The document discusses infrastructure initiatives at an organization. It provides an assessment of the 2008 infrastructure which recommends virtualization projects, technology improvements, and best practices for governance. Specific virtualization projects are proposed, along with implementation time frames and goals to optimize the data center environment through server consolidation and a virtual desktop infrastructure. This will improve alignment between business and IT and allow for more dynamic responses to business needs.

1. Infrastructure InitiativesInfrastructure Initiatives
By : Rob JonesBy : Rob Jones

2. AgendaAgenda
• 2008 Infrastructure Assessment
• Implementation Time Frames
• Implementation Goals

3. 2008 Infrastructure2008 Infrastructure
AssessmentAssessment
• 2008IA Summary of Assessment
• 2008IA Technology Improvements
• 2008IA Best Practices (Governance)

4. 2008IA Summary of Assessment2008IA Summary of Assessment
Emerging Technologies (Virtualization Technologies & Server Consolidation)
• Enterprise Architecture Reference Models: Recommend the development of an enterprise
assessment process and technology frameworks. This will allow FHLBank-Pittsburgh to evaluate the
strategic value of enterprise technologies that support multiple products and solutions. These
technologies include virtualization, server consolidation, SOA, Identity Management, etc.
• Enterprise Interoperability Specifications: Recommend the development of additional
infrastructure technology assessment criteria to determine the potential value and risks of integrating
new technologies and solutions.
• Emerging Technology Projects: Recommend the implementation of virtualization technology layers
to provide the current data center with more agility and infrastructure on demand capabilities.
High Level Management Best Practices
• Business Process Analysis: Recommend the implementation of business intelligence tools to
create data-driven executive and business analyst dashboards that depict the direct relationship
between processes and the supporting infrastructure.
• Enhancement of Enterprise Architecture Governance: Recommend an increase in enterprise
infrastructure oversight to provide strategic alignment and governance. (i.e., avoid server proliferation
by implementing into virtualization and consolidation).
• Creation of a Business Computing Architecture Team (bISComp): We recommend the change in
name and structure to bISComp. This will provide business and technology strategic alignment.
bISComp will have executive sponsorship and IT management leadership to establish a strategic
balance between enterprise projects and infrastructure technology.

5. 2008IA TECHNOLOGY2008IA TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVEMENTSIMPROVEMENTS

6. Summary of Proposed Virtualization Projects
Virtualization Projects Business Imperatives Success Indicators
Virtual Tape Library (VTL)
Project scope (high level):
•Finalize requirements for Backup &
Recovery.
•Analyze Backup & Recovery processes and
policies for potential modification.
•Test synchronization of Grant Street and
Vista sites.
Virtual SANs (vSANs)
Project scope (high level):
•Finalize storage requirements for Production,
Test/Dev and DR.
•Establish process and procedures for storage
partitioning, access and management as a shared
resource.
•Test synchronization between Grant Street and
Vista sites.
Virtual Servers - Consolidation
Project scope (high level):
•Finalize requirements for Production, Test/Dev and
DR server environments.
•Establish process and procedures for server
acquisitions and application verification before
virtualization.
•Test synchronization between Grant Street and Vista
sites.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Project scope (high level):
•Determine target operating systems and
analyze PC/Laptop refresh process.
•Test streaming application and desktop
internally and remotely (DR included).
•Implement as needed.
• Reduce manual backup & recovery
(infrastructure on demand).
• Identify the risks and rewards of records
retention compliancy.
• Establish a process and solution for
Information Lifecycle Management.
• Reduce the time and effort involved with
physical tape backup.
• Implement better storage allocation and
management to support the dynamic
needs of test/dev, production and DR
areas (infrastructure on demand).
• Address business continuity risks of
decentralized storage.
• Provide automated and faster data
replication between Grant St. and Vista.
• Provide dynamically allocated resources
for business applications (infrastructure
on demand).
• Mitigate the risk of uncontrolled server
growth.
• Reduce the complexity and risks of
decentralized server management and
support.
• Provide business applications on
demand (infrastructure on demand).
• Provide data compliancy and risk
mitigation by centralized desktop
management.
• Reduce purchase and support costs of
desktop and laptops.
• Reduction in time and effort of backup &
recovery operations.
• Reduction in risk of data loss due to
physical tape malfunctions and device
failures.
• Reduce the physical amount of required
storage for backup & recovery
operations.
• Faster response to archived data
requests.
• Faster fulfillment of storage requests.
• More continuity between test/dev and
production deployments.
• More efficient and cost effective use of
storage resources.
• Faster response to increasing business
application demands.
• Near zero system downtime.
• Faster and more efficient migration of
applications from test/dev to production.
• Reduction in data loss and compromise
risk events.
• Reduction in the time and effort needed
to support desktops and laptops.
• More security of desktop and laptop
resources and data.

