The Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) deployed a total of 12 IBM BladeCenter servers with Intel Xeon processors, 6 of which run VMware vSphere virtualization software, and is now migrating old physical servers to virtual machines. The new infrastructure is between four and seven times more compact and efficient, SRC can deploy a new server in one hour rather than the four or five hours previously needed and administrative costs had decreased.
Headquartered in Redlands, California,
USA, Esri specializes in Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) software.
Esri products are used by more than
350,000 organizations worldwide,
including most U.S. federal agencies
and national mapping agencies, 45 of
the top 50 petroleum companies, all
50 U.S. state health departments, most
forestry companies, and many others in
dozens of industries.
EnterpriseDB's Postgres Plus Cloud Database provides fully automated and self-healing PostgreSQL clusters in the cloud. It offers features like high availability, elastic scaling, load balancing, automatic backups, and failover. The solution is database vendor independent, supports multiple cloud platforms, and provides a simple GUI for management. It aims to make cloud databases more fully featured while reducing the operational burden on database administrators.
This IDC white paper highlights how IBM eX5 systems with MAX5 memory technology play a significant role in increasing the value of memory dense servers.
This document discusses the benefits of virtualizing business critical applications. It argues that virtualization improves efficiency by reducing application costs through better utilization and automation. It also improves application quality of service by providing higher availability and better service levels. Finally, virtualization accelerates the application lifecycle by enabling faster provisioning and testing. The document provides examples of how virtualization has helped customers consolidate servers, licenses, improve availability, simplify disaster recovery, and streamline testing for applications like databases, email, and enterprise software.
The Evolution Of Server Virtualization By Hitendra MolletiHitendra Molleti
This document discusses the benefits of server virtualization for businesses. It begins by outlining top business challenges such as reacting quickly to market changes and containing costs. It then discusses what businesses demand from IT, including flexibility, cost control, simplicity, continuity, and security. Server virtualization can help meet these demands. The document provides a brief history of virtualization and explains how the virtualization approach abstracts physical hardware and allows for more efficient utilization of servers than the traditional one application, one server model. Key benefits of server virtualization include more efficient utilization rates, reduced power consumption and costs, decreased capital expenditures, enhanced business continuity, more flexible resource allocation, simplified management, and acting as the first step towards cloud computing. The
IBM is promoting cloud computing and its cloud offerings as ways for vendors to generate recurring revenue through subscriptions and for customers to reduce upfront costs, increase flexibility, and improve efficiency. IBM provides private, public, and hybrid cloud solutions using its Power Systems, System z, and System x hardware and software. Key benefits of IBM's cloud infrastructure include security, reliability, scalability, and workload optimization.
Build your private cloud with paa s using linuxz cover story enterprise tech ...Elena Nanos
This article has been published as a cover story of Enterprise Tech Journal Jun 2013 issue, at - http://enterprisesystemsmedia.com/article/build-your-private-cloud-with-paas-using-linux-on-system-z.
Do you know that according to Gartner poll, Private Cloud project deployments are increasing significantly in 2013 and nearly 90% of customers are looking at Private Cloud implementation and are either in the planning or early deployment stages? Is your shop currently looking into Private Platform as a Service (PaaS) Cloud implementation? Have you looked into what zEnterprise has to offer in this space?
This article gives insight on Private Cloud Implementation on zEnterprise and can help you learn how your organization can benefit from implementing a Dev/Test private cloud using PaaS with Linux on System z and why WebSphere Application Server (WAS) may be a perfect fit for a Dev/Test Private Cloud.
Learn how your organization can cut IT costs by deploying “self-service” for developers, using Dev/Test Private Cloud.
This article goes over what Applications are a good fit for Dev/Test Private Cloud and the benefits of this implementation, such as :
• Reduce the number of Dev/Test WAS environments using dedicated resources
• Reduce hardware and software license costs
• Improve speed of upgrades
• Standardize procedures and software levels
• Let developers set up and use new environments in minutes instead of days or weeks
• Simplify WAS infrastructure management
Article also goes over the key differences in managing cloud infrastructure on distributed platforms vs. mainframes and shows how Linux on System z plays a critical role in creating PaaS clouds.
• Mainframes can scale vertically, while distributed servers can scale horizontally.
• Linux on System z has much higher densities of virtual machines per processor core compared to distributed servers.
• Cloud implementation on zEnterprise can dynamically allocate workloads to available pooled resources.
• Linux on System z leverages z/VM’s ability to virtualize CPUs and memory, as well as share those resources among many Linux guests. One IFL can run the equivalent of many distributed servers.
• Consolidation of Linux workloads on a single physical hardware server allows multiple Linux images to run on z/VM IFLs without affecting IBM software charges for existing System z general processors.
Creating private cloud to host dev/test environments can save your company money and increase efficiency. Start small, but think big; create a cloud strategy and roadmap that involves getting leadership buy in, building business cases and presenting them in stages within your organization, standardizing procedures and using a fit-for-purpose approach to select pilot applications.
Connect with author of this article, Elena Nanos, on Linkedin at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elena-nanos/1/a47/70a
Headquartered in Redlands, California,
USA, Esri specializes in Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) software.
Esri products are used by more than
350,000 organizations worldwide,
including most U.S. federal agencies
and national mapping agencies, 45 of
the top 50 petroleum companies, all
50 U.S. state health departments, most
forestry companies, and many others in
dozens of industries.
EnterpriseDB's Postgres Plus Cloud Database provides fully automated and self-healing PostgreSQL clusters in the cloud. It offers features like high availability, elastic scaling, load balancing, automatic backups, and failover. The solution is database vendor independent, supports multiple cloud platforms, and provides a simple GUI for management. It aims to make cloud databases more fully featured while reducing the operational burden on database administrators.
This IDC white paper highlights how IBM eX5 systems with MAX5 memory technology play a significant role in increasing the value of memory dense servers.
This document discusses the benefits of virtualizing business critical applications. It argues that virtualization improves efficiency by reducing application costs through better utilization and automation. It also improves application quality of service by providing higher availability and better service levels. Finally, virtualization accelerates the application lifecycle by enabling faster provisioning and testing. The document provides examples of how virtualization has helped customers consolidate servers, licenses, improve availability, simplify disaster recovery, and streamline testing for applications like databases, email, and enterprise software.
