and vFoglight
Virtual Appliances
for KACE and
SonicWALL
EndUserComputing
Wyse Thin Clients
VDI
BYOD
Services
Managed and
Hosted Private
Clouds
GICS
vDaaS
Technical Support
(L1/L2)

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Thank You!

24. 24 Confidential Enterprise Marketing
Dell’s Active Systems is the most recommended
and most deployed Converged Infrastructure