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Dynamic Data Center for Hosters, by Stefan Simon
The document discusses Dynamic Data Center (DDC), an industry term for a virtualized and automated infrastructure that provides real-time provisioning, high availability, unlimited capacity, and self-healing capabilities. It outlines the goals and technologies covered by DDC for hosting providers, including Hyper-V, System Center components, and guidance for bare metal and virtual server provisioning. The presentation also provides overviews of key Dynamic Data Center technologies like Hyper-V, clustered shared volumes, live migration, and how System Center products like Virtual Machine Manager, Operations Manager, and Data Protection Manager integrate with and support a DDC.
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- 1. Microsoft Communications Sector hosting| media & entertainment | telecommunications Dynamic Data Center Managing Virtual Infrastructure Stefan Simon Hosting Technology Specialist Microsoft CEE HQ i-stesim@microsoft.com
- 2. Agenda ∙DDC Overview ∙DDC Components ∙DDCSolution Set
- 3. What is DynamicData Center? ∙ Industry term ∙ Exists for many years ∙ Works not only on Microsoft ◉ VMWare, Linux… ∙ Let your infrastructure be dynamic and on demand ∙ Real time provisioning ∙ High availability ∙ API for extending to the cloud ∙ Unlimited Capacity ∙ Resource monitoring and application ∙ Outsourcing of problems monitoring ∙ Self healing infrastructure ∙ Logical datacenter ∙ High performance ◉ Application aware ◉ Utility based resources ∙ HW optimisation ∙ Security and domain control ∙ GEO indepedence (omipresence)
- 4. Dynamic Data CenterGoals DDC is... Agile, dynamic and flexible to: • Respond to changing business needs • Enable hosters to capitalize on new opportunities Designed to automate common tasks Guidance for hosters: • To eliminate deployment blockers DDC is not... • To accelerate technology adoption • Guidance by the field, for the field • An out-of-the- box solution Supported by community via MSDN Code Gallery • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ • A product • Pending publishing http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/dynamic-data-centers.aspx
- 5. Technologies Covered byDDC for Hosters Built on Microsoft Enterprise Servers for Datacenters • Hyper-V Virtualization • System Center Configuration Manager • Internet Information 2007 R2 Services 7.5 • System Center • FTP 7.5 Operations Manager • Active Directory 2007 • Storage • System Center Data Protection Manager Plus guidance for: 2007 • Bare Metal • System Center Virtual provisioning Machine Manager 2008 • Virtual Server provisioning • Using MDT and WDS 5
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- 7. Microsoft Virtualization Strategy Best TCO & It’s the Platform Data center End-to-End ROI you know to desktop Management Key feature Full range of products & Physical and Virtual 1/3 the price up front of platform solutions Hypervisor Significant savings Tools Large partner eco- Cross-hypervisor you know system Lower ongoing costs Interoperability
- 8. Hyper-V R2 ∙ ExtendedHardware Support ◉ Support for up to 8 sockets (64 logical CPUs) ◉ Support for up to 1 TB RAM ∙ Includes: ◉ Host Clustering (16 nodes per cluster) ◉ Live and Quick Migration ◉ Clustered File System ◉ Hot add/remove of SCSI VHD/Pass-Thru ∙ Snapshots (Checkpoints) ◉ Multi-point, time shifting ∙ Fiber/iSCSI SAN support ◉ Screaming software iSCSI Initiator ◉ No NFS, but CIFS possible ◉ Thin, Thick or Differencing VHDs ◉ Pass-through SCSI 8
- 9. Provided by: OS ISV/IHV/OEM Hyper-V Architecture Microsoft Hyper-V Parent Partition Child Partitions Microsoft / XenSource VM Worker Processes User Mode Applications Applications Applications Applications WMI Provider VM Service Windows Server Windows Server Non-Hypervisor 2008 R2 2003, 2008, R2 Aware OS Kernel Mode Windows Windows VSP VSC Kernel Kernel Linux VSC IHV Drivers VMBus VMBus VMBus Emulation Hypercall Adapter Ring-1 Windows Hypervisor “Designed for Windows” Server Hardware
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- 11. Windows Server 2008Core ∙ No GUI version ∙ Safer („reduced attack surface“) ∙ Allows Most of the Windows Server 2008 roles ◉ AD, DNS, File, Print, IIS, Hyper-V ∙ Disallows ◉ GUI apps, IE, Windows Mail…
- 12. Hyper-V Storage Options ∙Performance wise from fastest to slowest… ◉ Fixed Disk VHDs/Pass Through Disks ○ About the same in terms of performance ◉ Dynamically Expanding VHDs ○ Grow as needed ∙ Pass Through Disks ◉ Pro: VM writes directly to a disk/LUN without encapsulation in a VHD ◉ Cons: ○ You can‟t use VM snapshots ○ Dedicating a disk to a vm