The Evolution Of Server Virtualization By Hitendra MolletiHitendra Molleti
This document discusses the benefits of server virtualization for businesses. It begins by outlining top business challenges such as reacting quickly to market changes and containing costs. It then discusses what businesses demand from IT, including flexibility, cost control, simplicity, continuity, and security. Server virtualization can help meet these demands. The document provides a brief history of virtualization and explains how the virtualization approach abstracts physical hardware and allows for more efficient utilization of servers than the traditional one application, one server model. Key benefits of server virtualization include more efficient utilization rates, reduced power consumption and costs, decreased capital expenditures, enhanced business continuity, more flexible resource allocation, simplified management, and acting as the first step towards cloud computing. The
IBM is promoting cloud computing and its cloud offerings as ways for vendors to generate recurring revenue through subscriptions and for customers to reduce upfront costs, increase flexibility, and improve efficiency. IBM provides private, public, and hybrid cloud solutions using its Power Systems, System z, and System x hardware and software. Key benefits of IBM's cloud infrastructure include security, reliability, scalability, and workload optimization.
Build your private cloud with paa s using linuxz cover story enterprise tech ...Elena Nanos
This article has been published as a cover story of Enterprise Tech Journal Jun 2013 issue, at - http://enterprisesystemsmedia.com/article/build-your-private-cloud-with-paas-using-linux-on-system-z.
Do you know that according to Gartner poll, Private Cloud project deployments are increasing significantly in 2013 and nearly 90% of customers are looking at Private Cloud implementation and are either in the planning or early deployment stages? Is your shop currently looking into Private Platform as a Service (PaaS) Cloud implementation? Have you looked into what zEnterprise has to offer in this space?
This article gives insight on Private Cloud Implementation on zEnterprise and can help you learn how your organization can benefit from implementing a Dev/Test private cloud using PaaS with Linux on System z and why WebSphere Application Server (WAS) may be a perfect fit for a Dev/Test Private Cloud.
Learn how your organization can cut IT costs by deploying “self-service” for developers, using Dev/Test Private Cloud.
This article goes over what Applications are a good fit for Dev/Test Private Cloud and the benefits of this implementation, such as :
• Reduce the number of Dev/Test WAS environments using dedicated resources
• Reduce hardware and software license costs
• Improve speed of upgrades
• Standardize procedures and software levels
• Let developers set up and use new environments in minutes instead of days or weeks
• Simplify WAS infrastructure management
Article also goes over the key differences in managing cloud infrastructure on distributed platforms vs. mainframes and shows how Linux on System z plays a critical role in creating PaaS clouds.
• Mainframes can scale vertically, while distributed servers can scale horizontally.
• Linux on System z has much higher densities of virtual machines per processor core compared to distributed servers.
• Cloud implementation on zEnterprise can dynamically allocate workloads to available pooled resources.
• Linux on System z leverages z/VM’s ability to virtualize CPUs and memory, as well as share those resources among many Linux guests. One IFL can run the equivalent of many distributed servers.
• Consolidation of Linux workloads on a single physical hardware server allows multiple Linux images to run on z/VM IFLs without affecting IBM software charges for existing System z general processors.
Creating private cloud to host dev/test environments can save your company money and increase efficiency. Start small, but think big; create a cloud strategy and roadmap that involves getting leadership buy in, building business cases and presenting them in stages within your organization, standardizing procedures and using a fit-for-purpose approach to select pilot applications.
Connect with author of this article, Elena Nanos, on Linkedin at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elena-nanos/1/a47/70a
The document discusses server provisioning using Canonical's MAAS (Metal as a Service) solution. MAAS allows organizations to provision physical servers as easily as virtual machines in the cloud, providing programmatic control over hardware. It describes how MAAS automates operating system deployment and can dynamically allocate physical resources to match workload requirements. MAAS helps organizations maximize the value of their hardware investments.
1) Richardson Eyres helped Mourant successfully move its complex blade server and storage infrastructure to a new data center within a fixed timeframe without any major issues.
2) Richardson Eyres designed, integrated, and provided training for a cost effective VMware compatible HP P4000 SAN for Molton Brown, significantly increasing storage capacity and scalability.
3) Richardson Eyres provided two identical enterprise class infrastructures for Plastic Logic's manufacturing plant and datacenter, including HP SANs and tape libraries, ensuring business continuity through replication.
IBM is introducing the CICS Explorer, a new Eclipse-based tooling environment for working with CICS systems. The CICS Explorer provides integrated access to CICS runtime data and tools in a common interface. It will include task-oriented views and context-sensitive resource editors. The CICS Explorer is being integrated into CICS Transaction Server and Rational Developer for System z to provide a centralized tool for managing CICS resources and applications.
This is the first post in my series about the new features in Windows Server 2008 R2. As in my series about the new features of Windows 7, I will update the articles when I learn about new features. I will discuss some of the new features in more detail soon. Essentially, the term "virtualization" covers three different technologies in Windows Server 2008 R2: Server Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, and Presentation Virtualization. Server Virtualization is based on Hyper-V 2.0, which will get quite a few interesting new features. The virtualization technology ehind Desktop virtualization, i.e., Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), is also Hyper-V. This is probably the most important new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2. Presentation Virtualization is nothing but the good old Terminal Server. Technically, I find it a bit odd to use the term "virtualization" in this context, but from a marketer's point of view, it probably makes a lot of sense. Note that Microsoft renamed the "Terminal Services" as "Remote Desktop Services" in Windows Server 2008 R2.
The document is a presentation on cloud computing by Dr. James Baty, VP of Oracle Global Enterprise Architecture Program. It discusses key concepts in cloud computing like standardization, deployable entities, refactoring development and operations roles, and building a roadmap to the cloud. It provides examples of moving applications to the cloud, private database cloud architectures, and engineered systems in the cloud.
Microsoft SQL Azure - Agility in the New Economy Partner Technical DatasheetMicrosoft Private Cloud
SQL Azure is a cloud-based relational database platform built on Microsoft® SQL Server® technologies. With SQL Azure, you can easily provision and deploy relational database solutions to the cloud.
Cloud og IBM Power Systemer – et perfekt makkerpar (IBM Systems and Technolog...IBM Danmark
Nedsætning af omkostningerne i serverrummet med Cloud
Cloud Computing tilbyder en himmel fuld af fordele, hvis man ønsker at eliminere de omkostnings-tunge serverrum. Ved hjælp af IBM Power Systems i samspil med Cloud teknologi kan virksomheder opbygge en velfungerende infrastruktur og opnå betydelige besparelser.