7. Agreed Acceptance of Proposed Virtualization Projects
Proposed Virtualization Projects Agreed Acceptance Equivalent Success
Virtual Tape Library (VTL)
Project scope (high level):
•Finalize requirements for Backup &
Recovery.
•Analyze Backup & Recovery processes and
policies for potential modification.
•Test synchronization of Grant Street and
Vista sites.
Virtual SANs (vSANs)
Project scope (high level):
•Finalize storage requirements for Production,
Test/Dev and DR.
•Establish process and procedures for storage
partitioning, access and management as a shared
resource.
•Test synchronization between Grant Street and
Vista sites.
Virtual Servers - Consolidation
Project scope (high level):
•Finalize requirements for Production, Test/Dev and
DR server environments.
•Establish process and procedures for server
acquisitions and application verification before
virtualization.
•Test synchronization between Grant Street and Vista
sites.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Project scope (high level):
•Determine target operating systems and
analyze PC/Laptop refresh process.
•Test streaming application and desktop
internally and remotely (DR included).
•Implement as needed.
Backup-to-Disk
• Determination made not to limit capability
to virtual tape only - by project team.
• Backup/Recovery Requirements Finalized.
• Storage Management Team created to
review processes and manage changes.
• Backup-to-Disk evaluation includes
replication to recovery site.
SAN Expansion
• Virtual SAN cost prohibitive at this time.
• Implement storage framework and
management to support the dynamic needs of
various environments.
• Purchase and Install large amount of
commodity disk to complete framework.
• Current replication matches SAN replication.
Virtual Servers - Consolidation
• Provide dynamically allocated resources for
business applications (infrastructure on
demand).
• Server life cycle has been changed to
evaluate virtual allocation first.
• High Availability is part of new architecture.
• Phase 2 will focus on recovery site needs
MS Windows Upgrade & VDI
• MS Windows determined as target PC
operating system.
• Using Microsoft Virtual PC for desktops
allows modular environment.
• Use of Citrix has lightened desktop
environment and will simplify refresh.
• Reduction in time and effort of backup &
recovery operations.
• Reduction in risk of data loss due to
physical tape malfunctions and device
failures.
• Reduce the physical amount of required
storage for backup & recovery
operations.
• Faster response to archived data
requests.
• Faster fulfillment of storage requests.
• More continuity between test/dev and
production deployments.
• More efficient and cost effective use of
storage resources.
• Faster response to increasing business
application demands.
• Near zero system downtime.
• Faster and more efficient migration of
applications from test/dev to production.
• Better server resource management.
• Reduction in data loss and compromise
risk events.
• Reduction in the time and effort needed
to support desktops and laptops.
• More security of desktop and laptop
resources and data.

8. Network Bandwidth Assessment - WANNetwork Bandwidth Assessment - WAN
 The network is running efficiently with its present traffic rates.
 The WAN has plenty of room for expansion of applications and replication.
 The user’s network has fast, stacked switches and has plenty of performance for future expansion.
 The user ports are only 100 Meg and that could eventually become an issue, depending on how demanding the
virtualization to the desktop becomes.
 100 Meg port should be sufficient for a “proof-of-concept” test.
 The server portion of the network is all gigabit stacked switches but only has a single gigabit connection back to
the rest of the network.
 This could become a performance bottleneck.
 The final issue is the core routing device and the use of a PC for this purpose.
 This is not a scalable solution and should be reconsidered.
Utilization is calculated with Speed of 100.0 Mbps
Traffic IN AVG : 3.37%
Traffic OUT AVG : 0.14%
100 Meg Vista link Utilization Measurements

9. Our Acceptance of Network BandwidthOur Acceptance of Network Bandwidth
AssessmentAssessment
 The network is running efficiently with its present traffic rates.
 The WAN has plenty of room for expansion of applications and replication.
 The user’s network has fast, stacked switches and has plenty of performance for future expansion.
We Agree with Following Points:We Agree with Following Points:

10. 2008IA BEST PRACTICES2008IA BEST PRACTICES
(GOVERNANCE)(GOVERNANCE)

11. Recommended Governance ModelRecommended Governance Model
Business / Technology DomainsBusiness / Technology Domains
Domain Teams
Systems Mgmt Domain Access Domain
Application Domain Integration Domain
Security Domain Privacy Domain
Network Domain Platform Domain
Information Domain
Enterprise Projects
Methodology Cost Analysis
Risk Mitigation Business Requirements
Business Processes
Business Drivers
Business Applications
bISCOMP
Drive-IT
Enterprise Architecture
PMO
Portfolio Management

