The document outlines VMware's vision for a Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) and its components, including network virtualization via VMware NSX and storage through VMware Virtual SAN. It emphasizes the benefits of agility, resilience, and standardization that SDDC provides for IT operations, aiming to meet increased user demands for rapid deployment and flexible services. Additionally, it introduces VMware vCloud Automation Center as a solution for self-service and accelerated service delivery while ensuring policy compliance.

1. VMware Software-Defined Data Center (2014)
Presented by: John Long
VCI Level 2, VCP5-DV, VCAP-DCA, VCLOUD
February 13, 2014

2. Agenda
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The Software-Defined Data Center
VMware Network Virtualization with NSX
VMware Virtual SAN*
VMware vCloud Automation Center
Q&A
*product is still in Beta

3. Virtualization Overview
Cloud Layer
IaaS
PaaS
SaaS
Virtualization Layer
Hardware Layer

4. “Traditional” Compute Virtualization
We add a layer above our physical hardware

5. What does compute virtualization do for us?
• Consolidation
– Better use of our hardware
– Ease of management
• Flexibility
– VMs can be on any host while providing to our users
• Ease of Management
– Management at the layer(s) above the physical hardware
• Step One of our move to a Software-Defined Data Center

6. What is a Software Defined Data Center?
Where are the
physical resources
located?
How can we separate
resources?

7. What is a Software-Defined Data Center?

8. What does an SDDC do for us?
• Agility
– Automation & Scaling up or down becomes a trivial matter
– Self-service for users; frees up IT for other projects
– Cloud-ready: Public, Private, or Hybrid
• Resilience
– SDDC “exists” at a layer above, insulating from issues at lower layers
– With proper design, Zero-downtime solutions are easily achievable
• Standardization
– We can ensure that multi-site environments are standardized resulting in
greater ease of management and scalability

9. Network Virtualization

10. John, we already had this before!
Yes and No
What we had before solved networking at each hypervisor
Why not take this to the next level and virtualize entire networks?

11. Network Virtualization Layout
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Utilizes the Existing Hardware
Utilizes the Existing Configuration
Closer to Design
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VLAN Configuration
Security Settings
Enterprise Policy Configuration
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Physical Devices
Power + Connectivity Resources

12. Why VMware NSX?
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Works with ANY hypervisor
Works with ANY network hardware
Works with ANY Cloud Management Platform
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Provisioning is greatly simplified
Implementation speeds from weeks to seconds
Standardization
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Who’s using this?
– AT&T, Rackspace, eBay, PayPal, and more!

13. More on Network Virtualization?
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Official VMware Network Virtualization Blog
• http://blogs.vmware.com/networkvirtualization/
Official VMware NSX Webinar
• http://www.vmware.com/products/nsx/nsx-webinar.html

14. Storage Virtualization

15. What is VMware Virtual SAN?
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Simple storage designed for virtual machines
Non-disruptive scalability allows you to grow your Virtual
SAN as needed
Hardware-Agnostic
Managed within the vSphere Web Client
Not only for vSphere but also Horizon View and SRM as well

16. An example Virtual SAN
Virtual SAN Cluster
Esxi01
Esxi02
Esxi03
• SSD
• Drive 2
• Drive 3
• SSD
• Drive 1
• SSD
• Drive 4
• Drive 5

17. What does Virtual SAN do for me?
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Reduced TCO
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Low upfront cost and “grow as you go”
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Distributed RAID and cache-mirroring ensures that data is safe in the
event of a disk, network, or host failure
Performance
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Built in management with the vSphere Web Client
Resiliency
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Three hosts and up
Manage your storage along with your compute
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Inexpensive server disks and flash + Standard vSphere networking
Self-tuning storage with dynamic load balancing using DRS
Virtualized Storage is prepped for the SDDC

18. More on Virtual SAN?
• Official VMware Virtual SAN (Beta) Site
– http://www.vmware.com/products/virtual-san/
• Official VMware Virtual SAN Datasheet
– http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/vsan/VMware_Virtual
_SAN_Datasheet.pdf

19. Moving Forward

20. What do we need from IT Operations?
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IT has to be more flexible
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We are not only expected to deliver basic, non-complex services any longer
User & Business demands include rapid deployment of complex, multi-tier services
IT has to have faster turnaround on requests
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The never-ending IT dilemma; can we do this faster?
What is slowing down these processes?

21. How can we keep up with these demands?
Self-Service
– A better, stronger, faster approach than a traditional request, vet, and
deliver model
– Users have become accustomed to an “App Store” type experience
How can we implement this?

22. VMware vCloud Automation Center
• But I don’t want to give my users access to mess things up!
– Ensure compliance with Policy-Based Governance
– Deliver Infrastructure, Application, and Custom Services
– Application Blueprints ensure that the same experience is delivered
every time, in any location
Web
VM
Service
A
DB
VM
• Service delivery times end up going from weeks to minutes!

23. VMware vCloud Automation Center
• Will vCAC work with “X” Virtualization Platform, “Y” Hardware
and/or “Z” Cloud Provider?
– A Multi-Vendor, Multi-Cloud Infrastructure
Physical Hardware Vendors
Virtualization Platforms
Cloud Platforms
vCAC
Unified
Solution

24. VMware vCloud Automation Center
• vCAC Advanced Service Designer
– An easy-to-use Wizard-driven approach to building a service
– This allows us to deliver “Anything-as-a-Service”
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New Employee On-Boarding
Email Setup
Backup/Recovery
Security Compliance
Password Management
– Basically anything we can develop a workflow for can become a service
that we can deliver to users

25. VMware vCloud Automation Center
• What’s in it for IT Operations?
– Frees up your time for other projects and demands
– Integrated Chargeback throughout the product
• Better grasp of Budget vs. Use
• Where should this service exist?
– Keep onsite vs. Move to cloud
– “Future-Prepping”
– Happy Users = Happy Everyone

26. More on vCloud Automation Center?
• Official VMware vCloud Automation Center Site
– http://www.vmware.com/products/vcloud-automation-center/
• Official VMware Cloud Management Blog
– http://blogs.vmware.com/management

27. Learning Path
www.vmwarelearningpaths.com
www.vmware.com/education/

28. Q&A