Lær om, hvordan du opbygger en velfungerende infrastruktur baseret på IBM Power Systems og Cloud, samt hvilke muligheder og økonomiske fordele det kan give din virksomhed.
Læs mere her: bit.ly/softwaredaghw3
AMD Putting Server Virtualization to WorkJames Price
E
nterprises have been using virtualization technology on mainframes and RISC-based systems
for years to enable better utilization of hardware resources. As x86 servers have become a mainstay
in the enterprise, more companies are exploring virtualization with these servers to enable more productive, flexible, and scalable datacenters while reducing costs and boosting data availability. Computing technologies from AMD are providing the foundation for today’s—and tomorrow’s—enterprise virtualization solutions.
Bliv klar til cloud med Citrix Netscaler (pdf)Kim Jensen
This document discusses how Citrix NetScaler outperforms other application delivery controllers (ADCs) in enabling enterprise networks to be cloud ready. It provides 9 key areas where NetScaler beats the competition: 1) Pay-As-You-Grow elasticity to scale capacity on demand; 2) Superior ADC consolidation with higher density; 3) Ability to cluster up to 32 appliances to expand capacity; 4) Full featured virtual ADCs with performance parity to hardware; 5) Cloud bridging functionality for hybrid cloud environments; 6) Open application visibility; 7) SQL load balancing; 8) Intuitive policy engine; 9) Faster SSL performance. The document examines these areas in detail and compares NetScaler's capabilities to other ADC
Virtualisatie In Het NGDC - Marc JanssenHPDutchWorld
HP DUTCHWORLD 2008 introduces HP Insight Dynamics - VSE, which allows organizations to treat physical and virtual servers in the same way by using "Logical Servers". Logical Servers are server profiles that contain resource requirements and can be instantiated on physical blades or as virtual machines. HP Insight Dynamics - VSE also provides capacity planning and workload optimization capabilities to reduce costs and energy usage.
Kulacom, a technology company in Jordan, implemented a virtualization solution from Dell to increase the capacity of its datacenter by up to 15 times. The solution included Dell PowerEdge blade servers, Dell EqualLogic storage, and VMware virtualization software. This allowed Kulacom to host 15,000 customer solutions in a dense, energy efficient way and respond quickly to customer needs by provisioning virtual servers in minutes. The simple, scalable Dell solution helped Kulacom establish itself in the growing broadband market in Jordan and position for regional expansion.
The road to Cloud Computing is not without a few bumps. This session will help to smooth out your journey by tackling some of the potential complications. We’ll examine whether standardization is a prerequisite for the Cloud. We’ll look at why refactoring isn’t just for application code. We’ll check out deployable entities and their simplification via higher levels of abstraction. And we’ll close out the session with a look at engineered systems and modular clouds.
(As presented by Dr. James Baty at Oracle Technology Network Architect Day in Chicago, October 24, 2011.)
Dell EMC offers validated virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions that allow organizations to quickly deploy VDI with optimized performance. The solutions provide security from the data center to endpoints and enable workforce productivity and mobility. Dell EMC's VDI architectures reduce operations costs by streamlining deployment and support. A range of infrastructure and software options are available to meet different needs.
This document summarizes IBM's virtual xSeries server services which use virtualization technology to provide flexible and scalable computing resources on demand. Key points include:
1) Virtual xSeries allows customers to consolidate multiple applications and workloads onto fewer physical servers to reduce costs and complexity compared to maintaining dedicated physical servers.
2) Resources like CPU, memory, storage can be dynamically allocated as needed to match fluctuating demand rather than being statically overprovisioned.
3) Customers pay only for the resources they consume on a monthly basis based on monitoring of actual usage levels.
The document summarizes new features in Project Excalibur, the technology preview of Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp. Key points include:
- Unified management of desktops and apps with a single architecture and tools.
- Simplified configuration with intelligent wizards and delegated administration.
- Support for Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, and mobile access optimization.
- Automated personal desktop provisioning and profile management.
- Improved monitoring, troubleshooting, and multi-site support capabilities.
The document discusses how smarter computing through the integration of big data, optimized systems, and cloud computing can unlock new insights and value. It summarizes that 1) big data streams and traditional data integrated in optimized systems can deliver new insights, 2) cloud computing will play a fundamental role by masking complexity and enabling rapid deployment, and 3) IBM's integrated and workload-optimized systems can accelerate the path to smarter computing by tightly integrating appliances and flexible systems.
Engineered Systems: Oracle's Vision for the FutureBob Rhubart
Oracle's Exadata and Exalogic are impressive products in their own right. But working in combination they deliver unparalleled transaction processing performance with up to a 30x increase over existing legacy systems, with the lowest cost of ownership over a 3 or 5 year basis than any other hardware. In this session you'll learn how to leverage Oracle's Engineered Systems within your enterprise to deliver record-breaking performance at the lowest TCO.
This document provides an overview of Cisco's data center solutions and the evolution of data centers. It discusses how conventional data center models lead to challenges around siloed infrastructure and inefficient provisioning. Cisco's data center 3.0 approach aims to address these issues through virtualization, unified computing, and automation to improve utilization, flexibility, and management while reducing costs. Specific solutions discussed include the Nexus 1000V virtual switch, unified fabric using FCoE, and the unified computing system.
OTechs Advanced Virtualization Administration (VMWare vcp5) Training CourseOsman Suliman
This 30-hour course from OTechs for HiTechs covers the installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere. The course is intended for system administrators, network engineers, and IT professionals, and costs SD 2500 per trainee. Topics covered include installing and configuring vCenter Server and ESXi hosts, creating and deploying virtual machines, configuring shared storage, clusters, networking, security, monitoring, backups, and upgrades.
The document provides installation and administration instructions for NetApp Virtual Storage Console 2.1.1 for VMware vSphere. It describes supported configurations, installing VSC which can include the Monitoring and Host Configuration, Provisioning and Cloning, and Backup and Recovery capabilities. The document provides details on registering VSC with vCenter Server, upgrading VSC, adding or removing capabilities, and uninstalling VSC.
This 4-day VMware Advanced Administration course focuses on using vSphere tools to improve deployment, performance, monitoring, backup, recovery and best practices. Attendees will learn how to automate tasks using command line and scripting, and cover high availability clusters, fault tolerance, backup and recovery. The course also addresses patching, host profiles, security, and monitoring and tuning ESX and VM performance.