12. Recommended Business and IT AlignmentRecommended Business and IT Alignment
When, Why and How?When, Why and How?
Current State Future State
 Current technology inhibits
faster response to business
changes.
 Technical complexities
reduces application integration
opportunities.
 ‘Silo’ solutions increase total
cost of ownership and risk.
 Rigid technical infrastructure
reduces capability for dynamic
change and adjustments for
business purposes.
2009 2010 2011
Application Environment
Infrastructure
Desktop
Upgrade
Server
Virtualization
Modular HVAC
Business
Analysts
Analytics &
Reporting
Executive
Dashboard
Application
Upgrades
Shared
Architecture
Application
Integration
Data & Information
 Support Dynamic Business
Change – Faster time to market
with new applications.
 Leverage Shared
Architecture - Develop once,
service many.
 Cost Containment -
Infrastructure consolidation
reduces total cost of ownership.
 Self-service Reporting -
Implement Ad hoc reporting and
predictive dashboards to support
analytical processing and
performance reporting.
Business Transformation

13. Implementation Time FramesImplementation Time Frames

16. Implementation GoalsImplementation Goals

17. Controlled
Staging
True Server Staging
Area
HVAC
Upgrade System and
Increase Efficiency
Server Room
Secure,
Segregated, &
Dust Free
Operations
Center
Secure and
Segregated
Optimized Data Center EnvironmentOptimized Data Center Environment

18. RAMP
PDU
STAGING AREA UPS ROOM
SEGREGATED SERVER ROOM
(NOC)
OPERATIONS CENTER
11Th
FLOOR CONFERENCE
ROOM
Secure
Electrical Door
PHAC
N3 N2 N1
Operator
Cubes
Column
Secure
Door
Secure Door
PH
HP SAN & Server Racks
SUN Server Racks
Test
Rack
HP1 HP2 HP3 HP4
OF
Network Racks & OF
New Liebert AC
(2010)
SUN
1
SUN
2
SUN
3
SUN
4
SUN
5
New Liebert AC
(2010)
New Liebert AC
(2009)
SUN
6
SUN
7
SUN
8
HP5 HP6 HP7
Phone System
Secure Electrical Door &
Keypad
Secure
Door
TP
Secure Door &
Keypad
Window
Optimized Data CenterOptimized Data Center

19. SAN Expansion - Before & AfterSAN Expansion - Before & After
Production
New Non-
Prod
Fiber Channel
Fiber Channel FATA
7.3 TB 1 TB Free
4.5 TB + 7.5 TB 16.8 TB1 TB
29.8 TB
(Usable)
1 TB Free
Fiber Channel
Non-Prod
New
Production
Fiber Channel
32.6 TB
(Usable)
16.8 TB
FATA
7.3 TB + 7.5 TB1 TB 16.8 TB
4.5 TB

20. VMWare Cluster and HAVMWare Cluster and HA
SQL Server

21. Yes
Move forward with
virtualization
planning.
Does the server meet
utilization metrics?
Server may be best suited to reside
on physical hardware or increase
dedicated resources and priority in
virtualized environment
Validate compatibility with
virtualization solution.
Are devices physically
attached to the server?
Yes
No
No
Is the server a vendor
turnkey or bundled
solution?
Virtualization may require vendor
authorization.Yes
No
Is the server a special
purpose server (i.e.,
Db, proprietary, etc.??
Virtualization may not be an optimum
choice. Requires detailed license and
performance reviews.
No
Yes
Server Virtualization Decision TreeServer Virtualization Decision Tree

22. ““Light” PC System OverviewLight” PC System Overview
• Limited Processing Needs
• Simplified & Modular
• Appliance-Like
• Quick to Repair
• Basic Management
• Quick to Upgrade
Hardware
MS Windows Host OS
Limited Software & Data Storage
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Vista OS, Firewall & Antivirus Software
Launch Point for Local or Data Center Software

23. CURRENT – Personal Computer
300 “Thick” Clients
FUTURE – Personal Computer
DATA CENTER
“Light” Clients
Goal - 90% of
Applications Will
Run in Data Center
Simplified PC EnvironmentSimplified PC Environment

24. Basic Home PC UseBasic Home PC Use
Clear Trust
Proxy
Citrix
Server
FarmRemote
Business
User
Citrix Access Path to FHLB
Citrix Proxy