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Overview of EVO:RAIL
The Radically New Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance
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Erik Bussink, Solution Architect
18 Novembre 2014

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3. One Destination, Three Approaches
Software-Defined Data Center
“Build Your Own”
Converged
Infrastructure
Hyper-Converged
Infrastructure
• Hardware components
procured separately
• Use reference
architectures
• Hardware components
integrated and sold in a
single chassis, along with
software options
• Hardware pre-integrated
with virtualization software
for compute, network,
storage and management
• a single point of entry for
the entire SDDC lifecycle

4. Virtual SAN
Quick Refresh

5. VMware Virtual SAN
• Software-defined storage
software solution.
• Aggregates locally attached
storage from each ESXi host in
a cluster.
• Flash optimized storage
solution.
• VM-Centric data operations and
policy driven management
principals.
• Resilient design based on a
Distributed RAID architecture
– No single points of failures
• Fully integrated with vSphere.
vSphere + Virtual SAN
Hard disksHard disks
SSD SSD Hard disks
SSD
…
Virtual SAN
Shared Datastore
• Hypervisor-Converged storage platform

6. VMware Virtual SAN
• Hybrid storage solution
– Magnetic disks (HDD)
– Flash based disks (SSD)
• Storage scale out architecture
built into the hypervisor
• Dynamic capacity and
performance scalability
• Object based storage
architecture
• Interoperable with vSphere and
enterprise features:
– vMotion, DRS, vSphere HA
vSphere + Virtual SAN
Hard disksHard disks
SSD SSD Hard disks
SSD
…
Virtual SAN
Shared Datastore
• Radically Simple Hypervisor-Converged Storage Software

7. Hardware Requirements
Any Server on the
VMware Compatibility
Guide
• SSD, HDD, and Storage Controllers must be listed on the VMware Compatibility Guide for VSAN
http://vmwa.re/vsanhcl
• ESXi 5.5 U2 Hosts: Minimum 3, Maximum 32
10Gb/1Gb NIC
SAS/SATA Controllers (HBA “pass-
through or RAID Controllers must work
in “pass-through” or RAID0” mode)
SAS/SATA/PCIe
SSD
SAS/NL-SAS/SATA
HDD
At least
1 of each
8GB USB, SD Cards, or Disk

8. Technical Characteristics
Virtual SAN is a cluster level feature similar to:
– vSphere DRS
– vSphere HA
– Virtual SAN
Deployed, configured and manage from vCenter through the
vSphere Web Client (ONLY!).
– Radically simple
• Configure VMkernel interface for Virtual SAN
• Enable Virtual SAN by clicking Turn On

9. Disk Management
• Each host in the cluster creates a single or multiple disk groups which
contain a combination of HDDs, and SSDs.

10. Introducing VMware EVO:RAILTM
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance
Powered by VMware

11. VMware EVO:RAIL
• EVO:RAIL software with vSphere and Virtual SAN technology is the key enabler
• Single SKU procurement model creates design and price predictability
• Simple, streamlined deployment and ongoing SDDC lifecycle management
• One support call
Simplify How You Buy, Deploy and Operate Your SDDC

12. Simply Deploy, Configuration and Management
Physical
EVO:RAIL
appliance
deployment
Basic appliance
configuration:
Hostnames, IP
Address Pools,
Globals, and
Passwords
EVO:RAIL Engine
configures vCenter,
ESXi, Virtual SAN,
and Log Insight
1. Rack
2. Cable
3. Power On
Ready for VMs!
Time to Value to first VM in 15 minutes from power on, once the EVO:RAIL appliance is
racked and cabled into a configured TOR network switch

13. vCenter Server Virtual SAN Log Insight EVO:RAIL
Engine
ESXi
Trusted Technology

14. • Prescribed 2U/4N platform from qualified partners
• Automated scale out up to 4 HCIAs
– General Purpose Server workloads ~100 VMs per HCIA
– VDI ~250 VMs per HCIA
• Time to value to first VM in minutes from power on
• Non disruptive patch & upgrade
• Primary use cases:
14
Key Features
Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance (HCIA)
x1
x2
x3
x4
TOR Switch
ROBO
Virtual Private
Cloud
VDI

15. Per Node
• Dual Intel E5-26x0v2 6 core processors
• 192 GB memory
• 3 x 1.2 TB HDD
• 1 x 400 GB Intel SSD
• 2 x 10 GbE NIC port
• 1 x 1GbE management port
Per Appliance
• 48 CPU cores ~ 100 GHz
• 768 GB memory capacity
• 14.4 TB storage capacity
• 1.6 TB flash capacity
• 80 GbE network bandwidth
• Dual redundant power supplies
15
High Level Specifications