Overview of VMware & VMware Education from IBMctc TrainCanada
Presentation will be delivered by IBM Training VMware Instructor, Stephen DeBarros, and will cover:
Virtualization 101.
Advantages to Virtualization.
What is Vmware VSphere?
Using Vmware Overview.
Overview of VMware education offered at IBM and newly released education
Recorded webinar is available here:
http://www.traincanada.com/site/event/overview-of-vmware-vmware-education-from-ibm/
The document discusses server provisioning using Canonical's MAAS (Metal as a Service) solution. MAAS allows organizations to provision physical servers as easily as virtual machines in the cloud, providing programmatic control over hardware. It describes how MAAS automates operating system deployment and can dynamically allocate physical resources to match workload requirements. MAAS helps organizations maximize the value of their hardware investments.
1) Richardson Eyres helped Mourant successfully move its complex blade server and storage infrastructure to a new data center within a fixed timeframe without any major issues.
2) Richardson Eyres designed, integrated, and provided training for a cost effective VMware compatible HP P4000 SAN for Molton Brown, significantly increasing storage capacity and scalability.
3) Richardson Eyres provided two identical enterprise class infrastructures for Plastic Logic's manufacturing plant and datacenter, including HP SANs and tape libraries, ensuring business continuity through replication.
IBM is introducing the CICS Explorer, a new Eclipse-based tooling environment for working with CICS systems. The CICS Explorer provides integrated access to CICS runtime data and tools in a common interface. It will include task-oriented views and context-sensitive resource editors. The CICS Explorer is being integrated into CICS Transaction Server and Rational Developer for System z to provide a centralized tool for managing CICS resources and applications.
This is the first post in my series about the new features in Windows Server 2008 R2. As in my series about the new features of Windows 7, I will update the articles when I learn about new features. I will discuss some of the new features in more detail soon. Essentially, the term "virtualization" covers three different technologies in Windows Server 2008 R2: Server Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, and Presentation Virtualization. Server Virtualization is based on Hyper-V 2.0, which will get quite a few interesting new features. The virtualization technology ehind Desktop virtualization, i.e., Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), is also Hyper-V. This is probably the most important new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2. Presentation Virtualization is nothing but the good old Terminal Server. Technically, I find it a bit odd to use the term "virtualization" in this context, but from a marketer's point of view, it probably makes a lot of sense. Note that Microsoft renamed the "Terminal Services" as "Remote Desktop Services" in Windows Server 2008 R2.
The document is a presentation on cloud computing by Dr. James Baty, VP of Oracle Global Enterprise Architecture Program. It discusses key concepts in cloud computing like standardization, deployable entities, refactoring development and operations roles, and building a roadmap to the cloud. It provides examples of moving applications to the cloud, private database cloud architectures, and engineered systems in the cloud.
Microsoft SQL Azure - Agility in the New Economy Partner Technical DatasheetMicrosoft Private Cloud
SQL Azure is a cloud-based relational database platform built on Microsoft® SQL Server® technologies. With SQL Azure, you can easily provision and deploy relational database solutions to the cloud.
Cloud og IBM Power Systemer – et perfekt makkerpar (IBM Systems and Technolog...IBM Danmark
Nedsætning af omkostningerne i serverrummet med Cloud
Cloud Computing tilbyder en himmel fuld af fordele, hvis man ønsker at eliminere de omkostnings-tunge serverrum. Ved hjælp af IBM Power Systems i samspil med Cloud teknologi kan virksomheder opbygge en velfungerende infrastruktur og opnå betydelige besparelser.
Lær om, hvordan du opbygger en velfungerende infrastruktur baseret på IBM Power Systems og Cloud, samt hvilke muligheder og økonomiske fordele det kan give din virksomhed.
Læs mere her: bit.ly/softwaredaghw3
AMD Putting Server Virtualization to WorkJames Price
E
nterprises have been using virtualization technology on mainframes and RISC-based systems
for years to enable better utilization of hardware resources. As x86 servers have become a mainstay
in the enterprise, more companies are exploring virtualization with these servers to enable more productive, flexible, and scalable datacenters while reducing costs and boosting data availability. Computing technologies from AMD are providing the foundation for today’s—and tomorrow’s—enterprise virtualization solutions.
Bliv klar til cloud med Citrix Netscaler (pdf)Kim Jensen
This document discusses how Citrix NetScaler outperforms other application delivery controllers (ADCs) in enabling enterprise networks to be cloud ready. It provides 9 key areas where NetScaler beats the competition: 1) Pay-As-You-Grow elasticity to scale capacity on demand; 2) Superior ADC consolidation with higher density; 3) Ability to cluster up to 32 appliances to expand capacity; 4) Full featured virtual ADCs with performance parity to hardware; 5) Cloud bridging functionality for hybrid cloud environments; 6) Open application visibility; 7) SQL load balancing; 8) Intuitive policy engine; 9) Faster SSL performance. The document examines these areas in detail and compares NetScaler's capabilities to other ADC
Virtualisatie In Het NGDC - Marc JanssenHPDutchWorld
HP DUTCHWORLD 2008 introduces HP Insight Dynamics - VSE, which allows organizations to treat physical and virtual servers in the same way by using "Logical Servers". Logical Servers are server profiles that contain resource requirements and can be instantiated on physical blades or as virtual machines. HP Insight Dynamics - VSE also provides capacity planning and workload optimization capabilities to reduce costs and energy usage.
Kulacom, a technology company in Jordan, implemented a virtualization solution from Dell to increase the capacity of its datacenter by up to 15 times. The solution included Dell PowerEdge blade servers, Dell EqualLogic storage, and VMware virtualization software. This allowed Kulacom to host 15,000 customer solutions in a dense, energy efficient way and respond quickly to customer needs by provisioning virtual servers in minutes. The simple, scalable Dell solution helped Kulacom establish itself in the growing broadband market in Jordan and position for regional expansion.
The road to Cloud Computing is not without a few bumps. This session will help to smooth out your journey by tackling some of the potential complications. We’ll examine whether standardization is a prerequisite for the Cloud. We’ll look at why refactoring isn’t just for application code. We’ll check out deployable entities and their simplification via higher levels of abstraction. And we’ll close out the session with a look at engineered systems and modular clouds.
(As presented by Dr. James Baty at Oracle Technology Network Architect Day in Chicago, October 24, 2011.)