- 13. Introducing CSV ∙ Enablesmultiple nodes to concurrently access a single „truly‟ shared volume ∙ Provides VM‟s complete transparency with respect to which nodes actually own a LUN ∙ Guest VMs can be moved without requiring any drive ownership changes ∙ High Availability ◉ No dismounting and remounting of volumes is required NOTE: Clustered Shared Volumes are designed for use with Live Migration in Hyper-V ONLY and other implementations are not supported
- 14. Single Name Space ∙CSV provides a single consistent file name space ◉ Files have the same name and path when viewed from any node in the cluster ◉ CSV volumes are exposed as directories and subdirectories under the “ClusterStorage” root directory ○ C:ClusterStorageVolume1<root> ○ C:ClusterStorageVolume2<root> ○ C:ClusterStorageVolume3<root>
- 15. Hyper-V Local ManagementDEMO 15
- 16. Supported Guest OperatingSystems OS Type Supported Guest Operating Systems (servers) Processor(s) Windows Server 2000 Server and Advanced Server with SP4 Uniprocessor Windows Server 2003 SP2 32 & 64 bit Uniprocessor /multiprocessor; two virtual processors Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 32 & 64 bit uniprocessor/ multiprocessor, two virtual processors Windows Server 2008 R2 32 & 64 bit uniprocessor/ multiprocessor, four virtual processors SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86/x64) Uniprocessor Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.2 and 5.3 (x86/x64 ) Uniprocessor Important! When a service pack is listed, the service pack is required and the guest operating system is not supported without the listed service pack.
- 17. Live Migration Requirements ∙Hyper-V failover cluster with shared storage ∙ Hyper-V failover cluster nodes must be configured on the same TCP/IP subnet ∙ Hyper-V failover cluster nodes must have access to shared storage
- 18. Live Migration: InitiateMigration IT Admin initiates a Live Migration to move a VM from one host to another: Live Migrate this Client accessing VM VM to another physical machine SAN SAN VHD
- 19. Live Migration -Memory Copy: Full Copy Memory content is copied to new server VM pre-staged SAN SAN VHD
- 20. Live Migration -MemoryCopy: Dirty Pages Client continues accessing VM Pages are being dirtied SAN SAN VHD
- 21. Live Migration -Memory Copy: Incremental Copy ∙ Hyper-V tracks changed data, and re-copies over incremental changes ∙ Subsequent passes get faster as data set is smaller Recopy of changes Smaller set of changes SAN SAN VHD
- 22. Live Migration: FinalTransition Partition State copied VM Paused SAN SAN VHD
- 23. Live Migration -Post-Transition: Clean-up ∙ ARP issued to have routing devices update their tables ∙ Since session state is maintained, no reconnections necessary Client directed to new host Old VM deleted once migration is verified successful SAN SAN VHD
- 24. CSV and Failover ClusterDemo 24
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- 26. Introduction to SystemCenter Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 System Center Virtual Machine Manager Features Hypervisor Management – Hyper-V, VMware Cluster integration Host Configuration Intelligent Placement Library Management Deployment and Storage Virtual Machine Creation Monitoring and Reporting Conversions: P2V and V2V Automation with PowerShell Delegation and Self Service Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) What’s New in SCVMM 2008 R2 Manage Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Template-based rapid provisioning Live Migration Multiple VMs per LUN using CSV Maintenance mode Enhanced SAN migration support VDI integration Network optimizations
- 27. SCVMM 2008 R2Architecture Administrator’s Self Service Web Windows Console Portal Operator’s Web PowerShell Console Console 2.0 Windows® PowerShell 2.0 PRO Connector Management Interfaces SCVMM Library Virtual Server VMware VI3 Server Host Virtual Center Server VM VM VM VM VM ESX Host VM Template VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM ISO VHD Script SAN Storage
- 28. Typical SCVMM 2008R2 Topology Windows® PowerShell Administrator Console Library Server Web-based Delegated Provisioning UI Virtual Machine Hosts
- 29. Managing VMs UsingSCVMM 2008 R2: PowerShell 2.0 ∙ Microsoft‟s command shell for scripting and development ∙ VMM Windows PowerShell snap-in ◉ 240+ command-line functions ◉ Foundation for VMM Administrator‟s Console and the Self-Service Portal ◉ All Windows PowerShell operations are logged and audited
- 30. Intelligent Placement ∙ Capacity planning technology ensures best resource utilization ∙ Star rated results for easy decision making ∙ Customizable algorithm to achieve your goals ∙ Applicable to both Microsoft and VMware hosts