16. 100 VMs
250 Desktops
200 VMs
500 Desktops
300 VMs 750
Desktops
400 VMs
1000 Desktops
Simplified Linear Scale Out
• Scale performance, bandwidth, and capacity by simply adding appliances
– Each appliance adds compute, networking, and storage resources in minutes
• New appliances are automatically discovered
– Add to the cluster with zero configuration
• Supports 4 appliances (16 hosts) in v1
General-purpose VM profile: 2 vCPU, 4GB vMEM,60GB of vDisk, with redundancy
Horizon View virtual desktop profile: 2 vCPU, 2GB vMEM, 32GB vDisk linked clones

17. Ideal Environments for EVO:RAIL
• Virtual Desktop Solution
– POC and Pay & Scale as you grow
• R&D and Test Environments
– Tight budget for compute/storage; Quick deployment of infrastructure
• Remote/Branch Office Locations
– Data Center in a Box
• Private Cloud Infrastructure
– On-site cloud for employees or customers; Off-site co-located
• Limited IT staff
- Simplified, repeatable deployment/management
• Geographic Data Locality
– Limited footprint for in-country solution
ROBO
Virtual Private
Cloud
VDI

18. Built From The Ground Up
From scratch using a blend of best in class open source and
VMware proprietary technologies.

19. Minimal Moving Parts
No separate VM’s to maintain, no additional databases
or user management systems, EVO:RAIL is integrated
directly into the core VMware vSphere stack.

20. CHROME FIREFOX INTERNET
EXPLORER
10+
SAFARI
Browser Support

21. STRIPPED AWAY HEAVYWEIGHT FEATURES
TO MAKE WAY FOR SIMPLE VM AND APPLIANCE
MANAGEMENT

24. User Experience
A Simple, enjoyable journey

25. Minimum Viable Product

26. Configuration - Time to Value:
Power on to Creating VMs in minutes

27. Configuration - Time to Value:
Power on to Creating VMs in minutes

28. Configuration - Time to Value:
Power on to Creating VMs in minutes

29. Configuration - Time to Value:
Power on to Creating VMs in minutes

30. Configuration - Time to Value:
Power on to Creating VMs in minutes

31. Configuration - Time to Value:
Power on to Creating VMs in minutes

32. Easy VM Creation & Management
• Intuitive UI with simplified VM creation and lifecycle management
• Grid view of all the VMs across multiple appliances

33. Easy VM Creation & Management
• Intuitive UI with simplified VM creation and lifecycle management
• Grid View of all the VMs across multiple appliances

34. Simplified Hardware Management
• Hardware Summary Status of each node, appliance, or cluster
• Warning and fault notifications
• Integration with vCenter® Log Insight™

35. Zero-Downtime Patch and Upgrade Management
• Easy upgrade and patch with no workload downtime
– Full redundancy as each appliance has 4 independent nodes
• Updates pre-validated for the appliance before application

36. EVO:RAIL - Global Reach and Customer Choice
Availability starting in 2H of 2014

37. “
”
The EVO products could be an
iPhone moment for enterprise
use of cloud computing
JP Morgan

38. Introducing VMware EVO:RACKTM
Hyper-Converged Cloud Infrastructure
Powered by VMware
CONFIDENTIAL

39. Hyper-Converged: Virtual Infrastructure vs. Cloud Infrastructure
Solution Virtualized Infrastructure Appliance
Data Center-Scale
Cloud Infrastructure
VMware
Software
vSphere, Virtual SAN, EVO:RAIL Engine
Full vCloud Suite, Virtual SAN, NSX,
Integrated Virtual + Physical Networking,
EVO:RACK Software
Managed
Hardware
Server + Built-in Storage
Server + ToR Leaf/Spine Switch
+ JBOD or DAS Storage
Server
Specifications
2U / 4N Appliance; ability to stack
appliances
Rack-mounted servers;
Deployment
Scalability
Up to 4 appliances Multiple racks
Key Use Cases ROBO, VDI IaaS, VDI
CONFIDENTIAL

40. • Data Center-Scale Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
from Pre-Qualified Partners
• Features:
̶ Simplified SDDC deployment, configuration, and provisioning
̶ SDDC lifecycle – non-disruptive patching/upgrading
̶ SDDC-wide capacity planning
̶ Integrated management of both logical and physical resources
̶ Configuration and provisioning of end-to-end network
infrastructure
• SDDC up and running in under 2 hours
• Primary use cases:
Key Features
VDI Big DataPaaSIaaS
CONFIDENTIAL

41. EVO:RACK – SDDC Suite Architecture
CONFIDENTIAL
vSphere, VSAN,
NSX
vSphere, VSAN,
NSX
vRealize AutomationvR Ops
Log Insight EVO:RACK Manager
vSphere, VSAN,
NSX
vSphere, VSAN,
NSX
Auto-provisions and auto-configures multiple vCenter Clusters
and vRealize components based on the capacity needs
EVO:RACK
Hardware
Management
EVO:RACK
Hardware
Management

42. EVO:RACK – IaaS Use Case

43. THANK YOU!
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