Dell EMC offers validated virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions that allow organizations to quickly deploy VDI with optimized performance. The solutions provide security from the data center to endpoints and enable workforce productivity and mobility. Dell EMC's VDI architectures reduce operations costs by streamlining deployment and support. A range of infrastructure and software options are available to meet different needs.
This document summarizes IBM's virtual xSeries server services which use virtualization technology to provide flexible and scalable computing resources on demand. Key points include:
1) Virtual xSeries allows customers to consolidate multiple applications and workloads onto fewer physical servers to reduce costs and complexity compared to maintaining dedicated physical servers.
2) Resources like CPU, memory, storage can be dynamically allocated as needed to match fluctuating demand rather than being statically overprovisioned.
3) Customers pay only for the resources they consume on a monthly basis based on monitoring of actual usage levels.
The document summarizes new features in Project Excalibur, the technology preview of Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp. Key points include:
- Unified management of desktops and apps with a single architecture and tools.
- Simplified configuration with intelligent wizards and delegated administration.
- Support for Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, and mobile access optimization.
- Automated personal desktop provisioning and profile management.
- Improved monitoring, troubleshooting, and multi-site support capabilities.
The document discusses how smarter computing through the integration of big data, optimized systems, and cloud computing can unlock new insights and value. It summarizes that 1) big data streams and traditional data integrated in optimized systems can deliver new insights, 2) cloud computing will play a fundamental role by masking complexity and enabling rapid deployment, and 3) IBM's integrated and workload-optimized systems can accelerate the path to smarter computing by tightly integrating appliances and flexible systems.
Engineered Systems: Oracle's Vision for the FutureBob Rhubart
Oracle's Exadata and Exalogic are impressive products in their own right. But working in combination they deliver unparalleled transaction processing performance with up to a 30x increase over existing legacy systems, with the lowest cost of ownership over a 3 or 5 year basis than any other hardware. In this session you'll learn how to leverage Oracle's Engineered Systems within your enterprise to deliver record-breaking performance at the lowest TCO.
This document provides an overview of Cisco's data center solutions and the evolution of data centers. It discusses how conventional data center models lead to challenges around siloed infrastructure and inefficient provisioning. Cisco's data center 3.0 approach aims to address these issues through virtualization, unified computing, and automation to improve utilization, flexibility, and management while reducing costs. Specific solutions discussed include the Nexus 1000V virtual switch, unified fabric using FCoE, and the unified computing system.
OTechs Advanced Virtualization Administration (VMWare vcp5) Training CourseOsman Suliman
This 30-hour course from OTechs for HiTechs covers the installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere. The course is intended for system administrators, network engineers, and IT professionals, and costs SD 2500 per trainee. Topics covered include installing and configuring vCenter Server and ESXi hosts, creating and deploying virtual machines, configuring shared storage, clusters, networking, security, monitoring, backups, and upgrades.
The document provides installation and administration instructions for NetApp Virtual Storage Console 2.1.1 for VMware vSphere. It describes supported configurations, installing VSC which can include the Monitoring and Host Configuration, Provisioning and Cloning, and Backup and Recovery capabilities. The document provides details on registering VSC with vCenter Server, upgrading VSC, adding or removing capabilities, and uninstalling VSC.
This 4-day VMware Advanced Administration course focuses on using vSphere tools to improve deployment, performance, monitoring, backup, recovery and best practices. Attendees will learn how to automate tasks using command line and scripting, and cover high availability clusters, fault tolerance, backup and recovery. The course also addresses patching, host profiles, security, and monitoring and tuning ESX and VM performance.
Overview of VMware & VMware Education from IBMctc TrainCanada
Presentation will be delivered by IBM Training VMware Instructor, Stephen DeBarros, and will cover:
Virtualization 101.
Advantages to Virtualization.
What is Vmware VSphere?
Using Vmware Overview.
Overview of VMware education offered at IBM and newly released education
Recorded webinar is available here:
http://www.traincanada.com/site/event/overview-of-vmware-vmware-education-from-ibm/
Here are the key differences between vSphere 5.0 and earlier vSphere versions that affect installation and setup:
- ESXi no longer includes a Service Console. Configuration is done through ESXi Shell, vCLI, and PowerCLI commands.
- ESXi uses a single text-based installer for fresh installations and upgrades.
- vSphere Auto Deploy and ESXi Image Builder CLI allow deploying ESXi directly to memory.
- Partitions use GPT format for new installations over 2TB instead of MSDOS. VMFS5 is used.
- The vCenter Server Appliance provides an alternative to Windows-based vCenter Server.
- The vSphere Web Client provides browser-based
This document provides an overview of VMware virtualization solutions including ESXi, vSphere, and vCenter. It describes what virtualization and hypervisors are, lists VMware's product lines, and summarizes key features and capabilities of ESXi, vSphere, and vCenter such as centralized management, monitoring, high availability, and scalability.
Virtualization allows multiple operating systems and applications to run on the same physical server at the same time. This increases hardware utilization and flexibility while reducing IT costs. VMware virtualization solutions can reduce energy costs by 80% through server consolidation and powering down unused servers without affecting applications or users. Virtualization makes hardware resources independent of operating systems and applications, treating them as single unified units that can be more easily deployed, maintained, and supported.
Alphorm.com Support de la formation Vmware Esxi 6.0Alphorm
Formation complète ici :
http://www.alphorm.com/tutoriel/formation-en-ligne-vmware-esxi-6
L'hyperviseur VMware ESXi 6 est la solution GRATUITE de virtualisation des serveurs la plus aboutie et répandue dans le monde de la virtualisation. Avec VMware ESXi 6 vous pouvez ainsi consolider vos applications sur moins de matériel.
Cette formation VMware ESXi 6 vous donnera toutes les clefs afin d'obtenir des bases solides sur l'installation et la gestion d'un Hyperviseur VMware ESXi 6. Mais aussi sur sa mise en place dans le monde complexe et hétérogène du DataCenter.
Durant cette formation VMware ESXi 6, votre formateur vExpert Fouad EL AKKAD, vous montrera comment installer et configurer un VMware ESXi 6, créer, installer et configurer des machines virtuelles, installer des VMware tools, configurer la délégation et sécuriser votre hyperviseur VMware ESXi 6, et enfin mettre à jour et à niveau vos serveurs VMware ESXi 6.
Après cette formation, VMware ESXi 6 n’aura plus de secret pour vous.