- 31. Performance and ResourceOptimization (PRO) ∙ PRO tips for hosts ∙ PRO tips for virtual machines ∙ PRO tips for VMM
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- 33. VMM Library ∙ Providesa central store for all the building blocks of virtualization ◉ Virtual Machines/VHDs store for re-deployment ◉ Templates to create new Virtual Machines (VM) ◉ ISO images used in VM management and creation ◉ Hardware configurations profiles ◉ Guest operating system configuration profiles ◉ Scripts to customize base VMs ∙ Support for Multiple Libraries ∙ Automatic discovery of new library objects ∙ Enable/Disable resources 33
- 34. Self-Service Portal ∙ Givesa single access point for users to use their virtual machines ∙ Administrators control access through policies that designate capabilities ∙ End-users can: ◉ View their own virtual machines ◉ Manage their own virtual machines (On/Off/Reset) ◉ Use the virtual machines via ActiveX® interface ◉ Create new virtual machines with designated templates on designated servers
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- 36. System Center Operations Manager2007 (SP1)
- 37. Benefits to serviceproviders ∙ Possible additional revenue for service provider ∙ Value add to the service providers offerings ∙ Ability to show SLA ∙ If service provider owns hardware ◉ Can ensure hardware is healthy ◉ Response time to fix issues is decreased ◉ Can scale hardware more accurately ◉ Able to avoid downtime by fixing small issues before they snowball
- 38. Operations Manager ∙ Unifiedmonitoring of systems and applications ◉ Microsoft, 3rd party and custom applications ∙ Service-oriented views of distributed applications ◉ Comprehensive status of end-to-end services ◉ Problem Path feature to quickly pinpoint problem cause ◉ Take immediate action (automated or manual) 38
- 39. Operations Manager ∙ Robust,customizable reporting ◉ IT and management to quickly ∙ Client monitoring ◉ Software crashes, hardware failures, system SLA ◉ Agentless exception monitoring ◉ Client health/performance monitoring and reporting ∙ Extensible through Management Packs ∙ PRO Tips integrations with VMM 2008 39
- 40. PRO Tips inAction 40
- 41. DEMO: SCOM 2007R2 Workspace
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- 43. Scenario 1: VirtualDedicated ∙ Example a VM running on shared hardware ∙ Host OS (Hyper-V, Virtual Server, VMWare) can be monitored by the service provider ∙ Guest OS can also be monitored ◉ Alerts can be sent directly to the customer ∙ Can perform synthetic transactions to ensure system is working
- 44. Scenario 2: Managed ∙In this scenario the service provider will manage the servers and hardware allowing the customer to use resources ◉ Example would be IIS website farm, online backup, shared Exchange ∙ Operations Manager can monitor the hardware and operating systems ◉ Possibly as a value add service provider can monitor the application (website, backups, Exchange etc) ∙ Likely most alerts would go to service provider ∙ Reports can be useful for diagnosing issues ∙ Can perform synthetic transactions to ensure system is working
- 45. SCVMM and SCOMintegration ∙ Make sure the SPN is set (this is an Operations Manager best practice, and Operations Manager will alert you if it isn‟t set). Setspn is familiar to most Windows admins who have done anything with SQL or IIS over the years. ∙ Import the SQL & IIS Management Packs (most admins would probably have this already) ∙ On your VMM server, install the OpsMgr console ∙ On your OpsMgr server, insert the VMM disk & run configure Operations Manager ∙ Set the PowerShell execution policy ∙ Add the VMM user to the OpsMgr console ∙ Enable PRO
- 46. Cross-Platform Extensions ∙ Partof System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 ◉ Novell Management Pack for SUSE ◉ Others to come ∙ Adds platform support for: ◉ HP-UX® ◉ Sun Solaris™ ◉ Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® ◉ Novell SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server ◉ IBM AIX 5L® 5.3, Technology Level 6, SP5 (PowerPC) ∙ Adds application support for: ◉ Apache, MySQL and Oracle 46
- 47. System Center ConfigurationManager
- 48. System Center Configuration Manager2007 R2 ∙ Deployment of operating systems and applications ◉ Leveraging WDS ∙ Patch management ◉ Leveraging WSUS engine ∙ Configuration management and audit ◉ Track configuration changes to systems ◉ Configuration Packs for baseline config ◉ Security Compliance checks
- 49. System Center Data ProtectionManager Microsoft confidential | 49