D’autres formations sur VMware vSphere 6, vCenter 6, Update Manager 6 sont en cours de réalisation.
Bienvenue dans le monde de la virtualisation des serveurs sous formation VMware ESXi 6.
Virtualization has become mainstream, with over 50% of server workloads now running on virtual machines. This has driven demand for servers with larger memory capacities that can support higher VM densities. While virtualization helped address issues like server sprawl and underutilization, the need for more memory per VM is now a key limitation for increasing consolidation. New servers with massive memory capacity are aiming to maximize the number of VMs per physical server and lower costs per application.
This white paper discusses Sun Microsystems' new virtualized network express module and blade server solution. It addresses ongoing customer needs to reduce datacenter costs related to power, cooling, management complexity and staffing. The solution aims to improve efficiency and lower costs by streamlining management, reducing cabling, improving energy efficiency, and providing a single-pane-of-glass management view.
This white paper discusses Sun Microsystems' new virtualized network express module and blade server solution. It addresses ongoing customer needs to reduce datacenter costs related to power, cooling, management complexity and staffing. The solution aims to improve efficiency and lower costs by streamlining management, reducing cabling, improving energy efficiency, and providing a single-pane-of-glass management view.
Hosted Desktop and Evolution of Hardware Server Technologies-2015 EditionAhmed Sallam
This document discusses the evolution of hardware-assisted server technologies and their benefits for hosted desktops and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). It covers technologies like fabric-based infrastructure, in-memory computing, persistent memory, and server virtual IO. These technologies improve security, flexibility, agility and resilience while reducing costs and downtime for VDI deployments. The document provides an overview of key evolving server technologies and how they are shaping the future of desktop virtualization.
Hosted desktop and evolution of hardware server technologies - 2015 editionAhmed Sallam
Three key server hardware technologies are shaping the future of Desktop Virtualization:
1. Hardware-Assisted System Virtualization.
2. Hardware-Assisted System Security
3. Hardware Servers Physicalization.
This paper covers the three of them.
SID-First Credit Insurance Company Inc. Ljubljana builds new systems on complementary Cisco Unified Computing and Borderless Network architectures for continued rapid growth in competitive market
Presentación Carlos Spera Cablevisión Day 2010Logicalis Latam
1) The document discusses next generation data centers and technologies like virtualization, cloud computing, and software/platform/infrastructure as a service.
2) Key concepts covered include how virtualization allows for the abstraction of physical resources to run virtual machines, and how cloud computing provides scalable computing resources as a service over the internet.
3) The document proposes that next generation data centers will be characterized by dynamically provisioned infrastructure through automated capabilities to support business processes, technology services built on virtual infrastructure, and standardized processes and technologies to consolidate IT resources.
Oracle PeopleSoft on Cisco Unified Computing System and EMC VNX Storage EMC
This Cisco Validated Design paper is intended for use by Project Managers, Infrastructure Managers, Storage Managers, System Administrators, and PeopleSoft Application Database Administrators considering the sizing, deployment, and migration of Oracle PeopleSoft Applications to Cisco UCS with EMC VNX storage.
Bilcare Cost Effectively Scales For Business GrowthBilcare Research
Bilcare Research Cost-Effectively Scales for Business Growth with Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Integrated Virtualization. For More log on to White Papers http://www.bilcare.com/
The document discusses IBM's BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud offering which provides a turnkey virtualization platform. It includes pre-loaded IBM BladeCenter servers, networking, storage, and management software. The solution allows customers to rapidly deploy a virtualized environment with improved efficiency and scalability. It also serves as a foundation for customers to evolve their infrastructure to cloud computing models over time.
Updated lifecycle management, improved analytics and support, and the option of Kubernetes — VMware vSphere® 7 is the biggest re-platform of vSphere in years. Learn more about the most significant vSphere evolution in a decade.
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The document discusses transforming a data center from a cost center to a business enabler using Cisco's Domain Ten framework. This framework identifies ten essential domains to consider for successful transformation: Facilities and Infrastructure, Virtualization and Abstraction, Automation and Orchestration, User Portal, Service Catalog and Management, and Service Financial Management. Understanding and addressing all ten domains allows for accelerated data center transformation, whether toward virtualization, cloud-based models, or more efficient operations.
This document provides an overview and agenda for a Cloud Infrastructure Launch event. It summarizes the key updates in VMware's Cloud Infrastructure 5 including vSphere 5, vCenter 5, and vCloud Director 1.5. The document outlines how these products provide a complete hybrid cloud stack that leverages virtualization to transform infrastructure into elastic, automated capacity that can span on-premise and public cloud environments. Specific enhancements in vSphere 5 like increased CPU, memory and I/O capabilities are highlighted to demonstrate how it can accelerate virtualization of business-critical applications.
Customer Name: EDIF Holding SPA
Industry: Wholesale and distribution
Location: Corridonia, Italy
Number of Employees: 400
Challenge
• Improve customer service
• Reduce operating costs
• Strengthen operational resilience
Solution
• Unified data center architecture deployed across two sites for flexible and cost‑effective business continuity
Results
• Customer experience improved through optimization of online and logistics systems
• Total IT operating costs reduced by about 75 percent
• Business continuity strengthened by split site implementation
Technology Partners
• EMC
• VMware
J&B Group was facing server sprawl issues with 20 Dell servers running various applications. They implemented an IBM xSeries virtualization solution with VMware software to consolidate servers. This reduced their server footprint to 6 virtual servers on one xSeries 440 system. It provided benefits like smaller data center footprint, lower maintenance costs, improved disaster recovery capabilities and faster ROI of less than a year. They plan to add another xSeries 445 system for high availability and split the workload between the two systems.
This document discusses IBM Power Systems cloud solutions for enabling customers to move mission-critical workloads to the cloud. It highlights how Power Systems solutions can improve performance and scalability, provide enterprise quality of service for applications, and automate management and optimization of resources. The document also describes how Power Systems is optimized for cloud environments through features like virtualization, security, scalability, and reliability. It discusses IBM's cloud foundation and entry cloud solutions that are built on Power Systems to help customers transform their data centers and IT infrastructure.
Companies in today\'s challenging economy need to do more with less...see how the combination of Cisco, NetApp and VMWare can help you in your data center.
1. The document discusses cloud computing and compares it to grid computing. Cloud computing delivers computing as a service using virtualized hardware and software platforms.
2. Cloud computing provides massive scalability, fault tolerance, and reliable service quality through virtualization and load balancing across infrastructure.
3. Users can access cloud applications and services from any internet-connected device without installing or managing software/hardware themselves.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Ten Reasons to Choose Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R...Microsoft Private Cloud
SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise provides a comprehensive data platform with built-in security, availability, and scalability. It allows for server consolidation to reduce hardware costs, supports virtualization for further cost savings, and ensures high availability and disaster recovery. In addition, it improves performance and scalability for business applications and data warehousing, and enables self-service business intelligence for greater efficiencies.
18 ottobre 2011 VMware presenta al Virtualization day,evento patrocinato dalla Provincia di Roma e organizzato da S&Q a Palazzo Valentini, l'ultimo software,denominato Vsphere 5.
Similar to SRC cuts hardware and administration costs (20)
This IBM Redpaper provides a brief overview of OpenStack and a basic familiarity of its usage with the IBM XIV Storage System Gen3. The illustration scenario that is presented uses the OpenStack Folsom release implementation IaaS with Ubuntu Linux servers and the IBM Storage Driver for OpenStack. For more information on IBM Storage Systems, visit http://ibm.co/LIg7gk.
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Learn how all flash needs end to end Storage efficiency. For more information on IBM FlashSystem, visit http://ibm.co/10KodHl.
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Learn about vSphere Storage API for Array Integration on the IBM Storwize family. IBM Storwize V7000 Unified combines the block storage capabilities of Storwize V7000 with file storage capabilities into a single system for greater ease of management and efficiency. For more information on IBM Storage Systems, visit http://ibm.co/LIg7gk.
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Learn about IBM FlashSystem 840 and its complete product specification in this Redbook. FlashSystem 840 provides scalable performance for the most demanding enterprise class applications. IBM FlashSystem 840 accelerates response times with IBM MicroLatency to enable faster decision making. For more information on IBM FlashSystem, visit http://ibm.co/10KodHl.
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Learn about the IBM System x3250 M5,.The x3250 M5 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to a green environment, energy-efficient planar components help lower operational costs. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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This Redbook talks about the product specification of IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4. The NeXtScale nx360 M4 server provides a dense, flexible solution with a low total cost of ownership (TCO). The half-wide, dual-socket NeXtScale nx360 M4 server is designed for data centers that require high performance but are constrained by floor space. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210745680/IBM-NeXtScale-nx360-M4
The IBM System x3650 M4 HD is a (1) 2-socket 2U rack-optimized server that supports up to 32 internal drives and features an innovative design for optimal performance, uptime, and dense storage. It offers (2) excellent reliability, availability, and serviceability for improved business environments. The server is (3) designed for easy deployment, integration, service, and management.
Here are the product specification for IBM System x3300 M4. This product can be managed remotely.The x3300 M4 server contains IBM IMM2, which provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and an alerting function. The IMM2 lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem, records the error in the event log, and alerts you to the problem. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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Learn about IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4. IBM System x iDataPlex is an innovative data center solution that maximizes performance and optimizes energy and space efficiency. The iDataPlex solution provides customers with outstanding energy and cooling efficiency, multi-rack level manageability, complete flexibility in configuration, and minimal deployment effort. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/210744055/IBM-System-x-iDataPlex-dx360-M4
The IBM System x3500 M4 server provides powerful and scalable performance for business applications in an energy efficient tower or rack design. It features the latest Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 or E5-2600 processors with up to 24 cores, 768GB RAM, 32 hard drives, and 8 PCIe slots. Comprehensive systems management tools and redundant components help ensure high availability, while its small footprint and 80 Plus Platinum power supplies reduce data center costs.
Learn about system specification for IBM System x3550 M4. The x3550 M4 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs. Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with up to 12-core processors, up to 30 MB of L3 cache, and up to two 8 GT/s QPI interconnect links. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
Learn about IBM System x3650 M4. The x3650 M4 is an outstanding 2U two-socket business-critical server, offering improved performance and pay-as-you grow flexibility along with new features that improve server management capability. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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Learn about the product specification of IBM System x3500 M3. System x3500 M3 has an energy-efficient design which works in conjunction with the IMM to govern fan rotation based on the readings that it delivers. This saves money under normal conditions because the fans do not have to spin at high speed. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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Learn about IBM System x3400 M3. The x3400 M3 offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce costs, x3400 M3 has the ability to grow with your application requirements with these features. Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3400 M3. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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Learn about IBM System 3250 M3 which is a single-socket server that offers new levels of performance and flexibility
to help you respond quickly to changing business demands. Cost-effective and compact, it is well suited to small to mid-sized businesses, as well as large enterprises. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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Learn about IBM System x3200 M3 and its specifications. The System x3200 M3 features easy installation and management with a rich set of options for hard disk drives and memory. The efficient design helps to save energy and provide a better work environment with less heat and noise. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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Learn about the configuration of IBM PowerVC. IBM PowerVC is built on OpenStack that controls large pools of server, storage, and networking resources throughout a data center. IBM Power Virtualization Center provides security services that support a secure environment. Installation requires just 20 minutes to get a virtual machine up and running. For more information on Power Systems, visit http://ibm.co/Lx6hfc.
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Learn about Ibm POWER7 Virtualization Performance. PowerVM Lx86 is a cross-platform virtualization solution that enables the running of a wide range of x86 Linux applications on Power Systems platforms within a Linux on Power partition without modifications or recompilation of the workloads. For more information on Power Systems, visit http://ibm.co/Lx6hfc.
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This reference architecture document describes deploying the VMware vCloud Enterprise Suite on the IBM PureFlex System hardware platform. Key points:
- The vCloud Suite software provides components for managing and delivering cloud services, while the IBM PureFlex System provides an integrated hardware platform in a single chassis.
- The reference architecture focuses on installing the vCloud Suite management components as virtual machines on an ESXi host to manage consumer resources.
- The IBM PureFlex System provides servers, networking, and storage in a single chassis that can then be easily scaled out. This standardized deployment accelerates provisioning of cloud infrastructure.
- Deployment considerations cover systems management using IBM Flex System Manager, server, networking, storage configurations
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IBM Systems and Technology Group. x6 drives cloud and big data for enterprises by achieving insight faster thereby outperforming competitors. For more information on System x, visit http://ibm.co/Q7m3iQ.