- 50. SCDPM 2007 Overview ∙SCDPM is a backup solution providing continuous data protection for Windows Applications and File Servers ∙ SCDPM provides protection of the following items: ◉ File data from volumes, shares, and folders ◉ Application data, such as Microsoft Exchange Server storage groups, Microsoft SQL Server databases, Windows SharePoint Services farms, and Microsoft Hyper-V and Virtual Server and its virtual machines ◉ Files for workstations running Windows XP Professional SP2 and all Windows Vista editions except Home ◉ Files and application data on clustered servers ◉ System state for protected file and application servers
- 51. What‟s New inSCDPM 2007 SP1 ∙ Support for Microsoft Exchange Server (2003 and 2007) ∙ Support for Microsoft SQL Server (2000/2005/2008) ∙ Support for Microsoft SharePoint (MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0) ∙ Zero data loss recovery for Microsoft applications ∙ Shorter backup windows + smaller full backups due to Express Full technology ∙ Efficient use of existing infrastructure, including reduced space requirements for Backup to Disk thanks to innovative data De-Duplication technology Module 6
- 52. SCDPM vs. TraditionalBackup Solutions ∙ Traditional backup copies all the data every time a backup is requested ∙ SCDPM utilizes Volume Shadow Services to only copy data that has changed since last backup ∙ SCDPM can provide multi-tiered Data Protection ∙ SCDPM provides a seamless Disk- and tape-based recovery Module 6
- 53. System Center Data ProtectionManager SP1 53
- 54. What‟s New inSCDPM 2010 RC ∙ Reliability Enhancements ◉ Engine Crash ◉ Continue on Failure ◉ Auto-Heal Features ◉ Auto-Rerun ◉ Auto-Consistency Checks ◉ Auto-Grow ◉ Multiple Administrator Consoles ∙ Support Windows Server 2008 R2 ◉ Virtualization ◉ Clustered Shared Volumes ∙ Support for Exchange 2010 ∙ Support for SharePoint 2010 ∙ RTM planned to Q2 2010 54
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- 56. DDC Solution Automated Data Store for Centralised deployment and management tools 2 Management management. Remote Administrator Console VM and OS templates. VHD ‘Gold’ templates 4 Web based ordering and web based management Sales and Marketing. GTM information to sell this solution. 3 Competitive comparison 1 Deployment, Patching, Monitoring & Backup Physical Hosts and 5 Virtual Machines
- 57. Dynamic Data CenterToolkit (DDTK)? Prescriptive guidance for creating managed services and hosted Cloud offerings: • Documentation Technical best practices, FAQs, white papers Installation guides specific to hosting scenarios www.windowshda.com • Managed Services On-demand VM provisioning WCF based services for all Servers and server roles that are supported by DDC Services are JSON enabled for use for LAMP* • Portal Sample Silverlight or ASP.net portal helps provide hosters‟ customers an integrated view of services * About 50% of hosters have control panels hosted on LAMP
- 58. DDC Logical SolutionArchitecture Control Panel Web based Web Services Business VM Mobility High Services Goals Continuity & Migration Availability Foundational Technologies
- 59. DDC Solution Set- Architecture
- 60. Dynamic Data CenterPhysical Architecture SAN • System Center Operations (Fiber/iSCSI) Hyper-V Server Clusters Manager System Center Operations Manager System Center • System Center Configuration Manager System Center Virtual Configuration Machine Manager System Center Data Manager Protection Manager SQL Server 2005 • System Center Virtual Machine Manager • System Center Data Protection Manager • SQL Server 2005 SP3 or 2008
- 61. Steps to FullDynamic Data Center Hyper-V Virtualization Windows Linux System Center SCVMM SCOM SCCM SCDPM Management Layer Managed Services Control Panel Dynamic Data Center Microsoft confidential | 61
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- 68. DDC in theHosting market Template VDS package Custom VDS package ∙ Simple, easy to build and deploy. ∙ Slightly more complex, needs more ∙ Suits low end of the market, pure web scripting work. hosts, up sell from shared ∙ Helps add value at point of purchase.
- 69. Momentum The Dynamic DataCentre toolkit has enabled us to build a suite of next generation hosting services, providing our customers with an infrastructure that offers them greater levels of business agility. - James Griffin, Head of Hosting Strategy, Star UK
- 70. Summary ∙ DDC ◉ Enables your datacenter to be dynamic and on demand ◉ Important mile to cloud offerings ◉ Is built on Hyper-V and System Center products ∙ DDC Toolkit (www.windowshda.com) contains ○ Hosting Guidances ○ Managed Web Services ○ Sample portal application (http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ddc)
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- 72. © 2009 MicrosoftCorporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.