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1. IBM Systems and Technology Electronics
Case Study
SRC cuts hardware and
administration costs
With IBM BladeCenter servers using VMware
virtualization
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) is the world’s leading
Overview technology research consortium. Created in 1982 to boost the
contributions of university research for the semiconductor industry,
The need
SRC has nearly 20 member companies at any given time and has built a
With limited staff resources and growing network with more than 250 top universities worldwide. Operating
IT needs, SRC wanted a more compact
and efficient infrastructure that would multiple low-overhead research programs both in the U.S. and globally
require less management while offering that engage and challenge the most talented students, SRC helps to
greater scalability and responsiveness. provide competitive advantage to its members. In 2005, SRC was the
The solution recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Technology®.
SRC deployed a total of 12 IBM®
BladeCenter® servers with Intel® Xeon® Despite its global reach, SRC is a small organization, employing just
processors, 6 of which run VMware 44 people to direct and sponsor a complex set of research programs using
vSphere virtualization software, and is an advanced knowledge management system. There is continual pressure
now migrating old physical servers to
virtual machines. to do more with less, keeping administrative costs to a minimum in order
to deliver the maximum possible research benefit for the SRC’s member
The benefit companies.
New infrastructure is between four and
seven times more compact and efficient;
“The small headcount in our organization means that we are dependent
SRC can deploy a new server in one
hour rather than the four or five hours on efficient and reliable technology to deliver value for our clients,”
previously needed; lower administrative says Michael Sullivan, systems administrator at SRC. “As we added new
costs. features to our internal management systems and external websites, we
were adding new physical servers, putting pressure on space and costs in
our data center.”
Maximizing utilization
An expanding set of research activities, coupled with increasing demands
from clients for new web functionality and reporting, had caused the
IT infrastructure at SRC to grow. From its beginnings as a single-server
system, the website had split into multiple database servers, web servers,
development servers and staging servers—each running on a different
physical machine. This meant a significant capital investment in
hardware and high operational costs in power and cooling. Much of
this expenditure was effectively wasted, as the average utilization of
computing resources was between two and five percent.
2. IBM Systems and Technology Electronics
Case Study
“We were under increasing pressure to maximize returns from our
investment in technology, and the obvious answer was to move to a
“BladeCenter and virtualized environment that would increase utilization and shrink the
VMware work really physical landscape,” says Sullivan. “IBM BladeCenter solved our
immediate needs and gave us a path to grow into.”
well together, giving
us greater flexibility SRC considered blade solutions from HP, Dell and IBM, and concluded
and better insight into that IBM BladeCenter was the most mature technology. “Another
important factor was IBM’s reputation for quality and support,” recalls
the infrastructure.” Sullivan. “We worked directly with IBM to deploy the BladeCenter
and the new SAN—they were outstanding, helping us to get to grips
—Michael Sullivan, systems administrator quickly with what was a completely new technology concept for us.”
at SRC
Made for virtualization
SRC deployed a BladeCenter E chassis with ten BladeCenter blade
servers for its internal systems, and a BladeCenter S chassis with one
HS22 blade and one HX5 blade for web services. An IBM System
Storage® DS3400 with an EXP3000 expansion unit provides central
storage resources for all the blade servers, replacing the previous direct-
attached architecture. In addition to deploying all new systems as virtual
servers on the blades, SRC is steadily migrating its existing physical
servers to virtual servers, then retiring the old hardware.
Six of the blades run VMware vSphere 4.1, booting from local drives
but with the virtual machines themselves (primarily Microsoft Windows
Server, with some Linux) stored on the SAN. “We were using VMware
ESX Server previously,” says Sullivan. “BladeCenter and VMware work
really well together, giving us greater flexibility and better insight into the
infrastructure.”
The new HX5 blade server used in the solution has two Intel Xeon
Processor L7555 processors, each with eight cores running at 1.86 GHz
and featuring Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x). “We’re very
comfortable with Intel technologies, and we like to have the same
processor vendor throughout the infrastructure,” says Sullivan. “The
built-in virtualization features make the Xeon processors an ideal fit for
our VMware landscape. The HX5 currently runs seven virtual servers and
gives us plenty of headroom, so we can easily use VMware vMotion to
move live virtual machines over if we need to shut down another physical
host for maintenance.”
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3. IBM Systems and Technology Electronics
Case Study
Compact and easy
Solution components: Virtualizing to IBM BladeCenter enabled SRC to achieve a consolidation
ratio of 4-to-1, moving the workload of four older servers to each
Hardware
IBM blade, freeing up valuable floorspace and cutting the organization’s
● IBM® BladeCenter® HX5, HS22, HS21
● IBM BladeCenter E and S chassis
energy costs. The consolidation ratio is even greater for the newer
● IBM System Storage® DS3400, BladeCenter HX5 blade, at 7-to-1. BladeCenter also provides far greater
EXP3000 flexibility and scalability, while simultaneously cutting the cost and
● Intel® Xeon® processors
complexity of server management.
Software
● VMware vSphere 4.1 “With BladeCenter, we can add more hardware resources by simply
● Microsoft Windows Server 2000, pushing a new blade into the slot,” says Sullivan. “To fire up new virtual
2003, 2008 servers is also fast and easy. We install VMware vSphere, then deploy a
virtual machine from a gold template managed by VMware vCenter.
Setting up a complete new blade server with a new virtual machine
would take perhaps one hour, including the time to install firmware and
driver updates. In our previous environment, it would have taken four or
five hours to complete the equivalent tasks.”
The combination of VMware vCenter and IBM Director gives SRC a
single point of control for virtual and physical resources respectively,
making it easier to keep systems in optimal condition. “In the past, we
had to download and apply patches for each server individually,” says
Sullivan. “We now use IBM UpdateXpress to apply firmware updates
and patches for VMware and Windows from a central repository. We can
also remotely manage the BladeCenter hardware, even powering servers
off and on—which means we avoid ever having to come back into the
data center on weekends!”
Sullivan also credits IBM support in reducing the administrative workload
for SRC: “On the occasions I need support, I don’t have to start from the
very beginning. I call, say where I am, and off we go—that’s hours saved.
The IBM support teams are knowledgeable, quick to get to the heart of
the issue, and quick to provide the right solution rather than trying to
make me work around the problem.”
He concludes, “Our BladeCenter and VMware infrastructure enables us
to run more services on less hardware, and saves considerable time and
effort in management. This means that we can focus more investment
and resources on our core activities and on supporting our clients.”
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